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With all the wars, fighting and sadness in the world today, it’s not only helpful, but it’s essential to have a good sense of humor, just to help us get through each day of our lives. I could never make it through even one single day without simply fooling around with the people around me, just to pick up our mood. Putting a smile on someone’s face when you know they are feeling down in the dumps, as the saying goes, makes me feel all good, and warm inside.
How would you feel if you could not joke around with a neighbor, friend, family, or even just someone you meet while standing in a lineup at your corner store? My grandma always told me that a stranger is only a friend that you haven’t met yet. My grandma always found umor in everything she did, even if it was the dirtiest job anyone could imagine. I know I am always saying things that make others smile or laugh, even if I don’t know the person I’m joking around with. This relieves stress in any situation, and it is common courtesy to speak to others that are around you.
I know of a few people that don’t have a funny bone in their bodies, as they say. Everyone around them could be rolling on the floor from hearing a great joke, but they would sit there with only the slightest smile on their face. I don’t know how these people can do it. I am busting a gut while they just sit there, looking at us as if we were from outer space.
Without humor in this world, a quality that can be learned, we would find ourselves with a lot of mental problems. There is too much sadness in this world, and we all need to find a way to bring a little light into our lives, so the best medicine is to get together and tell some jokes and laugh a whole lot.
1. Why does the author think humor is useful if life?
A. It can help remove the cruelty in the world.Re
B. It can help raise people’s spirits.
C. It builds up people’s confidence.
D. It can make us know more people.
2. The author answers the question in the second paragraph with____.
A. facts and descriptions
B. arguments and proofs
C. examples and conclusion
D. stories and persuasion
3. What does the underlined part “busting a gut” probably mean?
A. Explaining repeatedly.
B. Requesting eagerly.
C. Laughing hard.
D. Keeping silent.
4. The author may not agree that____.
A. it is good to have a sense of humor
B. humor is needed in our everyday life
C. humor can shorten the distance between people
D. humor is a natural quality that is hard to acquire
5. What attitude does the author have to the present world?
A. Doubtful. B. Dissatisfied. C. Indifferent. D. Calm.
查看习题详情和答案>>Every hour spent in watching TV, DVDs and videos as an adult reduces life expectancy (寿命) by almost 22 minutes, a study suggests. And viewing TV for an average of six hours a day can cut short your life by five years.
The research shows that a sedentary（久坐的） lifestyle is as bad for health as smoking and obesity, because of the dangers caused by inactivity and the greater opportunities it offers for unhealthy eating.
The researchers set out to calculate the overall risk to life expectancy from watching television. Their research involved more than 11,000 people over the age of 25.
Writing in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, they concluded, "TV viewing time may be connected with a loss of life, which is similar to other major chronic disease risk factors such as physical inactivity and obesity."
The researchers, from the University of Queensland, used information from the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study, together with population and death rate data.
But they said: "Although we used Australian data, the effects in other industrialized and developing countries are likely to be similar, considering the large amounts of time spent watching TV and similarities in disease patterns." In the United Kingdom, the average amount of time spent watching TV is four hours a day, compared with five hours in the United States.
Earlier this year, a separate study suggested the risk of developing diabetes and heart disease, or dying early, rises by as much as 20 percent after just two hours a day in front of the box.
England's Chief Medical Officer, Sally Davies, said: "Physical activity offers huge benefits and these studies back what we already know —that a sedentary lifestyle carries additional risks. We hope these studies will help more people realize that there are many ways to get exercise."
67. We can learn from the passage that .
A. whether you watch TV or not has nothing to do with how long you will live
B. if an adult watches TV for six hours every day, he will die five years earlier
C. physical inactivity and obesity won't shorten your life
D. a sedentary lifestyle offers huge benefits.
68. The passage implies that _______.
A. The longer one watches TV every day, the shorter he lives.
B. The conclusion of the study is unbelievable because it's based on Australian data.
C. Watching TV does greater harm to health than smoking and obesity
D. Watching TV harms children as much as adults.
69. What do we know from the last three paragraphs?
A. People in the United Kingdom watch TV longer than those in the United States.
B. That a sedentary lifestyle carries additional risks isn't supported by other studies.
C. Watching TV for two hours a day will increase the risk of illnesses or dying early by 20%.
D. What researchers have found in the study of Australian data is much different from the effect of other countries.
70. The passage is intended to _______.
A. inform the readers of a research on watching TV
B. warn the readers of the harm of watching TV and hope that they do sports
C. tell the readers watching TV is also a good way to relax
D. tell the readers large amounts of people often watch TV
查看习题详情和答案>>Teaching second grade is always a challenge. Each student arrives at school with his own needs and difficulties. One year a student called Billy 36 me with his behavior as well as his academic requirements. He struggled daily with his 37 emotions and often became angry or violent. I knew that, to make 38 progress, his emotions needed controlling.
One 39 I tried to help Billy was to have him come directly into the classroom when he arrived at school. Billy’s mom would 40 me to alert (警告) me to a particularly emotional morning at home. Then, I would focus on 41 his anger and calming him down before the other students arrived.
One week our class was studying 42 . I thought one way to bring learning into the classroom was to bring my dog Rocky to school for the day.
That day began as normal. I was preparing activities focused on dog themes 43 I was told that Billy had a 44 morning at home and I might need to get him 45 . As I was talking to his mom, Billy 46 into the classroom. To Billy’s 47 , Rocky immediately ran up to his new 48 , wagging his tail and licking Billy’s face with doggy affection. Billy couldn’t 49 Rocky’s charm (魅力) and began laughing as his anger melted away.
Throughout the day, Billy never left Rocky’s side, feeding him, being gentle with him and even 50 the other students while Rocky was sleeping.
Billy was known for doing anything he could to avoid 51 , but on this day he found a good dog story, “Clifford’s Puppy Days,” and read it to Rocky. How 52 I was at the sight of Billy reading happily！My little dog was able to 53 Billy’s day from one of anger and frustration to one of laughter, gentleness and 54 .
That day Rocky more than helped me with my 55 ; he helped to change the life of a child! After that Billy’s behavior definitely improved.
36. A. challenged B. cheated C. benefited D. betrayed
37. A. unforgettable B. uncontrollable C. unconscious D. unfortunate
38. A. physical B. mental C. academic D. authentic
39. A. advantage B. agenda C. reason D. way
40. A. awake B. call C. visit D. sign
41. A. tolerating B. observing C. relieving D. ignoring
42. A. emotions B. pets C. botany D. diet
43. A. after B. as C. when D. before
44. A. boring B. fantastic C. busy D. rough
45. A. settled B. punished C. treated D. excited
46. A. fled B. stormed C. jogged D. floated
47. A. surprise B. delight C. shame D. fear
48. A. protector B. trainer C. friend D. owner
49. A. resist B. describe C. reduce D. forget
50. A. educating B. envying C. comforting D. quieting
51. A. exploding B. reading C. arguing D. apologizing
52. A. surprised B. disappointed C. amused D. confused
53. A. urge B. shorten C. transform D. expand
54. A. admiration B. curiosity C. anxiety D. love
55. A. family B. teaching C. housework D. performance
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| Teaching second grade is always a challenge. Each student arrives at school with his own needs and difficulties. One year, a student called Billy 1 me with his behavior as well as his academic requirements. He struggled daily with his 2 emotions and often became angry or violent. I knew that, to make 3 progress, his emotions needed controlling. One 4 I tried to help Billy was to have him come directly into the classroom when he arrived at school. Billy's mom would 5 me to alert (警告) me to a particularly emotional morning at home. Then, I would focus on 6 his anger and calming him down before the other students arrived. One week our class was studying 7 . I thought one way to bring learning into the classroom was to bring my dog Rocky to school for the day. That day began as normal. I was preparing activities focused on dog themes 8 I was told that Billy had a 9 morning at home and I might need to get him 10 . As I was talking to his mom, Billy 11 into the classroom. To Billy's 12 , Rocky immediately ran up to his new 13 , wagging his tail and licking Billy's face with doggy affection. Billy couldn't 14 Rocky's charm (魅力) and began laughing as his anger melted away. Throughout the day, Billy never left Rocky's side, feeding him, being gentle with him and even 15 the other students while Rocky was sleeping. Billy was known for doing anything he could to avoid 16 , but on this day he found a good dog story, "Clifford's Puppy Days," and read it to Rocky. How 17 I was at the sight of Billy reading happily! My little dog was able to 18 Billy's day from one of anger and frustration to one of laughter, gentleness and 19 . That day Rocky more than helped me with my 20 ; he helped to change the life of a child! After that Billy's behavior definitely improved. | ||||
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