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World Laughter Day was started in Mumbai, India in 1998 by Dr. Marian Kataria, organizer of the worldwide Laughter Yoga activity.      The celebration of World Laughter Day is for world peace and is a plan to make good friends through laughter. Now more and more people are joining the Laughter Yoga movement. On the 9th of January, 2000, more than 10,000 people gathered in Denmark to celebrate the first World Laughter Day. It was very successful.      World Laughter Day is now celebrated on the first Sunday of May every year. Hundreds of people all over the world laugh together on that day. No one thinks that laughing doesn't make us feel good.      Today, some people in the world still face peace. Laughter is a good way to deal with world problems. When different groups laugh together, they can get along better, many difficult problems can become easier to solve ff people feel good.      Laughter is a world language, which is the same in every country. We should believe that only laughter can bring the world together and help people become good friends.      The famous writer, Mark Twain said, "Mankind has only one really effective weapon(武器), and that is laughter."

1. World Laughter Day was started __________.

A. in 1998 B. in 2000 C. in America D. in China

2. The celebration of the first World Laughter Day was held __________.

A. in India B. in Denmark C. in Mumbai D. by Mark Twain

3. The meaning of the underlined sentence is __________.

A. laughing doesn't make us feel good B. laughter makes us feel happy C. nobody thinks it is good to laugh D. everyone thinks it is good to laugh

4. The Laughter Yoga movement tells us __________.

A. laughter can stop war B. people want to make the world peaceful C. laughter is the best way to deal with world problems D. laughter can bring the world together when people laugh together

5. What's the best title of the passage?

A. World Laughter Day B. Successful laughter C. The first World Laughter Day D. The celebration of World Laughter Day

题型：阅读理解  难度：中档

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据专家权威分析，试题“阅读理解 World Laughter Day was started in Mumbai, India in ..”主要考查你对  历史文化类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

历史文化类阅读

考点名称：历史文化类阅读

• 历史文化类阅读：
  本类题型常用的方式是夹叙夹议。叙述的目的是为了议，所以要把握其议才是主要方面。
  阅读这类文章，先弄清其引入的话题，再弄清里面人物对其不同的看法，然后理解作者本身对话题的观点看法或思考。

• 初中英语阅读理解的解题技巧：
  一、要注意养成良好的阅读心理，阅读时要去掉杂念，心绪要安定，精神要专一，要形成一种惬意的顺向心理。
  切不可一遇到几个生词难句，就心烦意乱，失去自控能力。心理学家告诉我们，任何恐慌，过分紧张的情绪都会形成一种消极因素妨碍大脑的正常思维功能。
  因此，遇到困难一定要从容不迫，心无旁骛。这样才能对所读的文章印象清晰，理解深刻。
  
  二、要提高视读的速度，考阅读理解，从另一个方面来说，考的是考试速度。因此做阅读理解时，要注意培养自己快速阅读的习惯。
  切不可在个别难懂的词句上磨蹭，只要全篇理解了，个别难懂的词句可以根据上下文和构词法去猜测，去推断。
  
  三、对文章的评价分析，一定要坚持“词不离句，句不离篇”，要理解文章作者的原意，而不能按你自己的意愿去想当然。
  切记：一想当然，就会出错。