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Lesson 7: Why Do People Laugh?
Before You Read
Look at the picture. Read the sentences. Check (√) True, False, or Don’t Know.
True
1. When you laugh, you stretch the muscles in your face. □ 2. Laughing makes you more alert. 3. It hurts when you laugh.
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 to laugh. Soon (in a short time) everyone is laughing naturally. People say they feel good after laughing together.
Scientists believe that laughter is good for you. Why? For one thing, laughter is good exercise. When you laugh, you exercise many muscles in your body. Scientists say that one hundred laughs equals (is the same as) 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 (not easy) 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.
In English, people say that laughter is the best medicine. Some think that laughter helps sick people get well (not sick). Do you think so, too?
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1. Reading for fun
False □ □ □
Don’t know □ □ □
□ □
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I. Vocabulary
A. Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text. clubs exercise medicine relax connect hard naturally well equals laugh pretend soon
1. When you laugh, you also breathe deeply. This helps you __________. 2. That is a __________ question to answer. 3. For one thing, laughter is good __________. 4. In India, there are hundreds of laughter __________. 5. In English, people say that laughter is the best __________. 6. Do you __________ every day?
7. Laughter helps sick people get __________.
8. Many scientists believe that we use laughter to __________ to other people. 9. First they stretch their hands above their heads. Then they __________ to laugh. 10. __________ everyone is laughing __________.
11. Scientists say that one hundred laughs __________ ten minutes of running.
B. Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text. clubs exercise medicine relax connect hard natural well equals laugh pretend soon
1. In the movies, actors __________ to be someone else. 2. It’s hard to __________ before a test. 3. Five plus ten __________ fifteen.
4. You need to __________ a telephone before you can use it. 5. Playing soccer, walking, and bicycling are types of __________. 6. You should go to a doctor when you don’t feel __________. 7. It’s __________ to laugh when you hear something funny. 8. You can buy __________ in a drugstore or pharmacy. 9. Many high school students belong to school __________. 10. I think science is easy, but my brother thinks it is __________.
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11. I like her stories because they make me __________. 12. The bus should be here __________. It’s never late.
C. Put a circle around the letter of the best answer. 1. Most birds have ______. Only the kiwi doesn’t. A). beaks
B). feet
C) wings
D) muscles
2. Laughing and yawning make you feel ______. A) tired
B) alert
C) bored
D) sick
3. When you breathe deeply, you pull in your ______. A) leg
B) arm
C) stomach
D) feet
4. In the evening, it gets ______ in the desert. A) cool
B) hot
C) cold
D) icy
5. It’s hard to relax when you are ______. A) bored
B) tired
C) happy
D) afraid
6. It’s good to ______ before and after you exercise. A) fly
II. Reading comprehension. A. Choose the best answer. (
) 1. ______, there are hundreds of laughter clubs. (★) A) In many countries C) In India
(
B) In China
B) stretch
C) sleep
D) swim
D) In English
) 2. The correct order is ______. (★★)
(The following sentences are given in a wrong order. Reorganize these four sentences.) a. Everyone is laughing naturally.
b. They stretch their hands above their heads. c. People say they feel good after laughing together.
( (
d. They pretend to laugh.
B) b, d, a, c
C) c, a, d, b
D) c, d, a, b
A) b, a, d, c
) 3. The underlined word “pretend” means ______. (★★) A) 开始
B) 热爱
C) 打算
D) 假装
) 4. Laughter can help people ______. (★★) A) feel lonely
B) take the best medicine
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C) become nervous
( (
D) feel part of a group
) 5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? (★★★) A) Laughter might help us connect to other people.
B) Scientists say that one hundred laughs equals ten minutes of swimming. C) People laugh more often when they are alone. D) All mammals laugh.
) 6. Which of the following statements is the main idea of the text? (★★★) A) Laughter helps you relax. C) People laugh every day.
B) Laughter is good for you.
D) Laugher clubs help people feel good.
B. The asterisk (※) means you have to think of the answer. You cannot find it in the text. 1. How many times a day do people laugh? (★)
____________________________________________________________ 2. At a laughter club, what do people do first? (★)
____________________________________________________________ 3. Why is laughter good for you? (★)
____________________________________________________________ 4. What happens to your muscles when you laugh? (★★)
____________________________________________________________ 5. What happens to your breathing when you laugh? (★★)
____________________________________________________________ ※6. Why do scientists think that laughter helps us connect to other people? (★★★) ____________________________________________________________ ※7. What kind of things make people laugh? (★★★)
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Why Do People Laugh?
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 t_____1_____ every morning. First they stretch their hands above their heads. Then they p_____2_____ to laugh. Soon everyone is laughing naturally. People say they feel good a_____3_____ laughing together.
Scientists believe that laughter is good for you. Why? For one thing, laughter is good exercise. When you laugh, you exercise many muscles in your body. Scientists say that one hundred laughs equals (is the _____4_____ as) ten minutes of running. When you laugh, you also breathe d_____5_____. 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 c_____6_____ to other people. Laughter helps us feel part of a group.
In English, people say that laughter is the best m_____7_____. Some think that laughter help sick people get well. Do you think so, too?
2.语法：比较级和最高级
Introduction
Discuss with your partners and fill in the blanks.
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1. The Nile is __________ __________ __________ in the world. (long) 2. The Yangtze River is __________ __________ __________ in China. (long) 3. The Yangtze River is __________ __________ __________ river in the world. (long) 4. The Nile is __________ than the Yangtze River. (long)
the Nile （尼罗河） the Yangtze River
the Mediterranean Sea（地中海）
the Red Sea
5. The Mediterranean Sea is __________ __________ __________ in the world. (old) 6. The Red Sea is __________ __________ __________ in the world. (young) 7. The Mediterranean Sea is __________ than the Red Sea. (old)
思考?
1. 在哪些情况下要使用最高级？
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Presentation
形容词的比较级和最高级 一、形容词比较级的用法。
1. 比较级用于两者之间的比较，通常与than连用。
2. 常用来修饰形容词比较级的词有：much, far, a little, a bit, even, still。
3. 形容词比较级连用，表示“越来越……”。
4. “the + 比较级，the + 比较级”表示“越……，就越……”。
5. 在没有比较范围和比较对象的情况下，使用形容词原级。 【结构】肯定句中： “as+形容词原级+ as”
否定句或疑问句中： “as/so+形容词原级+ as”
【培优】
1. 用比较级结构（比较级+ than + any other + 可数名词单数）表达最高级概念。
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2. 在用than进行比较的句子里，可以用指示代词that或those，来代替重复出现的名词。但注意前后比较的内容、形式和结构要保持一致。
二、形容词最高级的用法。
1. 形容词的最高级在使用时必须加定冠词(the)，并常伴有一个表示范围的介词短语（“in+表示整体概念的名词单数”，“of+表示个体概念的名词复数”）
2. 表达“最……之一”的概念时，用“one of the+形容词最高级+可数名词的复数”。
3. 表达“第几大”或“第几长”等概念时， 用“the+序数词+形容词最高级”。
I. Complete the following chart. 原级 thin large heavy clever useful expensive many much few 比较级 8 / 18
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little good well bad ill old（指老的；旧的） old（指家庭成员长幼关系） far（指实际距离远） far（指程度上的加深）
II. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. 1. Skating is __________ than swimming. (exciting) 2. This book is even __________. (useful)
3. This radio is not so __________ as that one. (cheap) 4. Winter is __________ season in a year. (cold)
5. Which kind of meat is __________, beef, pork, or chicken? (popular)
III. Choose the best answer. (
) 1. We are glad to see that our city is developing ______ these years than ever before. A) much more quickly C) much quicker
(
B) quickly D) most quickly
) 2. Snoopy is one of ______ hunting dogs in the world. A) more famous
B) most famous
C) the more famous
(
D) the most famous
) 3. With her teacher’s encouragement, the girl works even ______. A) hard
B) harder
C) hardly
D) hardest
( ) 4. -- Which car do you prefer, the red one or the yellow one?
-- The yellow one, because it is ______. You know, I don’t have enough money. A) more expensive C) most expensive
B) less expensive D) least expensive
( ) 5. The students ran to the playground as ______ as they could to cheer for their favorite team. A) fast
B) faster D) the fastest
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IV. Translation.
1. 这首诗我越读越喜欢。
________ ________ I read the poem, ________ ________ I liked it. 2. 这部小说不及那部有趣。
This novel is ________ ________ than that one. This novel is not ________ ________ _______ that one. 3. 太阳比月亮大。
The sun is _______ than the moon.
The moon is not ________ ________ ________ the sun. The moon is _________ than the sun.
4. 这三个男孩中，他学英语最用功。
He learns English __________ of the three boys. 5. 他骑马越来越快。
He rode his horse ________ ________ ________.
I. Choose the best answer. ( ( ( (
) 1. China is one of ______ countries in the world.★ A) old
B) older
C) oldest
D) the oldest
Homework
) 2. In Shanghai, it’s hot in July, but it’s even ______ in August.★ A) hot
B) hotter
C) hottest
D) the hottest
) 3. He is ______ boy of us all.★ A) strong
B) stronger
C) strongest
D) the strongest
) 4. Of the two shirts, I chose the ______ one to save some money.★★ A) cheapest
B) cheaper
C) most expensive
(
D) more expensive
) 5. She is ______ than before.★★ A) much healthier C) much healthy
B) more healthier D) more healthy
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( ) 6. Our country has become ______ in the past 10 years.★★ A) more and more rich and strong B) more richer and more stronger
C) more rich and more strong
D) richer and stronger
II. Translation.
1. 非洲是世界上第二大洲。(continent)
Africa is ______ ______ ______ continent in the world. 2. Jack是家中的大儿子。
Jack is ______ ______ ______ in the family. 3. 上海是中国最大的城市之一。
Shanghai is ______ ______ _____ _____ ______ in China. 4. 越快越好。
The ______, the ______. 5. 乔拥有我们镇上最漂亮的花园。
Joe has ______ ______ ______ garden in our town. 6. 比尔的花园比乔的花园大。
Bill’s garden is ______ than Joe’s.
7. 比尔比乔更为勤奋，种植的花卉和蔬菜也更多。
Bill works ______ than Joe and grows ______ flowers and vegetables. 8. 乔的花园更有趣。
Joe’s garden is ______ _______.
9. 我总是因镇上最劣的花园而获得一个小奖。
I always win a little prize for ______ ______ garden in the town. 10. 这些女孩中她邮票最多。
She has got ______ ______ ______ of all the girls. 11. 光比声音传播快。
Light travels ______ than sound. 12. 中国的人口比韩国的人口多。
The population of China is ______ ______ that of Korea. 13. 我们图书馆的杂志和他们的一样多。
There are ______ ______ ______ in our library as in theirs. 14. 乘飞机去那里花时间比坐火车少。
It takes ______ ______ to go there by plane than by train.
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3. 阅读B篇
Practice
Passage 1
Choose the best answer. （根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。）
This month’s goals for helping to save our planet!
Week 1 This week, my family tried to save ___1___. We never left the lights on when leaving the rooms. We switched off the TV when nobody was watching it. Mum only used cold water in the washing machine.
Week 2 We started recycling（重复利用）this week. We ___2___ to write on both sides of our paper, not just on one side. We also divided（分开）our rubbish into ___3___ bags for bottles, cans, paper and food. Mum kept the plastic shopping bags from the supermarket to use them again as rubbish bags. These are great ways to help our environment.
Week 3 We stopped taking long baths and had short showers ___4___. When Mum and Dad made tea or coffee, they used less water in the kettle（水壶）. My sister and I didn’t ___5___ the tap running when we brushed our teeth.
Week 4 Mum used to drive us to school, ___6___ now my sister and I have started riding our bikes to school. It’s hard work but good exercise! This helps reduce greenhouse gases（温室气体）!
My friends and I became volunteers（志愿者）at school. We help make our school more earth-friendly. ( ( ( ( ( (
) 1. A) water ) 2. A) tried
B) electricity B) did
C) money C) made C) same C) just
D) time D) took D) different D) instead D) forget D) because
) 3. A) interesting ) 4. A) yet
B) difficult B) already B) close B) though
) 5. A) open ) 6. A) but
C) leave C) if
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Passage 1 (※※)
Choose the best answer. （根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。）
A businessman walked into a New York City Bank and asked for the loan（贷款）officer. He said he was going to Europe for two weeks and needed to borrow $5000.
The loan officer said the bank would need some security（抵押品；安全）for such a loan. The businessman then handed over the keys ___1___ Rolls Royce（劳斯菜斯：世界顶级豪华轿车）that was parked in the street in front of the bank. ___2___ was checked out and the loan officer accepted the car as collateral（担保品）for the loan. An employee（雇员）then ___3___ the Rolls into the bank’s underground garage and parked it there.
Two weeks later the businessman ___4___, repaid（偿还）the $5000 and the interest which came to $15.41. The loan officer said, “We are a little bit ___5___. While you were away we checked and found that you are a multimillionaire（大富豪）. What surprises us is ___ 6___ you would rather borrow $5000?”
The businessman replied: “Where else in New York City can I park my car for two weeks for $15?” ( ( ( ( ( (
Passage 2 (※※※)
Choose the best answer. （根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。）
Do you enjoy eating hamburgers, hot dogs, French fries or chips? Do you like soft drinks, candy or ice-cream? ___1___ you say “Yes”, please take care. Most of them is junk food!
What is junk food? Junk food has lots of ___2___, salt and sugar, but few nutrients（营养物）. Most scientists say junk food is unhealthy.
Junk food is ___3___ in the world. Why? Firstly, it is cheap to make. Secondly, it is quick and easy for people to eat. Thirdly, most junk food has food additives（食物添加剂）, so it looks and tastes better. People can ___4___ it for a long time.
Junk food is bad for people’s health, especially for young children. It is the ___5___ of overweight,
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) 1. A) for
B) to
C) in
D) of D) Anything D) pulled D) came back D) pleased D) why
) 2. A) Everything ) 3. A) put
B) Nothing B) pushed
C) Something C) drove
) 4. A) gave back ) 5. A) puzzled ) 6. A) what
B) wrote back B) excited B) when
C) looked back C) relaxed C) where
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heart diseases and many other health problems.
It’s OK to have junk food now and then. ___6___ should you have it? If you are too heavy, you should eat little junk food. If you are not overweight, you can have some after you have had enough dairy products, fruits, vegetables and cereals（谷物）. ( ( ( ( ( (
（1）辅音/p/
(1)
发/p/的字母p p: play
（2）辅音/b/
(2)
发/b/的字母b b: but
（3）辅音/t/
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) 1. A) Since ) 2. A) fat
B) Although B) meat B) popular B) boil B) cause
C) If
D) Unless D) vitamin D) serious D) keep D) solution D) How far
C) nutrients C) traditional C) burn
) 3. A) changeable ) 4. A) hide
) 5. A) result C) suggestion C) How long
) 6. A) How often B) How soon
4.音标:辅音1
/p/发音规则
双唇紧闭，然后突然放开，使气流突破双唇外泄。/p/是清辅音，发音时声带不震动。
put peach
/b/发音规则
双唇紧闭，然后突然放开，使气流突破双唇外泄。/b/是浊辅音，发音时声带震动。
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(3)
发/t/的字母t t: tiger
（4）辅音/d/
(4)
发/d/的字母d d: die
（5）辅音/k/
(5)
发/k/的字母或字母组合k, c, ch k: kite c: cry
key cool
kick cake
/k/发音规则
舌后部隆起，舌根紧贴软颚，形成阻碍，然后突然张开，气流冲出口腔。 /k/是清辅音，发音时声带不震动。
dead
dirty
/d/发音规则
双唇微开，先用舌尖紧贴上齿龈，形成阻碍，然后突然下降，气流冲出口腔。/d/是浊辅音，发音时声带震动。 taxi
cut
ch: chemistry
（6）辅音/ɡ/
(6)
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/ɡ/发音规则
舌后部隆起，舌根紧贴软颚，形成阻碍，然后突然张开，气流冲出口腔。 /g/是浊辅音，发音时声带震动。
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发/ɡ/的字母g g: great
（7）辅音/h/
(7)
发/h/的字母或字母组合h, wh h: hate wh: whom
（8）辅音/s/
(8)
发/s/的字母s, c s: sad
sit circus
sister cigarette
/s/发音规则
双唇微开，上下齿接近于合拢状态，舌端靠近齿龈（不要贴住），气流由齿龈之间泄出，摩擦成音。/s/是清辅音，发音时声带不震动。
hurry whole
hot who
动。
/h/发音规则
发音时气流送出口腔，口形随其后的元音而变化。/h/是清辅音，发音时声带不震
girl
bag
c: cycle
（9）辅音/z/
(9)
/z/发音规则
双唇微开，上下齿接近于合拢状态，舌端靠近齿龈（不要贴住），气流由齿龈之间泄出，摩擦成音。/z/浊辅音，发音时声带震动。
发/z/的字母s, z s: cause z: zoo
vase zero
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（10）辅音/f/
(10)
发/f/的字母或字母组合f, ph, gh f: father ph: photo gh: enough
（11）辅音/v/
(11)
发/v/的字母v v: vet
（12）辅音/θ/
(12)
发/θ/的字母组合th th: thank
through
thin
动。
/θ/发音规则
舌尖轻触上齿背，气流由舌齿间窄缝泄出，摩擦成音。/θ/是清辅音，发音时声带不震
vase
very
/v/发音规则
上齿轻触下唇，用力将气流从唇齿之间吹出，引起摩擦成音。 /v/是浊辅音，发音时声带震动。
fly
fast
/f/发音规则
上齿轻触下唇，用力将气流从唇齿之间吹出，引起摩擦成音。 /f/是清辅音，发音时声带不震动。
physics
（13）辅音/ð
(13)
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动。
/ð发音规则
舌尖轻触上齿背，气流由舌齿间窄缝泄出，摩擦成音。/ð是浊辅音，发音时声带震
七年级英语暑假班课程
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发/ð的字母组合th th: though
I. 选出划线字母或字母组合发音不同的单词。 ( ( ( ( ( (
II. 根据音标写单词。 [θrəʊt] ['fiːvə] ['pʌz(ə)l] [helθ]
1. __________ 4. __________ 7. __________ 10. __________ [sɔː] [laɪf] ['bʌtə] [dɪ'spleɪ] 2. __________ 5. __________ 8. __________ 11. __________ [kraɪ] [graʊnd] [θɪŋk] [ðəʊz] 3. __________ 6. __________ 9. __________ 12. __________
) 1. A) cold ) 2. A) sink
B) practise
C) race C) most C) lose C) that C) this
D) cross D) perhaps D) inside D) those D) through D) heat
there
than
音标练习
B) nowadays B) advise B) these B) thin B) honest
) 3. A) Los Angeles ) 4. A) thing ) 5. A) think ) 6. A) hello
C) high
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