单项选择题
Do You Have a Sense of Humor
Humor and laughter are good for us . These is increasing evidence that they can heal us physically, mentally, emotionally , and spiritually . In fact every system of the body responds to laughter in some positive, healing way . So how can we get more laughter into our lives (46) Psychologist and author, Steve Wilson, has some answers.
Many people believe that we are born with a sense of humor. They think, “either you’ve got it, or you don’t ” Dr . Wilson points out that this is false (47)
The parts of the brain and central nervous system that control laughing and smiling are mature at birth (48) (After all, when a baby laughs , we don’t rush over and say. “That! kid has a great sense of humor!”) A sense of humor is something that you can develop over a lifetime .
Sometimes people think that they don’t have a good sense of humor because they are not good juke tellers . Dr . Wilson reminds us that telling jokes is only one of many ways to express humor .
(49) Then we will make others laugh , too .
A person who has a true sense of humor is willing and able to see the funny side of everyday life . One of the best definitions of a sense of humor is “ the ability to see the nonserious element in a situation”. Consider this sign from a story window .Any faulty merchandise will be cheerfully replaced with merchandise of equal quality . The store manager probably placed the sign in the window to impress customers with the store’s excellent service (50) As Dr . Wilson says, “a good sense of humor means that you don’t have to be funny , you just have to see what’s funny”.
A. Everyone experiences this emotion.
B. Is it possible to develop a sense of humor
C. He advises us to lose our inhibitions (抑制) and try to laugh at ourselves.
D. However, that does not mean that infants have a sense of humor.
E. What is true , however, is that we are born with the capacity to laugh and smile.
F. He had a serious purpose, but if you have s sense of humor, you will probably find the sign funny!