1I’vebeenworkingasaprofessionalclown（小丑）fornearlytwoyears．Beforethat，Iwasanactorfornineyears．Iwasneverfamous，butIwasquitesuccessful!IchangedjobsbecauseIwantedtodomoreinlifethanmakepeoplelaugh

Question

1  I’ve been working as a professional clown（小丑）for nearly two years．Before that，I was an actor for nine years．I was never famous，but I was quite successful!I changed jobs because I wanted to do more in life than make people laugh．What if I could help people，too？
As a clown，I try to encourage sick chileren in hospital to laugh and smile．When you laugh，your mind and body relax．Clearly，people who laugh more don’t have as many colds or other problems!Children who laugh a lot often get better results in their studies，too．
It isn’t an easy job．Not all sick children get better，and sometimes I come home and cry．But I always go back to work the next day with my red nose on．I don’t earn much money as a clown，but I feel very lucky to work with such brave，wonderful patients．
2  I became a laughter yoga（瑜伽）teacher more than two years ago．Before that，I was a
dentist!My job was very difficult，and I used to feel fed up．Now I still improve people’s
health，but everything else is completely different．Everyone has fun in a laughter yoga
class，including the teacher!
No，laughter isn’t“magic”．It doesn’t prevent all illness，keep you young，or make you
beautiful．But did you know that isn’t ana excellent kind of exercise？You move your whole
body when you laugh!
Sometimes I worked with famous people．It’s true that being rich can be stressful!Some famous people can be unpleasant at times，but I try to change their bad feelings．Laughter is
excellent for people like musicians，artists and writers，because it helps people to be more creative．

46．According to the passage，we can see that both writers___．
A．have changed their jobs    
B．like sports very much
C．feel unhappy at work
D．are looking for jobs
47．The reason why the first writer take up the jobs as a clown is that___．
A．he has had a disease for two years．
B．he needs a much easier job
C．he wants to be a successful man
D．he wishes to help people
48．The second writer mentions famous people in the passage to show that___．
A．they are always rich
B．they have stress sometimes
C．they like funny people
D．they are good at doing yoga
49．The underlined part“fed up”is closest in meaning to___．
A．interested
B．satisfied
C．disappointed
D．bored
50．It can be learned from the passage that both writers think of their jobs as___．
A．happy moments to learn from other people
B．great chances to make themselves well known
C．rich expensive of acting on the stage
D．good ways of making people happy and healthy．

Answer 1

46．A．细节理解题．根据语境I’ve been working as a professional clown（小丑）for nearly two years．Before that，I was an actor for nine years．可知第一人现在是小丑，以前是演员；根据语境I became a laughter yoga（瑜伽）teacher more than two years ago．Before that，I was a dentist!可知第二人现在是瑜伽老师，以前是牙医．所以这两个人都换过工作．故选：A
47．D．细节理解题．根据语境I changed jobs because I wanted to do more in life than make people laugh．What if I could help people，too？As a clown，I try to encourage sick children in hospital to laugh and smile．可知第一个作者把小丑作为一个工作原因是希望帮助人们．故选：D
48．B．细节理解题．根据语境Sometimes I worked with famous people．It’s true that being rich can be stressful!可知第二位作者提到了这段文章中的名人有时也有压力．故选：B
49．D．词义猜测题．根据语境Now I still improve people’s health，but everything else is completely different．Everyone has fun in a laughter yoga
class，including the teacher!．可知我现在工作玩儿得很开心，说明过去常常感觉无聊．故选：D
50．D．主旨大意题．根据语境I don’t earn much money as a clown，but I feel very lucky to work with such brave，wonderful patients．和Laughter is excellent for people like musicians，artists and writers，because it helps people to be more creative．可知从这篇文章中，可以从中了解到这两位作者都认为自己的工作有能使人愉快和健康的好方法．故选：D