2020年高考真题英语（江苏卷）含答案

英语试题

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案

转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选

项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读

下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是Co

1.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inasupermarket.B.Inthepostoffice.C.Inthestreet.

2.WhatdidCarldo?

A.Hedesignedamedal.B.HefixedaTVset.C.Hetookatest.

3.Whatdoesthemando?

A.He'satailor.B.He'sawaiter.C.He'sashopassistant.

4.Whenwilltheflightarrive?

A.At18：20.B.At18：35.C.At18：50.

5.Howcanthemanimprovehisarticle?

A.Bydeletingunnecessarywords.

B.Byaddingacoupleofpoints.

C.Bycorrectinggrammarmistakes.

第二节（共15小题；每小题I分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选

项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小

题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.WhatdoesBilloftendoonFridaynight?

A.Visithisparents.B.Gotothemovies.C.WalkalongBroadway.

7.Whowatchesmusicalplaysmostoften?

A.Bill.B.Sarah.C.Bill'sparents.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WhydoesDavidwanttospeaktoMike?

A.Toinvitehimtoaparty.B.Todiscussaschedule.C.Tocalloffameeting.

9.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeakers?

A.Theyarecolleagues.B.Theyareclosefriends.C.They'venevermetbefore.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatkindofcameradoesthemanwant?

A.ATVcamera.B.Avideocamera.C.Amoviecamera.

11.Whichfunctionisthemanmostinterestedin?

A.Underwaterfilming.B.Alargememory.C.Auto-focus.

12.Howmuchwouldthemanpayforthesecondcamera?

A.950euros.B.650euros.C.470euros.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhoisClifford?

A.Alittlegirl.B.Theman'spet.C.Afictionalcharacter.

14.WhosuggestedthatNormanpaintforchildren'sbooks?

A.Hiswife.B.Elizabeth.C.Apublisher.

15.WhatisNorman'sstorybasedon?

A.Abook.B.Apainting.C.Ayoungwoman.

16.WhatisitthatshockedNorman?

A.Hisunexpectedsuccess.

B.Hiseffortsmadeinvain.

C.Hiseditor'sdisagreement.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whowouldliketomakesmalltalkaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Relatives.B.Strangers.C.Visitors.

18.Whydopeoplehavesmalltalk?

A.Toexpressopinions.B.Toavoidarguments.CToshowfriendliness.

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19.Whichofthefollowingisafrequenttopicinsmalltalk?

A.Politics.B.Movies.C.Salaries.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerrecommendattheendofhislecture?

A.Askingopen-endedquestions.

B.Feelingfreetochangetopics.

C.Makingsmalltalkinteresting.

第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)

第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题

卡上将该项涂黑。

例：Itisgenerallyconsideredunwisetogiveachildheorshewants.

A.howeverB.whateverC.whicheverD.whenever

答案是Bo

21.Manylessonsarenowavailableonline,fromstudentscanchooseforfree.()

A.whoseB.whichC.whenD.whom

22.Ifyoulookatallsidesofthesituation,you'llfindprobablyasolutionthateveryone.

()

A.suitB.suitedC.suitsD.hassuited

23.Theydecidetohavemoreworkersfortheprojectitwon'tbedelayed.()

A.evenifB.asifC.nowthatD.sothat

24.Buildingsuchabridgeoverthebaywas,butthelocalgovernmentmadeitwithintwo

years.()

A.awetblanketB.apieceofcake

C.adarkhorseD.ahardnuttocrack

25.Itisnotaproblemwecanwinthebattle;it'sjustamatteroftime.()

A.whetherB.whyC.whenD.where

26.InsteadofgettingdowntoanewtaskasI,heexaminedthepreviousworkagain.

()

A.hadexpectedB.haveexpected

C.wouldexpectD.expect

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27.Therewillstillbelotsofchallengesifwearetogarbageinashorttime.()

A.clarifyB.justifyC.satisfyD.classify

28.IfIhadn'tbeenfacedwithsomanybarriers,IwhereIam.()

A.won'tbeB,wouldn'thavebeen

C.wouldn'tbeD.shouldn'thavebeen

29.TheoutbreakofCovid-19hasmeantanchangeinourlifeandwork.()

A.absurdB.abruptC.allergicD.authentic

30.Takingonthischallengewillbringyousomeonewhosharesyourinterests.()

A.inexchangeforB.inanswerto

C.incontactwithD.inmemoryof

31.Technologicalinnovations,goodmarketing,willpromotethesalesoftheseproducts.

()

A.combinedwithB.combiningwith

C.havingcombinedwithD.tobecombinedwith

32.Thisactoroftenhasthefirsttwotricksplannedbeforeperforming,andthengoesfor.

()

A.whicheverB.wheneverC.whereverD.whatever

33.Thehealthsecuritysystemsofmanycountriesareundergoingconsiderable.()

A.reservationB.transformationC.distinctionD.submission

34.Thespeedof6Gwillexceed125GB/s,anewgenerationofvirtualreality.()

A.allowingforB.accountingforC.callingforD.compensatingfor

35.—DoyouknowanythingaboutZhangZhongjing?

—HehasbeenhonoredasamasterdoctorsincetheEasternHanDynasty.()

A.Howcome?B.Sowhat?C.Byallmeans.D.Withpleasure.

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并

在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Beinggoodatsomethingandhavingapassionforitarenotenough.Success36

fundamentallyonourviewofourselvesandofthe37inourlives.

Whentwelve-year-oldJohnWilsonwalkedintohischemistryclassonarainydayin1931,he

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hadno38ofknowingthathislifewastochange39.Theclassexperimentthatday

wasto40howheatingacontainerofwaterwouldbringairbubbling(冒泡)tothesurface.

41,thecontainertheteachergaveWilsontoheat42heldsomethingmorevolatile(易挥

发的)thanwater.WhenWilsonheatedit,thecontainer43,leavingWilsonblindedinboth

eyes.

WhenWilsonreturnedhomefromhospitaltwomonthslater,hisparents44tofinda

waytodealwiththecatastrophethathad45theirlives.ButWilsondidnotregardthe

accidentas46.Helearnedbraille(盲文)quicklyandcontinuedhiseducationatWorcester

CollegefortheBlind.There,henotonlydidwellasastudentbutalsobecamea(n)47

publicspeaker.

Later,heworkedinAfrica,wheremanypeoplesufferedfrom48forlackofproper

treatment.Forhim,itwasonethingto49hisownfateofbeingblindandquiteanotherto

allowsomethingtocontinue50itcouldbefixedsoeasily.Thismovedhimtoaction.And

tensofmillionsinAfricaandAsiacanseebecauseofthe51Wilsonmadetopreventingthe

52.

Wilsonreceivedseveralinternational53forhisgreatcontributions.Helosthissight

butfounda54.Heprovedthatit'snotwhathappenstousthat55ourlives—it's

whatwemakeofwhathappens.

()36.A.dependsB.holdsC.keepsD.reflects

()37.A.dilemmasB.accidentsC.eventsD.steps

()38.A.wayB.hopeC.planD.measure

()39.A.continuallyB.graduallyC.gracefullyD.completely

()40.A.directB.showC.advocateD.declare

()41.A.AnywayB.MoreoverC.SomehowD.Thus

()42.A.mistakenlyB.casuallyC.amazinglyD.clumsily

()43.A.eruptedB.explodedC.emptiedD.exposed

()44.A.deservedB.attemptedC.caredD.agreed

()45.A.submittedtoB.cateredforC.impressedonD.happenedto

()46.A.fantasticB.extraordinaryC.impressiveD.catastrophic

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()47.A.accomplishedB.crucialC.specificD.innocent

()48.A.deafnessB.depressionC.blindnessD.speechlessness

()49.A.decideB.abandonC.controlD.accept

()50.A.untilB.whenC.unlessD.before

()51.A.oppositionB.adjustmentsC.commitmentD.limitations

()52.A.preventableB.potentialC.spreadableD.influential

()53.A.scholarshipsB.rewardsC.awardsD.bonuses

()54.A.fortuneB.recipeC.dreamD.vision

()55.A.distinguishesB.determinesC.claimsD.limits

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并

在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

SomeimportantdatesinChina'sfightingCovid-19beforeMay7,2020

Jan23:Wuhandeclaredtemporaryoutbound(向夕卜的)traffic

restrictions.

Jan20,2020

Jan24:NationalmedicalteamsbegantobesenttoHubeiandWuhan.

Jan27:TheCentralSteering(指导)GrouparrivedinWuhan.

Feb20,2020

Feb18:Thedailynumberofnewlycuredanddischarged(出院)

patientsexceededthatofthenewlyconfirmedcases.

Feb21:Mostprovincesandequivalentadministrativeunitsstartedto

lowertheirpublichealthemergencyresponselevel.

Feb21,2020

Feb24:TheWHO-ChinaJointMissiononCovid-19heldapress

conferenceinBeijing.

Mar17,2020

Mar11-17:Theepidemic(流行病)peakhadpassedinChinaasa

whole.

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Aprl:ChinesecustomsbeganNAT（核酸检测）oninboundarrivalsatall

Mar18,2020pointsofentry.

Apr8:Wuhanliftedoutboundtrafficrestrictions.

Apr28,2020Apr26:ThelastCovid-19patientinWuhanwasdischargedfrom

hospital.

Apr30:ThepublichealthemergencyresponsewasloweredtoLevel2

Apr29,2020

intheBeijing-Tianjin-Hebeiregion.

May7:TheStateCouncilreleasedGuidelinesonConductingCovid-19

May7,2020

PreventionandControlonanOngoingBasis.

56.WhathappenedbetweenJanuary20andFebruary20?（）

A.TheCentralSteeringGrouparrivedinWuhan.

B.TheWHO-ChinaJointMissiononCovid-19heldapressconference.

C.ThelastCovid-19patientinWuhanwasdischargedfromhospital.

D.Beijinglowereditsemergencyresponselevel.

57.FromwhichdatewereprivatecarsallowedtogooutofWuhan?（）

AJanuary23.B.March11.C.April8.D.May7.

B

Sometimesit'shardtoletgo.FormanyBritishpeople,thatcanapplytoinstitutionsand

objectsthatrepresenttheircountry'spast—age-oldcastles,splendidhomes...andredphone

boxes.

Beatenfirstbythemarchoftechnologyandlatelybytheterribleweatherinjunkyards（废品

场）,thephoneboxesrepresentativeofanagearenowmakingsomethingofacomeback.Adapted

inimaginativeways,manyhavereappearedoncitystreetsandvillagegreenshousingtinycafes,

cellphonerepairshopsorevendefibrillatormachines（除颤器）.

Theoriginalironboxeswiththeroundroofsfirstappearedin1926.Theyweredesignedby

GilesGilbertScott,thearchitectoftheBatterseaPowerStationinLondon.Afterbecomingan

importantpartofmanyBritishstreets,thephoneboxesbegandisappearinginthe1980s,withthe

riseofthemobilephonesendingmostofthemawaytothejunkyards.

Aboutthattime,TonyInglis'engineeringandtransportcompanygotthejobtoremovephone

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boxesfromthestreetsandsellthemout.ButInglisendedupbuyinghundredsofthemhimself,

withtheideaofrepairingandsellingthem.Hesaidthathehadheardthecallstopreservethe

boxesandhadseenhowsomeofthemwerelistedashistoricbuildings.

AsInglisand,laterotherbusinessmen,gottowork,repurposedphoneboxesbegan

reappearingincitiesandvillagesaspeoplefoundnewusesforthem.Today,theyareonceagaina

familiarsight,playingrolesthatareoftenjustasimportantforthecommunityastheiroriginal

purpose.

Inruralareas,whereambulancescantakearelativelylongtimetoarrive,thephoneboxes

havetakenonalifesavingrole.LocalorganizationscanadoptthemforIpound,andinstall

defibrillatorstohelpinemergencies.

Othersalsolookedatthephoneboxesandsawbusinessopportunities.LoveFone,acompany

thatadvocatesrepairingcellphonesratherthanabandoningthem,openedaminiworkshopina

Londonphoneboxin2016.

Thetinyshopsmadeeconomicsense,accordingtoRobertKerr,afounderofLoveFone.Hesaid

thatoneoftheboxesgeneratedaround$13,500inrevenueamonthandcostonlyabout$400to

rent.

Inglissaidphoneboxescalledtomindanagewhenthingswerebuilttolast."Ilikewhatthey

aretopeople,andIenjoybringingthingsback,"hesaid.

58.Thephoneboxesaremakingacomeback.()

A.toformabeautifulsightofthecity

B.toimprovetelecommunicationsservices

C.toremindpeopleofahistoricalperiod

D.tomeettherequirementofgreeneconomy

59.Whydidthephoneboxesbegintogooutofserviceinthe1980s?()

A.Theywerenotwell-designed.B.Theyprovidedbadservices.

C.Theyhadtooshortahistory.D.Theylosttonewtechnologies.

60.Thephoneboxesarebecomingpopularmainlybecauseof.()

A.theirnewappearanceandlowerpricesB.thepushofthelocalorganizations

C.theirchangedrolesandfunctionsD.thebigfundingofthebusinessmen

C

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Forthosewhocanstomachit,workingoutbeforebreakfastmaybemorebeneficialforhealth

thaneatingfirst,accordingtoastudyofmealtimingandphysicalactivity.

Athletesandscientistshavelongknownthatmealtimingaffectsperformance.However,far

lesshasbeenknownabouthowmealtimingandexercisemightaffectgeneralhealth.

Tofindout,Britishscientistsconductedastudy.Theyfirstfound10overweightandinactive

butotherwisehealthyyoungmen,whoselifestylesare,forbetterandworse,representativeof

thoseofmostofus.Theytestedthemen'sfitnessandrestingmetabolic（新陈代源小的）ratesand

tooksamples（样品）oftheirbloodandfattissue.

Then,ontwoseparatemorningvisitstothescientists'lab,eachmanwalkedforanhouratan

averagespeedthat,intheoryshouldallowhisbodytorelymainlyonfatforfuel.Beforeoneof

theseworkouts,themenskippedbreakfast,meaningthattheyexercisedonacompletelyempty

stomachafteralongovernightfast（禁食）.Ontheotheroccasion,theyatearichmorningmeal

abouttwohoursbeforetheystartedwalking.

Justbeforeandanhouraftereachworkout,thescientiststookadditionalsamplesofthe

men'sbloodandfattissue.

Thentheycomparedthesamples.Therewereconsiderabledifferences.Mostobviously,the

mendisplayedlowerbloodsugarlevelsatthestartoftheirworkoutswhentheyhadskipped

breakfastthanwhentheyhadeaten.Asaresult,theyburnedmorefatduringwalksonanempty

stomachthanwhentheyhadeatenfirst.Ontheotherhand,theyburnedslightlymorecalories（卡

路里），onaverage,duringtheworkoutafterbreakfastthanafterfasting.

Butitwastheeffectsdeepwithinthefatcellsthatmayhavebeenthemostsignificant,the

researchersfound,Multiplegenesbehaveddifferently,dependingonwhethersomeonehadeaten

ornotbeforewalking.Manyofthesegenesproduceproteins（蛋白质）thatcanimproveblood

sugarregulationandinsulin（胰岛素）levelsthroughoutthebodyandsoareassociatedwith

improvedmetabolichealth.Thesegenesweremuchmoreactivewhenthemenhadfastedbefore

exercisethanwhentheyhadbreakfasted.

Theimplicationoftheseresultsisthattogainthegreatesthealthbenefitsfromexercise,it

maybewisetoskipeatingfirst.

61.Theunderlinedexpression"stomachit"inParagraph1mostprobablymeans"（）

A.digestthemealeasilyB.managewithoutbreakfast

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C.decidewiselywhattoeatD.eatwhateverisoffered

62.Whywerethe10peoplechosenfortheexperiment?()

A.Theirlifestylesweretypicalofordinarypeople.

B.Theirlackofexerciseledtooverweight.

C.Theycouldwalkatanaveragespeed.

D.Theyhadslowmetabolicrates.

63.Whathappenedtothosewhoatebreakfastbeforeexercise?()

A.Theysuccessfullylostweight.B.Theyconsumedabitmorecalories.

C.Theyburnedmorefatonaverage.D.Theydisplayedhigherinsulinlevels.

64.Whatcouldbelearnedfromtheresearch?()

A.Aworkoutafterbreakfastimprovesgeneperformances.

B.Toomuchworkoutoftenslowsmetabolicrates.

C.Lifestyleisnotasimportantasmorningexercise.

D.Physicalexercisebeforebreakfastisbetterforhealth.

D

IwasinthemiddleoftheAmazon(亚马逊)withmywife,whowasthereasamedical

researcher.Weflewonasmallplanetoafarawayvillage.Wedidnotspeakthelocallanguage,did

notknowthecustoms,andmoreoftenthannot,didnotentirelyrecognizethefood.Wecouldnot

havefeltmoreforeign.

Wewereraisedonbooksandcomputers,highwaysandcellphones,butnowwewerelivingin

avillagewithoutrunningwaterorelectricityItwaseasyforustogotosleepattheendoftheday

feelingalittlemisunderstood.

ThenoneperfectAmazonianevening,withmonkeyscallingfrombeyondthevillagegreen,we

playedsoccer.Iamnotgoodatsoccer,butthateveningitwaswonderful.Everyoneknewtherules.

Weallspokethesamelanguageofpassesandshots.Weunderstoodoneanotherperfectly.As

darknesscameoverthefieldandthematchended,thegoalkeeper,Juan,walkedovertomeand

saidinamatter-of-factway,"Inyourhome,doyouhaveamoontoo?"Iwassurprised.

AfterIexplainedtoJuanthatyes,wedidhaveamoonandyes,itwasverysimilartohis,Ifelta

sortofawe(敬畏)atthepossibilitiesthatexistedinhisworld.InJuan'sworld,eachvillagecould

haveitsownmoon.InJuan'sworld,theunknownandundiscoveredwasvastandmarvelous.

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Anythingwaspossible.

Inoursociety,weknowthatEarthhasonlyonemoon.Wehavelookedatourplanetfrom

everyangleandfoundallofthewildestthingslefttofind.Ican,frommycomputerathome,pullup

satelliteimagesofJuan'svillage.Therearenomorecontinentsandnomoremoonstosearchfor,

littlelefttodiscover.Atleastitseemsthatway.

Yet,asIthoughtaboutJuan'squestion,Iwasnotsurehowmuchmorewecouldreallyruleout.

Iam,inpart,anantbiologist,somythoughtsturnedtowhatweknowaboutinsectlifeandIknew

thatmuchintheworldofinsectsremainsunknown.Howmuch,though?Howignorant（无矢口的）

arewe?Thequestionofwhatweknowanddonotknowconstantlybotheredme.

Ibegancollectingnewspaperarticlesaboutnewspecies,newmonkey,newspider...,andon

andontheyappear.Mydrawerquicklyfilled.Ibeganaseconddrawerformoregeneraldiscoveries:

newcavesystemdiscoveredwithdozensofnamelessspecies,fourhundredspeciesofbacteria

foundinthehumanstomach.TheseconddrawerbegantofillandasitdidIwonderedwhether

therewerebiggerdiscoveriesoutthere,notjustspecies,butlifethatdependsonthingsthoughtto

beuseless,lifeevenwithoutDNA.Istartedathirddrawerforthesebigdiscoveries.Itfillsmore

slowly,butallthesame,itfills.

Inlookingintothestoriesofbiologicaldiscovery,Ialsobegantofindsomethingelse,a

collectionofscientists,usuallybrilliantoccasionallyhalf-mad,whomadethediscoveries.Those

scientistsveryoftenseethesamethingsthatotherscientistssee,buttheypaymoreattentiontothem,

andtheyfocusonthemtothepointofexhaustion（穷尽）,andattheriskoftheridiculeoftheirpeers.

Inlookingforthestoriesofdiscovery,Ifoundthestoriesofthesepeopleandhowtheirlives

changedourviewoftheworld.

Wearerepeatedlywillingtoimaginewehavefoundmostofwhatislefttodiscover.Weusedto

thinkthatinsectswerethesmallestorganisms（生物），andthatnothingliveddeeperthansixhundred

meters.Yet,whensomethingnewturnsup,moreoftenthannot,wedonotevenknowitsname.

65.HowdidtheauthorfeelonhisarrivalintheAmazon?（）

A.Outofplace.B.Fullofjoy.C.Sleepy.D.Regretful.

66.WhatmadethatAmazonianeveningwonderful?（）

A.Helearnedmoreaboutthelocallanguage.

B.Theyhadaniceconversationwitheachother.

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C.Theyunderstoodeachotherwhileplaying.

D.Hewonthesoccergamewiththegoalkeeper.

67.WhywastheauthorsurprisedatJuan'squestionaboutthemoon?()

A.Thequestionwastoostraightforward.

B.Juanknewsolittleabouttheworld.

C.Theauthordidn'tknowhowtoanswer.

D.Theauthordidn'tthinkJuanwassincere.

68.Whatwastheauthor'sinitialpurposeofcollectingnewspaperarticles?()

A.Tosortoutwhatwehaveknown.

B.TodeepenhisresearchintoAmazonians.

C.Toimprovehisreputationasabiologist.

D.Tolearnmoreaboutlocalcultures.

69.Howdidthosebrilliantscientistsmakegreatdiscoveries?()

A.Theyshiftedtheirviewpointsfrequently.

B.Theyfollowedotherscientistsclosely.

C.Theyoftencriticizedtheirfellowscientists.

D.Theyconductedin-depthandclosestudies.

70.Whatcouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?()

A.ThePossibleandtheImpossible

B.TheKnownandtheUnknown

C.TheCivilizedandtheUncivilized

D.TheIgnorantandtheIntelligent

第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入：个最恰当的单词。

注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。

Humor

Ifyouseehumorasanoptionalformofentertainment,you'remissingsomeofitsbiggest

benefits:Humormakesaverage-lookingpeoplelookcuteanduninterestingpeopleseementertaining.

Studiesshowthatagoodsenseofhumorevenmakesyouseemsmarter.

Bestofall,humorraisesyourenergy,andthatcanhaveaneffectoneverythingyoudoat

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school,atwork,orinyourpersonallife.Theincreaseofenergywillevenmakeyoumorewillingto

exercise,andthatwillraiseyouroverallenergyevenmore.

Humoralsotransportsyourmindawayfromyourdailytroubles.Humorletsyoubetter

understandlifeandsometimeshelpsyoulaughateventheworstofyourproblems.

Inmyexperience,mostpeoplethinktheyhaveasenseofhumor,andtosomedegreethat*strue.

Butnotallsensesofhumorarecreatedequal.SoIthoughtitwouldbeusefultoincludesomehumor

tipsforeverydaylife.

Youdon'thavetobethejoketellerinthegroupinordertoshowyoursenseofhumor.Youcan

betheonewhodirectstheconversationtofuntopicsthatareripeforotherstoaddhumor.Every

partyneedsastraightperson.You'llappearfunandfunnybyassociation.

Whenitcomestoin-personhumor,effortcountsalot.Whenpeopleseeyoutryingtobefunny,

itfreesthemtotryitthemselves.Soevenifyourowneffortsathumorfallshort,youmightbe

freeingthelongkepthumorinothers.Peopleneedpermissiontobefunnyinsocialsettingsbecause

there'salwaysariskthatcomeswithhumor.Forin-personhumor,qualityisn'tasimportantasyou

mightthink.Yourattitudeandeffortcountalot.

Somepeople——andIwasoneofthem——believethathumorouscomplaintsaboutthelittle

problemsoflifemakehumor,andsometimesthatisthecase.Theproblemcomeswhenyoustart

doingtoomuchcomplaint-basedhumor.Onefunnyobservationaboutprobleminyourlifecanbe

funny,butfiveisjustcomplaining,nomatterhowsmartyouthinkyouare.Funnycomplaintscan

wearpeopleout.

Self-deprecatinghumor(自嘲式)isusuallythesafesttype,buthereagainyoudon'twantto

overshootthetarget.Oneself-deprecatingcommentisagenerousandevenconfidentformofhumor.

Youhavetobeatleastabitself-assuredtolaughatyourselfinfrontofothers.Butifyoudoittoo

often,youcantransformintheeyesofothersfromaconfidentjokertoaChihuahuadog.

Humor

•Humorisformof(71)________.Humorcanimproveone's________and

personality.

Benefitsofhumor

•Humorcanmakeone(73)________inhiswork,study,andlife.

•Humorhasapositive(74)________effectwhenweareindifficulties.

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•(76)________othersforaconversationoffunisasgoodastellingajoke

yourselfwhenshowingyoursenseofhumor.

(75)________tofollow

•Qualitycounts(77)________thanattitudeandeffort-evenstupidjoke

can(78)________othersofriskandembarrassment.

•Onehumorouscomplaintmakesfunnyperson.Buttoomanycomplaintswill