Not all think laughter is the best medicine, but it seems to help．So scientists carried on a new study of diabetes （糖尿�。� patients who were given a good dose of humor for a year to prove it．

       Researchers divide 20 high-risk diabetic patients into two groups．Both groups were given standard diabetes medicine．Group L viewed 30 minutes of humor of their choice, while Group C, the control group, did not．This went on for a year of treatments．

       By two months into the study, the patients in the laughter group had lower level of the hormones epinephrine （腎上腺素）, considered to cause stress, which is known to be deadly．After the 12 months, HDL cholesterol rises 26 percent in Group L but only 3 percent in Group        C．In another measure, C-reactive proteins, a maker of heart disease, drop 66 percent in the laughter group but only 26 percent in the control group．

       “The best doctors believe that there is a physical good brought about by the positive emotion, happy laughter,” said study leader Lee Berk of Loma Linda University．And other research has found that humor makes us more hopeful．Still, more study is needed, Berk said．The research by Berk found that humor can bring about similar changes in body chemistry, which was proved in the new study．The research result will be presented this month at the meeting in the US．Research at the University of Maryland School of Medicine shows that laughter causes the inner lining of blood vessels to expand, increasing blood flow in a way thought to be healthy．

       “Lifestyle choices have an important effect on health and these are choices which we and patients should pay attention to, rather than prevention and treatment,” Berk said in a statement this week．

Why did the scientists carry on the new research?

       A．To find out if laughter was good to health．

       B．To discover the best medicine to cure diabetes．

       C．Because the number of diabetic patients is the largest in the world．

       D．Because diabetic patients need more laughter than other patients．

After 12 months into the study, ___________．

       A．C-reactive proteins increase 66 percent in Group C

       B．the level of the hormones epinephrine stays the same in both groups

       C．the level of the hormones epinephrine has dropped

       D．C-reactive proteins reduced 66 percent in Group L

The underlined part “HDL cholesterol” in Paragraph 3 must be _______．

       A．something bad to our health       B．something good to our health

       C．a(chǎn) kind of wonderful medicine      D．a(chǎn) kind of dangerous disease

In what way does laughter benefit people’s health?

       A．Blood is made thick by laughter．        B．Laughter makes blood vessels thin．

       C．Laughter increases blood pressure．      D．Laughter makes blood flow fast．

According to Berk, we should _________．

       A．choose lifestyles carefully         B．change our lifestyles

       C．prevent our lifestyles in advance    D．pay less attention to the positive emotion

The violin will have to be tuned before it _____.

A. plays          B. should play    C. is played        D. is being played

In China, all the students work hard at school _________ going to university for higher education in the future. .w.^w.k.&s.5*u.c.#om.

   A. in the habit of          B. in the hope of

   C. in search of            D. in honor of

_____a fine day , Shen Zhou VI will be launched on time according to its planned time.

   A . Being          B. It being         C.  To be         D.  It is

Britain’s oldest man made his first visit to London yesterday at the age of 101. Mr John Evans had never found the time or money to make the trip from his home in Forest – fach, near Swansea. But, when British Rail offered him an all – expense – paid birthday treat to the capital he just could not refuse.

He arrived at Paddington Station and smartly turned out in his best suit, favorite Panama hat and a red rose in his buttonhole. “It’s very exciting. There’s no doubt about it,” he said.

Until yesterday he had never been far from home, except for one trip to Aberdeen. “But I’ve been on the seas to that faraway land called Ilfracombe 21 miles from home,” he joked.

Mr Evans, who spent 60 years working as a miner in South Wales, almost made the journey to London once before, at the turn of the century. “There was a trip to the White City but it was ten shillings return from Swansea – too much I thought. All my money went to the family then,” he said.

During the next two days Mr Evans will be taken on a short tour of London to see the sights. Top of his list is a visit to the House of Parliament organized by his MP, Mr Gareth Wardell.

The only arrangement he does not care for is the wheelchair provided for him if he gets tired. “I don’t like the chair – people will think I am getting old,” he said. His secret for a long and healthy life has been well publicized – no wine, no tobacco and no anger.

Before setting off from Swansea with his 76 – year – old son, Amwell, he said jokingly, “I’m glad to see they’ve given me a return ticket.”

The very reason that Mr. Evans didn’t go to see the world is that                .

       A．he had already been on the seas to Ilfracombe

       B．he was too busy to go too far away from home

       C．he couldn’t afford both the time and the money

       D．he believed “East or west, home is the best”

Mr Evans didn’t like the wheelchair simply because                 .

       A．he was not used to traveling in it

       B．the wheelchair was of poor quality and not easy to operate

       C．he actually preferred walking to sitting in it at home

       D．he thought he was still young enough to manage the trip

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

       A．Mr Evans had to work hard to raise his family when young.

       B．The trip to London excited Mr Evans very much.

       C．Mr Evans could not really enjoy the trip because of his age.

       D．Humor was one of Mr Evans’ characters.

The probable explanation to Mr Evans’ long life lies in                  .

       A．his good living habits      B．his hard working for the family

       C．his sticking to his hometown   D．his living conditions near the Swansea

   Scientists are building the world’s first thinking robot. It’s true. Some say machines that walk, speak and feel will have been made by 2020.Kismet is the name of a robot which scientists have built this year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

   Kismet is different from traditional robots because it can show human emotions. Its eyes, ears and lips move to show when it feels happy, sad or bored. Kismet is one of the first robots of a new generation that look like human beings and can imitate human feelings.

   Some people say that by 2020 we will have created robots with brains similar to those of adult human beings. These robots will be designed to look like people to make them more attractive and easier to sell. What kind of jobs will they do? In the future, robots like Robonaut, a robot invented by NASA, will be doing dangerous jobs, like repairing space stations. They will also be doing more and more of the household work for us. In Japan, scientists are designing robots that will entertain people by dancing and playing the piano.

   Meanwhile, people who worry about the future are wondering whether robots will become monsters? Will people themselves become increasingly like robots? Experts predict that more and more people will be wearing micro-computers connected to the Internet in the future. People will have microchips in various parts of their body, which will connect them to a wide variety of small machines. Perhaps we should not exaggerate(夸大) the importance of technology, but one may wonder whether, in years to come, we will still be falling in love, and whether we will feel pain.

   Who knows?

Kismet is different from traditional robots because______.

A. it is made in the MIT, USA    B. it is able to express its own feelings

C. it is the first modern robot     D. it is able to show human feelings

Possibly, robots will be able to ______in about ten years from now.

A. think like human beings     B. do all kinds of jobs for us

C. imitate human feelings      D. become dangerous monsters

The underlined word “one” can be best replaced by_____.

A. some experts      B. the writer himself    C. some scientists         D. people in general

It can be inferred from this passage that_______.

A. robots will take the place of human beings in the future

B. the importance of technology has been exaggerated

C. scientist have designed different kinds of robots

D. robots might be a helper or a danger.

某期中學生報的“熱點話題”專欄討論的主題是“上大學是高中生的唯一選擇嗎?” 你班同學就此話題進行了熱烈討論。假如你叫李華，請用英語給該專欄的編輯寫一封信，介紹討論結果，并發(fā)表你的個人意見。 

參考要點： 結果：75％的學生認為應該上大學；15％的學生認為不必：10％的學生認為無所謂。

注意： 1．信的開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；  2．詞數(shù)約100左右。  

Dear Editor,

     The students in our class had a discussion about

Yours sincerely,

    Li Hua

I lost my way. I wonder ________ I can turn in the dark.

A. who        B. whom        C .to whom        D. for whom 

The advantage human beings have to　　  the sun is worth discussing.

A. take of　　　　　B. play with　　　　C. have on　　　　D. do with

At last the determination and patience of the scientists _______in 1996 with a breakthrough -------- the cloning of Dolly the sheep.

A. paid off                B. paid out                C. paid back            D. paid up