Do you want to live a happier, less stressful(有压力的) life? Try laughing for no re
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Do you want to live a happier, less stressful(有压力的) life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how millions of people start their day at Laughter(笑声) Clubs around the world and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy.
The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria.“Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr. Kataria. “Everyone is naturally good at laughing — it’s the common language. We want people to feel happy with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 in the world.
Many doctors are also interested in the effects(效果) of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California, with laughing there is less stress in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.
So what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in South London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class, to be honest, I wasn’t interested in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking silly. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha” while looking at each other. However, our bodies can’t tell the difference between real laughter and unreal laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects.
Surprisingly, it works! After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the results.
小题1:The first Laughter Club was started in __________.| A．India | B．America | C．Britain | D．China |
小题2:How many Laughter Clubs are there in the world today?| A．Over 300. | B．Over 500. | C．Over 800. | D．Over 1,300. |
小题3:How did the writer feel at the beginning of the class?| A．Surprised. | B．Pleased. | C．Nervous. | D．Tired. |
小题4:When did the people in the club begin to laugh for real?| A．After ten minutes. | B．After ten hours. | | C．After ten seconds. | D．After ten days. |
小题5:The article mainly tells us __________.| A．young children laugh much more often than adults in a day | | B．laughing is one of the best ways to stay healthy | | C．many doctors are also interested in the effects of laughter on our health | | D．real laughter and unreal laughter are both good for health |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:D |
解析
短文大意：这篇短文介绍了笑声俱乐部的由来以及我参加笑声俱乐部的一次经历，告诉我们当自己处于压力时，可以笑一笑来缓解自己的压力。
小题1:根据The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India,可知选A
小题2:根据第二段There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 in the world 描述，可知选D。
小题3:根据I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class,可知选C
小题4:根据After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real 可知选A
小题5:根据短文倒数第二段However, our bodies can’t tell the difference between real laughter and unreal laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects 描述，可知无论是真笑还是假笑都对我们的健康有好处。故选D。 |
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Betty and I are best friends. Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year, we had a costume party instead.
While we were writing the invitations, my mum came in and asked, “Why not invite John?” John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was already getting better grades in math than anyone else in class. I wrinkled(皱起) my nose, “Mum, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costume?” Mum said nothing. The next day, mum gave me an envelope with a shopping certificate(凭证) in it. “I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John.” Mum said. But how? We didn’t want to make John embarrassed. We discussed it for a long time. Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.
On the day of our party, kids arrived, dressed differently. John arrived, in an old sheet(床单), but still in the same brown pants as usual. We danced, ate snacks and played games in groups. Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice, “Now it’s time for the great prize game. It’s the following riddle…” It was a math game. None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.
Everything went on well as we planned. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy. So did we.
When we help others, we need to find a proper way, or we may hurt them in another way.
小题1:The two girls and John were in the same _________.| A．group | B．family | C．team | D．class |
小题2: John’s family may be very _________ according to the passage.小题3:How did John get the prize during the party?| A．By helping others | | B．By asking for help. | | C．By getting good grades in study | | D．By winning the math game. |
小题4:John _________ with the shopping certificate after the party.| A．watched a basketball match | | B．saw a movie | | C．bought something to wear | | D．made a phone call |
小题5:Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?| A．John wasn’t good at math. | | B．The two girls helped John in a proper way. | | C．The two girls felt angry when John won the great prize. | | D．John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt to the party. |
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This is a true story . One evening a woman was 36 home when she saw a truck close behind her . She drove more quickly to be far away from the truck , 37 when she sped up (加速），the truck did ，too. The 38 she drove , the faster the truck drove . The woman felt afraid , so she drove onto a main street , hoping to 39 the truck in a traffic . But the truck jumped a 40 light and went on running after her .
Finally the woman drove her car into a service station ,and got out of her car ,shouting for 41 . The truck driver didn" d leave , instead he went out of his car . He 42 the back door , and pulled out a man hidden (藏）in the back seat . The woman was running from the wrong person .the woman was 43 at last .
From the place where the woman stopped her car , the driver 44 a criminal (罪犯）in the woman" s car . The driver drove after her not to 45 her but to help her .
小题1:A. running B. walking C. driving.
小题2:A. but B. though C. or.
小题3:A. bigger B. faster C. happier.
小题4:A. lose B. look C. come
小题5:A. black B. red C. green.
小题6:A. advice B. suggestion C. help
小题7:A. cleaned B. opened C. bought.
小题8:A. safe B. healthy C. free
小题9:A. forgot B. found C. put.
小题10:A. harm B. visit. C. save. |
Linda was a sixteen-year-old girl in Canada . She was feeling bad for several days . Her mother took her to a hospital and the doctors found out that she had cancer .
Linda " s life changed . She began to go to the hospital often for treatment (治疗）,and she also became depressed .
The hospitals and the doctors were good , but Linda did not have hope herself . Linda " s mother called a flower shop close to the hospital . “ I want some beautiful flowers for my daughter. She is a teen girl with cancer . ” She told the shop owner .
Later , the flowers arrived . Then Linda saw something unusual . It was a card . It read , “
Linda ,
I own (拥有）this flower shop . I had cancer when I was fifteen years old . I am 24 years old now . Good luck . My heart goes out to you .
Yours ,
Alice.
Linda smiled . She finally felt some real hope . She found the will ( 意志）to live.
Little things make a big difference . All of us can give little things like kindness , encouragement and hope to others .
小题1:Why was Linda feeling bad for several days ?
A. Because she was seriously ill .
B. Because she had no friend.
C. Because her life changed .
小题2:What does the underline word “ depressed ”mean in Paragraph ( 段）2 ？
A. Safe B. Serious . C. Sad .
小题3:Who sent Linda a card ?
A. Her mother . B. A doctor . C. A shop owner .
小题4:What happened to Linda after reading the card ?
A . She became hopeful about life .
B . She wanted to work with Alice .
C . She thanked her mother a lot .
小题5:Which of the following can be the best title for the passage ?
A . Be kind to yourself .
B .Little things make a big difference .
C . Try something different . |
M r . Dawson was an old man with a bad temper(脾气） . And everyone in town knew it. Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples .
One Friday , 12-year-old Janet and her friend Amy had to walk past M r . Dawson " s house . When Janet saw him ,she suggested crossing the street to the other side . But Amy said they needn" t .
When M r . Dawson saw Amy ,he smiled and said , “ hello , Amy ! I see you have a new friend with you today .” Amy smiled back and told him that Janet would stay with her that night . M r . Dawson looked friendly and gave them each a fresh apple . The girls were glad to get them .
Later Janet asked Amy , “ everyone says he is the most unwelcome person in town . Why was he so kind to us ? ” Amy explained that when she first walked past his house , she was also afraid of him . But she pretended there was an invisible ( 看不见的）smile on his face and then started talking to her . Just a “ hello ” at first , and then more .
“ An invisible smile ？”Janet was puzzled ,“ Yes ,” answered Amy , “ My grandma told me to think so . She says smiles can run around . If we keep smiling at someone , sooner or later he will really smile back . ”
Remember what Amy " s grandma said ,and we will find that most people can " t refuse our smile .
小题1:What did people feel about M r . Dawson ?
小题2:What did Janet think of M r . Dawson after getting an apple from him ?
小题3:What did Amy do when she first walked past M r . Dawson " s house ?
小题4:Who did Amy learn “ an invisible smile ” from ?
小题5:What does the writer advise us to do ? |
Have you ever noticed that your fingertips are winked when you’ve just finished swimming or washing dishes? It seems as if your hands have aged 30 years in a second. But is this an accident? Or is it something that nature has built into our bodies?
If your finger’s wrinkling up had no use at all, “ it wouldn’t need to.” Professor Tom Smulders from Newcastle University, UK, told BBC News. By studying wet fingers closely, Smulders and his partners found that the wrinkles looked a bit like the patterns on the car tire or on the bottom of the running shoes. So they made a guess that wrinkles on fingers might be able to help the hand hold things more tightly.
To test this, researchers asked 20 people to pick up marbles from water with their hands. But before they started, some of the people had to keep their hands in water for half an hour.
The researchers found that the people with wrinkled fingers completed the task the task faster than those with dry hands. But when they were asked to move dry marbles, all the people performed equally well, no matter they had the wrinkled fingers or not.
Our ancestors might not have played with marbles, but wrinkled fingers could have made it easier for them to climb around in the wet forests and catch fish from rivers, researchers say.
Similarly, our toes also get wrinkled in water. This may have developed from our ancestor’s need to run on wet ground.
But the question is, if wrinkled fingers are so helpful, why don’t our hands just stay that way all the time? Researchers explained that wrinkling has its disadvantage: wet fingertips are far less sensitive than smooth ones, reducing our sense of touch.
小题1:What does the underlined world “this ” in the third paragraph refer to?| A．Whether fingers have wrinkles after they are put in water. | | B．Whether wrinkled fingers can hold things more tightly. | | C．Why keeping things in water makes them wrinkled. | | D．Why wrinkles help hands hold things more tightly. |
小题2:The test shows that ________.| A．winkled hands hold dry things more tightly than dry hands do. | | B．dry hands hold dry things more tightly than wrinkled hands do. | | C．winkled hands hold wet things more tightly than dry hands do. | | D．dry hands hold wet things more tightly than wrinkled hands do. |
小题3:What might be the disadvantage of wrinkled fingers?| A．They are too sensitive to be touched. | | B．They might be more likely to get hurt. | | C．They cannot hold things tightly enough. | | D．They are not so sensitive as dry fingers. |
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