专题11 阅读理解之说明文+议论文【考题猜想】-2023-2024学年高二英语上学期期中考点大串讲（人教版2019选择性必修第二册）

专题11 阅读理解之说明文+议论文 (名校最新期中真题) （2022秋·山东枣庄·高二枣庄市第三中学校考期中）Video conferencing has been around for more than 20 years. Until the COVID-19 pandemic, though, you would find that many people needing to attend a meeting remotely would be call g from a real conference room full of their teammates. Today, were routinely holding videoconferences that are 100% virtual. 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 well-being and work productivity is decided on 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 that time 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 that is actually funny? Research shows that 80% of what people laugh at is really not that funny. 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 laugh tracks. 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, 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 home-alone, 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. 1．What is t