1、Unit 1 Laughter is good for you课时练12篇阅读1篇完形学生用书P359(单独成册) 阅读理解A(2023年池州重点高中摸底)The idea that you can use humor, laughter, and play to make you healthier probably seems too simple to be true. However, it is really true and simple. The sense of humor, laughter and play plays an important part in keepin
2、g you healthy.Treat the blues with a sense of humor, which is closely tied to laughter. Laughter is infectious. Have you ever heard a big laugh of a young child and been able to keep yourself from smiling? When laughter is shared between people, it makes them closer to each other and increases their
3、 happiness. Smiling is the beginning of laughter and a smile is also just as infectious as laughter is. You can experience something by smiling at everyone around you, and you will feel happier just by sharing a smile, even with a stranger.Play is an important part of making sure that we stay health
4、y. We are often encouraged to make sure our children play, and are told of the benefits of being out playing. However, what we often forget is that it is just as important for old people to make play be part of their life as its for children. Physical play is important for the old and it certainly h
5、elps prevent illness. While the studies are still in the early stages, the studies that have been done have shown that physical play certainly plays a part in preventing cognitive(认知的) falling.Anyway, adding humor, laughter, and play to our life will influence us mentally, physically and socially an
6、d bring us many advantages. So we should make full use of humor, laughter and play to make our life more active, more interesting and happier.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了幽默、大笑和玩耍给人们的健康带来的好处。1What does the underlined word “infectious” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?APlaying an important role.BKeeping people in
7、 high spirits.CQuickly influencing other people.DPreventing illness from spreading.C解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段第四句“When laughter is shared between people, it makes them closer to each other and increases their happiness.”可知，当人们分享笑容时，人们的关系更亲密，人们也会更加快乐。故infectious的意思为“迅速影响其他人”。2What can laughter increase according
8、 to the author?ACognitive ability.BGood relationships.CA sense of humor.DHappiness and trust.B解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“When laughter is shared between people, it makes them closer to each other and increases their happiness.and you will feel happier just by sharing a smile, even with a stranger.”可知，在作者看来大笑能
9、使人们之间的关系更亲密。3What does the author think the old should do?AThey should have a good rest.BThey should play like children.CThey should prevent cognitive falling.DThey should take part in physical play.D解析：推理判断题。根据第三段第三、四句“However, what we often forget is that it is just as important for old people to
10、make play be part of their life as its for children. Physical play is important for the old and it certainly helps prevent illness.”可知，作者认为老年人应该参与身体活动。4Which of the following would be the best title for the text?AHumor, Laughter and Play for HealthBAlways Keep Our Body HealthyCHave an Active and Hap
11、py LifeDLet Our Body and Mind RelaxA解析：标题归纳题。根据最后一段“Anyway, adding humor, laughter, and play to our life will influence us mentally, physically and socially and bring us many advantages. So we should make full use of humor, laughter and play to make our life more active, more interesting and happier
12、.”可知，这篇文章的主旨是幽默、大笑和玩耍有利于健康。B(2023年石家庄重点高中摸底)I can proudly say that last year I broke the record for the oldest person in the world to ride a roller coaster. Im 105, but I feel younger. Even the doctor agrees Im in good condition. Im a bit deaf and my legs feel weak, but they are the only issue.I rod
13、e the Twistosaurus at Flamingo Land, which spins you round quite fast. I didnt choose to go on that. Id have preferred a really fast one that went upside down. But I was told I couldnt ride something like that, because it would affect my blood pressure and I might have some danger.I wasnt nervousI d
14、ont get frightened of anything. I was securely fastened, so I knew I wouldnt fall out. The roller coaster ride went on for three or four minutes, and it couldnt be a better experience. And I raised a lot of money for the Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance fund, which was fantastic.Pe
15、ople were saying Id got a place in the Guinness World Records. Later, someone came to present me with the certificate. I had it on the wall in my living room, with another one I got a year earlier.My recordbreaking ways really began a couple of years ago, with the ice bucket challenge. It turned out
16、 that I was probably the oldest person in the world to do it, and the video was very popular. After that, I started to think about what else I could do to raise money for different charities.Im not sure if anyone admires all the fun Im having. They just say Im daft and thats about it. But Ive had many good days and many exciting times. Ive had a really good life
