【正文】 er it is,” Perret says. But Perret advises people to forget the idea that a speech should open and close with a joke. When a closing joke falls flat, it is almost impossible to recover.Q1: What is the purpose of the passage?1. A. To teach us how to increase our sense of humor. B. To teach us how to amuse people with humor. C. To tell us what can make people laugh. D. To tell us why people laugh.Q2: Why did Gene Perret tell the story about the air steward?2. A. To keep the audience interested. B. To engage the audience’s attention. C. To illustrate a point. D. To make a parison.Q3: Why did Gene Perret mention the story about his little daughter?3. A. To show the importance of using humor in dealing with family matters.B. To show the effectiveness of humor in resolving conflicts. C. To show the effectiveness of humor directed at oneself. D. To show the unsuitability of directing humor at others.Passage 6 Script of Passage 6:For a century much attached to national symbols, France took the imminent death of the franc calmly. It was as if an ancient greatgreat uncle were about to pass away: a time for nostalgia and regret, rather than grief.Unlike the German mark, the franc had never been a symbol of national rebirth or glory. Its recent history was relatively stable but it had to be revalued as recently as 1960. In the 1950s, its value and reputation were so weak that French politicians considered abolishing it and replacing it with something else, based on the value of the pound.But money is money after all. It is with us every day. It was surprising that such a conservative people did not express greater sorrow for the loss of their familiar francs. It was surprising they did not feel a greater sense fo aesthetic loss for the franc had always been one of the world’s most beautiful currencies.The name franc was first used in 1360, to celebrate and help to pay for the release of King Jean II, who was captured by the still poundless English. He created the “franc” or “free” to celebrate the occasion. Over the next 400 years the name came and went but was finally restored by the Revolution in 1795. On February 17th, 2002, the French franc disappeared pletely from the financial scene.Q1: How did the French feel for the loss of their franc?1. A. Sorry. B. Sad. C. Unhappy. D. Unfortunate.Q2: At what time did the French politicians think of replacing the franc with some other currency?2. A. In the 1360s. B. In 1795. C. In the 1950s. D. In the 1960s.Q3: Why was the French currency named “franc” when it was first used in the 14th century?3. A. To celebrate the birthday of King Jean II. B. To celebrate the rebirth of the country. C. To celebrate King Jean II’s victory in his war with England. D. To celebrate the occasion of King Jean II’s release.Q4: What can be learned about the French people from the passage?4. A. They are rather reserved. B. They are rather patriotic. C. They cared little about the franc. D. They regarded the franc as a symbol of their national sovereignty.人過四十，已然不惑。我們聽過別人的歌，也唱過自己的曲，但誰也逃不過歲月的審視，逃不過現(xiàn)實的殘酷。如若，把心中的雜念拋開，茍且的日子里，其實也能無比詩意?！　〗枰恍r光，尋一處寧靜，聽聽花開，看看花落，翻一本愛讀的書，悟一段哲人的贈言，原來，日升月落，一切還是那么美。　　洗不凈的浮沉，留給雨天；悟不透的凡事，交給時間。很多時候，人生的遺憾，不是因為沒有實現(xiàn)，而是沉于悲傷，錯過了打開心結(jié)的時機(jī)?！　∮腥苏f工作忙、應(yīng)酬多，哪有那么多的閑情逸致??？記得魯迅有句話：“時間就像海綿里的水，只要擠總是有的?！薄　〔幻骰ㄕZ，卻逢花季。一路行走，在漸行漸遠(yuǎn)的時光中，命運(yùn)會給你一次次洗牌，但玩牌的始終是你自己。　　坦白的說，我們遇到困擾，經(jīng)常會放大自己的苦，虐待自己，然后落個遍體鱗傷，可憐兮兮地向世界宣告：自己沒救了！可是，那又怎樣？因為，大多數(shù)人關(guān)心的都是自己?！　∫粋€人在成年后，最暢快的事，莫過于經(jīng)過一番努力后，重新認(rèn)識自己，改變自己。學(xué)會了獨自、沉默，不輕易訴說。因為，更多的時候，訴說毫無意義。　　傷心也好，開心也好，過去了，都是曾經(jīng)。每個人都要追尋活下去的理由，心懷美好，期待美好，這個世界，就沒有那么糟糕。　　或許，你也會有這樣的情節(jié)，兩個人坐在一起，雜亂無章的聊天，突然你感到無聊，你渴望安靜，你想一個人咀嚼內(nèi)心的悲與喜?！　⊥高^窗格，發(fā)著呆，走著神，搜索不到要附和的詞。那一刻，你明白了，這世間不缺一起品茗的人，缺的是一個與你同步的靈魂?！　]有了期望的懂，還是把故事留給自己吧！每個人都是一座孤島，顛沛流離，浪跡天涯。有時候，你以為找到了知己，其實，你們根本就是兩個世界的人?！　』?，只有在凋零的時候，才懂得永恒就是在落紅中重生；人，只有在落魄的時候，才明白力量就是在破土中崛起？.　　因為防備，因為經(jīng)歷，我們學(xué)會了掩飾，掩飾自己內(nèi)心的某些真實，也在真實中，揚(yáng)起無懈可擊的微笑，解決一個又一個的困擾?！　∪松钊菀追傅囊粋€錯誤，就是把逝去的當(dāng)作最美的風(fēng)景。所以，不要活在虛妄的世界，不要對曾經(jīng)存在假設(shè)，不要指望別人太多?！　∮行┣?，只可隨緣，不可勉強(qiáng)；有些人，只可淺交，不可入深；有些話，只可會意，不可說穿?！　』蛟S，有這么一段情，陪你度過漫長冰冷的寒冬；有那樣一個人，給你抑郁的天空畫上了溫暖的春陽?！　〉珪r光，總會吹散很多往事，把過去一片片分割，移植到不同區(qū)域，并貼上標(biāo)簽，印著不同的定義，也定義著自己的人生態(tài)度。　　正如莊子所說：“唯至人乃能游于世不避，順人而不失己。”外在的世界，只是一個形式，而你內(nèi)在的世界，才是真正的江山。歡迎您的光臨，！希望您提出您寶貴的意見，你的意見是我進(jìn)步的動力。贈語； 如果我們做與不做都會有人笑，如果做不好與做得好還會有人笑，那么我們索性就做得更好，來給人笑吧！ 現(xiàn)在你不玩命的學(xué)，以后命玩你。我不知道年少輕狂，我只知道勝者為王。不要做金錢、權(quán)利的奴隸；應(yīng)學(xué)會做“金錢、權(quán)利”的主人。什么時候離光明最近？那就是你覺得黑暗太黑的時候。最值得欣賞的風(fēng)景，是自己奮斗的足跡。壓力不是有人比你努力，而是那些比你牛幾倍的人依然比你努力。學(xué)習(xí)參考