5.Many years ago,Norman Cousins was diagnosed as"terminally ill."He was given six months to live.His chance for recovery was 1in 10000.He could see that the worry,depression and anger in his life contributed to his disease.He wondered,"If illness can be caused by negativity(消极),can wellness be created by positivity?"
He decided to make an experiment of himself.Laughter was one of the most positive activities he knew.He rented all the funny movies he could find-Keaton,Chaplin,Fields,the Marx Brothers.He read funny stories.Laughing for 10solid minutes,he found, relieved the pain for several hours so he could sleep.Surprisingly,he fully recovered from his illness and lived another 20happy,and healthy years.He owed his recovery to the love of his family and friends,and laughter.
Laughter is essential to our health.If we're not well,laughter helps us get well; if we are well,laughter helps us stay that way.Scientific studies have shown that laughter has a positive effect on the body,the mind and the emotions.
Use whatever makes you laugh-movies,records,books,cartoons,jokes,and so on.The people around you may think you are strange,but sooner or later they'll join in even if they don't know what you're laughing about.
Some diseases may be contagious,_______ none is as contagious(有感染力的)as the cure…laughter.
21.Cousins decided to try to laugh a lotB.
A.in order to be happy
B.in order to cure his disease
C.because he could not live for long
D.because his disease couldn't be cured
22.Which of the following is TRUE about his illness?A
A.There was little possibility to cure his disease.
B.He had been happy before he was ill.
C.His disease resulted from his hard work.
D.His disease made him sleepy all the time.
23.From Cousins'story,we can know thatD.
A.doctors believed that his disease could be cured by laughter
B.he was quite sure that positivity could cure his disease
C.laughing regularly contributed to his disease
D.his life was changed after he was ill
24.The text mainly tells usB.
A.how to be happy
B.laughter is good for our health
C.about Cousins'miserable life
D.funny stories make our life different
25.The underlined word"relieved"in the 2nd paragraph meansC.
A.suffered B.experienced C.reduced D.survived.
分析 本文讲述了一个人由于经常忧虑、担心和生气而患上了绝症,但是对于将要过早的离开人世他并不甘心,所以他想,既然消极的情绪可以引起疾病,那么积极的情绪当然就可以带来健康,因此他决定尝试"笑"来治愈自己的绝症,结果他又健康快乐地活了20年.这个故事告诉我们欢笑对于我们的健康是多么的重要,科学家也通过实验证明了笑对于健康必要性.
解答 21.答案 B 考查推理判断.根据第二自然段"He decided to make an experiment of himself.Laughter was one of the most positive activities he knew."可知,Norman Cousins由于经常忧虑、担心和生气而患上了绝症,但是对于将要过早的离开人世他并不甘心,所以他想,既然消极的情绪可以引起疾病,那么积极的情绪当然就可以带来健康,因此他决定尝试"笑"来治愈自己的绝症.故选B项.
22.答案 A 考查细节理解.根据第一自然段第三句话"His chance for recovery was 1 in 10000."可知,医生告诉他,治愈的机会是万分之一,所以可能性是非常小的.故选A项.
23.答案 D 考查推理判断.根据第一自然段和第二自然段可知,Norman Cousins以前的生活充满了担心和焦虑,而自从身患绝症之后,为了治愈它,Norman Cousins开始每天笑,因此他的生活完全改变了.故选D项.
24.答案 B 考查细节理解.根据第三自然段第一句话"Laughter is essential to our health."可知,笑对于我们健康的身体是必要的,是有益处的.故选B项.
25.答案 C,考查词义理解.根据上下文可知,每天固定笑十分钟,可以缓解疾病带来的疼痛,并顺利地进入睡眠.故relieve意为"减少;缓解".故选C
点评 科普类阅读技巧:
1、浏览.浏览的主要目的就是确定文章的体裁.如果文章属于人物传记、记叙文、故事、科普小品和有关社会文化、文史知识的文章,一般来说,应该先看看文章的试题考查内容,对题目类型做到心中有数,针对不同问题,在通读时有粗有细地去阅读,这样不仅能把握篇章的基本结构和逻辑线索,也能做好有关具体事实信息考查的试题.
2、挖掘寓意,掌握中心思想,推出结论.任何文章,作者在行文时都有一定的写作目的和主要话题.在通读篇章时应该吃透作者的写作意图,抓住文章的主题句,充分发挥自己的想象力和概括力,作出对中心思想的归纳和结论的推断.
3、把握篇章结构,利用上下文进行推测.高考中的阅读理解篇章往往是一个较完整的短文,其结构、思想,前后上下连贯统一.考试时应充分利用这一特点推测一些生词、短语在句中的含义,切莫盲目孤立猜测.
4、综观全篇,前后呼应.这是阅读理解的最后一步,在做完阅读理解题后,要立足于文章整体,再迅速读一遍短文,短文中的问题和答案的设置前后都是相关联的,有着一定的连续性,体现着文章的基本脉络.