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Do you want to live a happier, less stressful life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how millions 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 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 1300 in the world.
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 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.
The first Laughter Club was started in __________.
A. India B. America C. Britain
How many Laughter Clubs are there in the world today?
A. Over 1300. B. Over 500. C. Over 800.
How did the writer feel at the beginning of the class?
A. Surprised. B. Pleased. C. Nervous.
When did the people in the club begin to laugh for real?
A. After ten minutes. B. After ten hours. C. After ten seconds.
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.real laughter and unreal laughter are both good for health

Many people from overseas believe that it rains a lot in London, but in fact its rainfall is similar to that in other European cities. Rainfall is evenly (平均地) spread during the year, soeven in summer a visitor is likely to experience some weather. In spring and autumn there are likely to be some heavy showers, often followed by sunshine. In winter the rain is usually lighter but may for longer.
In the summer, if there are a few days of particularly hot weather, these are often
by a thunderstorm. It is because the weather can change very quickly that many British people carry a(an)umbrella with them throughout the year, even when it appears to be a
day.
The UK’s weather is strongly influenced by the sea which surrounds Britain and Ireland. The sea warms up and more slowly than land, keeping winters relatively warm but also making the summers cooler.
You may be wise to bring warm to wear in the evenings even during the summer months. Very hot days (over 30 C) are not common, so air conditioning is not as widespread as in warmer countries.
During the winter people will often wear several different layers (层) of clothing. This allows them to keep warm when walking outside, but to comfortable when inside a heated building.
A. dryB. wet C. hot
A. last B. breakC. have
A. received B. accepted C. followed
A. fine B. bad C. rainy
A. takes off B. rises up C. cools down`
A. something B. anything C. nothing
A. realize B. remind C. remain

You want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience to study here.
In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade. However, I didn’t know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.
When I first studied English, I was told to say, “I am fine” when people say “How are you?” But in the US, I found that people say, “I am good” or “I’m tired”.
One day, someone greeted me with “What’s up?” It made me confused . I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.
Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures.
To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan(晒黑). However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or “whiter”.
I was also surprised by how hardworking US students are.
In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard and that’s it. But here, a “good” student gets good grades, does a lot of for the public and plays sports or music.
The kids here are so talented, I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.
According to the writer, textbook English is ________ everyday English.
A. quite different from B. the same as C. more difficult than
What does the word “confused” in the fourth paragraph mean in Chinese ?
A. 困惑 B. 憧憬 C. 悲痛
A good US student spends his / her time __________ .
A. only in doing homework
B. only on sports or music
C. on studies, sports or music and public work
Which of the following is NOT true ?
A. The writer is now in US.
B. American girls love to have white skin.
C. American students are talented and hard working.
Which is the main idea for this passage ?
A. My Travel in America.
B. My Studying in America.
C. My Opinion about America.

Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your studies sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you'll find that the whole world smiles to you. While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed the happy smile on your teacher's face when you did a good job?
One day it is fine. Just before you go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But friends, why don't you sit down and listen to the free concerts that the nature offers you? And with the timely (及时地) rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest.
Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure can't be avoided. I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up hope. When we face failure, we must be confident (信心) in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes," Failure is the mother of success".
Attitude (态度) decides everything. With an optimistic (乐观) attitude life is easy and pleasant. Let's smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.
People sometimes complain_______.
A. life is tiring
B. their studies are successful
C. the sky is always dark
According to the passage, in school,_______.
A. the students don't like their lessons
B. the teachers will be happy if the students do good jobs
C. the teachers don't like their teaching
When we face failure, we_______.
A. shouldn't give up hope
B. must be confident in ourselves
C. Both A and B
If there is a timely rain,_______.
A. farmers can't have a good harvest
B. you can listen to a concert
C. crops in the fields will grow better
The best title for this passage is _______.
A. Smile and the World Smiles to You
B. Complaining about life
C. Failure is the Mother of Success

Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to stop climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as crystal.
The writer tells us that mountain-climbing was ______ for his father and him.
A. hard B. enjoyable C. painful
The underlined word “crystal” in the passage means _______.
A. 岩石 B. 火焰 C. 水晶
Which of the following is the closest meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?
A. You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.
B. Never give up half-way.
C.You can find life is full of nice things.
We can infer(推断) from the last paragraph that ______.
A. the writer was very successful in his life
B. the writer reached the top of the mountain
C. though the writer was young, he could understand his father
Which one is the best title for the passage?
A. Reaching the Top of the Mountain.
B. Standing at the Top of the Mountain.
C. Conversations between Father and Son.

A．to visit his pen pal	B．to go sightseeing
C．to take photos	D．to visit his relatives(亲戚)