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1、2010年上海高考英语阅读理解新题型4SectionＤDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.BillGatesandthepresidentofGeneralMotorshavemetforlunch,andBillisgoingonandonaboutcomputertechnology.“I
2、fautomotivetechnologyhadkeptpacewithcomputertechnologyoverthepastfewdecades,youwouldnowbedrivingaV-32insteadofaB-8,anditwouldhaveatopspeedof10,000milesperhour,”saysBill.“Or,youcouldhaveaneconomycarthatweighs30poundsandgetsathousandmilesonagallonofgas.Ineithercase,t
3、hestickerpriceofanewcarwouldbelessthan$50.Whyhaven’tyouguyskeptup?”ThepresidentofGMsmilesandsays,“Becausethefederalgovernmentwon’tletusbuildcarsthatcrashfourtimesaday.”Whyisthatfunny(ornotfunny,asthecasemaybe)?Humanbeingslovetolaugh,andtheaverageadultlaughs17timesa
4、day.Humanslovetolaughsomuchthatthereareactuallyindustriesbuiltaroundlaughter.Jokes,sitcomsandcomediesarealldesignedtogetuslaughing,becauselaughingfellsgood.Forusitseemssonatural,butthefunnythingisthathumansareoneoftheonlyspeciesthatlaughs.Laughterisactuallyacomplex
5、responsethatinvolvesmanyofthesameskillsusedinsolvingproblems.Laughterisagreatthing.That’swhywe’veallheardofthesaying,“Laughteristhebestmedicine.”Thereisstrongevidencethatlaughtercanactuallyimprovehealthandhelpfightdisease.Inthisarticle.We’lllookatlaughter-whatitis,
6、whathappensinourbrainswhenwelaugh,whatmakesuslaughandhowitcanmakeushealthierandhappier.You’llalsolearnthatthere’satremendous(极大的)amountoffactsthatnooneunderstandsyet.1What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?_________________________________2“Laughteristhebestmedicine.”mean
7、s_____________________________3Fromthepassage,whatareindustriesbuiltaroundlaughter?________________4Inparagragh3,“sitcoms”means___________________Answers:1Howlaughterworks2laughtercanactuallyimprovehealthandhelpfightdisease3jokes,sitcomsandcomedies4situationcomedyS
8、ectionＤDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.“F
