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. |
I’m going to the sun for my holiday. I will go there by spaceship.
I will take a big blue spaceship. Then I’ll take the spaceship to the sun. The sun is very hot. So I put on the super shirt. In the morning, I will have some sun burgers for my breakfast. At eight o’clock, I will play with my friends there. They are a super dog and a super girl. The super dog is white and black. The super girl is very clever. The super girl and the super dog like to play with me. So I play with them for an hour and a half. Then I will do my homework on a small blue table. After finishing my homework, I will have my lunch. I will eat sun salad. I will have red juice, red fish and red rice. All things are red. Then I need a lot of water because the sun is too hot. Then I will walk to the spaceship. After that I will take the spaceship to the earth.
This is a good holiday on the sun.How will he go to the sun on his holiday?
What will he have for his breakfast?
What colour is the super dog?
Why does he need a lot of water?
What do you think of his holiday?
The White family moves to a new city, but Mrs. White’s son, Bob, is not happy, because he doesn’t have any friends to play with there. “Don’t worry!” says Mrs. White, “you’ll soon make friends here.”
One morning, there is a knock on the door. Mrs. White opens it and sees their neighbour Mrs. Miller standing there. She comes to borrow two eggs to make some cakes. Mrs. White gives her two eggs. In the afternoon, Mrs.. Miller’s son, Jack comes to their home. He says to Mrs. White, “my mother asks me to give some cakes and two eggs to you.”
“Well, thank you,” says Mrs. White. “Come in and meet my son, Bob.” After Bob and Jack have the cakes, they go out to play football together.
Jack says, “I am glad you live next door.”
Bob says, “I must thank your mother for coming to borrow eggs.”
Jack laughs and tells Bob, “My mother doesn’t need any eggs, but she wants to make friends with your mother.”
Bob says, “Oh, I see. That’s a clever way to make friends.” Bob feels _______when his family moves to a new city.
| A．sad | B．happy | C．excited | D．angry |
Mrs. Miller comes to Mrs. White’s house to ______one morning.
| A．give Mrs. White some cakes |
| B．asks Bob to play with her son |
| C．borrow two eggs from Mrs. White |
| D．give Mrs. White two eggs |
When Jack brings some cakes and two eggs to Mrs. White’s house, she_______.
| A．asks Jack to take them back home |
| B．doesn’t take the cakes or the eggs |
| C．gives Jack a football as a present |
| D．invites Jack to play with his son |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．Mrs. Miller knows Mrs. White for a long time |
| B．Mrs. Miller wants to make friends with Mrs. White |
| C．Jack borrows two more eggs from Mrs. White |
| D．Bob invites Jack to his home that morning |
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
| A．Life in a new city |
| B．A clever way to make friends |
| C．Friendly neighbours |
| D．Problems between neighbours |
What do you usually do in your free time? Play sports? Watch TV? How about reading books? You must know the Chinese saying： "Read thousands of books; travel thousands of miles” Books are important in our life. Reading books is good for us. It can help us know and understand the world better. It can help us get a lot of knowledge(知识). It brings us a new and different world that we have never been before. Almost all the great men like reading, like Chairman Mao and Madame Curie.
In a word, books are helpful to us and we must love them. But before you read, remember to choose a good one. Ask your parents or teachers about what books to read. Be sure you are interested in them. There are many different kinds of books： I like biography(传记) because I can learn something from the characters.
What about you? Young friends, please love books and read them, They are very helpful to you.Which of the following is TRUE?.
| A．We have to choose a good book before we start to read. |
| B．Madame Curie doesn't like reading at all. |
| C．We shouldn't ask teachers about what books to read. |
| D．Reading books can’t give us any knowledge. |
What does the underlined part "Read thousands of books; travel thousands of miles." mean in Chinese?
| A．滚石不生苔 | B．读数千本书就能行数千里路 |
| C．读万卷书，行万里路 | D．读书百遍，其义自见 |
Reading books can help people_________.
| A．understand the world better | B．get more sleep |
| C．know little about themselves | D．get money from others |
What kind of books does the writer like?
| A．Comic books. | B．Biography. | C．Novels | D．Story-books. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Books are helpful to us. |
| B．Only reading books can make people succeed(成功). |
| C．Young people should read more books. |
| D．Chairman Mao likes reading very much. |
American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms(学期) in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.
High school students take only four or five subjects(学科) each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college(大学). They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to give a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies. How long is each term?
| A．Two months. | B．Three months. |
| C．Four months. | D．Five months. |
How old are the students when they graduate(毕业) from high school?
| A．Five years old. |
| B．Seven or eight years old. |
| C．Seventeen or eighteen years old. |
| D．Twenty years old. |
According to the passage(根据文章), Which of the following is right?
| A．American high school students have three or four subjects every term. |
| B．American students don’t have any homework every day. |
| C．American students do many interesting things after class. |
| D．American students don’t go to the same class every day. |
What do many of the high school students do after high school, according to this passage?
| A．Many of them stay at home. |
| B．Many of them go to work. |
| C．Many of them go to college. |
| D．We don't know. |
What do many college students do after class in America?
| A．Many of them read books after class. |
| B．Many of them go to work to get money for their studies. |
| C．Many of them go to parties. |
| D．Many of them go out with their friends |
Before you go to another country, it is a great help if you know the language(语言) and some of the customs(风俗) of the country.
When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do” and shake hands(握手). Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands when they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.
Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly ever shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh. It is _______ if you know the language and some of the customs of a country before you pay a visit to that country.
| A．not useful . | B．not helpful |
| C．very helpful | D．very bad |
English people usually shake hands when they _________.
| A．meet every time |
| B．meet for the first time |
| C．say goodbye to each other |
| D．say hello to each other |
This story is about ________.
| A．shaking hands | B．language |
| C．customs | D．languages and customs |
Which of the following is right?
| A．German people shake hands as often as possible. |
| B．English people like shaking hands very much. |
| C．German people hardly ever shake hands. |
| D．Both English people and Germans don’t like shaking hands. |