Children laugh often and easily . But as we grow up , we laugh less and feel more stressed. Try laughing for no reason at all . That’s how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world , and doctors now think that having a good laugh may be one of the best ways to stay healthy. The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai ,India ,in June,1995 by Dr Madam Kataria. “ Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day , ”says Dr Kataria . “Everyone’s naturally good at laughing . We want people to feel happy with their lives .” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 worldwide.
Place: 264 North Main Street , East Longmeadow. We’re in an office building near the entrance . Walk down the hall and we’re on the right .
When : Every Sunday afternoon from 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Cost : Free. Donation will be welcomed.
Ages : Adults from 18 to 75.
Parking (停车)：If you’re facing the building ,the car park is on the right of the building .
Teacher : Robert Rivest.
More information ,go to http:// www. robertrivest.com.
If you want to feel like a kid again ,try our Laughter Club . You will get used to it in five minutes and begin to laugh for real in ten minutes and sometimes you just can’t stop! You’ll experience deeper pleasure in half an hour. You’ll meet other people who want more fun and laughter. And you will feel so relaxed in about one hour !
Come and join us for laughter and a fun social experience!The text is a ______.
| A．note | B．report |
| C．story | D．poster |
How soon will you start laughing in the Laughter Club ?
| A．In five minutes. | B．In ten minutes. |
| C．In half an hour. | D．In about one hour. |
The main purpose of Paragraph 1 is to ________.
| A．tell people where the first Laughter Club is |
| B．explain how laugh makes people stay healthy |
| C．show Laughter Clubs are popular in the world |
| D．describe the reason why children laugh often and easily |
Which of the following is true ?
| A．When you go out of the Laughter Club ,you should turn left for the car park. |
| B．You may stay in the Laughter Club for more than one hour. |
| C．Children can go to the Laughter Club with their parents. |
| D．You have to donate to join the Laughter Club. |
Look at this. What’s this in English, do you know? Ah, it’s a photo. Who’s that in the photo? It’s Li Yan. Li Yan is my good friend. She is a beautiful girl. Who’s that? The boy in black? It’s Jim. He is an English boy. He is very cool. He is my friend, too. We are all in Class 3,Grade 7. I like Jim and Li Yan.Li Yan is _______.
| A．a good boy | B．a cool boy |
| C．a beautiful girl | D．an English girl |
--Who’s English? --- ________.
| A．I | B．Jim |
| C．Li Yan | D．Jim and Li Yan |
-- Who are in the same(同一个) school? --- ______.
| A．Jim and Li Yan | B．Jim and I |
| C．Li Yan and I | D．Jim, Li Yan and I |
①English people have three meals（餐） a day. They are breakfast, lunch and dinner.
②They have breakfast at about 7:00 to 8:00 in the morning. They often eat or drink some fruit or juice first, and then they have some porridge(粥)，eggs and meat. Some English people like to take sugar (糖） in their porridge, and some like to put salt in it.
③For many people, lunch is a quick meal. Many of the office workers don’t go home for lunch. They often buy a hamburger or sandwich in fast food shops. School children can have a hot meal at school, but many students only take a sandwich, a drink and some fruit from home for lunch.
④Dinner is the main meal for English people. They have dinner at about 6:00 to 8:00.Many people have dinner with their family at home. People cook it carefully, because they think dinner is very important. They have a lot of food for dinner: soup, fish, vegetables, tomatoes and bread or rice. After dinner they have some cakes, fruit or ice cream for dessert(餐后甜点).English people often have _____for breakfast.
| A．cakes, fruit or ice cream | B．hamburgers or sandwiches |
| C．soup and rice | D．some porridge, eggs and meat |
What does the underlined word“quick”mean in the passage?
| A．昂贵的 | B．好吃的 | C．快捷的 | D．主要地 |
_______ is the most important meal in a day.
| A．Breakfast | B．Lunch | C．Meals | D．Dinner |
What’s the best title (题目) for the passage?
| A．Nice Food for English people |
| B．English Traditional Food |
| C．Three Meals a Day |
| D．Three Meals in England |
How is the passage organized(文章的结构是怎样的)?
A． |
B． |
C． |
D． |
Ann is my classmate. She comes from New York, and she lives in Shanghai with her parents now. Every morning, she goes to KFC to have breakfast. Sometimes she buys a hamburger for me. She can’t speak Chinese well. In the evening, her father often helps her with it. He’s a teacher in our school. He can speak Chinese very well.
Ann thinks the school life(生活)in China is very interesting. Ann likes reading Chinese books because she wants to know more about China. She tries(努力)to talk with her Chinese friends in Chinese. She hopes to speak Chinese well. She is very happy to live in China. She loves people here.
Ann is in ______ now.
| A．Beijing | B．Shanghai |
| C．New York | D．Hong Kong |
Sometimes Ann buys ______ for the writer(作者).
| A．chocolate | B．a hamburger |
| C．an ice cream | D．coffee |
What is Ann’s father’s job?
| A．A teacher. | B．A driver. |
| C．A manager. | D．A doctor. |
How is Ann’s school life?
| A．Boring(枯燥的). | B．Busy |
| C．Bad. | D．Interesting. |
What is Ann’s hope(希望)?
| A．To get fat. | B．To have more friends. |
| C．To speak Chinese well. | D．To live in New York. |
| Time |
Phone number |
Name |
|
| Lost（遗失） |
A baseball |
523-7466 |
Cindy |
| A dictionary |
809-4545 |
Tom |
|
| A set of keys |
760-5343 |
Alan |
|
| Found（找到） |
A watch |
410-9627 |
Jenny |
| A schoolbag |
588-7463 |
Jane |
|
| A pencil box |
761-1331 |
Bill |
__________ lost a baseball.
| A．Cindy | B．Tom | C．Alan | D．Jane |
If you find a dictionary, you can call_________.
| A．532-7466 | B．809-4545 |
| C．760-5343 | D．588-7463 |
Alan lost__________.
| A．a watch | B．a dictionary |
| C．a set of keys | D．a pencil box |
__________ found a watch.
| A．Tom | B．Alan | C．Jenny | D．Bill |
A boy lost a pencil box. He can call_________ at________.
| A．Jenny; 761-1331 | B．Bill; 410-9627 |
| C．Jenny; 410-9627 | D．Bill; 761-1331 |
Mo Yan is one of the most popular Chinese writers today. All of his books are bestsellers(畅销书). And his three books, including Red Sorghum （《红高粱》）, have been made into films.
Mo Yan was born in Gaomi, Shandong Province in 1955. There are six people in his family. They are his parents, his two brothers and his sister. As a child, he went to the primary school in his village, and because of some reasons, he left school and worked on the farm. In 1976 he joined the army and worked for the army. Five years later, he started writing and finished his first three novels. Later, he wrote more than thirty famous books. His novel, Red Sorghum, came out in 1986, and it was made to be a film by Zhang Yimou. It was his first big success.
Mo Yan won Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012, and he is the first one who won this prize of China. Our Jing Ke （《我们的荆轲》） was published in Beijing after he won Nobel Prize. He has a daughter, Guan Xiaoxiao. And his daughter is also a writer. Now he lives with his wife and his daughter in Beijing. In his free time, he goes on his writing.
Which of the following statements about Mo Yan is NOT true?
| A．He is from America. |
| B．He has two brothers and a sister. |
| C．He joined the army when he was young. |
| D．He won Nobel Prize for Literature. |
______books of Mo Yan’s have been made into films.
| A．Eight | B．Six | C．Four | D．Three |
What did Mo Yan do when he was 21 years old?
| A．A lawyer. | B．A famous writer. |
| C．A university teacher. | D．A soldier. |
When did Mo Yan start writing?
| A．In 1981. | B．In 1987. |
| C．In 1990. | D．In 1991. |
What’s the writer’s purpose（目的） in writing this passage?
| A．To tell us Red Sorghum. |
| B．To let us know more about Mo Yan. |
| C．To describe Mo Yan’s daughter Guan Xiaoxiao. |
| D．To tell people to read more Mo Yan’s books. |