Question

Kataria is the founder of the worldwide laughter movement. The celebration of world Laughter Day is a positive activity for world peace and is intended to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter. The first “World Laughter Day” gathering took place in Mumbai, India, on 11th January 1998. 12,000 members from India and international Laughter Clubs attended it. Now there are over 5,000 Laughter Clubs worldwide on all 5 continents.

“HAPPY-DEMIC” was the first World Laughter Day gathering outside India. It took place on 9th January 2000. In Copenhagen, Denmark , more than 10,000 people gathered at Town Hall Square. The event went into Guinness Book of World records. “World Laughter Day” is now organized on the first Sunday of May every year. Hundreds of people gather worldwide on that day to laugh together.

Today, many people fear widespread international terrorism（恐怖主義）. The world has never faced so much unrest before. People are at war within themselves. Laughter is a universal language, which has the ability to unite humanity without religion（宗教）. Laughter can build a common connection between various religions and create a new world order. The idea may sound over-ambitious (野心太大的), and maybe it is. But maybe it is not. It is our deep belief that laughter and only laughter can unite the world, building up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship.

Studies also say that laughter helps your body do the following: lower blood pressure; lighten depression; reduce stress; work out the heart, especially for those who are unable to perform physical exercise. So in life, when you can laugh, you should laugh loudly and with your entire body—because it’s good for you.

1.The purpose of celebrating World Laughter Day is ____.

A．to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter

B．to build a common connection between various religions

C．to reduce stress and lighten depression

D．to lower blood pressure

2.The first World Laughter Day gathering outside India took place ____.

A．on 11th. January, 1998

B．on the first Sunday of May

C．on 9th. January, 1996

D．on 9th. January, 2000

3.The author’s attitude towards laughter movement is ____.

A．positive           B．negative          C．uninterested       D．objective

4.The passage is mainly about _______.

A．World Laughter Day and its significance

B．the worldwide laughter movement

C．a universal language

D．laughter

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要就是介紹了World Laughter Day及其目的和World Laughter Day的重要性。

1.A 細節題。根據第一段1,2,3行The celebration of world Laughter Day is a positive activity for world peace and is intended to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter.說明A正確。

2.D 細節題。根據第二段1,2行“HAPPY-DEMIC” was the first World Laughter Day gathering outside India. It took place on 9th January 2000.說明D正確。

3.A 推理題。根據文章最后兩行So in life, when you can laugh, you should laugh loudly and with your entire body—because it’s good for you.說明笑對我們有非常大的積極的影響，故A正確。

4.A 主旨大意題。根據文章第一段可知本文主要就是介紹了World Laughter Day及其目的和在最后一段還介紹了World Laughter Day的重要性。故A正確。

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