There is an old English saying ,”Laugh is the best medicine .”One person who certainly have agreed with this is Norman Cousins.
Norman Cousins was the editor of a magazine called Saturday review for almost forty years .He also _______and spoke about world peace and anti-war issues(反战议题)，traveling to many different countries to share his _________.
In the 1960s,after returning to the United States from a busy trip to Europe ,Mr .Cousins got _________.He discovered he had a strange disease that caused great pain in his bones .
In less than a week after he got back ,he could not _________it .Every move that he made was painful .He was not able to _______ at night .The doctor told Mr.Cousins that they did not know how to cure(治疗)his problem and he might never _______the illness .Mr .Cousins, however ,refused to give up hope .
Mr.Cousins thought that the illness could be caused by _________thoughts .He did not want to take _________to cure himself .Instead ,he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness .
He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching comedy shows on television .Mr.cousins quickly found that ten minutes of _________laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at.
Deciding that the ________________could not help him ,Mr.cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he ______________his experiments with laughter .For eight days ,Mr.Cousins ______________in the hotel room watching comedy on television ,reading amusing books ,and sleeping whenever he left ______________.Within three weeks ,he felt well to take a vacation to Pueto Rico where he began running on the beach for ______________.
After a few months, Mr. Cousins was ______________to carry on his work ,He had laughed himself back to health .
1.A. laughed B. taught C. wrote D. copied
2.A. magazines B. subjects C. photos D. ideas
3.A. rich B. sick C. lonely D. famous
4.A. stand B. realize C. face D. improve
5.A. dream B. eat C. shout D. sleep
6.A. go through B. look after C. get over D. find out
7.A. unhappy B. pleasant C. silly D. clever
8.A. food B. time C. medicine D. money
9.A. unusual B. false C. real D. wild
10.A. friends B. laughter C. experiment D. doctors
11.A. begin B. end C. continue D. report
12.A. rested B. worked C. studied D. played
13.A. well B. tired C. afraid D. worried
14.A. help B. exercise C. freedom D. fun
15.A. able B. safe C. lazy D. uncertain
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Which musical instrument shall I learn?
Many people would like to learn how to play a musical instrument ,but they are put off by one big problem :What to play ?Here are a few questions to help you decide .
1.
Many instruments are of different uses ,but some are more fit for certain types of music .Some instruments May lead themselves better than others to the music you like ,so consider this before you start .
2.
Think about your long-term future as a musician .If you want to play with other people ,what sort of instrument would be most practical ?Your first thought of playing the violin ,for example ,might disappear when too many people are competing with you .
3.
Many people live in flats and practicing the drums ,for example ,will drive your neighbors crazy .Think about where and when you are going to practice ,as well as the feeling of the people you live with or near .
4.
This is quite a big factor .Many instruments can he bought at different prices .But this doesn't change the fact that many ,such as the piano ,are always pretty expensive .If you can't afford your chosen instrument ,will you be able to borrow someone else’s or hire one ?
5.
Talk to people you know who already play instruments.They might even let you try theirs .It’s also a good idea to find an experienced music teacher ,preferably one who plays a few different instruments,who can give you some advice and push you in the right direction .
A.Still not sure ? B.Where are you going to practice ?
C.How much money can you spend ? D.Are you weak or strong ?
E.What kind of music do you like ? F.Do you want to play with people
A.Still not sure ? B.Where are you going to practice ?
C.How much money can you spend ? D.Are you weak or strong ?
E.What kind of music do you like ? F.Do you want to play with people
Not long ago ,people thought babies were not able to learn things until they were five or six months old .Yet doctors in the united states say babies begin learning on their first day of life .
Scientists note that babies are strongly influnced by their environment .they say a baby will smile if her mother does something the baby likes .A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other caregiver .This is how babies learn to connect and communicate with other human beings .
one study shows that babies can learn before they are born .The researchers placed a tape recorder on the stomach of a pregnant (怀孕)woman .Then ,they played a recording of a short story .On the day the baby was born ,the researchers tried to find if he knew the sounds of the story repeated while in his mother .they did this by placing a device (装置)in the mouth of the newborn baby .
The baby would hear the story if he moved his mouth one way .If the baby moved his mouth the other way ,he would hear a different story .The researchers say the baby clearly liked the story he heard before he was born . They say the baby would move his mouth so he could hear story again and again .
Another study shows how mothers can strongly influnce social development and language skills in their children .
Researchers studied the children from the age of one mouth to three years .The researchers tried to measure the sensitivity (敏感度)of the mothers .The women were considered sensitive if they supported their children’s activities and did not interfere (干涉)unnecessarily .They tested the children for thinking and language development when they were three years old .Also ,the researchers observed the women for signs of depression(抑郁).
The children of depressed women did not do as well in tests as the children of women who did not suffer from depression .The children of depressed women did poorly in tests of language skills and understanding what they hear .
These children also were less cooperative and had more problems dealing with other people .The researchers noted that the sensitivity of the mothers was important to the intelligent development of their children .Children did better when their mothers were caring ,even when they suffered from depression .
1.According to the passage ,which of the following is NOT the fator that influences intelligence development in babies ?
A. Their peers (同龄人) B. The environment
C. Mother’s sensitivity D. Education before birth
2.What is the purpose of the experiment in which newborn babies heard the stories ?
A. To prove that babies can learn before they are born
B. To prove that babies can learn on the first day they are born
C. To show that early education has a deep effect on the babies’ language skills
D. To show mothers can strongly influence intelligence development in their babies
3.Which group of children did the worst in tests of language skills ?
A. Children with high communication abilities
B. The children of depressed but caring mothers
C. The children of women who did not suffer from depression
D. The children of depressed mothers who cared little for their children
4.What is the main idea of the passage ?
A. Scientific findings about how babies develop before birth
B. Scientific findings about how intelligence develops in babies
C. Scientific findings about how the stories have effects on babies’ intelligence
D. A study shows babies are not able to learn things until they are five or six months old
Emma Watson ,the Harry Potter star ,was seen doing something strange on the London Underground subway system the other day ---she hid 100 copies of a book named Mom&Me&Mom by the US writer Maya Angelou in different places in the subway .
With each book ,there is a hand-written note by Watson,asking people who find the book to “take special care ”of it and “when you are finished ,please leave it on the subway again for someone else to find ”.
What Watson was doing was ,in fact ,part of the Books on the Underground movement .It encourages people to leave their favorite books on the subway so other passengers can enjoy them too .
The movement was fist started in 2012 by Hollie Belton ,a woman who worked in London .She had a habit of reading on the subway on her way to work and back home .She noticed that a lot of people shared her habit and thought it would be cool if people could know what everyone else was reading .So she designed stickers(贴纸)that had her book-sharing idea printed on them ,put them on the books she had finished and them left the books on the subway .Over the years .Belton has left over 2,000 books of her own on the subway ,and more and more people are taking part in the movement .
The movement has not only made everyday life more fun ,but has also gotten people to read more .”There are people who haven't read in ages and they’ve gotten back their love of reading after picking up one of our books ,”Belton said in an interview with the culture trip website.
Watson has the same love for books ,which is why she took part in the movement .In fact ,Watson set up her own online book club ---Our Shared Shelf ---earlier this year ,and Mom&Me&Mom is Watson’s November pick for the club .
1.Who started the Books on the Underground movement ?
A. Maya Angelou B. Emma Watson C. Hollie Belton D. Harry potter
2.what does Emma Watson ask people to do by leaving a note?
A. Take care of the book that you find B. Lend the Book to the people who like books
C. Leave the book anywhere after reading D. Write down some notes while reading
3.What’s the aim of the Books on the Underground movement ?
A. To ask more people to join in the book club
B. To introduce an American writer’s books
C. To hear your thoughts about the books
D. To encourage people to read more books
4.Which of the following about Emma Watson is TRUE according to the passage ?
A. she began to take part in the movement in 2012
B. She is the author of the book Mom&Me&Mom
C. She has great love for books like Hollie Belton
D. She has left over 2000books on the subway
A woman cooked pancakes for her family and an extra one for a hungry passer-by. She always put the extra one on the windowsill.Every day，a hunchback(驼背者) came and took it away .Instead of expressing his thanks ,he said ,“The evil you do remains with you ;the good you do comes back to you !”“Not a word of thanks .Every day he says these words !What does he mean ? ”she said .
Day by day ,the woman became annoyed .Therefore ,one day she added poison(毒药) to the pancake she prepared for him .She was about to put it on the windowsill when she shook with fear .“What am I doing ?”she said .She threw it into the fire and made another one .As usual ,the hunchback came ,picked up the pancake and said , “The evil you do remains with you ;the good you do comes back to you !”
That evening ,there was a knock on the door .To her surprise ,it was her son who had been to a faraway place to make money .He looked very weak .He said ,“Mom, it's a wonder l'm here. While I was but a mile away, I was so hungry that I fell down. Iwould have died, but just then an old hunch-back passed by. I begged of him for a small part of his food,and he was kind enough to give me a whole bread，After hearing these words ,the woman remembered the pancake with poison .if she had not burnt it in the fire ,it would have been eaten by her son !
She suddenly realized the meaning of the hunchback’s words .Do good and don't stop doing good ,even if it is not appreciated(感激) at that time .
1.Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word “annoyed ”?
A. Tired B. Angry C. Nervous D. Scared
2.According to the passage ,we can learn that _________.
A. the hunchback knew the woman’s son
B. the hunchback wasn't a helpful person
C. the woman and the hunchback got on well
D. the woman thought the hunchback was impolite first
3.which of the following is the RIGHT order according to the passage ?
<1>The hunchback gave his pancake to the woman ‘s son
<2>the woman made a poisoned pancake one morning
<3>the woman understood the meaning of the hunchback’s words
A. <1> <2> <3> B. <2> <3> <1> C. <2> <1> <3> D. <3> <2> <1>
4.what does the writer want to tell us ?
A. Be kind to hunchback B. Never stop doing good things
C. Be thankful to our parents D. Don't expect too much from others
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