外研版高中英语选修七同步练习Module 3 Literature3选作题

选做题Ⅰ.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

For the rest of March, a disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school. __1__Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.The disease, known as “March Madness”，refers to the yearly 65-team US men's college basketball tournament (锦标赛). __2__Teams compete against each other in a single-elimination (单局淘汰) tournament that eventually crowns a national champion.Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness. The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game. Friends compete against friends. __3__Colleagues against bosses.Big-name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from little-known universities.This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from a school with 30,000, for many Americans, is an exciting experience. Two years ago, the little-known George Mason University was one of the final four teams. __4__College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves. __5__ About $ 4 billion will be spent gambling (赌) on the event. According to Media Life magazine, the event will bring in $ 500 million in advertising income this year, topping the post-season income of every US professional league, including that of the NBA.A．Husbands against wives.B．The players will go all out for the games.C．But that doesn't mean money isn't involved.D．College students will ignore piles of homework.E．People are willing to spend more money on watching it.F．It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.G．Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament.答案：1-5DFAGCⅡ.阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的字数要求)。

In a recent business magazine article, a president said：“Laughter in the workplace is a waste of time. This is a place to do business, not to laugh.” Some researchers, however, disagree with his words. As scientists have learned more about the brain, they've discovered that smiles and laughter stimulate the brain, which can help increase happiness and reduce pain.Why do we need laughter in our lives? Laughter is a powerful tool for our health. In a number of studies that were carried out, it was shown that people who are more humorous have stronger immune systems(免疫系统)while people who feel stressed have weaker immune systems. Humor can help make your immune systems strongerHere are some tips to add more humor to your life：Laugh at yourself. Don't take yourself too seriously. Have_a_positive_attitude towards yourself and your worries will become lighter too.Don't worry why people laugh——just appreciate it. Be funny. Look for the humorous side of difficult situation.Prepare a first-aid laughter source. It could include books，cartoons，CDs or videos. Write down the amusing things that happen and save them for a sad day.Be open to silly things. Humor the child within yourself.Laugh with others for what they do，rather than what they are.Research has shown that laughter is indeed the best medicine，so make time for humor now.1．What is the best title for this passage? (please answer it within 8 words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2．List three suggestions that might help you add humor to your life according to the passage.(please answer it within 15 words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3．According to the passage, how do people benefit from laughter？(within 10 words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4．Please explain the underlined part“Have a positive attitude”in English.(No more than 5 words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5．According to the passage，why humor can help people healthy? (within 15 words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案：1．Laughter is a good medicine.2．①Laugh at yourself② Prepare an emergency laugh source③ Be open to silly thing.3．Laughter and smiles stimulate the brain which can help increase happiness and reduce pain 4．To be optimism in life .(active)5．Scientific studies shows that people who are more humorous have stronger immune system.Ⅲ.根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。