Question

10．There is an English saying；"（36）F"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．（37）G．
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body．People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts，blood pressure，breathing and muscles．It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise．（38）DIf 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．（39）C
（40）BThey 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 prolong 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 chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain．
D．It increases blood pressure，the heart beating and breathing，it also works several groups of muscles in the face，the stomach，and even the feet．
E．Although laughter helps cure the disease，doctors still can not put this theory into clinic practice．
F．Laughter is the best medicine．
G．They have found that laughter really can improve people's health．

Answer 1

分析 本文介绍了欢笑确实对身体健康有益处．人们发现笑与身体运动有相似的作用，欢笑能改善人们的健康，笑能增加血压、心脏跳动，还能锻炼面部、胃部甚至足部的肌肉群．而笑能减轻疼痛的原因似乎是笑会产生一种减轻压力和疼痛的化学物质．

解答 36-40 FGDCB
36．F语境辨析题．根据下文doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body．可知医生开始研究笑以及对人类身体的影响，可知这句谚语跟笑有关，而A不是谚语．F项：Laughter is the best medicine．笑是最好的药．符合文意，故选F．
37．G联系上文题．根据上句Now，however，doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body．可知这里想说欢笑确实能改善人们的健康，故与G吻合．故选G．
38．D语境辨析题．根据上句It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise．可知人们发现笑与身体运动有相似的作用．D项：It increases blood pressure，the heart beating and breathing，it also works several groups of muscles in the face，the stomach，and even the feet．它能增加血压、心脏跳动和呼吸，还能锻炼面部、胃部甚至足部的肌肉群．符合语境，故选D．
39．C联系上文题．根据上句The group that tolerated the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program．可知忍受疼痛时间最长的一组是听一个有趣节目的小组．C项：The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain．笑能减轻疼痛的原因似乎是笑会产生一种减轻压力和疼痛的化学物质．符合文意，故选C．
40．B联系后文题．根据后句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．可知他们发现，即使他们的病人真的不想笑，让他们微笑也能产生类似于笑所产生的有益效果．B项：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．由于这些发现，一些在美国的医生举办了笑诊所，在他们的帮助鼓励他们笑改善他们的病情．符合文意，故选B．

点评 在答题中，应首先略读每个段落，了解每个段落的大致意思，然后把几个选项含义理解透，尤其注意意思相近，表达有交叉的选项之间的区别．然后再细读短文，把答案填入合适位置．答题时可以把含义相近的几个选项轮流填入同一处位置，反复阅读，反复体会，找出最佳选项，对于实在没有把握的小题可以留待最后完成．完成短文后，再认真通读一遍全文，看看上下语意是否通顺，是否符合逻辑关系．