There is an old saying in English, “Laughter is the best medicine”. Until recently, few people took the saying very seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to study laughter and the effects (作用) it has on the human body. They have found evidence that laughter really can improve people’s health.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart rate, 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, 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 to 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 body’s immune system — that is the system which fights infection (感染). In an experiment, one group of students watched a funny video while another group served as the control group — in 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 watched the video had an increase in the activity of their white blood cells — the cells which fight infection.
As a result of these discoveries, some doctors and psychiatrists (精神病专家) in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they try to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging 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.We learn from the first paragraph that laughter _______.
| A．is good for one’s health |
| B．has strong effects to do with some illnesses |
| C．has been studied for a long time |
| D．has no effect on the body |
Doctors have found that laughter _______.
| A．keeps down blood pressure |
| B．has similar effects to physical exercise |
| C．decreases the heart rate |
| D．increases stress and pain |
Which of the following statements is NOT true of laughter according to the passage?
| A．It makes pain less. |
| B．It exercises the body. |
| C．It improves the body’s immune system. |
| D．It can cure（治愈）cancer . |
Smiling can produce _________.
| A．about the same effects as laughter |
| B．more effects than laughter |
| C．fewer effects on the human body |
| D．no effects on the human body |
I have four good friends.They’re Kate, Jim, Rose and Bill, but we are in different coats,Mine is black and white. My four friends’ coats are white, blue, red and black,. We know, the boys’ coats aren’t red and the girls’ coats aren’t black. What color is Kate’s coat? I don’t know. But I know it is not red and it isn’t white,either(也). Bill says, “My coat isn’t white .” Then what color are their coats?Kate’s coat is ___________
| A．white | B．black | C．red | D．blue |
Jim’s coat is ___________
| A．white | B．black | C．red | D．blue |
Rose’s coat is ___________
| A．white | B．black | C．red | D．blue |
Bill’s coat is ___________
| A．white | B．black | C．red | D．blue |
文中划线部分的最佳汉语意思是________
| A．黑的白的 | B．黑白相间的 |
| C．灰白色 | D．黑灰色 |
Good morning! I am Lucy! Please look at the girl in the photo. She is my new friend Zhang Di. Look! She is in white and she has big eyes, a small nose and a small mouth. She is nice. She is a new student in our class — Class 5, Grade 7. She is from Lichuan. We are thirteen years old. Her telephone number is 3552-7611. Zhang Di’s English is good and her favorite actor is Madonna. Madonna acts (表演) in many (许多) movies (电影). Zhang Di and her sister like the movies very much.
根据短文内容判断正误。（正确的填 “T”, 错误的填 “F”）(10分)Zhang Di’s eyes are big and her nose is small.
Zhang Di and Lucy are classmates. They are fourteen years old.
Zhang Di comes from Lichuan.
We can know Madonna’s telephone number.
Madonna is Zhang Di’s favorite movie actor.
Baseball is one of the favorite sports in the U. S. A. Children play baseball in sports fields or parks.
At summer picnic, there is often an informal baseball game. Boys and girls, young and old take turns to bat. There are nine players on each team.
The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time, baseball matches are showed on TV and members of the important baseball teams become America’s heroes (英雄). At the end of the season, the two top teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go together to watch the game. Millions of others listen to the radio or watch the television. People seem to talk only about the game. Even long after it is over, they still talk about the result and the players.
American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the U. S. A. The football season begins when the baseball season ends. More people are interested in football than baseball. When there is an important game, thousands of people sit beside radios or in front of television sets to get the result.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。According to the passage, which is NOT true?
| A．Boys and girls like baseball games. |
| B．Baseball is played in the open air. |
| C．A baseball match has nine players. |
| D．Children sometimes play baseball in parks. |
American people play baseball in April, _______ and September.
| A．May, June, July, August |
| B．March, May, July, August |
| C．January, June, October, November |
| D．February, May, July, December |
What happens at the end of the baseball season?
| A．People talk only about football games. |
| B．Many baseball fans become members of top teams. |
| C．A lot of people join in the games. |
| D．Two top teams play a wonderful baseball game against each other. |
_______ follows the baseball season in the U. S. A.
A. The baseball season B. The football season
C. A baseball match D. A football matchThis passage mainly tells us something about _______.
A. the football season in the USA.
B. football is more interesting than baseball in the USA.
C. the difference between baseball and football
D. the baseball season in the USA.
One Sunday, Cody decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Dane, but Dane happened to be away. Dane’s brother Brett wanted to go instead though he did not know anything about sailing. Cody agreed and they set out to sea.
Soon they found themselves in a thick fog. Cody was sure they would be hit by a big ship. Fortunately (幸运地), he saw a large buoy (浮标) through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety. As he was getting onto the buoy, however, he dropped the wet rope. The boat moved away in the fog carrying Brett who did not know how to use the radio. He drifted (漂流) about and was not seen until twelve hours later.
Cody spent the night on the buoy. In the early morning he fell asleep and was having a dream when a shout woke him up. A ship, the Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain. The captain told him that Brett had been picked up by another ship and the ship’s captain had sent out a message.
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。Cody went sailing in his boat with his friend’s brother Brett.
About sailing, Brett knew a little.
Soon they got into trouble because of the thick fog.
They drifted about and were not seen until twelve hours later.
Brett was saved by the ship, the Good Hope.
If you usually take the school bus or sometimes need to take public buses to school, there are some important rules you should know.
When you are waiting for the bus, you should wait at the bus stop, and stand well back.
When you get off the bus, make sure you and the driver can see each other, and wait for the driver to signal you before you cross the road in front of the bus.
Never go back for anything you may leave on the bus when it is starting.
Never bend down near the bus when you walk to or from the bus stop.
You should cross the street at a crosswalk or a street corner, and wait for the light to turn green or for the WALK crossing signal.
It is important to look carefully to the left, the right and the left again when you cross the street.
Remember that it is dangerous to stay in the areas around buses where the driver can’t see you.
Don’t run between parked cars or buses.
Do not run across the street or through parking areas to catch up with your friends.It is important to when you cross the street.
| A．run quickly |
| B．wait for the light to turn green |
| C．look carefully to the left |
| D．look carefully to the right |
If you walk to or from the bus stop, you mustn’t .
| A．bend down on the bus |
| B．cross the street at a crosswalk or a street corner |
| C．bend down near the bus |
| D．look carefully to the left, the right and the left again |
This passage is mainly about .
| A．safety rules for students by bus |
| B．safety rules for drivers |
| C．safety rules for children by train |
| D．how to cross the street |
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