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1、BillGatesandthepresidentofGeneralMotorshavemetforlunch,andBillisgoingonandonaboutcomputertechnology.“Ifautomotivetechnologyhadkeptpacewithcomputertechnologyoverthepastfewdecades,youwouldnowbedrivingaV-32insteadofaB-8,anditwouldhaveatopspeedof10,000milesperhour,”saysBill.“Or,youcouldhaveaneconomyc
2、arthatweighs30poundsandgetsathousandmilesonagallonofgas.Ineithercase,thestickerpriceofanewcarwouldbelessthan$50.Whyhaven’tyouguyskeptup?”ThepresidentofGMsmilesandsays,“Becausethefederalgovernmentwon’tletusbuildcarsthatcrashfourtimesaday.”Whyisthatfunny(ornotfunny,asthecasemaybe)?Humanbeingsloveto
3、laugh,andtheaverageadultlaughs17timesaday.Humanslovetolaughsomuchthatthereareactuallyindustriesbuiltaroundlaughter.Jokes,sitcomsandcomediesarealldesignedtogetuslaughing,becauselaughingfellsgood.Forusitseemssonatural,butthefunnythingisthathumansareoneoftheonlyspeciesthatlaughs.Laughterisactuallyac
4、omplexresponsethatinvolvesmanyofthesameskillsusedinsolvingproblems.Laughterisagreatthing.That’swhywe’veallheardofthesaying,“Laughteristhebestmedicine.”Thereisstrongevidencethatlaughtercanactuallyimprovehealthandhelpfightdisease.Inthisarticle.We’lllookatlaughter-whatitis,whathappensinourbrainswhen
5、welaugh,whatmakesuslaughandhowitcanmakeushealthierandhappier.You’llalsolearnthatthere’satremendous(极大的)amountoffactsthatnooneunderstandsyet.1What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?_________________________________2“Laughteristhebestmedicine.”means_____________________________3Fromthepassage,whatareindus
6、triesbuiltaroundlaughter?________________4Inparagragh3,“sitcoms”means___________________Answers:1Howlaughterworks2laughtercanactuallyimprovehealthandhelpfightdisease3jokes,sitcomsandcomedies4situationcomedy“Family”isofcourseanelasticword.ButwhenBritishpeoplesaytheirsocietyisbasedonfamilylife,they
7、arethinkingof“family”initsnarrow,peculiarlyEuropeansenseofmother,fatherandchildrenlivingtogetheraloneintheirownhouseasaneconomicandsocialunit.Thus,everyBritishmarriageindicatesthebeginningofanewandindependentfamily----
