Many years ago, Norman Cousins got a very serious disease (疾病). The doctors said he only had six months to live. 1. Norman thought his negative emotions (消极情绪) had something to do with his disease. He wondered, "If negative emotions can make me sick, can positive (积有乐观的) activities make me healthy?"
He decided to have a try. 2. He watched funny movies, read funny stories and did anything that would make him laugh. Surprisingly, he got well again. 3.
Some studies also show that laughing is good for people' s health. 4. If you are well, laughing helps you stay that way. So, if you like laughing, go on enjoying it. If you don't like laughing, why not have a try?
Do anything that makes you laugh— watch movies, sitcoms; read books, cartoons and jokes; hang out with friends. Laugh!ongand loud 5. But they'll join you in the end.
Some diseases may be contagious(接触传染的)but none is as contagious as the cure (疗法）—laughing.
根据材料内容将方框中A—E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文通顺、意思完整。
A. If you're not well, laughing helps you get well. B. He was often worried, unhappy and angry before he got the disease. C. People around you may think you're strange at first. D. Laughing was one of the most positive activities he knew. E. He lived another 20 happy and healthy years. |
One day, a little monkey and a little fox went out to play. They saw an apple tree on the other side of the river. There were many big and red apples on it. But there was no bridge over the river. The monkey thought hard and had an idea. They pulled down a tree and put it over the river as a bridge.
The monkey said, "My old friend, you go there first." But after the fox went to the other side, he kicked (踢) the tree into the river and ran to the apple tree. "How can I get 'there without the tree?" cried the monkey. The fox laughed and said, "You just stand there and watch me eating the apples." The monkey was very angry.
Suddenly it began to rain. The water level （水位) in the river rose and the tree flew away with the water.
"You can eat all the apples. But you can't come back," shouted the monkey.
The fox stopped eating and looked at the monkey sadly.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
1.The little monkey and the little fox wanted to________on the other side of the river.
A. build a bridge
B. eat the apples
C. pull down a tree
D. play games
2.The fox kicked the tree into the river because he wanted to________.
A. eat all the apples by himself
B. share the apples with the monkey
C. get the apples first
D. play a joke on the monkey
3.The fox could not come back because_______.
A. the monkey took away the tree
B. the tree flew away
C. it began to rain
D. he was angry with the monkey
4.The fox was sad because________.
A. the monkey was laughing
B. he couldn' t reach the apples
C. he couldn' t go back
D. the monkey went home first
5.The story tells us that_______.
A. the fox was strong
B. the monkey should go first
C. the fox was cleverer than the monkey
D. one shouldn' t care only about himself
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
1.What should you do if you see a bear?
A. Shout to make the bear go away.
B. Stay as far away as possible.
C. Run as fast as you can.
D. Throw things.
2.The underlined word "threatened" probably means________.
A. surprised B. excited C. scared D. serious
3._______ may make the bear lose interest in you.
A. Wearing old clothes
B. Feeding the bear
C. Climbing tree
D. Playing dead
4.Bobby Bear tells us _______.
A. where to visit bears
B. why bears attack people
C. how to make friends with bears
D. how to save yourself from bears' attack
5.You may find this passage .
A. in a guide book B. on a blackboard
C. on the Internet D. in a diary
American football is one of the most popular sports in the US.
The American football playing-field (场地)of today is about ll0 meters long and about 50 meters wide. The game has four quarters, fifteen minutes long each. The first two quarters are the first half. The players usually have twelve minutes to relax between the two halves.
In an American football game, each team has eleven players. They wear helmets (头盔) to keep their heads and faces safe and pads (软垫) to keep their arms and legs safe. Players must wear these things because they may touch each other in the game. To keep the game going on, every player must follow the rules of the game.
The football in the game is brown in color. It isn't as round as a soccer ball. There are eight stitches (针脚) on the top of the football. These stitches help the players to take the ball in hand in the game.
The most famous American football game of the year is the Super Bowl in January or February.Lots of people all over the world watch it.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1.Which of the following looks like the playing field of American football?
2.In an American football game, the players can relax after playing for________ minutes.
A. 15B. 20 C. 25 D. 30
3.The underlined word "safe" in Paragraph 3 means“________” in Chinese.
A.灵活的 B.安全的 C.强壮的 D.柔软的
4.Why are there stitches on the top of the ball?
A. Because the ball is very old.
B. Because the ball is easy to break.
C. Because they can make the ball easy to see.
D. Because they can make the ball easy to take.
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. My favorite sports
B. Rules of American football
C. Facts about American football
D. The most popular sports in the world
完形填空
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选出中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
Last Saturday, my daughter and I went shopping together. When we left home, we saw a in front of the house. I picked it up, and found to contact (联系) the person who lost it. My daughter wondered if we' d get a reward (酬金), and I said it was just right to do it. We shouldn' t a reward. We returned the wallet, and the person was thankful.
Only 5 days later, I took a business trip and had a very happy ride. The taxi driver' s home was very far from mine. We our different cultures, and shared our common experiences different places. He said it was to be a taxi driver with the slowing economy. But I thought the taxi ride was interesting. However, I my phone in the taxi that day. He called my home to send me the phone. Then knowing his friend would come to my town, he gave it to his friend.
His friend and I ,and I got phone back. I remembered something when I was a child. My morn was saved when she fell down in the road, and my dad helped someone whose car broke down at night. We all benefit (受益) from even the simplest acts of caring.
1.A. ticket B. wallet C. phone D. notebook
2.A. howB. whereC. when D. why
3.A. expect B. chooseC. order D. describe
4.A. busB. subway C. taxi D. train
5.A. cared about B. talked about C. thought about D. wondered about
6.A. with B. on C. for D. in
7.A. impossible B. fresh C. difficult D. comfortable
8.A. brought B. left C. reached D. got
9.A. disagreed B. changed C. caredD. met
10.A myB. his C. her D. Your
—Did the reporter say________?
—Yes,from Yunnan.
A.how did the beautiful flowers come
B.where did the beautiful flowers come from
C.how the beautiful flowers came
D.where the beautiful flowers came from
