Question

I've been working as a professional clown(小丑)for nearly two years. Before that, I was an actor for nine years. I was never famous, but I was quite successful! I changed jobs because I wanted to do more in life than make people laugh. What if I could help people, too?

As a clown, I try to encourage sick children in hospital to laugh and smile. When you laugh, your mind and body relax. Clearly, people who laugh more don't have as many colds or other problems! Children who laugh a lot often get better results in their studies, too.

It isn't an easy job. Not all sick children get better, and sometimes I come home and cry. But I always go back to work the next day with my red nose on. l don't earn much money as a clown, but I feel very lucky to work with such brave and wonderful patients.

I became a laughter yoga(瑜伽)teacher more than two years ago. Before that, I was a dentist! My job was very difficult, and I used to feel fed up. Now I still improve people's health, but everything else is completely different. Everyone has fun in a laughter yoga class, including the teacher!

No, laughter isn't "magic". It doesn't prevent all illness, keep you young, or make you beautiful. But did you know that it's an excellent kind of exercise? You move your whole body when you laugh!

Sometimes I work with famous people. It's true that being rich can be stressful! Some famous people can be unpleasant at times, but I try to change their bad feelings. Laughter is excellent for people like musicians, artists and writers, because it helps people to be more creative.

1.According to the passage, we can see that both writers       ·

A. have changed their jobs

B. like sports very much

C. feel unhappy at work

D. are looking for jobs

2.The second writer mentions famous people in the passage to show that       ·

A. they are always rich

B. they have stress sometimes

C. they like funny people

D. they are good at doing yoga

3.The underlined part "fed up" is closest in meaning to       ·

A. interested        B. satisfied

C. relaxed           D. bored

4.It can be learned from the passage that both writers think of their jobs as       ·

A. happy moments to learn from other people

B. great chances to make themselves well known

C. rich experiences of acting on the stage

D. good ways of making people happy and healthy

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是一位演员改变工作为专业的小丑和一位牙医转行当瑜伽老师的故事，无论工作是什么，但是他们工作的目的相同：帮助人笑。笑是一种很好的锻炼，可以使人全身运动、放松。

1.A推理判断题。题意：根据短文内容，我们可以看出两位作者什么？A. have changed their jobs改变了工作；B. like sports very much非常喜欢运动；C. feel unhappy at work工作时感到不开心；D. are looking for jobs在找工作。根据短文内容，第一位作者当了九年的演员后，转行当职业的小丑；第二位作者先是当的牙医，然后转行当瑜伽老师。两人都换过工作。故选A。

2.2】B推理判断题。题意：第二位作者在文中提到一些名人是为了显示什么？A. they are always rich他们总是富有；B. they have stress sometimes他们有时有压力；C. they like funny people他们喜欢有趣的人们；D. they are good at doing yoga他们擅长做瑜伽。由最后一段里的：It's true that being rich can be stressful!可知作者发现富人们也压力大，需要笑声减压。故选B。

3.3】D词义猜测题。题意：有下划线的"fed up"与哪一个含义最接近？A. interested感兴趣的；B. satisfied满意的；C. relaxed轻松的；D. bored无聊的。句意：My job was very difficult, and I used to feel fed up.我的工作难，我过去常常感到fed up。可以推测出fed up从含义上看是一个贬义词，故选D bored无聊的。

4.4】D推理判断题。题意：从文中可以了解到两位作者把他们的工作看作什么？A. happy moments to learn from other people向别人学习的快乐时刻；B. great chances to make themselves well known使他们出名的好机会；C. rich experiences of acting on the stage在舞台表演的好经历；D. good ways of making people happy and healthy使人们快乐、健康的好方式。短文中两位作者用不同的方式，使人们欢笑，健康。故选D。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。