一轮复习阅读材料unit17laughter

1、一轮复习阅读材料 Unit17 Laughter阅读下列文章，完成阅读任务AKataria is the founder of the worldwide laughter movement. The celebration of World Laughter Day is a positive activity for world peace and is intended to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter. The first “World Laughter Day” gath

2、ering took place in Mumbai, India, on 11th January,1998. 12,000 members from India and international Laughter Clubs attended it. Now there are over 5,000 Laughter Clubs worldwide on all 5 continents.“HAPPYDEMIC” was the first World Laughter Day gathering outside India. It took place on 9th January，t

3、wo years after the Mumbai gathering. In Copenhagen, Denmark, more than 10,000 people gathered at Town Hall Square. The event went into Guinness Book of World Records.“World Laughter Day” is now organized on the first Sunday of May every year，hundreds of people gather worldwide on that day to laugh t

4、ogether.Today，many people fear widespread international terrorism. The world has 1 faced so much unrest before. People are 2 war within themselves. Laughter is a universal language, 3 has the ability 4 (unite) humanity without religion. Laughter can build a common 5 (connect) between 6 (variety) rel

5、igions and create a new world order. The idea may sound overambitious，and maybe it is. 7 maybe it is not. It is our deep belief 8 laughter and only laughter can unite the world， 9 (build) up a global sense of brotherhood and 10 (friend).Studies also say that laughter helps your body do the following

6、: lower blood pressure; lighten depression；reduce stress; work out the heart, especially for those who are unable to perform physical exercise. So in life, when you can laugh, you should laugh loudly and with your entire bodybecause its good for you.Task1: The passage tells us Task2: Fill in the bla

7、nksTask3: Choose the best answers1The purpose of celebrating World Laughter Day is _.Ato build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughterBto build a common connection between various religionsCto reduce stress and lighten depressionDto lower blood pressure2The first World Laugh

8、ter Day gathering outside India took place_.Aon 11th January,1998 Bon the first Sunday of MayCon 9th January,1996 Don 9th January,20003The authors attitude towards laughter movement is _.Apositive BnegativeCunintereste Dobjective4The passage is mainly about_.AWorld Laughter Day and its significance

9、Bthe worldwide laughter movementCa universal language DlaughterBThe power of humor and laugher are numerous. They entertain us and make us feeling good. But，above all, we have discovered that humor and laughter are best medicine. It relieve pain，reduce stress and anxiety, and are antiaging and longe

10、vity facilitators (促进者)They are extremely necessary for helping us to find and maintain a balance among life and work. However, they are slipping away from us. We have become far too serious. The only ones which still enjoy humor, laughter, fun and play to the fullest are young children. Children te

11、nd to laughing an average of 200 times a day. For adult, however, it is a total different story.In the 1950s people laughed on average 18 times a day. Today，we are lucky if we average between 46 times a day.As a matter of fact, a recent study found that people laugh 6 more times in the presence of o

12、ne person but 30 more times in a group of people.You can get a chuckle(咯咯笑) from jokes you get on the Internet, but it is not the same as belly jiggling laughter (a deep laugh) you get when you interact with others.Socializing(交际) with friends and relatives was much looked forward to.However, this i

13、s no longer the case. In fact, the majority of people can hardly find time, nor do they have the inclination towards socializing outside home. They turn to electronic media such as television, computers, the Internet, videos, CDs, and audio equipment, which can provide them with instant selfentertai

14、nment at the push of a button.The workplace does not fare(进展) much better. Due to the pressures to produce more in the same or fewer hours available and to compete, for example, in a manufacturing field with cheaper labor elsewhere in the world, humor and laughter in the workplace have gradually ero

15、ded (逐渐毁坏) away.I have developed a real appreciation, perhaps closer to a strong desire for the power of humor and laughter. This encouraged me to write my first book titled “The Power of Humor” and subsequently my second book titled “Kids Say the Goggonest Things” based on the natural humor, laught

16、er, play and fun that kids experience and they freely share with parents, grandparents and teachers.From writing about humor and laughter, people start to ask me to speak up for them. To date, I have developed a number of humorlaughter topics that I use in my keynote presentations. You are invited t

17、o subscribe to my free monthly emagazine “The Humormeisters Forum” by clicking on the Free Humor Ezine navigation button on the website.Task1：Find the ten mistakes in the first two paragraphsTask2: Choose the best answers1According to the author, laughter is leaving us partly because_.Athe pace of c

18、hange in our lives is becoming fasterBwe fail to reflect on fun times in our livesCwe treat everything in a serious wayDhumor of situations lies beneath2The fourth paragraph mainly tells us that_.Aresearchers have made a new discovery about the effect of laughterBpeople laugh more heartily when spen

19、ding time with othersCwe can entertain ourselves with the help of the InternetDgetting a deep laugh nowadays is difficult3The underlined word “inclination” in Paragraph 5 most probably means“_”Adestination Btendency Cattitude Dapproach4Which of the following articles can we most probably find in “Th

20、e Humormeisters Forum”？AThe power of honesty.BDont be your own worst enemy.CLive life purposefully: The relationship within.DFunny Christmas stories to share with your loved ones.CThere is an old saying in English，“Laughter is the best medicine”Until recently, few people took the saying very serious

21、ly. Now however, doctors have begun to study laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found evidence that laughter really can improve peoples health.Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart r

22、ate, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart rate and the rate of breathing. It also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body,

23、it must be helpful.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to make the effect of pain on the body less. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group which could bear the pain for the longest time was the group which listened t

24、o a funny program. The reason why laughter can make pain less seems to be that it helps to produce endorphins (内啡肽) in the brain. These are natural chemicals which make both stress and pain less.There is also some evidence to suggest that laughter helps the bodys immune system that is the system whi

25、ch fights infection (感染)In an experiment, one group of students watched a funny video while another group served as the control groupin other words，a group with which to compare the first group. Doctors checked the blood of the students in both groups and found that the people in the group that watc

26、hed the video had an increase in the activity of their white blood cells that is the cells which fight infection.As a result of these discoveries, some doctors and psychiatrists (精神病学) in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they try to improve their patients condition by encouragin

27、g them to laugh.They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce good effects similar to those caused by laughter.Choose the best answers1We learn from the first paragraph that laughter _.Ais good for ones healthBhas strong effects

28、to do with some illnessChas been studied long sinceDhas no effect on the body2Doctors have found that laughter_.Akeeps down blood pressureBhas similar effects to physical exerciseCdecreases the heart rateDincreases stress and pain3Which of the following statements is NOT true of laughter according t

29、o the passage?AIt makes pain less.BIt exercises the body.CIt improves the bodys immune system. DIt can cure cancer.4The main idea of this passage is that_.Athe doctors should learn how to make people laughBthere are several ways of studying the advantages of laughterCtests show that laughter can pro

30、duce positive effects on human bodyDlaughter and physical exercise have the same effects on human bodyDA sense of humor can brighten the family life. You can put on a silly hat and chase a 3yearold kid，or pretend to fall into a pile of leaves to amuse a firstgrader. As kids grow into preteens(about

31、11 or 12)and teens(13 to 19)，you can share jokes as their sense of whats funny becomes better.Humor is what makes something funny；a sense of humor is the ability to recognize it. Someone with a welldeveloped sense of humor has the ability to recognize whats funny in others and can amuse them as well

32、.A good sense of humor is a tool that kids can rely on throughout life to help them. Kids with a welldeveloped sense of humor are happier and more optimistic，have higher selfesteem，and can handle differences(their own and others)well.And a good sense of humor doesnt just help kids emotionally or soc

33、ially.Research has shown that people who laugh more are healthiertheyre less likely to be depressed and may even have an increased resistance to illness or physical problems.They experience less stress，have lower heart rates，pulses，and blood pressure，and have a better digestion(消化能力)Laughter may eve

34、n help humans better endure pain，and studies have shown that it improves our immune(免疫的) function.But most of all，a sense of humor is what makes life fun.We tend to think of humor as part of our genetic makeup，like blue eyes or big feet. But its not true. A sense of humor actually is a learned quali

35、ty. Kids can start developing a sense of humor at a very young age. Babies dont really understand humor，but they do know when youre smiling and happy. When you make funny noises or faces and then laugh or smile，your baby is likely to sense your joy and imitate (模仿) you. Sometime between 9 and 15 mon

36、ths, babies know enough about the world to understand that when Mom puts a piece of cloth on her head, shes doing something unexpected and that its funny.To help kids at each stage of development, parents should know whats likely to amuse them.Choose the best answers1Which of the following people do

37、 you think can best share jokes with their parents?AA newborn baby. BAn elevenyearold kid.CA fiveyearold kid. DA fifteenmonthold baby.2It can be concluded from the third paragraph that a good sense of humor_.Ais one of the most important things needed for a kid to succeedBhelps kids make more friend

38、s throughout their lifeCcan improve a kids mental and physical healthDmay sometimes cause embarrassment3Which of the following statements about a sense of humor is NOT true?AIt can make the family life bright.BIt is something that kids can rely on for all their life.CIt is something people are born

39、with.DIt is the ability to recognize humor.4What is the passage mainly about?AThe reason why people should develop a sense of humor.BThe characteristics of kids sense of humor at different ages.CTips on how to develop a good sense of humor.DThe importance of a good sense of humor for kids.Speaking a

40、nd Writing: According to the passages above, why do you think humor and laughter are important in life? So why are comedies and comedians are popular with people? And what do you think of tragedies? ( You can give examples to voice your opinion)EYou wake up and the weather is all wet. 1 Here are fou

41、r ideas to try when its raining cats and dogs.1. Puppet (木偶) showtimeYou can create your own puppets with items your parents already have around the house. First, youll need some old socks or brown paper bags. Then, get busy decorating them with markers, crayons, glitter, string, ribbons, buttonseve

42、n dry macaroni! Give your puppets names and funny voices. You might want to think up a special story for them. 2 .2Build a fort (碉堡)Ask your parent for some old sheets, blankets, or comforters. Spread them over chairs or other furniture to create a topsecret hideout. Bring a flashlight, a good book

43、to read, and maybe even a snack. And dont forget to think of a secret password !3Dressup time !Both boys and girls can have fun trying on old clothes. Ask your parent to let you try on old scarves, hats, jewelry, shoes, and clothes. Do you want to be a doctor? 3 . Or maybe you see yourself as a movi

44、e star.4 4 . Birthdays and holidays are chances for us to thank people who love us and take good care of us. But it can be a special treat to get a gift or a card on an ordinary day. Think of the people who make you happy and then come up with a way to show them you care. It might be an aunt, uncle,

45、 grandmother, neighbor, or babysitter. It could even be your mom or dad! Use your arts and craft supplies to create a special card. 5 .Task1: Choose the best sentence for each blank. A. Say thanks B. Show your love C. What are you going to do today? D. How do you feel at the moment? E. You will be delivering sunshine on a rainy day F. You can pretend an old white shirt is a lab coat. G. To make your show even better, use a cardboard box as a stage.Task2: Choose the best answers1What can you do to make your puppet show much better?ACreati