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Peoplebelievesthatclimbingcandogoodtohealth.Wherecanyoulearntheskillofclimbingthen?Ifyouthinkthatyouhavetogotothemountainstolearnhowtoclimbyou’rewrong.ManyAmericansarelearningtoclimbincitygyms体育馆.Herepeoplearelearningonclimbing.Theclimbingwallgoesstraightupandsmallholdingplacesforhandsandfeet.Howdopeopleclimbthewall?Toclimbyouneedspecialshoesand保护带aroundyourchesttoholdyou.Thereareropes绳索tiedtoyour.Theropesholdyouinplacesothatyoudon’tfall.A.beginner’swallisusuallyabout15feethighandyouclimbstraightup.Therearesmallpiecesofmetalthatstickoutforyoutostandonandholdonto.Sometimesit’seasytoseethenewpieceofmetal.Sometimesit’snot.Themostdifficultisanyourfear.It’snormalforhumanstobeafraidoffallingsoit’sdifficultnottofeelfear.ButwhenyoumoveawayfromthewalltheandtheropesholdyouandyoubegintofeelsafE.Youmoveslowlyuntilyoureachthetop.Climbingattractspeoplebecauseit’sgoodexerciseforalmosteveryonE.Youuseyourwholebodyespeciallyyourarmsandlegs.Thissportgivesyourbodyacompleteworkout.Whenyouclimbbothyourmindandyourbodycanbecomestronger.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Peoplearefairlyinterestedinclimbingnowadays.B.Itisimpossibletobuildupone’sbodybyclimbing.C.Peoplecanonlylearntheskillofclimbingoutdoors.D.Itisalwayseasytoseeholdingplacesinclimbing.Themostdifficultthingtodoinwallclimbingis_______.A.totieropestoyourB.tocontrolyourfearC.tomoveawayfromthewallD.toclimbstraightupThewordworkoutunderlinedinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans_________.A.settlementB.exerciseC.excitementD.tirednessWhydoestheauthorwritethispassage?A.Totellpeoplewheretofindgyms.B.ToprovethebasicneedforclimbingC.Toencouragepeopletoclimbmountains.D.introducethesportofwallclimbing
CWehavedevelopedanewrangeoffirstaidcoursesdesignedtomeettheneedsofhomeorleisureactivities.ItwillhelpyouintheeverydaylifE.EmergencylifesupportOuremergencylifesupportcoursetakesjustthreehourstocompleteandwillgiveyoutheessentialskillstosavealifE.Itincludesheartattacksstrokestomachacheandseriousbleeding.BasicfirstaidThiscourseisabouteverydayfirstaid:cutsandscrapesminorburnsandscalds.FamilyfirstaidThiscourseisforfamiliestolearnfirstaidtogether.ThecoursecoversthesamecontentasBasicfirstaidandEmergencylifesupport.Thecoursetakessixhours.ActivityfirstaidThiscoursetakes16hoursandincludesallthecontentofEmergencylifesupportBasicfirstaidandFamilyfirstaidcoursE.Italsocoversconditionscausedbytheextremesoftemperaturelowbloodsugarandcasualtymanagement.TotalfirstaidItisourmostcomprehensivefirstaidcoursetaking28hourstocompletE.Thiscourseisformembersofthepublicwhowantanin－depthknowledgeoffirstaidtechniques.ThisincludesallofthecontentoftheActivityfirstaidcourseandtraininginusingsomemedicalinstruments.EmergencyaidfortrafficThiscourseisspecificallydesignedforaccidentsandcoversemergencylifesupportskillsandheadinjuries.SportsfirstaidThiscoursewillgiveyouallthenecessaryfirstaidskillstodealwithawholerangeofsportinginjuries.64.Thesefirstaidtrainingcoursesaremainlydesignedfor______.A.housewivesB.membersofthepublicC.doctorsandnursesD.schoolstudents65.Theunderlinedwordscrapesprobablymeans______.A.injuriescausedbyaseriousaccidentB.suddenattackonthebrainC.injuriescausedbysomethingroughD.injuriescausedbyanimals66.HowlongdoesittaketocompletetheBasicfirstaidcourse?A.Threehours.B.Fourhours.C.Fivehours.D.Sixhours.67.Whichofthefollowingcontainsmostfirstaidskills?A.BasicfirstaiD.B.FamilyfirstaiD.C.ActivityfirstaiD.D.TotalfirstaiD.
Aremorningpeoplebornormade?InmycaseitwasdefinitelymadE.Inmyearly20sIrarelywenttobedbeforemidnightandIwouldalmostalwaysgetuplatethenextmorning.ButafterawhileIcouldn’tignorethehighrelationshipbetweensuccessandrisingearly.OnthoserareoccasionswhereIdidgetupearlyInoticedthatmyproductivitywasalmostalwayshigher.SoIsetouttobecomeahabitualearlyriser.Butwhenevermyalarmwentoffmyfirstthoughtwasalwaystostopthatnoiseandgobacktosleep.EventuallysomesleepresearchshowedmethatIwasusingthewrongstrategy.Themostcommonwrongstrategyisthis:Youassumethatifyou’regoingtogetupearlieryou’dbettergotobedearlier.Itsoundsveryreasonablebutwillusuallyfail.Therearetwomainschools流派ofthoughtonsleeppatterns.Oneisthatyoushouldgotobedandgetupatthesametimeeveryday.Thesecondschoolsaysyoushouldgotobedwhenyou’retiredandgetupwhenyounaturallywakeup.HoweverIhavefoundbothofthemarewrongifyoucareaboutproductivity.Ifyousleepatsethoursyou’llsometimesgotobedwhenyouaren’tsleepyenough.You’rewastingtimelyinginbedawakeandnotbeingasleep.Ifyoursleepisbasedonwhatyourbodytellsyouyou’llprobablybesleepingmorethanyouneeD.Alsoyourmorningsmaybelesspredictableifyou’regettingupatdifferenttimes.Thesolutionformehasbeentocombinebothmethods.IgotobedwhenI’msleepyandgetupwithanalarmclockatafixedtimE.SoIalwaysgetupatthesametimeinmycase5ambutIgotobedatdifferenttimeseverynight—sometimesat9:30pmandothertimesatmidnight.MostofthetimeIgotobedbetween10-11pm.HowevergoingtobedonlywhenI’msleepyandgettingupatafixedtimeeverymorningismyway.Ifyouwanttobecomeanearlyriseryoucantryyourown.Accordingtothepassagetheunderlinedphraserefersto____.A.peoplewhostayupuntilthenextmorning.B.peoplewhogetupearlyinthemorning.C.peoplewhofeelsleepyinthemorning.D.peoplewhoseproductivityisthehighestinthemorning.Whydidtheauthorwanttobecomeahabitualearlyriser?A.Becausehe/shewantedtoformthehabitofgoingtobedearlyandgettingupearly.B.Becausehe/shehadfoundthathis/herproductivitywashigherwhenhe/shegotupearly.C.Becausehe/shewantedtoseewhichofthetwomainschoolsofthoughtonsleeppatternswasright.D.Becausehe/shewastoldthehighrelationshipbetweensuccessandrisingearly.TheauthorexperiencedallthefollowingEXCEPT____.A.goingtobedaftermidnight.B.gettingupearlyoccasionally.C.pressingoffthealarmtogoonsleeping.D.askingscholarsforadviceonsleepinghabits.Thepassageismainlyabout____A.howtobecomeanearlyriser.B.howtohavegoodsleep.C.wrongstrategiesforgettingupearly.D.mainschoolsofthoughtonsleeppatterns.
CTheTasmaniandevilisararemarsupial有袋动物thatlivesonlyontheAustralianislandstateofTasmaniA.Thedoglikeanimalisrapidlydisappearing.TheTasmanianstategovernmentestimatesthatthenumberofdevilshasdroppedfromaround150000inthemid-1990stobetween20000and50000attheendof2007.Thedevilwasdeclaredanendangeredspecieslastweek.Itisbeingwipedoutbyararecancercalleddevilfacialtumor肿瘤diseaseDFTD.Itspreadslikeacoldorflufromanimaltoanimal.Thediseaseispassedwhenonedevilbitesanother.WhenthemarsupialisinfectedwithDFTDlargetumorsdeveloparounditsmouthandneck.Thesegrowthsmakeitimpossibleforthedeviltoeat.ManyfinallydiefromstarvationwithinsixmonthsofbeinginfecteD.AsthenameimpliesthediseaseoccursonlyinTasmaniandevilsandcannotbepassedtohumans.You’vegottorememberthatdevilsarescavengers清扫工.TheysearchthroughgarbageforfooD.ThroughoutTasmaniapeoplemaintainoutdoordumps.Ifsomebodythrewoutacarcass兽类尸体thenthedevilsmightactuallyconsumequitelargequantitiesofit.ThediseasehasnotyetappearedinthedevilpopulationthatlivesinthenorthwestregionofTasmaniA.ConservationistshavecapturedsomeofthehealthydevilsandsentthemtoanewhomeonthemainlandofAustraliA.TheyhopetheseDFTD-freemarsupialscanbeusedtostartacaptive-breedingpopulation.Oncetherearemoredisease-freedevilstheycanthenrepopulatetheareasofTasmaniawherethespeciesarebeingwipedout.Tasmaniandevilsplayanimportantroleinkeepingthestate’secosysteminbalancE.Theykeepthepopulationofotherpredatorssuchasfoxesandwildcatsincheck.RayNiasheadofWorldWildlifeFederation—Australia’sconservationprogramsaysallTasmanianwildlifewillsufferifthedevilbecomesextinct.IfthedevilsgoandthefoxesandcatsincreaseitwouldbealloverforagooddozenormorespeciesofmammalsmanyofwhichareuniquetoTasmaniA.46.ItcanbeinferredthattheTasmaniandevilis__________.A.ahard-workingstreet-cleanerB.agrass-eatinganimalC.ameat-eatingmarsupialD.A.DFTDorigin47.What’sthereasonformakingtheTasmaniandevilendangered?A.A.rarediseasecalledDFTDoccursinTasmaniandevils.B.DogsliketoattackTasmaniandevils.C.TasmanianpeopletrytowipeoutTasmaniandevils.D.TheregionofTasmaniaisbecominghardforTasmaniandevilstobreeD.48.Towhichquestiondoesthelastparagraphgivetheanswer?A.Howshouldpeopleprotectthedevils?B.WhatdotheTasmanianpeopledowiththedevils?C.Whathappensifthedevilsdisappear?D.Whichanimaliscloselyrelatedtothedevils?49.WhatmeasuresdoTasmanianpeopletaketostopthedevilsfrombeingwipedout?A.Trappingdisease-freedevilsinanewplacetobreedmoreyoungdevils.B.Searchingthecauseofthediseaseandfindinganeffectivetreatment.C.Developingnewchemicalsfortheinfectedanimals.D.MovingallthedevilstoanewhomeonthemainlandofAustraliA.50.What’strueaboutDFTD?A.It’sadiseasethatcanbespreadtohumanbeings.B.It’sacoldthatoccursonlyinTasmaniandevils.C.It’safluthatTasmaniandevilsgetfromtheircompanions.D.It’sacancerthatcanbepassedfromoneTasmaniandeviltoanother.
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分Burnscanbecausedbyfirethesunchemicalsheatedobjectsorfluidsandelectricity.Theycanbeminorproblemsorlife-threateningemergencies.Distinguishingaminorburnfromamoreseriousburninvolvesdeterminingthedegreeofdamagetothetissuesofthebody.Ifyouarenotsurehowserioustheburnisseekemergencymedicalhelp.First-degreeburnsarethoseinwhichonlytheouterlayerofskinisburneD.Theskinisusuallyredandsomeswelling肿大andpainmayoccur.UnlesstheburninvolveslargeportionsofthebodyitcanbetreatedathomE.Second-degreeburnsarethoseinwhichthefirstlayerofskinhasbeenburnedthroughandthesecondlayerofskinisalsoburneD.Intheseburnstheskinreddensintenselyandblisters水泡develop.Severepainandswellingalsooccur.Second-degreeburnsrequiremedicaltreatment.Third-degreeburnsarethemostseriousandinvolvealllayersofskin.FatnervesmusclesandevenbonesmaybeaffecteD.AreasmaybecharredblackorappearadrywhitE.Ifnervedamageissubstantialtheremaybenopainatall.Theseburnsrequireemergencymedicalattention.Followthesestepswhentreatingminorburnsathome:1Iftheskinisnotbrokenruncoolwaterovertheburnforseveralminutes.2Covertheburnwithasterile消过毒的bandageorcleancloth.3Takeaspirintorelieveanyswellingorpain.Seekemergencytreatmentimmediatelyformajorburns.Beforeanemergencyunitarrivesfollowthesesteps:1RemovethepersonfromthesourceoftheburnfireelectricalcurrentetC..2Ifthepersonisnotbreathingbeginmouth-to-mouthresuscitation人工呼吸immediately.3Removeallclothingtostopfurtherburning.Iftheclothingisstucktotheburndonotattempttoremoveit.4Covertheburnedareawithacoolmoiststerilebandageorcleancloth.Donotplaceanycreamsointments药膏oriceontheburnedareaorbreakblisters.5Monitorthepatientforsignsofshockandtreataccordingly.1.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans______.A.Theycanbedangerousifyoudon’ttreatthemseriouslyB.TheyrangefromslightburnstodeadlyonesC.TheyseldomcausedeathsevenifnottreatedproperlyD.Theyusuallycausedeathsifnottreatedproperly2.Burnsaredividedintodifferentdegreesaccordingto_______.A.whatkindoftreatmenttheyneedB.whatkindoftissueofthebodyisdamagedC.whetherthereispainandwhatdegreeofpainthereisD.whichlayerofskinisburned3.Fromthepassagewelearnthat_______.A.ifthereisseverepainthenyouneedmedicaltreatmentB.first-degreeburnsdon’trequiremedicaltreatmentC.burnswithoutpainscanbetreatedathomeD.thelargertheswellingisthemoreseriousitis4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.youshouldn’tcovertheburnwithabandageorclothifitissevereB.youshouldn’tmovethepersonunlessyouknowhowtodofirstaidC.youshouldn’truncoolwaterovertheburniftheskinisbrokenD.youshouldn’tplaceanywettowelsontheburnedarea5.wheredoyouprobablyfindthepassage?A.afashionmagazineB.aguidebookC.abookonfirstaidD.asectionaboutcultureinthenewspaper
Accordingtothedictionarydefinitionofcreateordinarypeoplearecreativeeveryday.Tocreatemeanstobringintobeingtocausetoexistsomethingeachofusdoesdaily.Wearecreativewheneverwelookatorthinkaboutsomethinginanewway.Firstthisincludesanawareness意识ofoursurroundings.ItmeansusingallofoursensestobecomeawareofourworlD.Thismaybeassimpleasbeingawareofcolorandtexture质地aswellastastewhenweplanameal.Aboveallitistheabilitytonoticethingsthatothersmightmiss.A.secondpartofcreativityisanabilitytoseerelationshipsamongthings.IfwebelievetheexpressionThereisnothingnewunderthesunthecreativityisremakingorrecombining重组theoldinnewways.Forexamplewemightdothisbyfindingamoreeffectivewaytostudyorabetterwaytoarrangeourfurnitureorwemightmakeanewcombinationofcameralensesandfilterstocreateanunusualphotograph.A.thirdpartofcreativityisthecourageanddrivetomakeuseofournewideastoaskforthemtoachievesomenewresults.Tothinkupanewideaisonething;toputtheideatoworkisanother.Thesethreepartsofcreativityareincludedinallthegreatworksofgeniusesbuttheyarealsoincludedinmanyofourday-to-dayactivities.WhichofthefollowingactivitiesisNOTacreativeoneaccordingtothepassage?A.Toprepareforameal.B.Toarrangethefurnitureinaspecialway.C.TobuysomebooksfromabookstorE.D.Towritealetterwiththecomputer.Thereisnothingnewunderthesunreallyimpliesthat_________.A.anewthingcanonlybecreatedatthebasisofearliestthingsB.anewthingisonlyataleC.wecanseldomcreatenewthingsD.wecanhardlyseereallynewthingsintheworldWhatdoestheauthorthinkabouttherelationshipbetweenanewthoughtanditsbeingputintopractice?A.It’smoredifficulttocreateanewthoughtthantouseitinpracticE.B.Tofindanewthoughtwillclearlyleadtotheproductionofanewthing.C.Amanwithanexcellentabilityofpracticecaneasilybecomeaninventor.D.OnemaycomeupwithanewthoughtbutcannotputitintopracticE.
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.cD四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑A.ChinanewsBeijingJuly.29—HousingpriceinChinahasalwaysarousedheateddiscussionsamongpropertydevelopersandordinaryChinesE.TomanypropertydevelopersandlocalgovernmentofficialshousingpriceinChinaisstilllowcomparedwithmanydevelopedcountries.HowevertheaveragehousingpriceintheUnitedStatesisonly8000yuanpersquaremeterwhileinChinaitisevenhigherthanintheUnitedStates.Thisshowsthattherearesomebubbles泡沫inChineserealestatemarkettheInternationalFinanceNewsreporteD.AlthoughtheaveragepriceofresidentialhousesintheUnitedStatesafterconvenedtoReRenminbiisabout8000yuanpersquaremeterthehousesinUSarenotsoldintermsofbuildingareaasmostChinesepropertydevelopersdowhentheyselltheirhouses.IfUSpropertydevelopersselltheirhousesaccordingtothebuildingareathenthehousingpricewillbeevenlowerthan8000yuanpersquaremeter.InmostbigChinesecitiessuchasBeijingShanghaiandShenzhenhousesaresoldatapriceevenhigherthanthoseintheUS.ThehighhousingsalespriceinlargecitiesinChinaprovesthatChineserealestatemarketdoeshavesomebubbles.MoreoverChinesehousescannotbecomparedwithhousesinUSintermsofbuildingqualityenvironmentandsupportingfacilities.FurthermoreitshouldbenotedthatAmericanpeople’saverageincomeisseveraldozentimeshigherthanthatofChinesepeoplE.HowCantheChineseaffordtobuyahousewhichisevenmoreexpensivethanthatsoldinUS?Atthebeginningof2007ChinesegovernmentissuedasetofpoliciesthataimedtobenefitthepubliC.Nowinordertoreducethehighhousingprices.thegovernmentCallregulatetherealestatemarketbyraisingtaxonpropertyindustryandcontrollingthereleaseofloansandlandstopropertydevelopers.Atthesametimethegovernmentshouldallowpeopletobuildmorehousesthroughvariousfund-raisingchannels.suchasfundscollectedfrombuyersorraisedbyworkingunits.ByapplyingthesemultiplemeansitisexpectedthatthehighhousingpricescanbelowereD.56.WhatistheaveragehousingpricepersourcemeterinChina?A.8000yuan.B.10000yuan.C.7000yuan.D.It’snotmentionedherE.57.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTsupporttheideathattheaveragehousingpriceinChinaisevenhigherthanintheUnitedStates.A.ChinesehousescannotbeComparedwithhousesinUSintermsofbuildingqualityenvironmentandsupportingfamilies.B.Americanpeople’saverageincomeisseveraldozentimeshigherthanthatofChinesepeoplE.C.ThehousesinUSarenotsoldintermsofbuildingareaasmostChinesepropertydevelopersdowhentheyselltheirhouses.D.ThepopulationwhoneedhousesinChinaislargerthanintheUnitedStates.58.Howmanymeasuresarementionedinthelastparagraphinordertoreducethehighhousingprices?A.Four.B.ThreE.C.Two.D.OnE.59.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.ThehousingpriceinChinaissohighthatthegovernmentshoulddosomethingusefultopreventit.B.TherearesomebubblesinChineserealestatemarket.C.TheaveragehousingpriceinChinaisevenhigherthanintheUnitedStates.D.ChinesegovernmentissuedasetofpoliciesthataimedtobenefitthepubliC.
Wantaglanceofthefutureofhealthcare?Takealookatthewaythevariousnetworksofpeopleaboutpatientcarearebeingconnectedtooneanotherandhowthisnewconnectivityisbeingexploitedtodelivermedicinetothepatient—nomatterwhereheorshemaybE.Onlinedoctorsofferingadvicebasedonnormalsymptoms症状arethemostobviousexamplE.Increasinglyhoweverremotediagnosis远程诊断willbebasedonrealphysiologicaldata生理数据fromtheactualpatient.A.groupfromtheUniversityofKentuckyhasshownthatbyusingpersonaldataassistanceplusamobilephoneitisperfectlypracticaltosendapatient’simportantsignsoverthetelephonE.Withthiskindofequipmentthecryaskingwhethertherewasadoctorinthehousecouldwellbeathingofthepast.OthermedicaltechnologygroupsareworkingonapplyingtelemedicinetoruralcountrysidecarE.Andatleastoneteamwantstousetelemedicineasatoolfordisasterneed—especiallyafterearthquakes.Onthewholethetrendistowardsprovidingglobalaccesstomedicaldataandexperts’opinions.Butthereisoneproblem.Bandwidth宽带isthelimitingfactorforsendingcomplex复杂的medicalpicturesaroundtheworld—CTphotosbeingoneofthebiggestbandwidthusers.Communicationsatellitesmaybeabletodealwiththeshort-termneedsduringdisasterssuchasearthquakesorwars.Butmedicineislookingtowardsboththesecond-generationInternetandthird-generationmobilephonesforthefutureofremotemedicalservicE.Doctorshavemettodiscusscomputer-basedtoolsformedicaldiagnosistrainingandtelemedicinE.Withthefallingpriceofbroadbandcommunicationsthenewtechnologiesshouldstartanewtimewhentelemedicineandthesharingofmedicalinformationexperts’opinionsanddiagnosisarecommon.Thewriterchieflytalksabout_______.A.theuseoftelemedicineB.theon-lineddoctorsC.medicalcareandtreatmentD.communicationimprovementThebasisofremotediagnosiswillbe_______.A.personaldataassistanceB.somewordsofapatientC.realphysiologicalinformationD.medicalpicturesfromtheInternetWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetextA.Patientsdon’tneeddoctorsinhospitalsanymorE.B.Itisimpossibletosendapatient’ssignsoverthetelephonE.C.Manyteamsusetelemedicinedealingwithdisastersnow.D.BroadbandcommunicationswillbecomecheaperinthefuturE.Theprobleminthefourthparagraphreferstothefactthat_______.A.bandwidthisn’tbigenoughtosendcomplexmedicalpicturesB.thesecond-generationofInternethasnotbecomepopularyetC.communicationsatellitescanonlydealwithshort-termneedsD.thereisnotenoughequipmentforspreadingthemedicalcare
Didyoueverwonderhowsomeofyourfavoritefoodsproductsortoyscameabout?Believeitornottheymayhavebeenanaccidentorafailureofsomeotherintention.Belowwefoundthreemistakeswe’rethankfulforturnedouttobewhattheyarE.1.MosthistoriansholdthattheChineseinventedfireworksinthe9thcenturywhentheydiscoveredhowtomakegunpowder.StoryhasitthataChinesecookaccidentallymixedtogetherwhatwerethenconsideredcommonkitchenitemsandnoticedtheyburnt.Whenputtightlyinabambootubeandlititblewup.2.InMayof1886alawledJohnPembertonapharmacist药剂师torewritetheformula配方forPemberton’sFrenchWineCocahispopularheadachetreatment.ContainingsugarinsteadofwineasasweetenertheoutcomebecamesomethingforCokewhichwaslatermixedwithcarbonatedwater.HisbookkeepersuggestedthenameCoca-ColabecausehethoughtthetwoC’swouldlookgoodtogetherwhichishowwhatwecallCoca-Colaaworld–widedrinkcameintobeing.3.DuringWorldWarIIscientistsattheUniversityofBirminghaminventedthemagnetron—animportantheat-producingpartofthemicrowaveoven微波炉.WhileworkingforRaytheonCorporationafterthewartheAmericanengineerPercySpencerwastestingthemagnetronwhenachocolatebarinhispocketmelteD.Hewentontotestotherfoodsincludingpopcornkernelsandfoundittobeamuchmoreefficientwaytocook.In1947Raytheoncameoutwiththefirstrestaurantmicrowaveovenwhichwassixfeettallandweighed750lbs.Therighttimeorderofthethreeinventionsaccordingtothepassageshouldbe_________.A.fireworksthemicrowaveandCoca-ColaB.fireworksCoca-ColaandthemicrowaveC.Coca-ColafireworksandthemicrowaveD.themicrowaveCoca-ColaandfireworksPercySpencerfoundthemicrowaveefficientincookingwhenhewas_______.A.lookingforawaytomelthischocolateB.tryingtoknowhowamagnetroncouldcookC.workingtoknowhowthemagnetronworksD.askedtoinventarestaurantmicrowaveovenWhatcanwelearnfromtheaboveinventionstories?A.ExperimentsmakegreatinventorsofourtimE.B.Nothingisimpossibleifonetrieseachday.C.InventorscomeoutofhardworkatanytimE.D.A.smallincidentmayleadtoagreatinvention.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Whatgreatinventionstheyare!B.InventionsfromThreeCountries.C.StoriesofAccidentalInventions.D.TheHumanInventionsoftimE.
Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABC.andD.ChoosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassagE.AItisveryimportantforpeopletodrinkwaterinoureverydaylifE.Manypeoplebelievetheyaresupposedtodrinkeightglassesofwateradayorabouttwoliters.Why?BecausethatiswhattheyhavebeentoldalltheirlifE.ButarecentreportofferssomedifferentadvicE.Expertssaypeopleshouldobeytheirbodies;theyshoulddrinkasmuchwaterastheyfeellikedrinking.ThereportsaysmosthealthypeoplemeettheirdailyneedsforliquidbylettingthirstbetheirguidE.ThereportisfromtheInstituteofMedicinepartoftheNationalAcademies.Thereportcontainssomegeneralsuggestions.Theexpertssaywomenshouldgetabout2.7litersofwaterdaily.Menshouldgetabout3.7liters.Butwait——ineachcasethatismorethaneightglasses.ThereisoneimportantdifferencE.Thereportdoesnottellpeoplehowmanyglassesofwatertodrink.Infacttheexpertssayitmaybeimpossibletoknowhowmanyglassesareneededtomeettheseguidelines.Thisisbecausethedailywaterrequirementcanincludethewatercontentinfoods.Peopledonotgetwateronlybyforcingthemselvestodrinkasetnumberofglassesperday.Peoplealsodrinkfruitjuicesandsodasandmilk.TheydrinkcoffeeandteA.Theseallcontainwater.YetsomealsocontaincaffeinE.Thiscausesthebodytoexpel排出morewater.Butthewritersofthereportsaythisdoesnotmeanthebodylosestoomuchwater.AsyoumightexpecttheInstituteofMedicinesayspeopleneedtodrinkmorewaterwhentheyarephysicallyactivE.Thesameistrueofthosewholiveinhotclimates.Dependingonheatandactivitypeoplecouldneedtwotimesasmuchwaterasothersdo.Allthishoweverdoesnotansweronequestion.Nooneseemssurewhypeoplehavetheideathatgoodhealthrequireseightglassesofwaterdaily.Itmayhavestartedwithamisunderstanding.In1945theNationalAcademyofSciencespublishedsomeguidelines.ItsFoodandNutritionBoard营养膳食saidagoodamountofwaterformostadultswas2.5litersdaily.Thiswasbasedonanaverageofonemilliliter毫升foreachcalorieoffoodeaten.ButthatwasonlypartofwhattheboardsaiD.Italsosaidthatmostofthisamountiscontainedinpreparedfoods.56.Inexperts’opinioneverydayapersonshoulddrink____.A.asmuchwaterashecanB.morethaneightglassesofwaterC.accordingtoactualneedforhisbodyD.whenhecomesinsightofwater57.Whatismainlydescribedinthesecondparagraph?A.Peopleknowaboutthedailywaterrequirement.B.Peopleneedwaterinsteadofallkindsofdrink.C.Peoplegetdailywaternotonlyfromdrinking.D.Peopledrinkallkindsofdrinkeveryday.58.Whomightdrinklesswateraccordingtothethirdparagraph?59.Thewritermentionstheguidelinesin1945to____.A.meetwithgoodresultsB.followtheadviceC.giveuphisideaD.correcttheconclusion60.Themainpurposeofwritingthetextsisto_______.A.makeagoodsuggestionofdrinkingdailyB.makecleartherequirementstodrinkdailyC.telltheimportanceofdrinkingwaterdailyD.figureoutagoodamountofwaterdaily
C◇ShareFlatsHappyValleybigflat1roomreadyforuseimmediately.Quietandconvenientfullyfurnishedparkview.$6800includingbillswithmaiD.Femalenonsmoker.Nopet.Sara25720836or10077809.◇MovingSale2armchairsred/brownat$400each;coffeetableblackwood$800;oilpaintingbig$900;Tianjincarpetgreen3×7$600;doublebed$500;mirrorbigsquare$500;fridgebigdouble-door$1000;oldpictures$140upeach;plantsbigandsmall.Tel:Weekend2521-6011/Weekday2524-5867.◇Part-timeLaboratoryAssistantWantedRequiredbybusyelectronics电子companytohelpwithdevelopmentofcomputer.Shouldhaveanelectronicsdegreeandsomepracticalexperienceofworkinginanelectronicslaboratory.Hours9:30A.m.-1:00p.m.Mon.-Fri.FourteendayspaidleavE.Salary￥6598-10230dependentonexperiencE.Letterofapplicationto:Mrs.GChanNOVAELECTRONICS45GordonRdHungHomKowloon.64.Theonewhoputonthefirstadprobablywantsto_______.A.rent租abeautifulflatofherowninHappyValleyB.findanotherladytosharethecosttorentaflatC.shareherroominaflatwithwhoeverhasnopetD.takeonamaidtolookafterherselfandtheflat65.Accordingtotheadsyoumay_______.A.buyanoldpicturefor$150B.callat25720836andseeabeautifulparkC.buytwoarmchairsfor$400D.hireamaidbypaying$680066.Ifyouwanttobuysomeoldfurnitureyoushould_______.A.getintouchwithNOVAELECTRONICSB.callat2524-5867anydayexceptMondayC.doitbeforeyoumovetoanotherplaceD.callateither2524-5867onMondayor2521-6011onSaturday67.Onceyoucangetapart-timejobinNOVAELECTRONICS_______.A.youhavetoworkatleast4hoursadayB.youshouldwritealettertoMrs.GChanC.youwillbegiven14daysoffeachyearbesidesweekendsD.youwillgetnomorethan$6598eachmonth
WhenIwassmallandmygrandmotherdiedIcouldn’tunderstandwhyIhadnotears.Butthatnightwhenmydadtriedtocheermeupmylaughturnedintocrying..Soitcameasnosurprisetolearnthatresearchersbelievecryingandlaughingcomefromthesamepartofthebrain.Justaslaughinghasmanyhealthadvantagesscientistsarediscoveringthatsotoodoescrying.Whateverittakesforustoreducepressureisimportanttoouremotional情感的healthandcryingseemstostudyfoundthat85percentofwomenand73percentofmenreportfeelingbetteraftercrying.BesidestearsattracthelpfromotherpeoplE.Researchersagreethatwhenwecrypeoplearoundusbecomekinderandfriendlyandtheyaremorereadytoprovidesupportandcomfort.Tearsalsoenableustounderstandouremotionsbetter;sometimeswedon'tevenknowwe'reverysaduntilwecry.WelearnaboutouremotionsthroughCryingandthenwecandealwiththem.Justascryingcanbehealthynotcrying—holdingbacktearsofangerpainorsuffering—canbebadforphysical身体的healthStudieshaveshownthattoomuchcontrolofemotionscanleadtohighbloodpressureheartproblemsandsomeotherillnesses.Ifyouhaveahealthproblemdoctorswillcertainlynotaskyoutocry.Butwhenyoufeellikecryingdon'tfightit.It'sanatural—andhealthy—emotionalresponse反应.Whydidn'ttheauthorcrywhenhergrandmotherdied?A.BecauseherfatherdidnotwanthertofeeltoosaD.B.Becauseshedidnotlovehergrandmother.C.BecauseshewastooshytocryatthattimE.D.Theauthordoesn’tgivetheexplanation.Accordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Cryingisthebestwaytogethelpfromothers.B.Fightingbacktearsmaycausesomehealthproblems.C.Wewillneverknowourdeepfeelingsunlesswecry.D.WemustcryifwewanttoreducepressurE.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.PowerofTearsB.HowtoKeepHealthyC.WhyWeCryD.A.NewScientificDiscovery
CancerresearchersurgedpeopleonWednesdaytotakemorevitaminD.tolowerriskofcancersayingstudiesshowedaclearlink.Oursuggestionisforpeopletoincreasetheirintake吸入摄入throughdietoravitaminsupplementDr.CedricGarlandsaidinatelephoneinterview.Garland'sresearchteamreviewed63studiesincludingseverallargelong-termonesontherelationshipbetweenvitaminD.andcertaintypesofcancerworldwidebetween1966and2004.There'snothingthathasthisabilitytopreventcancerhesaidurginggovernmentsandpublichealthofficialstodomoretofortify增强foodswithvitaminD.GarlandispartofaUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiegoMooresCancerCenterteamthatpublisheditsfindingsthisweekonlineintheAmericanJournalofPublicHealth.VitaminD.isfoundinmilkaswellasinsomefortifiedorangejuiceyogurtandcheesesusuallyataround100internationalunitsIUaserving.Peoplemightwanttoconsideravitaminsupplementtoraisetheirintaketo1000IUsperdayGarlandsaidaddingthatitwaswellwithinthesafetyguidelinesestablishedbytheNationalAcademyofSciences.TheauthorssaidthattakingmorevitaminD.couldbeespeciallyimportantforpeoplelivinginnorthernareaswhichreceivelessvitaminD.fromsunshinE.AfricanAmericanswhodon'tproduceasmuchofthevitaminbecauseoftheirskincolourcouldalsobenefitsignificantlyfromahigherintaketheauthorssaiD.61.AccordingtothepassagepeopleareadvisedtotakemoreVitaminDbecause__.A.itisnutritiousB.itcan‘tharmpeople’shealthC.itcanlowercancerriskD.itisnottakenenougheveryday62.WhichofthefollowingcannothelppeoplegetmoreVitaminD?A.HavesomesunshineB.HavemoremeatC.HavemorefortifiedcheeseD.Haveavitaminsupplement63.WhocanGarlandprobablybe?A.A.healthresearcherB.A.doctorC.A.scientistD.A.publichealthofficial64.Whichofthefollowingfoodcanlowerpeople‘schanceofgettingcancer?A.MilkB.FortifiedorangejuiceC.FortifiedyogurtD.Alloftheabove65.PeoplefromwhichareashouldtakemoreVitaminD.accordingtothepassage?A.AsianpeopleB.AfricanpeopleC.AmericanpeopleD.Europeanpeople
Healthykneesaren'tthemainconsiderationinchoosinghighheelsbutnewresearchsayschunkyheelsarejust__________asspindlystilettos细高跟鞋.Ittakesalongtimetofeeltheeffectsofkneeosteoarthritis骨关节炎—andonceyoudoitistoo]atesaidDr.CaseyKerriganleadingresearcherofthestudyandassociateprofessoratHarvardMedicalSchool'sdepartmentofphysicalmedicinE.Icompareittosmoking—onecigaretteisnotpainfulbutoveralifetimeitis.Wide-heeledshoesfeelcomfortablesowomenwearthemalldaylongKerrigansaiD.Theyarebetterforyourfeetthanstilettoheelsbutjustashadforyourknees.Theideathathighheelsarebadforyourhealthisn'tnew—scientistshavewarnedwomenforyearsthattheycontributetoproblemsrangingfromcornstohammertoestendonitiskneepainsprained扭伤anklesandbackproblems.Butin1998KerdganandateamofHarvardresearcherswerethefirsttolinkhighheelsandkneeosteoarthritisapainfuljointdiseasethatdestroyscartilage软骨surroundingthekneE.ThefirststudylookedonlyatstilettoheelsandKerrigansaidshewantedtostudythechunkyhigh-heeledshoesshenoticedmanywomenwearing.Thisstudyconfirmswhatweallintuitively直觉地knowthathigh-heeledshoesofanykindarenotgoodforourhealthsaidDr.GlennPfeiferaSanFranciscodoctorandmemberoftheAmericanAcademyofOrthopaedicSurgeonswhowasnotconnectedtothestudy.1.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?2.Whichsentenceinthepassageistheclosestinmeaningtothefollowingone?Inmyopinionitissimilartosmokingforsmokingonecigarettedoeslittleharmbutifyousmokeallyourlifeit’llbeverypainful.3.PleasefillintheblankinthepassagewithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentencE.withintenwords4.Whatdoyouthinkofwearingthechunkyheelsaccordingtothepassage?within30words5.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoChinesE.
BAllofuseateverydaybutmostofusdon’tunderstandnutrition.Weoftenmakemistakesintalkingaboutgooddiet.Forexamplemanypeoplethinkthatfoodssuchasricebreadandpotatoeswillmakeonegrowfat.Infactthesefoodsareverygoodtoone’shealth.Theyaregoodsourcesofmanyvitamins.Andincomparisonwithsteakandbeeftheycontainlessamountofcalories.Somepeopledon’tlikecanned罐装的orfrozenvegetablesbecausetheythinkfreshvegetablescookedathomearealwaysbetter.Thisisagainwrong.InfactwhetherthevegetablesaregoodornotdependsmoreonhowtheyareprepareD.Overcookingforexampledestroysgoodqualitiesofvegetables.Vegetablescookedintoomuchwatercanusealargeamountofvitamins.Itiswidelybelievedextravitaminsprovidemoreenergy.Buttakingmorethanthebodyneedsdoesn’tmakeitfunctionbetter.Itisalsowrongtosaythatvegetablesgrowninpoorworn-outsoilarelowerinvitaminsthanvegetablesgrowninrichsoil.Thevitaminsinourfoodsareintheplantsthemselves.Theydon’tcomefromthesoil.Howevertheminerals矿物质inaplantdependonthemineralsinthesoil.Inshorttherearemanyfalseideasaboutnutrition.Weneedtocorrectthem.1.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.A.nutritionB.vitaminsC.vegetablesD.health2.Ricebreadandpotatoesdogoodtopeople’shealthmainlybecause_______.A.theymakepeoplefatB.therearelotofvitaminsinthemC.theycontainlessamountofcaloriescomparedwithsteakandbeef.D.bothB.andC.3.Whydon’tsomepeoplelikecannedorfrozenvegetables?Because______.A.theythinkfreshvegetablescontainlessvitaminsB.theythinkfreshvegetablescontainmorevitaminsthanthecannedorfrozenonesC.theydon’tthinkthecannedorfrozenvegetablesarefreshD.theydon’tthinkthecannedorfrozenvegetablestasteasgoodasthefreshones4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Manypeopleknowalmosteverythingaboutnutrition.B.Foodsuchasricebreadandpotatoesmakepeoplefat.C.vegetablesgrowninpoorworn-outsoilmayhavethesameamountofvitaminsasvegetablesgrowninrichsoil.D.extravitaminsprovidelessenergy.5.Thepointofthepassageisthat______.A.themineralsinaplantdependonthemineralsinthesoilB.peoplemakemistakeswhentalkingaboutgooddietC.takingmorevitaminsthanthebodyneedsdoesn’tmakeitfunctionbetterD.vegetablescookedintoomuchwatercanlosealargeamountofvitamins
Ifyouknowexactlywhatyouwantthebestwaytogetajobistogetspecializedtraining.A.recentreportshowsthatcompanieslikegraduatesinsuchfieldsasbusinessandhealthcarewhocangotoworkimmediatelywithverylittleon-the-jobtraining.That’sespeciallytrueofboomingfieldsthatarechallengingforworkers.AtCornell'sSchoolofHotelAdministrationforexamplebachelor'sdegreegraduatesgetanaverageoffourorfivejobofferswithsalariesrangingfromthehighteenstothelow20sandplentyofchancesforrapidadvancement.LargecompaniesespeciallylikeabackgroundofformaleducationcoupledwithworkexperiencE.Butinthelongruntoomuchspecializationdoesnotpayoff.BusinesswhichhasbeenfloodedwithMBAsnolongerconsidersthedegreeanautomaticstampofapproval.TheMBAmayopendoorsandcommandahighersalaryinitiallybuttheimpactofadegreewashesoutafterfiveyears.AsfurtherevidenceoftheerosionofcorporatefaithinspecializeddegreesMichiganState’sScheetzcitesapatternincorporatehiringpractices.Althoughcompaniestendtotakeonspecialistsasnewhirestheyoftenseekoutgeneralistsformiddleandupper-levelmanagement.Thissoundslikeaformalstatementthatyouapproveoftheliberal-arts文科graduatE.Timeandagainlabor-marketanalystsmentionaneedfortalentsthatliberal-artsmajorsareassumedtohave:writingandcommunicationskillsorganizationalskillsopen-mindednessandadaptabilityandtheabilitytoanalyzeandsolveproblems.DavidBirchmanageroftheBostonRedSoxsaysthathedoesnothireanybodywithanMBAoranengineeringdegreE.Ihireonlyliberal-artspeoplebecausetheyhavealess-than-cannedwayofdoingthingssaysBirch.Foraliberal–artsdegreestudentsfocusonsomebasiccoursesthatincludeliteraturehistorymathematicseconomicssciencehumanbehaviorandacomputercourseortwo.WiththeseusefulandimportantcoursesyoucanfeelfreetospecializeAliberal-artsdegreecoupledwithanMBAorsomeothertechnicaltrainingisaverygoodcombinationinthemarketplacesaysScheetz.67.Thejobmarketisingreatneedofpeoplewith.A.specialtraininginspecialfieldsB.abachelor’sdegreeineducationC.formalschoolingandworkexperienceD.anMBAdegreefromtopuniversities68.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagrph2means.A.anMBAdegreedoesnothelpinfuturepromotionB.MBAprogramswillnotbeaspopularastheyarenowC.peoplewillnotforgetthedegreetheMBAgraduateshavegotD.mostMBAprogramsfailtoprovidestudentswithafoundation69.DavidBirchsaysthatheonlyhiresliberal–artspeoplebecause.A.theywillfollowothers’waysofsolvingproblemsB.theycandobetterinbundlingchangingsituationsC.theyarewelltrainedinavarietyofspecializedfieldsD.theyhaveattendedspecialprogramsinmanagement70.Theauthorsupportstheideathat.A.on–the–jobtrainingislesscostlyinthelongrunB.formalschoolingislessimportantthanjobtrainingC.specialistsaremoreexpensivetohirethangeneralistsD.generalistswilldobetterthanspecialistsinmanagement
C.Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.Similarlyifwedrinkalittlemorewatereverdaywemayfindthatweneedtogotothedoctoralotlessoften.A.healthydietismadeupofwaterandagreatmanydifferentkindsoffoods.Weknowthathealthyfoodslikefruitsvegetablesandfishareimportantastheyprovideuswithenergyandfibrewithoutgivingustoomuchfatandsugar.Butwhyiswaterimportant?ThehumanbodyneedswatertosurvivE.Waterisimportantasitcarriespoisonsandwasteoutofourbodies.HoweverdoctorsadviseustodrinkplentyofwatermuchmorethanthesmallamountweneedtostayalivE.Somedoctorsbelievethatwaterisimportantforourhealthinallkindsofways.Theybelievethatagreatmanyillnessesandhealthproblemsstarsasaresultofdehydration—alack缺少ofwaterinthebody.Mostpeoplearedehydrated脱水atleastsomeoftimealthoughtheyprobablydon’tknowit.Itissurprisingtolearnthatifwefeelthirstywearealreadyinthefirststagesofdehydration.Infactweareadvisedtodrinkwaterbeforewefeelthirsty.Thesedoctorsthinkthathealthproblemssuchasheadacheshighbloodpressureandasthmacouldbehelpedifpeopledrinkmorewater.Theyalsobelievethatdrinkingmorewatercanhelppeoplewhoareoverweight.Watercontainsnocaloriessoitwillnotmakeusputonweight.IfwedrinkwaterwewillprobablydrinklesssugarysoftdrinkssuchasCoca-colA.Doctorsalsobelievethatdrinkingmorewatermaystoppeoplefromovereating.Theysaythatmanypeoplethinkthattheyarehungrywhentheyareinfactthirsty.Doctorssuggestthereforethatweeatlessfoodanddrinkmorewater.Therearestillmanyhealthproblemsthatcannotbesolvedbydrinkingwatersoweshouldnotstopgoingtoseeingthedoctorcompletely.Howeverifwemakeadecisiontodrinkwatereverydaywemayfindthatweneedtogotothedoctoralotlessoften.63.Weneed_____forahealthydiet.A.fibreB.foodC.waterD.Wateranddifferentfoods64.Fromthetextweknowwatercancarry_________.A.energyandfibreinourbodiesB.fruitvegetablesandfishinourbodiesC.sugarandfatoutofourbodiesD.poisonsandwasteoutofourbodies65.Lackofwatercausedpeopletoputonweighttoomuchbecause_______.A.theythinktheyarehungryandeattoomuchB.theythinktheyarethirstyandeatlessC.waterhasnocaloriesD.itmakesthemhungry66.Whichofthefollowingisn’tmentionedinthepassage?A.FruitprovidesuswithenergyandfibrE.B.Somehealthyproblemsstartbecauseofalackofwater.C.Drinkingmorewatermaystoppeoplefromovereating.D.Theamountofwaterapersonshoulddrinkinaday.
Iclearlyremembermymomtellingmetodrinkmilkeveryday—oneglassinthemorningandanotheratnight.Ialsorememberlovingitwhilemysisterthoughtquitetheopposite—shewouldsurreptitiouslypourhermilkintothesinkorwatertheplantswithit!IguessIshouldthankmymomformakingusdrinkalotofmilksorichincalcium钙duringthoseimportantyears.Todaycalciumshortageisoneofthemainconcernsofwomenintheir30sorevenearly20s.Thegreatfearisthatwhenwereachour50sor60sosteoprosis骨质疏松症willsetin.Thatiswhyyoucanseealotofadvertisementsforproductssupposedlycontainingalotofcalcium.Becausecalciumisnotthateasytoacquirefromthefoodwenormallyeatbusywomenthesedaysshouldtakecalciumsupplements补充物.Therearealotofdifferentformsofthese---calciumcarbonate碳酸钙oyster牡蛎shellorbone-meal-basedcalciumsupplements.YouhavetobecarefulwhenchoosingwhichkindtotakE.Thisisbecausecalciumisnoteasilyabsorbedbythebody.Sothefactthatyouaretakingsupplementsdoesn’tmeanthatthebodyisactuallybenefitingfromthem.Differentsupplementsmayhavedifferentinstructionsondosage剂量andmannerofintakE.Youcanaskyourdoctortohelpyoudeterminewhichsupplementisthebestforyourneeds.Fromwhattheauthor’smotherdidwemayinferthat___________________.A.herchildrenhadosteoporosisB.sheknewherchildrenwouldbenefitfrommilkC.shemusthavesufferedfromosteorosisD.shedidn’tlikeherdaughterwhodidn’tobeyherorderBasedonthepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Theauthor’ssisterwillsufferfromosteoprosiswhenreachesher50sor60sB.Manybusinessmenhavealreadybeensellingproductssupposedlycontainingcalcium.C.Wecan’tgetenoughcalciumonlyfromfoodweeateverydayD.Womenasyoungastheir20sshouldbeconcernedaboutcalciumshortageWhatdoestheunderlinedwordsurreptitiouslyinthefirstparagraphprobablymean?A.HonestlyB.FranklyC.SecretlyD.CuriouslyWemayinferfromthelastparagraphthat____________________.A.whatonechoosesasacalciumsupplementmightnotworkB.oneshouldn’ttakeincalciumwithoutthepermissionofadoctorC.themorecalciumsupplementsoneusesthemorecalciumonecantakeinD.itisdangeroustousecalciumsupplementswithouttheguidance
Commonindoorplantsmayprovetobeavaluableweaponinthefightagainstrisinglevelsofindoorairpollution.ThoseplantsinyourofficeorhomearenotonlyprettybutNASAscientistsarefindingthemtobesurprisinglyusefulinabsorbingpossibleharmfulgasesandcleaningtheairinsidemodernbuildings.NASAhaveannouncedthefindsofa2-yearstudythatsuggestedthecommonindoorplantsmayprovideanaturalwayofhelpingfightagainstSickBuildingSyndrome综合症.ResearchintotheuseofbiologicalprocessesasameansofsolvingenvironmentalproblemsbothonEarthandinspacehabitatshasbeencarriedoutformanyyearsbyDr.BillWlovertonaseniorresearchscientistatNASA.Basedonpreliminaryevaluations初步评估oftheuseofcommonindoorplantsforindoorairpurification净化NASAfundedastudyusingaboutadozenpopularvarietiesofattractiveplantstodeterminetheireffectivenessinremovingseveralkeypollutantslinkedwithindoorairpollution.NASAresearchonindoorhasfoundthatlivingplantsaresoefficientatabsorbingpollutantsintheairthatsomewillbelaunchedintospaceaspartofthebiologicallifesupportsystemaboardfutureorbitingspacestations.WhilemoreresearchisneededWolvertonsaysthestudyhasshownthatcommonindoorplantscanremovecertainpollutantsfromtheindoorenvironment.Wefeelthatfutureresultswillprovideanevenstrongerargumentthatcommonindoorplantscanbeaveryeffectivepartofasystemusedtoprovidepollutionfreehomesandworkplacesheconcludes.CombiningnaturewithtechnologycanincreasetheeffectivenessofplantsinremovingairpollutantshesaiD.NASAresearchhasalwaysshownthatlivinggreenandfloweringplantscanremoveseveralpoisonouschemicalsfromtheairinsidebuildings.Youcanuseplantinyourhomeorofficetoimprovethequalityoftheairtomakeitamorepleasantplacetoliveandwork—wherepeoplefeelbetterperformbetterandenjoylifemorE.Themainideaofthepassageis_______.A.plantsareveryusefultohumanbeingsB.indoorplantscanhelpremoveindoorairpollutionC.indoorplantsshouldberaisedinbothhomesandofficesD.NASAhavestudiedindoorplantsformanyyearsWhydoyouthinkNASAareveryinterestedinindoorplants?A.Someindoorplantswouldbeusedinspacestations.B.TheywanttofindawaytocureSickBuildingSyndromE.C.Theyneedindoorplantstocarryouttheirexperiments.D.IndoorplantsareprettyandattractivE.Theunderlinedwordpollutantsrefersto_______.A.somekindsofindoorplantsB.waystosolveairpollutionC.researchonindoorplantsD.poisonouschemicalsintheair
阅读文章后从第55至58题所给A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳答案America’sNo.1healthproblemAreportpublishedbytheAmericanInstituteofStressclaimsthebiggestthreattohealthtodayisneithercancernorAIDS.Thereportsaysithasbeenestimatedthat75-90percentofallvisitstoprimarycarephysiciansareforstress-relatedproblems.’’Itisnoexaggeration夸张tosaythatpeopletodayarebeingattackedbystress.AccordingtotheNationalConsumersLeagueWorkisthetopsourceofstressforadultswhohaveproblemsandstressintheirlives39％.Othersourcesincludehealth10％concernabouttheeconomy9％andconcernaboutinternationalconflictandterrorism4％HoweverstressishardlyuniquetotheUnitedStatesA.Britishsurveyin2005estimatedthat‘‘overhalfamillionindividualsinBritainbelievedin2004thattheywereexperiencingwork-relatedstressatalevelthatwasmakingthemill.Asaresultofwork-relatedstressdepressionoranxietythereareanestimatedthirteenandahalfmillionreportedlostworkingdaysperyearinBritainThepictureisnolessbleakinmainlandEuropE.AccordingtotheEuropeanAgencyforSafetyandHealthatWork.work-relatedstresshasbeenshowntoaffectmillionsofEuropeanworkersacrossalltypesofemploymentsectors’’Onesurveyrevealedthatthereareabout41millionworkersaffectedbywork-relatedstresseachyear.WhataboutAsiaAreportissuedbyaconferenceheldinTokyoconcludedJobstressisacommonconcernamongmanycountriesintheworldbothdevelopingandindustrializedcountries.ThereportobservedthatseveralcountriesinEastAsiaincludingChinaandKoreahaverapidlyindustrializedandeconomicallygrown.Thesecountriesnowhavealotofconcernsonjobstressanditsharmfuleffectsonworkers’health.WhichofthefollowingsisNOTtrueA.CancerandAIDSarenotsothreateningashealthproblemscausedbystress.B.StressisalwaysfromworkingandlivingpressurE.C.MorethanonethirdofadultssufferfromstressproblemsinAmericA.D.Stresshasbecomeaworld-wideproblem.WhatdoesthesentenceThepictureisnolessbleakinmainlandEurope’’probablymeanA.ThereisnohopeformainlandEuropE.B.ThereisnoworkingstressinmainlandEuropE.C.ThepictureinmainlandEuropeisverybeautiful.D.ThestresssituationinmainlandEuropeisserioustoo.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.A.AsianpeopleleadabetterlifeB.industryandeconomyhavegrownrapidlyinChinaC.someAsianshavehealthproblemsfromemploymentstressD.therapideconomicaldevelopmentisthemainreasonforstressWhatwouldbethebesttitleforthetextA.AttackedbyStressB.AttentiontoHealthC.EffectsofStressD.HealthReport
Didyougetaflushotthisyear?ForthefirsttimetheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionintheUSisrecommendingthatallchildrenages6monthsthrough18yearsreceivethefluvaccinE.Vaccinesbattlediseasescausedbybacteriaandviruses.A.weakenedformofthegermisintroducedintothebody.Thebodymakesspecialsubstancescalledantibodiestofightthegerms.Iftheactualgermsweretoattacktheantibodieswouldfightthem.Becausetherearemanykindsoffluvirusesscientistsmustcreateanewvaccineformula配方eachyear.Researchersmustmakeaprediction.Thefluvaccineisnotaseffectiveasthepolio小儿麻痹症vaccineorthemeasles麻疹vaccinesaysDr.WilliamSchaffnerofVanderbiltUniversitySchoolofMedicinE.It’snotagreatvaccinebutitisquiteagoodvaccinE.Butafluvaccinedoesn’tworkforeveryonE.Therearecertainpeoplewhoshouldbecarefulabouttakingit.Becausethevaccineisproducedfromeggsthosewhoareallergic过敏的toeggsshouldnottakeit.Ifyouhaveafeveryoushouldwaituntilyourecover.Somepeopleareafraidthattheymightgettheflufromtheflushot.Scientistsaythatitisnotpossiblebecausethevirusesintheflushotareinactivated灭活的.Butsomeminorsideeffectssuchaslow-gradefeverandbodyachescouldoccur.Iftheydotheybeginsoonaftertheshotandusuallylastonlyonetotwodays.60.Whatisanantibody?A.AnantibodyisavaccineformulaB.AnantibodyisagermthatisintroducedintothebodyC.Anantibodyisavaccinethatfightsdiseases.D.Anantibodyisaspecialsubstancetofightgerms.61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.NoteveryoneissuitableforthefluvaccinE.B.ThefluvaccineisnotsoeffectiveasthemeaslesvaccineC.Fluvirusescreatenewvaccineformulaseachyear.D.Peoplecan’ttakethefluvaccineatanytimE.62.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_____.A.scientistsshouldchangethevaccineformulaeachyearB.vaccinescanbattlediseasescausedbybacteriaandvirusesC.allchildrenages6monthsthrough18yearscanreceivethefluvaccineD.scientistsareresponsibleforthesideeffectsofthefluvaccine63.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ThefluvaccineB.SideeffectsofthefluvaccineC.HowtopreventthefluD.Noteveryonecangettheflushot
StarhurdlerLiuXiangreturnedhomelastnightafterspendingaboutthreemonthsintheUnitedStatesforfootoperationandrecovery.LiuandcoachSunHaipingwerefollowedawaybyofficialsafterarrivingatShanghaiPudongairportataround6:30p.m.andsaidnothingtothewaitingmediA.LiuwentstraighttotheXinzhuangtrainingbaseinShanghaiwherehewillstartonthecomeback恢复throughrehabilitation复职andtraining.FengShuyongvice-directorofChina'sAthleticsAdministrativeCentersaidagroupofexpertsisonstandbyatthetrainingbasetohelpwithLiu'srecovery.TheexpertswillgiveLiuafullcheck-uptomorroworthedayafterandadviseregularlyonrehabilitationinthecomingmonthsFengwasquotedbyqq.comassaying.ThefootinjuryforceddefendingchampionLiutoquitfromthe2008BeijingOlympicslastAugustafterhelimpedoutoftheBird'sNestinthefirstroundofthemen's110mhurdlesbitterlydisappointingadoringhomefans.The25-year-oldAthensOlympicandworldchampionhadsuccessfulfootsurgeryinDecemberattheMemorialHermann-TexasMedicalCenterinHoustonandhadfourcalciumdeposits钙物质removedfromhisrightAchillestendon跟腱.HespentthenextthreemonthsinHoustonforrehabilitationandbasictrainingundertheguidanceofdoctorstherE.HisrecoveryisbetterthanweexpecteD.Doctorsbelievethatafterthreemonths'rehabilitationandtraininghehasactuallyachievedthelevelofrecoverythatgenerallyneedsfourmonthsFengsaiD.LiuwillhoweverbeabsentfromtheongoingannualChinesePeople'sPoliticalConsultativeConferenceCPPCCmeetingduetotherecoveryprocess.FengsaidLiuispayingcloseattentiontothemeetingthroughtheInternetandcloselyfollowingissuessuchasathletes'educationandlifeafterretirement.ItisthesecondtimeLiuhasaskedforleavefromtheannualsessionafterbeingelectedtotheCPPCC:Hedidnotattendlastyear'smeetingbecausehewasatakeycompetitioninSpain.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_______.A.FateandChallengeB.LiuXiangReturnsafterOperationSuccessC.NoDesiretoBeaRepresentativeofCPPCCD.HappinessandHardshipsbehindSuccessWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheexpertswillgiveLiuafullcheck-upandadviseregularlyonrecoveryinthecomingmonths.B.LiuandhiscoachwerefollowedawaybyofficialsafterarrivingatPudongairportataround6:30.C.LiupaidcloseattentiontothemeetingthroughtheInternetcaringgraduate'sfurthereducation.D.HisfootoperationwassuccessfulandfourcalciumdepositswereremovedfromhisrightAchillestendon.Theunderlinedwordlimpedmostprobablymeans_______.A.walkednervouslyB.walkedquicklyC.walkedbitterlyD.walkedlamelyLiuXiangwasabsentfromCPPCCinthefirsttimebecauseof_______.A.recoveryprocessB.acceptingthetrainingC.lectureabroadD.akeycompetition
CLatestdatashowsanestimated39.5millionpeoplearoundtheworldarelivingwithHIVthevirusthatcausesAIDS.AccordingtothereportthismeanseveryeightsecondssomebodyintheworldisinfectedwithHIVresultingin11000peoplebecomingnewlyinfectedeveryday.ThedirectorofUNAIDSPeterPiotsaysmostofthenewinfectionsnearlytwo-thirdsareinSub-SaharanAfricA.ButthebiggestincreasesareinEasternEuropeandCentralAsiawhereinfectionrateshaverisenbymorethan50percentsince2004.Hesays2.9millionpeoplediedfromAIDS-relatedillnessesthisyearthehighestnumberever.UNAIDSseniorepidemiologist流行病学家KarenStaneckisaysinfectionsarerisingincountrieswhereHIVpreventionprogramshavenotadaptedtothechangingnatureoftheepidemics流行病.StaneckinotedInThailandoneofourpastsuccessstoriesalargepercentageofnewHIVinfectionsareoccurringinpeopleconsideredtobelowrisk.Onethirdofnewinfectionsareamongmarriedwomen.ItsaysdatashowsincreaseduseofcondomshasresultedindropsinHIVprevalence流行amongyoungpeoplebetween2000and2005inanumberofAfricancountriesincludingBotswanaKenyaandZimbabwE.Neverthelessthereportnotesyoungpeoplebetweentheagesof15and24accountfor40percentofnewHIVinfections.ItfindstheriskbehaviorsuchasinjectingdrugusehomosexualsisafactorofconcerninmanyregionsoftheworldespeciallyinAsiaEasternEuropeandLatinAmericA.Thereportnotestheemergence出现ofinjectingdruguseasafactorofHIVinKenyaTanzaniaNigeriaandSouthAfricaisarecentdevelopmentinSub-SaharanAfricA.51.AccordingtothenewsreporthowmanypeoplearenewlyinfectedwithHIVayear?A.39.5million.B.2.9million.C.3.5million.D.4million.52.ThehighestrateofnewHIVinfectionisin________.A.Sub-SaharanAfricaB.EasternEuropeC.CentralAsiaD.bothA.andB53.Theunderlinedwordnotedinthethirdparagraphmean?A.speciallymentionedB.saidangrilyC.fullynoticedD.utteredweakly54.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNotTrue?A.MostofnewinfectionsofHIVareamongmarriedwomen.B.Twofifthsofthenewinfectionsareamongyoungpeopleaged15to24.C.TheriskbehaviorsuchasinjectingdruguseandhomosexualsexistsinmanypartsoftheworlD.D.InjectingdruguseoccursinmanyAfricancountries.55.Whatisthemainideaofthenewreport?A.MoreandmorewomenintheworldaregettingnewHIVinfection.B.TheAIDSepidemiccontinuestogrowintheworlD.C.TheAIDSepidemichasbeenreducedintheworlD.D.NoonecantellwhentheAIDSepidemicwillbecompletelycontrolleD.
Huntingwithbirdsisaveryoldsport.Insomecountriesthegoldeneagleisusedforhuntingwildanimals.Theyareusedforhuntingfoxesandwolves.TraininganeagletohunttakesalongtimE.Hunterscatchyoungeaglesinnetsmadeofhair.AfterbeingtrainedtheeagleistakentoafielD.A.blindfoldoverthebird’seyeskeepsitquietuntilthehunterisready.Theeaglesitsinthearmofthehunter.Thehunter’sarmiscoveredwithalongspecialglovetoprotectitfromthesharpclawsofthebirD.InthefieldassoonasthehunterseesafoxorawolfheremovestheblindfolD.Theeaglequicklyfliesintotheairandbegantolookforthewildanimal.Theeagleseestheanimalandcatchesitwithclawslikesteel.Itsbeakandclawsarestrongenoughtoholdtheanimal.Usuallythebirdcarriestheanimalbacktothehunter.Sometimesfastanimalswithgoodeyescangetaway.61.Ahuntingeagleistrainedwhen_________.A.itisstillyoungB.itistakentoafieldC.itseyesarecoveredwithablindfoldD.thehunterisready62.Huntersusenetsmadeofhairto________.A.trainyoungfoxesB.catchyoungwolvesC.trainyoungeaglesD.catchyoungeagles63.Thetrainedeagle_______.A.carriesthehunterhomeB.wearsablindfoldwhenhuntingananimalC.iscoveredwithalongspecialgloveD.hasstrongclawslikesteel64.Ahunterwearsaspecialgloveto_______.A.protecthisarmfromthesharpclawsofatrainedeagleB.protecthisarmfromthesharpclawsofayoungfoxC.protecthisarmfromthesharpclawsofayoungwolfD.protecthisarmfromthesharpclawsofwildanimals65.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingistrue?A.FastanimalswithsharpeyesaresometimesdifficulttocatchB.AssoonastheblindfoldisremovedtheeaglefliesintoatreeC.Huntersalwaysblindfoldyoungeaglesbeforetrainingthem.D.Sometimeshunterstrainyoungfoxestheyhavecaught.
Doctorssayangercanbeanextremelydamagingemotionunlessyoulearnhowtodealwithit.Theywarnthatangercanleadtoheartdiseasestomachproblemsheadachesemotionalprobemsandpossiblycancer.AngerisanormalemotionthatweallfeelfromtimetotimE.Somepeopleexpressangeropenlyinacalmreasonableway.Otherburstwithangerandscreamandyell咆哮.ButotherpeoplekeeptheirangerinsidE.Theycannotorwillnotexpressit.Thisiscalledrepressinganger.Foryearsmanydoctorsthoughtthatrepressingangerwasmoredangeroustoaperson'shealththanexpressingit.Theysaidthatwhenapersonisangrythebrainreleasesthesamehor-mones荷尔蒙.TheyspeedtheheartrateraisebloodpressureorsugarintothebloodetC.Ingeneralthepersonfeelsexcitedandreadytoact.Somedoctorssaythatbothrepressingandexpressingangercanbedangerous.TheybelievethatthosewhoexpressangerviolentlymaybemorelikelytodevelopheartdiseaseandtheybelievethatthosewhokeeptheirangerinsidemayfaceagreaterdangerofhighbloodpressurE.Doctorssaythesolution解决办法islearninghowtodealwithanger.Theysaythefirststepistoadmitthatyouareangryandtorecognizetherealcauseoftheangerthendecideifthecauseisseriousenoughtogetangryabout.IfitistheysayDonotexpressyourangerwhileangry.Waituntilyourangerhascooleddownandyouareabletoexpressyourselfcalmlyandreasonably.Doctorssaythatagoodwaytodealwithangeristofindhumorinthesituationthathasmadeyouangry.Theysaidthatlaughterismuchhealthierthananger.Damagingemotionmeansthat_________.A.theemotionisharmlessB.theemotionisharmfulC.thefeelingisverystrongD.thefeelingishardExpressingangerviolently_________repressingitaccordingtosomescientists.A.isjustthesameasB.ismoreharmfulthanC.isnobetterthanD.ismuchbetterthanAccordingtotheauthoryou'dbetter_________.A.neverbeangryB.coolitdownbeforeyouexpressitC.laughandlaughwhenyougetangryD.admityouarewrongwhenyouareangry
YouhearthisNowonderyouarefat.Allyoueverd0iseat.YoufeelsaD.Iskipmybreakfastandsupper.Iruneverymorningandevening.WhatelsecanIdo?Basicallyyoucandonothing.Yourgenesnotyourlifehabitsdetermineyourweightandyourbodyconstantlytriestomaintainit.AlbertStunkardoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniafoundfromexperimentsthat80percentofthechildrenoftwofatparentsbecomefatascomparedwithnomorethan14.percentofthechildrenoftwoparentsofnormalweight.Howcanobesepeoplebecomethinnerthroughdieting?WelldietingcanbeeffectivE.butthehealthcostsaregreat.JulesHirscharesearchphysicianatRockefellerUniversitydidastudyofeightfatpeoplE.TheywerE.givenaliquidformula配方providing600caloriesaday.Aftermorethan10weeksthesubjectslostonaverage45kg.Butafterleavingthehospitaltheyallregainedtheweight.Theresultsweresurprisingbymetabolic新陈代谢的measurementfatpeoplewholostlargeamountsofweightseemedliketheywerestarving.Theyhadpsychiatricproblems.TheydreamedoffoodorofbreakingtheirdietTheywereanxiousanddepresseD.Somewantedtokillthemselves.Theyhidfoodintheirrooms.Researcherswarnthatitispossiblethatweightreductiondoesn’tresultinnormalweightbutinanabnormalstatelustlikethatofstarvednon.obesepeoplE.ThinpeoplehoweversufferfromtheoppositE.TheyhavetomakeagreatefforttogainweightEthanSimsoftheUniversityofVermontgotprisonerstovolunteertogainweight.Infourtosixmonths—theyateasmuchastheycoulD.Theysucceededinincreasingtheirweightby20to25percent.ButmonthsafterthestudyendedtheywerebacktonormalweightandstayedtherE.Thisdidnotmeanthatpeoplearecompletelywithouthopeincontrollingtheirweight.Itmeansthatthosewhotendtobefatwillhavetoconstantlybattletheirgeneticinheritance遗传iftheywanttosignificantly1owertheirweight.Thefindingsalsoprovideevidenceforsomethingscientiststhoughtwastrue—eachpersonhasacomfortableweightrangE.Therangemightbeasmuchas9kg.Someonemightweigh60--69kgwithouttoomucheffort.Butgoingaboveorbelowthenaturalweightrangeisdifficult.Thebodyresistsbyfeelinghungryorfullandchanging.themetabolismtopushtheweightbacktotherangeitseeks.ThestoryismainlywrittentoA.pointouttherelationsbetweenourbodyandmindB.warnusit’sextremelyharmfultoreduceorgainourweightC.tellusthatit’sdifficulttomakeasignificantchangeinourweightD.stressthatdieting1sarecommendedwaytohelpyoureachyourdesiredweightJulesHirsch’sstudy’foundthat.A.bigweightlosscouldleadtomentalproblemsB.aperson’sweightcanbedecidedbytheirparents’weightC.onlydietingcannotproduceadesiredresultinweightreductionD.bigeffortstoloseweightmayresultinaweightmuchheavierthanone’snormalweightFromthetextweknowthatthebodycanstillfeelcomfortableA.whentheweightgoesupordownby6kgB.whentheweightgoesupordownbyl0kgC.whentheweightisincreasedby20to25percentD.whentheweightisdecreasedby20to25percentWhatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.WhenitcomestoweightnaturalnessisthehealthiestB.Weightreductioncouldbebothriskyandpainful.C.Seekprofessionaladvicewhenreducingyourweight.D.There’snohopeandnopointincontrollingyourweight.
Evenfactsforgottenbypeopleduringabusydaymayberetrievedifthisisfollowedbyagoodnight’ssleep.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofChicagoaskedvolunteerstoremembersimplewords.ManyfoundtheirmemorieslettingthemdowntowardstheendofthedaybutthefollowingmorningthosewhohadsleptwellcouldrecallmuchmorE.ResearcherswritinginthejournalNaturesaidthebraincouldrescuelostmemoriesduringthenight.Whenthebrainisfirstaskedtoremembersomethingthatmemoryislaiddowninanunstablestatemeaningthatitispossiblethatitcouldbelost.AtsomepointthebrainconsolidatesthoseitdeemsimportantintoastablemorepermanentstatE.HowevertheChicagoresearcherssuggestedthatitwaspossibleforastablememorytobemadeunstableagain.Thiswouldmeanthatmemoriescouldbemodifiedthenfiledawayagaininthefaceofnewexperiences.The12volunteerstestedintheexperimentwereplayedwordscreatedthroughaspeechsynthesizerwhichwerepurposelydifficulttounderstanD.Initiallythewrittenversionofthewordfromtheaudioversiononly.TestsrevealedthattheabilitytorecalltherightwordtendedtotailoffasthedayendeD.Howeverwhenthevolunteerswereretestedafteragoodnight’ssleeptheywereabletorecallsomewordsthattheyhadforgottenthepreviousevening.DrDanieloneofthestudyauthorssaid:Sleepconsolidatesmemoriesprotectingthemagainstsubsequentinterferenceordecay.Sleepalsoappearstorecoverorrestorememories.Hesaid:Ifperformanceisreducedbydecaysleepmightactivelyrecoverwhathasbeenlost.DrKarimNaderfromtheDepartmentofPsychologyinMcGillUniversityinMontrealsaid:Memoryresearchisundergoingatransformation---nolongerismemorythoughttobeahard-writingofthebraininsteaditseemstobeaprocessofstorageandrestoragE.Sleephelpssomememoriesmatureandalsoprunesoutunimportantmemories.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphimplies?A.Abusydaymakespeopleforgetthingseasily.B.Peopleneedagoodnight’ssleepafterabusyday.C.Agoodnight’ssleephelpsmemories.D.Agoodnight’ssleephelpspeopleforgetabusyday.Thewordsthe12volunteersplayedintheexperimentwerenot____A.createdthroughaspeechsynthesizerB.hardtounderstandC.availableatthebeginningD.designedtotestpeople’sabilityofunderstandingAccordingtothepassagememory_____A.isahard-writingofthebrainB.isnotaprocessofstorageC.isnotaprocessofrestorageD.willbematurewiththehelpofsleepWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Whenpeoplefirstremembersomethingthememoryisinanunstablestate.B.ThebrainwillchangethoseimportantunstablememoriesintostablE.C.Oncethememorybecomestableitwillneverbecomeunstableagain.D.SleepcanprotectmemoriesfrombeingharmeD.
WinedrinkerstendtobuyhealthierfoodthanbeerdrinkersaccordingtoaDanishstudypublishedonTuesdayonthewebsiteofaweeklymedicalmagazinE.Peoplewhoboughtwineatthestorewerealsomorelikelytobuyfruitvegetablesfishleanmeat瘦肉andmilkthanbeerbuyersdidsaidthestudy.Beerbuyersweremorelikelytobuyfrozendinnerscoldcutsporksugaryproductsandsoftdrinks.ThestudywasconductedbyfourresearchersfromtheNationalInstituteofPublicHealthoverthecourseofsixmonths.AlcoholresearchersErikSchulenburgandMartenGreenbackandtwootherdoctorscollected3.5millionreceiptsfrom98stores.ThecustomersatthestoresrepresentedalargenumberofDanishpeopletheysaiD.OurresultsconfirminternationalstudieswhichshowthatwinedrinkerstendtoeatmorefruitvegetablesandfishandrarelyeatfatscomparedtothosewholikeotherkindsofalcoholicdrinkstheyconcludeD.WinebuyersalsotendedtohavehighereducationlevelshigherearningsandbeinbettermentalhealththeyaddeD.Theirinterestinconsumers’shoppingbagsfollowedaseriesofstudiesintheDanishmediA.Thestudiessuggestedthatwinedrinkersranalowerriskofcardiovascular心血管的diseaseandsometypesofcancerthanbeerdrinkers.Thepassagemainlytellsusthatwinedrinkers______.A.eatmorevegetablesthanbeerdrinkersB.usuallybuyhealthierfoodthanbeerdrinkersC.aremostlyhealthierthanbeerdrinkersD.runalowerriskofdiseasesthanbeerdrinkersAccordingtothepassagebeerbuyersarelesslikelytobuy______.A.coldcutsB.porkC.softdrinksD.vegetablesTheresearchersdidthestudymainlybymeansof______.A.handingoutpaperswithalistofquestionsB.collectingreceiptsfromstoresC.watchingwhatcustomersboughtatstoresD.visitingsomefamiliesthroughoutthecountryWhichofthefollowingisNOTafeatureofwinedrinkersaccordingtothepassage?A.Rarelyeatingfats.B.Beinginbettermentalhealth.C.ExercisingmorE.D.Havinghighereducationlevels.
TherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworlD.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflifeonebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonseventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversationthewellprepareddishesthegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.ThereforetheyarecontinuallydissatisfieD.BytheirremarkstheysourthepleasureofsocietyoffendhurtmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywherE.IfthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitieD.Theintentionofcriticizing批评andbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation模仿.Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimaginationithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthemandnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjectionsnoonewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonotitwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontact接触withthem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientespeciallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.Peoplewhoareunhappy_______.A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthingsThephrasesourthepleasureofsocietymostnearlymeans_______.A.haveagoodtastewithsociallifeB.makeothersunhappyC.tendsoscoldothersopenlyD.enjoythepleasureoflifeWecanconcludefromthepassagethat_______.A.weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersonsIfsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabittheauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould_______.A.preventanycommunicationwiththemB.shownorespectandpolitenesstothemC.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakesInthispassagethewritermainly_______.A.describestwotypesofpeopleB.laughsattheunhappypeopleC.suggeststheunhappypeopleshouldgetridofthehabitsofunhappinessD.tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife
FatandshyBenSaunderswasthelastkidinhisclasspickedforanysportsteam.Footballtenniscricket—anythingwitharoundballIwasuselesshesaysnowwithalaugh.ButbackthenhewastheonealwaysmadefunofinschoolgymclassesinDevonshireEnglanD.Itwasamountainbikehereceivedforhis15thbirthdaythatchangedhim.Atfirsthewentbikingaloneinanearbyforest.ThenhebegantoridethebikealongwitharunnerfrienD.GraduallySaunderssetuphismindonbuildinguphisbodyincreasinghisspeedandstrength.Attheageof18heranhisfirstmarathon.ThefollowingyearhemetJohnRidgwayandwashiredasaninstructoratRidgway’sschoolofadventureinScotlandwherehelearntaboutRidgway’scold-waterexploits.GreatlyinterestedSaundersreadallhecouldaboutNorthPoleexplorersandadventuresthendecidedthatthiswouldbehisfuturE.In2001afterbecomingaskillfulskierSaundersstartedhisfirstlong-distanceexpeditiontowardstheNorthPolE.Ittookunbelievableenergy.Hesufferedfrostbiteranintoapolarbearandpushedhisbodytothelimitpullinghissupply-loadedsledupandoverrockyricE.SaundershassincebecometheyoungestpersontoskialonetotheNorthPoleandhe’sskiedmoreoftheNorthPolebyhimselfthananyotherBritishman.HisoldplaymateswouldnotbelievethechangE.NextOctoberSaunders27headssouthfromthecoastofAntarcticatotheSouthPoleandbacka2900-kilometerjourneythathasneverbeencompletedonskis.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderoftheeventsthathappenedtoSaunders?A.Heranhisfirstmarathon.B.HeskiedaloneintheNorthPolE.C.Herodehisbikeinaforest.D.HeplannedanadventuretotheSouthPolE.A.a-c-d-bB.c-d-a-bC.a-c-b-dD.c-a-b-dTheunderlinedwordexploitsisclosestinmeaningto______A.journeysB.operationsC.researchesD.adventuresThestorymainlytellusaboutSaundersthatheis______A.agoodinstructoratschoolB.thebestBritishskierC.Ridgway’sfavoritestudentD.asuccessinsportsBenSaunders______afterhewas15yearsold.A.becomegoodatmostsports.B.begantobuilduphisbody.C.madefriendswitharunner.D.joinedasportsteam
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