Do you want to live a happier, less stressful(有压力的) life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how millions of people start their day at Laughter(笑声) Clubs around the world and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy.
The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria.“Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr. Kataria. “Everyone is naturally good at laughing—it’s the common language. We want people to feel happy with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 in the world.
Many doctors are also interested 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 against illness by about 40%.
So what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in South London to find out. 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 silly. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha” while looking at each other. However, our bodies can’t tell the difference between real laughter and unreal laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects.
Surprisingly, it works! 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 how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the results.The first Laughter Club was started in _________.
| A．India | B．America |
| C．Britain | D．China |
How many Laughter Clubs are there in the world today?
| A．Over 300. | B．Over 500. |
| C．Over 1,800. | D．Over 1,300. |
How did the writer feel at the beginning of the class?
| A．Surprised. | B．Pleased. |
| C．Nervous. | D．Tired. |
The article mainly tells us _________.
| A．young children laugh much more often than adults in a day |
| B．laughing is one of the best ways to stay healthy |
| C．many doctors are also interested in the effects of laughter on our health |
| D．real laughter and unreal laughter are both good for health |
Some teenagers think that newspapers are boring and only for adults. But that’s not true. There are many interesting stories in the paper. You just need to make clear what you are looking at. “I spend about half an hour reading newspapers every day,” said 15-year-old Gao Ming from Beijing.“I’m interested in things happening at school.” School news is just one kind of news story in newspapers. There’s also world news： from international (国际的)problems to pop stars.
Read the newspaper carefully, and we’ll find different kinds of article on the pages：
News stories---these stories are about events(事件). Reporters try to show all points of a story to help readers understand what happened. Reporters try to speak to as many people as possible. They also use pictures and numbers to show the readers that the stories are true. The newspaper Teenagers has lots of news stories on the news page and front page. When we read them, we learn more about the facts, not the writers’ ideas.
Opinion writing---opinion writing is usually about something happening right now. But it isn’t just facts. Here writers add their own opinions to the news. Writers pick only the facts that help back their ideas. They make readers believe that they are telling the truth(真相). This is usually the kind of story that gets people thinking. Go to“Speak Out”on Page Two for an example of opinion writing in Teenagers.
Advertisement---Don’t get happy too early when you read them. Those sweet words and lovely pictures are just ways to get us interested in their products(产品)! People have to pay to put advertisements in newspapers!The underlined sentence “You just need to make clear what you are looking at.” means that the readers“____”.
| A．should understand interesting news stories |
| B．should know which kind of things to read |
| C．need to read the school news first |
| D．must know the contents(内容)of all the news |
Writers use some facts in opinion writings because they want us ____ them.
| A．to understand | B．to remember |
| C．to agree with | D．to speak out |
We can not find the facts of an event____.
| A．in advertisements | B．in the school news |
| C．in opinion writing | D．on the front page |
In the writer’s opinion, we’d better be ____advertisements in newspapers.
| A．interested in | B．against |
| C．worried about | D．careful of |
This passage mainly discusses how____.
| A．reporters write different kinds of news |
| B．teenagers get interested in newspapers |
| C．readers can read newspapers in better ways |
| D．readers can deal with(应付)different kinds of news in newspapers |
As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded in my own room at night that scared (使惊恐) me so much. There was never complete darkness, but always a streetlight or passing car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the curtains (窗帘) seem to move when there was no wind. A very low sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the day. My imagination would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get in the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.
One of the processes (过程) about growing up is being able to realize and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life._____________________would scare the writer at night.
| A．Streetlight and car lights |
| B．Wild animals and enemies |
| C．Moving curtains and wind |
| D．Strange sights and sounds |
When she went to some other places, she would ______________________.
| A．walk away without others |
| B．take a bus by herself |
| C．follow others closely |
| D．make sure not to take a wrong bus |
The underlined word "overcome" means "_________" in Chinese.
| A．接受 | B．忍受 | C．信服 | D．克服 |
Which of the following statements would be possibly TRUE when she was a child?
| A．She thought being popular among people was important. |
| B．She was always the leader of the others. |
| C．She always got poor grades. |
| D．She was not at all liked by others. |
A storm swept through two villages in the new areas, destroying (毁灭) fourteen houses. Seven others were so badly damaged（损坏） that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital and a number of other people received small hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children when we heard a loud noise,” he said. “A few minutes later, our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She run outside at once with her children. “There was no time to take anything,” she said. “A few minutes later, the roof came down.” Soldiers came to help the people there and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter.
How many houses altogether were damaged in the storm?
| A．Fourteen | B．Twenty-one |
| C．Twenty-nine | D．Thirty-six |
Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?
| A．He was in bed |
| B．He was inside the house |
| C．He was outside the house. |
| D．He was on the roof |
Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
| A．Terrible Storm. | B．Lucky Woman. |
| C．Good soldiers. | D．Clever people. |
Art of sushi making Bei Restaurant at the Opposite House offers the last sushi preparation class by Max Levy, a New Orleans-born New Yorker, who learned the art of sushi making from masters in Japan. Classes are arranged at 11:30 am on Dec 2 or 5. Cost is 388 yuan per person, including materials and use of materials. 010-6410-5230 |
Festive buffet CBD restaurant at Grand Millennium Beijing offers a festive buffet（自助餐）, featuring roast turkey, until Dec 30. Turkey will be with stuffing, cranberry sauce, bread and butter pudding, honey-glazed ham, brandy fruit cakes, and existing gourmet buffet selections. 010-6530-9383 |
Christmas dinner party Beijing Minzu Hotel prepares a dinner party on Christmas Eve. There will be song-and-dance performances, with famous French wines and exciting prizes to win. Cost is 1,680-2,580 yuan per person. 6-10 pm, Dec 24, 1/F, Coffee Mill, Four Seasons Restaurant, 2/F Jin Xiu Palace, and 11/F East Hall and West Hall. 010-6601-4466 ext 162 |
Christmas shopping Get a gift idea at the Peninsula Beijing, where there is a wide range of offerings, or shop in style at The Peninsula Arcade, for fashion, jewelry, leather and other gifts. Or try online shopping at peninsula.com. The Peninsula Boutique is open daily from 11 am-9:30 pm. 010-8516-2888 ext 6691 |
Many customers are attracted to Bei Restaurant for its ____________.
| A．brandy fruit cakes |
| B．song-and-dance performances |
| C．jewelry and leather |
| D．art of sushi making |
If you want to buy some Christmas gifts for your friends, you’d better go to ____________.
| A．Beijing Minzu Hotel | B．Grand Millennium Beijing |
| C．The Peninsula Beijing | D．Bei Restaurant |
If you are sure to order delicious Turkey by Dec. 30, you can phone ________.
| A．010-8516-2888 | B．010-6601-4466 |
| C．010-6530-9383 | D．010-6410-5230 |
There are many festivals at our school. This month is October. In October, there is a Sports Festival. We have the basketball game and the volleyball game during(在……之间) the festival. In the middle(中间) of this month, we have an English Speech Contest (英语口语大赛) during the English Festival. October the nineteenth is the day for a school trip——we go to Beijing with the teachers. On the last (最后的) day of this month, there is a Music Festival. On that day we can enjoy(欣赏) beautiful songs, dances and piano music. It is really great. Next month, there is an Art Festival. Students usually display(展示) their pictures on that day.How many festivals are there in October?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
The English Speech Contest is on ______.
| A．October 10th | B．October 15th |
| C．October 31st | D．November 15th |
The Music Festival is on _______.
| A．October 15th | B．October 30th |
| C．October 31st | D．November 1st |
Which（哪一个） of the following（下面） is in November?
| A．A volleyball game | B．A school trip |
| C．An Art Festival | D．An English Speech Contest |
Which one is NOT true（正确的）?
| A．We can see many pictures during the Art Festival. |
| B．Students play the piano during the Music Festival. |
| C．Students go to Beijing On October 19th. |
| D．There are many festivals in November. |
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