Many years ago, Norman Cousins was seriously ill. He was given six months to live. His chance for recovery was 1 in 500.

He could see the worry, depression and anger in his life contributed to his disease. He wondered, “If illness can be caused by negativity (消极性), can health be created by positivity (积极性)?” He decided to make an experiment of himself.

Laughing was one of the most positive activities he knew. He watched all the funny movies he could find. He read funny stories. He asked his friends to call him whenever they said, heard or did something interesting.

His pain was so great that he could not sleep. Laughing for 10 solid minutes, he found, relieved the pain for several hours so he could sleep. He fully recovered from his illness and lived another 20 happy and healthy years.

Laughing is necessary to our health. If we’re not well, laughing helps us get well; if we are well, laughing helps us stay that way. So, if you like laughing, do it as often as you can.

Use whatever makes you laugh—movies, books, jokes or friends. The people around you may think you’re strange, but sooner or later they’ll join in even if they don’t know what you’re laughing about.

56. Cousins decided to try to laugh a lot ______.

  A. in order to be happy                          B. in order to cure his disease   

    C. because he could not live for long             D. because his disease couldn’t be cured

57. The text mainly tells us ______.

  A. how to be happy                                        B. laughing is good for our health

  C. about Cousins’ miserable life                  D. funny stories make our life different

58. Which of the following is TRUE about his illness?

  A. There was little possibility to cure his disease.

  B. He had been happy before he was ill.                   

C. His disease resulted from his hard work.

  D. His disease made him sleepy all the time.

阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

   Newcomers（新来的人） to the United States are often    36    by the schools. American schools    37    seem so different from the schools they know in    38    parts of the world. American education is based on the    39    that children    40    to learn to think    41    themselves. The school should be the    42    where they learn to do this.    43   , children learn the “three R’s” [(Reading, Writing and Arithmetic(算术)], history and government (often called Social Studies) and many other    44   . They also learn    45   be independent(独立的)，how to make their own judgement(判断), and how to develop their own   46    and interests. The American teacher does not    47   the children in her class to sit    48   hands folded quietly and to say    49  . She wants them to listen attentively(专心地) to ask questions. She knows that    50    children learn from books is    51  . She also knows that it is necessary for them to know how to use this    52   for their   53    and development. During Open School Week, parents have a    54    to see how American education    55   .

A. happy          B. afraid               C. glad             D. surprised

A. some time    B. sometime         C. sometimes            D. some times

A. other          B. the other            C. another              D. all

A. opinion      B. idea                 C. promise          D. conclusion

A. need           B. needed               C. dare                 D. dared

A. of             B. against          C. for                  D. with

A. place        B. space            C. room             D. area

A. From school    B. out school           C. By school            D. In school

A. lessons       B. knowledge       C. subjects             D. object

A. when to       B. how to           C. what to              D. where to

A. ability        B. skill                C. abilities            D. skills

A. think         B. want                 C. let              D. make

A. with          B. across               C. over             D. above

A. something      B. anything             C. nothing              D. much

A. that          B. which            C. where                D. what

A. important     B. unimportant      C. necessary            D. useless

A. study         B. work             C. learning             D. aim

A. growing        B. growth           C. future               D. tomorrow

A. ability            B. possibility          C. interest             D. chance

A. develops      B. learns               C. goes             D. works

阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

   Newcomers（新来的人） to the United States are often    36    by the schools. American schools    37    seem so different from the schools they know in    38    parts of the world. American education is based on the    39    that children    40    to learn to think    41    themselves. The school should be the    42    where they learn to do this.    43   , children learn the “three R’s” [(Reading, Writing and Arithmetic(算术)], history and government (often called Social Studies) and many other    44   . They also learn    45   be independent(独立的)，how to make their own judgement(判断), and how to develop their own   46    and interests. The American teacher does not    47   the children in her class to sit    48   hands folded quietly and to say    49  . She wants them to listen attentively(专心地) to ask questions. She knows that    50    children learn from books is    51  . She also knows that it is necessary for them to know how to use this    52   for their   53    and development. During Open School Week, parents have a    54    to see how American education    55   .

【小题１】A. happy          B. afraid               C. glad             D. surprised

【小题１】 A. some time    B. sometime         C. sometimes            D. some times

【小题１】A. other          B. the other            C. another              D. all

【小题１】 A. opinion      B. idea                 C. promise          D. conclusion

【小题１】A. need           B. needed               C. dare                 D. dared

【小题１】A. of             B. against          C. for                  D. with

【小题１】 A. place         B. space            C. room             D. area

【小题１】A. From school    B. out school           C. By school            D. In school

【小题１】A. lessons       B. knowledge       C. subjects             D. object

【小题１】 A. when to       B. how to           C. what to              D. where to

【小题１】A. ability        B. skill                C. abilities            D. skills

【小题１】 A. think         B. want                 C. let              D. make

【小题１】 A. with          B. across               C. over             D. above

【小题１】A. something      B. anything             C. nothing              D. much

【小题１】A. that          B. which            C. where                D. what

【小题１】A. important     B. unimportant      C. necessary            D. useless

【小题１】A. study         B. work             C. learning             D. aim

【小题１】A. growing       B. growth           C. future               D. tomorrow

【小题１】A. ability            B. possibility          C. interest             D. chance

【小题１】A. develops      B. learns               C. goes             D. works

下面文章中有5处需添加小标题。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）选出适合各段意思的小标题，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。????????

A. It helps you process your emotions.

B. It helps you think big.

C. It clears your mind for higher-level thinking.

D. It makes you more committed.

E. It gives you a record of the past.

F. You gain a sense of achievement.

How Writing Things Down Can Change Your Life

??? What do you write down? For most of us, writing consists of emails, task lists, and perhaps the odd work project. However, making time to write down certain things, such as our daily experiences, our goals, and our feelings can change the way we live our lives.

Here are five different ways that writing things down can change your life, and what you can do to get the most out of each.

1._____________________

David Allen, productivity speaker and author of Getting Things Done, recommends doing what he calls a “core dump”. This involves writing down every task, activity, and project you need to address. This could range from picking up milk on the way home, to a multi-person project at work. Writing down every “to-do” item you can think of clears space in your head for more important topics.

??? You can also use a technique called “morning pages”, which was pioneered by Julia Cameron, author of The Artist’s Way. Morning pages involves completing three pages (around 750 words) of stream-of-consciousness writing. Through doing this first thing each morning, you clear your head in preparation for the day’s most important thinking.

2. __________________________

Writing down what’s on your mind is a great way to work through inner conflict or process your feelings around a particular situation. It’s similar to talking a situation through with a friend, and it’s a useful way of strengthening your self-soothing (自我安慰)abilities.

3._________________________________

If you keep a journal and regularly write down your thoughts and feelings, you’ll soon have a record of your experiences that you might otherwise have forgotten. Keeping a journal can also enhance your levels of self-trust. When you can look back and see how successfully you’ve traversed and dealt with important decisions and tricky situations in the past, you’ll feel more confident in your ability to do so in the future.

4._____________________________________

If you write down everything you need to do in a particular day or week, you gain an additional sense of satisfaction, when having completed the task, you can cross the item off our list. Feeling productive enhances your productivity and fosters a sense of achievement and progress.

5.____________________________________

No matter what’s going on in your outside world, when you write things down, you enter a world of possibility, which helps you stay motivated and gives you space to think big and aim high. When you write things down, you have a chance to explore dreams and ambitions that you might not feel safe revealing to anyone else yet. You also have a space to keep track of all your ideas and desires so you can return to them later.