文章大意：这是一篇议论文。本文主要讲述了作者对于笑声和快乐的理解，认为笑声是最终的快乐体现形式，快乐可以在各种地方被发现，而且我们可以通过帮助他人或者注意自己的微笑来体验快乐。作者呼吁我们不要害怕表现得愚蠢，因为愚蠢可以帮助我们更好地感受生活中的小事情，从而体验到更多的快乐。
6 . I am a big laugher. I’ve been told that even in a room of a thousand people, you can always hear me laughing over the crowd. For me, laughter is the ultimate form of embodied joy. And by “embodied”, I mean that my whole body is involved when I laugh. On the inside, it’s like a bubbling fountain of joy spilling out all over the place.
But what is joy, anyway?
Life can be terrible, but if you decide to follow the sound of the joy-fountain, you will find joy showing up in all kinds of places: pets playfully bouncing around, kindness, or even in nothingness.
How can joy be found? A friend moved into a new apartment and needed some help, so I helped him. Afterwards, he was obviously so much happier and at case. I noticed that playing even a small part in his happiness brought me great joy, and I took a moment to let this feeling of embodied joy in. We can practice letting joy in by noticing how it feels to smile. Where does your body light up when you smile? When I smile, it makes me want to take a deep breath, and I notice my shoulders and belly relaxing. When I embody caring and loving, it feels great!
Sadly, many of us are unaware of joy, or suspicious of it. Maybe you arc afraid to open up to joy, or maybe you are so unfamiliar with what joy feels like that you ignore or resist it when it comes knocking. No one, other than you, owns your happiness, but you might unknowingly block feelings or experiences that help you embody joy. The fact is that when you can’t embody joy, you miss out on one of life’s essential vitamins.
Want more joy? Don’t be afraid to look silly. Silliness helps us take things less personally. It helps us see the world the way a kid does. When we can find more joy in the smalls of everyday life, we can embody happiness, rather than just pursuing it.
1. How is the topic of joy introduced at the beginning of the passage?
| A．By highlighting a joyful experience. |
| B．By stressing the importance of laughing. |
| C．By presenting an ultimate form of satisfaction. |
| D．By sharing the author’s understanding of joy. |
2. What might be the author’s advice on finding joy?
| A．Taking a deep breath. | B．Smiling to your friends. |
| C．Doing small acts of kindness. | D．Reflecting on nothingness. |
3. What might be the reason for many of us missing joy?
| A．That many of us refuse it on purpose. |
| B．That many of us are insensitive to joy. |
| C．That many of us lack life’s essential vitamins. |
| D．That many of us are likely to take joy for granted. |
4. What is the best title of the text?
| A．Life is the creation of joy | B．A happy man always laughs last |
| C．People are always unaware of joy | D．Happy people are happy in childhood |
