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You may know the benefits of laughter on the mind and spirit. _1___ Norman Cousins used to say that laughter has such a good effect on your body that it is like “inner jogging”.
Mayo Clinic Health Letter reports that laughter aids breathing by incresing your breathing rate.. It can even help clear mucus(黏液) from your lungs.
__2__ It increases circulation(循环) and improves the flow of oxgen and nutrition to tissues(血管) throught your body..It can help protect you against a heart attack.
__3___ It helps fight off colds, flu,etc. by increasing the concentration of immunolobulin (免疫球蛋白A) in your saliva(唾液) .And it may help control pain by raising the levels of certain brain chemicals.
In addition, it is a natural stress reliever（缓解）.Have you ever laughed so hard that you bent over, fell off your chair, or spit out your food? __4___
I read that a child laughs 400 times a day on average, while an adult laughs only 15 times each day. The good news is that you are allowed more than 15 laughs a day! Go ahead and double it and make it 30 times today. You may begin to notice immediate improvement in your relationships! Then double it again! __5___ People will enjoy being around you as well.
Laughter: it’s the best medicine!
A. Laughter is also good for your heart.
B. Laughter can bring some relief from mental stress.
C. A good, hearty laugh relieves physical tension(紧张) and stress.
D. However, it is confusing why laughter makes people feel so good.
E. A good laugh helps build up your body to protect against diseases
F. You are likely to feel even better and deal with problems more effectively.
G. However, are you aware of how much a good laugh can help you physically?
Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? Futurologists（未来学家）predict that life will probably be very different in 2050.
First of all, it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050. A computer will send the program directly to the television. On TV screen appear holograms（全息图）, which are pictures with certain height, width and depth. We will be able to see, smell and touch the things that we see on television.
Water has become one of our most serious problems. Agriculture is changing and people are growing more fruit and vegetables to export. Demand for water will increase ten times in 2050. Some futurologists predict that water will be the cause of war if we don’t act now.
In transport, cars will run on new fuels and go very fast. A car will have computers to control its speed and there won’t be any accidents. On the other hand, space planes will take people around the earth in about three hours. People will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo by space plane in just half an hour.
In the field of technology, robots will have replaced people in factories. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere. They do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day.
Medicine technology will have conquered many diseases by 2050; we will be able to help blind and deaf people see again and hear again. Scientists have discovered how to control genes. They have already produced clones of animals and will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they have. If you want all this to come true, you should study science and technology hard.
1.What is the main difference between today’s and 2050’s TV?
A．We can use a computer to turn off the TV set.
B．We can talk with the characters appearing on TV.
C．We can choose whatever we like to see on TV.
D．We can touch the things we see on TV.
2.What isn’t mentioned about the future in 2050 in the passage?
A．Technology. B．Medicine. C．Movies. D．Agriculture.
3.What will be more likely to cause the war in the future?
A．The lack of water. B．The less farmland.
C．The shortage of robots. D．The more space planes.
4.From the passage we can infer that by 2050 ____.
A．people will spend less time in studying
B．more and more people needn’t go to school
C．people will have more time to relax or rest
D．no patients will be found in the world
King's College Summer School
King's College Summer School is an annual( 每年的) training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of King's College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year's summer school will be from July 25 to August 15.
More information is as follows:
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Application (申请) date l Students in New York should send their applications before July 18, 2007. l Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16, 2007. l Foreign students should send their applications before July 10, 2007. |
Coursesl English Language Spoken English: 22 hours Reading and Writing: 10 hours l American History: 16 hours l American Culture: 16 hours |
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Stepsl A letter of self-introduction l A letter of recommendation(推荐) ﹡ The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information. |
Costl Daily lessons: $200 l Sports and activities: $100 l Travels: $200 l Hotel service: $400 ﹡You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city. |
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Please write to: Thompson, Sanders 1026 King' s Street New York, NY 10016, USA E-mail: KC-Summer-School@ yahoo, com |
1.You can most probably read the text in ________.
A．a newspaper B．a travel guide C．a textbook D．a telephone book
2.Which of the following is true about King's College Summer School?
A．Only top students can take part in the program.
B．King's College Summer School is run every other year.
C．Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program.
D．Only the teachers of King's College give courses.
3.What information can you get from the text?
A．The program will last two months.
B．You can write to Thompson only in English.
C．As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2007.
D．You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone.
Someone asked me, “what do you think of youth?” I showed him a can of COKE. See this?
“C” means “courage”. There’s a seed in everyone’s heart. As long as you really keep watering it, it will grow and harvest. Courage gives us the power to follow our dreams. Believe in yourself and be prepared for anything in the future.
“O” stands for “optimism”. When in trouble, some people feel disappointed but some people still keep their dreams. Be sure to choose the latter. Life is very much like a mirror. If you smile on it, it smiles back on you. If you frown, you will get a similar look in return. Throw away the sadness in your heart while filling it with brightness and hope.
“K” can be understood as “knowledge”. In order to keep up with the times, we should use knowledge to enrich ourselves. Knowledge is the food of thought and, as long as it is put in our brain, we will grow wiser.
“E” is short for “enthusiasm (热情)”. Enthusiasm is the sign of youth. We use colourful paint-brushes in our hands to create the pictures of youth on our own. Let the sky and sea know we’re young. Let out our enthusiasm wherever we go.
Drink a can of COKE. You will find your youth as refreshing (有活力的) as a can of coke. Enjoy and value your youth.
1.In the passage, the word “COKE” refers to .
A．a kind of drink young people enjoy
B．what young people should have
C．basic abilities young people need
D．young people’s confidence and pride
2.The seed in everyone’s heart in fact is .
A．hope B．knowledge C．courage D．imagination
3.What should young people do to prepare themselves for the highly technological future?
A．Learn to be an active learner.
B．Have confidence in themselves.
C．Follow their interests and dreams.
D．Be enthusiastic wherever they are.
4.According to the writer, young people are .
A．confident B．optimistic C．learned D．enthusiastic
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed that the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked, Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history that he was having a lot of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
Mark went home after leaving Bill at his house. They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school, where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long-awaited senior year came. Three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide(自杀). But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”
1.What happened to Bill on his way home from school?
A．Bill almost killed himself.
B．Bill was caught on something and almost fell down.
C．Bill was sleepy from the sleeping pills.
D．Bill noticed Mark following him home.
2.After Bill got home, .
A．he missed his friend Mark very much
B．he decided to break up with his girlfriend
C．he intended to kill himself immediately
D．he thought of the friendliness of Mark
3.Mark saved Bill from committing suicide by .
A．helping Bill pick up the fallen books on the ground
B．saying something comfortable and friendly to Bill
C．persuading Bill not to leave a mess for other people
D．being friendly to Bill in trouble
4.Bill cleared his locker in order to .
A．store away some of his mother’s sleeping pills
B．prepare for the next school year of high school
C．leave the world without troubling others
D．help his mother do some housework the last time
I first met Annie Mae, a maid (女仆), at my parents-in-laws’ in 1959. She prepared and 36 meals in her quiet, gentle way and then returned to the kitchen to read her Bible (《圣经》) while we 37 . She was a devoted Christian. I found this increasingly true 38 I came to know her more by observation than by conversation.
My husband and I 39 visited his parents. Each time I saw her eating 40 , reading her Bible, I wanted to sit down with her and just talk. 41 , whites didn’t do that with blacks then, and I had to 42 the practice.
In 1965, I decided to 43 the furniture and return to my home state with my two 44 when my husband wanted a divorce (离婚).
Annie Mae asked if she could buy the boys’ 45 . When I answered 46 , she asked the price. Then, she asked if she could 47 a little money each month. She was 48 , and I knew her well.
Then each month, an envelope 49 us from Annie Mae with 2 or 3 dollars. A year passed. Annie Mae’s 50 payment arrived along with the following note:
Dear Mrs. Holladay,
I am sending you my last payment of three dollars for the beds 51 . I told my two sons they could now put the beds 52 and sleep in them, for they are now paid for and rightfully 53 us.Thank you for your 54 .
Annie Mae
I read the note two or three times, my eyes filled with tears. Had I only known earlier, I would have said, “Use them now. Don’t 55 until you pay for them.”
1. A．offered B．served C．gave D．showed
2. A．talked B．quarreled C．ate D．watched
3. A．so that B．in case C．as if D．even though
4. A．often B．hardly C．never D．again
5. A．angrily B．wildly C．secretly D．alone
6. A．Instead B．However C．Still D．So
7. A．protect B．break C．follow D．stop
8. A．sell B．buy C．repair D．change
9. A．parents B．sons C．brothers D．friends
10. A．toys B．chairs C．desks D．beds
11. A．sorry B．thanks C．no D．yes
12. A．earn B．use C．send D．get
13. A．clever B．honest C．simple D．kind
14. A．separated B．disturbed C．reached D．kept
15. A．first B．only C．double D．last
16. A．in full B．in short C．in common D．in general
17. A．together B．away C．on D．down
18. A．depend on B．belong to C．lie in D．begin with
19. A．help B．friendship C．trust D．faith
20. A．wait B．leave C．return D．put
