The story goes that a certain court jester went too far one day and insulted his king.The king became so infuriated he sentenced the jester to be executed.His court prayed upon the king to have mercy for this man who had served him well for so many years.After a time,the king relented only enough to give the jester his choice as to how he would like| to die.The jester replied,"If it's all the same to you,my Lord,I'd like to die of old age." Certainly in this case,a good sense of humor saved the man‘s life.
It's true for us as well.We may not be faced with a situation where our wit will save us from an execution,but our sense of humor and the ability to laugh at things has proven health benefits that extend and improve our quality of life.Norman Cousins,in his book Anatomy of an Illness,wrote about how he cured himself of cancer by laughing a good part of each day.He rented films of comedies and watched them for hours on end in his hospital room.He had nothing to lose since he'd been diagnosed as terminal.His "experiment" turned out to be a classic example of the healing powers of laughter.If it worked for Cousins with a life-threatening illness,it can work for us to enhance and protect our good health.We should laugh often and heartily.It‘s good for our body.Besides,life's too important to take seriously.
1.The jester made the king angry by playing jokes with his crown
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
正確答案：C
解析：該題說的是：小丑拿國王的皇冠開玩笑，因此惹怒了國王。第一段首句提到小丑的表演有些過頭，羞辱了國王，但并沒有提及具體是什么樣的行為使國王發(fā)怒
2.The king was so angry with the jester that he wanted to kill the jester
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
正確答案：A
解析：該題說的是：國王十分氣憤，因此要處死小丑。第一段的第二句提到了“he sentenced the jester to be executed.” 此處的execute是“處死”的意思，因此該句的表述是正確的
3.The court asked for the king‘s mercy on the jester because he’s too old and stupid
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
正確答案：B
解析：該題說的是：小丑的伙伴為他向國王求情，說他太老了而且很愚蠢。從第一段的“His court prayed upon the king to have mercy for this man who had served him well for so many years.”得知他的伙伴請求國王看在小丑為皇室服務(wù)多年的份上原諒小丑。
4.The king forgave the jester at once because he knew that the jester had served him well for so many years
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
正確答案：B
解析：該題說的是：由于小丑為國王提供了多年的優(yōu)質(zhì)服務(wù)，國王立刻原諒了他。原文第一段提到國王并沒有因為他多年的優(yōu)秀表演而原諒他，只是答應(yīng)小丑可以自己選擇死亡的方式
5.The jester chose to die of old age together with his wife and children
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
正確答案：C
解析：該題說的是：小丑選擇了和妻子孩子一同老死。該句的表述前半句是正確的，至于后半句的表述，文中并沒有涉及
6.Norman Cousins cured himself of lung cancer by laughing a good part of each day
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
正確答案：C
解析：該題說的是：諾曼？庫辛通過每天大笑治愈了肺癌。文章的第二段提到Norman Cousins,in his book Anatomy of an Illness,wrote about how he cured himself of cancer by laughing a good part of each day.他治愈了癌癥，但是沒有具體說明是哪種癌癥
7.Norman Cousins rented some funny movies to see in his wards
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
正確答案：A
解析：該題說的是：諾曼？庫辛租了一些喜劇，他經(jīng)常在病房里欣賞這些影片。從第二段的“He rented films of comedies and watched them for hours on end in his hospital room.”得出該句的表述是正確的，注意comedy和funny movie的同義表達
