学年译林版英语选修六新素养同步练习Unit 1 Laughter is good for you Section Ⅰ 知能演练轻.docx

1、学年译林版英语选修六新素养同步练习Unit 1 Laughter is good for you Section 知能演练轻A卷 阅读理解AIt is 7 am on a gray Thursday，and I am on the telephone to a group of strangers struggling with excited laughter.There must be 20 of themmen and women， young and oldlaughing.These people have never met， nor do they know each other

2、s names.Yet for 10 minutes， five mornings a week， they simply pick up the phone and laugh.This is the “laughter line” part of the growing industry in laughter treatment，Britains latest and most unusual treatment.The simple act of laughing is increasingly being used as a method for dealing with menta

3、l and physical disorders. Since it was founded in 2004， the UK Laughter Network has increased ten times， training 8，000 people to use laughter to improve their health.So how does it work？ It reduces stress. A Maryland study found that it expands the inner lining of our blood vessels(血管) and so impro

4、ves circulation.“Your immune system is strengthened by up to 40 percent，”explains laughter therapist Julie Whitehead，whose work includes training those who work at Great Ormond Street Hospital.Laughter has also been shown to lower blood pressure and improve mental function.But Lotte Mikkelson， 45， f

5、ounder of the laughter line，warns that its important to see it as a method of treatmentnot a cure.“In 2008， I was diagnosed(诊断) with an incurable disease，”she explains. “My sister died at the age of 32 from it，so I know what could happen.Since I started laughing，I havent had any worsening and my hea

6、lth is great.Id never say laughter is a curebut it can help.”【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章说明了笑对健康的促进作用。1Why do the strangers laugh on the phone？A.They want to make more friends.B.They are struggling with mental illness.C.They do so for the good of their health.D.They are taking an optimistic attitude to life.C解

7、析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的This is the “laughter line” part of the growing industry in laughter treatment可知，这是“笑声疗法”，因此他们的笑是出于健康原因。2How does the UK Laughter Network help people？A.By training them to use laughter.B.By providing them with free medicine.C.By inspiring them to realize their dreams.D.By involving th

8、em in effective communication.A解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的the UK Laughter Network has increased ten times， training 8，000 people to use laughter to improve their health可知，UK Laughter Network训练人们使用大笑来改善他们的健康状况。3What can we learn from Lotte Mikkelsons words in the last paragraph？A.She has recovered from her illn

9、ess.B.She thinks of laughter as a cure for her disease.C.She believes laughter is helpful for her condition.D.She regrets not teaching her sister laughter treatment.C解析：推理判断题。根据末段中的Since I started laughing， I havent had any worsening and my health is great.可知，Lotte Mikkelson认为经常大笑会对她的身体状况有好处。4What i

10、s the best title of the text？A.How Did a Laughter Line Come into Being？B.Why Do People Seldom Laugh in Life？C.Laughter Makes You More PopularD.Laughter Is the Best MedicineD解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文说明笑对健康起到了重要的作用，用“笑是最佳良药”作标题符合文章主旨。BWith all the wars， fighting and sadness in the world today， its not only n

11、ecessary， but also essential to have a good sense of humor just to help us get through each and every day of our lives.Putting a smile on someones face when you know they are feeling down in the dumps(处于沮丧中)， as the saying goes， makes me feel good and warms my heart.How would you feel if you could n

12、ot joke around with your wife， husband， child， coworker， neighbor， close friend， or even just someone that you are standing in line with at your corner store？ I am always saying things that make others smile or laugh， even if I dont know the person Im joking around with.My grandma always found humor

13、 in everything she did， even if it was the hardest job anyone could imagine.This not only relieves stress in any situation， but also is common courtesy(礼貌) to speak to others that are around you.I know of a few people that dont have a funny bone in their bodies， as they say.Everyone around them coul

14、d be rolling on the floor after hearing a great joke and they would sit there without the slightest smile on their face.They dont get the joke that makes others laugh.I am busting a gut while they just sit there， looking at me as if I were from outer space.How can people not get a really funny joke？

15、Laughing is essential to keep your stress levels under control.Without humor we would find ourselves with a lot of psychological problems， or on a lot of medications to keep us from going crazy.There is too much sadness in this present world.It drives people crazy.We all need to find a way to bypass

16、 the sadness and bring a little light into our lives.So， I believe our best medicine is to get together and tell some jokes and have some fun laughing together.【解题导语】作者在本文中介绍了大笑和幽默对人们的好处， 建议大家多听笑话， 在日常生活中做到幽默， 因为幽默和大笑是最好的药。5According to the author， humor is useful in the aspect that .A.it makes people more confidentB.it can pick up people s spiritsC.it can help rid th