18．The power of humor and laughter is numerous．They entertain us and make us feel good．But，above all，we have discovered that humor and laughter are the best medicine．They relieve pain，reduce stress and anxiety，and are anti-aging and longevity facilitators．
They are extremely necessary for helping us to find and maintain a balance between life and work．However，they are slipping away from us．We have become far too serious．The only ones who still enjoy humor，laughter，fun and play to the fullest are young children．Children tend to laugh an average of 200times a day．For adults，however，it is a totally different story．
In the 1950s people laughed on average 18times a day．Today，we are lucky if we average between 4-6times a day．
As a matter of fact，a recent study found that people laugh 6more times in the presence of one person but 30more times in a group of people．You can get a chuckle（咯咯笑） from jokes you get on the Internet，but it is not the same as belly jiggling laughter （a deep laugh） you get when you interact with others．
Socializing with friends and relatives was much looked forward to．However，this is no longer the case．In fact，the majority of people can hardly find time，nor do they have the inclinationtowards socializing outside home．They turn to electronic media such as television，computers，the Internet，videos，CDs，and audio equipment，which can provide them with instant self-entertainment at the push of a button．
The workplace does not fare（進展） much better．Due to the pressures to produce more in the same or fewer hours available and to compete，for example，in a manufacturing field with cheaper labor elsewhere in the world，humor and laughter in the workplace have gradually eroded（逐漸毀壞） away．
I have developed a real appreciation，perhaps closer to a strong desire for the power of humor and laughter．This encouraged me to write my first book titled"The Power of Humor"and subsequently my second book titled"Kids Say the Goggonest Things"based on the natural humor，laughter，play and fun that kids experience and they freely share with parents，grandparents and teachers．
From writing about humor and laughter，people start to ask me to speak up for them．To date，I have developed a number of humor-laughter topics that I use in my keynote presentations．You are invited to subscribe to my free monthly e-magazine"The Humormeister's Forum"by clicking on the Free Humor E-zine navigation button on the website．
32．According to the author，laughter is leaving us partly becauseD．
A．we fail to maintain balance between life and work
B．the pace of change in our lives is becoming faster
C．we have more pain，stress and anxiety now
D．we adults treat everything in a serious way
33．The fourth paragraph mainly tells us thatB．
A．getting a deep laugh nowadays is difficult
B．people laugh more heartily when spending time with others
C．we can entertain ourselves with the help of the Internet
D．researchers have made a new discovery about the effect of laughter
34．The underlined word"inclination"in Paragraph 5most probably means"D"．
A．destination B．a(chǎn)pproach C．a(chǎn)ttitude D．tendency
35．Which of the following articles can we most probably find in"The Humormeister's Forum"？C
A．The power of honesty．
B．Don't be your own worst enemy．
C．Funny Christmas stories to share with your loved ones．
D．Live life purposefully：The relationship within．
分析 本文介紹了幽默和笑聲是最好的良藥，但是幽默和笑聲已經(jīng)遠離我們，因為現(xiàn)在的人們變得太嚴肅了，每天不怎么笑，并就這一現(xiàn)象做出分析．
解答 32．D 細節(jié)理解題．從文中第一段We have become far too serious．我們變得過于嚴肅．因此可知，我們成年人總是用很嚴肅的方式處理事情，故選D．
33．B 細節(jié)理解題．文中第四段主要介紹最近的一項研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，人們在一個人在場時笑6次在，但一群人在場時笑30次．你可以從你在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上看到的笑話而咯咯笑，但它并不等同于當你與他人互動時的深深的笑，引發(fā)腹部抖動的笑，故可推知，這段主要是說當和他人一起交流時人們才會更加發(fā)自內(nèi)心的笑．故選B．
34．D 詞匯理解題．根據(jù)文中第五段They turn to electronic media such as television，computers，the Internet，videos，CDs，and audio equipment，which can provide them with instant self-entertainment at the push of a button．他們轉(zhuǎn)向電子媒體如電視、電腦、互聯(lián)網(wǎng)、視頻、cd、音響設(shè)備，可以為他們提供按下按鈕的即時自娛．由tend to可推知前文的nor do they have the inclination towards socializing outside home意思是他們也沒有在家外面社交的傾向，故inclination這里是指tendency，傾向，趨勢，故選D．
35．C 細節(jié)理解題．從文中最后一段I have developed a number of humor-laughter topics that I use in my keynote presentations．You are invited to subscribe to my free monthly e-magazine"The Humormeister's Forum"by clicking on the Free Humor E-zine navigation button on the website．我已經(jīng)寫出許多幽默笑話的話題，在我的主題演講上我使用的．歡迎你訂閱我的每月免費電子雜"Humormeister的論壇"點擊免費幽默電子雜志網(wǎng)站上的導航按鈕．故可知在該論壇上發(fā)布是關(guān)于幽默笑話的文章．故選C．
點評 本文是一個科教類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
