题目内容
How can we all get more laughter into our lives? Here is what the experts suggest:
__【小题1】_____ . 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.” ___【小题2】____ To this day, she still makes it a rule to be with people who enjoy life and laughing.
____【小题3】______ 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 capture them quickly or they are gone,” says Virginia Tooper.
Laugh when you need it most. “__【小题4】______ ” says comedian Bill Cosby. “And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might by, 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. ___【小题5】______ . Just remember: we are just here for a period, so get a few laughs.
| A．You can soften the worst blows through humor. |
| B．Mix with people who laugh. |
| C．Practise the art of laughing. |
| D．Keep a laughter file. |
F．But it’s also something that has to be developed.
G．People’s joy can affect those around them.
【小题1】B
【小题2】G
【小题3】D
【小题4】A
【小题5】F
解析试题分析:笑声是人们生活中不可或缺的，没有笑声的生活是惨淡寂寞的。那么如何在我们的生活中寻找更多的快乐，获得更多的笑声呢？在本文中作者对此提出了几条建议。
【小题1】B考查对上下文的理解和概括能力。在本段中作者通过讲述Nancy Alguire的经历，说明笑声会感染人们，由此判断B选项内容符合语境，选B。
【小题2】G考查对上下文的理解和概括能力。根据上文内容和空后内容To this day, she still makes it a rule to be with people who enjoy life and laughing.可知过得开心快乐的方法之一是要和快乐的人们在一起，让人们的开心感染到自己，故判断G选项可以起到承上启下的作用，选G。
【小题3】D考查对上下文的理解和概括能力。本段中心内容是建议人们收集自己喜欢的卡通和笑话，幽默，而D选项Keep a laughter file.“建立笑声档案”，内容可以概括本段，选D。
【小题4】A考查对上下文的理解和概括能力。前后句内容都是建议人们面对困境用笑声去应对，由此推断A选项You can soften the worst blows through humor（用幽默去迎接最严重的打击）内容符合语境，选A。
【小题5】F考查对上下文的理解和概括能力。前句内容告诉人们笑声是每个人生来具备的能力，而F选项But it’s also something that has to be developed.也指出了laughter的特点，是对上句内容的进一步补充，故答案选F。
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【小题1】Tom: The weather report said that a hurricane would hit the city. Tom wants to find information on how to protect his family from being destroyed during the hurricane.
【小题2】James: Before learning about a butterfly, James was asked by his biology teacher to learn more about a butterfly in the process of doing research and then write a letter to humankind.
【小题3】 Brown: Thousands of animals around the world face extinction. Many more are threatened each year. Brown focuses on the situation of endangered animals and tries to understand how all living things are connected.
【小题4】 Li Mei: Modern technology makes fishing easier. Yet overfishing has caused a lot of problems. China has taken some measures to solve the problem. Li Mei wants to gain a deeper understanding of the effects of overfishing on some threatened species and tries to find out effective solutions.
| A．http: //www.net.org/marine/csb/ This site is devoted to saving the Chilean sea bass, or Patagonian toothfish, from extinction. It suggests actions people can take to protect the fish, and it offers the flash movie “Please Don’t Eat Me!” |
| B．http: //www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/ythfacts/entyouth/ This site, created by the University of Kentucky Entomology (昆虫学) Department, provides photographs and facts about various insects we live with. You will find what you want to know about insects here. |
| C．http: //www.fema.gov/kids/ This visually appealing government site teaches kids how to be prepared for disasters and prevent disaster damage. The site also tells teachers and parents what to do to help children after a disaster. It is appropriate for all ages. |
| D．http: //www.nwf.org/ |
Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer.【小题1】, some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, scream or yell. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing anger.
For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain release the same hormones（荷尔蒙）. They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc.【小题2】 Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.
【小题3】. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “【小题4】. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”
Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. 【小题5】.
| A．In general the person feels excited and ready to act |
| B．They say that laughter is much healthier than anger |
| C．Expressing anger violently is more harmful than repressing it |
| D．Anger may cause you a cancer |
F、Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time
G、Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger
Many people think of guys as being carefree when it comes to their appearance. But in fact, a lot of guys spend plenty of time in front of the mirror. They care just as much as girls do about their body image.
Body image is a person’s opinions and feelings about his or her own body and physical appearance._【小题1】__You appreciate your body for its capabilities(能力) and accept its imperfections.
_【小题2】__Here are some ideas：
Recognize your strengths.Different body types are good for different things. What does your body do well? Maybe your speed, strength, or coordination (协调性) makes you better than others at a certain sport. That may be basketball, table tennis, mountain biking, dancing, or even running. Or perhaps you have nonsports skills, like drawing, painting, singing, playing a musical instrument, writing, or acting._【小题3】__
Exercise regularly. Exercise can help you look good and feel good about yourself. Good physiques (体形) don’t just happen._【小题4】__A healthy habit can be as simple as exercising 20 minutes to 1 hour three days a week. Working out can also lift your spirits.
Respect your body! Practicing good habits regular showering; taking care of your teeth, hair, and skin; wearing clean clothes, and so on—can help you build a positive body image.
__【小题5】_Your body is just one part of who you are. Your talent for comedy，a quickwit (智慧), and all the other things make you unique. So try not to let small imperfections take over.
| A．Use this as an opportunity to discover what you’re good at. |
| B．Be yourself. |
| C．Having a positive body image means feeling satisfied with the way you look. |
| D．Just explore talents that you feel good about. |
F．The good news is that selfimage and body image can be changed.
G．So, what can you do to develop a positive body image?
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
There is distinction between reading for information and reading for understanding. ____【小题1】_____
The first sense is the one in which we read newspapers, magazines, or anything else. ____【小题2】_____ Such materials may increase our store of information, but they cannot improve our understanding. And clearly we don’t have any difficulty in gaining the new information, for our understanding was equal to them before we started. Otherwise, we would have felt the shock of puzzlement.
The second sense is the one in which we read something that at first we do not completely understand. Here the thing to be read is at the first sight better or higher than the reader. The writer is communicating something that can increase the reader’s understanding. _____【小题3】_____ Otherwise one person could never learn from another. Here “learning” means understanding more, not remembering more information.
What are the conditions in this kind of reading? First, there is inequality in understanding. _____【小题4】_____ Besides, his book must convey something he possesses and his potential readers lack. Second, the reader must be able to overcome this inequality in some degree. And he should always try to reach the same level of understanding with the writer. If the equality is approached, success of communication is achieved.
_____【小题5】_____ It is the least demanding and requires the least amount of effort. Everyone who knows how to read can read for entertainment if he wants to. In fact, any book that can be read for understanding or information can probably be read for entertainment as well.
| A．The writer should have a better communicating skill. |
| B．Such communication between unequals must be possible. |
| C．We can get access to the content of those materials easily. |
| D．The writer must be “superior” to the reader in understanding. |
F. Reading for entertainment is capable of increasing our understanding for information.
G. Besides gaining information and understanding, there’s another goal of reading—entertainment.