Next time you hear a funny joke you’d better not laugh too hard. According to a paper published by the British Medical Journal, laughter isn’t always the best medicine. Sometimes it can even be harmful. Professor Robin Ferner from the University of Birmingham, one of the authors of the study, found that bad things could happen to people who laughed too much. He says: “We found people with heartbeat problems which had stopped their heart, we found people who had fainted, and we found people who’d dislocated their jaws or burst their lungs.”
It seems that laughing can be no laughing matter. But it’s not all doom and gloom. Professor Ferner says there are benefits to laughing when you want to lose weight, for example. Yes, that’s right: laugh and be slimmer! Professor Ferner explains that: “You use energy when you laugh, you move your diaphragm (横膈膜), you expand your lungs, and both those things can be helpful.”
According to the research, laughing for a quarter of an hour can burn up to 40 calories, and if you laughed all day you’d use up about 2,000 calories, which is what most people consume in a day. But don’t do that or you might end up with a painful jaw. Ouch! Or you might find people looking at you in a funny way.
But I don’t want to finish this article leaving you feeling desperate. Laughter comes naturally for most of us. Babies begin to laugh at around 3-6 months. So give in to your sense of humour and keep smiling. Life is short anyway.
1.Laughing too much may cause the following harmful results EXCEPT_________.
A. heart stop B. diaphragm movement
C. lung burst D. jaw dislocation
2.The underlined phrase “doom and gloom” in Paragraph 2 probably means_______.
A. hopeless B. funny C. painful D. nervous
3. What is the author’s attitude towards laughing in the last paragraph?
A. Uninterested. B. Disapproving.
C. Worried. D. Favorable
San Francisco, unofficially regarded as one of the homeless capitals of the US, counts nearly 6,500 homeless people, with 4,300 living on the street.
Among the many problems that the homeless face is little or no access to showers. San Francisco only has about 16 to 20 shower stations to accommodate them. But Doniece Sandoval has made it her task to change that. [来源:学科网“Homelessness is something you can’t really miss,” the 51-year-old woman said. She started Lava Mae, a sort of showers on wheels, a new project that aims to turn old city buses into shower stations for the homeless.
“One day I passed a woman in the street and she was very dirty and basically crying, and I heard her say that she would never be clean. But I was wondering what her opportunities were to actually get clean,” Sandoval said.
Sandoval was inspired to start Lava Mae. The project has already been welcomed with open arms in the city. The Transportation Agency has donated one bus for the cause and is willing to donate three more if the project succeeds. Sandoval hopes the first bus will be able to hit the road in May this year. The Public Commission has also agreed to let the buses plug into fire hydrants(消防龙头)around the city if Lava Mae pays for the water.
One of Lava Mae’s biggest supporters is Bevan Dufty, the director of Housing Opportunity, Partnerships & Engagement under the mayor of San Francisco. “For people who are unhoused, access to showers is very difficult. Shower buses are something that could potentially be deployed (部署)in response to an emergency, so it is relevant to all San Franciscans," Dufty said. “Doniece has done an incredible job as a citizen who cares about helping the poor. We are very excited to see Lava Mae become real soon. ”
Each bus will have two shower stations and Sandoval expects that by 2015, they’ll be able to provide 2000 showers a week.
1. What problem does San Francisco face according to the text?
A. The city has the most homeless people in the USA.
B. There are no shower stations for the homeless in the city.
C. It’s hard for homeless people in the city to take showers.
D. Few citizens in the city care about the homeless.
2.What does the underlined word ''them” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. City problems. B. Shower stations.
C. Old buses. D. The homeless.
3.. Which of the following best describes Doniece Sandoval?
A. Brave and independent. B. Caring and responsible.
C. Honest and determined. D. Friendly and humorous.
4.What can we learn from Dufty’s words?
A. All San Franciscans are excited to use Lava Mae.
B. Emergencies in San Francisco will be prevented by Lava Mae.
C. Dufty thinks highly of Doniece's way of helping the poor.
D. The mayor of San Francisco will support Doniece financially.
5. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. A Newly Invented Way of Shower
B. Showers on Wheels for the Homeless
C. The Health Problem of the Homeless
D. Lave Mae---a new name for old city buses
Welcome to Gold Coast Wax Museum
The Gold Wax(蜡像) Museum is one of the Cold Coast's longest running attractions. It's a collection of famous figures. It's Australia's largest museum of its kind, featuring more than 110 life-size wax figures copies of British and Australian History.
The Wax Museum is visited by many thousands of people each year who are shocked at the amazing realism of the life-size figures in authentic costumes. This is your invitation to wander through at your leisure and meet many important and famous people's figures on Queensland's Gold Coast.
Come face to face with such celebrities as Michael Jackson, President Obama, past President John F. Kennedy, King Hussein, members of the Royal Family, and many others whose lives have all left an indelible (擦不掉的) mark on our world. Information cards are located alongside each figure.
The Gold Coast Wax Museum contains figures which have been made by leading local and overseas sculptors to international standards, equal in quality to the world's best, as seen in Europe, the United Kingdom, and U. S. A. The detail in the figures is amazing -and includes hair applied one strand at a time, requiring many working hours for one hand, and the eyes are so real that they seem to follow the viewer around.
Price
Child (1-3yrs) free
Child (4-12yrs) $ 22. 00
Adult $ 29. 00
Family (2 Adults + I Child) $68.00
Opening hours
Open 7 days a week, 10 a. m. to l0 p. m.
Closed at Christmas Day (25 Dec.) and Anzac Day (25 Apr.)
Location
Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise ( Gold Coast ) QLD
How to get there
You can choose any of the Gold Coast airport transfers, car rentals, shuttles and private transfers to/from your hotel. Many coach operators also offer Gold Coast transfers to surrounding attractions, beaches, and the more distant destinations, throughout the day.
What to bring
Bring your sense of adventure and your camera and see something exciting and quite unique.
For further information, please click here to see more about the Gold Coast Wax Museum.
1. If you visit the Gold Coast Wax Museum, you can
A. see many members of the Royal Family in person in the Museum
B. enjoy some world-class vivid max-works in the Museum
C. meet many leading local and international sculptors in the Museum
D. come at any time of the year except at Christmas Day
2.If a couple and their l0-year-old son visit the Gold Coast Wax Museum, they may pay_____．
A. $87 B. $80 C. $68 D. $58
3.You will most probably find this passage ______.
A. in a guidebook B. in a magazine
C. in a text book D. on a webpage
Motivation means the desire to work toward a goal. It can come from inside or outside and can be and negative. When you say," If I make a hit, we'll win the game and I'll be a ” you challenge yourself to do something and imagine what the will be. You might also say “If I fail in school, I will be .” Imagining the pain that brings is a negative way of motivating yourself.
Sometimes motivation comes from . Your parents might say," If you do well in school, the whole will go to Disney World." now you have a reason to study hard. Your parents might also say, “if you do not your room, you will be forbidden to watch your favorite TV program." This is the negative .
The best kind of motivation comes from inside you. In fact, motivating yourself to do well waiting for someone else to tell you is a sign that you are . People who have no must be told what to do all the time.
Self-motivation is one thing we learn from the martial arts（武术）. When we begin, our master us everything. As we progress, the master tells us to every day at home- and leaves us on our own! The master does not ask in class whether we have practiced and does not us if we fail to do so. By saying nothing, the master us to be grown-up enough to motivate and discipline ourselves.
If we are about the arts, we will practice at home and do well in class. Our master will this and encourage us to continue. Soon we will be for testing to advance towards the next stage. We will move up because we’ve motivated ourselves.
1.A. difficult B. positive C. impossible D. secret
2.A. hero B. player C. judge D. member
3.A. comment B. salary C. procedure D. reward
4.A. tired B. confused C. ashamed D. busy
5.A. wisdom B. practice C. danger D. failure
6.A. outside B. mind C. bottom D. work
7.A. group B. family C. class D. school
8.A. powerful B. personal C. typical D. similar
9.A. give up B. take up C. fix up D. clean up
10.A. result B. image C. approach D. number
11.A. more than B. except for C. apart from D. instead of
12.A. growing up B. coming back C. taking over D. watching out
13.A. orders B. goals C. suggestions D. experiences
14.A. lends B. teaches C. brings D. promises
15.A. think B. work C. practice D. listen
16.A. disturb B. punish C. visit D. trust
17.A. challenges B. forbids C. commands D. permits
18.A. nervous B. anxious C. serious D. certain
19.A. explain B. complete C. report D. notice
20.A. sorry B. famous C. ready D. Grateful
Do you like travelling? Staying 1. (health) while 2. (travel) can help to ensure your trip is a happy and enjoyable one. 3. you are travelling abroad, here are the tips you need to make your trip much 4. (easy):
Make sure you have got signed passport and visas. Also, before you go, fill in the emergency information page of your passport! Make two copies of your passport identification page. This will help a lot if your passport 5. (steal). Leave one copy at home with friends or relatives. Carry the other 6. you in a separate place from your passport.
Read the Public Announcements or Travel Warnings for the countries you plan to visit. Get yourself familiar with local laws and customs of the countries to 7. you are travelling.
Leave a copy of your itinerary(旅行日程) with family or friends at home so that you can be contacted in case of an emergency.
Do not accept packages from strangers. Do not carry too much money or 8. (necessary) credit cards. If we make enough 9. (prepare), we will succeed. Have 10. good time!
假如你是班长，看到班上有部分同学在完成作业时，不是独立完成而是经常抄袭他人的作业。针对这种现象，你班召开班会课进行讨论，请你以“My opinion on copying others’ homework”为题，在班会课上谈谈你自己的看法。
主要原因 | 1. 作业量大，偏难； |
2. 懒惰，对功课不感兴趣； | |
3. 完成任务，取悦老师和家长。 | |
你的看法 | 1. 抄袭作业不诚实，违反校纪，对自己不负责任； |
2. 勤奋学习，有困难时请教同学和老师； | |
3. 自拟（至少1点） |
注意：1. 必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥；
2. 词数：150左右。标题与开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
My opinion on copying others’ homework
Today we are going to have a discussion about copying others’ homework. Here I’ll say something about it first. __________________________________________
