扬州中学教育集团树人学校2022届高三第二学期开学测试英语（阅读理解 B).docx

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1、扬州中学教育集团树人学校2022届高三第二学期开学测试英语（阅读理解 B)Thepowerofhumorandlaugherisnumerous.Theyentertainusandmakeusfeelgood.But,aboveall,wehavediscoveredthathumorandlaughterarethebestmedicine.Theyrelievepain,reducestressandanxiety,andareanti-agingandlongevityfacilitators.Theyareextremelynecessaryforhelpingustofindand

2、maintainabalancebetweenlifeandwork.However,theyareslippingawayfromus.Wehavebecomefartooserious.Theonlyoneswhostillenjoyhumor,laughter,funandplaytothefullestareyoungchildren.Childrentendtolaughanaverageof200timesaday.Foradults,however,itisatotallydifferentstory.Inthe1950speoplelaughedonaverage18times

3、aday.Today,weareluckyifweaveragebetween4-6timesaday.Asamatteroffact,arecentstudyfoundthatpeoplelaugh6moretimesinthepresenceofonepersonbut30moretimesinagroupofpeople.Youcangetachuckle(咯咯笑)fromjokesyougetontheInternet,butitisnotthesameasbellyjigglinglaughter(adeeplaugh)yougetwhenyouinteractwithothers.

4、Socializingwithfriendsandrelativeswasmuchlookedforwardto.However,thisisnolongerthecase.Infact,themajorityofpeoplecanhardlyfindtime,nordotheyhavetheinclinationtowardssocializingoutsidehome.Theyturntoelectronicmediasuchastelevision,computers,theInternet,videos,CDs,andaudioequipment,whichcanprovidethem

5、withinstantself-entertainmentatthepushofabutton.Theworkplacedoesnotfare(进展)muchbetter.Duetothepressurestoproducemoreinthesameorfewerhoursavailableandtocompete,forexample,inamanufacturingfieldwithcheaperlaborelsewhereintheworld,humorandlaughterintheworkplacehavegraduallyeroded（逐渐毁坏）away.Ihavedevelope

6、darealappreciation,perhapsclosertoastrongdesireforthepowerofhumorandlaughter.ThisencouragedmetowritemyfirstbooktitledThePowerofHumorandsubsequentlymysecondbooktitledKidsSaytheGoggonestThingsbasedonthenaturalhumor,laughter,playandfunthatkidsexperienceandtheyfreelysharewithparents,grandparentsandteach

7、ers.Fromwritingabouthumorandlaughter,peoplestarttoaskmetospeakupforthem.Todate,Ihavedevelopedanumberofhumor-laughtertopicsthatIuseinmykeynotepresentations.Youareinvitedtosubscribetomyfreemonthlye-magazineTheHumormeister’sForumbyclickingontheFreeHumorE-zinenavigationbuttononthewebsite.1Accordin

8、gtotheauthor,laughterisleavinguspartlybecause_.A.wetreateverythinginaseriouswayB.itrelievespain,reducesstressandanxietyC.wefailtomaintainbalancebetweenlifeandworkD.thepaceofchangeinourlivesisbecomingfaster查看原文2Thefourthparagraphmainlytellsusthat_.A.gettingadeeplaughnowadaysisdifficultB.wecanentertai

9、nourselveswiththehelpoftheInternetC.peoplelaughmoreheartilywhenspendingtimewithothersD.researchershavemadeanewdiscoveryabouttheeffectoflaughter查看原文3TheunderlinedwordinclinationinParagraph5mostprobablymeans_.A.destinationB.tendencyC.attitudeD.approach查看原文4Whichofthefollowingarticlescanwemostprobablyf

10、indinTheHumormeister’sForum?A.Thepowerofhonesty.B.Don’tbeyourownworstenemy.C.Livelifepurposefully:Therelationshipwithin.D.FunnyChristmasstoriestosharewithyourlovedones.查看原文第4页 共4页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页