首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext][12] In today’s personality stakes, nothing is more highly valued
[originaltext][12] In today’s personality stakes, nothing is more highly valued
游客
2023-08-10
24
管理
问题
[12] In today’s personality stakes, nothing is more highly valued than a sense of humor. We seek it out in others and are proud to claim it in ourselves, perhaps even more than good looks or intelligence. [13] If someone has a great sense of humor, we reason, it means that they are happy, socially confident and have a healthy perspective on life.
[14] This attitude would have surprised the ancient Greeks, who believed humor to be essentially aggressive. And in fact, our admiration for the comically gifted is relatively new, and not very well-founded, says Rod Martin, a psychologist at the University of Western Ontario. Being funny isn’t necessarily an indicator of good social skills and well-being, his research has shown. It may just as likely be a sign of personality flaws.
[15] He has found that humor is a double-edged sword. It can forge better relationships and help you cope with life, or it can be corrosive, eating away at self-esteem and irritating others. “It’s a form of communication, like speech, and we all use it differently,” says Martin. We use bonding humor to enhance our social connections, but we also may employ it as a way of excluding or rejecting an outsider.
Though humor is essentially social, how you use it says a lot about your sense of self. Those who use self-defeating humor, making fun of themselves for the enjoyment of others, tend to maintain that hostility toward themselves even when alone. Similarly, those who are able to view the world with amused tolerance are often equally forgiving of their own shortcomings.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
1.What’s today’s most highly valued personality stakes?
2.How do people today view humor according to the speaker?
3.What did the ancient Greeks think of humor?
4.What has psychologist Rod Martin found about humor?
选项
A、It is a trait of a generous character.
B、It is a reflection of self-esteem.
C、It is an indicator of high intelligence.
D、It is a sign of happiness and confidence.
答案
D
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2914768.html
相关试题推荐
ThereisnothingnewaboutTVandfashionmagazinesgivinggirlsunhealthyi
ThereisnothingnewaboutTVandfashionmagazinesgivinggirlsunhealthyi
ThereisnothingnewaboutTVandfashionmagazinesgivinggirlsunhealthyi
ThereisnothingnewaboutTVandfashionmagazinesgivinggirlsunhealthyi
[originaltext]Whenwethinkofgames,thereareallkindsofthings.Maybeyou’
[originaltext]MyfellowSingaporeans:Whatwereyourmostmemorablemoments
[originaltext]MyfellowSingaporeans:Whatwereyourmostmemorablemoments
[originaltext]MyfellowSingaporeans:Whatwereyourmostmemorablemoments
[originaltext]AbeetleinvasionintheUnitedStateshaskilledatleasttwenty
[originaltext]AbeetleinvasionintheUnitedStateshaskilledatleasttwenty
随机试题
EatingDisorders:FactsAboutEatingDisordersandtheSearchforSoluti
[audioFiles]audio_eusm_j01_337(20099)[/audioFiles]A、Theoldhousesshouldbetu
对于有卸载机构的大、中型活塞式制冷压缩机来说,采用()方法调节冷量。A.滑阀
1、资料(一) 鑫龙制药(集团)有限公司(以下简称鑫龙制药或公司)是一家较早成
凡两经或三经的病证同时出现者为A.卒发 B.伏发 C.合病 D.并病 E
患者,男性,18岁。确诊金黄色葡萄球菌引起的急性骨髓炎。最佳选药应是A.庆大霉素
使用冰袋降温时,以下护理措施不妥的是A.随时观察冰袋有无漏水 B.冰块融化后应
贾律师在一起未成年人盗窃案件辩护意见中写到:“首先,被告人刘某只是为了满足其上网
某工程施工合同约定根据价格调整公式调整合同价,已知不调值部分占合同价的比例为15
竣工图是水利工程档案的重要组成部分,其中的项目总平面图应由()进行编制。A.施
最新回复
(
0
)