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How can we all get more laughter into our lives? Here is what the experts suggest:
71 Nancy Alguire, a teacher in Clifton Park, N. Y., was once painfully shy and had a hard time laughing. Then she married a circus clown (小丑). “I became interested in the clowns,” she recalls “One day I put on a costume and paint my face. That afternoon my whole life changed. I learned to laugh and enjoy life in a way I had never done before.” 72 To this day, she still makes it a rule to be with people who enjoy life and laughing.
73 It doesn’t take you too much time and can be easy. Collect favorite cartoons and jokes. Also, keep a paper for writing down humor you find in everyday life. “Good ideas come and go fast, you have to catch them quickly or they are gone,” says Virginia Tooper.
Laugh when you need it most. “ 74 ” says comedian Bill Cosby. “And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it,” he insists.
Gray Alan, a sociology professor at the University of Minnesota, claims that laughter is a skill we can all gain – because it comes naturally. 75 Just remember: we are just here for a period, so get a few laughs.
A．Mix with people who laugh.
B．You can soften the worst blows through humor.
C．Practise the art of laughing.
D．But it’s also something that has to be developed.
E．He who laughs last laughs best.
F．People’s joy can affect those around them.
G．Keep a laughter file
AFGBD
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Health is the most important thing in the world. Nothing is more important than health. If we take away our money, houses, cars or even our clothes, we can still survive. 【小题1】 That is why we always try to eat in a healthy way and exercise regularly.
How can we keep healthy？In order to eat healthily, I usually avoid eating food high in fat, like French fries or cookies, which are junk foods. 【小题2】 I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruit which are full of vitamins.
【小题3】 Taking exercise every day helps us build a strong body. Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy.
What’s more, I think friends are an important part of one’s health. 【小题4】 I always feel better when I am with friends than when I am alone. When I am with my friends, I always laugh. Laughing is also an important part of health. It is good to stay with my friends.
By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy. By spending time with my friends, I can keep my mind as well as my body happy. These things sound easy to do, but not many people can manage them. 【小题5】
| A．On the other hand, doing exercise is very important． |
| B．There are some people who like staying alone, but they keep healthy． |
| C．Many studies show that people with a range of social contacts don’t get sick． |
| D．But if our health was taken away, it is certain that we would surely die． |
F．I think a strong will is necessary if we want to keep healthy．
G．Some people appear fat because they often eat too much．
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----What is on at the Capital Theatre tonight?
---- 6 Let’s look at the evening newspaper on page 14.
----Oh, I’ve got it. Tonight is Sister Carrie, and tomorrow is Tea House. Which play do you like best?
---- 7 How about you ?
---- 8 , so I like to see the new play Sister Carrie. By the way, when does it start?
---- At 8:00 p.m.
---- Good, we have two hours then. How can we get there?
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----It will take us one and a half hours, 10 How about by taxi?
----I’m afraid there might be a heavy traffic jam.
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B．We can take the bus. |
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C．I like both of them. |
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D．So we won’t have much time to buy tickets. |
E. I know it very well.
F. I’m not sure.
G. I like neither of them.
When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very 1 . Some stories are told 2 they were true. Real people who live in a normal world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not 3 . They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be 4 for us.
But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only 5 . How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter, we do seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than 6 . Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of 7 . When we read or write something, we do much more than simply look at words on a page. We use our 8 --- which is real --- and our imagination ---which is real in a different way --- to make the words 9 in our minds.
Both realism and fantasy use the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read 10 realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we know that we are real and they are not. It sounds 11 , but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and 12 about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by pretending that what we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too.
Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our 13 when we are reading. We 14 a book and lose ourselves in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel 15 we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.
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Thanks to the Web, We’re Alone Together and Loving it
There's a professor, Barry Wellman, at the University of Toronto in Canada who has come up with a term to describe the way a lot of us North Americans interact these days. And now a big research study confirms it.
Barry Wellman's term is "networked individualism." It's not the easiest concept to grasp. In fact, the words seem to contradict each other. How can we be individualistic and networked at the same time? You need other people for networks.
Here's what he means. Until the Internet and e-mail came along, our social networks involved flesh-and-blood relatives, friends, neighbors, and colleagues at work. Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in real time.
But the latest study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project confirms that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaced a great deal of social interchange. A lot of folks Pew talked with say that's a good thing, because of concerns that the Internet was turning us into hermits who shut out other people in favor of a make-believe world on flickering computer screens.
To the contrary, the Pew study discovered the Internet has put us in touch with more real people than we'd have ever imagined. Helpful people, too. We're turning to an ever-growing list of cyber friends for advice on careers, medical crises, child-rearing, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told the Pew that the Internet plays an important or crucial role in helping them deal with major life decisions.
So we networked individuals are pretty tricky: We're keeping more to ourselves, while at the same time reaching out to more people, all with just the click of a computer mouse!
1.The Pew study was conducted in _____.
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A．The United States |
B．Canada |
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C．The U.S. and Canada |
D．Europe |
2.Which of the following has happened since the invention of the Internet and email?
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A．People are talking on the phone more than ever. |
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B．Interaction through the computer has replaced a lot of person to person interaction. |
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C．Americans are turning into hermits. |
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D．Sixty million Americans have bought computers. |
3.Which of the following was NOT one of the discoveries of the Pew study?
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A．The Internet has put us in touch with more people than expected. |
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B．People use the Internet to get advice on careers, medical problems, and other questions. |
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C．For many Americans, the Internet plays an important role in helping them make important decisions. |
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D．“Internet addiction” is a growing problem among people who use computers. |
4.What does the bolded words “reach out” in the last paragraph mean?
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A．Connect with. |
B．Play a trick. |
C．Make a decision. |
D．Stay alone. |