【成才之路】2013-2014学年高中英语必修5（外研版）Module3　选做题.docVIP

Module 3　选做题 I．根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 (一) There is an English saying：“__1__”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. __2__ Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. __3__ If laughter exercises the body，it must be beneficial. Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effects of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated(忍耐)the pain for the longest time was the group that listened to a funny program. __4__ __5__ 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. A．Laughter can prolong ones life. B．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. C．The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain. D．It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face，the stomach and even the feet. E．Although laughter helps cure the disease，doctors still can not put this theory into clinic practice. F．Laughter is the best medicine. G．They have found that laughter really can improve peoples health. 答案：1～5　FGDCB[来源:学科网] (二) If you want to keep fit, please refer to the following： Move More Make it a daily to find ways to move your body. __1__ Climb stairs instead of taking the elevator. Walk your dog; play with your kids. It doesnt have