you think they were laughing at something 2 that one of them said? Or, to be honest with yourself, would you think they were laughing at you? Yes, you.
Being laughed at is a 3 fear. But a major study published(公布)in 2009 found that this fear is not the 4 around the world, It differs from culture to culture.
Some people in the study said they felt unsure of 5 in social situations and hid their feelings of insecurity (不安全). Others said they avoided (回避) social situations where they had been laughed at 6 .
Shy people often avoid situations that would make them get into close contact (接触) with other people. They worry that something they say or do will make other people laugh at them, It can be truly sad for those who live with the fear of laughter. It can 7 how they lead their lives.
In the study, a team from the University of Zurich led more than ninety 8 from around the world. They wanted to understand the difference between normal shyness and true fear of being laughed at. Another purpose of the study was 9 the levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures. The scientists surveyed more than twenty-two thousand people in forty-two different languages. The 10 would appear in Scientific Humor. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. B卷 一、1. hardly 2. did 3. making/ cooking 4. alone/ herself 5. showed 6. happened 7. parents’ 8.instead 9. me 10. leave
二、1. suddenly 2. funny 3. common 4. same 5. themselves 6.before 7. affect 8. researchers 9. to compare 10. findings 2013
完成对话。在对话空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确；一空一词（含缩写词）。（共10小题，每小题1分；计1分。请将所有使用的单词直接填写在答题卡相应题号的位置上） (J--- Jack; T---Tony)
J: Hi, Tony. Why do you look so exhausted?
T: You can’t 1.________________ how unlucky I was this morning. J: What happened?
T: This morning I nearly 2._______________ the lecture to be held in City Library. I woke up a little late. But the note on the desk 3._______________ me of the lecture. So I had to rush to the bus stop.
J: Did you catch the bus?
T: No. I 4._______________ to do so. As soon as I saw a taxi coming near, I shouted and 5._____________ it at once.
J: so you got to the library in time, didn’t you?
T: No. 6._______________, when the taxi was two blocks aways from the library, it couldn’t move on 7._______________ a bit because it had knocked into a bus when turning left. J: What did you do then?
T: Right at that moment I received a call. I was told I 8.______________ go to the lecture this morning. The news made me 9.______________. I was happy.
J: Did you return home directly?
T: No. I had to stay in the town, 10._____________, for the lecture was put off until this afternoon. 短文填空。从下面方框中选出10个单词，并将其正确形式填写在答题卡相应题号的位置上，使短文意思正确通顺（每词限用一次）。（共10个小题，每小题1分；计10分）
One day, a student was talking with a professor (教授), who’s kind to those who waited on his 1.______________.
As they went along, they saw a pair of old shoes 2.___________ on the path (小路), which, they supposed, belonged to a poor man working in a nearby field (田地). He had neatly finished his 3.____________ work.
The student came to a stop, and said to the professor, “Let’s play a hoax on the man: we hide his shoes, hide ourselves and wait to see how 4._____________ he would be when he finds that his shoes are 5.__________ .”
“My friend,” answered the professor, “We should never enjoy ourselves while making the poor sad. Now you are rich, why not give yourself a much greater 6._____________ by helping the poor man? Put a coin into each shoe, hide ourselves and see what will happen to him.” The student did so, and they both places themselves behind the nearby trees.
After finishing his work, the poor man came across the field to the path. Putting his foot into one of his shoes, he felt something unusual. He stopped 7._____________ what it was and he found the coin.
He took out the coin, surprised, and looked at it 8.______________ for a while. Then he looked around, but 9._____________ was there. Then he started to put on the other shoe. He got much more surprises when he found the other coin.
The poor man then looked up into the sky and shouted “Thank You!” The student stood there with tears (眼泪) in his eyes. “Now,” said the professor, “aren’t you more pleased than if you had played 10.__________ planned hoax?”
“You’ve taught me a lesson which I will never forget,” answered the student. 2013
B卷（非选择题）
完成对话 1.imagine /believe 2.forgot 3.reminded 4.failed 5.stopped
Unfortunately /Unluckily 7.even 8.needn’t 9.relaxed 10 instead 短文填空 1.instructions 2.lying 3.day’s/daily 4.embarrassed 5.lost 6.pleasure 7.to feel 8.carefully 9.nobody 10.your