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【題目】Laughter is the best medicine

Have you ever heard the phrase “l(fā)aughter is the best medicine”? Is it true that the more we laugh the healthier we will be? Lately, many scientists have been doing research on this topic. They have found that laughing is very good for you. To start with, people who smile and laugh a lot make friends easily. Wouldn’t you rather be friends with somebody who makes you laugh than with someone who makes you cry?

Besides, if you laugh often, you decrease (減少) the chances of falling ill or getting heart disease. Laughter sends a happy signal to the brain, and it gives off chemicals that make people less stressed. That’s why watching funny movies make people happy. When you laugh, it takes the weight off your shoulders and gets rid of negative (消極的) thoughts and feelings. Stress creates lots of health problems in the body and can make you fall sick easily. Laughing also helps us breathe better, and it can have the effect of exercise on the body.

Feeling happy and being positive (積極的) are very important for the mind and body to stay healthy. What does it mean to be positive? To have good thoughts and find the best in every situation even if it is bad. For example, if your teammate makes a mistake and lets the team down in an important sports game, rather than telling him that it’s his fault and being hard on him, give your team the courage to pull together. Even if you are disappointed, being able to see mistakes as a learning opportunity and working as a team will make everyone do much better in the future.

So what should we do with this information? We should set a goal to make our family and friends smile and laugh every day. We should also try to be positive in everything we do. The more positive you are, the more positive people around you will be.

【1】Why do people who laugh a lot make friends easily?

A.They seem to like people.B.They are healthy.

C.They make people sad.D.They never cry.

【2】How do people feel when they watch funny movies?

A.Sad.B.Excited.C.Happy.D.Stressed.

【3】How does laughter decrease our chances of falling sick?

A.It makes us breathe more easily.

B.It sends a happy signal to the heart.

C.It helps us to lose weight without exercise.

D.It reduces stress, and stress causes illness.

【4】What should you do if you are disappointed?

A.Be hard on yourself if it is your fault.

B.Look for anything good in the situation.

C.Think about what makes you feel sad.

D.You should cry and then you’ll feel better.

【5】Why do we use the phrase “l(fā)aughter is the best medicine”?

A.Laughter is free, and medicines are useless.

B.Laughter is very good for your mind and body.

C.All health problems will go away if you laugh.

D.If you laugh, you don’t need to take any medicine.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【5】B

【解析】

文章講述的是笑聲是最好的良藥，通過微笑可以讓你的身心都感到很積極，以及通過隊友的失誤導致失敗，但是可以通過微笑化解，一起共同進步。

【1】句意：為什么經(jīng)常笑的人容易交到朋友？

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段第一行Is it true that the more we laugh the healthier we will be? Lately, many scientists have been doing research on this topic. They have found that laughing is very good for you. To start with, people who smile and laugh a lot make friends easily.可知，笑的多的人健康，更容易交到朋友。故答案選B。

【2】句意：當人們看有趣的電影時，人們有什么樣的感受？

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段第三行That’s why watching funny movies make people happy.可知，看有趣電影的時候，可以讓人感到開心，故答案選C。

【3】句意：笑聲時怎樣減少我們生病的幾率的？

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段第二行Laughter sends a happy signal to the brain, and it gives off chemicals that make people less stressed可知，笑聲可以減緩壓力，故答案選D。

【4】句意：如果你很失望，你應該做什么？

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段第三行your teammate makes a mistake and lets the team down in an important sports game, rather than telling him that it’s his fault and being hard on him, give your team the courage to pull together可知，如果是隊友犯錯，不要為難隊友，排除A。第五行. Even if you are disappointed, being able to see mistakes as a learning opportunity and working as a team will make everyone do much better in the future可知，應該是在這種情況下認識錯誤，作為學習的機會，和B意思相符，C和D沒有提到，故答案選B。

【5】句意：我們?yōu)槭裁词褂迷~組笑聲是最好的良藥？

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的意思可知，因為笑聲對我們的身心都有好處，笑聲可以讓我們減緩壓力，沒有壓力就不容易患病，故答案選B。