Unit 1 Laugh out Loud 大声笑（话题阅读精练）英语外研版2019选择性必修第一册

Unit 1 Laugh out Loud大声笑 话题阅读精练 主题词汇积累 一、健康益处 reduce stress / relieve stress 减轻压力 boost the immune system 增强免疫系统 lower blood pressure 降低血压 release endorphins 释放内啡肽（天然“快乐激素”） act as a natural painkiller 充当天然止痛药 improve heart health / be good for your heart 有益心脏健康 burn calories 燃烧卡路里 二、心理与情绪益处 improve your mood / lift your spirits 改善心情 / 提振精神 ease anxiety and tension 缓解焦虑和紧张 promote a positive outlook (on life) 培养积极（人生）观 help cope with difficult situations 帮助应对困境 reduce feelings of depression 减少抑郁感 三、社交益处 strengthen relationships / Build bonds 加强关系 / 建立纽带 improve communication 改善沟通 create a sense of connection 创造联结感 defuse conflict 化解冲突 lighten the mood 缓和气氛 时文拓展阅读 Maeve Higgins once set herself a task. The Irish-born comedian wanted to see what life would be like if she stopped laughing at things that weren’t funny. Turns out it wasn’t as easy as she thought. “It was so hard,” she says. “ Laughter is a lubricant (润滑油) and is expected, and it’s really hard not to do it.” Higgins suggests there’s something particularly special about being part of the shared experience that is live comedy — that curious magic that occurs when people come together specifically to laugh. Comedy is more than just a pleasant way to pass an evening, humour more than something to amuse. They’re interwoven into our everyday existence. Whether you’re sharing an amusing story at a party or telling a dark joke at a funeral, humour is everywhere. But what is it for? And can humour, as comedy, change how we feel, what we think or even what we do? As an essential part of human interaction, humour has been on the minds of thinkers for centuries. One of the most enduring theories of humour was put forward by the philosopher Thomas Hobbes. It asserts that humour appears to make fun of the weak and exert superiority. While this is clearly the function of some comedy, it’s far from a complete explanation for the overall purpose of humour. For some comedians, it’s not just about getting laughs — it’s about changing what we think and maybe even what we do. If there’s one comic who is really typical of this, it’s Josie Long. A social justice activist and a comedian, Long has a reputation for delightful, optimistic humour and storytelling. As her career has evolved, she has consciously put social and political topics at the heart of her act. She believes that comedians have a role to play in challenging some of the most pressing issues of the day. British comic Stephen K Amos sells out venues seating thousands, year in, year out. Amos firmly believes that when comics consciously deal with pressing or controversial （有争议的）social issues like racism, they can reach people on a much more meaningful level than that achieved by briefly lifting someone’s mood. And while it may be difficult to quantify, he says, the social and psychological impact of comedy deserves much greater recognition. The research backs this up. Although the role of comedy is to be entertaining first and foremost, Sharon Lockyer, a sociologist who studies humour, has identified a number of possible other functions. These include challenging stereotypes (刻板印象). Amos’s work frequently settles the issues of race by challenging stereotypes.”I don’t do things for shock value,” he says. “ I do stuff that matters to me. In the old days it was just about doing jokes. We’ve moved on — people are talking about things that matter. ” 【译文欣赏】 梅芙·希金斯曾给自己设定过一项任务。这位出生于爱尔兰的喜剧演员想要看看，如果她不再对那些并不有趣的事情发笑，生活会变成什么样。结果发现，这远不像她想象的那么容易。“这太难了，”她说道，“笑是一种润滑剂（起促进作用），是人们自然而然就会有的行为，而真的不去笑却很难做到。” 希金斯认为，参与现场喜剧这种共享体验有其特别之处——当人们特意聚在一起为了欢笑时，就会产生那种奇妙魔力。 喜剧不仅仅是愉快地度过一个夜晚的方式，幽默也不仅仅是用来逗乐的东西。它们与我们的日常生活紧密交织在一起。无论是在聚会上分享一个有趣的笑话，还是在葬礼上讲一个黑暗的笑话，幽默无处不在。但幽默的目的是什么？幽默作为一种喜剧形式，是否能够改变我们的感受、我们的想法甚至我们的行为呢？ 作为人类交流的重要组成部分，幽默在思想家们的心中已经存在了几个世纪。哲学家托马斯·霍布斯提出的关于幽默的最持久的理论认为，幽默似乎是在取笑弱者并彰显优越性。虽然这显然是某些喜剧所具有的功能，但它远不足以全面解释幽默的总体目的。 对于一些喜剧演员来说，这不仅仅是为了制造笑点——更重要的是改变我们的想法，甚至影响我们的行为。如果说有哪位喜剧演员能很好地体现这一点，那就是乔西·朗。她既是社会正义活动家，也是喜剧演员，朗以其令人愉快、积极向上的幽默和讲故事的才能而闻名。 随着她的事业不断发展，她有意识地将社会和政治话题置于表演的核心位置。她认为，喜剧演员在挑战当今一些最紧迫的问题方面可以发挥重要作用。 英国喜剧演员斯蒂芬·K·阿莫斯年复一年地让数千名观众爆满座无虚席。阿莫斯坚信，当喜剧演员有意识地处理诸如种族主义等紧迫或有争议的社会问题时，他们能够以一种比短暂提升某人情绪更能产生深远影响的方式与人们产生联系。虽然这种影响可能难以量化，但他表示，喜剧的社会和心理影响值得得到更多的认可。 研究也证实了这一点。尽管喜剧的主要作用在于娱乐观众，但研究幽默现象的社会学家莎伦·洛克耶尔却指出，喜剧还有其他一些潜在的功能。其中包括挑战刻板印象。 阿莫斯的作品常常通过挑战刻板印象来解决种族问题。他说：“我做事不是为了追求刺激效果，而是做那些对我有意义的事情。过去只是搞些笑话而已。我们已经进步了——人们开始谈论真正重要的事情了。” 【词汇积累】 interwoven [ɪntəˈwəʊvən] v. 使交织；互相编织；使紧密结合 enduring [ɪnˈdjʊərɪŋ] adj.持久的 delightful [dɪˈlaɪtf(ə)l] adj. 令人愉快的；宜人的 consciously [ˈkɒnʃəsli] adv.有意识地，清楚地 pressing [ˈpresɪŋ] adj. 紧迫的；迫切的 recognition [ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃn] n.承认；接受 identify [aɪˈdentɪfaɪ] v.认出；识别 settle [ˈset(ə)l] v.解决 【知识拓展】 喜剧不仅仅是消磨夜晚时光的愉快方式，幽默也不仅仅是供人娱乐的东西。它们深深交织在我们的日常生活中。无论你是在聚会上分享趣事，还是在葬礼上讲一个黑色笑话，幽默无处不在。但它的目的是什么？幽默，作为喜剧，能否改变我们的感受、想法，甚至行为？ 【词汇延伸】 back up 支持 shared experience 共享体验 高考真题链接 （2023·全国甲卷·阅读理解C篇）I was about 13 when an uncle gave me a copy of Jostein Gaarder’s Sophie’s World. It was full of ideas that were new to me, so I spent the summer with my head in and out of that book. It spoke to me and brought me into a world of philosophy (哲学). That love for philosophy lasted until I got to college. Nothing kills the love for philosophy faster than people who think they understand Foucault, Baudrillard, or Confucius better than you — and then try to explain them. Eric Weiner’s The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers reawakened my love for philosophy. It is not an explanation, but an invitation to think and experience philosophy. Weiner starts each chapter with a scene on a train ride between cities and then frames each philosopher’s work in the context (背景) of one thing they can help us do better. The end result is a read in which we learn to wonder like Socrates, see like Thoreau, listen like Schopenhauer, and have no regrets like Nietzsche. This, more than a book about understanding philosophy, is a book about learning to use philosophy to improve a life. He makes philosophical thought an appealing exercise that improves the quality of our experiences, and he does so with plenty of humor. Weiner enters into conversation with some of the most important philosophers in history, and he becomes part of that crowd in the process by decoding (解读) their messages and adding his own interpretation. The Socrates Express is a fun, sharp book that draws readers in with its apparent simplicity and gradually pulls them in deeper thoughts on desire, loneliness, and aging. The invitation is clear: Weiner wants you to pick up a coffee or tea and sit down with this book. I encourage you to take his offer. It’s worth your time, even if time is something we don’t have a lot of. 28．Who opened the door to philosophy for the author? A．Foucault. B．Eric Weiner. C．Jostein Gaarder. D．A college teacher. 29．Why does the author list great philosophers in paragraph 4? A．To compare Weiner with them. B．To give examples of great works. C．To praise their writing skills. D．To help readers understand Weiner’s book. 30．What does the author like about The Socrates Express? A．Its views on history are well-presented. B．Its ideas can be applied to daily life. C．It includes comments from readers. D．It leaves an open ending. 31．What does the author think of Weiner’s book? A．Objective and plain. B．Daring and ambitious. C．Serious and hard to follow. D．Humorous and straightforward. 【答案】28．C 29．D 30．B 31．D 【导语】这是一篇说明文。作者在13岁时开始喜欢哲学，随后Weiner的书The Socrates Express唤起了作者对哲学的热爱。文章通过介绍了The Socrates Express这本书，倡导读者花时间去读这本书。 28．细节理解题。根据第一段“I was about 13 when an uncle gave me a copy of Jostein Gaarder’s Sophie’s World. It was full of ideas that were new to me, so I spent the summer with my head in and out of that book. It spoke to me and brought me into a world of philosophy(哲学).(我13岁的时候，一个叔叔给了我一本Jostein Gaarder的《 Sophie的世界》。书里面的观点对我来说都很新奇，所以我整个夏天都在钻研那本书。它对我说话，把我带入一个哲学的世界。)”可知，Jostein Gaarder为作者打开了通往哲学的大门。故选C。 29．推理判断题。根据第四段中“Weiner starts each chapter with a scene on a train ride between cities and then frames each philosopher’s work in the context (背景) of one thing they can help us do better. The end result is a read in which we learn to wonder like Socrates, see like Thoreau, listen like Schopenhauer, and have no regrets like Nietzsche. (Weiner在每一章的开头都描述了一个城市之间火车旅行的场景，然后将每一位哲学家的著作框定在一个他们能够帮助我们做得更好的事情上。最终的结果是，我们学会了像苏格拉底一样思考，像梭罗一样看，像叔本华一样听，像尼采一样没有遗憾。)”可知，作者在第四段开头描写了Weiner书的内容，接着作者通过列举了几位伟大的哲学家来描写读完这本书后我们能从中学到的东西，由此可推知，作者列举了几位伟大的哲学家是为了帮助读者理解Weiners的书。故选D。 30．细节理解题。根据第四段中“This, more than a book about undestanding philosophy, is a book abour learning to use philosophy to improve a life.(这不仅仅是一本关于理解哲学的书，更是一本关于学习运用哲学来改善生活的书。)”可知，作者喜欢The Socrates Express这本书，是因为它的思想可以应用到日常生活中。故选B。 31．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“He makes philosopical thought an appealing exercise that improves the quality of our experiences, and he does so with plenty of humor.(他使哲学思想成为一种有吸引力的练习，可以提高我们经验的质量，而且他在做这件事的时候充满了幽默感。)”可知，Weiners的书很幽默，根据最后一段中“The Socrates Express is a fun, sharp book that draws readers in with its apparent simplicity and gradually pulls them in deeper thoughts on desire, loneliness, and aging. (The Socrates Express是一本有趣而尖锐的书，它以其表面上的简单吸引着读者，并逐渐将他们拉进对欲望、孤独和衰老的深层思考中。)”可知，Weiners的书简单易懂，由此可知，Weiners的书既幽默又简单易懂。故选D。 命题特点 推理判断题是阅读理解中难度较大的题型。它不仅要求考生理解文章的字面意思，还要对文章的表面信息进行挖掘，将作者在文中没有直接说出的意思通过对细节上的暗示和语篇逻辑关系的分析，做出一定判断和推理，从而得出文章的深层意义和隐含意义。推理判断题在高考中占比很重，经常达到4-8题甚至以上，包括隐含意义推断题、观点态度推断题、文章出处或写作对象、目的意图推断题和下文预测推断题。 命题规律1.文中长复合句、特殊句型处常考2.语言转折和强对比处常考3.对文章中心思想处常考 推理判断题解题思维 1. 理解文章的字面意思，从字里行间捕捉有用的提示和线索，打好推理判断的基础。 2. 对文字的表面信息由浅入深地进行挖掘，通过分析、综合、判定等，进行合乎逻辑的推断。不能断章取义，以偏概全，局限于肤浅的表面意思。 3. 忠实于原文，以文章提供的事实和线索为依据进行合理推断。不能主观臆想，凭空想象，随意揣测，更不能以自己的观点代替作者的观点; 4. 把握句间、段之间的逻辑关系，了解语篇的结构和体裁。体会文章的基 调，揣摸作者的态度，感悟文章 的逻辑发展，揣摩作者的弦外之音。 注意：推理判断题要在阅读理解整体语篇的基础上，把握文章的真正内涵。推理时我们务必要忠于原文，在文章中寻找并确定可推论的依据，准确理解文中的已知部分，再结合语境和常识推论出未知部分和作者的言外之意。 推理判断题干扰项特征 1. 主观臆断：根据现实生活常识推断。虽然符合考生的常识，但文中并没有支撑的依据。 2. 过度推断：作者并未做出评论，只是客观的陈述事实，考生进行了过度的解读和推断。 3. 以细节代替推断：将文章中出现的文中无关紧要或片面推出的结论，如某一处细节当作合理推断，实则是原文信息的简单重复，并不是推断出来的结论。 4. 无中生有：在解题时将自己的观点或社会的一种普遍性倾向而文中并无关系的观点当成作者的观点。实际上真正的答案在文章中并不能直接找到，会进行词汇的替换。            1．Nothing kills the love for philosophy faster than people who think they understand Foucault, Baudrillard, or Confucius better than you — and then try to explain them. 抓标志：比较结构faster than；连接代词who 判类型：定语从句(含有宾语从句) 试翻译：那些自认为比你更懂某些哲学家（福柯、鲍德里亚、孔子）并试图向你解释的人，最能扼杀你对哲学的热爱。 2．The end result is a read in which we learn to wonder like Socrates, see like Thoreau, listen like Schopenhauer, and have no regrets like Nietzsche. 抓标志：介词+关系代词in which；并列动词短语作宾语 (learn to wonder ... and see ... and listen ... and have )。 判类型：定语从句（从句中learn to 后面接了四个并列的动词短语） 试翻译：最终的结果是，通过阅读这本书，我们能学会像苏格拉底那样思考、像梭罗那样观察、像叔本华那样倾听、像尼采那样无悔。 ①with one’s head in a book　　　　　 埋头读书 ②quality of our experiences 我们生活体验的质量 ③draw sb in 吸引某人 ④pull sb in 将某人带入（某种状态） ⑤pick up 拿起 ⑥worth one’s time 值得花时间 综合实战演练 语篇 题型 体裁 词数 内容简介 Passage1 阅读理解 说明文 330 文章介绍了笑的作用，例如：调节氛围，缓解人们的紧张，激发人们的创造性思维，帮助人们恢复健康等，突出了笑的重要性。 Passage2 阅读理解 说明文 345 文章介绍了适度焦虑具有积极作用，它能提升专注力，也能转化为解决问题的行动力。 Passage3 阅读理解 说明文 299 文章主要讲述了听悲伤音乐可能有助于缓解负面情绪。 Passage4 语法填空 说明文 207 我们都听说笑是最好的药，这是真的。笑会让你感觉更好，对你的人际关系也有好处。笑能拉近人与人之间的距离，当你情绪高涨时，笑是一种让你放松的强大工具。 Passage5 七选五 说明文 284 本文主要讲述了增强幸福感的一些建议，包括打扫房间、清空思绪、打扮自己以及多喝水。 Passage6 七选五 说明文 270 主要介绍应对消极情绪时自嘲的作用及学会自嘲的几点建议。 Passage7 完形填空 记叙文 227 文章主要讲述作者拜访生病的表姐Betty Clever，通过她的故事了解到笑声的疗愈作用，并在自己生活中实践的经历。 Passage8 完形填空 夹叙夹议文 378 本文简单介绍了作者与朋友一同观看喜剧演员Gabriel Iglesias（艺名“Fluffy”）的演出后，认识到笑声能够缓解压力、改善心情、提升免疫系统并有助于减轻疼痛，鼓励人们在忙碌的生活中寻找喜剧演出，通过笑声度过艰难时光，与朋友留下美好回忆。 Passage 1 （2021·浙江·高二阶段练习）Shakespeare has rightly said, “A light heart lives long.” There is no greater thing than cheerfulness in the daily life and our cheer can be expressed through a smile or a laugh. The saying “Laughter is the best medicine” has deep meanings. Many scientists have stressed the importance of laughter, which can lead a healthy life. In ancient times, most Emperors and Kings had a clown to make them laugh. This improved the atmosphere and helped people to come closer. Almost every comedy has a character to make people laugh. Funny TV plays use recorded sounds of laughter at the proper place. It is a well­known fact that health and cheerfulness influence each other. Doctors and psychologists all agree that patients can actually benefit from laughter. Those who see the bright side of life and remain happy are unlikely to go down with stress­related problems. A good laugh is also a useful tool in the workplace. Nervousness is unavoidable in business, but humor is an unexpected surprise that can help people better deal with the nervousness. Researchers have found that the more stress people are under, the more they are ready to laugh. A good laugh is looked upon as an encouraging tool. After laughing, you can begin a new thought process; it helps to set the mind in a different way. Many cities in India have laughter clubs where people get together in the morning for laughing. There are over 200 such clubs in India, which were started in Mumbai. All kinds of fitness exercise, along with laughter skills, are combined into the program. This has become known as the laughter treatment. Until now, many sick people have benefited from it. Making people laugh is an art and can be cultivated. Collect jokes, funny stories and humorous sayings and use them properly. Build a humor collection — buy books by P. G Wodehouse or anyone else who makes you keep laughing. Watch comedy plays when you are down in life. 1．How does a good laugh help people in the workplace? A．It keeps people healthy. B．It helps people have creative ideas. C．It helps people make more money. D．It frees people from their worries. 2．What can laughter clubs do for people? A．They can make people confident. B．They can offer people suitable jobs. C．They can help people recover from illness. D．They can provide opportunities for people to make friends. 3．What does the underlined word “cultivated” in the last paragraph probably mean? A．Developed. B．Enjoyed. C．Realized. D．Taught. 4．What’s the author’s purpose of writing the text? A．To state laughter leads to health. B．To show the importance of laughter. C．To prove laughter helps us work better. D．To introduce some ways to make us laugh. 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．A 4．B 【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了笑的作用，例如：调节氛围，缓解人们的紧张，激发人们的创造性思维，帮助人们恢复健康等，突出了笑的重要性。 1．推理判断题。根据第四段中的“A good laugh is also a useful tool in the workplace. Nervousness is unavoidable in business, but humor is an unexpected surprise that can help people better deal with the nervousness…A good laugh is looked upon as an encouraging tool. After laughing, you can begin a new thought process; it helps to set the mind in a different way.”可知，开怀大笑在工作场合也是一种有用的工具。 紧张在工作中是不可避免的，可以帮助人们更好地应对紧张。开怀大笑被认为是一种鼓舞人心的工具。笑过后，你可以开始一个新的思考过程；它有助于以一种不同的方式设置思维。由此推知，笑可以帮助人们产生创造性的想法。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Many cities in India have laughter clubs where people get together in the morning for laughing. There are over 200 such clubs in India, which were started in Mumbai. All kinds of fitness exercise, along with laughter skills, are combined into the program. This has become known as the laughter treatment. Until now, many sick people have benefited from it.”可知，在印度的200多个欢笑俱乐部里，人们在早上聚在一起大笑。里面有各种各样的健身运动，还有笑的技巧，都被结合到该项目中。这被称为“笑疗法”。到目前为止，许多病人已经从中受益。由此可知，欢笑俱乐部帮助病人恢复健康。故选C。 3．词义猜测题。根据最后一段中的“Collect jokes, funny stories and humorous sayings and use them properly. Build a humor collection — buy books by P. G Wodehouse or anyone else who makes you keep laughing. Watch comedy plays when you are down in life”可知，收集笑话、趣闻轶事和幽默语录，并适当运用。建立一个幽默的收藏—购买 P. G Wodehouse或任何让你不断大笑的人的书。生活失意时，看喜剧。这些都是培养笑的艺术的一些方式。因此，划线句子表达的意思应为：笑是一种艺术，它是可以“培养”的。划线词的意思应为“培养”。故选A。 4．推理判断题。文章介绍了笑在不同领域里的作用，例如：调节氛围，缓解人们的紧张，激发人们的创造性思维，帮助人们恢复健康等。由此推知，这篇文章是为了介绍笑的重要性。故选B。 Passage 2 （24-25高二下·江苏南京·期中）The first time my improv (即兴表演) teacher called me to act out a scene, my throat tightened and my vision blurred (模糊). Performing silly scenes in front of others made my anxiety shoot through the roof. Every time I tried to improvise, I froze. I swore everyone could hear my racing heartbeat, and I kept trying to force myself to relax instead of focusing on the scene. For weeks, I fought against my anxiety. I’d get angry at myself for feeling nervous during something “fun”, trying to ignore the butterflies in my stomach. But psychologists now say that approach was wrong — some anxiety can actually be helpful. The Yerkes-Dodson Curve, a well-known psychology concept, explains this. When anxiety is too high, people underperform, because they might be so worried. When it’s too low, they also suffer, because they might be so relaxed. “There’s a middle zone where anxiety becomes useful,” says Dr. Shannon Sauer-Zavala from the University of Kentucky. “It signals, ‘This matters  — pay attention and prepare.’” Psychologist Dennis-Tiwary writes in her book Future Tense that when her son was diagnosed with a heart condition as a baby, anxiety and worry intensified her efforts to get him help. “Worry pushed me to figure out how to maximize the chances of a successful surgery,” she writes. Her mind racing, she read academic articles about her son’s condition, made lists of questions for his doctors and searched community forums for information. “In the end,” she writes, “it was the worry that helped us get through.” Anxiety can be a form of caring, of our minds highlighting what matters. It tells us that accomplishing our goals will require efforts, and it pushes us to think about what efforts, exactly, we should take. It motivates us to take action. In some studies, people who felt anxious came up with more and better solutions to problems than those who felt calm. In other words, you shouldn’t want to live completely free of anxiety, because you need some anxiety to get things done. 1．How did the author feel when improvising? A．He felt relaxed by focusing on the scene. B．Nervous, he forgot his improv completely. C．With his heart racing, he tried to calm down. D．He felt annoyed at being called to improvise. 2．According to the Yerkes-Dodson Curve, how does anxiety affect one’s performance? A．The higher anxiety is, the better one’s performance is. B．Too low anxiety leads to one’s suffering mental health. C．Balanced anxiety betters one’s attention and preparations. D．A middle zone makes anxiety useful to one’s performance. 3．What does the underlined word “intensified” in paragraph 3 mean? A．Pursued. B．Fueled. C．Concentrated. D．Combined. 4．What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A．It requires efforts to accomplish our goals. B．Life with anxiety is completely unavoidable. C．Anxiety is always there to help you get projects done. D．Feeling calm can not be an advantage in completing a task. 【答案】1．C 2．C 3．B 4．D 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了适度焦虑具有积极作用，它能提升专注力，也能转化为解决问题的行动力。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段中“Every time I tried to improvise, I froze. I swore everyone could hear my racing heartbeat, and I kept trying to force myself to relax instead of focusing on the scene. (每次我尝试即兴表演时，都会僵住。我发誓所有人都能听到我狂跳的心跳声，而我只是一味强迫自己放松，却没能专注于表演场景)”可知，在即兴表演时，作者的心跳加速，试图让自己冷静下来。故选C项。 2．细节理解题。根据第二段中“When anxiety is too high, people underperform, because they might be so worried. When it’s too low, they also suffer, because they might be so relaxed.(当焦虑过高时，人们表现不佳，因为他们可能太担心了。当它太低时，他们也会受到影响，因为他们可能太放松了。)”、Shannon Sauer-Zavala博士所说的话“There’s a middle zone where anxiety becomes useful (在焦虑情绪中，存在一个‘中间地带’——此时焦虑反而能发挥积极作用)”和“It signals, ‘This matters — pay attention and prepare.’ (它传递着一个信号：‘这件事很重要——要集中注意力，做好准备。’)”可知，耶克斯-多德森压力曲线表明，适度焦虑能提升专注力，让人做好准备，从而优化表现。故选C项。 3．词句猜测题。根据画线词的下文““Worry pushed me to figure out how to maximize the chances of a successful surgery,” she writes. Her mind racing, she read academic articles about her son’s condition, made lists of questions for his doctors and searched community forums for information. “In the end,” she writes, “it was the worry that helped us get through.” (她写道：‘正是这份焦虑，促使我不断思考如何提高手术成功的概率。’她思绪翻涌，研读关于儿子病情的学术论文，向医生列出问题清单，并在社区论坛上搜寻相关信息。她写道，‘最终，正是这份忧虑帮助我们渡过了难关。’)”可知，这份焦虑促使Dennis-Tiwary更努力采取各种行动，来帮助儿子渡过难关，画线词意为“增强，推动”，与Fueled意思相近。故选B项。 4．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“In some studies, people who felt anxious came up with more and better solutions to problems than those who felt calm. In other words, you shouldn’t want to live completely free of anxiety, because you need some anxiety to get things done. (一些研究表明，相比情绪平静者，感到焦虑的人往往能提出更多、更优的解决方案。换言之，我们不应追求完全摆脱焦虑的状态，因为适度的焦虑恰恰是推动事情取得进展的动力)”可知，适度的焦虑可以推动事情发展，其承受者比情绪平静者更能很好地完成任务。由此可知，平静状态在解决问题时可能不具备优势。故选D项。 Passage 3 （24-25高二下·湖南邵阳·期中）A new study by Japanese researchers concludes that listening to sad music may actually contribute to positive emotions. Researchers say the findings help to explain why people enjoy listening to sad music. Ai Kawakami and the colleagues from Tokyo University of the Arts and the RIKEN Brain Science Institute asked 44 volunteers, including both musicians and non-specialists, to listen to two pieces of sad music and one piece of happy music. Each participant was required to use a set of keywords to rate both his perception of the music and his own emotional state. The sad pieces of music included Glinka’s La Separation, Blumenfeld’s Etude Sur Mer and Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. The happy music piece was Granados’s Allegro de Concierto or Tonci Huljic’s Croatian Rhapsody. As reported in the open access journal Frontiers in Psychology, sad music aroused contradictory emotions among the participants. “In general, sad music causes sadness in listeners, and sadness is regarded as an unpleasant emotion. If sad music actually arouses only unpleasant emotions, we would not listen to it,” the researchers wrote in the study. “Music that is regarded as a sad piece actually leads to romantic emotions as well as sad emotions. And people, regardless of their musical training, experience these contradictory emotions when listening to the sad music.” added the researchers. Also, unlike sadness in daily life, sadness experienced through art actually makes us feel pleasant, possibly because the latter does not do an actual threat to our safety. This could help people to deal with their negative emotions in daily life, concluded the authors. “Emotions experienced through music have no direct danger or harm unlike the emotions experienced in everyday life. Therefore, if we suffer from unpleasant emotions in daily life, sad music might be helpful to ease negative emotions.” they added. 1．The author in the passage wants to tell ________ . A．sad music may help us deal with negative emotions B．sad music can leave a person in a negative state C．researchers are devoted to studying music D．emotions play a vital role in our daily life 2．After listening to three pieces of music, ________ . A．the participants explained why they listened to music B．the participants described their feelings about the music C．the participants made a detailed summary of the music D．the participants got a lot of help from the happy music 3．According to the passage, to get rid of your depression, you should listen to ________ . A．Croatian Rhapsody B．Allegro de Concierto C．Moonlight Sonata D．The Blue Danube 4．While listening to the sad music, the participants ________ . A．can experience the less cheerful emotions deeply B．should keep themselves as cool as a cucumber C．can develop both kinds of emotions unconsciously D．should tell the difference between the two types of music 【答案】1．A 2．B 3．C 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了听悲伤音乐可能有助于缓解负面情绪。 1．推理判断题。根据第一段“A new study by Japanese researchers concludes that listening to sad music may actually contribute to positive emotions. Researchers say the findings help to explain why people enjoy listening to sad music. (日本研究人员的一项新研究得出结论，听悲伤的音乐实际上可能有助于产生积极的情绪。研究人员表示，这些发现有助于解释为什么人们喜欢听悲伤的音乐)”以及最后一段“Therefore, if we suffer from unpleasant emotions in daily life, sad music might be helpful to ease negative emotions. (因此，如果我们在日常生活中遭受不愉快的情绪，悲伤的音乐可能有助于缓解负面情绪)”可知，文章主要想告诉我们听悲伤的音乐可能有助于我们处理负面情绪。故选A。 2．细节理解题。根据第二段“Ai Kawakami and the colleagues from Tokyo University of the Arts and the RIKEN Brain Science Institute asked 44 volunteers, including both musicians and non-specialists, to listen to two pieces of sad music and one piece of happy music. Each participant was required to use a set of keywords to rate both his perception of the music and his own emotional state. (Ai Kawakami和东京艺术大学以及理化学研究所脑科学研究所的同事们邀请了44名志愿者，其中包括音乐家和非专业人士，来聆听两首悲伤的音乐和一首欢快的音乐。每位参与者都被要求使用一组关键词来评价自己对音乐的感知以及自身的情绪状态)”可知，听完三首曲子后，参与者描述了他们对音乐的感受。故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据第三段中“The sad pieces of music included Glinka’s La Separation, Blumenfeld’s Etude Sur Mer and Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. (悲伤的曲子包括格林卡的《离别》、布鲁门费尔德的《海上练习曲》和贝多芬的《月光奏鸣曲》)”以及最后一段“Therefore, if we suffer from unpleasant emotions in daily life, sad music might be helpful to ease negative emotions. (因此，如果我们在日常生活中遭受不愉快的情绪，悲伤的音乐可能有助于缓解负面情绪)”可知，为了摆脱抑郁，你应该听悲伤的音乐，如《月光奏鸣曲》。故选C。 4．细节理解题。根据第五段““Music that is regarded as a sad piece actually leads to romantic emotions as well as sad emotions. And people, regardless of their musical training, experience these contradictory emotions when listening to the sad music.” added the researchers. (“被认为是悲伤曲子的音乐实际上既会导致浪漫的情绪，也会导致悲伤的情绪。而且，无论是否受过音乐训练，人们在听悲伤的音乐时都会体验到这些矛盾的情绪。”研究人员补充道)”可知，在听悲伤的音乐时，参与者会不自觉地产生两种情绪。故选C。 Passage 4 （24-25高二下·辽宁阜新·阶段练习）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 We’ve all heard that laughter is the best medicine, and it’s true. Laughter makes you feel better and it’s also good for your relationships. Laughter brings people closer, and is a 1 (power) tool for making you relax when feelings are running high. Whether with your friends and family, or co-workers, you can learn to use humor 2 (solve) disagreements, lower everyone’s stress levels, and communicate in a way that deepens the 3 (relationship). Humor plays an important role 4 all kinds of relationships. In new relationships, humor can be a useful tool not just for 5 (attract) the other person but also for getting over any awkwardness (尴尬)arising when we get to know each other. In old relationships, humor can keep things more exciting and fresher. Sharing the pleasure of humor 6 (create) a sense of closeness and connection between two people — qualities 7 are signs of strong and successful relationships. When you laugh with one another, you create 8 positive relationship between you, which acts as a strong buffer (缓冲剂) against stress, disagreements and disappointments in your relationship. And laughter is spreading — just 9 (hear) someone laugh often makes you smile 10 (happy) and join in the fun. 【答案】1．powerful 2．to solve 3．relationships 4．in 5．attracting 6．creates 7．that/which 8．a 9．hearing 10．happily 【导语】这是一篇说明文。我们都听说笑是最好的药，这是真的。笑会让你感觉更好，对你的人际关系也有好处。笑能拉近人与人之间的距离，当你情绪高涨时，笑是一种让你放松的强大工具。 1．考查形容词。句意：笑能拉近人与人之间的距离，当你情绪高涨时，笑是一种让你放松的强大工具。修饰名词tool应用形容词powerful，作定语。故填powerful。 2．考查非谓语动词。句意：无论是和你的朋友、家人还是同事，你都可以学会用幽默来解决分歧，降低每个人的压力水平，并以一种加深关系的方式进行沟通。短语use sth. to do sth.表示“利用某物做某事”，不定式作目的状语。故填to solve。 3．考查名词。句意：无论是和你的朋友、家人还是同事，你都可以学会用幽默来解决分歧，降低每个人的压力水平，并以一种加深关系的方式进行沟通。根据上文your friends and family, or co-workers可知，数量大于一用名词复数形式作宾语。故填relationships。 4．考查介词。句意：幽默在各种关系中都扮演着重要的角色。短语play an important role in表示“在……扮演重要角色”。故填in。 5．考查非谓语动词。句意：在新的关系中，幽默是一个有用的工具，不仅可以吸引对方，还可以克服我们相互了解时产生的任何尴尬。作介词for的宾语用动名词形式。故填attracting。 6．考查主谓一致。句意：分享幽默的乐趣会在两个人之间建立一种亲密感和联系——这些都是牢固而成功的关系的标志。陈述客观事实用一般现在时，主语为动名词短语，谓语用三单形式。故填creates。 7．考查定语从句。句意：分享幽默的乐趣会在两个人之间建立一种亲密感和联系——这些都是牢固而成功的关系的标志。限制性定语从句修饰先行词qualities，在从句作主语，指物。故填that/which。 8．考查冠词。句意：当你们一起笑的时候，你们之间就建立了一种积极的关系，这是一种强有力的缓冲，可以缓解你们关系中的压力、分歧和失望。此处relationship为泛指，且positive是发音以辅音音素开头的单词。故填a。 9．考查非谓语动词。句意：笑声是会传播的——只要听到别人的笑声，你就会开心地笑起来，加入其中。作句子的主语用动名词形式。故填hearing。 10．考查副词。句意：笑声是会传播的——只要听到别人的笑声，你就会开心地笑起来，加入其中。修饰动词smile应用副词happily“开心地”，作状语。故填happily。 Passage5 （24-25高二上·湖北·期末）Life is good. You are lucky to be alive. Make the most of the years you have on Earth, enjoy them, and don’t waste them being negative. Follow the advice below and you will surely enhance your well-being. Clean your house. Cleaning has been a hit in recent years as various experts suggest ways of keeping your stuff to a minimum. Opinions vary on the advantages of cleaning, but no doubt organizing your stuff is good for you. You will feel less stressed if you have less unnecessary stuff lying about your house. 1 , and organize the rest, so it is easy to find when you need it. 2 . Clear your mind. Clear your mind and focus on the now. Some people like to clear their mind by sitting in a quiet room with incense burning and soft music in the background. Others prefer to take a walk outdoors. 3 . Remember, the critical thing is that you must clear your mind and focus on you on the now. Look good. Every one of us feels better when we make an effort to look good. Looking good makes us feel good, and that really matters. 4 , sort out your hair, apply some make-up, and put on the clothes that make you feel special. Going into each day feeling clean, and well-dressed is the best boost to you confidence and self-esteem. Drink more water. 5 . It is easy to forget to keep drinking throughout the day. Help yourself to remember be buying a refillable water bottle and keep it filled and with you throughout the day. Being watery give （you more energy and keeps your body working at its best. A．Take a shower B．Identify the good things C．It is perfect for our health D．It is up to you how you approach it E．Get rid of what you don’t want or need F．Doing this will lower your stress levels G．Drinking water is the best way to stay watery 【答案】1．E 2．F 3．D 4．A 5．G 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文主要讲述了增强幸福感的一些建议，包括打扫房间、清空思绪、打扮自己以及多喝水。 1．上文“You will feel less stressed if you have less unnecessary stuff lying about your house.(如果你家里没有太多不必要的东西，你会感觉压力更小。)”说明家里没有太多不必要的东西会让人感觉压力更小；E选项“Get rid of what you don’t want or need.(把你不需要的东西扔掉。)”提出了一个具体的建议，即扔掉不需要的东西，这与上文的内容相承接，且符合逻辑，即扔掉不需要的东西可以减少家里的杂物，从而降低压力。故选E。 2．上文提到“Get rid of what you don’t want or need, and organize the rest, so it is easy to find when you need it.(把你不需要的东西扔掉，把剩下的东西整理好，这样当你需要的时候很容易找到。)”这是一个整理家务的建议；F选项“Doing this will lower your stress levels.(这样做会降低你的压力水平。)”进一步说明了这样做的好处，即降低压力水平，这与上文的内容紧密相连，且符合逻辑。故选F。 3．上文“Clear your mind and focus on the now. Some people like to clear their mind by sitting in a quiet room with incense burning and soft music in the background. Others prefer to take a walk outdoors.(清空思绪，专注于当下。有些人喜欢坐在一个安静的房间里，焚香，播放轻柔的音乐来清空思绪。其他人更喜欢在户外散步)”提到了一些清空思绪的方法；D选项“It is up to you how you approach it.(你怎么做取决于你自己。)”是一个过渡句，它指出清空思绪的方法因人而异，每个人都可以根据自己的喜好来选择，这与上文的内容相承接，并为下文引出其他方法做了铺垫。故选D。 4．下文“sort out your hair, apply some make-up, and put on the clothes that make you feel special.(梳理头发，化点妆，穿上让你感觉特别的衣服。)”是一些打扮自己的步骤；A选项“Take a shower(洗个澡)”也是打扮自己前的一个重要步骤，它与下文的内容紧密相连，共同构成了打扮自己的完整过程。故选A。 5．下文“It is easy to forget to keep drinking throughout the day.(很容易忘记整天持续喝水。)”提到人们容易忘记喝水；G选项“Drinking water is the best way to stay watery(喝水是保持体内水分充足的最好方法。)”则强调了喝水的重要性，即喝水是保持体内水分充足的最好方法，这与下文的内容形成了对比，突出了喝水的重要性，且符合逻辑。故选G。 Passage6 （2025·浙江·二模）Dealing with negativity can be difficult, especially when you’re not happy with who you are. 1 However, laughing at yourself is a surprisingly effective way to deal with negative circumstances. Here are some tips to learn to laugh at yourself more in life. Accept yourself. You know that nobody is perfect. 2 When talking about the “negatives”, it’s extremely important to know which parts of yourself can be changed and which can’t. For example, there’s no point in being angry at yourself because you aren’t as tall as you’d like to be. You can try all you want, but you’ll never change those features of yourself. 3 Accepting yourself is often so hard because you aren’t even looking at yourself — you’re just looking at how well you do a certain thing. You’ve probably done it yourself. You didn’t lift as much weight in the gym as the guy next to you? You’re weak. You didn’t finish all of the work you planned to do? You’re lazy. 4 So instead, you should realize that a single action doesn’t determine who you are. This means that laughing about a mistake you once made doesn’t mean you’re laughing at who you are as a person. Be humble. You can’t laugh at yourself while at the same time trying to maintain the image that you’re awesome at everything you do. In other words, you’d better avoid showing off and be more humble instead. A good tip is to think of how insignificant you are in the universe. 5 It reminds you that whatever problems you’re dealing with right now don’t matter in the end. A．Be mindful of others. B．This knowledge can be freeing in a way. C．Separate yourself from your performance. D．So how can you learn to laugh about yourself? E．So why would you expect yourself to be any different? F．You can make a mistake, but that doesn’t make you the mistake. G．The last thing you want at this point is for someone to laugh at you. 【答案】1．G 2．E 3．C 4．F 5．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍应对消极情绪时自嘲的作用及学会自嘲的几点建议。 1．根据上文“Dealing with negativity can be difficult, especially when you’re not happy with who you are.(应对消极情绪可能很困难，尤其是当你对自己不满意时)”可知，此处描述负面情绪下的心理状态，结合下文的“However, laughing at yourself is a surprisingly effective way to deal with negative circumstances.(然而，出人意料的是，自嘲是应对负面处境的一种非常有效的方式)”可知，此处提出自嘲是有效方法，由此可知，此空为过渡句，G选项“The last thing you want at this point is for someone to laugh at you.(此时你最不希望的就是有人嘲笑你)”承接上文，进一步说明对他人嘲笑的抵触心理，与下文形成转折，引出“自嘲”这一核心话题，符合语境。故选G项。 2．上文“You know that nobody is perfect.(你知道没有人是完美的)”指出普遍事实，“没有人是完美的”，结合下文的“When talking about the “negatives”, it’s extremely important to know which parts of yourself can be changed and which can’t.(在谈论“缺点”时，清楚地知道自己哪些方面可以改变、哪些无法改变是极其重要的)”可知，此处应承上启下的作用，E选项“So why would you expect yourself to be any different?(那么你为什么要期待自己与众不同呢？)”承接了上文，以反问句强调人应接受自身不完美，与前文形成因果关系，且引出下文“区分可改变与不可改变的部分”的论述。故选E项。 3．分析语篇可知，此处为本段的主题句，根据下文“Accepting yourself is often so hard because you aren’t even looking at yourself — you’re just looking at how well you do a certain thing.(接受自己往往很难，因为你甚至没有在审视自己，而是只关注自己在某件事上的表现)”可知，本段主要讨论接受自己很困难地原因，C选项“Separate yourself from your performance.(将自己与表现区分开来)”为祈使句，直接点明主旨，作为段落标题，概括下文内容，符合语境。故选C项。 4．上文“You didn’t lift as much weight in the gym as the guy next to you? You’re weak. You didn’t finish all of the work you planned to do? You’re lazy.(你在健身房举起的重量不如旁边那个人多？你太弱了。你没能完成计划好的所有工作？你太懒了)”可知，此处列举了两个具体的例子说明一个观点，结合下文的“So instead, you should realize that a single action doesn’t determine who you are.(因此，你应该意识到，一个单独的行为并不能决定你是谁)”可知，本空应该是对上文错误观点的否定，F选项“You can make a mistake, but that doesn’t make you the mistake.(你可能会犯错，但这并不意味着你就是错误本身)”承接上文的例子，进一步论证观点，且与下文为因果关系。故选F项。 5．上文“A good tip is to think of how insignificant you are in the universe.(一个好的建议是想想你在宇宙中有多渺小)”提出具体做法，结合下文的“It reminds you that whatever problems you’re dealing with right now don’t matter in the end.(它提醒你，无论你现在正面临什么问题，最终都不会那么重要)”可知，此处是对空格内容的进一步阐述，B选项“This knowledge can be freeing in a way.(这种认知在某种程度上可以让人感到解脱)”承接了上文，阐述该做法的效果，且与下文阐述的内容衔接。故选B项。 Passage7 （24-25高二下·广西河池·阶段练习）One day, I decided to visit my cousin, Betty Clever. Betty was always a cheerful person, but she had been very sick recently. When I arrived, I was surprised to find her 1 loudly while watching an old comedy movie. “Betty, what are you doing?” I asked. She looked at me with a big smile and said, “I’m 2 myself with laughter.” Betty then shared her story with me. She had read that laughter could help 3 our health and she decided to 4 . She watched funny movies and allowed herself to laugh 5 . Little by little, she felt better and even managed to 6 her illness. I found Betty’s story 7 and determined to dig deeper into the 8 of laughter. I discovered that laughter can 9 less pain and improve the immune system (免疫系统). It can also 10 stress levels. Making a joke about something bad can make it seem 11 . 12 by Betty, I decided to add more humor to my life. Whenever things got difficult, I remembered to laugh. I laughed at myself, at difficult situations, and even watched 13 shows or movies when I needed a good laugh. Thanks to Betty, I learned that laughter is truly the best 14 . It helped me stay positive and healthy, no matter how 15 life became. 1．A．coughing B．trembling C．frowning D．laughing 2．A．curing B．withdrawing C．banning D．bending 3．A．worsen B．enhance C．evaluate D．assess 4．A．have a say B．back down C．have a try D．break new ground 5．A．knowingly B．potentially C．deliberately D．uncontrollably 6．A．overlook B．overcome C．acknowledge D．analyse 7．A．puzzled B．appealing C．associated D．painstaking 8．A．power B．craft C．demand D．wisdom 9．A．come from B．result from C．lead to D．bank on 10．A．lower B．enlarge C．dominate D．depict 11．A．faraway B．precious C．intricate D．good 12．A．Employed B．Regulated C．Inspired D．Disrupted 13．A．relevant B．funny C．passionate D．intellectual 14．A．medicine B．capacity C．grain D．assistant 15．A．prosperous B．innocent C．thorough D．challenging 【答案】1．D 2．A 3．B 4．C 5．D 6．B 7．B 8．A 9．C 10．A 11．D 12．C 13．B 14．A 15．D 【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述作者拜访生病的表姐Betty Clever，通过她的故事了解到笑声的疗愈作用，并在自己生活中实践的经历。 1．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我到达时，我惊讶地发现她在看一部老喜剧电影时大声笑着。A. coughing咳嗽；B. trembling颤抖；C. frowning皱眉；D. laughing大笑。根据下文“I’m ___2___ myself with laughter.”以及“She watched funny movies and allowed herself to laugh”可知，Betty看电影时放声大笑，故选D。 2．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她带着灿烂的笑容看着我说：“我在用笑声治愈自己。”A. curing治愈；B. withdrawing撤回；C. banning禁止；D. bending弯曲。根据下文“laughter could help ___3___ our health”以及“she felt better and even managed to ___6___ her illness”可知，Betty用笑声治愈自己，故选A。 3．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她读到过笑有助于增进健康的文章，于是决定试一试。A. worsen变得更糟；B. enhance增强； C. evaluate评估；D. assess评定。根据上文“she had been very sick recently”以及下文“Little by little, she felt better”可知，笑声有助于增进健康，故选B。 4．考查动词短语辨析。句意同上。A. have a say有发言权；B. back down退让；C. have a try试一试；D. break new ground开辟新天地。根据下文“She watched funny movies and allowed herself to laugh”可知，她读到这篇文章后决定试试大笑的作用，故选C。 5．考查副词词义辨析。句意：她看有趣的电影，让自己无法控制地大笑。A. knowingly故意地；B. potentially潜在地；C. deliberately故意地；D. uncontrollably无法控制地。根据上文“She watched funny movies”可知，看喜剧电影时会无法控制地大笑，故选D。 6．考查动词词义辨析。句意：渐渐地，她感觉好些了，甚至设法战胜了疾病。A. overlook忽视；B. overcome战胜，克服；C. acknowledge承认；D. analyse分析。even表示递进关系，故此处指“甚至设法战胜了疾病”，故选B。 7．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我觉得Betty的故事很吸引人，于是决定深入挖掘笑声的力量。A. puzzled困惑的；B. appealing吸引人的；C. associated相关的；D. painstaking艰苦的。根据“determined to dig deeper into the ___8___ of laughter”可知，作者决定深入研究笑声，说明被Betty的故事所吸引，故选B。 8．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. power力量；B. craft手艺，工艺；C. demand需要；D. wisdom智慧。根据“laughter can ___9___ less pain and improve the immune system”可知，这是在讲笑声的力量，故选A。 9．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我发现笑可以减少痛苦，提高免疫系统。A. come from来自；B. result from由于；C. lead to导致；D. bank on指望，依靠。根据空后“less pain and improve the immune system”可知，空后是笑声导致的结果，故选C。 10．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它也可以降低压力水平。A. lower降低；B. enlarge扩大；C. dominate支配，控制；D. depict描绘。此处和上文“less pain and improve the immune system”都是描述笑声的积极意义，故指降低压力水平，故选A。 11．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对不好的事情开个玩笑会让事情看起来很好。A. faraway遥远的；B. precious珍贵的；C. intricate错综复杂的；D. good好的。此处和“something bad”相对，指幽默可以把坏事变成好事，故选D。 12．考查动词词义辨析。句意：受Betty的启发，我决定给我的生活增添更多的幽默。A. Employed雇用；B. Regulated调节；C. Inspired鼓舞，启发；D. Disrupted扰乱。根据上文“I found Betty’s story ___7___ and determined to dig deeper…”以及下文“I decided to add more humor to my life”可知，作者被Betty的故事所吸引才决定研究笑声的力量，故此处指受到Betty故事的启发，故选C。 13．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我对自己大笑，在困难的情况下，甚至看有趣的节目或电影，当我需要一个好的笑声。A. relevant相关的；B. funny有趣的；C. passionate热情的；D. intellectual智力的。根据“when I needed a good laugh”可知，需要大笑时应是看有趣的电影，故选B。 14．考查名词词义辨析。句意：多亏了Betty，我才知道笑是最好的良药。A. medicine药；B. capacity能力；C. grain粮食；D. assistant助手。根据上文提到Betty用笑声治愈自己以及下文“It helped me stay positive and healthy”可知，笑是最好的良药，故选A。 15．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它帮助我保持积极和健康，无论生活变得多么具有挑战性。A. prosperous繁荣的；B. innocent无辜的；C. thorough彻底的，充分的；D. challenging有挑战的。此处和上文“Whenever things got difficult”以及“at difficult situations”呼应，指“无论生活变得多么具有挑战性”，故选D。 Passage8 （24-25高二上·四川成都·期中）I recently went to a Gabriel Iglesias, known by the 1 name Fluffy, show in Evansville, Indiana, with two friends of mine to share a night full of laughs and fun. The jokes kept the crowd 2 and engaged. My friends and I had a blast. Afterward, I realized just how good it felt to laugh. If you haven’t been to a comedy show before, this winter is the perfect time to give it 3 . If you’re able to coordinate (协调) it, I suggest going to a comedy show with friends. It’s a great 4 experience and keeps the jokes alive after the show. But if that doesn’t 5 , it’s okay to go alone. You’ll still laugh and enjoy the show. After the Fluffy show, I realized when I leave a venue after a comedy show, I feel so much better than when I arrived. I feel 6 and more relaxed. As it turns out, there is a(n) 7 – laughter can reduce stress. According to a study, a laugh cools down your stress response. It increases, and then decreases your heart rate and blood pressure. 8 reducing stress, laughter also improves your mood and immune system (免疫系统) and helps reduce pain. Laughter is the best 9 , after all. 10 , you don’t have to travel to Evansville like I did to experience some of the best comedians performing today. Comedy clubs across the country offer great performances. Can’t 11 it to a live show? We also live in an age where comedy can be on our TVs, phones and computers in seconds with the help of YouTube or Netflix. 12 ,  I prefer going to live shows for the energy, because the jokes hit harder, but when you need a good laugh, a comedy special online can be a good substitute (替代品). Life can be stressful and serious. We have a lot to worry about and it can feel overwhelming. Laughter helps us 13 tough times, reduce stress and make 14 memories with our friends. Next time you need a break from studying or a weekend plan, find a comedy show and let your laughter 15 for a while. You’ll feel better afterward. 1．A．pen B．pet C．stage D．family 2．A．amazed B．touched C．satisfied D．entertained 3．A．a go B．a rest C．a pass D．a chance 4．A．unique B．shared C．positive D．valuable 5．A．fit B．help C．work D．matter 6．A．higher B．lighter C．smarter D．happier 7．A．fact B．effect C．reason D．theory 8．A．Instead of B．Thanks to C．In spite of D．In addition to 9．A．cure B．doctor C．treatment D．medicine 10．A．Luckily B．Finally C．Generally D．Literally 11．A．make B．help C．bear D．believe 12．A．Moreover B．However C．Meanwhile D．Therefore 13．A．go over B．go after C．go beyond D．go through 14．A．sweet B．lasting C．precious D．meaningful 15．A．take up B．take off C．take over D．take away 【答案】1．C 2．D 3．A 4．B 5．C 6．B 7．C 8．D 9．D 10．A 11．A 12．B 13．D 14．B 15．C 【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。本文简单介绍了作者与朋友一同观看喜剧演员Gabriel Iglesias（艺名“Fluffy”）的演出后，认识到笑声能够缓解压力、改善心情、提升免疫系统并有助于减轻疼痛，鼓励人们在忙碌的生活中寻找喜剧演出，通过笑声度过艰难时光，与朋友留下美好回忆。 1．考查名词词义辨析。句意：最近，我和我的两个朋友一起去参加了在印第安纳州埃文斯维尔举行的加布里埃尔·伊格莱西亚斯（Gabriel Iglesias，艺名Fluffy）的演出，分享了一个充满欢笑和乐趣的夜晚。A. pen笔；B. pet宠物；C. stage舞台；D. family家庭。根据后文“If you haven’t been to a comedy show before”可知，Gabriel Iglesias是一位喜剧演员，因此这里是指他在舞台上的表演。故选C。 2．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：笑话让观众保持娱乐和专注。A. amazed惊讶的；B. touched感动的；C. satisfied满意的；D. entertained愉快的。根据前文“with two friends of mine to share a night full of laughs and fun”可知，作者和朋友们一起度过了一个充满欢笑和乐趣的夜晚，因此，一场喜剧表演的目标是让观众感到愉快和专注。故选D。 3．考查名词短语辨析。句意：如果你之前没去过喜剧秀，那么这个冬天正是尝试的好时机。A. a go开始，尝试；B. a rest休息；C. a pass通过；D. a chance机会。根据前文“If you haven’t been to a comedy show before”可知，此处表示如果你之前没去过喜剧秀，那么这个冬天正是尝试的好时机。“give it a go”是一个固定表达，意为“尝试或试一试”。故选A。 4．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是一次很棒的共享的经历，让节目结束后的笑料依然鲜活。A. unique独特的；B. shared共享的；C. positive积极的；D. valuable有价值的。根据前文“I suggest going to a comedy show with friends.”可知，作者建议和朋友一起去看演出，这意味着一个共享的经历。故选B。 5．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但如果没有协调好，你也可以一个人去。A. fit适合；B. help帮助；C. work工作，起作用；D. matter重要。根据前文“If you’re able to coordinate (协调) it, I suggest going to a comedy show with friends.”可知，此处与前文构成转折，即如果不能协调好也无所谓，你可以自己一个人去，重点在于享受喜剧本身。此处用work表示前文的情况没有实现。故选C。 6．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我感觉更轻松、更放松。A. higher更高的；B. lighter更轻松的；C. smarter更聪明的；D. happier更快乐的。根据前文“I feel so much better than when I arrived.”可知，看喜剧后人会感到更放松。故选B。 7．考查名词词义辨析。句意：事实证明，这是有原因的——笑可以减轻压力。A. fact事实；B. effect效果；C. reason理由；D. theory理论。根据后文“laughter can reduce stress. According to a study, a laugh cools down your stress response.”可知，看喜剧后人会感到放松是有原因的，即笑有助于减轻压力。故选C。 8．考查介词短语辨析。句意：除了减轻压力外，笑还能改善心情和免疫系统，并帮助减少疼痛。A. Instead of代替；B. Thanks to由于；C. In spite of尽管；D. In addition to除此之外。根据后文“laughter also improves your mood and immune system (免疫系统) and helps reduce pain.”可知，此处强调笑除了可以减压外还有其他好处，为对前文的补充。故选D。 9．考查名词词义辨析。句意：毕竟，笑是最好的药。A. cure治愈；B. doctor医生；C. treatment治疗；D. medicine药物。根据上文“reducing stress, laughter also improves your mood and immune system (免疫系统) and helps reduce pain.”可知，除了减轻压力外，笑还能改善心情和免疫系统，并帮助减少疼痛，因此笑对身心都有好处，即笑是最好的药。故选D。 10．考查副词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，你不必像我一样去Evansville就能体验到今天最好的喜剧演员的表演。A. Luckily幸运的是；B. Finally最后；C. Generally一般地；D. Literally字面意义上。根据后文“Comedy clubs across the country offer great performances.”可知，全国各地的喜剧俱乐部都有精彩的表演，由此幸运的是，你不必像作者一样去Evansville就能体验到今天最好的喜剧演员的表演。故选A。 11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：无法前往现场观看演出？A. make制作，成功做；B. help帮助；C. bear忍受；D. believe相信。根据后文“We also live in an age where comedy can be on our TVs, phones and computers in seconds with the help of YouTube or Netflix.”可知，如果无法亲临现场，通过网络平台也能达到同样的目的，此处“make it”意为“出席或参加某个活动”，符合语境。故选A。 12．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，我更喜欢去看现场表演来获得能量，因为笑话更有冲击力，但是当你需要开怀大笑时，网上的喜剧特别节目可以是一个很好的替代品。A. Moreover而且；B. However然而；C. Meanwhile同时；D. Therefore因此。根据前文“We also live in an age where comedy can be on our TVs, phones and computers in seconds with the help of YouTube or Netflix.”以及后文“I prefer going to live shows for the energy”可知，如果无法亲临现场，可以通过网络平台观看喜剧表演，但是作者却更喜欢现场表演，此处与前文构成转折。故选B。 13．考查动词短语辨析。句意：笑可以帮助我们度过艰难的时刻，减轻压力，和朋友一起留下永恒的回忆。A. go over复习；B. go after追求；C. go beyond超越；D. go through经历，通过。根据后文“tough times, reduce stress”可知，笑可以减少压力，帮助我们度过艰难。故选D。 14．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. sweet甜蜜的；B. lasting持久的；C. precious珍贵的；D. meaningful有意义的。根据前文“It’s a great  ____4____  experience and keeps the jokes alive after the show.”以及“Laughter helps us  ____13____  tough times, reduce stress”可知，观看喜剧节目后，笑料依然鲜活，因此笑可以帮助我们度过艰难的时刻，减轻压力，和朋友们创造持久的回忆。故选B。 15．考查动词短语辨析。句意：下次学习累了或者周末需要计划时，找场喜剧表演让自己笑上一阵子。A. take up占用；B. take off起飞；C. take over接管；D. take away带走。根据后文“for a while. You’ll feel better afterward.”可知，如果学习累了或者周末需要计划的时候，看一场喜剧，让自己笑上一阵子，即花时间去欣赏喜剧，让笑声来掌控一段时间（让自己笑上一阵子）。故选C。 2 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 8 / 26 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ Unit 1 Laugh out Loud大声笑 话题阅读精练 主题词汇积累 一、健康益处 reduce stress / relieve stress 减轻压力 boost the immune system 增强免疫系统 lower blood pressure 降低血压 release endorphins 释放内啡肽（天然“快乐激素”） act as a natural painkiller 充当天然止痛药 improve heart health / be good for your heart 有益心脏健康 burn calories 燃烧卡路里 二、心理与情绪益处 improve your mood / lift your spirits 改善心情 / 提振精神 ease anxiety and tension 缓解焦虑和紧张 promote a positive outlook (on life) 培养积极（人生）观 help cope with difficult situations 帮助应对困境 reduce feelings of depression 减少抑郁感 三、社交益处 strengthen relationships / Build bonds 加强关系 / 建立纽带 improve communication 改善沟通 create a sense of connection 创造联结感 defuse conflict 化解冲突 lighten the mood 缓和气氛 时文拓展阅读 Maeve Higgins once set herself a task. The Irish-born comedian wanted to see what life would be like if she stopped laughing at things that weren’t funny. Turns out it wasn’t as easy as she thought. “It was so hard,” she says. “ Laughter is a lubricant (润滑油) and is expected, and it’s really hard not to do it.” Higgins suggests there’s something particularly special about being part of the shared experience that is live comedy — that curious magic that occurs when people come together specifically to laugh. Comedy is more than just a pleasant way to pass an evening, humour more than something to amuse. They’re interwoven into our everyday existence. Whether you’re sharing an amusing story at a party or telling a dark joke at a funeral, humour is everywhere. But what is it for? And can humour, as comedy, change how we feel, what we think or even what we do? As an essential part of human interaction, humour has been on the minds of thinkers for centuries. One of the most enduring theories of humour was put forward by the philosopher Thomas Hobbes. It asserts that humour appears to make fun of the weak and exert superiority. While this is clearly the function of some comedy, it’s far from a complete explanation for the overall purpose of humour. For some comedians, it’s not just about getting laughs — it’s about changing what we think and maybe even what we do. If there’s one comic who is really typical of this, it’s Josie Long. A social justice activist and a comedian, Long has a reputation for delightful, optimistic humour and storytelling. As her career has evolved, she has consciously put social and political topics at the heart of her act. She believes that comedians have a role to play in challenging some of the most pressing issues of the day. British comic Stephen K Amos sells out venues seating thousands, year in, year out. Amos firmly believes that when comics consciously deal with pressing or controversial （有争议的）social issues like racism, they can reach people on a much more meaningful level than that achieved by briefly lifting someone’s mood. And while it may be difficult to quantify, he says, the social and psychological impact of comedy deserves much greater recognition. The research backs this up. Although the role of comedy is to be entertaining first and foremost, Sharon Lockyer, a sociologist who studies humour, has identified a number of possible other functions. These include challenging stereotypes (刻板印象). Amos’s work frequently settles the issues of race by challenging stereotypes.”I don’t do things for shock value,” he says. “ I do stuff that matters to me. In the old days it was just about doing jokes. We’ve moved on — people are talking about things that matter. ” 【译文欣赏】 梅芙·希金斯曾给自己设定过一项任务。这位出生于爱尔兰的喜剧演员想要看看，如果她不再对那些并不有趣的事情发笑，生活会变成什么样。结果发现，这远不像她想象的那么容易。“这太难了，”她说道，“笑是一种润滑剂（起促进作用），是人们自然而然就会有的行为，而真的不去笑却很难做到。” 希金斯认为，参与现场喜剧这种共享体验有其特别之处——当人们特意聚在一起为了欢笑时，就会产生那种奇妙魔力。 喜剧不仅仅是愉快地度过一个夜晚的方式，幽默也不仅仅是用来逗乐的东西。它们与我们的日常生活紧密交织在一起。无论是在聚会上分享一个有趣的笑话，还是在葬礼上讲一个黑暗的笑话，幽默无处不在。但幽默的目的是什么？幽默作为一种喜剧形式，是否能够改变我们的感受、我们的想法甚至我们的行为呢？ 作为人类交流的重要组成部分，幽默在思想家们的心中已经存在了几个世纪。哲学家托马斯·霍布斯提出的关于幽默的最持久的理论认为，幽默似乎是在取笑弱者并彰显优越性。虽然这显然是某些喜剧所具有的功能，但它远不足以全面解释幽默的总体目的。 对于一些喜剧演员来说，这不仅仅是为了制造笑点——更重要的是改变我们的想法，甚至影响我们的行为。如果说有哪位喜剧演员能很好地体现这一点，那就是乔西·朗。她既是社会正义活动家，也是喜剧演员，朗以其令人愉快、积极向上的幽默和讲故事的才能而闻名。 随着她的事业不断发展，她有意识地将社会和政治话题置于表演的核心位置。她认为，喜剧演员在挑战当今一些最紧迫的问题方面可以发挥重要作用。 英国喜剧演员斯蒂芬·K·阿莫斯年复一年地让数千名观众爆满座无虚席。阿莫斯坚信，当喜剧演员有意识地处理诸如种族主义等紧迫或有争议的社会问题时，他们能够以一种比短暂提升某人情绪更能产生深远影响的方式与人们产生联系。虽然这种影响可能难以量化，但他表示，喜剧的社会和心理影响值得得到更多的认可。 研究也证实了这一点。尽管喜剧的主要作用在于娱乐观众，但研究幽默现象的社会学家莎伦·洛克耶尔却指出，喜剧还有其他一些潜在的功能。其中包括挑战刻板印象。 阿莫斯的作品常常通过挑战刻板印象来解决种族问题。他说：“我做事不是为了追求刺激效果，而是做那些对我有意义的事情。过去只是搞些笑话而已。我们已经进步了——人们开始谈论真正重要的事情了。” 【词汇积累】 interwoven [ɪntəˈwəʊvən] v. 使交织；互相编织；使紧密结合 enduring [ɪnˈdjʊərɪŋ] adj.持久的 delightful [dɪˈlaɪtf(ə)l] adj. 令人愉快的；宜人的 consciously [ˈkɒnʃəsli] adv.有意识地，清楚地 pressing [ˈpresɪŋ] adj. 紧迫的；迫切的 recognition [ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃn] n.承认；接受 identify [aɪˈdentɪfaɪ] v.认出；识别 settle [ˈset(ə)l] v.解决 【知识拓展】 喜剧不仅仅是消磨夜晚时光的愉快方式，幽默也不仅仅是供人娱乐的东西。它们深深交织在我们的日常生活中。无论你是在聚会上分享趣事，还是在葬礼上讲一个黑色笑话，幽默无处不在。但它的目的是什么？幽默，作为喜剧，能否改变我们的感受、想法，甚至行为？ 【词汇延伸】 ____________ 支持；堵塞；阻止  ____________共享体验；共同经历 高考真题链接 （2023·全国甲卷·阅读理解C篇）I was about 13 when an uncle gave me a copy of Jostein Gaarder’s Sophie’s World. It was full of ideas that were new to me, so I spent the summer with my head in and out of that book. It spoke to me and brought me into a world of philosophy (哲学). That love for philosophy lasted until I got to college. Nothing kills the love for philosophy faster than people who think they understand Foucault, Baudrillard, or Confucius better than you — and then try to explain them. Eric Weiner’s The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers reawakened my love for philosophy. It is not an explanation, but an invitation to think and experience philosophy. Weiner starts each chapter with a scene on a train ride between cities and then frames each philosopher’s work in the context (背景) of one thing they can help us do better. The end result is a read in which we learn to wonder like Socrates, see like Thoreau, listen like Schopenhauer, and have no regrets like Nietzsche. This, more than a book about understanding philosophy, is a book about learning to use philosophy to improve a life. He makes philosophical thought an appealing exercise that improves the quality of our experiences, and he does so with plenty of humor. Weiner enters into conversation with some of the most important philosophers in history, and he becomes part of that crowd in the process by decoding (解读) their messages and adding his own interpretation. The Socrates Express is a fun, sharp book that draws readers in with its apparent simplicity and gradually pulls them in deeper thoughts on desire, loneliness, and aging. The invitation is clear: Weiner wants you to pick up a coffee or tea and sit down with this book. I encourage you to take his offer. It’s worth your time, even if time is something we don’t have a lot of. 28．Who opened the door to philosophy for the author? A．Foucault. B．Eric Weiner. C．Jostein Gaarder. D．A college teacher. 29．Why does the author list great philosophers in paragraph 4? A．To compare Weiner with them. B．To give examples of great works. C．To praise their writing skills. D．To help readers understand Weiner’s book. 30．What does the author like about The Socrates Express? A．Its views on history are well-presented. B．Its ideas can be applied to daily life. C．It includes comments from readers. D．It leaves an open ending. 31．What does the author think of Weiner’s book? A．Objective and plain. B．Daring and ambitious. C．Serious and hard to follow. D．Humorous and straightforward. 命题特点 推理判断题是阅读理解中难度较大的题型。它不仅要求考生理解文章的字面意思，还要对文章的表面信息进行挖掘，将作者在文中没有直接说出的意思通过对细节上的暗示和语篇逻辑关系的分析，做出一定判断和推理，从而得出文章的深层意义和隐含意义。推理判断题在高考中占比很重，经常达到4-8题甚至以上，包括隐含意义推断题、观点态度推断题、文章出处或写作对象、目的意图推断题和下文预测推断题。 命题规律1.文中长复合句、特殊句型处常考2.语言转折和强对比处常考3.对文章中心思想处常考 推理判断题解题思维 1. 理解文章的字面意思，从字里行间捕捉有用的提示和线索，打好推理判断的基础。 2. 对文字的表面信息由浅入深地进行挖掘，通过分析、综合、判定等，进行合乎逻辑的推断。不能断章取义，以偏概全，局限于肤浅的表面意思。 3. 忠实于原文，以文章提供的事实和线索为依据进行合理推断。不能主观臆想，凭空想象，随意揣测，更不能以自己的观点代替作者的观点; 4. 把握句间、段之间的逻辑关系，了解语篇的结构和体裁。体会文章的基 调，揣摸作者的态度，感悟文章 的逻辑发展，揣摩作者的弦外之音。 注意：推理判断题要在阅读理解整体语篇的基础上，把握文章的真正内涵。推理时我们务必要忠于原文，在文章中寻找并确定可推论的依据，准确理解文中的已知部分，再结合语境和常识推论出未知部分和作者的言外之意。 推理判断题干扰项特征 1. 主观臆断：根据现实生活常识推断。虽然符合考生的常识，但文中并没有支撑的依据。 2. 过度推断：作者并未做出评论，只是客观的陈述事实，考生进行了过度的解读和推断。 3. 以细节代替推断：将文章中出现的文中无关紧要或片面推出的结论，如某一处细节当作合理推断，实则是原文信息的简单重复，并不是推断出来的结论。 4. 无中生有：在解题时将自己的观点或社会的一种普遍性倾向而文中并无关系的观点当成作者的观点。实际上真正的答案在文章中并不能直接找到，会进行词汇的替换。            1．Nothing kills the love for philosophy faster than people who think they understand Foucault, Baudrillard, or Confucius better than you — and then try to explain them. 抓标志：比较结构faster than；连接代词who 判类型：定语从句(含有宾语从句) 试翻译：那些自认为比你更懂某些哲学家（福柯、鲍德里亚、孔子）并试图向你解释的人，最能扼杀你对哲学的热爱。 2．The end result is a read in which we learn to wonder like Socrates, see like Thoreau, listen like Schopenhauer, and have no regrets like Nietzsche. 抓标志：介词+关系代词in which；并列动词短语作宾语 (learn to wonder ... and see ... and listen ... and have )。 判类型：定语从句（从句中learn to 后面接了四个并列的动词短语） 试翻译：最终的结果是，通过阅读这本书，我们能学会像苏格拉底那样思考、像梭罗那样观察、像叔本华那样倾听、像尼采那样无悔。 ①with one’s head in a book　　　　　 埋头读书 ②quality of our experiences 我们生活体验的质量 ③draw sb in 吸引某人 ④pull sb in 将某人带入（某种状态） ⑤pick up 拿起 ⑥worth one’s time 值得花时间 综合实战演练 语篇 题型 体裁 词数 内容简介 Passage1 阅读理解 说明文 330 文章介绍了笑的作用，例如：调节氛围，缓解人们的紧张，激发人们的创造性思维，帮助人们恢复健康等，突出了笑的重要性。 Passage2 阅读理解 说明文 345 文章介绍了适度焦虑具有积极作用，它能提升专注力，也能转化为解决问题的行动力。 Passage3 阅读理解 说明文 299 文章主要讲述了听悲伤音乐可能有助于缓解负面情绪。 Passage4 语法填空 说明文 207 我们都听说笑是最好的药，这是真的。笑会让你感觉更好，对你的人际关系也有好处。笑能拉近人与人之间的距离，当你情绪高涨时，笑是一种让你放松的强大工具。 Passage5 七选五 说明文 284 本文主要讲述了增强幸福感的一些建议，包括打扫房间、清空思绪、打扮自己以及多喝水。 Passage6 七选五 说明文 270 主要介绍应对消极情绪时自嘲的作用及学会自嘲的几点建议。 Passage7 完形填空 记叙文 227 文章主要讲述作者拜访生病的表姐Betty Clever，通过她的故事了解到笑声的疗愈作用，并在自己生活中实践的经历。 Passage8 完形填空 夹叙夹议文 378 本文简单介绍了作者与朋友一同观看喜剧演员Gabriel Iglesias（艺名“Fluffy”）的演出后，认识到笑声能够缓解压力、改善心情、提升免疫系统并有助于减轻疼痛，鼓励人们在忙碌的生活中寻找喜剧演出，通过笑声度过艰难时光，与朋友留下美好回忆。 Passage 1 （2021·浙江·高二阶段练习）Shakespeare has rightly said, “A light heart lives long.” There is no greater thing than cheerfulness in the daily life and our cheer can be expressed through a smile or a laugh. The saying “Laughter is the best medicine” has deep meanings. Many scientists have stressed the importance of laughter, which can lead a healthy life. In ancient times, most Emperors and Kings had a clown to make them laugh. This improved the atmosphere and helped people to come closer. Almost every comedy has a character to make people laugh. Funny TV plays use recorded sounds of laughter at the proper place. It is a well­known fact that health and cheerfulness influence each other. Doctors and psychologists all agree that patients can actually benefit from laughter. Those who see the bright side of life and remain happy are unlikely to go down with stress­related problems. A good laugh is also a useful tool in the workplace. Nervousness is unavoidable in business, but humor is an unexpected surprise that can help people better deal with the nervousness. Researchers have found that the more stress people are under, the more they are ready to laugh. A good laugh is looked upon as an encouraging tool. After laughing, you can begin a new thought process; it helps to set the mind in a different way. Many cities in India have laughter clubs where people get together in the morning for laughing. There are over 200 such clubs in India, which were started in Mumbai. All kinds of fitness exercise, along with laughter skills, are combined into the program. This has become known as the laughter treatment. Until now, many sick people have benefited from it. Making people laugh is an art and can be cultivated. Collect jokes, funny stories and humorous sayings and use them properly. Build a humor collection — buy books by P. G Wodehouse or anyone else who makes you keep laughing. Watch comedy plays when you are down in life. 1．How does a good laugh help people in the workplace? A．It keeps people healthy. B．It helps people have creative ideas. C．It helps people make more money. D．It frees people from their worries. 2．What can laughter clubs do for people? A．They can make people confident. B．They can offer people suitable jobs. C．They can help people recover from illness. D．They can provide opportunities for people to make friends. 3．What does the underlined word “cultivated” in the last paragraph probably mean? A．Developed. B．Enjoyed. C．Realized. D．Taught. 4．What’s the author’s purpose of writing the text? A．To state laughter leads to health. B．To show the importance of laughter. C．To prove laughter helps us work better. D．To introduce some ways to make us laugh. Passage 2 （24-25高二下·江苏南京·期中）The first time my improv (即兴表演) teacher called me to act out a scene, my throat tightened and my vision blurred (模糊). Performing silly scenes in front of others made my anxiety shoot through the roof. Every time I tried to improvise, I froze. I swore everyone could hear my racing heartbeat, and I kept trying to force myself to relax instead of focusing on the scene. For weeks, I fought against my anxiety. I’d get angry at myself for feeling nervous during something “fun”, trying to ignore the butterflies in my stomach. But psychologists now say that approach was wrong — some anxiety can actually be helpful. The Yerkes-Dodson Curve, a well-known psychology concept, explains this. When anxiety is too high, people underperform, because they might be so worried. When it’s too low, they also suffer, because they might be so relaxed. “There’s a middle zone where anxiety becomes useful,” says Dr. Shannon Sauer-Zavala from the University of Kentucky. “It signals, ‘This matters  — pay attention and prepare.’” Psychologist Dennis-Tiwary writes in her book Future Tense that when her son was diagnosed with a heart condition as a baby, anxiety and worry intensified her efforts to get him help. “Worry pushed me to figure out how to maximize the chances of a successful surgery,” she writes. Her mind racing, she read academic articles about her son’s condition, made lists of questions for his doctors and searched community forums for information. “In the end,” she writes, “it was the worry that helped us get through.” Anxiety can be a form of caring, of our minds highlighting what matters. It tells us that accomplishing our goals will require efforts, and it pushes us to think about what efforts, exactly, we should take. It motivates us to take action. In some studies, people who felt anxious came up with more and better solutions to problems than those who felt calm. In other words, you shouldn’t want to live completely free of anxiety, because you need some anxiety to get things done. 1．How did the author feel when improvising? A．He felt relaxed by focusing on the scene. B．Nervous, he forgot his improv completely. C．With his heart racing, he tried to calm down. D．He felt annoyed at being called to improvise. 2．According to the Yerkes-Dodson Curve, how does anxiety affect one’s performance? A．The higher anxiety is, the better one’s performance is. B．Too low anxiety leads to one’s suffering mental health. C．Balanced anxiety betters one’s attention and preparations. D．A middle zone makes anxiety useful to one’s performance. 3．What does the underlined word “intensified” in paragraph 3 mean? A．Pursued. B．Fueled. C．Concentrated. D．Combined. 4．What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A．It requires efforts to accomplish our goals. B．Life with anxiety is completely unavoidable. C．Anxiety is always there to help you get projects done. D．Feeling calm can not be an advantage in completing a task. Passage 3 （24-25高二下·湖南邵阳·期中）A new study by Japanese researchers concludes that listening to sad music may actually contribute to positive emotions. Researchers say the findings help to explain why people enjoy listening to sad music. Ai Kawakami and the colleagues from Tokyo University of the Arts and the RIKEN Brain Science Institute asked 44 volunteers, including both musicians and non-specialists, to listen to two pieces of sad music and one piece of happy music. Each participant was required to use a set of keywords to rate both his perception of the music and his own emotional state. The sad pieces of music included Glinka’s La Separation, Blumenfeld’s Etude Sur Mer and Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. The happy music piece was Granados’s Allegro de Concierto or Tonci Huljic’s Croatian Rhapsody. As reported in the open access journal Frontiers in Psychology, sad music aroused contradictory emotions among the participants. “In general, sad music causes sadness in listeners, and sadness is regarded as an unpleasant emotion. If sad music actually arouses only unpleasant emotions, we would not listen to it,” the researchers wrote in the study. “Music that is regarded as a sad piece actually leads to romantic emotions as well as sad emotions. And people, regardless of their musical training, experience these contradictory emotions when listening to the sad music.” added the researchers. Also, unlike sadness in daily life, sadness experienced through art actually makes us feel pleasant, possibly because the latter does not do an actual threat to our safety. This could help people to deal with their negative emotions in daily life, concluded the authors. “Emotions experienced through music have no direct danger or harm unlike the emotions experienced in everyday life. Therefore, if we suffer from unpleasant emotions in daily life, sad music might be helpful to ease negative emotions.” they added. 1．The author in the passage wants to tell ________ . A．sad music may help us deal with negative emotions B．sad music can leave a person in a negative state C．researchers are devoted to studying music D．emotions play a vital role in our daily life 2．After listening to three pieces of music, ________ . A．the participants explained why they listened to music B．the participants described their feelings about the music C．the participants made a detailed summary of the music D．the participants got a lot of help from the happy music 3．According to the passage, to get rid of your depression, you should listen to ________ . A．Croatian Rhapsody B．Allegro de Concierto C．Moonlight Sonata D．The Blue Danube 4．While listening to the sad music, the participants ________ . A．can experience the less cheerful emotions deeply B．should keep themselves as cool as a cucumber C．can develop both kinds of emotions unconsciously D．should tell the difference between the two types of music Passage 4 （24-25高二下·辽宁阜新·阶段练习）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 We’ve all heard that laughter is the best medicine, and it’s true. Laughter makes you feel better and it’s also good for your relationships. Laughter brings people closer, and is a 1 (power) tool for making you relax when feelings are running high. Whether with your friends and family, or co-workers, you can learn to use humor 2 (solve) disagreements, lower everyone’s stress levels, and communicate in a way that deepens the 3 (relationship). Humor plays an important role 4 all kinds of relationships. In new relationships, humor can be a useful tool not just for 5 (attract) the other person but also for getting over any awkwardness (尴尬)arising when we get to know each other. In old relationships, humor can keep things more exciting and fresher. Sharing the pleasure of humor 6 (create) a sense of closeness and connection between two people — qualities 7 are signs of strong and successful relationships. When you laugh with one another, you create 8 positive relationship between you, which acts as a strong buffer (缓冲剂) against stress, disagreements and disappointments in your relationship. And laughter is spreading — just 9 (hear) someone laugh often makes you smile 10 (happy) and join in the fun. Passage5 （24-25高二上·湖北·期末）Life is good. You are lucky to be alive. Make the most of the years you have on Earth, enjoy them, and don’t waste them being negative. Follow the advice below and you will surely enhance your well-being. Clean your house. Cleaning has been a hit in recent years as various experts suggest ways of keeping your stuff to a minimum. Opinions vary on the advantages of cleaning, but no doubt organizing your stuff is good for you. You will feel less stressed if you have less unnecessary stuff lying about your house. 1 , and organize the rest, so it is easy to find when you need it. 2 . Clear your mind. Clear your mind and focus on the now. Some people like to clear their mind by sitting in a quiet room with incense burning and soft music in the background. Others prefer to take a walk outdoors. 3 . Remember, the critical thing is that you must clear your mind and focus on you on the now. Look good. Every one of us feels better when we make an effort to look good. Looking good makes us feel good, and that really matters. 4 , sort out your hair, apply some make-up, and put on the clothes that make you feel special. Going into each day feeling clean, and well-dressed is the best boost to you confidence and self-esteem. Drink more water. 5 . It is easy to forget to keep drinking throughout the day. Help yourself to remember be buying a refillable water bottle and keep it filled and with you throughout the day. Being watery give （you more energy and keeps your body working at its best. A．Take a shower B．Identify the good things C．It is perfect for our health D．It is up to you how you approach it E．Get rid of what you don’t want or need F．Doing this will lower your stress levels G．Drinking water is the best way to stay watery Passage6 （2025·浙江·二模）Dealing with negativity can be difficult, especially when you’re not happy with who you are. 1 However, laughing at yourself is a surprisingly effective way to deal with negative circumstances. Here are some tips to learn to laugh at yourself more in life. Accept yourself. You know that nobody is perfect. 2 When talking about the “negatives”, it’s extremely important to know which parts of yourself can be changed and which can’t. For example, there’s no point in being angry at yourself because you aren’t as tall as you’d like to be. You can try all you want, but you’ll never change those features of yourself. 3 Accepting yourself is often so hard because you aren’t even looking at yourself — you’re just looking at how well you do a certain thing. You’ve probably done it yourself. You didn’t lift as much weight in the gym as the guy next to you? You’re weak. You didn’t finish all of the work you planned to do? You’re lazy. 4 So instead, you should realize that a single action doesn’t determine who you are. This means that laughing about a mistake you once made doesn’t mean you’re laughing at who you are as a person. Be humble. You can’t laugh at yourself while at the same time trying to maintain the image that you’re awesome at everything you do. In other words, you’d better avoid showing off and be more humble instead. A good tip is to think of how insignificant you are in the universe. 5 It reminds you that whatever problems you’re dealing with right now don’t matter in the end. A．Be mindful of others. B．This knowledge can be freeing in a way. C．Separate yourself from your performance. D．So how can you learn to laugh about yourself? E．So why would you expect yourself to be any different? F．You can make a mistake, but that doesn’t make you the mistake. G．The last thing you want at this point is for someone to laugh at you. Passage7 （24-25高二下·广西河池·阶段练习）One day, I decided to visit my cousin, Betty Clever. Betty was always a cheerful person, but she had been very sick recently. When I arrived, I was surprised to find her 1 loudly while watching an old comedy movie. “Betty, what are you doing?” I asked. She looked at me with a big smile and said, “I’m 2 myself with laughter.” Betty then shared her story with me. She had read that laughter could help 3 our health and she decided to 4 . She watched funny movies and allowed herself to laugh 5 . Little by little, she felt better and even managed to 6 her illness. I found Betty’s story 7 and determined to dig deeper into the 8 of laughter. I discovered that laughter can 9 less pain and improve the immune system (免疫系统). It can also 10 stress levels. Making a joke about something bad can make it seem 11 . 12 by Betty, I decided to add more humor to my life. Whenever things got difficult, I remembered to laugh. I laughed at myself, at difficult situations, and even watched 13 shows or movies when I needed a good laugh. Thanks to Betty, I learned that laughter is truly the best 14 . It helped me stay positive and healthy, no matter how 15 life became. 1．A．coughing B．trembling C．frowning D．laughing 2．A．curing B．withdrawing C．banning D．bending 3．A．worsen B．enhance C．evaluate D．assess 4．A．have a say B．back down C．have a try D．break new ground 5．A．knowingly B．potentially C．deliberately D．uncontrollably 6．A．overlook B．overcome C．acknowledge D．analyse 7．A．puzzled B．appealing C．associated D．painstaking 8．A．power B．craft C．demand D．wisdom 9．A．come from B．result from C．lead to D．bank on 10．A．lower B．enlarge C．dominate D．depict 11．A．faraway B．precious C．intricate D．good 12．A．Employed B．Regulated C．Inspired D．Disrupted 13．A．relevant B．funny C．passionate D．intellectual 14．A．medicine B．capacity C．grain D．assistant 15．A．prosperous B．innocent C．thorough D．challenging Passage8 （24-25高二上·四川成都·期中）I recently went to a Gabriel Iglesias, known by the 1 name Fluffy, show in Evansville, Indiana, with two friends of mine to share a night full of laughs and fun. The jokes kept the crowd 2 and engaged. My friends and I had a blast. Afterward, I realized just how good it felt to laugh. If you haven’t been to a comedy show before, this winter is the perfect time to give it 3 . If you’re able to coordinate (协调) it, I suggest going to a comedy show with friends. It’s a great 4 experience and keeps the jokes alive after the show. But if that doesn’t 5 , it’s okay to go alone. You’ll still laugh and enjoy the show. After the Fluffy show, I realized when I leave a venue after a comedy show, I feel so much better than when I arrived. I feel 6 and more relaxed. As it turns out, there is a(n) 7 – laughter can reduce stress. According to a study, a laugh cools down your stress response. It increases, and then decreases your heart rate and blood pressure. 8 reducing stress, laughter also improves your mood and immune system (免疫系统) and helps reduce pain. Laughter is the best 9 , after all. 10 , you don’t have to travel to Evansville like I did to experience some of the best comedians performing today. Comedy clubs across the country offer great performances. Can’t 11 it to a live show? We also live in an age where comedy can be on our TVs, phones and computers in seconds with the help of YouTube or Netflix. 12 ,  I prefer going to live shows for the energy, because the jokes hit harder, but when you need a good laugh, a comedy special online can be a good substitute (替代品). Life can be stressful and serious. We have a lot to worry about and it can feel overwhelming. Laughter helps us 13 tough times, reduce stress and make 14 memories with our friends. Next time you need a break from studying or a weekend plan, find a comedy show and let your laughter 15 for a while. 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