As an English saying goes, “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found 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, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, makes the heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated (忍耐) the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain which diminishes both stress and pain.
As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help 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 beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.
【小題1】Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?  

A．Laughter can make people breathe deeper
B．Laughter can make you become old quickly.
C．Laughter helps to reduce pain.
D．Laughter, just like physical exercise, is good for our body.
【小題2】The underlined word “diminishes” in the third paragraph means “_________”.  
A．delays B．preventsC．increasesD．reduces
【小題3】Why do doctors hold laughter clinics? 
A．Because they want to earn more money.
B．Because they think they will help the patients recover from illnesses.
C．Because they want to improve their patients’ health.
D．Because they want their patients to laugh more.
【小題4】According to the author, we should __________ in our life. 
A．laugh as much as possibleB．watch more funny films
C．smile all the timeD．spend time in the laughter clinics
【小題5】What would be the best title for this passage?  
A．Both laughter and physical exercise are good for health.
B．Laughter clinics can help patients improve their condition.
C．Laughter can reduce the effect of pain.
D．Laughter is the best medicine.


【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】C
【小題4】A
【小題5】D

解析試題分析：本文主要講述的就是笑的巨大作用，笑是最好的藥，對我們的身體有很好的作用，建議我們要多笑。
【小題1】B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章2,3段Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body.
It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, makes the heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper;
可知ACD三項都是笑的好處，只有B項文章沒有提及。故B正確。
【小題2】D 推理題。根據(jù)文章第三段Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body.
The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain which diminishes both stress and pain.可知笑能夠減輕我們的疼痛感，故該詞為減少的意思，故D項正確。
【小題3】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段1,2行As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh.可知C項正確。
【小題4】A 推理題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知笑對我們有很多的好處，那么我們?yōu)槭裁床欢嘈πδ�？所以在生活中我們要盡可能地多笑。故A正確。
【小題5】D 主旨大意題。本文主要講述的就是笑的巨大作用，笑是最好的藥，對我們的身體有很好的作用，故D正確、
考點：考查健康類短文閱讀
點評：本文主要講述的就是笑的巨大作用。本文考查細(xì)節(jié)題為主，細(xì)節(jié)題可以在文章中直接找到與答案有關(guān)的信息?或是其變體。搜查信息在閱讀中非常重要它包括理解作者在敘述某事時使用的具體事實、數(shù)據(jù)、圖表等細(xì)節(jié)信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都屬于這類圍繞主體展開的細(xì)節(jié)。做這類題一般采用尋讀法?即先讀題，然后帶著問題快速閱讀短文，找出與問題有關(guān)的詞語或句子，再對相關(guān)部分進行分析對比，找出答案。

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