Weighed down by study? Pushed to the limit by the fast pace of life ? Frightened by the possible war ? Well, you’re not alone. Men and women in France are seeking relief using the world’s best medicine-----laughter.
In the past year, more than 15 laughter clubs have been set up across the country. People of all ages go to release their stress with an hour group laughs. “People telephoned me and said they have forgotten what it is to laugh. They want to find a place where they can escape all their problems for a while. So they come,” said 40—year—old Jocelyne Le Moan. She usually takes a class of around 60 people through a series of laughter techniques.
Her pupils range from teenagers to 70 years old, but most are middle---aged white collars seeking 60 minutes of relaxation at the end of a busy day. Le Moan takes them through the “Lion Laugh”and the “Laugh Contest”, where participants “speak”to each other in different ways. And instead of talking, they break into fits of laughter. At the end there are 15 minutes of “meditation”, when they lie on their backs and let the laughs burst out of their mouths.
“I love it. It’s an experience that has changed my life. Through it I rediscovered the child’s laugh inside me,”Said Romain Jouffroy, 24. “US President George W. Bush should give it a try. He has lost his laugh,”she joked . Like Jouffroy, many laughter club members find themselves changed into children again, and why not ? The average preschooler laughs up to 400 times a day.
The average adult only a day seven to 15.
The physical benefits of laughter are already well—recognized. Doctors say the act of laughing releases good chemicals into the blood—stream, while the quick breathing that accompanies it helps massage（按摩）the digestive organs and strengthens the heart.
“A full hour is like having your inside go jogging！One finishes out of breath, but feels revitalized（產(chǎn)生新活力. And on top of that , you’ve had a laugh,”said doctor Alexisd’ Estaing.And many participants in Paris also emphasize the psychological benefits. They believe that laughter is a way of making oneself feel more confident.
小題1:Which of the following is not included among the benefits of laughing?
A．It can make people rediscover their children’s laugh.
B．It can release good chemical into blood streams.
C．It can make you feel self—confident.
D．It can cure the illness of people.
小題2:The writer suggested that you should_____________.
A．take the world’s best medicine.
B．talk to each other about what troubles you.
C．learn series of laughter techniques.
D．have a good laugh after a busy day.
小題3:From the passage , we can conclude the following but___________.
A．Jocelyne Le Moan is a teacher of the club.
B．the members are mostly middle---aged white collars.
C．people always need some way to relax in life.
D．laugh freely and everything goes well.
小題4:Which of the following is not the reason why so many people join the laughter clubs ?
A．Those members feel too much pressure on them.
B．They want to find a place to relax themselves.
C．Laughters help massage the digestive organs.
D．The members don’t know how to laugh.

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:D

試題分析：文章講述了很多人的人加入了愛笑俱樂部，同時(shí)通過笑來放松自己，使自己感到自信，同時(shí)對(duì)身體也是有好處的。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。從倒數(shù)第一，二段及Through it I rediscovered the child ，many laughter club members find themselves changed into children again可知，只有D答案，文章并沒有講到笑能夠治愈人們的疾病，故選D
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。從第三自然段most are middle---aged white collars seeking 60 minutes of relaxation at the end of a busy day.可知作者建議我們?cè)诿β狄惶旌蟊M情的發(fā)笑，有助于我們的健康，故選D
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。從40—year—old Jocelyne Le Moan. She usually takes a class of around 60 people through a series of laughter techniques.及第三自然段可知我們并不能得出只要自由的笑，一切事情都會(huì)變好的，故選D
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。從最后兩段可知，很多的人加入愛笑俱樂部，并不是因?yàn)樗床恢廊绾蝸硇�，故選D
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文對(duì)笑有利于健康進(jìn)行了說明，文章機(jī)構(gòu)分明，有明確的層次劃分句。對(duì)于此類題，可以通過文章結(jié)構(gòu)中所引述的人物對(duì)話來迅速的理解全文，對(duì)整體段落的概括也相對(duì)容易。答題過程中在結(jié)合題目在文章中準(zhǔn)確定位，相信每個(gè)題目都在文章中能找到相應(yīng)的地方，把握好作者的意思準(zhǔn)確作答。
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