深圳万科城实验学校初中部初中英语阅读理解阅读专项练习试卷

深圳万科城实验学校初中部初中英语阅读理解阅读专项练习试卷一、英语阅读理解阅读1．阅读理解

Twomenweregoingthroughaforest.

"Iamafraid,"saidone,"thatwemaymeetwithwildanimals.""Fearnothing,friendQuickwit,"criedtheother,whosenamewasBraggart,"Iftheycomeatus,weshallstandbyoneanotherlikemen.Ihaveastrongarm,astrongheart,and…"

"Hark!"criedthefirstinfear,asalowsoundwasheardfromsomewherenearby,Braggart,whowaslightandnimble,climbedupatreelikeasquirrel（松鼠）,leavinghisfriend,whowasnotsoactive,tofacethedangeralone!Quickwitcoulddonothingbutthrowhimselfonthegroundandpretended（假装）tobedead;forhehadheardthatbearswouldnevertouchadeadbody.Innotimethebearcampuptohim,sniffed（用鼻子吸气）athim.Quickwitdidnotdaretomove;andthebear,thinkinghimdead,wentoffintothewoodagain,leavinghimquiteunharmed!

WhenBraggartsawthatthedangerwasover,hecamedownfromthetreeandtriedtopassoffthematterwithajoke."Well,myfriendQuickwit,"hesaid,"whatdidthebearsaytoyouwhenheputhismouthdosetoyourear?"

"Hetoldme,"repliedQuickwit,"neveragaintotrustamanwhotalksbiglikeyou!"（1）Thecorrectorderofthefollowingeventsis

.a.Twomenweregoingthroughaforest.b.Quickwitthrewhimselfontheground.c.Braggartclimbedupatreelikeasquirrel.d.Alowsoundwasheardfromsomewherenearby.A.

a-b-d-c

B.

a-d-c-b.

C.

d-a-c-b

D.

d-b-c-a（2）ThebearleftQuickwitbecauseit

.A.

washitbyBraggart

B.

feltpityforhimC.

thoughthewasdead

D.

didn'tlikehissmell（3）Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat

.A.

atruefriendreachesforyourhand

B.

afriendtoallisafriendtononeC.

agoodfriendisagoodlistener

D.

arealfriendneverargueswithyou（4）Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe

.A.

AFightBetweenTwoTravelers

B.

TheTravelersandtheBearC.

AKind-heartedBear

D.

ATrueFriendinTrouble2．阅读理解

ItwasMother'sDay.Johnwassobusywithhisworkthathecouldn'tgobackhome.Whenhepassedbyaflowershopintheevening,anideacametohismind,"I'llsendmomsomeroses（玫瑰）."WhileJohnwaspickinghisflowers,ayoungmanwentinside."HowmanyrosescanIgetforonlyfivedollars,Madam?"heasked.Theassistant（店员）wastryingtotellhimroseswereasexpensiveasfortydollarsadozen（一打）.Maybehewouldbehappywithcarnations（康乃馨）.

"No,Ihavetohaveredroses,"hesaid."MymomwasbadlyilllastyearandIdidn'tgettospendmuchtimewithher.NowIwanttogetsomethingspecial,ithastoberoses,forrosesareherfavorite."

Afterhearingit,Johnsaidhewouldpaytherestofthemoneyfortheyoungman.Movedbybothofthem,theassistantsaid,"Well,lovelyyoungmen,thirtydollarsadozen,onlyforyou."Takingtheroses,theyoungmanalmostjumpedintotheairandranoutoftheshop.Itwaswellworthtwenty-fivedollarsthatJohnpaidtoseetheexcitingmoment.ThenJohnpaidforhisdozenofrosesandtoldtheassistanttosendthemtohismother.

Ashewalkedout,hefeltnice.Suddenlyhesawtheyoungmancrossingthestreetandgoingintoapark.ButsoonJohnrealizeditwasnotaparkbutacemetery（墓地）.Crying,theyoungmancarefullyputdowntheroses,"Mom,oh,Mom,whydidn'tItellyouhowmuchIlovedyou?God,pleasehelpmefindmymomandtellherIloveher."

Seeingthis,Johnturnedandquicklywalkedtotheshop.Hewouldtaketheflowershomehimself.（1）Johnspent

altogether（总共）intheflowershopthatday.A.

$5

B.

$25

C.

$30

D.

$55（2）Theyoungmancriedatthecemeterybecausehe

.A.

hadspentallhismoneyontherosesB.

wasn'tabletotellhismotherhelovedherhimselfC.

feltsorrytoaskJohntopayforhisflowersD.

hadn'tgotenoughmoneyforhissickmother（3）AtlastJohnchangedhismindandwenthomebecausehewantedto

.A.

tellhismotherhelovedherhimselfB.

askhismotherformoremoneyC.

tellhismothertheyoungman'sstoryD.

askhismotherifshelikedroses（4）Thewriterwritesthepassageinordertotellus"

".A.

buyrosesforyourmotherwhensheisillB.

letyourmotherknowhowmuchyouloveherC.

workhardtogetmoremoneyforyourmotherD.

sendyourmotherflowersonMother'sDay3．阅读理解

PublicholidaysintheUnitedStatesDatesOfficialNamesRemarksJanuary1NewYear'sDayItcelebratesthebeginningoftheyear.Festivitiesincludecountingdowntomidnightontheprecedingnight,NewYear'sEve,evenwithfire-workdisplayandparty.LastMondayMemorialDayIthonorsthenation'swardeadfromtheCivilWaronwards,andmarksthebeginningofthesummerseason.July4IndependenceDayItcelebratesthesigningoftheDeclarationofIndependence（独立宣言）fromBritishrule,alsocalledtheFourthDayofJuly.Fireworkcelebrationsareheldinmanycitiesthroughoutthenation.FirstMondayinSeptemberLaborDayItcelebratestheachievementsofworkersandthelabormovement；markstheunofficial（非官方的）endofthesummerseason.SecondMondayinOctoberColumbusDayIthonorsColumbus,traditionaldiscovereroftheAmericas.InsomeareasitisSecond,alsoacelebrationofItalianculture.（TraditionallyOctober12）.Insomestates,itiscelebratedas"Indigenous（土生土长的）People'sDay"asacelebrationoftheNativeAmericans,notColumbus.FourthThursdayinNovemberThanks-givingDayTraditionallyitcelebratesthegivingofthanksfortheautumnharvest.raditionallyitincludesthesharingofaturkeydinner.TraditionalstartoftheChristmasandholidayseason.（1）MemorialDayis

.A.

onMay30B.

tohonortheGivilWarC.

onlastMondayinMayD.

attheendofthesummerseason（2）WhichdayistohonorthediscovereroftheAmericas?A.

LaborDay.

B.

ColumbusDay.

C.

ThanksgivingDay.

D.

IndependenceDay.（3）TraditionallyThanksgivingDayisadayofthankingfor

.A.

parents

B.

god

C.

theautumn

D.

theautumnharvest（4）WhichholidayisinSeptember?A.

MemorialDay.

B.

ColumbusDay.

C.

LaborDay.

D.

IndependenceDay.4．阅读理解

OnMiriam's9thbirthdaytwoyearsago,heraunt,wholivesinKenya（肯尼亚）,gavemoneytoagroupthatcaresforelephantstocelebrateMiriam'sbirthday.ThenMiriamandhermothervisitedAfricatolearnhowthegroupwashelpingelephants.Later,Miriamfellinlovewiththeanimalsandwantedtohelpsavethem.

AfewmonthsaftervisitingAfrica,MiriamwatchedHowIBecameanElephant,afilmaboutthemistreatmentofelephantsinThailand,andayounggirl'sefforttosavethem.Miriamdecidedshewantedtoraisemoneytosaveelephants.

Lastyear,MiriamcreatedaprogramcalledTheyDeserve（应得）toBeFreeafterseeinghowyoungelephantsareabusedinThailand.Shelearnedhowpeopletakeababyelephant,don'tgiveitfoodorwaterfordaysandbeatithard."Itmademereallysad.Ineedtodosomethinguseful."Miriamsaid.

MiriamisworkingtomakemoneyforElephantNatureParkinThailand.Sheaskedherfriendstogivemoneytotheparkratherthangivingherbirthdaygifts.

Sherecentlyjoinedabout12otherstudentsinanartcenter.Theymadeelephantsfromclayanddecorated（装饰）them.Thenshecreatedaplantosellclayelephants.

Kate,Miriam'sartteacher,openedherartstudio（工作室）toMiriamandherfriendsonweekendssotheycouldmakeclayelephants.Sheevengavethemtheclay."It'sgreattoseeayoungstudentwantingtospendhertimeonsomethingmeaningful.Thisiswhatweshouldallworktowards,"Katesaid.

Miriamsaysshehassold180clayelephantsworth2,000dollars,andallofthatmoneyhasbeensenttoElephantNatureParkinThailand.（1）MiriamwenttoAfricato________.A.

joinagroup

B.

visitheraunt

C.

helpsaveelephants

D.

learnaboutthegroup（2）Theunderlinedword"abused"inParagraph3means

.A.

虐待

B.

杀害

C.

训练

D.

饲养（3）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutKatefromthepassage?A.

ShewasprobablyveryproudofMiriam.B.

ShetaughtMiriamtomakeclayelephants.C.

ShespenttimesellingclayelephantswithMiriam.D.

ShewasworriedthatMiriam'splanwouldn'twork.（4）Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably

.A.

ElephantsAreinGreatDanger

B.

CareforAnimals,CareforEarthC.

11-year-oldFightstoSaveElephants

D.

ProtectAnimals-DutyofEveryone5．阅读理解

Ibelievethatwecanhaveanimportanteffectonanyonewemeet.Therightwordsatjusttherighttimecouldchangesomeone'slife.WhenIwasthreeyearsold,myparentsdiscoveredIwasdeaf.Afteraskingmanydoctorsandparentsofotherdeafchildren,theydecidedtoputmeinanormalschool.

Onmyfirstdayintheschool,theotherkidsmadefunofmebecauseofmyhearingaid.AndthenIsawmyselfasanuglykid.

Mrs.Jordan,myteacherchangedallofthatwithasimplethree-wordphrase.Onemorning,sheaskedtheclassaquestion.Ireadherlips（嘴唇）andraisedmyhandrightaway.Shecalledme.ItookadeepbreathandnervouslyansweredMrs.Jordan'squestion.

Iwillneverforgetwhathappenednext.Mrs.Jordanpointeddirectlyatme.Withabigsmileshecried,

"That'sright,Stephen!"Forthefirsttimeinmyyounglife,myconfidencesoared（剧增）.Atthatmoment,IdecidedthatnomatterhowmanydifficultiesImayface,Icanovercome（克服）them.Justfromthosethreesimplewords,mylifechangedfromthatmoment.

WhenIwasthreeyearsold,myparentsdiscoveredIwasdeaf.Afteraskingmanydoctorsandparentsofotherdeafchildren,theydecidedtoputmeinanormalschool.

Onmyfirstdayintheschool,theotherkidsmadefunofmebecauseofmyhearingaid.AndthenIsawmyselfasanuglykid.

Mrs.Jordan,myteacherchangedallofthatwithasimplethree-wordphrase.Onemorning,sheaskedtheclassaquestion.Ireadherlips（嘴唇）andraisedmyhandrightaway.Shecalledme.ItookadeepbreathandnervouslyansweredMrs.Jordan'squestion.

Iwillneverforgetwhathappenednext.Mrs.Jordanpointeddirectlyatme.Withabigsmileshecried,"That'sright,Stephen!"Forthefirsttimeinmyyounglife,myconfidencesoared（剧增）.Atthatmoment,IdecidedthatnomatterhowmanydifficultiesImayface,Icanovercome（克服）them.Justfromthosethreesimplewords,mylifechangedfromthatmoment.（1）Thewriterfelt

whenheansweredthequestion.A.

excited

B.

happy

C.

afraid

D.

nervous（2）WhatisTRUEaboutthewriter?A.

Heoftenmadefunofhisclassmates.B.

Hedidn'thaveconfidenceinhimself.C.

Hewasoutgoingandcouldlearnquickly.D.

Hegotalongverywellwithhisclassmates.（3）Whatdidthewriterwanttotellusinthestory?A.

It'stheteachers'dutytohelpstudentsbuildtheirconfidence.B.

Therightwordsattherighttimecanmakeadifference.C.

Beingdeafdoesn'tmeanbeinglessimportantthanothers.D.

Weneedtoproveourselveswhenwearegivenachance.（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

WeShouldBeConfidentB.

Mrs.JordanIsMyTeacherC.

TheWordsThatChangedMyLifeD.

TheDeafBoyHasaGoodChance6．阅读理解Survey：Whatwereyouscaredofwhenyouwereakid?

IwasscaredofspidersbutIdidn'tletmyfriendsknowbecauseallofthemlikedcatchingthesespiders.IwasterrifiedbutIjustactedcool.—Buding,stillafraidofspiders

IwasscaredofthedarkbecauseIdidn'tknowiftherewassomethingscaryinsidetheroom.Asaresult,Ialwayslikedsleepingwithmybackfacingthewallbecauseitmademealittlecomfortable.

—Gerard,notsoafraidofthedarkanymore,butstillsleepswithhisbackfacingthewall

Strangeasitprobablysounds,Iwasscaredofshadows（影子）.Nottheshadowsthemselves,butwhattheyformed（形成）.BecauseIwasnear-sighted（近视的）,theshadowsIsawformedintothescariestthingsIsawinmymind.—Jean,nolongerafraidofshadows

Iwasafraidoftheoldwomanwholivedalonerightinfrontofus.Verylargetreescoveredthefrontpartofhersmallhouse.ThefewtimesIsawtheoldwoman,itscaredmebecauseshelookedlikeawitch（女巫）.OnceIwasplayingvolleyballwithmyfriendsandtheballflewintoherhouse.Weallranhomequicklyanddecidedthatitwasokaytolosetheballinsteadofseeinghercomeoutofthehouse.—Mac,whohasalreadymovedtoadifferenthouse（1）Budingusedtobeafraidof

.A.

thedark

B.

spiders

C.

shadows

D.

anoldwoman（2）Gerardsleeps.A.

withthelighton

B.

withhisparentsC.

withthewindowopen

D.

withhisbackfacingthewall（3）ThereissomethingwrongwithJean's

.A.

legs

B.

back

C.

yes

D.

feet（4）Theoldwomanlivedinasmallhouse

.A.

byherself

B.

withherdaughter

C.

withherhusband

D.

withhergrandmother7．阅读理解

WhenmybrotherandIwerechildren,wespentafewweekseachsummerinthecountrysidewithouruncle.Hewasageologistandlovedtogoonlongwalkstofindstonestoaddtohiscollectionattheuniversity.Moreoftenthannot,wefollowedhim.

Oneday,weleftearlyandthistime,ourunclegaveustwobackpacks."Youcanhelpmecarrythesamples（样本）,"heexplained.

Sure,whynot?Thewholeday,wewalkedaroundthecountryside,andeverynowandthen,ouruncleputstonesinourbags.Wewereabitsurprisedthatsometimeshealsotooksomestonesoutfromourbags,butthoughthehadjustfoundbettersamples.

Wereachedthehouseinthelateafternoon.Thebackpacksweresoheavythatwewerereallytiredoutwhenweputthemontheground.Yetouruncle'sbackpackwashalf-empty.

"Whydidyougiveussomanystones?"weasked."Ididn't.Youdid,"hesaid,waitingforawhilebeforecontinuing."Youdidnotknowit,butImadeyougothroughalittleattitude（态度）testtoday."

"Whatdoyoumeananattitudetest?"wewantedtoknow.

"Itissomethingsomeoneoncedidtome.Yousee,Ilistenedtoeverywordyousaid.Andwheneveryoucomplained（抱怨）aboutanyoneoranything,Iaddedastonetoyourbags.Andwheneveryoutalkedaboutsomethinginanattitudeofpositivethinking,Itookoutastone.Andnowlookatyourbackpacks."Wedid.Theywerefull."Ihopeyourememberthislittleattitudetest.Yousee,yournegative（负面的）thoughtsarelikestones.Youcarrytheminyourmindjustlikethosestonesinabackpack.Themorenegativethoughtsyouhave,theheavieryourmindis.Solookatthosebagsandstartpayingattentiontowhatyousayandhowyousaythings."

ThislittlelessonwasoneofthemostimportantIeverhad.AndIremembermyunclewithgreatloveforteachingusoneofthemostimportantlessonsinlife-thepowerofattitude.（1）Ageologistisapersonwho

.A.

growsplants

B.

studiestheearth

C.

sellsstones

D.

drawspictures（2）Whatdidthewriterandhisbrotheroftendowhenstayingwiththeiruncleinthecountryside?A.

Theyoftenfollowedhimtocollectstones.B.

Theyoftenfollowedhimtohisuniversity.C.

Theyoftenstudiedthestoneswithhim.D.

Theyoftentooklongwalkstoenjoynature.（3）Whenthewriterandhisbrotherreturnedhomelateintheafternoon,

.A.

theyweretiredbuthappythattheyhadhelpedtheiruncleB.

theywishedtheycouldcollectmoresamplestonesC.

theyfoundthattheirbagswerefilledwithstonesD.

theywereangrytofindtheiruncle'sbaghalf-empty（4）Howdidtheuncleexplaintheattitudetesttotheauthor?A.

Bygivingexamplesofgoodstones.B.

Byaskingquestionsaboutthestones.C.

Byusingfamoussayingsaboutstones.D.

Bycomparingnegativethoughtstostones.（5）Thisarticleismainlywrittentotellusthat

.A.

weshoulddosciencetestsfromtimetotimeB.

weshouldspendmoretimecollectingstoriesC.

weshouldbemorepositivewhenfacingdifficultiesD.

weshouldpaymoreattentiontoourbackpacks8．阅读理解

Haveyounoticedyourlifebecomingalittleeasier?Now,whenyougotoacertainshoppingmall,youcanenjoyitsfreeWi-Fithere.Whenyouwanttotakeataxi,youcanbookonewithyourphone.Infact,allthesecanbeseenasthebasicpartsofasmartcity.

TheideaofasmartcitywasbroughtupbyUScompanyIBMin2010.Generally,asmartcityisacitythatusesdigitaltechnologiessuchastheInternettoimprovecityplanning,savemoneyandresources,andmakeourlifeconvenient.Howsmartcanacitybe?Herearegreatexamplesthatwecanlearnfrom.

In2009,DubuquebecamethefirstsmartcityintheUS.Thecityusedsmartwatermeterstotaketheplaceoftraditionalwatermetens.Theycandetect（探测）waterwasteandleakage（泄漏）andsenddatatoletthehouseownerknow.Thesamesystemisusedforothercityresourceslikeelectricityandnaturalgas.Inthisway,peopleknowhowtheyusetheirresourcesandaregladtohelpreducewaste.

SantanderinSpainalsogivesusalookatthefuture.Ifpeoplepointaphonetowardanearbybusstop,thephoneimmediatelyshowsallbuslinesthatservethestopaswellastheirarrivaltimes.ThegovernmentorganizedaresearchteamandprovidedanApp（应用程序）thatcollectsdataonalmosteverything:light,temperature,andthemovementsofcarsandpeople.OpeningtheAppnearasupermarketprovidesimmediateinformationonspecialoffers.（1）Theunderlinedword"convenient"isclosestinmeaningto"______".A.

useful

B.

normal

C.

suitable

D.

easy（2）Comparedwithtraditionalwatermeters,smartwatermetersdobetterin______.A.

cleaningwater

B.

supplyingwater

C.

savingwater

D.

producingwater（3）TheexampleofSantandershowstheuseofsmartsystemsinaspects（方面）EXCEPT______.A.

business

B.

healthcare

C.

trafficcontrolling

D.

publictransportation（4）What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.

Digitaltechnologieshelpimprovecityplanning.B.

Smartcitieswillmakeourfuturelifebetterandsmarter.C.

SmartcitiesareverycommoninbothDubuqueandSantander.D.

SpainandtheUStaketheleadingpositioninbuildingsmartcities.9．阅读理解

SwimmingandEnglishLearningCanyouswim?Doyoulikeswimming?Yes?Well,howcanyoulearntoswim?Ithinkthebestwayistogointothewaterandlearn.I'mafraidyou'llneverlearntoswimjustbyreadingbooksaboutswimmingorlookingatothersswimming.It'sthesamewiththeEnglishstudy.Wemustpractice,practiceandpractice.

Listeningandspeakingareveryimportantforbeginners.ThechildreninEnglish-speakingcountriesfirstlistentoothers.Thentheytrytoimitateandspeak.WecanlistentoEnglishprogramsonradio.Youmayjustunderstandafewwords.Itdoesn'tmatter.Justberelaxed,trytocatcheveryword.

Somebodymaybeagoodlistener.Buthedarenotspeak.He'safraidofmakingmistakes.YouknowwesometimesmakemistakeswhenwespeakChinese.Don'tbeafraid.Wemustbebrave.IfyoureallywanttolearnEnglishwell,youmusttrytospeakwitheveryonesolongasheknowsEnglish.Whetheryouknowhimornotisnotimportant.Whenthere'snobodytotalkwith,youcantalktoyourselfinEnglish.It'sinterestingandalsoagoodwaytopracticeyourspokenEnglish.Remember,themoreyouspeak,thefewermistakesyou'llmake.

Readingandwritingaremoreimportantforseniorschoolstudents.Firstwemustchoosethebookswe'reinterestedin.Alotofreadingwillimproveyourlanguagesense.Thisisthemostimportant.

KeepwritingEnglishdiaries.WecanalsowriteEnglisharticles.YoumayevenpostthemtoEnglishmagazines.Don'tbeafraidoffailure.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

Easiersaidthandone.Well,let'sdomorepracticefromnowon.I'msureyou'lllearnEnglishwellinthisway.（1）Youcanlearntoswimby______.A.

readingbooksaboutit

B.

lookingatothersswimmingC.

havinglessonsonit

D.

goingintotheriverandlearning（2）WeshouldlearnEnglishby______.A.

listeningandspeaking

B.

readingandwriting

C.

AandB

D.

swimming（3）Whatwillyoudowithmistakeswhenyouspeak?A.

Don'tmakemistakes.

B.

Studyhard.

C.

TrynottospeakEnglish.

D.

Don'tbeafraid.10．阅读理解

I'msuremostpeoplelikemusic.Musiccannotonlybringuswonderfulenjoyment,butalsobringushappinesswhenwearetiredorsad.Andmanypeoplehavethehabitofenjoyingmusicwhentheyarefree.Buttooursurprise,oneEnglishschoolallowschildrentolistentomusicoreventohavetheTVonwhiletheyarestudying,andtheyfinditishelpfultoimprovethestudents'grades.

AccordingtoaresearchatMillfieldSchoolintheUK,around20%ofteenagersworkbetterwithbackgroundmusic,and10%excelwhenallowedtofinishtheirworkwithshortwalksaroundtheroomwhileupto80%canconcentrate（集中注意）betterifallowedtoplaywithasmallobject.

Theresearchhasmadetheschooluseaverynewway,encouragingstudentstodiscoverwhichlearningstylessuitthembest,andthendotheirhomeworklisteningtomusicorevenlyingdown.Someparentsdon'tbelieve,.butmanyarenowacceptingitathomewherechildrenareallowedtodotheirhomeworkwiththetelevisionon.

"Iprefertoworkonthefloorwithmusicon,"saidSam,a13-year-oldboy."AtfirstmyparentthoughtIdidn'tstudyhard,butmyteacheraskedthemtolookatmyhomeworkandwhentheysawitwasOK,theyagreedatlast."（1）Whatadvantageofmusichasn'tbeenmentionedinthepassage?A.

Musiccanbringusenjoyment.

B.

Musiccanbringushappiness.C.

Musiccanmakepeopleexcited.

D.

Musiccanhelptoimprovestudents'grades.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"excel"probablymean?A.

Itmeans"begoodatdoingsomething".

B.

Itmeans"dobadlyindoingsomething".C.

Itmeans"giveupdoingsomething".

D.

Itmeans"playwithsomething".（3）Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.

TheresearchwasdoneintheUSAB.

Onefifthofthestudentscanworkbetterwithbackgroundmusic.C.

20%canconcentratebetterifallowedtoplaywithasmallobject.D.

Noparentsaccepttheidea.（4）Whatcanyouinferformthepassage?A.

ThestudentsatMillfieldSchoolareagainstthenewideaofallowingchildrentolistentomusic.B.

Moreandmoreparentswillallowchildrentolistentomusicwhiledoinghomework.C.

Thenewideawillspreadallovertheworld.D.

Moreandmorechildrenwillrealizetheimportanceofworkinghard.11．根据短文内容出选择正确答案。B

Doyouwanttoliveahappier,lessstressfullife?Trylaughingfornoreasonatall.That'showthousandsofpeoplestarttheirdayatLaughter（笑声）Clubsaroundtheworldandmanydoctorsnowthinkthathavingagoodlaughmightbeoneofthebestwaystostayhealthy.

ThefirstLaughterClubwasstartedinMumbai,India,in1995byDr.MadanKataria."Youngchildrenlaughabout300timesaday.Adultslaughbetween7and15timesaday,"saysDr.Kataria."Everyoneisnaturallygoodatlaughing-it'stheuniversallanguage.Wewantpeopletofeelhappywiththeirlives."Therearenowmorethan500LaughterClubsinIndiaandoverl,300intheworld.

Manydoctorsarealsointerestedintheeffects（效果）oflaughteronourhealth.Accordingtoa5-yearstudyattheUCLASchoolofMedicineinCalifornia,withlaughingthereislessstressinthebody.Laughterimprovesourhealthagainstillnessbyabout40%.

SowhathappensataLaughterClub?IwentalongtomynearestclubinSouthLondontofindout.Iwasquitenervousatthebeginningoftheclass,tobehonest,Iwasn'tinterestedinlaughingwithagroupofstrangers,andIwasworriedaboutlookingstupid.Ourlaughterteachertoldustoclapourhandsandsay“hohoho,hahaha.”whilelookingateachother.However,ourbodiescan'ttellthedifferencebetweenreallaughterandunreallaughter,sotheystillproducethesamehealthyeffects.

Surprisingly,itworked!Aftertenminuteseverybodyintheroomwaslaughingforrealandsomepeoplejustcouldn'tstop!AttheendoftheclassIwassurprisedbyhowrelaxed-andcomfortableIfelt.Soifyou'reunderstress,thenstartlaughing.Youmightbeverypleasedwiththeresults!（1）ThefirstLaughterClubwasstartedin__________.A.

India

B.

America

C.

Britain

D.

China（2）HowmanyLaughterClubsarethereintheworldtoday?

A.

Over300.

B.

Over500.

C.

Over800.

D.

Overl,300.

（3）Howdidthewriterfeelatthebeginningoftheclass?

A.

Surprised.

B.

Pleased

C.

Nervous.

D.

Tired.

（4）Whendidthepeopleintheclubbegintolaughforreal?A.

Aftertenminutes.

B.

Aftertenhours.

C.

Aftertenseconds.

D.

Aftertendays.（5）Thearticlemainlytellsus__________.A.

youngchildrenlaughmuchmoreoftenthanadultsinadayB.

laughingisoneofthebestwaystostayhealthyC.

many-doctorsarealsointerestedintheeffectsoflaughteronourhealthD.

rea