六、阅读回答问题
Why do people laugh?(2024 南通期中)
Do you laugh every day? Most people do. Scientists say that people laugh about 17 times a day. That is a lot of laughter.

In India, there are hundreds of laughter clubs. The people in these clubs get together every morning. First they stretch their hands above their heads. Then they pretend(假装) to laugh. Soon everyone is laughing naturally. People say they feel good after laughing together.
Scientists believe that laughter is good for us. Why? For one thing, laughter is good exercise. When you laugh, you exercise many muscles(肌肉) in your body. Scientists say that one hundred laughs equal(等于) ten minutes of running. When you laugh, you also breathe deeply. This helps you relax. That's good for you too.
Why do we laugh? That is a hard question to answer. We know that people laugh more often in a group. They don't laugh very often when they are alone. Many scientists believe that we use laughter to connect to other people. Laughter helps us feel part of a group.
People say that laughter is the best medicine. Some think that laughter helps sick people get well. Do you think so?
1. How many times a day do people laugh?
2. At a laughter club, what do people do first?
3. What happens to people when they laugh?
4. Why do scientists think that laughter helps us connect to other people?
5. Do you like laughing? Why or why not?

【语篇导读】本文主要介绍了笑对人们有益,并探讨了人们为什么会笑。
1. About 17 times.
2. They stretch their hands above their heads.
3. They exercise many muscles and breathe deeply when they laugh.
4. Because laughter helps us feel part of a group.
5. Yes. Because it can help me relax.(言之有理即可)

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解的问答类题目，需根据文章内容定位关键信息作答。解题时，先通读全文，针对每个问题找到对应的段落，提取原文中的关键语句，整理成准确的答案；第5题为开放性问题，需结合文章中提到的笑的益处（如放松、有益健康等）给出合理表述即可。
【解析】
1. 从文章第一段“Scientists say that people laugh about 17 times a day.”可直接提取答案。
2. 从文章第二段“In India, there are hundreds of laughter clubs. The people in these clubs get together every morning. First they stretch their hands above their heads.”可提取第一步的动作。
3. 从文章第三段“When you laugh, you exercise many muscles(肌肉) in your body. ... When you laugh, you also breathe deeply.”可总结出笑时的变化。
4. 从文章第四段“Many scientists believe that we use laughter to connect to other people. Laughter helps us feel part of a group.”可提取原因。
5. 结合文章中笑的好处（如帮助放松等），给出符合逻辑的回答即可。
【答案】
1. About 17 times.
2. They stretch their hands above their heads.
3. They exercise many muscles and breathe deeply when they laugh.
4. Because laughter helps us feel part of a group.
5. Yes. Because it can help me relax.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、开放性问答
【点评】
本题考查学生英语阅读的信息定位与提取能力，前四题为细节题，难度较低，最后一题开放性问题鼓励学生结合自身实际作答，整体贴合初中英语阅读的考查要求。
【难度系数】
0.6

一、找出画线部分读音不同的选项
1. A. school B. China C. chair D. tech
2. A. thank B. think C. other D. three
3. A. wait B. visit C. picture D. time
4. A. students B. needs C. spends D. goods
5. A. tree B. treat C. draw D. travel
6. A. shoe B. short C. she D. children
7. A. light B. travell C. slim D. little
8. A. good B. geography
C. gate D. glass

1. A 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. D
7. B 8. B

【分析】
本题为英语语音辨析题，要求找出每组单词中画线部分读音不同的选项。解题思路是：逐题分析每个选项画线部分的具体发音，对比四个选项的发音，筛选出与其他三项发音不一致的选项，即可得到正确答案。
【解析】
1. A选项school中字母组合ch的发音为/k/；B选项China中ch发音为/tʃ/；C选项chair中ch发音为/tʃ/；D选项tech中ch发音为/tʃ/，因此读音不同的是A，答案为A。
2. A选项thank中字母组合th的发音为/θ/；B选项think中th发音为/θ/；C选项other中th发音为/ð/；D选项three中th发音为/θ/，因此读音不同的是C，答案为C。
3. A选项wait中字母t的发音为/t/；B选项visit中t发音为/t/；C选项picture中t发音为/tʃ/；D选项time中t发音为/t/，因此读音不同的是C，答案为C。
4. A选项students中字母s的发音为/s/；B选项needs中s发音为/s/；C选项spends中s发音为/s/；D选项goods中s发音为/z/，因此读音不同的是A，答案为A。
5. A选项tree中字母组合tr的发音为/tr/；B选项treat中tr发音为/tr/；C选项draw中字母组合dr的发音为/dr/；D选项travel中tr发音为/tr/，因此读音不同的是C，答案为C。
6. A选项shoe中字母组合sh的发音为/ʃ/；B选项short中sh发音为/ʃ/；C选项she中sh发音为/ʃ/；D选项children中字母组合ch的发音为/tʃ/，因此读音不同的是D，答案为D。
7. A选项light中字母l的发音为清晰音/l/；B选项travel中l发音为含糊音/l/；C选项slim中l发音为含糊音/l/；D选项little中l发音为含糊音/l/，因此读音不同的是B，答案为B。
8. A选项good中字母g的发音为/g/；B选项geography中g发音为/dʒ/；C选项gate中g发音为/g/；D选项glass中g发音为/g/，因此读音不同的是B，答案为B。
【答案】
1.A 2.C 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.D 7.B 8.B
【知识点】
英语语音、字母组合读音规则
【点评】
本题考查初中英语基础语音知识，侧重常见字母及字母组合的发音辨析，是常规的语音题型，难度适中，需学生熟练掌握基础读音规则，仔细区分发音细节。
【难度系数】
0.4