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Last year, I learned from a newspaper that some sick kids needed help. I phoned the newspaper and I was asked to 34 a little girl named Lisa, who had mental illness.
A short time later, I went for a 35 to Lisa. After having been at the mental hospital for years, she had recently been allowed to be at home. In the beginning, I did most of the 36 . Lisa, however, was too quiet and introverted (内向的), shyly sitting in the corner of the sofa and listening. She was careful not to allow our eyes to 37 . Over time, Lisa felt more comfortable little by little while I was 38 . Our weekly get-togethers usually 39 sharing a cup of hot coffee, window shopping at the store or taking slow walks in the country.
Lisa 40 discussed how she felt about our friendship, even after we completed our first year together. However, she knew she could always 41 me.
Then one day I got a call from our volunteer group. ―Mary, would you and Lisa like to be interviewed on a local TV news show?‖ Excited, I answered, ―Wow! Let me discuss it with Lisa.‖ I didn‘t think Lisa would be 42 going on ―live‖ television. But to my surprise, Lisa wanted to be interviewed, too.
At the interview, she said, ― 43 I can help other people understand how important our 44 is, and how it has helped me, maybe they‘ll volunteer, too. Mary, wouldn‘t that be great?‖ With tears running down, we smiled at one another.
From then on, Lisa never 45 a chance to plant seeds（种子）about the volunteer group with others. Her face lit up whenever she talked about our special friendship.
34. A. help 35. A. walk
B. take B. visit
C. teach C. trip
D. tell D. way D. interviewing
36. A. cleaning 37. A. reach
B. listening B. open
C. talking C. fix
D. meet
D. polite D. enjoyed D. just D. depend on D. sorry D. After
38. A. present 39. A. finished 40. A. ever
B. silent B. went B. never
C. calm C. meant C. once
41. A. agree with 42. A. nervous 43. A. If
B. think about C. care for B. comfortable C. safe B. Though B. talk
C. Because
44. A. get-together C. friendship D. interview
45. A. met B. had C. lost D. missed
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People often say that laughter is the best medicine. A British study suggests this is true, according to a report by AFP on September 14. A good laugh with friends can help you deal with pain.
Researchers did two experiments. The first was done in a laboratory. Volunteers wore special wristbands (腕带). Some of them were asked to watch comedies such as Mr Bean or Friends while others watched serious programs about golf or wildlife. Then the wristbands were made tighter to see how much pain the volunteers could feel.
Another test was done at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Some volunteers watched a comedy show and others watched a theatrical drama (舞台戏剧). At the same time, the volunteers had to put their backs against the wall with their legs bent (弯曲的) as if they were sitting on a chair - a very uncomfortable position. They did this before and immediately after the show.
Scientists found that just 15 minutes of laughter improved people‘s ability to stand pain by 10 percent. However, the serious programs and the drama had no effect on pain at all.
―Using microphones (麦克风), we were able to record each of the volunteers and found that in a comedy show, they laughed for about a third of the time, and their pain tolerance (耐受性) rose,‖ said Robin Dunbar, head of the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Oxford.
The study found that the magic effect of laughter comes from endorphins (内啡肽). These are chemicals (化学物质) produced by the human body that make you feel less pain and can make people feel happier. Exercises such as running, swimming and yoga can all produce endorphins. Your muscles (肌肉) move in and out when you are laughing. Scientists believe that this is tiring for muscles, so we start to produce endorphins.
Scientists also found that the only laughter that worked was real and relaxed and not just polite laughter.
So next time you have a headache, get together with a group of friends, watch a funny movie and laugh. You will soon feel a lot better. (358)
1. What did scientists intend to find with the experiments? A. What the best ways are to help people stand pain. B. Whether laughter has an effect on pain. C. Why people love comedy shows.
D. How quickly people can recover from pain. 2. According to the article, endorphins _____. A. can be produced when people‘s muscles move B. are produced when people feel happy
C. stop being produced when people feel pain D. are produced when people feel pain
3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. It was wrongly believed that laughter is the best medicine. B. People feel less pain when they laugh heartily. C. Polite laughter is just as effective at reducing pain. D. Serious programs can help relieve pain.
4. When you feel pain, you are advised to ________.
A. eat a lot of junk food B. sleep on the couch for a while C. enjoy a comedy with friends D. exercise and work your muscles
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Gilbert joined the Science Club last summer. One day he was handed a piece of paper, a block of wood and four wheels; he was told to go home and 33 them all to ―dad‖. However, Gilbert‘s mom knew that his dad wasn‘t good at making things and decided that she would read the 34 and let Gilbert do the work. A few days later the block of wood was turning into a car that Gilbert 35 named ―Blue Lightning‖. Then he and his mother went to a car race together. But when they 36 there, Gilbert found that his car was the only one that had not been made by a ―father-son‖ partnership (合作).
The race began. One by one the cars were knocked out until it 37 to the final between Gilbert and Jimmy. Just before the race, Gilbert asked 38 they could stop for a minute so that he could make a wish. After a long minute, Gilbert said that he was 39 .
People cheered as the race began. Jimmy stood with his father and watched their car racing down the road while Gilbert was surprised at the great 40 of his car as it rushed over the finishing line less than a second 41 Jimmy‘s. Gilbert jumped up and down with 42 . Soon the club manager came over and asked him. ―So, Gilbert, your wish was to 43 , right?‖ ―Oh no, sir,‖ he replied. ―I just wished that I wouldn‘t cry if I lost.‖
Children sometimes 44 adults with their unexpected ideas. When Gilbert first saw the other cars, he didn‘t cry out, ―Not fair! Other children had their fathers‘ help!‖ Gilbert didn‘t wish for victory in the race; instead he wished for courage. 33. A. send 34. A. instructions 35. A. easily 36. A. lived 37. A. ran 38. A. Whether 39. A. sure 40. A. effort 41. A. past 42. A. excitement 43. A. change 44. A. satisfy
B. return B. passage B. carefully B. got B. moved B. why B. ready B. energy B. over B. enjoyment B. break B. surprise
C. lend C. message C. proudly C. met C. came C. when C. tired C. speed C. after C. agreement C. leave C. please
D. give D. explanations D. kindly D. passed D. rushed D. where D. sorry D. value D. before
D. achievement D. win D. encourage
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In 1994 I wrote a letter. I stuck it in an envelope, put it away and completely forgot about it. It wasn‘t until we moved into our new home in 2006 that I found it again. I decided to open it. This is what it said:
Dear Sherri,
By the time you read this you will be 30. At the age of 18 I have so many hopes and dreams about where you’ll be now.
Right now I hope that you have traveled and seen everything you’ve always wanted to. If everything goes according to plan you’ll be living in Australia in a big house in a small town outside of a big city with a lot of land, a dog, your husband Gwynn and two beautiful children. Hopefully you have a career in the medical field, maybe doing research in genetics (遗传学). Gwynn will be a computer programmer who is from South Africa.
However, if things don’t go according to plan for you, I wish you all the love, happiness and joy in the world and don’t settle for anything less than the best since that is absolutely what you deserve.
Live long, be happy and live life to its fullest. Love Sherri, age 18
When I read this for the first time since writing it I was amazed. So much of what I wanted for myself has come true. I did travel, although I haven‘t seen everything I‘d like to. I did marry the man of my dreams. I lived in Australia for nearly four years. I had a career in biology for about ten years. I have two lovely kids. I have not one dog but two dogs. My husband is a computer programmer.
I suppose these were things that I really did want. Even so, nothing was easy. Traveling overseas was a big deal. Having never been away from my family, moving to Australia for several years was a huge decision. I find it fascinating (吸引人的) how the dreams of a little girl can become a grown woman‘s reality.
How about writing a letter now to yourself in, say, 10 years from now? It‘s an interesting experiment. (363)
1. When the author found the letter in the new house, ______. A. she couldn‘t remember what she had written in it B. she decided to read it on her 30th birthday C. she didn‘t realize it was a letter from herself D. she knew it was a letter full of hope
2. What did Sherri want to be when she was 18?
A. A film star. B. A biologist. C. A doctor. D. A computer programmer. 3. Which of the following statements about the author is TRUE?
A. She couldn‘t believe that she had already realized most of her dreams. B. She was born and brought up in Australia.
C. She decided to have two dogs when she was 18. D. She wrote the letter 12 years ago as a joke
4. From the article we can learn that the author ________.
A. thinks it is funny that she had these dreams when she was young B. feels sorry that she moved to Australia C. is a person who is easily satisfied
D. has high expectations for herself and works hard to achieve her goals
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My father died when I was a few months old. After his death, my mother moved back to Louisville, Kentucky, where __35__ had grown up. We lived in a small house with her older sister, Marion, and their mother. This was a time when being a single __36___ was still considered unusual.
When I was small, there was a children‘s book called The Happy Family, and it was a real piece of work. Dad worked all day long at the office, Mom cooked in the kitchen, and brother and sister always had friends sleeping over. The image of the family in this book was typical (典型的) of the time. It looked __37___ like my family, but luckily that wasn‘t the way I heard it. The way my Aunt Marion read it to me made the story really __38__.
Kind-hearted and open-minded, my aunt was the one who played baseball with me, who took me horseback riding, who took me to the father-son dinners and who gave me lessons on how to drive. Believing that anything __39__ was probably good for me, she __40__ to get a loan (贷款) so that I could go to Africa to work as a volunteer, which was my most important experience.
As a young girl, Aunt Marion always planned to have a large number of children of her own, but she never got married. This __41__ that she was free to spend all her time taking care of me. Many people say we have a lot in common. She always __42__ me to do my best. She never __43__ to make me believe that I could do anything with my life that I wanted, if I only tried hard enough.
For more than sixty years, Aunt Marion didn‘t and still doesn‘t think of herself. __44__ she is forced to come up to the front, my aunt will stand in the back in family photos, and she doesn‘t think that her efforts have made much __45___. I honor my aunt, who taught me the things my __46___ couldn‘t. So every June for the past 40 years, in growing thankfulness to my Aunt Marion, I‘ve sent her a Father‘s Day card. 35. A. I B. she C. he D. we 36. A. man B. family C. parent D. child 37. A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something 38. A. surprising B. boring C. sad D. funny 39. A. interesting B. pleasant C. impossible D. unusual 40. A. decided B. afforded C. offered D. prepared 41. A. said B. meant C. proved D. showed 42. A. allowed B. expected C. invited D. forced 43. A. hoped B. agreed C. stopped D. failed 44. A. Unless B. Although C. Since D. Before 45. A. difference B. progress C. trouble D. sense 46. A. teachers B. mother C. father D. friends