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【題目】I was driving home from my laughter club when I passed a patrol (巡邏) policeman going in the opposite direction. I saw him make a ______ U-turn when I looked in my rear-view (后視) mirror. I ______ at my speedometer (速度計(jì)) and saw that I was going at the speed of 65mph. Immediately, he got ______ me and started flashing those pretty red and blue lights. I could feel my heart was ______ fast.

I am a Laughter Yoga teacher. I teach that laughter is the best medicine for ______ situations, so I decided to practice what I teach to get both of us relaxed. I started ______, not because it was funny, but because I know that laughter can reduce blood pressure and make people ______. The police officer walked to my car. When I ______ down my window, I was giggling (咯咯的笑) to myself.

“Did you know you were going at 75 mph?” he shouted. I tried to ______ laughing and said “No” with a smile. “I was going at 65mph.”

He responded, ‘That is still breaking the ______. The speed limit is 55.’’

I was thinking about the laughing. “Ha ha ha, I made a mistake and I will learn a ______ from it. Please forgive (寬恕) me.” I kept giggling to myself while he asked about my ______ record. Then I laughed out when I ______ to him, “I haven’t had a ticket in at least 10 years.”

____, he took away my license and went back to his police car. I could see him through my rear-view mirror as if checking something. Soon he came back to my car, handed me back my ______, smiled and said, “Slow down and have a nice day.”

I believe that the laughter and smile changed him.

【1】A. quick B. slow C. loose D. mistaken

【2】A. reached out B. looked down C. showed up D. stayed up

【3】A. back B. about C. behind D. across

【4】A. hesitating B. recovering C. breaking D. beating

【5】A. worrying B. cheerful C. distant D. wild

【6】A. crying B. shouting C. laughing D. singing

【7】A. anxious B. happy C. upset D. embarrassed

【8】A. turned B. cut C. rolled D. jumped

【9】A. keep B. stop C. escape D. risk

【10】A. case B. law C. engine D. custom

【11】A. goal B. lesson C. statement D. document

【12】A. driving B. sailing C. hiking D. hunting

【13】A. introduced B. referred C. explained D. contributed

【14】A. Hopefully B. Gradually C. Disappointedly D. Doubtfully

【15】A. handbag B. guidance C. compass D. license

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【5】A

【6】C

【7】B

【8】C

【9】A

【10】B

【11】B

【12】A

【13】C

【14】D

【15】D

【解析】這篇文章主要講了一位瑜伽教師用笑聲化解憂慮的故事，

【1】根據(jù)Immediately, he got ___3___ me and started flashing those pretty red and blue lights. 可知這里意思是我看到他做了一個(gè)快速的u型轉(zhuǎn)彎。quick 快速的，slow 慢的， loose 寬松的， mistaken錯(cuò)誤的。

【2】句意：我向下看了我的速度計(jì)。reached out 伸出，looked down 向下看，showed up 出現(xiàn)，stayed up熬夜。

【3】根據(jù)and started flashing those pretty red and blue lights. 可知這里意思是他到達(dá)了我的后面。back 背部，about 關(guān)于，behind 后面， across穿過。

【4】句意：我可以感覺到我的心跳得非�？臁Ｃ枋鲂呐K跳得快用beat。

【5】句意：我教給學(xué)生說，在令人擔(dān)憂的情況中，笑是最好的藥。worrying 令人擔(dān)心的， cheerful 快樂的，distant 遙遠(yuǎn)的，wild野生的。

【6】根據(jù)so I decided to practice what I teach to get both of us relaxed. 可知這里意思是我開始笑。crying 哭， shouting 大喊大叫， laughing 笑，singing唱歌。

【7】句意：而是我知道笑可以降低血壓，讓人開心。anxious 焦慮的，happy 開心的， upset 心煩的，embarrassed尷尬的。

【8】句意：當(dāng)我搖下我的車窗。turned 使變成， cut 切割， rolled 搖下， jumped跳躍。

【9】句意：我盡力保持微笑。keep 保持， stop 停止， escape 逃跑，risk冒險(xiǎn)。

【10】根據(jù)The speed limit is 55.’ 可知這里意思是依然違反了法律。case 情況， law 法律，engine 發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)， custom風(fēng)俗。

【11】句意：我將從中受到教訓(xùn)。goal 目標(biāo)， lesson 教訓(xùn)，statement 陳述， document文件。

【12】句意：當(dāng)他詢問我的行駛記錄時(shí)，我仍然在咯咯的笑。driving 駕駛，sailing 航海，hiking 徒步旅行，hunting狩獵。

【13】句意：當(dāng)我向他解釋“我已經(jīng)至少十年沒有交罰單了”的時(shí)候，我笑出了聲。introduced 介紹，referred 提到，explained 解釋，contributed貢獻(xiàn)。

【14】句意：深表懷疑的，他拿走了我的駕照，并且回到他的警車那里。Hopefully 有希望地， Gradually 逐步地， Disappointedly 失望地，Doubtfully懷疑地。

【15】根據(jù)he took away my license and went back to his police car. 可知這里填license。