【题文】The idea that you can use humour, laughter, and play to make you healthier probably seems too simple to be true. However, it is really true and simple. The sense of humour, laughter and play plays an important part in keeping you healthy.

Treat the blues with a sense of humour, which is closely tied to laughter. Laughter is infectious. Have you ever heard a big laugh of a young child and been able to keep yourself from smiling? When laughter is shared between people, it makes them closer to each other and increases their happiness. Smiling is the beginning of laughter and a smile is also just as infectious as laughter is. You can experience something by smiling at everyone around you, and you will feel happier just by sharing a smile, even with a stranger.

Play is an important part of making sure that we stay healthy. We are often encouraged to make sure our children play, and are told of the benefits of being out playing. However, what we often forget is that it is just as important for old people to make play be part of their life as it’s for children. Physical play is important for the old and it certainly helps prevent illness. While the studies are still in the early stages, the studies that have been done have shown that physical play certainly plays a part in preventing cognitive (认知的) falling.

Anyway, adding humour, laughter, and play to our life will influence us mentally, physically and socially and bring us many advantages. we should make full use of humour, laughter and play to make our life more active, more interesting and happier.

【小题1】What does the underlined word “infectious” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Playing an important role.

B．Keeping people in high spirits.

C．Quickly influencing other people.

D．Preventing illness from spreading.

【小题2】What can laughter increase according to the author?

A．Cognitive ability.

B．Good relationships and happiness.

C．A sense of humour.

D．Illness.

【小题3】What does the author think the old should do?

A．They should have a good rest.

B．They should play like children.

C．They should prevent cognitive falling.

D．They should take part in physical play.

【小题4】Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．Humour, Laughter and Play for Health

B．Always Keep Our Body Healthy

C．Have an Active and Happy Life

D．Let Our Body and Mind Relax

Unit1 Starting out & Understanding ideas 课后基础巩固练 2020-2021学年外研版高中英语选择性必修第一册