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
2024-04-04
47
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/3539779.html
相关试题推荐
ThereisnothingnewaboutTVandfashionmagazinesgivinggirlsunhealthyi
ThereisnothingnewaboutTVandfashionmagazinesgivinggirlsunhealthyi
ThereisnothingnewaboutTVandfashionmagazinesgivinggirlsunhealthyi
ThereisnothingnewaboutTVandfashionmagazinesgivinggirlsunhealthyi
ThereisnothingnewaboutTVandfashionmagazinesgivinggirlsunhealthyi
[originaltext]Whenwethinkofgames,thereareallkindsofthings.Maybeyou’
[originaltext]MyfellowSingaporeans:Whatwereyourmostmemorablemoments
[originaltext]MyfellowSingaporeans:Whatwereyourmostmemorablemoments
[originaltext]MyfellowSingaporeans:Whatwereyourmostmemorablemoments
[originaltext]AbeetleinvasionintheUnitedStateshaskilledatleasttwenty
随机试题
Therationaleforthegovernment’sinvolvementineachmodeoftransportationis
Theconceptofpersonalchoiceconcerninghealthisimportantbecause______.[b
Thisclassroomis______thatone.A、twicebigthanB、biggertwicethanC、twicea
某企业年初所有者权益为6000万元,本年度实现净利润800万元,以资本公积转增资
某公司5年前通过出让方式取得土地面积2000m2、使用期限50年的某地块,土地出
关于质量管理体系审核与质量管理体系认证的主要区别及联系,下列说法错误的有().
企业工资集体协商的内容不包括()A.工资指导线 B.工资分配制度 C.工资
食物中毒具有以下特征除了A.暴发性 B.季节性 C.相似性 D.传染性
勘察费用在合同生效后()天内,发包人应向勘察人支付预算勘察费的20%作为定金。A
男性,26岁,上感4天后,出现水肿加重,齿龈出血,呼吸困难不能平卧,检查:BP2
最新回复
(
0
)