2011年在职MBA英语阅读练习题附答案（二）

　　Ifyouintendusinghumorinyourtalktomakepeoplesmile,youmustknowhowtoidentifysharedexperiencesandproblems.Yourhumormustberelevanttotheaudienceandshouldhelptoshowthemthatyouareoneofthemorthatyouunderstandtheirsituationandareinsympathywiththeirpointofview.Dependingonwhomyouareaddressing,theproblemswillbedifferent.Ifyouaretalkingtoagroupofmanagers,youmayrefertothedisorganizedmethodsoftheirsecretaries;alternativelyifyouareaddressingsecretaries,youmaywanttocommentontheirdisorganizedbosses.?

　　Hereisanexample,whichIheardatanurses'convention,ofastorywhichworkswellbecausetheaudienceallsharedthesameviewofdoctors.AmanarrivesinheavenandisbeingshownaroundbySt.Peter.Heseeswonderfulaccommodations,beautifulgardens,sunnyweather,andsoon.Everyoneisverypeaceful,politeandfriendlyuntil,waitinginalineforlunch,thenewarrivalissuddenlypushedasidebyamaninawhitecoat,whorushestotheheadoftheline,grabshisfoodandstompsovertoatablebyhimself.“Whoisthat?"thenewarrivalaskedSt.Peter.“On,that'sGod,"camethereply,“butsometimeshethinkshe’sadoctor."?

　　Ifyouarepartofthegroupwhichyouareaddressing,youwillbeinapositiontoknowtheexperiencesandproblemswhicharecommontoallofyouandit'llbeappropriateforyoutomakeapassingremarkabouttheinediblecanteenfoodorthechairman’snotoriousbadtasteinties.Withotheraudiencesyoumustn'tattempttocutinwithhumorastheywillresentanoutsidermakingdisparagingremarksabouttheircanteenortheirchairman.YouwillbeonsafergroundifyousticktoscapegoatslikethePostOfficeorthetelephonesystem.Ifyoufeelawkwardbeinghumorous,youmustpracticesothatitbecomesmorenatural.Includeafewcasualandapparentlyoff-the-cuffremarkswhichyoucandeliverinarelaxedandunforcedmanner.Oftenit'sthedeliverywhichcausestheaudiencetosmile,sospeakslowlyandrememberthataraisedeyebroworanunbelievinglookmayhelptoshowthatyouaremakingalight-heartedremark.

　　Lookforthehumor.Itoftencomesfromtheunexpected.Atwistonafamiliarquote“Ifatfirstyoudon'tsucceed,giveup"oraplayonwordsoronasituation.Searchforexaggerationandunderstatements.Lookatyourtalkandpickoutafewwordsorsentenceswhichyoucanturnaboutandinjectwithhumor.

　　1.Tomakeyourhumorwork,youshould.

　　A.takeadvantageofdifferentkindsofaudience.

　　B.makefunofthedisorganizedpeople.

　　C.addressdifferentproblemstodifferentpeople.

　　D.showsympathyforyourlisteners.

　　2.Thejokeaboutdoctorsimpliesthat,intheeyesofnurses,theyare.

　　A.impolitetonewarrivals.

　　B.veryconsciousoftheirgodlikerole.

　　C.entitledtosomeprivileges.

　　D.verybusyevenduringlunchhours.

　　3.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatpublicservices.

　　A.havebenefitedmanypeople.

　　B.arethefocusofpublicattention.

　　C.areaninappropriatesubjectforhumor.

　　D.haveoftenbeenthelaughingstock.

　　4.Toachievethedesiredresult,humorousstoriesshouldbedelivered.

　　A.inwell-wordedlanguage.

　　B.asawkwardlyaspossible.

　　C.inexaggeratedstatements.

　　D.ascasuallyaspossible.

　　5.Thebesttitleforthetextmaybe.

　　A.UseHumorEffectively.

　　B.VariousKindsofHumor.

　　C.AddHumortoSpeech.

　　D.DifferentHumorStrategies.

　　参考答案：CBDDA