An English hostess with a quick wit was giving a formal dinner for eight distinguished guests whom she hoped to enlist in a major charity drive. Austerity(节俭) was a fashion in England at the time, and she had asked her children to serve the meal. She knew that anything could happen----and it did, just as her son, with the studied concentration of a tightrope walker ,brought in a large roast turkey. He successfully elbowed the swinging dining-room door, but the backswing threw the bird onto the dining-room floor.

　　The boy stood rooted: guests stared at their plates .Moving only her head the hostess smiled at her son, “No harm, Daniel ,” she said. “Just pick him up and take him back to the kitchen”… she enunciated clearly so he would think about what she was saying … “and bring in the other one .”

　　A wink and a one-liner instantly changed the dinner from a red-faced embarrassment to a conspiracy of fun.

　　What is the main idea of the passage?

　　A. Humor is the key to success in our work and our lives.

　　B. Humor enables us to cope with difficult situation effectively.

　　C. Humor is the only best way to criticize someone without losing his face.

　　D. Humor makes fun of any difficult situations.

　　Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?

　　A. Comedians on TV are believed to have done a lot in making people more tolerant of racial and religious differences.

【广东省高三英语复习40分钟限时训练8】相关文章：

★ 2016年高考英语复习要做好的六件事

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (8)

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (37)

★ 英语2016高考二轮复习语法必须注重训练

★ （全国通用）2014届高考英语一轮单元复习 限时强化训练五

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：19（含解析）

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (6)

★ 四点2015-2016高考英语第二轮复习建议

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：4（含解析）

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (34)