There is an old English saying, “Laughter is the best medicine.” One person certainly would have agreed with this is Norman Cousins.
Norman Cousins was the editor of a magazine called Saturday Review for almost forty years. He also and spoke about world peace and anti-war issues(反战议题), traveling to many different countries to share his .
In the 1960s, after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring trip to Europe. Mr. Cousins got . He discovered he had a strange disease that caused great pain in his bones(骨头).
In less than a week after he got back, he could not it. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to at night. The doctor told Mr. Cousins that they did not know how to cure (治疗)his problem and he might never the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up hope .
Mr. Cousins thought that the illness could be caused by thoughts. He did not want to take to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.
He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching comedy shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that ten minutes of laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.
Deciding that the could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins in the hotel room watching comedy shows on television, reading amusing books, and sleeping whenever he felt . Within three weeks, he felt well enough to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for .
After a few months, Mr. Cousins was to carry on his work. He had laughed himself back to health.
| 小题1: | | A．laughed | B．taught | C．wrote | D．copied |
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| 小题2: | | A．magazines | B．subjects | C．photos | D．ideas |
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| 小题3: | | A．rich | B．sick | C．lonely | D．famous |
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| 小题4: | | A．stand | B．realize | C．face | D．improve |
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| 小题5: | | A．dream | B．eat | C．shout | D．sleep |
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| 小题6: | | A．go through | B．look after | C．get over | D．find out |
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| 小题7: | | A．unhappy | B．pleasant | C．silly | D．clever |
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| 小题8: | | A．food | B．time | C．medicine | D．money |
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| 小题9: | | A．unusual | B．false | C．real | D．wild |
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| 小题10: | | A．friends | B．laughter | C．experiment | D．doctors |
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| 小题11: | | A．begin | B．end | C．continue | D．report |
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| 小题12: | | A．rested | B．worked | C．studied | D．played |
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| 小题13: | | A．well | B．tired | C．afraid | D．worried |
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| 小题14: | | A．help | B．exercise | C．freedom | D．fun |
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| 小题15: | | A．able | B．safe | C．lazy | D．uncertain |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:B
小题15:A |
试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是Cousins 先生得了奇怪的病，医生们也不知道该如何治疗。Cousins 先生觉得他的病是因为不开心的想法而引起的，因此他决定通过笑来治疗他自己的病。结果他的病真的被只好了。作者通过这个故事告诉我们笑是最好的药。
小题1:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：Norman Cousins在一个杂志作编辑作了40年，他也写关于世界和平以及反战的议题。laugh 笑；taught的原形是teach，意思是教； wrote 的原形是write，意思是写；copied的原形是copy，意思是复制，模仿。根据上句话的意思可知，Norman是一个杂志的编辑，所以他是写关于世界和平的文章。故选C。
小题2:考查名词及语境的理解。句意：Norman Cousins在一个杂志作编辑作了40年，他也写关于世界和平以及反战的议题，去很多国家旅行，分享他的想法。magazine 杂志；subject 科目；photo照片； idea主意，想法。根据上文的意思可知，Norman 也会写关于世界和平的议题，因此是和别人分享他的想法。故选D。
小题3:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：在上世纪60年代，当他从一次去欧洲的很繁忙劳累的旅行中回来之后，Cousins先生生病了。rich 富有的；sick 病的；lonely 孤独的；famous著名的。根据下句话中He discovered he had a strange disease可知，Cousins 先生生病了。故选B。
小题4:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：在他回来之后不到一周的时间后，他就无法忍受这个疾病了。stand 忍受；站；realize 意识到；face 面对；improve 提高，改善。根据下文Every move that he made was painful可知，他的病很厉害，让他无法忍受，故选A。
小题5:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：晚上他不能睡觉。dream 梦想，做梦；eat 吃；shout 喊叫；sleep睡觉。根据上下文的意思可知，这种病非常厉害，让Cousins先生非常的痛苦，所以这里应该是说他晚上痛得睡不着觉。故选D。
小题6:考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：医生告诉Cousins 先生他们不知道怎样治愈这种疾病，他可能不会恢复了。go through 经历，经受；look after 照顾；get over 恢复健康；find out发现，查明。根据句意可知，医生们不知道怎样治疗这种病，因此他们觉得Cousins 先生不会恢复健康了。故选C。
小题7:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：Cousins 先生认为这种病可能是因为不开心的想法而引起的。unhappy不开心的，不快乐的；pleasant 令人愉快的；silly 愚蠢的；clever 聪明的。根据下文的意思he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.可知，他觉得开心的想法和笑也许会治愈他的病，故这里应该是说他的病是因为不开心的想法引起的。故选A。
小题8:考查名词及语境的理解。句意：他不想通过吃药来治愈自己。food 食物；time 时间；medicine 药；money 钱。这里是短语take medicine 意思是吃药。故选C。
小题9:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：Cousins 先生发现，白天笑十分钟可以让他在晚上没有痛苦的睡两个小时。unusual 不寻常的；false 错的；real 真正的；wild 野的。根据文意可知，Cousins先生在自己身上做实验，发现，真正的笑上十分钟，就可以让他减少两个小时的痛苦。real laughter 真正的笑。故选C。
小题10:考查名词及语境的理解。句意：发现医生并不能救得了他，Cousins 先生离开了医院，住进了一个旅馆。friends 朋友们；laughter 笑；experiment 实验；doctor医生。根据这句话中Mr. Cousins left the hospital可知，Cousins 先生离开了医院，因为医生治不了他的病。故选D。
小题11:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：发现医生并不能救得了他，Cousins 先生离开了医院，住进了一个旅馆，在那里，他可以继续用笑来做实验。begin 开始；end 结束；continue 继续；report报告，报道。根据文意可知，Cousins 先生离开医院，住进一个旅馆是为了继续试验他用笑来治疗自己的病。故选C。
小题12:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：八天来，Cousins 先生在这个旅馆的房间里休息，观看电视上的喜剧节目。rest 休息；work 工作；study 学习；play玩。根据句意可知，Cousins 先生是在这个旅馆的房间里休息。故选A。
小题13:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：八天来，Cousins 先生在这个旅馆的房间里休息，观看电视上的喜剧节目、读有趣的书，当他累了的时候就睡觉。well 好地，身体好的；tired 累的；afraid 害怕的；worried担心的。根据句意可知，是累了的时候睡觉，故选B。
小题14:考查名词及语境的理解。句意：三周内，他就感到身体已经足够的好可以去波多黎各去度假，在那里他可以在海滩上跑步锻炼。help 帮助；exercise 锻炼；freedom 自由；fun 有趣的，娱乐。根据句意可知，在沙滩上跑步是为了锻炼，故选B。
小题15:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：几个月之后，Cousins 先生又能继续他的工作了。able能； safe 安全的；lazy 懒的；uncertain不确定的。这里是短语be able to 能，会。故选A。 |
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试题【There is an old English saying, “Laughter is the best medicine.” One person cert】；主要考察你对
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Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, "Happiness depends upon ourselves." In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future, for example, getting into college or getting a good job -that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life"s simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.
Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity. Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.
小题1:The best title of the passage is .| A．Money Makes You Happy | | B．The Secrets of Happiness | | C．Ideas for Helping Other People to Be Happy | | D．Good Friends Make You Happy |
小题2:The second paragraph tells us that .| A．the more friends you have, the happier you will be | | B．we shouldn"t think about our future | | C．happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life | | D．some people fail to live a happy life |
小题3:The passage gives us pieces of advice on happiness.小题4: The writer thinks that .| A．everyone knows how to live a happier life | | B．it"s wrong to spend time on work | | C．hobbies take up too much time | | D．doing good things for someone can make you happier |
小题5: Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?| A．Reading a good book. | | B．Traveling to a foreign country. | | C．Playing a sport. | | D．Spending time with close friends. |
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Do you know the book called Cat Found? It’s written by Ingrid Lee. The book is about helping cats. Billy is a boy and he lives in a small town. There’re a lot of stray(流浪的) cats in it. People don’t like them and some naughty(淘气的) boys even throw rocks(石头) at them. One day Billy finds a little cat on the street. It is badly hurt. He is a kind boy and decides to take it home. His father doesn’t like the cat very much, so he puts it in his bedroom. He looks after the cat very well and it becomes healthy soon. Billy and his friends want to do something to tell people to help cats in many ways. Can they succeed(成功)?
根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)。
小题1:You can find your lost cat at Cat Found. ( )
小题2:Billy wants to do something to tell people to help cats. ( )
小题3:Billy and his friends are very naughty. ( )
小题4:Billy’s father likes cats very much. ( )
小题5:There’re many stray cats in Billy’s hometown(家乡). ( ) |
Hundreds of years ago in a small town, a moneylender lent a lot of money to a poor man. The moneylender , who was old and ugly, the poor man’s beautiful daughter. So he came up with an idea. He said the poor man didn’t need to return the money to him he could marry his daughter. Both the man and his daughter were .
The moneylender then told them that he would put a small stone and a small white stone into an empty bag. The girl would have to one. If she took the black stone , she would become the moneylender’s and her father’s debt(债务) would be let go. If she picked the white stone, she didn’t need to marry him and her father’s debt would be let go. Her father would be put into prison if she refused to pick a stone.
As they talked, the moneylender picked up two stones. As he did that, the girl that he had put two black stones in the bag. He then asked the girl to pick her stone from the bag.
The girl thought for a while and then had an idea. She put her hand into the bag and took out a stone. looking at it, she let it fall onto the path where it became lost among all the other stones. “ Oh how I was！” She said, “But never . If you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to which stone I picked.” This tells: Sometimes we can think about things in a way. Most difficult problems do have an solution.
| 小题1: | | A．pleased | B．attracted | C．loved | D．saw |
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| 小题3: | | A．bored | B．frightened | C．relaxed | D．excited |
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| 小题4: | | A．pink | B．red | C．black | D．yellow |
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| 小题5: | | A．show | B．drop | C．check | D．choose |
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| 小题6: | | A．daughter | B．cousin | C．wife | D．friend |
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| 小题7: | | A．again | B．still | C．never | D．hardly |
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| 小题8: | | A．said | B．feared | C．thought | D．noticed |
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| 小题9: | | A．On | B．About | C．For | D．Without |
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| 小题10: | | A．usually | B．surprisingly | C．immediately | D．slowly |
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| 小题11: | | A．worried | B．clever | C．careless | D．lucky |
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| 小题12: | | A．laugh | B．mind | C．cry | D．complain |
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| 小题13: | | A．tell | B．explain | C．ask | D．arrange |
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| 小题14: | | A．saying | B．story | C．news | D．man |
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| 小题15: | | A．careful | B．funny | C．different | D．normal |
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Once upon a time, there was a spider with the name Anansi. He knew that he was very clever but he also knew he wasn’t wise(英明的). He didn’t like this, but he did not know what to do. One day he had an idea. He went around the village with a basket ban asked each person to give him some of their wisdom(智慧). The people laughed at Anansi because they knew that he needed wisdom the most. So each person put a bit in his basket and wished him good luck.
Soon his basket was full, but Anansi was worried that his neighbors might be jealous(嫉妒)of his wisdom and take it from him. He decided to hide it at the top of a tall tree. When he had tired the basket to the front part of his body, he tried to climb the tree, but it was too difficult. He tried again and again without success.
Then his youngest son walked by, “What are you doing, father?” he asked and Anansi told him. “Why don’t you carry the basket on your back instead?” his son said.
Anansi put the basket on his back and climbed the tree easily, but he wasn’t happy. “I walked all over the village and collected so much wisdom that I am the wisest person ever, but my baby son is still wiser than me. Take back your wisdom!” he said. And he threw the basket of wisdom into the air and went home. And that’s how wisdom went all over the world.
小题1:Anansi went around the village because _______.| A．he knew he was very clever | | B．he wanted to show his good luck | | C．he hoped to meet his son | | D．he thought he wasn’t wise enough |
小题2:Anansi wanted to get his wisdom from _______.| A．his son | B．his father | | C．the villagers | D．the neighbors |
小题3:The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 (指的是)_______.| A．the tree | B．the basket | | C．the luck | D．the wisdom |
小题4:The passage above is _______.| A．a report | B．a story | | C．an advertisement | D．a diary |
小题5:The best title for the passage would be _______.| A．Anansi’s wisdom | B．The wisdom of Anaansi’s son | | C．Anansi and his son | D．Anansi and the villagers |
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Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California"s Santa Ana Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn"t reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured I"d just head east. A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. “Four more lights,” she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night. She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for.
After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its windshield (挡风玻璃). It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver. “I just can"t leave you here,” she said. “This isn"t the nicest place. I"ll give you a ride home.” “You"ll drive me home in the bus?” I asked, perplexed (困惑). “No, I"ll take you in my car,” she said. “It"s a long way,” I protested. “Come on, ” she said. “I have nothing else to do.”
As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I"m just passing the favor along, ” she said. When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn"t hear of it. “That wouldn"t make it a favor, ” she said. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.”
小题1:Why did the writer say that he would have a long night?| A．He wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus. | | B．No driver would give him a ride. | | C．He didn"t know the routes. | | D．He perhaps would have to take a taxi. |
小题2:Judging from its context, the place where the writer waited for the second bus was_____. | A．very quiet and peaceful | | B．dark without street lights | | C．neither clean nor beautiful | | D．a little unsafe |
小题3:The bus driver drove the writer home later because ________. | A．she happened to go in the same direction | | B．she wanted to do something good for other people | | C．her brother told her to do so | | D．she wanted to earn more money |
小题4:The bus driver hoped that the writer ________. | A．would do as she did | | B．would keep her in memory | | C．would give the money to others | | D．would do her a favor |
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