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Perhaps what we like most about the successful man who has a sense of humor is that he doesn't seem to take himself too 36 . The average person expects the man in a powerful   37  to be too vain and self-centered. “Walt Dizzy is just a plain, ordinary guy. It's absolutely amazing,” Harvey tells his friends, “He's really not different from any one of us. Boy, I'll tell you, success didn't spoil him.”   38 it was Walt Dizzy's aptitude for making the people around him feel 39  that relaxed everyone who met him and gave people the impression that he’s “one of the boys’’.

It's always a surprise and a   40  when people discover that successful individuals are basically not different from anyone else. The majority of people   41   highly successful men and women to be very solemn and earnest because they   42 such big decisions. An executive who has a relaxed   43   and good sense of humor leaves a favorable impression. You've undoubtedly often heard someone say,  44   discussing one of these tycoons(大人物), “I can identify with him.” The party who makes the remark has absolutely    45  in common with the tycoons, but the    46  atmosphere, not the man himself, becomes the means of identification.

Greeting someone  47   whom you are about to do business with a warm smile is the best way to introduce yourself. People can't  48   immediately liking such an individual. He seems humble, and they're impressed with his informal manner. They notice his “human side,” and he   49   them over at once. People want to cooperate with this kind of man. A   50   first meeting sets the stage beautifully for the formal discussions.

On the other hand, there's the humorless, dull type who turns you completely   51   .Stanley Shtick, president of a large food company, is a good   52 . “He is the coldest fish I’ve  53    met,” says Zelda Zoftik, “You would think he was the King of England, the way he acts,” she  54  . “The longer it is before I meet with him again, the   55  .”

1.                A．seriously        B．highly          C．easily D．simply

2.                A．situation        B．position         C．location  D．tradition

3.                A．Actually        B．Eventually       C．Gradually D．Naturally

4.                A．nervous        B．conscious       C．comfortable   D．reliable

5.                A．pressure        B．pleasure        C．relief D．shock

6.                A．expect         B．want           C．hope D．think

7.                A．do            B．make           C．take D．carry

8.                A．figure          B．smile           C．personality    D．shape

9.                A．when          B．if              C．though   D．since

10.               A．something      B．nothing         C．anything   D．everything

11.               A．excited         B．relaxed         C．interested D．embarrassed

12.               A．for            B．with           C．through   D．to

13.               A．help           B．control         C．stand D．risk

14.               A．wins           B．gets           C．beats D．captures

15.               A．energetic       B．regular         C．friendly   D．normal

16.               A．on            B．down          C．over  D．off

17.               A．idea           B．example        C．friend D．person

18.               A．ever           B．seldom         C．never D．often

19.               A．explains        B．suggests        C．complains  D．praises

20.               A．more          B．closer          C．better D．worse

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.B

12.B

13.A

14.A

15.C

16.D

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.C

【解析】幽默通过创造一种愉快而友好的气氛来减轻不幸和苦恼。僵硬的表达让别人不舒服，微笑和机智却能熄灭怒火、减轻沮丧、抚慰绝望。幽默能促进更好的沟通和理解，因而不仅把快乐带给自身，而且更重要的还能让别人感到高兴。幽默感确实能提高一个人受欢迎的程度。幽默感通常是在人际交往中是非常重要的。

试题分析：本文论述了

1.考查副词及上下文的呼应。Seriously认真地，严肃地； highly 高度地；easily容易地； simply简单地。幽默的人好像不把自己看的过于认真，故选A。

2.考查名词及上下文的呼应。Position指职位。一般的人都认为处于职位高的人是虚荣的并且是以自我为中心，故选B。

3.考查副词及上下文的呼应。Actually事实上； Eventually最后； Gradually 逐渐地； Naturally自然地。根据上文Walt Dizzy说他不同于其他的人，事实上是他的才能使在他的周围人们感觉很轻松，故选A。

4.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。nervous 紧张的；conscious神志清醒的； comfortable 舒适的；reliable可靠的。根据relaxed everyone who met him and gave people the impression that he’s “one of the boys’’故选C。

5.考查名词及上下文的呼应。pressure 压力；pleasure快乐； relief安慰； shock震惊。根据下文An executive who has a relaxed   43   and good sense of humor leaves a favorable impression.可知应选C。

6.考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。expect sb to do 希望某人做某事；大多数人都希望成功的人是严肃的和热心的，因为他们能做出大的决定，故选A。

7.考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。make big decisions 做出大的决定，故选B。

8.考查名词及上下文的呼应。figure人物； smile微笑； personality性格； shape身材。行政人员有一个脾气随和的性格并且有幽默感留给人的印象很好。故选C。

9.考查连词及上下文的呼应。当我们谈论一个大人物时，故选A。

10.考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。have nothing in common with当事人去仿效大人物说话，绝对跟大人物没有没有共同之处，故选B。

11.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。但是气氛非常轻松，故选B。

12.考查介词及上下文的呼应。do business with sb 与某人做生意，这是whom引导的定语从句故选B。

13.考查动词及上下文的呼应。help招待，补救，促进；人们不可能招待就是那个人所喜欢的，故选A。

14.考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。win sb over赢得了某人的心，故选 A。

15.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。一个友好的第一次见面为了更进一步的交谈奠定了一个好的基础，故选C。

16.考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。turn on 打开； turn down拒绝； turn over 移交；turn off使转变方向。另一方面，没有幽默，沉闷的气氛会转向另一方向。故选D。

17.考查名词及上下文的呼应。Stanley Shtick 是公司的老板他就是这样的一个例子，故选B。

18.考查副词及上下文的呼应。Stanley Shtick 是一个我见过的非常冷酷的人，故选A。

19.考查动词及上下文的呼应。explain解释； suggest建议；complain抱怨；praise表扬.她抱怨说“你会认为Stanley Shtick是英国的国王，他的那个样子”故选C。

20.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。她抱怨说“我见到他隔的时间越长越好”，故选C。

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