2023-2024学年安徽省安庆市怀宁县第二中学高一上学期期中考试英语试题.pdfVIP

2023-2024学年安徽省安庆市怀宁县第二中学高一上学期期中考试英语试题

一、阅读理解

1.AnoldEnglishsayingsays,“Laughteristhebestmedicine.”Onepersonwhocertainlywould

haveagreedwiththisisNormanCousins.

NormanCousinsworkedforamagazinecalledSaturdayRe-viewforalmostfortyyears.He

alsowrotearticlesaboutpeace,travelingtomanydifferentcountriestosharehisideas.

Inthe1960s,afterreturningtotheUnitedStatesfromabusyandtiringtriptoEurope,Mr.

Cousinsgotsick.Inlessthanaweekafterhegotback,hecouldnotstand.Everymovethathe

madewaspainful.Hewasnotabletosleepatnight.ThedoctorstoldMr.Cousinsthattheydid

notknowhowtocure(治疗)hisproblemandhemightnevergetovertheillness.Mr.Cousins,

however,refusedtogiveuphope.

Mr.Cousinsthoughtthattheillnesscouldbecausedbyunhappythoughts.Hedidnot

wanttotakemedicinetocurehimself.Instead,hefeltthathappythoughtsorlaughtermight

curehisillness.

Hebegantoexperimentonhimselfwhilestillinthehospitalbywatchingcomedyshowson

television.Mr.Cousinsquicklyfoundthattenminutesofreallaughterduringthedaygavehim

twohoursofsleepwithoutpainatnight.

Decidingthatthedoctorscouldnothelphim,Mr.Cousinsleftthehospitalandchecked

intoahotelroomwherehecouldcontinuehisexperimentswithlaughter.Foreightdays,Mr.

Cousinsrestedinthehotelroomwatchingcomedyshowsontelevision,readingfunnybooks,

andsleepingwheneverhefelttired.Withinthreeweeks,hefeltwellenoughtohaveaholiday

toPuertoRico,wherehebeganrunningonthebeachforexercise.Afterafewmonths,Mr.

Cousinswasabletocarryonhiswork.Hehadlaughedhimselfbacktohealth.

(1).Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Afunnyperson.

B.Anamazinglife.

C.Aninterestingcure.

D.Amedicalexperiment.

(2)