C．hold inside D．completely forget

　　7. What information would have been useful to add to the final paragraph?

　　A．The names of some good books that talk about anger issues.

　　B．The viewpoints of people who hold the opposite opinion to the writer.

　　C．Different studies that provide some evidence supporting the writer's beliefs.

　　D．Some examples of how to deal with anger in a positive and beneficial way.

　　8．The content of this passage is mostly based on________.

　　A．fact B．opinion

　　C．theory D．story

　　Ⅳ.语法填空

　　Do you know Mo Yan? Some of you might answer "No" in the past, but nowadays this name has become well­known all over China, even the whole world! In 2012, great news came 1.________ the Swedish Academy announced it had awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature 2.________ Chinese author Mo Yan, who has created his works through a 3.________ (mix) of fantasy and reality, historical and social perspectives. 4.________ prize is worth 8 million Swedish kronor, about 7.49 million RMB.

　　5．________ (hear) the news, Mo Yan said that he was overjoyed and terrified. Born in 1955 in Shandong, Mo Yan, the son of farmers, left school 6.________ (work) first in agriculture and later in a factory. In 1976 he joined the People's Liberation Army and 7.________ was from then on that he began to study literature and write.

　　课下能力提升(六)

　　Ⅰ.1.would have scored　2.it　3.transformed　4.significance　5.do　6.often

　　Ⅲ.

　　1．解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，要想找到世界上最好笑的笑话很难，这是因为人们对此的评判标准不一样。

　　2．解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第三段第一句可知，作者认为这个笑话只是略微好笑，而第二段中提到专家们将这个笑话选为世界上最好笑的笑话。由此可推知，作者认为这个笑话没有专家们认为的那么好笑。

　　3．解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第三段第二句和倒数第二段第二句可知，读者的文化背景是理解笑话的最重要的因素。

　　4．解析：选A　细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第三句可知，出乎意料的结尾对大多数笑话来说是必不可少的。

　　5．解析：选B　细节理解题。根据文章第三段内容可知，作者认为"Positive Thinking"只不过是让人重复积极的话，有时还会有消极作用，对解决愤怒问题没有帮助。故选B项。

　　6．解析：选C　短语猜测题。根据画线短语后"few people ever learn proper and positive ways to express anger.Instead, we are taught that'anger is wrong'and'you should keep your anger inside'．"可知，此处是让人们隐藏愤怒的意思。故选C项。

7．解析：选D　推理判断题。最后一段主要论述了我们应该妥善地处理愤怒，所以接