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Do you want to live a happier, less stressful life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world.

The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995, by Dr Madan Kataria. “Children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr Kataria. “Everyone’s naturally good at laughing — it’s the universal (共同的) language.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 worldwide.

Many doctors are also interested in the effects of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLS School of Medicine in California, with laughing there is less stress in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.

So what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to the nearest club in the south of London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class. I had no interest in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid (愚蠢的). Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands (拍手) and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha” while looking at each other. Although we couldn’t tell the differences between fake laughter and real laughter, they still produced the same healthy effects.

Surprisingly, it worked! After ten minutes, everybody there was laughing for real and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was shocked by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing.

1.The passage is probably taken from ______________　.

A. a storybookB. a health magazine  

C. a comic book     D. a travel magazine

2.The writer was nervous at the beginning of the class because _______________ .

A. he was not clever enough

B. he wasn’t interested in laughing at all

C. he wasn’t good at getting along with others

D. he knew no one there and was afraid it would look silly to laugh for no reason

3.The underlined word “fake” probably means “___________” in Chinese.

A. 假的    B. 真诚的   C. 真的    D. 难堪的

4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. People feel less stressed when they laugh.   

B. Adults don’t laugh as often as children.

C. People who often laugh never fall ill in their lives.

D. The first Laughter Club was set up in Asia.

5.Which is the BEST title for the passage?

A. A 5-year study     B. Try laughing at Laughter Clubs

C. The first Laughter Club   D. A difficult language to learn

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了如果你想过一个快乐的，没有压力的生活那么就试着笑吧，而且健康的笑对我们的身体健康有好处，如果你想减压就开始笑吧，参加微笑俱乐部试着大笑。

1.细节理解题。通读全文可知这篇文章可能是出现在一篇健康的杂志方面。可知选B。

2.细节理解题。根据文中I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class. I had no interest in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid (愚蠢的)可知作者怕笑的让别人说傻。可知应选D。

3.推理判断题。根据句意我们不能分辨出假笑和真笑。故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据问题不正确的是，通读全文可知只有C是不正确的，并不是经常笑的人们就不会生病，故选C

5.标题归纳题。通读全文可知这篇文章最好的标题是在大笑俱乐部试着笑，故选B。

考点：科普类短文阅读。