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14．The Benefits of Laughter
In different cultures，the meaning of shaking hands，hugging，bowing and other activities are different．（71）G It also has a good effect on mental health．Studies have shown that laughter has the following four benefits．
Laughter is very helpful in curing depression．Research show that laughter is the most natural analgesic（镇痛剂） and that it has the least side effects．（72）C
Laughter burns calories and helps with weight loss．（73）B German researchers found that 10to 15minutes of laughter can increase energy consumption and burn some calories．
（74）A Studies have shown that people who laugh a lot have a lower risk of cardiovascular（心血管的）disease．This is because laughter improves the blood vessels and reduces the chance of heart disease．
Laughter can not only make a person look attractive，sociable and confident，but also promote increase self-respect and give people the courage to overcome difficulties．（75）F
It is always good to laugh：it not only puts you in a good mood，but it also keeps you healthy．

A．Laughter can make the heart stronger．
B．Laughter is the best way to keep slim．
C．People can ease their pain by laughing．
D．Laughter can greatly improve one's appearance．
E．Laughter can make our lives more interesting．
F．It is said that people who like to laugh are promoted more often．
G．But laughter represents joy anywhere in the world．

13．科学技术的发展给我们的日常生活带来了很大的变化．请你以"Science and technology is changing our life greatly"为话题，谈谈你家三代人购物生活的变化，并畅想未来的购物方式．
注意：词数120左右．开头已给出．
With the development of science and technology，our way of life has been changing all the time．．

12．增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词．删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词的下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Many of us are familiar to the World Cup，a football competition which is popular among people in almost all nation．Do you know there is another football competition that was well known worldwide？It's calling the Super Bowl and is held every January in the USA．It is very different in the football we know．However，the more you know about it，the well you will like it．Each year the Super Bowl is played in different American city．This is of great significant because it helps make sure that the game is fair．Now the Super Bowl is broadcast on TV all over the world．But if you want to see the Super Bowl lively，you had better to have a lot of money，since the ticket for the game is pretty expensive．

11．Has she gone to Paris on business or forpleasure （please）？

10．Pleasant smells reduce pain？
The possibility（61）that pleasant smells might reduce pain has been suggested by a new research．In the study，twenty women and twenty men were required （62）to put（put） their hands in hot water for as long as possible when （63）sniffing（sniff） various pleasant smells and unpleasant smells．In order to observe the experiment more clearly，the 40 volunteers were asked not to eat and drink for eight hours（64）before the experiment．Interestingly enough，pleasant smells made women's hands stay longer in hot water（65）than men．This proves that pleasant smells can't affect men （66）similarly（similar）．The reason for the result may be （67）that women have the need to recognize the smell of their babies．Scientists are now （68）convinced（convince） that women recognize their baby not only by sight but also by the sense of smell．However，some people still wonder （69）if/whether recognizing their babies is the only reason for women's better developed sense of smell．Scientists will do （70）another research involving 60volunteers to find out other possible reasons．

9．Recently，there have been many famous peopl（61）watering（water） themselves with buckets of ice water-what's all that about？That is called the"Ice Bucket Challenge"，one of the hottest activities．
The activity was created by the ALS Association，an American charity organization，who are working to fight a disease（62）called（call） Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis （ALS）．The disease ALS makes people's muscle become hard and（63）itis very hard for the patients to move．Stephen Hocking is one of the patients．According to the game rules of"Ice Bucket Challenge"，participants have to pour a bucket of ice water over the head，and anybody（64）who is invited to the challenge can either do the pouring in 24hours（65）ordonate 100U．S．dollars，or do the both．
Like the epidemic（流行病），Ice bucket challenge，which is popular around the world very（66）quickly （quick），has made a growing number of famous persons worldwide，including Bill Gates，Christiano Ronaldo，and Lady Gaga and so on．The activity not only helps the sick people to get the money（67）to cure （cure） their disease，but also makes more and more people aware（68）ofthe disease．Ice bucket challenge is（69）a great success．Until now，a big sum of money（70）has been received （receive）．We hope the patients become better．

8．Speed-reading is a necessary skill in the Internet age．We skim over articles，e-mails and WeChat to try to grasp key words and the essential meaning of a certain text．Surrounded with information from our electronic devices，it would be impossible to cope if we read word by word，line by line．But a new trend calls on people to unplug and enjoy reading slowly，listing benefits beyond the intelligent stimulation．
A recent story from The Wall Street Journal reported on a book club in Wellington，New Zealand，where members meet in a cafe and turn off their smartphones．They sink into cozy chairs and read in silence for an hour．Unlike traditional book clubs，the point of the slow reading club isn't exchanging ideas about a certain book，but to get away from electronic devices and read in a quiet，relaxed environment． According to the Journal，the Wellington book club is just one example of a movement started by book lovers who miss the old-fashioned way of reading before the Internet and smartphones．
Slow readers，such as The Atlantic's Maura Kelly，say a regular reading habit sharpens the
mind，improves concentration，reduces stress levels and deepens the ability to sympathize． Another study published last year in Science showed that reading novels helps
people understand other's mental states and beliefs，a fundamental skill in building relationships．
Yet technology has made us less attentive readers． Screens have changed our reading patterns from the straight and information．left-to-right sequence to a wild skimming and skipping pattern as we hunt for important words and information．Reading text punctuated with links leas to weaker comprehension than reading plain text．The Internet may have made us stupider，says Patrick Kingsey from The Guardian． Because of the Internet，he says，we have become very good at collecting a wide range of interesting news，but we are also gradually forgetting how to sit back，reflect，and relate all these facts to each other．
Slow reading means a return to an uninterrupted，straight pattern，in a quiet environment free of distractions． Aim for 30minutesa day，advises Kelly from The Atlantic．"You can squeeze in that half hour pretty easily if only during your free moments，you pick up a meaningful work of literature，"Kelly said．"Reach for your e-reader，if you like． Kindles make books like War and Peace less heavy，not less substantive，and also ensure you'll never lose your place．"
32．The book club in Wellington mentioned in Paragraph 2showsA．
A．the new trend of slow reading 　　
B．the decline of electronic devices
C．the importance of exchanging ideas
D．the increasing number of club readers
33．According to Patrick Kingsley，people are stupider partly because ofD．
A．a non-stop reading pattern
B．the straight，left-to-right screen
C．a wide range of interesting news
D．the lack of reflection
34．According to the passage，sow readingA．
A．contributes to understanding among people
B．promotes the current technology advances
C．provides people with a quiet environment
D．cures the memory loss of elderly people
35．What's the best title for the passage？B
A．Benefit of Reading Clubs．
B．Return of Slow Reading．
C．Reading of the Internet Age．
D．Influence of Speed Reading．

7．The reasonwhyhewas late was that he was ill in bed．
他迟到的原因是他卧病在床．

6．The citywhere she livesis far away．
她居住的城市不远．

5．Last year my sixth-grader daughter，Elizabeth，was forced to put up with science．Her education，week after week，contained mindless memorization of big words like"batholith"and"saprophyte"．She learned by heart the achievements of famous scientists who did things like"improved nuclear fusion （核聚变）"．Actually，she hasn't the least idea of what nuclear fusion means．Elizabeth did very well （she's good at memorizing things）．And now she hates science．My eighth-grader son，Ben，also suffered from science education．Week after week he had to perform lab experiments with answers already known．Ben figured out how to guess the right answers，so he got good grades．Now he hates science，too．
Science can provide an exciting way to develop children's curiosity．Science education should teach ways to ask questions and seek answers．But my children got the mistaken idea in school that science is difficult，dull and has no relation to their everyday interests．
As a physicist，I am saddened and angered to see"the great science turnoff"．I know that science is important in our lives．Yet studies prove that our schools are turning out millions of graduates who know almost nothing about and have almost no interest in science．What's gone wrong？Who is to blame？
21．We learn from paragraph 1thatB．
A．the writer was proud of Elizabeth and Ben
B．Neither Elizabeth nor Ben likes science
C．Elizabeth learned much about nuclear fusion
D．Ben was good at trying new ideas in lab experiments
22．The writer thinks that in science education we should firstA．
A．get students interested in the subject
B．answer students'questions in delightful ways
C．smooth out difficulties in lab experiments
D．explain the special terms clearly
23．By writing the text，the author questionsB．
A．the difficulty level of the science texts
B．the way science is taught in school
C．the achievements of famous scientists
D．students'poor records in science classes
24．Why is the author angry to see"the great science turnoff"？D
A．Because he is a chemist．
B．Because he has two children at school．
C．Because schools nowadays do no work．
D．Because he thinks highly of science in our lives．

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