Do you want to live a happier, less stressful life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world — and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy.
The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria. “Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr. Kataria, “Everyone’s naturally good at laughing. We want people to feel happy with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 worldwide.
Many doctors are also interested in the effects of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California, with laughing there is less stress in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.
So, what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in South London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class, to be honest — I wasn’t interested in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha,” while looking at each other. However, our bodies can’t tell the difference between fake laughter and real laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects.
Surprisingly, it works! After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real — and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the results!
小題1:The first Laughter Club was started in _____.
A．BritainB．AmericaC．AustraliaD．India
小題2:The writer felt _____ at the beginning of the class?
A．surprisedB．pleasedC．nervousD．stressful
小題3:The people in the club began to laugh for real _____?
A．a(chǎn)fter ten minutesB．a(chǎn)fter ten hoursC．a(chǎn)fter a few seconds D．a(chǎn)fter ten days
小題4:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Fake laughter and real laughter are both good for health.
B．40% of the people in Laughter Clubs are good friends.
C．Adults laugh more often than children in a day.
D．Laughing is the best way to prevent illness.

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:A

試題分析：這篇短文介紹了笑聲俱樂部的由來以及我參加笑聲俱樂部的一次經(jīng)歷，告訴我們當自己處于壓力時，可以笑一笑來緩解自己的壓力。
小題1:根據(jù)The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India,可知選D。
小題2:根據(jù)I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class,可知選C。
小題3:根據(jù)After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real 可知選A。
小題4:根據(jù)However, our bodies can’t tell the difference between fake laughter and real laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects.描述可知真笑和假笑都對健康有好處。故選A。
點評：本文淺顯易懂，層次分明，學生很容易把握文中中心內容。答題中注意帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)。對于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問題注意聯(lián)系上下文，根據(jù)短文中心總結出正確答案。
練習冊系列答案
相關習題

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

完形填空  從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇能填入相應空白處的最佳答案。（10分）
Save the Wild Tiger
When people think of tigers, they think: strong and dangerous. But now, the big animal is calling for our help.
There were once eight kinds of   1  in the world, but three died out during the 20th century. In the last 70 years, the    2  of Siberian tigers（東北虎）has gone from as many as 300 to_____3____22 somewhere The Siberian tiger has been___4____ dying out completely. If the government doesn’t make any efforts, it’s quite___5____ that there will be no more Siberian tigers in China in the to twenty years.
In order to double the number of wild tigers  in the __6___ ten years the World Wildlife Fund (世界自然基金會) has started a program recently It ___7___save wild tigers and put an end to tiger hunting and killing. China together with twelve other____8___, has joined in.
Wild animals, such as red deer and wild pigs, are the main ____9____ of the tigers. The hunting of these animals is the greatest threat(威脅)to tigers. So the most important thing is ___10___ the animals that tigers eat. To protect the wild tigers, we need to call on more people to stop eating and hunting wild animals.
小題1:
A．pigsB．tigersC．deerD．lions
小題2:
A．nameB．kindC．numberD．type
小題3:
A．less thanB．more thanC．bigger thanD．over
小題4:
A．in need ofB．in danger ofC．in front of D．out of
小題5:
A．possibleB．impossibleC．necessary D．sure
小題6:
A．lastB．nextC．pastD．later
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)ims toB．used toC．refuses to D．in order to
小題8:
A．citiesB．provincesC．countries D．towns
小題9:
A．friendsB．foodC．members D．groups
小題10:
A．to sellB．to killC．to save D．to keep

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Why do plants grow in some places and not in others? Why does some land have so much growing on it, while other land has almost no plants growing on it at all?
To grow, plants need several things. One is warmth. In very cold places almost nothing grows. Plants also need water. In very dry parts of the earth only a few unusual plants can grow. That’s why dry deserts everywhere are almost not covered by trees or grass.
Plants must also have a place in which to put down their roots and grow. They find it difficult to grow on hard land. The town is built on hard land. The plants here have only the soil found between the cracks of the stones to grow in.
Another thing plants must have before they can grow is food.
What will happen if we try to make things grow on the sandy beach? A few plants, such as beach grass, will grow in sand, but most plants won’t. Even if the weather is warm enough and we water the plants each day, many of them will die because the sand on this beach has almost no food for plants.
小題1:What things don’t most plants need to grow well according to the passage?
A．Warmth.              B．Food.                C．Sandy beach
小題2:What does the underlined word “cracks” mean in the passage?
A．表面             B．縫隙                 C．夾層
小題3:From the passage, we know that it is        for plants to grow in dry places.
A．difficult                B．impossible           C．important
小題4:The reason why most plants can’t grow on the sandy beach is that       .
A．there isn’t enough sunlight
B．there is too much water
C．it has little food for plants
小題5:The passage can most probably be found in a        book.
A．science              B．history              C．travel

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

There are four seasons in most of the countries. But the weather is not always the same. In England, winter is not very cold and summer is not very hot. There is not a great __31___between summer and winter. Do you know why?
England has a warm winter and a cool summer because it is an ___32___country.In winter the sea is warmer than the land. The winds __33___the sea bring __34___air to England. In summer the sea is cooler than the land. The winds from the sea bring cool air to England. The west winds blow over England all the year around. They blow from the southwest. They are wet winds. They also bring ___35___to England. So England has ___36___rain all the year .Sometimes it rains heavily. The west of England is wetter than the east.
In Canada they have four seasons, too. But the average( 平均 )temperature is very low. Spring is usually very ___37___in most part of the country. It comes in February. People can still go skating in some places. Summer is usually very cool. Early in the morning the weather is so cold that people usually wear sweaters. Autumn comes ___38___summer. Canadians like to watch maples(楓葉) in the park or on the hills. They are really
beautiful. Winter is the__39___ season of the year. It’s often freezing cold. There is thick ice on the river or lake. Children like to go skating there. Of course, they should wear warm, thick coats, __40___they will catch a cold.
小題1:
A．differentB．differenceC．sameD．unlike
小題2:
A．landB．islandC．bigD．small
小題3:
A．fromB．toC．comeD．go
小題4:
A．hotB．coldC．warmD．cool
小題5:
A．windB．snowC．rainD．wet
小題6: 
A．a(chǎn) littleB．a(chǎn) fewC．a(chǎn) bit ofD．a(chǎn) lot of
小題7:
A．warmB．hotC．coolD．cold
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)fterB．beforeC．withD．in
小題9:
A．coldB．colderC．coldestD．warmest
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)ndB．orC．butD．so

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Have you ever seen a horse with toes (腳趾)? Millions of years ago, horses had many toes.They had four toes on each front foot.They had three toes on each back foot.The horses were smaller than cats.
These small horses lived in the forest.Their many toes helped the horses run over the soft wet ground.
It was very hot in the forest.But the weather changed.It became cold.Many trees couldn’t live in cold weather.The trees died and fell.Forest became open field.The sun made the ground dry and hard (堅硬).Horses began to change too.They began to get bigger.This took a long time.On the dry hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running.At last their middle toes became hard.
小題1:Long ago, the horse had four toes on each of its __________.
A．back feetB．front feetC．right feetD．left feet
小題2:The cats were __________ the horses at that time.
A．a(chǎn)s big asB．smaller thanC．bigger thanD．a(chǎn)s small as
小題3:When the weather changed, __________.
A．many trees grew well in cold weatherB．a(chǎn)nimals began to change too
C．cats were older than the horsesD．horses were the same as they are

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer.
I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in. I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unluckily, it didn’t often work out. I was getting very tired. Because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.
One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（資格證書）if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She asked me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
Now I’ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that I could have a success, even if I am not top of the class at school.
小題1:What do you think of the writer when she was a student?
A．An excellent studentB．A hardworking student
C．A bad studentD．A lazy student
小題2:What is the writer’s first job?
A．A cleanerB．A babysitterC．An assistantD．A teacher
小題3: When staying with the two girls’ family，the writer ________.
A．was paid for extra work
B．often worked long hours
C．got much help from her boss
D．took a day off every other week
小題4: Why did the writer leave her first job？
A．She found a full-time job.
B．She was fed up with children.
C．She decided to attend a part-time course.
D．She needed a rest after working extra hours.
小題5:What has the writer learned from her own experiences？
A．Less successful students can still have a success.
B．Qualifications are necessary for a job.
C．Hard work makes an excellent student.
D．One must choose the job she like.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents，They   1  that their parents don’t understand them，They often think their parents are too strict with them.
Parents often find it difficult to win their children’s trust(信任)and they seem to forget how they themselves   2  when they were young.
For example，young people like to do things without much thinking. It’s one of their ways to  3   that they grow up and they can deal with any difficult things. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things  4   and don’t like their plans to be changed.
Young people often make their parents  5  by clothes they want，the music they enjoy and something else. But they don’t mean to cause(引起)any trouble. They just want to be   6   and they want to make a new culture(文化) of their own.
Sometimes you even don’t want your parents to say“  7  ”to what you do. You want to stay at home and do what you like.
If you plan to control（控制） your  8 ，you’d better win your parents over and try to get them to  9   you. If your parents see that you have high sense of responsibility(責任),they will  10  give you the right(權利) to do what you want to do.
小題1:
A．rememberB．hopeC．sayD．know
小題2:
A．thoughtB．wantedC．neededD．felt
小題3:
A．showB．findC．seeD．learn
小題4:
A．firstB．a(chǎn)headC．lateD．carelessly
小題5:
A．happyB．sadC．a(chǎn)ngryD．helpful
小題6:
A．politeB．helpfulC．thoughtfulD．different
小題7:
A．YesB．NoC．SorryD．Congratulations
小題8:
A．workB．lifeC．studyD．health
小題9:
A．helpB．loveC．understandD．know
小題10:
A．certainlyB．justC．stillD．a(chǎn)lready

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

  We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping, writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. In recent years a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There’s no real word for it yet, so we’ll call it e-talk. People don’t like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters called acronyms. Acronyms are often used in chat rooms. Some of them are
BTW (by the way)        BRB (be right back)
LOL (laughing out loud)    IMO (in my opinion)
People also use many abbreviations(縮寫). They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:
Info(information)       puter (computer)
Pie(picture)           sec (second)
We usually don’t see people when we communicate on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keywords to draw “feeling”, such as:
:-)(happy)    :-p(joking)   :-( (sad)    :-0 (surprised)
These days, many forums(論壇) have picture feelings. For example,

(sad)      (happy)
There are even whole new words, like“newbie’s”(someone who is new on a chat board or forum).
It takes time for people to get used to e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbie’s have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.
小題1:What does the underlined word “acronyms” mean?
A．網(wǎng)友B．聊天室C．首字母縮寫詞D．關鍵詞
小題2:Why do people type acronyms?
A．To show their feelings.
B．Because people can type them quickly.
C．In this way newbie’s won’t understand them.
D．To make people use Internet
小題3:What does “BTW, my puter is not working well. :- ( ” mean ?
A．The person is angry at somebody.
B．The person is happy about getting a new computer
C．The person is sad that his computer is having problems.
D．The person is joking that his computer is having problems.
小題4:E-talk will probably _______.
A．keep changing
B．be easy by people on the telephone
C．be used by people on the telephone
D．make life easier
小題5:What’s the best title for this passage?
A．E-talk LanguageB．Picture Feelings
C．How to Use AbbreviationsD．use the Internet

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

閱讀理解
In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past . New medicines and machines are developing every day to extend life. However, some people , including some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, and they say that people should have the right（權利）to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself, and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable . They say that people should be allowed to die with dignity（尊嚴）and to decide when they want to die. Others don’t agree and say that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite （明確的）answer.
小題1:The best title for this passage is ______________.
A．The Right to LiveB．The Right to Die
C．The Doctor’s DutyD．Life Is Better than Death
小題2: People can live longer than in the past. It’s because _____________.
A．medical technology developsB．we have big hospitals
C．there are many good doctorsD．both B and C
小題3:According to some people whether a dying patient has the right to die is up to________.
A．the doctorsB．the surroundings
C．his or his familyD．the patient himself or herself
小題4: In the writer’s opinion ___________.
A．death is better than lifeB．life is better than death
C．neither life nor death is goodD．none of the above
小題5: Why do some patients want to die ?  Because _____________.
A．the doctors are not goodB．the conditions are bad
C．life is too hard D．they are seriously ill

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習冊答案