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

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问题  
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. 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.
    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.
    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.
9. How do people today view humor according to the speaker?
10. What did the ancient Greeks think of humor?
11. 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 录音一开始便讲人们是怎样看待幽默,其中提到,如果某个人很有幽默感,这意味着他是快乐的,社交上很自信,而且拥有健康的生活观。选项D提及了原文其中两点(happy和confident),为本题答案。A项“它是性格慷慨的特征”、B项“它是自尊的反映”和C项“它的智商高的显示”均没有原文依据。
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