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There is an English saying, “___小题1:____” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. ____小题2:____
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise.___ 小题3:___ If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. ___小题4:____
___小题5:___They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.

A．Laughter can surely last one’s life.

B．As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh.

C．The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain which diminishes both stress and pain.

D．It increases blood pressure, makes the heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet.

E. They have proved that laughter can really cure any disease if people keep a good state of mind.
F. Laughter is the best medicine.
G. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health.

Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school? You will 小题1: (probable) say that they go to learn languages，arithmetic，history, science and some other knowledge．That is quite true；but why do they learn these things?
We send our children to school to prepare them for the time 小题2: they will be big and will have to work for 小题3: ．Nearly everything they study at school has some practical use in their life．But is that 小题4: only reason why they go to school?
There is more in education than just 小题5:(1earn)facts．We go to school to learn how to learn，so that when we have left school we can continue to learn．A man 小题6: really knows how to learn will always be successful，because when he has to do something new, he will not only be able to do it well himself, he will also be able to teach others 小题7: to do it in the best way．The 小题8: (educate)person，on the other hand，is either unable to do something new，or just 小题9: (do) it badly．The purpose of schools，therefore，is not to teach languages，arithmetic，history science，etc．，小题10: to teach pupils the way to 1eam．

阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。请将答案填涂在答题卡标号为46～50的相应位置上。
以下是几本新书的简要介绍：
A. London Alive
This author of many famous novels has now turned to writing short stories with great success. The stories tell of Londoners’ daily lives and happen in eighteen different places——for example, one story takes place at a table in a cafe, another in the back of a taxi and another in a hospital.
B. The Last Journey
John Reynold’s final trip to the African Congo two years ago unfortunately ended in his death. For the first time since then we hear about where he went and what happened to him from journalist Tim Holden, who has followed Reynold’s route.
C. The Missing Photograph
Another story about the well-known policeman, Inspector Manning. It is written in the same simple but successful way as the other Manning stories——I found it a bit disappointing as I guessed who the criminal was halfway through!
D. Gone West
A serious look at one of the least-known regions of the United States. The author describes the empty villages which thousands left when they were persuaded by the railway companies to go west in search of new lives. The author manages to provide many interesting details about their history.
E. The Letter
The murder of a television star appears to be the work of thieves who are quickly caught. But they escape from prison and a young lawyer says she knows who the real criminals are. Written with intelligence, this story is so fast-moving that it demands the reader’s complete attention.
F. Free at Last
Matthew Hunt, who spent half his life in jail for a crime he did not do, has written the moving story of his lengthy fight to be set free. Now out of prison, he has taken the advice of a judge to describe his experiences in a book.
以下是几个有着不同阅读爱好的购书人，请匹配与之对应的书名：
小题1:Ali enjoys reading crime stories which are carefully written so that they hold his interest right to the end. He enjoys trying to guess who the criminal really is while he’s reading.
小题2:Monica is a history teacher in London. She enjoys reading about the history of people in other parts of the world and how events changed their lives.
小题3:Silvia likes reading true stories which people have written about themselves. She’s particularly interested in people who have had unusual or difficult lives.
小题4:Daniel is a computer salesman who spends a lot of time travelling abroad on planes. He enjoys detective stories which he can read easily as he gets interrupted a lot.
小题5:Takumi doesn’t have much free time so he reads short stories which he can finish quickly. He likes reading stories about ordinary people and the things that happen to them in today’s world.

单句填空：(共15题，满分15分)
小题1:The most important days are the ________ that we spent in America.
小题2:According to my judgement, neither he nor you _________(come) from America.
小题3:I missed the early bus this morning. That was ________I came late for class.
小题4:__________ is well-known, Tai Wang Island is part of China.
小题5:We wonder _________ the students have finished their homework.
小题6: The present situation makes _______ difficult for us to accomplish the task on time.
小题7:Your composition is not as interesting as ________(I).
小题8:Shanghai is larger than any _______ city in Asia.
小题9:Only after Jack returned_________ I learn about the truth.
小题10:We will go to see the movie no mater _______ hard it rains.
小题11:Tom has studied Chinese in the school________ the year of 2000.
小题12: ________ the help of my teacher , I caught up with the other students.
小题13:It was the third time that he _________(make)the same mistake.
小题14:A new teaching building ______________(build) in our school now.
小题15:He was made ________ ( do )his homework.

The _____ in temperature is broadcast twice a day in the channel.

Mr Green often says “what is learnt in the ______ lasts to the grave”, intending to impress on us the significance of reading more books while we’re young.

B．association

C．encyclopedia

The supermarket sells many foods that have been_____ , so it is convenient to feed your stomach.

The truck ______ the trainees miles from anywhere and they had to reach the stated destination within 5 hours totally on foot.

Before the economic crisis came John had sensed the firm was to be ruined and he _____ just in time.

D．pulled down

Good ads may well ______ the consumers’ emotional needs as well as providing information.

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