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103年
英文
第 80 題
📖 題組：
A recent study conducted at a university in the United States showed that laughing helps blood vessels work more efficiently in the same way that exercise does. Doctors don’t suggest that people stop exercising, but instead encourage everyone to try laughing for fifteen minutes a day. The scientists still don’t know why laughing is so healthy, however. Is it because beneficial chemicals are released from your brain when you laugh? Or is it because laughing exercises your abdominal muscles and lungs and increases the amount of oxygen in your blood? Another benefit of laughing is that it boosts the immune system by increasing the body’s ability to fight off colds and the flu, so people who laugh more often get sick less often. Laughing can also lower blood pressure and can reduce stress hormones. Laughter causes the release of the body’s natural painkillers, so people with headaches and other pain feel better after laughing. In another study, nurses told jokes to some patients after medical treatment. The patients who were told jokes reported less pain than those who were not told jokes. Most hospitals have laughter departments these days. For sick children, some hospitals have clown doctors. These are not real doctors, but are actors dressed as clowns with white faces, bright red noses, col orful costumes, and very big shoes. They have funny names and sometimes sing songs or do magic tricks. It’s frightening for children to be sick in hospital because they are away from their home and family, and often they don’t understand their illness. Clown doctors help them to laugh and feel happier while they receive their treatment. Adult patients love them, too!
A recent study conducted at a university in the United States showed that laughing helps blood vessels work more efficiently in the same way that exercise does. Doctors don’t suggest that people stop exercising, but instead encourage everyone to try laughing for fifteen minutes a day. The scientists still don’t know why laughing is so healthy, however. Is it because beneficial chemicals are released from your brain when you laugh? Or is it because laughing exercises your abdominal muscles and lungs and increases the amount of oxygen in your blood? Another benefit of laughing is that it boosts the immune system by increasing the body’s ability to fight off colds and the flu, so people who laugh more often get sick less often. Laughing can also lower blood pressure and can reduce stress hormones. Laughter causes the release of the body’s natural painkillers, so people with headaches and other pain feel better after laughing. In another study, nurses told jokes to some patients after medical treatment. The patients who were told jokes reported less pain than those who were not told jokes. Most hospitals have laughter departments these days. For sick children, some hospitals have clown doctors. These are not real doctors, but are actors dressed as clowns with white faces, bright red noses, col orful costumes, and very big shoes. They have funny names and sometimes sing songs or do magic tricks. It’s frightening for children to be sick in hospital because they are away from their home and family, and often they don’t understand their illness. Clown doctors help them to laugh and feel happier while they receive their treatment. Adult patients love them, too!
Which is the best title for the passage?
- A Laughter Is the Natural Painkiller
- B Clowns Are the Best Doctors
- C Fighting Off Colds Is the Best Exercise
- D Laughter Is the Best Medicine
思路引導 VIP
請試著觀察這篇文章的三個段落：第一段討論血管，第二段討論免疫力與止痛，第三段則介紹醫院裡的小丑。如果我們要找一個共通點來涵蓋這所有與「健康」和「醫療過程」相關的好處，你會如何統稱笑聲在這些情境中所扮演的功能性角色呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你精準地掌握了這篇文章的核心！這題要求我們為整篇閱讀測驗選擇最合適的標題，這需要非常好的「主旨歸納」能力，而你成功避開了局部細節的誘導，選出了最具包容性的答案。
全文核心與主旨歸納
這篇文章的架構非常完整：第一段從科學研究切入，提到大笑對血管與呼吸系統的好處；第二段進一步延伸到免疫系統的強化與天然止痛效果；第三段則轉向臨床實務，描述「小丑醫生」如何幫助病童。選項 (D) 使用了英文中常見的諺語 Laughter Is the Best Medicine，以「良藥」作為比喻，完美地將文中提到的生理機能改善、免疫增強、止痛作用以及心理輔助等多元層面概括在內。相較之下，其他選項如「天然止痛藥」或「小丑醫生」都僅僅觸及了文章的部分內容，範圍過於狹隘。
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