Do you want to live a happier, less stressful life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world.
The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995, by Dr Madan Kataria. “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 — it’s the universal (共同的) language.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 worldwide.
Many doctors are also interested in the effects (影響)of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLS 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 the nearest club in the south of London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class. I had no interest in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid (愚蠢的). Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands (拍手) and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha” while looking at each other. Although we couldn’t tell the differences between fake laughter and real laughter, they still produced the same healthy effects.
Surprisingly, it worked! After ten minutes, everybody there was laughing for real and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was shocked by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing.
小題1:The passage is probably taken from 　　　　.
A．a(chǎn) storybookB．a(chǎn) health magazineC．a(chǎn) comic bookD．a(chǎn) travel magazine
小題2:The writer was nervous at the beginning of the class because 　　　　.
A．he was not clever enough
B．he wasn’t interested in laughing at all
C．he wasn’t good at getting along with others
D．he knew no one there and was afraid it would look silly to laugh for no reason
小題3:The underlined word “fake” probably means “　　　　” in Chinese.
A．假的B．真誠的C．真的D．難堪的
小題4:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A．People feel less stressed when they laugh.
B．Adults don’t laugh as often as children.
C．People who often laugh never fall ill in their lives.
D．The first Laughter Club was set up in Asia.
小題5:Which is the BEST title for the passage?
A．A 5-year studyB．Try laughing at Laughter Clubs
C．The first Laughter ClubD．A difficult language to learn

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：本文主要講述了笑聲對人身體是有益的，可以提高抵抗疾病的能力。作者有次來到笑聲俱樂部，和很多陌生人一起大笑。剛開始覺得緊張，覺得會看起來很傻。但到后面大家都笑得停不下來，而且感覺非常的放松和舒適。
小題1:判斷推理題。這篇文章主要講述了笑對人身體的有益，故可判斷該文章來自健康類雜志，故選B。A 故事類書；B 健康雜志；C 漫畫書；D 旅游雜志。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中描述I had no interest in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid。我沒有興趣和一群陌生人一起笑而且我擔(dān)心看起來很傻，故選D。
小題3:詞意猜測題。根據(jù)前后文，得知此句為：雖然我們不能區(qū)別真笑和假笑，但它們對身體都有益。Fake假的，故選A。
小題4:判斷推理題。根據(jù)文中描述Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.笑聲可以提高我們身體抵抗疾病的能力40%。從而判斷C錯誤，并非經(jīng)常笑的人從來不會生病。
小題5:標(biāo)題歸納題。這篇文章主要講述了笑對人的身體的很有益的，并且講述了作者一次在笑聲俱樂部的一次經(jīng)歷，所以標(biāo)題選B，在笑聲俱樂部的體驗。
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