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北京石景山区县2016高考英语阅读理解联练题及答案 阅读理解—词义猜测题、观点态度题。 (2015年河北邯郸摸底) Next time you hear a funny joke youd better not laugh too hard . According to a paper published by the British Medical Journal, laughter isnt always the best medicine. Sometimes it can even be harmful. Professor Robin Ferner from the University of Birmingham. One of the authors of the study. Found that bad things could happen to people who laughed too much. He says: “We found people with heartbeat problems which had stopped their heart, we found people who had fainted(昏倒)， and we found people whod dislocated their jaws or burst their lungs.” It seems that laughing can be no laughing matter. But its not all doom and gloom. Professor Ferner says there are benefits to laughing when you want to lose weight, for example. Yes , thats right: laugh and be slimmer! Professor Ferner explains that:” You use energy when you laugh, you move your diaphragm(横膈膜)， you expand your lungs, and both those things can be helpful.” According to the research, laughing for a quarter of an hour can burn up to 40 calories, and if you laughed all day youd do that or you might end up with a painful jaw. Ouch! Or you might find people looking at you in a funny way. But I dont want to finish this article leaving you feeling desperate. Laughter comes naturally for most of us. Babies begin to laugh at around 3-6 months. So give in to your sense of humour and keep smiling. Life is short anyway. Laughing too much may cause the following harmful results EXCEPT . Heart stop B. diaphragm movement C. lung burst D. jaw dislocation The underlined phrase “doo, and gloom” in Paragraph 2 probably means . Hopeless B. funny C. painful D. nervous How many calories can you use if you laugh for half a day? A bout 40. B. About 1,000. C. About 2,000. D. About 2,040. What is the authors attitude towards laughing in the last paragraph? Uninterested B. Disapproving C. Worried D. Favor