Do you want to live a happier, less stressful life? Try laughing for no reason a

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Do you want to live a happier, less stressful life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how thousands of people start their day at laughter 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 7and 15 times a day,” says Dr Kataria. “Everyone’s naturally good at laughing—it’s universal（通用的） language. We want people to feel happy with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 worldwide.
Many doctors are also interested in the effects 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 stupid. 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 fake（假的） laughter and real 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: In which country was the first Laughter Club started?

A．Britain	B．America
C．Australia	D．India

小题2: How did the writer feel at the beginning of the class?

A．Surprised	B．Pleased
C．Nervous	D．Stressful

小题3:When did the people in the club begin to laugh for real?

A．After a few minutes	B．After a few hours
C．After a few seconds	D．After a few days

小题4: Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Fake laughter and real laughter are both good for health

B．40% of the people in Laughter Clubs are good friends.

C．Adults laugh more often than children in a day.

D．Laughing is the best way to prevent illness.

小题5: Which is the best title of this passage?

A．Laughing is bad for your health.

B．Laughing is the best way to prevent（预防） illness.

C．Laughing is helpful for your health.

D．Laughing is the most important thing to you .

答案

小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:C

解析

试题分析：这篇短文主要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，作者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:细节理解题。根据第二段The first laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr Madan Kataria.描述，可知选D。
小题2:细节理解题。根据第四段I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class,可知作者的心情，故选C
小题3:推理判断题。根据After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real—and some people just couldn’t stop!描述，可知人们真笑在十来分钟后就开始了，故选A
小题4:归纳理解题。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A。
小题5:标题归纳题。根据短文的主旨大意，可知无论是真笑还是假笑都对我们的健康有好处，故选C。

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After shaking the east coast of Honshu, Japan on March 11, the earthquake has caused more than 10, 000 deaths and 17, 000 people missing. In downtown of Tokyo, buildings shook and frightened citizen blocked out all the streets and roads. The tsunami（飓风）afterwards, which caused more deaths and injury, made Japanese people unable to cheer up. “Now that our neighbors are in trouble,” the Foreign Ministry spokesman said, “we are in our turn to give a hand. Our rescue team has already got there in time to help.” The terrible earthquake also caused a big fire breaking out at the Fukushima nuclear power plant（福岛核电站）, leading to a radiation leaking（泄漏）.
50 nuclear workers, facing radiation and fire, became the only people remaining at the Fukushima nuclear power plant on Tuesday — and perhaps Japan’s last chance of preventing a broader nuclear danger. They have volunteered to put seawater on dangerous nuclear fuel（核燃料）to cool it down, to prevent thousands of tons of radioactive dust high into the air. Some scientists suggest that the leaking is harmful to human being and may influence human body through rain or snow from the sky in the future.

小题1:The earthquake in Japan has caused over ______ people missing.
A. 10, 000                  B. 17, 000                  C. 27, 000
小题2:From the passage, we know that ______ led to a radiation leaking.
A. the earthquake               B. the tsunami                  C. the rain
小题3:______ the nuclear fuel can prevent radioactive dust high into the air.
A. Throwing away                B. Burning out                  C. Cooling down
小题4:Some scientists suggest Japanese people watch out for _______.
A. the fire                     B. the weather                  C. the seawater
小题5:The main idea of this passage is that ______.
A. Japan is the most dangerous country in the world
B. a big fire broke out at the Fukushima power plant
C. the earthquake in Japan led to a radiation leaking

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The sun gives energy and the earth receives the sun’s energy. The way the earth interacts with the sun’s energy can be displayed in a picture called the earth’s energy budget（预算）. It displays the sun’s energy that reaches us and how much of that energy is taken in and how much is thrown back by the earth and its air. Once the energy reaches the earth, some of it is taken by land and oceans. The amount of energy that is taken in influences the temperatures. The energy that is not taken in is thrown back to space.
Generally, the amount of energy coming in is equal to the amount of energy going out. So, we say the earth’s energy budget is balanced. If more energy was coming in than was going out, the earth’s temperature would increase. On the other hand, if too much energy is thrown back, and not taken in, we would see the earth’s temperature dropping.
Of all of the sun’s energy that hits the earth, about 67% is taken in by the land, oceans, air and clouds and about 33% is thrown back into space.

小题1:The picture above shows us how ________ hits the earth.
A. the high temperature B. the heavy rain C. the sun’s energy
小题2:In the 2nd paragraph, the underlined phrase “equal to ” means “______”.
A. less than B. the same as C. more than
小题3:Picture ______ shows us the main idea of the last paragraph.

A. B. C.

小题4:If too much energy is thrown back, we will feel ______on the earth.
A. cold                     B. hot                      C. warm
小题5:The amount of energy that is _______ influences the temperatures.
A. well balanced
B. thrown back
C. taken in

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The kids at the top of the class get there by mastering a few good ways that others can learn. Here are some secrets of straight-A(成绩全优的) students.
①Take good notes and use them. The teacher will test you on what he or she emphasized. That’s what you find in your notes.
②Study anywhere or everywhere. Some students work late at nights when the house is quiet. Others wake up early. but straight-A students study as soon as they come home from school. All agree that they succeed in their study because they can studying like this.
③Organize well. Don’t waste time looking for a pencil or missing paper. Keep everything at the right place.
④Plan your time. If you want to be a straight-A student, make sure to finish all your tasks before the deadline.
⑤Do more than you are asked.. Part of learning is practicing. The more you practice, the better you will learn.
任务一：根据内容完成下列表格。

	Secrets of Being a Straight-A Student
Secret 1	小题1:
Secret 2	小题2:
Secret 3	Organize well.
Secret 4	小题3:
Secret 5	小题4:

任务二：你一定还有你的有效学习经验，请你写用英语一条出来与同学们一同分享。
小题5:Your Secret：

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You may not have heard the words “freshman fifteen” before, but they are very important for students who are entering university(大学). A freshman is a first-year college student. “Fifteen” means fifteen pounds---the fifteen pounds added to a student’s weight in his or her first year. There are a number of reasons why first-year university students gain(增加) weight; but it’s encouraging to know that freshmen don’t have to add these harmful fifteen pounds.
Mistakes choosing food
University kitchens serve(供应) many kinds of food. Some students choose unhealthy food, because now their patents are not nearby to help them choose. Some students visit the kitchen many times while studying. Late at night, some students get harmful fast food such as fish and chips with Coke to drink. Students also have less time for walking, running, and doing sports because of their schoolwork.
Eating right
If you’re careful, you don’t have to add fifteen pounds. Here are some ideas:
Think more about what you eat.
Eat plenty of vegetables and healthy meats.
Don’t eat desserts full of sugar; have fruit after dinner.
Try not to eat so much unhealthy food while you study.
It’s all right to have a little fast food sometimes---but not often.
Write down the foods you eat.
Walk, run, do sports---move and you will feel better!
Remember that the “freshman fifteen” can happen to anyone. Talk to your friends about it. Together, try to eat healthy food and not to eat unhealthy food. Walking, running, and playing sports is always more fun with friends. Help each other and you can have a healthy and happy freshman year.
小题1:The “freshman fifteen” is _______.

A．weight that high school students gain

B．weight that first-year university students can gain

C．fifteen pounds of food that first-year students eat

D．fifteen students who eat unhealthy food

小题2:Which of these mistakes is not mentioned（提及）in the passage?

A．Choosing unhealthy food.	B．Visiting the kitchen while studying.
C．Getting fast food at night.	D．Eating too much chocolate.

小题3: Which of these ideas would the writer probably agree with?

A．You’d better not eat unhealthy food.

B．Not eating unhealthy foods is easier with friends’ help.

C．Gaining fifteen pounds can help you study better.

D．Some students can eat anything they want.

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For hundreds of years, scientists have been trying to answer what things have an effect on people’s emotions (情感). How you feel is controlled by many things. Your emotions can be affected by your personality, by the actions of others and by events around you. Perhaps you don’t know your emotions can be influenced by the weather as well.
People often say they feel good when the sun is shining and sad when it is cloudy.In fact, sunlight makes us feel good.When sunlight hits our skins,our bodies produce a vitamin. Vitamins are natural chemicals(化学物质)which we all need to stay healthy.Sunlight helps our bodies produce vitamin D.Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical.This special chemical affects our brains(大脑)and makes us feel happy.For example, there are long, dark winters of little sunlight in Sweden and Norway,so many peple in these countries often feel sad.Without much sunlight, their bodies produce less vitamin D.Without enough vitamin D, their bodies make less of this special chemical which makes them feel good.To help the people in these countries feel better,special “sunrooms”with artificial(人造的)lights have been built.People can go there and get “sunlight”for an hour or two!
The weather can also affect people’s emotions in other ways. Hot weather can make people angry because people feel uncomfortable when they are hot. In the same way, rain can make people angry because being wet can be unpleasant. As you can see, the weather can have an effect on the chemicals which control our brains. Through these ways, the weather can influence our emotions. Sadly, while the weather can change us, we can hardly change the weather.
小题1:Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor (因素) that can affect one’s emotions?

A．Weather.	B．Actions of others.
C．Personality.	D．Age.

小题2:Which of the following is true about vitamin D according to the passage?

A．It is a kind of artificial chemical.

B．It makes us worried by affecting our brains.

C．It is needed by us all to keep fit.

D．It is in the sunlight.

小题3:What can we infer (推断) from the passage?

A．We feel good when we are in the bright cool weather.

B．We will be happy when we are caught in the rain.

C．All people in Norway and Sweden feel sad in winter.

D．The more vitamin D you have, the happier you’ll be.

小题4:What may be the best title for this passage?
A. Why Do We Feel Sad?
B. The Weather Influences People’s Emotions.
C. People Need More Vitamin D.
D. We Can Hardly Change the Weather.

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