2020江蘇英語高考試卷及答案

2020江蘇省英語高考試卷及答案英語試題第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）做題時冼將答案標(biāo)在試卷上口錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷匕的答巢轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題讓「 \r第一節(jié)（共5英語試題第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）做題時冼將答案標(biāo)在試卷上口錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷匕的答巢轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題讓「 \r第一節(jié)（共5小題海小題1分，滿分5分）聽卜面5段對話口每段對話后有?個小題.從題中所給的A、BC三個選項中選出最佳選項評標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的解］痛答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍，例:Ho評muchistheshirt?A.￡915. R.19J8.答案是C.LWheredocsthecoiiversattonprobablytakeplace?C￡9,I5.inasupermarket.WhatdidCarldo?A.Hedesignedamedal.Whatdoesthemando?A.He'satailorWhenwilltheflightarrive?A,At1820,Inthepostoffice.HefixedaTVset..\iHe'sawaiter.At18；35.C.Inthestreet.C.HetookatestC.He'sashopassistant.At18：50.5.Howcanthemanimprovehisarticle'.3A.Bydeletingunnectssar）'words,Byaddingacoupleofpoints.Bvcorrectinggrammarmistakes.第二節(jié)’（共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分）聽下面5段對話或獨向。每段對話或獨件后有幾個小題,從題巾所給的A、B、「二個選項中選出最佳迷項評標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置.聽每段對話或獨H前，你籽有時間閱讀各個小題,每小題5秒祇聽完后，各小版將給出5秒鐘的作答時間.每段時話或獨白讀兩遍c聽第6段材料旭答第6J題口6.Wh凱doesBilloftendoonFridaynight?A.Visithisparents.B.Gotothemovies.C,WalkalongBroadway.Whowatchesmusicalphysmostoften?A.Bill. B.Sarah.聽第7段材料，回答第八9題二WhydoesDavidwanttospeaktoMike?A.Toinvitehimtoaparty.BTodiscussaschedule.^atdoweknowaboutthespeakers?A.Theyarccolleagues.B.Theyarcclosefriends.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。Whatkindofcameradoesthemanwant?C.Bill'sparents.CTocalloffameeting.C.They'venevermetbefore.A.ATVcamera.B.Avideocamera.C.Amoviecamera.Whichfunctionisthemanmostinterestedin?C.Auto-focus.C.470euros.C.Auto-focus.C.470euros.C.Afictionalcharacter.C.Apublisher.C.Ayoungwoman.C.Hiseditor'sdisagreement.C.Howmuchwouldthemanpayfbrthesecondcamera?A.950euros. B.650euros.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。WhoisCliftbrd?A.Alittlegirl. B.Theman'spet.WhosuggestedthatNonnanpaintfbrchildren'sbooks?A.Hiswife. B.Elizabeth.WhatisNorman'sstorybasedon?A.Abook. B.Apainting.WhatisitthatshockedNonnan?A.Hisunexpectedsuccess.B.Hiseffortsmadeinvain.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。Whowouldliketomakesmalltalkaccordingtothespeaker?Visitors.A.Relatives. B.Strangers.Visitors.Whydopeoplehavesmalltalk?C.Toshowfriendliness.C,Salaries.C.Toshowfriendliness.C,Salaries.tochangetopics.Whichofthefollowingisafrequenttopicinsmalltalk?A.Politics. B.Movies.Whaldocsthespeakerrecommendattheendofhislecture?A.Askingopen-endedquestions. B.Feeling^IC.Makingsmalltalkinteresting.第二部分：笑語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)：單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）請認(rèn)真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的A、Bv（\D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 十二例：Itisgenerallyconsideredunwisetogiveachildheorshewants.A.however B.whatever C.whicheverD.whenever答案是團(tuán) tktManylessonsarcnowavailableonline,from studentscanchooseforfree.A.whose B.which C.when D.whomIfyoulookatallsidesofthesituation,you'Hfindprobablyasolutionthateveryone.A.suit B.suited C.suits D.hassuitedTheydecidetohavemoreworkersfbrtheproject itwon'tbedelayed.A.evenif B.asif C.nowthat D.sothatBuildingsuchabridgeoverthebaywas,butthelocalgovernmentmadeitwithintwoyears.A.awetblanket B.apieceofcakeC.adarkhorseD.ahardnuttocrackItisnotaproblemwecanwinthebattle;it'sjustamatteroftime.A.whether B.why C.when D.whereInsteadofgettingdowntoanewtaskasI ,heexaminedthepreviousworkagain.A.hadexpected B.haveexpected C.wouldexpect D. expectTherewillstillbelotsofchallengesifwearetogarbageinashorttime.A.clarify B. justify C. satisfy D. classify2X.If1hadn'tbeenfacedwilhsomanybarriers,1 where1am.A.won'tbe B. wouldn'thavebeen C.wouldn'tbe D. shouldn't havebeenTheoutbreakofCovid-19hasmeantanchangeinourliteandwork.A.absurd B.abrupt C.allergic D.authenticTakingonthischallengewillbringyou someonewhosharesyourinterests.A.inexchangefbrB.inanswertoC.incontactwithD.inmemoryof.Technologicalinnovations, goodmarketing,willpromotethesalesoftheseproducts.A.combinedwith B.combiningwithC.havingcombinedwith D.tobecombinedwithThisactoroftenhasthefirsttwotricksplannedbeforeperforming,andthengoesfor.A.whichever B. whenever C. wherever D. whateverThehealthsecuritysystemsofmanycountriesareundergoingconsiderable .A.reservation B. transformation C. distinction D. submissionThespeedof6Gwillexceed125GB/s,anewgenerationofvirtualreality.A.allowingfbr B. accountingfor C. callingfor D. compensating for一DoyouknowanythingaboutZhangZhongjing?一HehasbeenhonoredasamasterdoctorsincetheEasternIlanDynasty.A.Howcome?B.Sowhat?C.Byallmeans.D.Withpleasure.第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Beinggoodatsomethingandhavingapassionfbritarenotenough.Success36fundamentallyonourviewofourselvesandofthe37inourlives.Whentwelve-year-oldJohnWilsonwalkedintohischemistryclassonarainydayin1931,hehadno38ofknowingthathislifewastochange39,Theclassexperimentthatdaywasto40howheatingacontainerofwaterwouldbringairbubbling（同｝包）tothesurface.41,thecontainertheteachergaveWilsontoheat42heldsomethingmorevolatile（易揮發(fā)的）thanwater.WhenWilsonheatedit,thecontainer43,leavingWilsonblindedinbotheyes.WhenWilsonreturnedhomefromhospitaltwomonthslater,hisparents44tofindawaytodealwiththecatastrophethathad45theirlives.ButWilsondidnotregardtheaccidentas46.Helearnedbraille（百文）quicklyandcontinuedhiseducationatWorcesterCollegefortheBlind.There,henotonlydidwellasastudentbutalsobecamea（n）47publicspeaker.Later,heworkedinAfrica,wheremanypeoplesufferedfrom48fbrlackofpropertreatment.Forhim,itwasonethingto49hisownfateofbeingblindandquiteanothertoallowsomethingtocontinue50itcouldbefixedsoeasily.Tliismovedhimtoaction.AndtensofmillionsinAfricaandAsiacanseebecauseoi'the51Wilsonmadetopreventingthe52.Wilsonreceivedseveralinternational^53forhisgreatcontributions.Helosthissightbutfounda54,Heprovedthatit'snotwhathappenstousthat55ourlives-it'swhatwemakeofwhathappens.36.A.dependsB.holdsC.keepsD.reflects37.A.dilemmasB.accidentsC.eventsD.steps38.A.way3hopeC.planD.measure39.A.continuallyB.graduallyC.gracefiillyD.completely40.A.directB.showC.advocateD.declare41.A.AnywayB.MoreoverC.SomehowD.Thus42.A.mistakenlyrB.casuallyC.amazinglyD.clumsilvJ43.A.eruptedB.explodedC.emptiedD?exposed44.A.deservedB.attemptedC.caredD.agreed45.A.submittedtoB.cateredfbrC,impressedonI）.Openedto46.A.lantaslicB.extraordinaryC.impressiveD.catastrophic47.A.accomplishedB.crucialC.specificD.innocent48.A.deafnessB.depressionC.blindnessD.speechlessness49.A.decideB.abandonC.control1）.accept50.A.untilB.whenC.unlessD.before51.A.oppositionB.adjustmentsC.commitmentI）,limitations52.A.preventableB.potentialC.spreadableD.influential53.A.scholarshipsB.rewardsC.awardsD.bonuses54.A.fortuneB.recipeC.dreamD.vision55.A.distinguishesB.detenninesC.claimsD.limits第三部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 ASomeimportantdatesinChina'sfightingCovid-19beforeMay7,2020Jan20,2020Eel）2（）,2020Jan23：Wuhandeclaredtemporaryoutbound（向外的）trafficrestrictions.Jan24：NationalmedicalteamsbegantobesenttoHubeiandWuhan.Jan27：TheCentralSteering（指導(dǎo)）GrouparrivedinWuhan.Feb18：Thedailynumberofnewlycuredanddischarged（ill院）patientsexceededthatofthenewlyconfirmedeases.Feb21,2020?Mar17,2020Feb21：Mostprovincesandequivalentadministrativeunitsstartedtolowertheirpublichealthemergencyresponselevel.Feb24：TheWHO-ChinaJointMissiononCovid-19heldapressconferenceinBeijing.Mar11-17：Theepidemic（流行?。﹑eakhadpassedinChinaasawhole.Mar18,2020Apr28,2020Apr1：ChinesecustomsbeganNAT（核酸檢測）oninboundarrivalsatallpointsofentry.Apr8：Wuhanliftedoutboundtrafficrestrictions.Apr26：ThelastCovid-19patientinWuhanwasdischargedfromhospital. Apr29,2020May7,2020Apr30：ThepublichealthemergencyresponsewasloweredtoLevel2intheBeijing-Tianjin-Hebeiregion.May7：TheStateCouncilreleasedGuidelinesonConductingCovid-19PreventionandControlonanOngoingBasis.WhathappenedbetweenJanuary20andFebruary20?TheCentralSteeringGrouparrivedinWuhan.TheWHO-ChinaJointMissiononCovid-19heldapressconference.ThelastCovid-19patientinWuhanwasdischargedfromhospital.Beijinglowereditsemergencyresponselevel.FromwhichdatewereprivatecarsallowedtogooutofWuhan?A.January23.B.MarchLnC.April8. D.May7.BSometimesit'shardtoletgo.FormanyBritishpeople,thatcanapplytoinstitutionsandobjectsthatrepresenttheircountry'spast-age-oldcastles,splendidhomes...andredphoneboxes.Beatenfirstbythemarchoftechnologyandlatelybytheterribleweatherinjunkyards（廢?品場）,thephoneboxesrepresentativeofanagearenowmakingsomethingofacomeback.?\daptcdinimaginativeways/manyhavereappearedoncitystreetsandvillagegreenshousingtinycafes,cellphonerepairshopsorevendefibrillatormachines（除顫器）.Theoriginalironboxeswiththeroundroofsfirstappearedin1926.TheyweredesignedbyGilesGilbertScott,thearchitectoftheBatterseaPowerStationinLondon.AfterbecominganimportantpartofmanyBritishstreets,thephoneboxesbegandisappearinginthe1980s,withtheriseofthemobilephonesendingmostofthemawaytothejunkyards.Aboutthattime,TonyInglis9engineeringandtransportcompanygotthejobtoremovephoneboxesfromthestreetsandsellthemout.ButInglisendedupbuyinghundredsofthemhimself,withtheideaofrepairingandsellingthem.Hesaidthathehadheardthecallstopreservetheboxesandhadseenhowsomeofthemwerelistedashistoricbuildings.AsInglisand.laterotherbusinessmen,gottowork,repurposedphoneboxesbeganreappearingincitiesandvillagesaspeoplefoundnewusesforthem.Today,theyarconceagainafamiliarsight,playingrolesthatareoftenjustasimportantfbrthecommunityastheiroriginalpurpose.Inruralareas,whereambulancescantakearelativelylongtimetoarrive,thephoneboxeshavetakenonalifesavingrole.Localorganizationscanadoptthemfor1pound,andinstalldefibrillatorstohelpinemergencies.Othersalsolookedatthephoneboxesandsawbusinessopportunities.LoveFone,acompanythatadvocatesrepairingcellphonesratherthanabandoningthem,openedaminiworkshopinaLondonphoneboxin2016.Thetinyshopsmadeeconomicsense,accordingtoRobertKerr,afounderofLoveFone.HesaidthatoneoftheboxesgeneratedaroimdSI3,500inrevenueamonthandcostonlyabout$400torent.Inglissaidphoneboxescalledtomindanagewhenthingswerebuilttolast."Ilikewhattheyaretopeople,andIenjoybringingthingsback,“hesaid.Thephoneboxesaremakingacomeback.toformabeautifulsightofthecity B.toimprovetelecommunicationsservicestoremindpeopleofahistoricalperiodD.tomeettherequirementofgreeneconomy59.Whydidthephoneboxesbegintogooutofserviceinthe1980s?Theywerenotwell-designed. B. Theyprovidedbadservices./^Theyhadtooshortahistory. D. Theylosttonewtechnologies,；卜Thephoneboxesarcbecomingpopularmainlybecauseof.A.theirnewappearanceandlowerpricesB. thepushofthelocalorganizationsC.theirchangedrolesandfunctions D. thebigfundingofthebusinessmenCForthosewhocanstomachit,workingoutbeforebreakfastmaybemorebeneficialfbrhealththaneatingfirst,accordingtoastudyofmealtimingandphysicalactivity.Athletesandscientistshavelongknownthatmealtimingaffectsperformance.11owever,farlesshasbeenknownabouthowmeallimingandexercisemightaflectgeneralhealth.Tofindout,Britishscientistsconductedastudy.Theyiirstfound10overweightandinactivebutotherwisehealthyyoungmen,whoselifestylesarc.forbetterandworse,representativeofthoseofmostofus.Theytestedthemen'sfitnessandrestingmetabolic（新陳代謝的）ratesandtooksamples（樣品）oftheirbloodandfattissue.Then,ontwoseparatemorningvisitstothescientists-lab,eachmanwalkedR）ranhouratanaveragespeedthat,intheory,shouldallowhisbodytorelymainlyonfatfbrfuel.Beforeoneoftheseworkouts,themenskippedbreakfast,meaningthattheyexercisedonacompletelyemptystomachafteralongovernightfest（禁食）.Ontheotheroccasion,theyatearichmomingmealabouttwohoursbeforetheystartedwalking.Justbeforeandanhouraftereachworkout,thescientiststookadditionalsamplesofthemen'sbloodandfattissue.Thentheycomparedthesamples.Therewereconsiderableditlerences.Mostobviously,themendisplayedlowerbloodsugarlevelsatthestartoftheirworkoutswhentheyhadskippedbreakfastthanwhentheyhadeaten.Asaresult,theyburnedmorefatduringwalksonanemptystomachthanwhentheyhadeatenfirst.Ontheotherhand,theyburnedslightlymorecalorics（K路里），onaverage,duringtheworkoutafterbreakfastthanafterfasting.Butitwastheeffectsdeepwithinthefatcellsthatmayhavebeenthemostsignificant,theresearchersfbund.Multiplegenesbehaveddifferently,dependingonwhethersomeonehadeatenornotbeforewalking.Manyofthesegenesproduceproteins（蛋白質(zhì)）thatcanimprovebloodsugarregulationandinsulin（股島素）levelsthroughoutthebodyandsoareassociatedwithimprovedmetabolichealth.Thesegenesweremuchmoreactivewhenthemenhadfastedbeforeexercisethanwhentheyhadbreakfasted.Theimplicationoftheseresultsisthattogainthegreatesthealthbenefitsfromexercise,itmaybewisetoskipeatingfirst.Theunderlinedexpressionastomachit"inParagraph1moslprobablymeans“ A.digestthemealeasily B.managewithoutbreakfastC.decidewiselywhattocat D.catwhateverisofferedWhywerellic10peoplechosentorihccxpcrimcnl?Tlicirlifestylesweretypicalofordinary"people.Tlicirlackofexerciseledtoovenveight.Theycouldwalkatanaveragespeed.Theyhadslowmetabolicrates.Whathappenedtothosewhoatebreakfastbeforeexercise?A.Theysuccessfullylostweight. B.Theyconsumedabitmorecalorics.C.Theyburnedmorefatonaverage. D.Theydisplayedhigherinsulinlevels.Whatcouldbelearnedfromtheresearch?Aworkoutafterbreakfastimprovesgeneperformances.Toomuchworkoutoftenslowsmetabolicrates.Lifestyleisnotasimportantasmoniingexercise.Physicalexercisebeforebreakfastisbetterforhealth.DIwasinthemiddleoftheAmazon（亞馬遜）withmywife,whowasthereasamedicalresearcher.Weflewonasmallplanetoafarawayvillage.Wedidnotspeakthelocallanguage,didnotknowthecustoms,andmoreoftenthannot,didnotentirelyrecognizethefood.Wecouldnothavefeltmoreforeign.Wewereraisedonbooksandcomputers,highwaysandcellphones,butnowwewerelivinginavillagewithoutrunningwaterorelectricity.Itwaseasyforustogotosleepattheendofthedayfeelingalittlemisunderstood.ThenoneperfectAmazonianevening,withmonkeyscallingfrombeyondthevillagegreen,weplayedsoccer.Iamnotgoodatsoccer,butthateveningitwaswonderfill.Everyoneknewtherules.Weallspokethesamelanguageofpassesandshots.Weunderstoodoneanotherperfectly.Asdarknesscameoverthefieldandthematchended,thegoalkeeper,Juan,walkedovertomeandsaidinamatter-of-factway,"Inyourhome,doyouhaveamoontoo?"Iwassurprised.AfterIexplainedtoJuanthatyes,wedidhaveamoonandyes,itwasverysimilartohis,Ifeltasortofawe（敬畏）atthepossibilitiesthatexistedinhisworld.InJuan'sworld,eachvillagecouldhaveitsownmoon.InJuan'sworld,theunknownandundiscoveredwasvastandmarvelous.Anythingwaspossible.Inoursociety,weknowthatEarthhasonlyonemoon.Wehavelookedatourplanetfromeveryangleandfoundallofthewildestthingslefttofind.Ican,frommycomputerathome,pullupsatelliteimagesofJuan'svillage.Therearenomorecontinentsandnomoremoonstosearchfor,littlelefttodiscover.Atleastitseemsthatway.Yet,asIthoughtaboutJuanesquestion,Iwasnotsurehowmuchmorewecouldreallyruleout.Iam,inpart,anantbiologist,somythoughtsturnedtowhatweknowaboutinsectlifeandIknewthatmuchintheworldofinsectsremainsunknown.Howmuch,though?Howignorant（無知的）arewe?Thequestionofwhatweknowanddonotknowconstantlybotheredme.Ibegancollectingnewspaperarticlesaboutnewspecies,newmonkey,newspider...,andonandontheyappear.Mydrawerquicklyfilled.Ibeganaseconddrawerformoregeneraldiscoveries:newcavesystemdiscoveredwithdozensofnamelessspecies,fourhundredspeciesofbacteriafoundinthehumanstomach.Theseconddrawerbegantotillandasitdid,Iwonderedwhethertherewerebiggerdiscoveriesoutthere,notjustspecies,butlifethatdependsonthingsthoughttobeuseless,lifeevenwithoutDNA.Istartedathirddrawerfbrthesebigdiscoveries.Itfillsmoreslowly,butallthesame,itfills.Inlookingintothestoriesofbiologicaldiscovery,Ialsobegantofindsomethingelse,acollectionofscientists,usuallybrilliant,occasionallyhalf-mad,whomadethediscoveries.Thosescientistsveryoftenseethesamethingsthatotherscientistssee,buttheypaymoreattentiontothem,andtheyfocusonthemloihcpointofexhaustion（窮盡）,andattheriskoftheridiculeoftheirpeers.Inlookingforthestoriesofdiscovery,Ifoundthestoriesofthesepeopleandhowtheirliveschangedourviewoftheworld.Wcarcrepeatedlywillingtoimaginewchavefoundmostofwhatislefttodiscover.\\feusedtothinkthatinsectswerethesmallestorganisms（生物），andthatnothingliveddeeperthansixhundredmeters.Yet,whensomethingnewturnsup,moreoftenthannot,wcdonotevenknowitsname.HowdidtheauthorfeelonhisarrivalintheAmazon?A.Outofplace.B.Fullofjoy.C.Sleepy. D.Regretfill.WhatmadethatAmazonianeveningwonderful?Helearnedmoreaboutthelocallanguage.Tlicyhadaniceconversationwitheachother.Tlicyunderstoodeachotherwhileplaying.Hewonthesoccergamewiththegoalkeeper.WhywastheauthorsurprisedatJuan'squestionaboutthemoon?A.Thequestionwastoostraightforward. B.Juanknewsolittleabouttheworld.C.Theauthordidn'tknowhowtoanswer.D.Theauthordidn'tthinkJuanwassincere.Whatwastheauthorsinitialpurposeofcollectingnewspaperarticles?Tosortoutwhatwehaveknown.TodeepenhisresearchintoAmazonians.Toimprovehisreputationasabiologist.D?Tolearnmoreaboutlocalcultures.Howdidthosebrilliantscientistsmakegreatdiscoveries?Tlieyshiftediheirviewpointsfrequently.Theyfollowedotherscientistsclosely.Theyoftencriticizedtheirfellowscientists.Theyconductedin-depthandclosestudies.Whatcouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A.ThePossibleandtheImpossible B.TheKnownandtheUnknownC.TheCivilizedandtheUncivilized D.TheIgnorantandtheIntelligent第四部分：任務(wù)型閱讀（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）諾認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：請符答案寫在答題卡上相應(yīng)題號的橫線上。每個空格只填一個簞詞°Humor[fyouseehumorasanoptionalformofentertainment,you-remissingsomeofitsbiggestbenefits:Humormakesaverage-lookingpeoplelookcuteanduninterestingpeopleseementertaining.Studiesshowthatagoodsenseofhumorevenmakesyouseemsmarter.Bestofall,humorraisesyourenergy,andthatcanhaveancftcctoneverythingyoudoatschool,atwork,orinyourpersonallife.Theincreaseofenergywillevenmakeyoumorewillingtoexercise,andthatwillraiseyouroverallenergyevenmore.Humoralsotransportsyourmindawayfromyourdailytroubles.Humorletsyoubelterunderstandliteandsometimeshelpsyoulaughateventheworstofyourproblems.Inmyexperience,mostpeoplethinktheyhaveasenseofhumor,andtosomedegreethat'strue.Butnotallsensesofhumorarecreatedequal.SoIthoughtitwouldbeusefultoincludesomehumortipsibreverydayIif3.Youdon'thavetobethejoketellerinthegroupinordertoshowyoursenseofhumor.Youcanbetheonewhodirectstheconversationtofuntopicsthatarcripeforotherstoaddhumor.Everypartyneedsastraightperson.You-IIappearfiinandfunnybyassociation.Whenitconiestoin-personhumor,eftbrtcountsalot.Whenpeopleseeyoutryingtobehinny,itfreesthemtotryitthemselves.Soevenifyourownettbrtsathumortallshort,youmightbefreeingthelongkepthumorinothers.Peopleneedpermissiontobefunnyinsocialsettingsbecausethere'salwaysariskthatcomeswithhumor.Forin-personhumor,qualityisn'tasimportantasyoumightthink.Yourattitudeandeffortcountalot.Somepeople—andIwasoneofthem-believethathumorouscomplaintsaboutthelittleproblemsoflifemakehumor,andsometimesthatisthecase.Theproblemcomeswhenyoustartdoingloomuchcomplaint-basedhumor.Onefunnyobservationaboutaprobleminyourlifecanbefunny,butfiveisjustcomplaining,nomatterhowsmartyouthinkyouarc.Funnycomplaintscanwearpeopleout.Se^deprecating(自嘲式)humorisusuallythesafesttype,buthereagainyoudon-twanttoovershootthetarget.Oneself-deprecatingcommentisagenerousandevenconfidentformofhumor.Youhavetobeatleastabitselfassuredtolaughatyourselfinfrontofothers.Butifyoudoitloooflcn,youcanIransfbrminiheeyesofothersaconfidentjokertoaChihuahuadog.HumorBenefitsofhumorHumorisaformof(71) ▲.Humorcanimproveone's(72)▲andpersonality.Humorcanmakeone(73) ▲ inhiswork,study,andlife.Humorhasapositive(74) ▲ effectwhenweareindifficulties.(75)_▲tofollow(76) ▲othersforaconversationofftinisasgoodastellingajokeyourselfwhenshowingyoursenseofhumor.Qualitycounts(77) ▲thanattitudeandcffoA干&enastupidjokecan(78)_▲_othersofriskandembarrassment.Trapsto(79) ▲Onehumorouscomplaintmakesaftinnyperson.Buttoomanycomplaintswill(80) ▲youraudience.Self-deprecatingcommentsshowx)ne'sassurance.Buitoomuchdeprecationwillm