The scientific data is also proving that laughter is a complete part of physical wellness. Dr. William Fry of Stanford University found that laughing 200 times burns off the same amount of calories as 10 minutes on a rowing machine. Another study found that after a bout of (一阵子)laughter, blood pressure drops to a lower, healthier level than before the laughter began. Laughter also oxygenates(氧化)your blood, thereby increasing energy level, relaxes your muscles and works out all your major internal systems.
______________, researchers are discovering that laughter also affects the immune system. According to Dr. Lee Berk of the Loma Linda School of Public Health in California, laughing makes it grow stronger, with the body's T-cells, natural killer cells and antibodies all showing signs of increased activity.
56.What does the passage mainly tell us ? (Please answer within 8 words)
__________________________________________________________________________________________ 57.Translate the underlined sentence in the 4th paragraph into Chinese.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 58. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with a proper sentence or phrase. (within 3 words) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 59.Which of the sentences in the passage can be replaced by the following one ?
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It was found in another study that if you have laughed for a short period time, your blood pressure will come to a lower, healthier level than before you begin to laugh.
60.What good effects will laghter have on workplace wellness? (Please answer within 35 words) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】
56.The way to keep workplace wellness/. A Lighter Approach to Workplace Wellness
57.一个最近在加拿大财政机构所做的研究表明：使员工发挥最佳水平的是那些经常使用幽默的负责人。
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58.What’s more/In addition/Apart from that
59. Another study found that after a bout of laughter, blood pressure drops to a lower, healthier level than before the laughter began.
60. Laghter can burn off a certain number of calories , help lower your blood pressure ,oxygenate your blood, relax your muscles ,work out your major internal systems and affect the immune system.
57.一个最近在加拿大财政机构所做的研究表明：使员工发挥最佳水平的是那些经常使用幽默的负责人。“A recent study conducted at Canadian financial institutions found that managers who developed the highest level of employee performance used humor the most often.”conduct意思是研究，所以整句话可以翻译成一个最近在加拿大财政机构所做的研究表明：使员工发挥最佳水平的是那些经常使用幽默的负责人。
58.What’s more/In addition/Apart from that推理判断题。根据横线后一句话“researchers are discovering that laughter also affects the immune system.”可以知道这一段讲的是研究发现大笑还能影响人的免疫系统，属于研究的另一个发现，所以横线上要填表示递进关系的短语，而且是在三个单词以内，What’s more/In addition/Apart from that都表示而且、另外的意思。故填What’s more/In addition/Apart from that。
59. Another study found that after a bout of laughter, blood pressure drops to a lower, healthier level than before the laughter began句意理解题。“It was found in another study that if you have laughed for a short period time, your blood pressure will come to a lower, healthier level than before you begin to laugh.”意思是另一个研究发现如果你大笑一会儿的话，你的血压会降到一个比你大笑之前更健康的水平。第五段第三句话“Another study found that after a bout of (一阵子)laughter, blood pressure drops to a lower, healthier level than before the laughter began.”正是此意。
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60. Laghter can burn off a certain number of calories , help lower your blood pressure ,oxygenate your blood, relax your muscles ,work out your major internal systems and affect the immune system列举概括题。本题要求概括工作时大声笑的好处，纵观全文，可以概括出Laghter can burn off a certain number of calories , help lower your blood pressure ,oxygenate your blood, relax your muscles ,work out your major internal systems and affect the immune system这六点。 【考点】：考察说明类文章的阅读。
【天津市七校2015届高三4月联考】阅读表达（共5小题； 每小题2分， 满分10分） 阅读短文， 按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
When my friends went to college in great delight, I restarted my senior high school life．My spirit sank．Surrounded by strange classmates, I felt like I was in a maze and was sorry about myself．There were some complex feelings in my minds．I was frightened, nervous and lonely． To make matters worse, I recalled my failure again and again, which put more pressure on me than I could bear．As a result, I was always feeling down during class time．
My teacher found me spiritless．One day he asked me to come to his office and told me about his attitude towards life: we might suffer from mistakes, but it’s important to learn lessons from them．All the pains and the embarrassing things we experience are part of the process．So keep up your spirit! At last, he added, “If you are optimistic, things you want may happen to you!”
Warmth rushed through my soul．I suddenly found the sun shining again when I stepped out of his office．
With the teacher’s help, I eventually got over my depression．From then on, I no longer bowed my head and began smiling to my classmates．I would put up my hand confidently in class and play with my new friends in my spare time．Meanwhile, I was gradually embraced by my classmates． Now faced with fierce competition, we all study hard because we know that every second counts．Moreover, there is an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect between us．I love my class; I love my classmates!
To be frank, I still have a thirst for my dream university, but I’m not afraid of failure because I can profit by it．With parents and teachers’ encouragement, I’m quite certain of my success and I’m sure I can fly high．
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56. Why was the writer in low spirits at the beginning? （No more than 10 words） _____________________________________________________________________ 57.What did the teacher expect the writer to do? （No more than 10 words） _____________________________________________________________________ 58.What is the main idea of Paragraph 5? （No more than 15 words） ____________________________________________________________________
59. The underlined word “embraced” in paragraph 5 means ______．（No more than 5 words） _____________________________________________________________________ 60. What does the writer think of failure now? （No more than 10 words） _____________________________________________________________________ 【答案】
56.Because he could not go to college. 57.The teacher expected him to be optimistic.
58.With the teacher’s help, he eventually got over his depression. 59.Accepted/ Welcomed.
60.He thinks he can benefit from failure.
56.Because he could not go to college. 由文章第一句话 When my friends went to college in great delight, I restarted my senior high school life．My spirit sank知，当我的朋友都高兴地去上大学，我复读了，我的情绪很低落。所以我伤心的原因是我不能上大学，故填Because he could not go to college。 57.The teacher expected him to be optimistic. 由第三段最后一句话At last, he added, “If you are optimistic, things you want may happen to you!”知老师告诉我要乐观，只有乐观可以带给我一切我想要的，故填The teacher expected him to be optimistic。
58.With the teacher’s help, he eventually got over his depression.由第五段第一句话总领句With the teacher’s help, I eventually got over my depression知在老师的帮助下，我战胜了沮丧悲观，
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故填With the teacher’s help, he eventually got over his depression。
59.Accepted/ Welcomed. Meanwhile, I was gradually embraced by my classmates.慢慢地，我和同学们一起玩耍，我逐渐被大家接纳，也就是受到大家的欢迎，故填Accepted/ Welcomed。
60.He thinks he can benefit from failure.由最后一段倒数第一句but I’m not afraid of failure because I can profit by it知我不怕困难因为我可以从中有所收获，故填He thinks he can benefit from failure。
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Sometimes “ love” can be the hardest word, especially when it comes to saying it to our
parents. But a new video campaign named Tell Them Now has launched to get people to show true emotions to their fathers on Father’s Day. Echo, who came up with the idea, said: “ We wanted to bring fathers and their kids face to face with each other. Many people don’t feel they express their love well enough to the people close to them. ”
In total, around a dozen children and their fathers were asked to take part in Echo’s short
video. During the short film, a woman gets emotional as she speaks to her elderly father, who almost dies. “Dad I’m grateful, because we don’t know how long you are going to be with us,” she says. Meanwhile, a teenage girl considers how her views about her father will change in the future once she’s fled the nest. “ At the time when I’m graduating and leaving, it’s really going to hit me,” she says before giving her father a big hug.
But it’s not just children showing the love. Parents also take time to say why their children
make them proud. One father clearly finds it a difficult task when he’s put on the spot. “ I’ve always been impressed by you. You made parenting easy.” Another man states how fatherhood helped him to seek help for alcoholism. “ Thank you”, he tells his son during the public heart –to-heart scene.
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