A
I just celebrated my 95th birthday last week, and people always ask me about my secret. Of course, it's important to eat right and exercise, but that's not much of a secret. I actually have quite a few friends over the age of 90, and we all say the same thing: laughter. Are we telling jokes all the time? Not necessarily. Are we watching funny movies around the clock? Of course not. Do we take the time to laugh at ourselves and generally try to keep things light as much as we can? Certainly. One of the best ways to make sure you laugh every day is to be around children or pets because they just can't help being funny! And what about those polite little laughs when your neighbor tells a joke that isn't really funny, but you laugh anyway? Those are fine, but the ones where you laugh with your whole body and mind are the ones where you end up tired and out of breath, where everyone around you starts laughing, too. My “senior” friends and I even came up with a nice round number: For each full “belly laugh” you have, you'll live one extra hour in your lifetime. Now that might not sound like much, but if you have one every day, you'll live an extra three or four years. I try to have between five and ten of those laughs every day, and so should you.
21. What is the talk mainly about?
A. The benefits of laughing.
B. Different funny things in life.
C. The balance of body and mind.
D. Celebrating the writer's 95th birthday.
22. What does the writer suggest people do？
A. Watch too many funny movies.
B. Spend time with children and pets.
C. Tell jokes with their funny neighbors.
D. Take part in birthday parties.
23. What's the effect of full belly laughs？
A. To live longer.
B. To entertain others.
C. To make the belly smaller.
D. To make more friends.
【答案】21. A 22. B 23. A
【解析】
本文为记叙文。作者刚刚过完95岁生日，人们总是问他长寿的秘诀。作者认为正确饮食和锻炼很重要，但自己长寿的秘诀为笑。最好的方法就是与孩子或宠物在一起。每天都在捧腹大笑，这样你会更长寿。
【21题详解】
主旨大意题。第一段“I just celebrated my 95th birthday last week, people always ask me about my secret. Of course, it's important to eat right and exercise, but that's not much of a secret. I actually have quite a few friends over the age of 90, and we all say the same thing: laughter.”可知“作者刚刚过完95岁生日，人们总是问他长寿的秘诀。当然正确饮食和锻炼很重要，作者认为自己长寿的秘诀是笑”。接着下文对如何笑才能让人受益，让人长寿。由此可推断出本文的主旨大意是笑对人的好处是能长寿。分析选项：A. The benefits of laughing笑的好处；B. Different funny things in life生活中不同的趣事；C. The balance of body and mind 身心平衡； D. Celebrating the writer's 95th birthday庆祝作家95岁的生日。可知A符合题意，故选A。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Certainly. One of the best ways to make sure you laugh every day is to be around children or pets because they just can't help being funny”可知，确保你每天都笑的最好方法之一就是和孩子或宠物在一起。分析选项可知，B（与孩子和宠物呆在一起）符合题意，故选B。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。根据“For each full “belly laugh” you have, you'll live one extra hour in your lifetime. Now that might not sound like much, but if you have one every day, you'll live an extra three or four years.”可知“对于你的每一次“捧腹大笑”，你将多活一个小时。但如果你每天都有一次，你会多活三、四年”。由此可知，捧腹大笑会让你活的更长。分析选项可知A符合题意，故选A。
