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课时分层作业(十四) Ⅰ.阅读理解(限时7分钟) (2022·广州调研测试) Videoconferencing has been around for more than 20 years.Until now，you would find that many people needing to attend a meeting remotely would be calling from a real conference room full of their teammates.Today，we're routinely holding video conferences that are 100% virtual (虚拟的)．And this is creating a problem that technology can't fix. The problem is us，specifically the fact that we haven't evolved socially to the point where we can bear much separation.So much of our well­being and work productivity is decided by how close we are physically.The removal of that for any period of time can be severely damaging.One surprising victim of social distancing is laughter. Normally people laugh about 18 times per day.And 97% of these times we're laughing with others－we are 30 times more likely to laugh with others than to laugh alone.Think about it：How often when you and your friends laugh at something，and is that something actually funny？Research shows that 80% of what people laugh at is really not that funny. So why do people laugh？They laugh in order to laugh with others.Just as everyone starts yawning (打哈欠) when just one person yawns，most people can't help but laugh when those around them do.This is why TV comedy shows often use prerecorded laughs. Laughing in response to other people's laughing is not just a behavioral phenomenon.When we laugh，our body produces two key chemicals：endorphin which helps relieve pain and sets off feelings of pleasure，and dopamine which can improve learning，the motivation and attention.In fact，studies show that people can stand 15% more pain simply by laughing for a few minutes beforehand.Laughter is also associated with higher motivation and productivity at work. In today's home­alone，virtual team world，this is exactly what you as a team leader should be doing：For your team members to stay healthy and productive，you need to get them to laugh more and stress less. 【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文。视频会议已经存在多年。由于无法近距离地和参