【英语】中考英语阅读理解专题训练答案及解析

1BDoyouwanttoliveahappier,lessstressfullife?Trylaughingfornoreasonatall.That'showthousandsofpeoplestarttheirdayatLaughterClubsaroundtheworldandmanydoctorsnowthinkthathavingagoodlaughmightbeoneofthebestwaystostayhealthy.ThefirstLaughterClubwasstartedinMumbai,India,in1995byDr.MadanKataria.Youngchildrenlaughabout300timesaday.Adultslaughbetween7and15timesaday,saysDr.Kataria.Everyoneisnaturallygoodatlaughing-it'stheuniversallanguage.Wewantpeopletofeelhappywiththeirlives.Therearenowmorethan500LaughterClubsinIndiaandoverl,300intheworld.Manydoctorsarealsointerestedintheeffectsoflaughteronourhealth.Accordingtoa5-yearstudyattheUCLASchoolofMedicineinCalifornia,withlaughingthereislessstressinthebody.Laughterimprovesourhealthagainstillnessbyabout40%.SowhathappensataLaughterClub?IwentalongtomynearestclubinSouthLondontofindout.Iwasquitenervousatthebeginningoftheclass,tobehonest,Iwasn'tinterestedinlaughingwithagroupofstrangers,andIwasworriedaboutlookingstupid.Ourlaughterteachertoldustoclapourhandsandsayhohoho,hahaha.whilelookingateachother.However,ourbodiescan'ttellthedifferencebetweenreallaughterandunreallaughter,sotheystillproducethesamehealthyeffects.Surprisingly,itworked!Aftertenminuteseverybodyintheroomwaslaughingforrealandsomepeoplejustcouldn'tstop!AttheendoftheclassIwassurprisedbyhowrelaxed-andcomfortableIfelt.Soifyou'reunderstress,thenstartlaughing.Youmightbeverypleasedwiththeresults!1ThefirstLaughterClubwasstartedin__________.A.IndiaB.AmericaC.BritainD.China2HowmanyLaughterClubsarethereintheworldtoday?A.Over300.B.Over500.C.Over800.D.Overl,300.3Howdidthewriterfeelatthebeginningoftheclass?A.Surprised.B.PleasedC.Nervous.D.Tired.4Whendidthepeopleintheclubbegintolaughforreal?A.Aftertenminutes.B.Aftertenhours.C.Aftertenseconds.D.Aftertendays.5Thearticlemainlytellsus__________.A.youngchildrenlaughmuchmoreoftenthanadultsinadayB.laughingisoneofthebestwaystostayhealthyC.many-doctorsarealsointerestedintheeffectsoflaughteronourhealthD.reallaughterandunreallaughterarebothgoodforhealth1A2D3C4A5B,?1ThefirstLaughterClubwasstartedinMumbai,India,in1995byDr.MadanKataria.A2Therearenowmorethan500LaughterClubsinIndiaandoverl,300intheworld.D3IwasquitenervousatthebeginningoftheclassC4Surprisingly,itworked!Aftertenminuteseverybodyintheroomwaslaughingforrealandsomepeoplejustcouldn'tstop!10A5B2BShuPulonghashelpedatleast1000peoplebittenbysnakes.Itwasseeingpeoplewithsnakebitesthatledmetothiscareer,hesaid.In1963,afterhisarmyservice,ShuenteredamedicalschoolandlaterbecameadoctorofChinesemedicine.Aspartofhisstudieshehadtoworkinthemountains.Thereheoftenheardofpeoplewhohadtheirarmsandlegscutoffafterasnakebiteinordertosavetheirlives.IwasgreatlyupsetwhentheytoldmethestoryofanoldfarmerImet.Itwasaveryhotafternoon.Theoldmanwaspullinggrassinhisfieldswhenhefeltapaininhislefthand.Heatoncerealizedhehadbeenbittenbyapoisonoussnake.Innotimehewrappedaclothtightlyaroundhisarmtostopthepoisongettingtohisheart.Runninghomeheshouted,`Bringmetheknife'Minuteslaterthemanlosthisarmforever.TheheartbrokenstorytouchedmesomuchthatIdecidedtodevotemyselftohelpingpeoplebittenbysnakes.Shuadded,Iworkedveryhardandtriedmybesttomakeagoodsnakedoctor.Andatlasthemadeit.1Thebestheadlineforthisnewspaperarticleis.A.AmazingMedicineB.FarmerLosesArmC.DangerousBitesD.SnakeDoctor2Shudecidedtodevotehimselftosnakemedicinebecause.A.hewantedtosavepeople'sarmsandlegsB.hehadstudieditatamedicalschoolC.hehadseensnakesbitingpeopleD.hisarmyservicehadfinished3WhydidShugointothemountains?A.Hewantedtostudysnakebites.B.Hewantedtohelpthefarmers.C.Hewasbeingtrainedtobeadoctor.D.Hewasexpectedtoserveinthearmy.4Whichofthefollowingcanexplainthewordupsetinthethirdparagraph?A.sadB.surprisedC.interestedD.frightened1D2A3C4A19631D2Thereheoftenheardofpeoplewhohadtheirarmsandlegscutoffafterasnakebiteinordertosavetheirlives.A3Aspartofhisstudieshehadtoworkinthemountains.C4sadsurprisedinterestedfrightenedA3AShirleyTemple,theonce-famouschildmoviestar,diedattheageof85onFebruary10,2014.ShewasbornonApril23,1928.Shewasgoodatactinganddancing.In1934,shestarredinthemovieBrightEyes.Fromthenonshebecamefamousaroundtheworld.LatershestarredinothermoviesandwonaJuvenileOscarinFebruary,1935.FormanyAmericansborninthe1930sand1940s,Templewasnotjustanon-screenstarbutalsoaclosefriendintheirchildhood.Shewasrememberedbytheworldaslittleangleforalltime.AnAmericanmoviestarsaid,LittleShirleyTempleencouragedthewholecountryduringtheGreatDepression.ShiLiandCuiJipingarehusbandandwife.Theyaredisabled.TheycompletedthefirstChineseencyclopedicdictionaryfordeafpeopleandpeoplewithhearingproblems.Thedictionaryincludeswordsonmedicine,education,psychology,law,historyandcultureaboutdeafpeople'slife.Thisbookprovidesalearningtoolforthisspecialgroupofpeopleandithelpsthemknowabouttheworldmoreeasily.Theyspentsixyearsandover1,000,000yuanonthebook.Theyfirstcollectedmaterialforthebookbythemselves,thentheyinvitedalotofexpertsacrossthecountrytowrite.Thebookiswarmlywelcomedbythedeaf.Oneofthereaderssaid,Thebookshowsthatwe'renotalone.Wecanhaveourownwaytocommunicatewiththeworl