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.The first Laughter Club was started in __________.
| A．India | B．America | C．Britain | D．China |
How many Laughter Clubs are there in the world today?
| A．Over 300. | B．Over 500. | C．Over 800. | D．Over 1,300. |
How did the writer feel at the beginning of the class?
| A．Surprised. | B．Pleased. | C．Nervous. | D．Tired. |
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. |
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 |
Some of the greatest problems we face today are the destruction (破坏) of our environment. Brown clouds, polluted water，endangered wild animals…. these problems seem so huge.
So my family does what we can. We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags. We walk where we don't have to drive…
But does it do any good? When I am the only one in line at the market with cloth bags, am I doing any good? Does my walking to stores make any real difference to the world?
I recently learned something about flamingos(火烈鸟) which like to get together in groups of a thousand or more. Every year, when the time comes for migration(迁徙)，a few of them first take off from the lake. But none of the others seem to notice. So the small group returns. However, the next day they try again. This time a few more fly along with them, but most of them still pay no attention, so they return again. They try for several times. Every time a few more birds join in but, since thousands of the others still take no notice, the great migration plan is once more stopped.
Then one day something changes. The same small group of birds once again starts flying and a small number more join in just as before. then more. Finally, they all take flight and the migration really begins. What a spectacular sight it must be — thousands of flamingos taking off into the sky at once !
A few can make a difference. Even if you're the one to take the first step, and continue trying, others will someday take notice and together we will solve even our greatest problems.Where would you most probably read this passage?
| A．A guidebook. | B．A movie poster. |
| C．A personal blog (博客). | D．A geology (地质) magazine. |
What does the underlined word "spectacular" in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
| A．frustrating. | B．surprised. |
| C．terrible. | D．fantastic. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A． Even if we can walk there , we still drive over. |
| B． Flamingos like to get together in groups of a thousand or more. |
| C． Brown clouds and polluted water are the only problems we face today. |
| D． When a few of the flamingos first take off from the lake, all the others follow at once. |
What's the writer's purpose of writing this article?
| A．To show that the writer loves to see the migration of flamingos. |
| B．To tell readers to continue trying and it can make a difference. |
| C．To introduce a special kind of flamingo to readers. |
| D．To show that there're many problems in the world. |
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| l . We visited Grandma last week. She went to her bedroom. She brought down old books of pictures. We looked at the old pictures. 2. We sat at the kitchen table. A mother, a grandmother. and a daughter looked at photos of mothers, grandmothers and daughters. 3. We turned the yellow pages of the books. The pictures were old. They had men, women, and children I don't remember. |
4. We listened to Grandma talk. " There's a little Bonita." She said. " She had long ,curly. brown hair and big brown eyes." Grandma touched the page. 5. We listened to stories about aunts, uncles, cousins, mothers, fathers, sons and daughters. I don't remember them. But from the stories I know them. |
Which word is repeated at the beginning of each stanza( 诗节 ) ?
| A．Books. | B．Grandma. |
| C．Remember. | D．We. |
In which stanza does Grandma describe Bonita?
| A．Stanza 2. | B．Stanza 3. |
| C．Stanza 4. | D．Stanza 5 |
What is the writer's message in this poem?
| A．Visiting grandma is boring. |
| B．Stories help you know people. |
| C．Photos are useless. |
| D．Grandmothers don't like to tell stories. |
What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody mentions hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck. If you arrange（排列） the 26 English letters in order and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c…26 for z, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1 +18 +4+23+15+18+11="98,meaning:98" is its mark .Knowledge :11+14 +14+23 +12+5+4+7 +5="96" ,love:12+15+22+5="54," and luck: 12+21+3+11="47," a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money? It can’t , either. Then what else? Don’t be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude.Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude:1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100，a full mark. Different attitudes lead to different courses of life. Most time people hope for a better life. It is possible that they will have a better life if they change their attitudes. When you change your manner and became friendly towards others, you’ll meet more smiling faces towards you. In the same way, if you take a positive attitude towards failure, you’ll find it’s also rewarding（有益的）though it has caused you losses（损失）.The writer thinks _________ is the most important thing in a person’s life.
| A．hard-work. | B．knowledge | C．money | D．attitude |
What is the mark of the word “money” according to the passage?
| A．73 | B．72 | C．75 | D．62 |
According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the best way is to ___________.
| A．ask for help from others | B．hope to be lucky |
| C．change your attitude | D．try math-solving ways |
From the passage we can learn that ______________.
| A．diffrent attitudes come from different courses of life |
| B．sometimes failure can bring you good if you take a positive attitude |
| C．math can solve every problem easily in our daily life |
| D．none of the English words except “attitude” is 100 or more |
What is the mark of the word “attitude”according to the passage?
| A．98 | B．96 | C．47 | D．100 |
If you have a brother or sister, you already know you are different from each other. You live together in the same house and the same parents, but you have different personalities.
Why is this? One possible reason is the way your parent treat you. First –born children receive all the attention from their parents. Most families have twice as many photos of a first-born than any other child. Parents usually give first-born more responsibilityand depend on them to take care of younger brothers and sisters. As a result, first -born are often responsible, hard-working, and jealous. They often want to do well at school and work. There are more first-born American Presidents, for example, George Bush, George Washington, andLyndon Baines Johnson-than second or last-born children.
When a second child arrives, parents are more relaxed. The second child has to competewith the first-born for the parents, attention and love. Their children often choose different sports and hobbies to do well at school and work, but have to be creative to get their family’s attention. They are often friendly and cool. Many famous talk-show hosts were born last.The writer thinks that the second children are often ___.
| A．outing and jealous | B．cool and friendly |
| C．hard-working and serious | D．creative and responsible |
The underlined word ―“jealous” means ______ in the passage.
| A．友好的 | B．冷静的 | C．快乐的 | D．嫉妒的 |
______is usually the happiest in the family according to
the passage.
| A．The eldest child | B．The second child |
| C．The youngest child | D．The father |
We can learn from the passage that _________.
| A．the second child is very similar to the first-born child |
| B．brothers and sisters usually have the same personalities |
| C．it’s easy for the second child to get his or her parents’ attention |
| D．there are more first-born successful people than second or last-born people |
The passage is mainly about ___________________.
| A．birth order and personalities |
| B．the personalities of the second child in a family |
| C．the personalities of the eldest child in a family |
| D．the personalities of the youngest child in a family |
We are always using body language in our daily communication. When we talk with each other, we may use body language. For example, in the USA, people point to their heads when they think someone is clever. However, human beings (人类) are not the only ones who use body language. Animals also use body language and facial expressions (面部表情) to tell each other how they feel and what they think.
When a dog is happy, its ears will stand up and its ears will wide open. When it is angry, it willlook straight at you. If an elephant spreads its ears, it means “ Watch out!” To show friendship, elephants will touch each other with their trunks(鼻子). Dolphins(海豚) live in groups and like to show each other their feelings. An angry dolphin will sometimes slap(拍) its tail(尾巴) on the water. A happy dolphin will play with its friends, making small jumps into the air. Not only humans but also animals can use body language to communicate, but the things they “say” to each other are different.
根据短文内容判断句子正误，正确的写T，错误的写F。Only human beings use body language.
A happy dog will look straight at you.
Elephants use their trunks to touch each other to show their friendship.
When a dolphin is angry, it often makes small jumps into the air.
The passage is about body language.