There is an English saying, “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, makes the heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programmes. The group that tolerated (忍耐) the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny programme. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain which diminishes both stress and pain.
As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.
小題1:According to the passage, which of the following statements is WRONG?  
A．Laughter is good for health.
B．Laughter can make you become old quickly.
C．Laughter helps to reduce pain.
D．Laughter, just like physical exercise, is good for our body.
小題2:The underlined word “diminishes” in the third paragraph means “         ”.  
A．delaysB．preventsC．increasesD．reduces
小題3:Why do doctors hold laughter clinics? 
A．Because they want to earn more money.
B．Because they think they will help the patients recover from illnesses.
C．Because they want to improve their patients’ health.
D．Because they want their patients to laugh more.
小題4:According to the author, we should __________ in our life. 
A．laugh as much as possible
B．watch more funny films
C．smile all the time
D．spend time in the laughter clinics
小題5:What would be the best title for this passage?  
A．Both laughter and physical exercise are good for health.
B．Laughter clinics can help patients improve their condition.
C．Laughter can reduce the effect of pain.
D．Laughter is the best medicine.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:D
文章提高研究告訴我們?yōu)槭裁葱κ亲詈玫乃帯?br />小題1:細節(jié)題。第一段最后一句laughter really can improve people’s health.說明B正確。
小題2:猜測詞義題。根據(jù)上文可知聽有趣的節(jié)目的人對疼痛的忍耐較強，笑能產(chǎn)生一種化學(xué)物質(zhì)，這種物質(zhì)能夠減少壓力和痛苦。
小題3:推理題。根據(jù)第四段第二行they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh.可知他們是為了提高病人的健康水平而這樣做的。
小題4:推理題。根據(jù)文章所述，笑有如此多的好處，那么我們應(yīng)該盡可能地多笑。
小題5:主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章主題段第一段的主題句第一句可知D正確。
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