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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.

The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995, by Dr Madan Kataria. “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 — it’s the universal (共同的) language.” 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 UCLS 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 the nearest club in the south of London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class. I had no interest in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid (愚蠢的). Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands (拍手) and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha” while looking at each other. Although we couldn’t tell the differences between fake laughter and real laughter, they still produced the same healthy effects.

Surprisingly, it worked! After ten minutes, everybody there was laughing for real and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was shocked by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing.

1. The passage is probably taken from ______________　.

A. a storybookB. a health magazine

C. a comic book D. a travel magazine

2. The writer was nervous at the beginning of the class because _______________ .

A. he was not clever enough

B. he wasn’t interested in laughing at all

C. he wasn’t good at getting along with others

D. he knew no one there and was afraid it would look silly to laugh for no reason

3.The underlined word “fake” probably means “___________” in Chinese.

A. 假的 B. 真诚的

C. 真的 D. 难堪的

4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. People feel less stressed when they laugh.

B. Adults don’t laugh as often as children.

C. People who often laugh never fall ill in their lives.

D. The first Laughter Club was set up in Asia.

5.Which is the BEST title for the passage?

A. A 5-year study B.Try laughing at Laughter Clubs

C. The first Laughter Club D. A difficult language to learn

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了笑声的作用，笑声可以使我们减轻压力。许多人都是从参加笑声俱乐部开始他们一天的。第一个笑声俱乐部1995年成立于印度，现在全世界已有1300多这样的俱乐部。研究表明，笑声能改善我们的身体状况，可以抵抗大约40%的疾病。作者参加了一个笑声俱乐部，取得了意想不到的效果。

1.

2.stupid (愚蠢的). ”可知作者开始感到紧张是因为在那他没有认识的人，而且没有理由的笑那看起来是很傻的，故选D。

3.3】词义猜测题。句意：虽然我们不能判断出是假的笑声还是真的笑声，但是它们仍然产生了同样的健康效果。由句中real真的可判断出fake是假的，故选A。

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5.5】标题归纳题。这篇短文主要讲述了笑声的作用，笑声可以使我们减轻压力。许多人都是从参加笑声俱乐部开始他们一天的。故选B。

考点：健康保健类阅读。