Do you want to live a happier , less stressful life? Try laughing for no reason 1 . That’s how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world—and many doctors now think having a good laugh might be one of the 2 ways to stay healthy.
The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr Madan Kataria. \" 3 laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7and 15 times a day,\" says Dr Kataria. \"Everyone's naturally good at 4 -it' s the universal language. 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 5 in the effects (效果) 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 6 illness by about 40%.
So, what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in South London to 7 .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. 8 our bodies can' t tell the difference between fake laughter and real laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects.
Surprisingly, it 9 ! 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 10 relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you're under stress, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the results! ( )1.A. any more B. much more C. at all D. some more ( )2.A. most B. least C. worst D. best ( )3.A. Students B. Children C. Girls D. Boys ( )4.A. laughing B. crying C. shouting D. talking ( )5.A. excited B. surprised C. interested D. amazed ( )6.A. about B. against C. with D. in ( )7.A. find out B. put out C. come out D. give out ( )8.A. So B. Because C. Although D. As ( )9.A. works B. fails C. wins D. loses ( )10.A. why B. when C. what D. how II、综合填空
根据句意和首字母，完成下面的短文。 Before you get your new pet, you need to find out a 1 you can know about it— what kind of food, when to 2 （喂）, when to go to the vet,w 3 is the nearest dog training centre （only if you are getting a dog of course——I don’t think they 4 （训练）spiders or mice or even crocodiles!） A well-behaved and trained dog is e 5 to deal with, and it is much more pleasant to 6 your dog around. If you dog likes always jumping up 7 you pull it on a lead, it is a really embarrassing when 8 （别）people are around. Young animals like to check out anything n 9 to them with their eyes, claws, tongues and teeth. It’s bit like having a baby around. You have to think for them and 10 sure that they can’t get at anything that could harm them.
1._________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. _________ 6. _________ 7._________ 8. _________ 9. _________ 10. _________
III、阅读下面短文，从文后方框内所给的A、B、C、D、E中，选出恰当的一项还原到文中合适的位置，使文章意思完整且符合逻辑。 We sometimes call the lion“the king of the jungle” because it is stronger and more dangerous than
other animals . 1 It is the highest animal in the land food chain.
In the sea, the shark is one of the animals at the top of the food chain. It can swim faster than most other sea animals, 2
3 People are! We are not the biggest or fastest, but we are the cleverest . We could not run faster than cheetahs , so we invented cars and now we can move the fastest. We could not run faster than cheetahs, so we invented cars and now we can move the fastest. We could not fight better than lions, so we invented guns . Now we can hunt the best.
People's inventions are clever, but they can be dangerous, too. For example, people invented factories , and now they make the air and rivers dirty. 4 . Dirty rivers kill fish. Then bears cannot eat the fish and die. If we kill one part of the food chain, other part also die. Remember that we are a part of the food chain, So we are in danger too! 5 ! We should and we could do something for the world!
A. Protecting animals is protecting ourselves! B. and it can use its big teeth to eat them. C. This can make terrible changes. D. What is at the top of the world's food chain? E. It can run faster than many animals and it can hunt the best.
1._________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. _________
IV、请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中，选出五个还原到原文中，使原文句子通顺，结构完整。 1 It has around 3 billion fans— nearly half the world’s population! And about 300 million people play this game. That’s 4 percent of the world’s population!
2 Many people in old days played early forms (形式) of this modern game. Cu ju (蹴鞠), a ball-kicking game in China, was reported as early as 2,500 B.C. Around the same time in Greece, people were also playing a similar ball game without using their hands.
But modern soccer didn't become official (官方的) until 1863. An Englishman called Cobb Morley introduced the idea of a soccer association (联盟). 3 From then on, other associations in the countries were set up. They came together-to make up the FIFA, which organizes the World Cup.
It's not easy to tell what makes soccer so popular. 4 Soccer needs only two feet and a ball. This makes it a sport that developing countries can easily play. Some of the sport' s best players come from these poor nations.
5 The sport's no-hands rule makes beautiful dance-like movements on the field. What's more, this sport excites the heart. Teams might score only a few times each match, so matches can turn around suddenly.
No one knows who will win at the next World Cup. But one thing is certain: The world will be watching. A. He also wrote the sport's official rules. B. Soccer is the world's favorite sport. C. Playing soccer is good for your health. D. But one reason is how simple the sport is. E. People love soccer as well as their countries. F. It's hard to say where soccer's birthplace is. G. Soccer performances are pleasing to the eyes. 1._________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. _________
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