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Manypeopleturntodoctorsorself-helpbooksbuttheyignoreapowerfulthingthatcouldhelpthemfightillness:theirfriends.Researchersareonlynowstartingtopayattentiontotheimportanceoffriendshipinhealth.A.10-yearAustralianstudyfoundthatoldPeoplewithalargecircleoffriends.A.large2007studyshowedanincreaseofnearly60percentintheriskforobesity肥胖amongpeoplewhosefriendsgainedweight.AndlastyearHarvardresearchersreportedthatstrongsocialties关系couldimprovebrainhealthasweagE.Ingeneraltheroleoffriendshipinourlivesisn’twellrealizedsaidRebeccaaprofessorattheUniversityofNorthCarolinA.Friendshiphasabiggereffectonourpsychological心理的healththanfamilyrelationships.Whilemanyfriendshipstudiesareaboutthecloserelationshipsofwomensomeresearchshowsthatitcandogoodtomentoo.Inasix-yearstudyof736middle-agedmenhavingfriendshipsreducestheriskofheartattack.Onlysmokingwasasimportantariskfactor因素ashavinglittlesocialsupport.Exactlywhyfriendshiphassuchabigeffectisn’tentirelyclear.Whilefriendscansendasickpersontothehospitalorpickupmedicinetheadvantagesgowellbeyondphysicalhelp.Friendshipclearlyhasabigpsychologicaleffect.PeoplewithstrongerfriendshipsfeellikethereissomeonetheycanturntosaidKarenadoctor.Themessageofthesestudiesisthatfriendsmakeyourlifebetter.6.Thethreestudiesinparagraph2showthat.A.socialtiesareconnectedtohealth.B.friendscanhelpusloseweight.C.oldpeopleneedfriendsthemost.D.morefriendsmakeushealthier.7.Whatdounderlinedsentencesinparagraph3mean?A.Friendshipismoreimportanttowomenthantomen.B.Thevalueoffriendshiphasn’tbeenfullyunderstooD.C.FriendshipismoreimportantthanfamilyrelationshipD.Whatpeopleneedmostisafriend’scarE.8.Theauthormentionedsmokinginthetexttodiscuss.A.thecauseofheartattack.B.friends’influenceonhabits.C.smokingisbadformen.D.theriskofhavingnofriends.
EllenParkerwasworriedaboutherhealth.Shecouldnotwalkveryquicklyanditwasdifficultforhertoclimbstairs.Shewassoonoutofbreath.IsupposeIhadbettergotothedoctorshethought.Shewenttothedoctorandtoldhimherproblem.I’mnotatallsurprisedhesaiD.It’sclearwhatyourproblemis.HeexaminedherandthengavehersomeadvicE.Ifyoudon’tdowhatIsayMrs.Parkerhesaidyouwillhaveaheartattack.Itcouldkillyou.Ellenwasveryworriedassheleftthedoctor’s.SheknewthatshehadtotakehisadvicebutthatitwouldnotbeeasyanditwouldtaketimE.Thenextdayshewentshopping.Thefirstshopshewentintowasabutcher’sshop.I’dliketenpoundsofsteakpleaseshesaiD.Certainlymadamthebutcherrepliedandwentintothecoldroomandfoundalargepieceofsteak.Hebroughtthehugepieceofmeatbackintotheshopandplaceditonthescale天平.That’sjustlessthantenpoundshesaiD.That’sbigenoughMrs.ParkersaiD.ThebutcherworkedoutthepricE.At＄4.99apoundthatwillbe＄49.50pleasE.Wouldyoulikemetocutitupintosmallerpiecesforyou?OhIdon’twanttobuythemeatMrs.ParkersaiD.Ifyoudon’twanttobuyitthebutcherrepliedangrilywhydidyouaskmetogetitforyou?MydoctortoldmethatIamoverweightandhavetolosetenpounds.IwantedtoseewhattenpoundsoffleshlookedlikE.9.ThereasonwhyEllenParkervisitedthedoctoristhat________.A.shehadhadaheartattack.B.shecouldnotsleepwell.C.shewasunhappyaboutherweight.D.shehadaproblemwithherhealth.10.EllenParkeraskedfortenpoundsofsteakbecause________.A.shewantedtobuysomefordinner.B.shewantedtoseewhattenpoundsofmeatlookedlikE.C.herdoctorhadtoldhertoeatsteak.D.shewantedtoloseweight.11.WhatwasEllenParker’srealproblemA.Sheatetoomuchsteak.B.Shecouldnotwalkveryquickly.C.Thedoctordidnotknow.D.Sheweighedtoomuch.
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Usingacomputerorsmartphoneatnightcancauseustopileonthepoundsnewresearchhasrevealed.Thestudyfoundalinkbetweenbluelightexposurebluelightisproducedbysmartphonesandcomputersandincreasedhunger.Itfoundthatexposuretobluelightincreaseshungerlevelsforseveralhoursandevenincreaseshungerlevelsaftereatingameal.Bluelightexposurehasalsoalreadybeenshowntocausedecreasedsleepinessintheeveningincreasingtheriskofsleeplessness.TheleadingresearcherIvyCheungfromNorthwesternUniversityinChicagosaidAsinglethree-hourexposuretoblue-enrichedlightintheeveninggreatlyaffectedhungerandmetabolism新陈代谢.Theseresultsareimportantbecausetheysuggestthatcontrollingenvironmentallightexposureforhumansmayrepresentanovelapproachofinfluencingfoodintakepatternsandmetabolism.Thestudygroupconsistedof10healthyadultswithregularsleepandeatingschedules.Theycompletedafour-daytrialunderdim昏暗的lightconditionswhichinvolvedexposuretolessthan20lux勒克斯照明单位during16hoursawakeandlessthan3luxduringeighthoursofsleep.Onthethirddaytheywereexposedtothreehoursof260luxblue-enrichedlightstarting10.5hoursafterwakingupandtheeffectswerecomparedwithdimlightexposurE.IvyCheungsaidmoreresearchisneededtodeterminethefunctionsinvolvedintherelationshipbetweenlightexposurehungerandmetabolism.29.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A.Howbluelightexposureaffectshunger.B.Whybluelightexposureinfluencessleepiness.C.Whatisthelinkbetweenbluelightexposurehungerandsleepiness.D.Whohasfoundtheeffectsofbluelightexposureonhungerandsleepiness.30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Bluelightexposurecanmakeusloseweightatnight.B.Bluelightexposurehasnoeffectonsleeplessness.C.Theresearchersdrewtheirconclusionbycomparison.D.IvyCheunghasfoundtherelationshipbetweenlightexposureandhunger.31.Wherewouldyoubemostlikelytofindthepassage?A.Onanoticeboard.B.Inahealthmagazine.C.Onabusinesswebsite.D.Inacollegenewspaper.
AtthirteenIwasdiagnosed诊断withakindofattentiondisorder.ItmadeschooldifficultformE.WheneveryoneelseintheclasswasfocusingontasksIcouldnot.InmyfirstliteratureclassMrs.Smithaskedustoreadastoryandthenwriteonitallwithin45minutes.IraisedmyhandrightawayandsaidMrs.SmithyouseethedoctorsaidIhaveattentionproblems.Imightnotbeabletodoit.SheglanceddownatmethroughherglassesYouarenodifferentfromyourclassmatesyoungman.ItriedbutIdidn’tfinishthereadingwhenthebellrang.IhadtotakeithomE.InthequietnessofmybedroomthestorysuddenlyallbecamecleartomE.ItwasaboutablindpersonLouisBraillE.Helivedinatimewhentheblindcouldn’tgetmucheducation.ButLouisdidn’tgiveup.Insteadheinventedareadingsystemofraiseddots点whichopenedupawholenewworldofknowledgetotheblinD.Wasn’tItheblindinmyclassbeingmadetolearnlikethesightedstudents?MythoughtsspilledoutandmypenstartedtodancE.Icompletedthetaskwithin40minutes.IndeedIwasnodifferentfromothers;IjustneededaquieterplacE.IfLouiscouldfindhiswayoutofhisproblemswhyshouldIevergiveup?Ididn’texpectanythingwhenIhandedinmypapertoMrs.Smithsoitwasquiteasurprisewhenitcamebacktomethenextday—withanAonit.Atthebottomofthepaperwerethesewords:Seewhatyoucandowhenyoukeeptrying?21.Theauthordidn’tfinishthereadinginclassbecause.A.hewasnewtotheclassB.hewastiredofliteratureC.hehadanattentiondisorderD.hewantedtotakethetaskhome22.WhatwasMrs.Smith’sattitudetotheauthorattheendofthestory?A.Angry.B.Impatient.C.SympathetiC.D.Encouraging.23.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Thedisabledshouldbetreatedwithrespect.B.A.teachercanopenupanewworldtostudents.C.Onecanfindhiswayoutofdifficultieswithefforts.D.Everyoneneedsahandwhenfacedwithchallenges.
SomepeoplewholiketoeatveryhotchilipepperssaythattheycanhelpyoubreathebetterifyouhaveacolD.Othersbelievethatchiliesgiveyouenergy.Doyouwanttofireupyourmealswithhomegrownchilies?TheyneedawarmclimatE.IfyouplanttheseedsoutsidewhentheweatheriscoolplacethemunderglassgivingthemthewarmthofthesunandprotectingthemfromthewinD.YoucanalsostarttheseedsinyourhomeoragreenhousE.Ifyou’replantinginsidefilla7.5-centimeterpotwithsoil.Thepotshouldhaveholesinthebottomforwatertorunout.Tapthesidesofthepottosettlethesoil.Dropseveralseedsontothesurfaceofthesoilandcoveritwithathinlayerofvermiculite蛭石whichcanholdairwaterandnutrients.Thencoverthepotwithasee-throughplasticbagandplaceitinawarmareA.Whenthechiliesstartgrowingtakeoffthebag.Whentheplantshavegrowntoabouttwocentimetersplaceeachonecarefullyinitsown7.5-centimeterpot.Whenrootsstartshowingthroughtheholesinthebottomofthepottransplanteachofthemintoa12-centimeterpot.Whentheplantsaretwentycentimetershightiethemtoastickplacedinthepottosupportthem.Atthirtycentimeterspinchoffthetopsofthechilipepperswithyourfingerstomakenewbranchesgrow.Whenthefirstflowersshowgivetheplantssomepotashfertilizerandiftheweatheriswarmputthemintofive-literpotsandplacethemoutsidE.Makesuretheygetlotsoflightandwater.29.Whentheplantsgrowtotwocentimetersyoushould______.A.taketheplasticbagofftheplantB.placeeachofthemintoseparatepotsC.tiethemtostickstosupportthemD.transplantthemintoa12-centimeterpot30.Theunderlinedexpressionpinchoffinthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.A.holdupB.breakupC.leaveoutD.takedown31.Basedonthispassagehowmanytimesshouldyoumoveachiliplant?A.OncE.B.TwicE.C.Threetimes.D.Fourtimes.32.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat______.A.peoplewholikeeatingchiliesareenergeticB.theplantsshouldbefertilizedwhentheyblossomC.thepothasholesinthebottomtolettheairinD.it’squiteeasytogrowyourownchilies
EatingataslowspeedmayhelpreducehungertheU.S.researcherssaidonMonday.Previousresearchsuggeststhattheabilitytocontrolenergyintakemaybeaffectedbythespeedatwhichweeatandahigheatingratemaydamagetherelationshipbetweenthesensorysignalsandprocessesthatcontrolhowmuchweeat.Inordertolearnmoreaboutthelinkbetweeneatingspeedandenergyintakeresearchersexaminedhoweatingspeedaffectscaloriesconsumedduringamealinbothnormal-weightsubjectsaswellasoverweightorobesesubjects.Inthenewstudyagroupofnormal-weightsubjectsandagroupofoverweightorobesesubjectswereaskedtoconsumetwomealsinacontrolledenvironment.Allsubjectsateonemealslowlytooksmallbiteschewedthoroughlyandpausedandputthespoondownbetweenbitesandateasecondmealquicklytooklargebiteschewedquicklyanddidnotpauseandputthespoondown.Attheconclusionofthestudytheresearchersfoundonlynormal-weightsubjectshadastatisticallysignificantreductionincaloricconsumptionbyeatingslowly.Alackofstatisticalsignificanceintheoverweightandobesegroupmaybepartlyduetothefactthattheyconsumedlessfoodduringbotheatingconditionscomparedtothenormal-weightsubjectsProfessorMeenaShahsaiditispossiblethattheoverweightandobesesubjectsfeltmoreself-consciousandthusatelessduringthestudy.Despitethedifferencesincaloricconsumptionbetweenthenormal-weightandoverweightandobesesubjectsthestudyfoundsomesimilarities.Bothgroupsfeltlesshungrylateronaftertheslowmealthanafterthefastmealwhichindicatesthatgreaterhungersuppression抑制amongbothgroupscouldbeexpectedfromamealconsumedmoreslowly.Alsoboththenormal-weightandoverweightorobesegroupsconsumedmorewaterduringtheslowmeal.ThehigherwaterintakeduringthesloweatingconditionmayhaveaffectedfoodconsumptionsaidShah.AccordingtoShahslowingthespeedofeatingmayhelpsuppresshungerlevelsandmayevenimprovetheenjoymentofameal.ThefindingswerepublishedintheJournaloftheAcademyofNutritionandDietetics.21.Whatdoesthepreviousstudyhaveincommonwiththenewone?A.ThereisalinkbetweeneatingspeedandenergyintakE.B.Eatingataslowspeedmayhelpfeelhungry.C.Eatingtoofastmaydamageyourstomach.D.Eatingratemayaffectprocessescontrollinghowmuchweeat.22.Whatshouldthesubjectsdoduringtheresearch?A.BothgroupscouldtotallyeatthemealsatanyspeedastheylikeD.B.Bothgroupshadtoconsumeonemealincontrolledeatingconditions.C.Bothgroupswereaskedtoeatonemealslowlywhiletheotherquickly.D.Onegroupshouldeatslowlywhiletheotheronequickly.23.Whatcausedthelackofstatisticallysignificantreductionintheoverweightandobesegroup?A.Theyweretoldnottoeatalot.B.Inthestudytheyhadnoappetitetoeat.C.Theylostconsciousnessinthestudy.D.TheyatelessfoodonpurposE.24.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.NewresearchfindingsabouthowtocontroleatingratE.B.A.studyaboutthelinkbetweeneatingspeedandenergyintakE.C.Onemayfeellesshungrylateronaftertheslowmealthanafterthefastmeal.D.Waterintakemayhaveaffectedfoodconsumption.
Weallknowwhatabrainis.A.doctorwilltellyouthatthebrainistheorganofthebodyintheheaD.Itcontrolsourbody'sfunctionsmovementsemotionsandthoughts.ButabraincanmeansomuchmorE.A.braincanalsosimplybeasmartpersonIfapersoniscalledbrainysheissmartandintelligent.IfafamilyhasmanychildrenbutoneofthemissupersmartyoucouldsayShe'sthebrainsinthefamily.Andifyouarethebrainsbehindsomethingyou.areresponsiblefordevelopingororganizingsomething.ForexampleBillGatesisthebrainsbehindMicrosoftBraintrustisagroupofexpertswhogiveadvicE.WordexpertssaythephrasebraintrustbecamepopularwhenFranklinD.Rooseveltfirstranforpresidentin1932SeveralprofessorsgavehimadviceonsocialandpoliticalissuesfacingtheU.S.Theseprofessorswerecalledhisbraintrust.ThesewaysweusethewordbrainallmakesensE.ButotherwaysweusethewordarenotsoeasytounderstanD.Forexampletounderstandthenextbrainexpressionyoufirstneedtoknowtheworddrain.Asaverbtodrainmeanstoremovesomethingbylettingitflowaway.Soabraindrainmaysoundlikeadiseasewherethebrainflowsouttheears.Butbraindrainiswhenacountry'smosteducatedpeopleleavetheircountriestoliveinanother.Thebrainsaresortofdrainingoutofthecountry.Howeverifpeopleareresponsibleforagreatideayoucouldsaytheybrainstormedit.Herebrainstormisnotanactofweather.ItisaprocessofthinkingcreativelyaboutacomplextopiC.Forexamplebusinessleadersmayusebrainstormingtocreatenewproductsandgovernmentleadersmaybrainstormtosolveproblems.Ifpeoplearebrainwasheditdoesnotmeantheirbrainsareniceandclean.Tobrainwashmeanstomakesomeoneacceptnewbeliefsbyusingrepeatedpressureinaforcefulortrickyway.Keepinmindthatbrainwashisneverusedinapositiveway.25.Accordingtothetextifyou'retheCEOofBaiDuyoucanbecalledA.thebrainsbehindBaiDuB.BaiDu'sbraintrustC.thebraindrainofBaiDuD.theorganofBaiDu26.WhydidRooseveltsuccessfullywintheelection?A.BecausehewassmartatgivingadvicE.B.Becausewordexpertswerepopular.C.Becausehegothisbraintrust.D.BecausehewasthebrainsbehindAmericA.27.Whichofthefollowingexpressionisalwaysusedinanegativeway?A.BraintrustB.BraindrainC.BrainstormD.Brainwash
HowAmericansBegantoEatTomatoesPeoplehavestrangeideasaboutfooD.ForexamplethetomatoisakindofverydeliciousvegetablE.Itisoneofusefulplantsthatcanbepreparedinmanyways.Ithasrichnutritionandvitamininit.Butinthe18thcenturyAmericansneveratetomatoes.Theygrewthemintheirgardensbecausetomatoplantsaresopretty.Buttheythoughtthevegetablewaspoisonous有毒的.Theycalledtomatoespoisonapples.PresidentThomasJeffersonhoweverknewthattomatoesweregoodtoeat.Hewasalearnedman.HehadbeentoPariswherehelearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes.Hegrewmanykindsoftomatoesinhisgarden.ThePresidenttaughthiscookawayforacreamoftomatosoup.ThisbeautifulpinksoupwasservedatthePresident’sparty.ThegueststhoughtthesouptastedreallygooD.Theyneverthoughttheirpresidentwouldservehishonoredguestspoisonapples.Jeffersonneverspoketohishonored忠实的guestsaboutthefact.11.Afteryoureadthepassagewhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrue?A.Americansneveratetomatoesaftertheybegantoplantthem.B.Americansdidn’teattomatoesbefore19thcentury.C.EvennowAmericansdon’teattomatoes.D.Inthe18thcenturyAmericansatealotoftomatoes.12.ThepassagetellsusthatJeffersonwasaPresidentwholearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes.A.whilehewasinParisB.whenhewasalittleboyC.becausehisparentstoldhimsoD.frombooks13.Accordingtothetext_______madethebeautifulpinksoupservedatthePresident’sparty?A.thePresidenthimselfB.aFrenchcookC.thePresident’scookD.thePresident’swife14.FromthepassageweknowallthehonoredguestsinvitedbyJeffersonwere.A.peoplefromothercountriesB.fromFranceC.peopleofhisowncountryD.menonly15.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.AlloftheguestsknewthesoupthatwasservedatthePresident’spartywasmadeoftomatoes.B.AllofthegueststhoughtthesoupwhichwaspreparedbythePresident’scookwasnicE.C.AllofthegueststhoughtthetasteofthebeautifulpinksoupwasnicE.D.Noneoftheguestsknewthattheirpresidentwouldservehishonoredguestspoisonapples.
ItseemsthatnowadaysalltheworldareconcernedaboutgeneticallymodifiedfoodsGMfoods.GMfoodsdevelopfromgeneticallymodifiedorganismswhichhavehadspecificchangesintroducedintotheirDNAbygeneticengineeringtechniques.Thesetechniquesaremuchmoreprecisewhereanorganismisexposedtochemicalstocreateanon-specificbutstablechangE.Formanypeoplethehigh-techproductionraisesallkindsofenvironmentalethicalhealthandsafetyproblems.ParticularlyincountrieswithlongfarmingtraditionstheideaseemsagainstnaturE.InfactGMfoodsarealreadyverymuchapartofourlives.Theywerefirstputonthemarketin1996.A.thirdofthecornandmorethanhalfthecottongrownintheUSlastyearwastheproductofbiotechnologyaccordingtotheDepartmentofAgriculturE.Morethan65millionacresofgeneticallymodifiedcropswillbeplantedintheUSthisyear.ThegeneticgenieisoutofthebottlE.HoweverlikeanynewproductenteringthefoodchainGMfoodsmustbesubjectedtocarefultesting.Inwealthycountriesthedebateaboutbiotechisnotsofiercebythefactthattheyhavealargenumberoffoodstochoosefromandasupplythatgoesbeyondtheneeds.Indevelopingcountriesdesperatetofeedfast-growingandunderfedpopulationsthematterissimplerandmuchmoreurgent:dothebenefitsofbiotechoutweightherisks?Thestatisticsonpopulationgrowthandhungeraredisturbing.Lastyeartheworld’spopulationreached6billion.TheUNstatesthatnearly800millionpeoplearoundtheworldareunhealthy.About400millionwomenofchildbearingagedon’thaveenoughironwhichmeanstheirbabiesareexposedtovariousbirthdefects.Asmanyas100millionchildrensufferfromvitaminA.deficiencyaleadingcauseofblindness.Howcanbiotechhelp?Geneticengineeringiswidelyusedtoproduceplantsandanimalswithbetternutritionalvalues.Biotechnologistshavedevelopedgeneticallymodifiedriceandtheyareworkingonotherkindsofnutritionallyimprovedcrops.Biotechcanalsoimprovefarmingproductivityinplaceswherefoodshortageiscausedbycropdamageattributabletodroughtpoorsoilandcropviruses.32.Thepassagemainlytalksabout_______.A.theworld’sfoodproblemB.thedevelopmentinbiotechC.thegeneticallymodifiedfoodsD.thewaytosolvefoodshortage33.AccordingtothepassageGMfoods________.A.willreplacenaturallygrownfoodsB.arefarbetterthannaturallygrownfoodsC.mayhelptosolvetheproblemofpoornutritionD.cancauseserioustroubleindevelopingcountries34.TheunderlinedsentenceThegeneticgenieisoutofthebottlE.inparagraph2probablymeansthat_______.A.GMfoodsareavailableeverywhereB.thetechnologyinproducingGMfoodsisadvancedC.genetictechnologymayhaveuncontrollablepowersD.genetictechnologyhascomeoutoflaboratoriesintomarkets35.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsGMfoods?A.OptimistiC.B.Cautious.C.Disapproving.D.UnbelievablE.
Beingoverweight超重的willincreaseyourriskofheartdiseasediabetesstrokehighbloodpressureandcancer.Inordertostayhealthyitistimeforyoutofindawaytoloseweight.①Walkfor45minutesaday.AccordingtoaDukeUniversitystudy30minutesofdailywalkingisenoughtostopweightgaininmostpeoplewhospendtheirdayssittingdownwhilewalkingover30minutesresultsinalossofweightandfat.Burninganextra300caloriesadaywiththreemilesofwalkingittakes45minutestowalkthreemilescouldhelpyoulose30poundsinayearwithoutevenchanginghowmuchyou’reeating.②Cleanyourcloset柜橱offatclothes.Onceyou’vereachedtheweightthatyouwantthrowoutorgiveawayeverypieceofclothingthat’stoobig.TheideaofhavingtobuyawholeclosetofnewclothesifyougaintheweightbackwillhelpyoukeepyournewfigurE.③Eatslowlyandcalmly.PutyourforkandspoondownbetweeneverybitE.Drinkwaterfrequently.Whenyouareeatingyoucansharefunnystoriesthathappenedduringyourdaywithyourdiningpartner.Yourbrainis20minutesbehindyourstomachwhenitcomestotellingyouthatyouarefull.IfyoueatslowlyenoughyourbrainwillquicklycatchuptotellyouthatyouarenolongerinneedoffooD.25.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingmayNOTbetheresultofbeingoverweight?A.HeartdiseasE.B.HighbloodpressurE.C.Diabetes.D.SkindiseasE.26.Whatcanweknowfromthesecondparagraph?A.Walkingfor30minuteseverydaycanhelpyouloseweight.B.Walkingfor45minutesadaywillhelpyouloseweight.C.Burning300caloriesadaycanhelplose30poundsamonth.D.A45-minuteswalkcanhelpyouburn300caloriesayear.27.Whatistheadvantageofclearingfatclothesoutofyourcloset?A.Itwillmakeyoubuymoreclothes.B.Itcanmakeyourroomlooktidy.C.Itcanhelpyoucontrolyourweight.D.Itwillhelpyoustopbuyingnewclothes.28.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagragh?A.YoushouldeatslowlysothatyoufeelfullattherighttimE.B.Youshouldtellstoriesinordertoenjoyyourdinner.C.Ifyoueatslowlyandcalmlyyouwillnotfeelfull.D.PutyourforkdownbetweeneverybiteandyouwilleatmorE.
Onethingweloveaboutsoupisthatit'seasytomakeanditonlyneedsafewsimpleingredients食材.Herearefourofourfavoritesimplehomemadesoups.Enjoy!1.ChickenSoupChickensoupcanhelpfighta'cold.Youcanprepareyoursoupusingawholechickenorjustthinpiecesofchicken.Doeitherofthem－althoughawholechickenislikelytomakeyoursoupmoredelicious.Themainingredientsarechickenwateronionscarrotscelery芹菜saltandpepperandnoodles.2.WhiteBeanSoupTherearemanytypesofbeanstochoosefrom.It'ssimplyamatterofpersonaltaste.Driedbeansaremoretraditionalandcostless.Howevercannedbeansalsowork.Theothermainingredientsareonionstomatoesandcarrots.Addsaltandpeppertotaste.3.FrenchOnionSoupWhenyougetFrenchonionsoupinarestaurantitmightlookabitdifficulttomake.Thehardestpartiscuttingupallthoseonionsgetreadyforagoodcry!Themainingredientsaresixsweetonionsbutterwaterandsalt.4.GardenVegetableSoupInsummeryoumayfindyourselfwithalotofvegetablesthatneedusingup.Throwinpotatoesriceorevensomemeatwiththevegetables.Thebestthingaboutthissoupisthatyoucanputinwhateveryouwant.Themainingredientsareonionscarrotscelerytomatoesandpotatoes.21.Howcanyoumakethechickensoupmoredelicious?A.Byaddingcarrots.B.Byusingchickenpieces.C.Byaddingonions.D.Byusingawholechicken.22.WhatisthemostdifficultpartwhenmakingFrenchonionsoup?A.Gettinggoodonions.B.Cuttinguptheonions.C.Makingthesouplookgood.D.Buyingtheingredients.23.Whatmightbethebestsoupinsummertime?A.Chickensoup.B.Whitebeansoup.C.Frenchonionsoup.D.Gardenvegetablesoup.24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Chickensoupisgoodifyoucatchacold.B.Cannedbeansarecheaperthandriedbeans.C.It'sdifficulttomakeFrenchonionsoup.D.Youcannotputmeatingardenvegetablesoup.
EveryyearthousandsofpeoplegethurtordiewhentheyarecrossingtheroaD.Mostofthesepeopleareoldpeopleandchildren.Oldpeopleoftengethurtordiebecausetheycan’tseeorhearverywell.Childrenusuallymeetwithaccidentsbecauseoftheircarelessness.TheyforgottolookandlistenbeforetheycrosstheroaD.Howcanwelessen减少trafficaccidents?Allofusmustobeythetrafficrules.Forthedriverstheyshouldn’tdrivetoofast.IftheydrivetoofastitwillbeverydifficulttostopthecarsinaveryshorttimE.Forthepedestrians行人it’sveryimportanttobecarefulwhentheyarewalkingontheroaD.Thereforewhenwewalkacrosstheroadwemusttrytowalkalongthepavements.WemuststopandlookbothwaysbeforecrossingtheroaD.Lookleftfirstnextlookrightthenlookleftagain.Onlywhenwearesurethattheroadisclearwecancrossit.Therightwaytocrosstheroadistowalkquickly.It’snotsafetorun.Ifpeoplerunacrosstheroadtheymayfalldown.Teensshouldtrytohelpchildrenoldpeopleorblindpeopletocrosstheroadandneverplayinthestreet.21.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtherightwaytocrosstheroad?A.Stopandlookbothways.B.Runquickly.C.MakesurethattheroadisclearD.Walkquickly.22.Whydomostoldpeopleoftengethurtordiewhentheyarecrossingtheroad?A.Becausetheyarenotcareful.B.Becausetheyforgettolookandlisten.C.Becausetheycan’tseeorhearverywell.D.BecausetheyoftenrunacrosstheroaD.23.Thebesttitleforthisarticlemaybe.A.Howtolessentrafficaccidents?B.Howtocrosstheroad?C.Pleaseobeythetrafficrules.D.Meetingwithtrafficaccidents.24.Asastudentyoucantotrytolessentrafficaccidents.A.letdriversdriveslowlyB.playinthestreetcarefullyC.runacrosstheroadquicklyD.helpchildrentocrosstheroad
HowAmericansBegantoEatTomatoesPeoplehavestrangeideasaboutfooD.ForexamplethetomatoisakindofverydeliciousvegetablE.Itisoneofusefulplantsthatcanbepreparedinmanyways.Ithasrichnutritionandvitamininit.Butinthe18thcenturyAmericansneveratetomatoes.Theygrewthemintheirgardensbecausetomatoplantsaresopretty.Buttheythoughtthevegetablewaspoisonous有毒的.Theycalledtomatoespoisonapples.PresidentThomasJeffersonhoweverknewthattomatoesweregoodtoeat.Hewasalearnedman.HehadbeentoPariswherehelearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes.Hegrewmanykindsoftomatoesinhisgarden.ThePresidenttaughthiscookawayforacreamoftomatosoup.ThisbeautifulpinksoupwasservedatthePresident’sparty.ThegueststhoughtthesouptastedreallygooD.Theyneverthoughttheirpresidentwouldservehishonoredguestspoisonapples.Jeffersonneverspoketohishonored忠实的guestsaboutthefact.26.Afteryoureadthepassagewhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrue?A.Americansneveratetomatoesaftertheybegantoplantthem.B.Americansdidn’teattomatoesbefore19thcentury.C.EvennowAmericansdon’teattomatoes.D.Inthe18thcenturyAmericansatealotoftomatoes.27.ThepassagetellsusthatJeffersonwasaPresidentwholearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes.A.whilehewasinParisB.whenhewasalittleboyC.becausehisparentstoldhimsoD.frombooks28.Accordingtothetext_______madethebeautifulpinksoupservedatthePresident’sparty?A.thePresidenthimselfB.aFrenchcookC.thePresident’scookD.thePresident’swife29.FromthepassageweknowallthehonoredguestsinvitedbyJeffersonwere.A.peoplefromothercountriesB.fromFranceC.peopleofhisowncountryD.menonly30.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.AlloftheguestsknewthesoupthatwasservedatthePresident’spartywasmadeoftomatoes.B.AllofthegueststhoughtthesoupwhichwaspreparedbythePresident’scookwasnicE.C.AllofthegueststhoughtthetasteofthebeautifulpinksoupwasnicE.D.Noneoftheguestsknewthattheirpresidentwouldservehishonoredguestspoisonapples.
Youaremadeof73percentwater.Youhave206bones.Thereareabout60muscles肌肉inyourface;youuse20ofthemtosmilebut40tofrown.Yourheartbeatsover100000timeseachday.Youreallyareamazing!ThehumanbodyisacomplexmachinE.Mostofthetimeweareunawareofwhatishappeninginourbodies;usuallyitisonlywhenwegetsickorfeelpainthatwenoticE.Manypeopledonottakeenoughcareoftheircomplexmachines.Badhabitslikesmokingdrinkingtoomuchalcoholandeatingjunkfooddamageourbodies.Stresscanalsocausehealthproblems.Peoplewhoworryalotorhavebusyjobsoftendon’tgetenoughsleepordon’teatproperly.Wealsodamageourbodiesbyplayingsportsorhavingaccidents.A.recentsurveyintheU.K.foundthat14percentofpeoplehadgonetoahospitalEmergencyRoominthepreviousthreemonths.Thetwomostcommonreasonswereforinjuryandpoisoning.Hospitalpatientswerealsotreatedformanyothermedicalproblemsrangingfromcoldstoheartattacks.JustlikeanymachinedifferentbodypartssometimesgowrongfromoldagE.InfactastudyintheU.S.foundthat60to70percentofallpatientsintheEmergencyRoomwereaged75orover.Fortunatelyolderpeoplewhosufferfromanillnessorinjurycannowreceivetreatmenttohelpextendtheirlives.Itisnowcommonforolderpeoplewithdamagedjointsforexampletohaveanoperationtoreplacetheoldjointwithanewonemadeofplasticormetal.Aswithanymachinethebetteryoutakecareofitthelongeritwilllast.Ofcoursethebestwaytotakecareofyouramazingmachineistoeattherightfooddoregularexerciseandgetenoughsleep.Ohanddon’tforgettosmile!45.ThefactsinParagraph1areusedto__________.A.explainhowthehumanbodycanchangeB.provethatthehumanbodyworkslikeamachineC.showhowcomplexandinterestingthehumanbodyisD.describethemostimportantfeaturesofthehumanbody46.TheunderlinedphraseareunawareofinParagraph2mostprobablymeans__________.A.areafraidofB.donotknowC.refusetobelieveD.donotcare47.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingwouldthewriteragreewith?A.Mostpeopleknowalotabouttheirbodies.B.14%ofpeoplegotohospitalbecauseofaccidents.C.Ourbodyislikeamachinebecauseitisexpensivetofix.D.Oldpeoplehavethemostaccidentsandhealthemergencies.48.Whatadvicedoesthewritergivetoreaderswhowanttohaveabetterhealth?A.Gotothehospitalmorefrequently.B.Trytomakepeoplelaugh.C.ExerciseandeattherightfooD.D.Alwaysgetupearly.
Mosquitoeshaveanextraordinaryabilitytotargethumansfarawayandflystraighttotheirunprotectedskin.Regrettablymosquitoescandomorethancauseanitchy发痒的wounD.SomemosquitoesspreadseveralseriousdiseasesincludingDengueyellowfeverandmalariA.Overonemillionpeopleworldwidediefromthesediseaseseachyear.NewresearchnowshowshowmosquitoeschoosewhotobitE.MosquitoesneedbloodtosurvivE.Theyareattractedtohumanskinandbreath.Theysmellthecarbondioxidegaswhichallmammalsbreatheout.Thisgasisthemainwayformosquitoestoknowthatawarm-bloodedcreatureisnearby.Butmosquitoesalsousetheireyesandsenseoftouch.MichaelDickinsonisaprofessorattheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology.Hisresearchshowshowthesesmallinsectswithevensmallerbrainsusethreesensestofindabloodmeal.MichaelDickinson’steamusedplumes—amaterialthatrisesintotheairofcarbondioxidegasintoawindtunnel.Theythenusedcamerastorecordthemosquitoes.TheinsectsfollowedtheplumE.Thenthescientistsplaceddarkobjectsonthelightercoloredfloorandwallsofthetunnel.MrDickinsonsaidatfirstthemosquitoesshowednointerestintheobjectsatall.Whatwasquitestrikingandquitesurprisingisthatthemosquitoesflybackandforthforhours.Thesearehungryfemalesandtheycompletelyignoretheobjectsonthefloorandwallofthetunnel.ButthemomenttheygetahitofCO2theychangetheirbehaviorquiteobviouslyandnowwouldbecomeattractedtotheselittlevisualblobs斑点.Thissuggestedtotheresearchersthatamosquito’ssenseofsmellismoreimportantinthesearchforfooD.Oncemosquitoescatchasmellofahumanoranimaltheyalsofollowvisualsignals.24.Whatdomosquitoesmainlyusetofindtheirtargets?A.Senseofsmell.B.Senseoftouch.C.Senseofsight.D.Smartbrains.25.Thefirstresponseofthemosquitoestotheobjectsintheexperimentis.A.toflytothedarkonesB.tocatchandsticktothemC.totakenonoticeofthemD.toattachthemselvestothem26.Howcanweavoidbeingattackedbymosquitoesaccordingtothetext?A.Don’tletthemseeus.B.Usedarkobjectstostopthem.C.Makethemflybackandforthforhours.D.Attractthemtoobjectsfullofcarbondioxidegas.27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HowDoMosquitoesSurvive?B.WhyDoMosquitoesNeedBlood?C.HowDoMosquitoesChoosetoBiteYou?D.WhyDoMosquitoesAttacktheHumanBeing?
OctobersixteenthisWorldFoodDay.ThisdayisalsotheanniversaryoftheUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganizationF.A.O...TheUNagencyleadsinternationaleffortstodefeatworldhunger.Itwascreatedin1945.TheF.A.O..saysmorethanonehundredfiftycountriesaretoholdspecialeventstocelebrateWorldFoodDay.AtF.A.O..headquartersinRomeforexamplerunnerswillcompeteinafive-kilometerracethroughthecity’shistoricalarea.Eventsinothercountriesincludediscussionsamongexpertspressconferencesandmusicalprograms.Themessageofthisyear’sWorldFoodDayisinvestinginagricultureforfoodsecurity.TheF.A.O..saysDuringtheearly1990stheforeignaidforagriculturewasninethousandmilliondollarseachyear.Butnowithasdeclinedtolessthanfivethousandmilliondollarsayear.YettheF.A.O..estimatesthatmorethaneighthundredandfiftymillionpeoplearoundtheworlddonotgetenoughfood.TheUNagencynotesthatseventypercentoftheworld’shungryliesinthefarmerswhogrowsmallamountoffood.Manyalsofaceproblemsoffeedingthemselves.TheF.A.O..saysagriculturalaidcouldhelpsmallfarmersmakeaprofitfromtheircrops.Farmerswouldalsobeabletofeedtheirfamiliesthroughouttheyearandre-investintheirfarms.Theycouldbuybetterseedsequipmentandchemicalfertilizerstohelptheircropsgrow.MuhammadYunis.thewinneroftheNobelPeacePrizeforhiseffortstoimprovethelivesofpoorpeopleaswellashisBangladeshmicrofinanceorganizationtheGrameenBankhaslentsmallamountofmoneytopoorpeoplewhoareunabletogettraditionalloansespeciallywomen.MinisterYunissaysthatheplanstogivehisshareoftheonemillionthreehundredthousanddollarsNobelawardtogoodcauses.Hesayshewantstoestablishaneyehospitalandstartaprojecttoproducelow-costfoodforthepoor.21.TocelebratetheWorldFoodDayhowmanykindsofactivitiesarementionedinthepassage?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TheF.A.O..isestablishedtoinvestinagricultureforfoodsecurity.B.Theforeignaidforagriculturehasreducedbynearly50％inrecentdecades.C.TheGrameenBankhasprovidedlargeamountofloansforpoorfarmers.D.YuniswilldonatehisentireNobelawardtohelpsolvethehungerforthepoor.23.Withagriculturalaidfarmerscan_________________.A.promotetheproductionofcropsB.producelow-costfoodC.investmoneyinotherfieldsD.helptoimprovecropseeds24.Thewriterwrotethepassagemainlyto____________.A.giveanintroductionoftheF.A.O..B.informusofthesituationsoftheworldfoodC.appealformoreinvestmentonagricultureD.showhowtodealwiththeworld’shunger
MostpeoplethinkaboutdonatingblooD.However.Veryfewactuallvdoit.EventhemostconsistentonesdonateanaverageofjustthreetofourtimesduringtheirlifetimE.NowtheofficialsinSwedenaretryingtochangethetrendwiththehelpofmodern-daytechnology.Theencouragementtodonateagainbeginsshortlyafterthedonorleavestheclinicwhenhe/shereceivesathankyoutext.ThoughthatcertainlvhelpsthemfeelappreciatedwhatisevenmorepleasingisthetexttheyreceiveeachtimetheirbloodisusedtohelpsomeoneinneeD.KarolinaWibergmanageroftheStockholmbloodservicebelievesthissmallgesturenotonlyresultsinrepeatdonorsbuthelpsbringinnewones.TheprogramthatwasstartedinStockholmhasreceivedsuchpositivefeedbackthatitisnowbeingrolledoutacrossthecountry.HoweverSwedishofficialsarenotstoppingtherE.Theyarealsoencouraginglocalclinicstopublishtheexactlevelsofthedifferentbloodgroupstheyhaveatanygiventimeontheirwebsites.Thisallowspotentialdonorstorealizethattheirbloodcanmakeadifferenceinsavingsomeone'slifE.WhilealltheseoutreachprogramsaregreatbusycitizenseventheoneswiththebestintentionshavetobeoccasionallyremindeD.InordertojogtheirmemoriesofficialsaskpeopleforauthorizationtosendthemtextFacebookande-mailreminders.Thoughthatmaysounddisturbingthecitizensdonotseemtomindgiventhatthemessagesarelight-heartedandfun-thingslikeWewon'tgiveupuntilyoubleeD.ThoughSwedeniscurrentlytheonlycountryusingmoderntechnologytourgemoredonationsdon'tbesurprisedifmorejoininespeciallyiftheNordic北欧country'sbloodbanksstarttooverflow!21.Whyisanothertextsenttoblooddonorsafterathankyouone?A.Toaskthemforauthorization.B.ToinformthemtheirbloodisuseD.C.Toremindthemtodonatebloodimmediately.'D.Totellthemthelevelsofbloodgroups.22.Whatdoestheprograminparagraph3referto?A.Publishinginformationaboutblooddonation.B.GivingFacebookreminderstocitizens.C.Sendingtextmessagestoblooddonors.D.ProvidingpeoplewithbloodservicE.23.Whatdopeoplethinkofblooddonationreminders?A.Disturbing.B.MemorablE.C.AuthentiC.D.AcceptablE.24.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Swedenwillstopurgingblooddonation.B.Swedenhasbenefitedlittlefromitsprogram.C.MorecountriesmayfollowSweden'sexamplE.D.NordicbloodbanksareingreatneedofblooD.
Doyoualwaysforgetwhereyouplacedyourkeysoryourpurse?Whatwasthenameofthemovieyousawlastweek?Themajorcauseofyourforgetfulnessmaybelinkedtowhatyoustoreinyourbodynotinyourshort-termmemorybank.TestscontinuetoshowthatpeoplewithenoughVitaminB-2dowellinmemoryexams.TheBcouldstandforbrainifyou'reoneofmanywithlimitedinstantrecall.Andthenumberonesourceofthatvitamin维生素issunflowerseeds.Evenwhenyou'resleepingorrelaxingyourbrainisstillatwork.Althoughitmakesupjusttwopercentofyourtotalbodyweightitusesupto30%ofthecalories卡路里youtakeineachday.ForittoworkproperlyitmustbefeD.Evenifyou'renotabreakfasteaterthatmealisthebestwaytoprepareyourbrainfortheday.A.quickandeasyEnglishmuffinwithpeanutandbutterinitaglassofmilkandanorangemightbewhatyourbrainmaybeaskingyouthefirstthinginthemorningwhenyoufeelyourheadisinafog.Havingsunflowerseedsandfruitbetweenmealsaddsmoremuscletothathungrydemandingorgan.VitaminB-1alsohelpsthememoryandthatisfoundineggsmeatsandnuts.InChineseculturewalnutsareknownasthefruitforalonglifebecauseitisbelievedthattheyfeedboththekidneysandthebrain.AndaccordingtoChinesecultureifyoukeepthosetwoimportantorgansingoodworkingorderyou'lllivelonger.HoweverforgetfulyouarejustkeepinmindtheletterBwhichwillhelpyoutobearinmindalmosteverythingevenonthosedayswhenlife'schallengesaresendingyouinabilliondirections.28.Theunderlinedwordmuffininthethirdparagraphprobablymeans________.A.menuB.dinnerC.cookieD.calorie29.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A.Twopercentofourbrainisstillactivewhenwearesleepingorrelaxing.B.Whatweeatseemsmoreimportantthanwhatwelearnintermsofmemory.C.Itdoesn'tmakemuchdifferencetoourbrainwhetherwehavebreakfastornot.D.Life'schallengeshavenoeffectonourmemoryifdealtwithinaproperway.30.InthepassageChinesecultureismentionedto________.A.supporttheideaoflonglifeB.warnthereadersoftwoorgansC.showtheimportanceofvitaminB-1D.remindusofwalnutsandsunflowerseeds31.Whatcanyougetfromthepassage?A.KeepinmindtheletterBB.TheyoungerthebettermemoryC.LearnaboutChinesecultureD.Trytogetmorerest
WhenpeopleaskmewhatDownSyndrome唐氏综合症isItellthemit’sanextrachromosome染色体.A.doctorwouldtellyoutheextrachromosomecausesanintellectualdisabilitythatmakesitharderformetolearnthings.EventhoughIhaveDownSyndromemylifeisalotlikeyours.IreadbooksandwatchTV.Ilistentomusicwithmyfriends.I’montheswimteamandinchorusatschool.IthinkaboutthefutureandIliketheonewhoI’llmarry.AndIgetalongwithmysisters---exceptwhentheytakeCDswithoutasking!I’mahardworkeragoodpersonandIcareaboutmyfriends.Someofmyclassesarewithtypicalkidsandsomearewithkidswithlearningdisabilities.Ihaveanaidwhogoeswithmetomyharderclasseslikemathandbiology.ShehelpsmetakenotesandgivesmetipsonhowIshouldstudyfortests.ItreallyhelpsbutIalsochallengemyselftodowell.ForinstancemygoalwastobeinatypicalEnglishclassby12thgradE.That’sexactlywhathappenedthisyear!It’struethatIdon’tlearnsomethingsasfastasotherpeopledo.Butthatwon’tstopmefromtrying.IjustknowthatifIworkreallyhardandbymyselfIcandoalmostanything.Ican’tchangethefactthatIhaveDownSyndromebutonethingIwouldchangeiswhatpeoplethinkofmE.I’dtellthemJudgemeasawholepersonnotjustthepersonyouseE.TreatmewithrespectandacceptmeforwhoIam.Themostimportant---justbemyfrienD.28.A.personwithDownSyndrome____________accordingtothepassagE.A.canlearnthingsalmostasfastasnormalpeopledoB.hasonemorechromosomethannormalpeopleC.ishardtogetalongwithD.iseasytogetalongwith29.Thewritertriestopicturehimselfasa__________teenager.A.normalB.perfectC.lovelyD.special30.Thewriterfeels________abouthislifE.A.confusedB.hopefulC.unhappyD.curious31.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.ToprovepeoplewithDownSyndromearealotlikehealthyonesB.Toshowthewriter’shonestyandoptimismC.Tochangepeople’sattitudetowardspeoplewithDownSyndromeD.Todescribethelifeofastudentwithlearningdisabilities
Abouttenmenineveryhundredsufferfromcolorblindnessinsomeway.Womenareluckieronlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismatter.Perhapsafterallitissafertobedrivenbyawoman!Therearedifferentformsofcolorblindness.InsomecasesamancannotseedeepreD.Hemaythinkthatredorangeandyellowareallshadesofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanmayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen---astrangeworldindeeD.Colorblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalledconeswhichhelpustoseeinabrightlightandtotelldifferencebetweencolors.Therearealsomillionsofrodsbuttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisnearlydark.Theyshowusshapebutnocolor.Someinsectshavefavoritecolors.Mosquitoes蚊子likebluebutdonotlikeyellow.A.redlightwillnotattractinsectsbutabluelampwill.Inasimilarwayhumanbeingsalsohavefavoritecolors.Yetwearelucky.Withthehelpoftheconesinoureyeswecanseemanybeautifulcolorsbydayandwiththeaidoftherodswecanseeshapesatnight.OnedaywemayevenlearnmoreabouttheinvisiblecolorsarounD.29.Whydosomepeoplesayitissafertobedrivenbywomen?A.Womenaremorecarefulthanmen.B.Therearefewercolor-blindwomen.C.Womenarebetteratdrivingthanmen.D.Womenarephysicallyweakerbutquickerinthinking30.Thispassageismainlyabout________.A.coloranditssurprisingeffectsB.womenbeingluckierthanmenC.dangercausedbycolorblindnessD.colorblindness31.Accordingtothepassagewiththehelpoftheconeswecan________.A.tellorangefromyellowB.seeinweaklightC.killmosquitoesD.telldifferentshapes32.Wecanattractandkillmosquitoesbyusinga________.A.redlightB.yellowlightC.bluelightD.greenlight
Musicisparticularlypopularinthemedicalprofessionespeciallyamongsurgeons外科医生.A.recentsurveyshowsthat90%ofsurgeonsintheUKputmusiconthesoundsysteminthetheatreduringoperations.Plasticsurgeons整形外科医生playthemostmusic;itappearsthatearnoseandthroatspecialiststheleast.Butitisn’tonlyinsurgeries外科手术wheremusicispopular.Inanotherrecentsurveyone-thirdofthe1613peoplesaidtheylistentomusicwhileworking.And79%ofthemsaidthathumming哼歌alongimprovestheirjobsatisfactionorproductivity.Islisteningtomusicatworkagoodidea?Yessaytheexperts.Manysurgeonssaythatmusichelpstocreateacalmatmosphereandathirdofthemaddedthatitavoidsgettingbored!Alsolisteningtomusicraisesthelevelsofabrainchemicalthatcanhelppeoplefocus.Officeworkerssayitimprovesjobsatisfaction.Severalstudiessuggestthatit’salsogoodforhospitalpatients.Thoselisteningtomusicthroughheadphonesduringsurgeryrequirelessanesthetic麻醉剂upto50%lessinsomecasesandrecovermorequicklyafterwards.SuremusicreducesanxietybeforesurgerysaysZeevKainananesthetistatYaleUniversity.Sowhattypeofmusicshouldwebelisteningto?Surgeonsfromtheprevioussurveypreferredrockpopmusicandclassical.Andhip-hopispopulartoo.Howeverwhateverthekinditappearsthatself-selectedmusicisthebestchoicE.PennsylvaniaStateUniversityresearchshowedthatwhenpeoplechosetheirownmusictherewasmorestressreduction下降.Andotherresearchersfoundthatwhenlisteningtoself-selectedmusicsurgeonsdidthemathsfasterandmoreaccurately精确thanwhentheywerelisteningtomusicchosenforthem.32.TheunderlinedwordtheatreinParagraph2probablymeans________.A.awaitingroominahospitalB.arestroomforsurgeonsC.anoperatingroomD.abuildingwhereshowsareperformed33.Thesurveysmentionedinthepassageshow________.A.musicispopularinsomeprofessionsB.mostsurgeonsintheUKarefondofsingingC.officeworkerslearnalotfromlisteningtomusicD.fewerthanhalfofthepeoplelistentomusicatwork34.Whataretheadvantagesoflisteningtomusicatwork?________.①improvingmemory②keepingpeoplerelaxed③improvingjobsatisfaction④improvingeyesightA.①④B.①②C.②④D.②③35.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.howtochoosemusicwiselyB.wheretofindthebestmusicC.thepopularityofmusicinhospitalsD.thebenefitsoflisteningtomusicatwork
Deathisnaturalbutdoyouhaveanyideaoftheprocessofdying?Modernscientistsdividetheprocessofdyingintotwophases---clinicalortemporarydeathandbiologicaldeath.Clinicaldeathoccurswhenthevitalorganssuchastheheartorlungshaveceasedtofunctionbuthavenotsufferedpermanentdamage.Theorganismcanstillberevived复活.Biologicaldeathoccurswhenchangesintheorganismleadtothebreakingupofvitalcellsandtissues.Deathisthenunchangeableandfinal.Scientistshavebeenseekingawaytoprolongtheperiodofclinicaldeathsothattheorganismcanremainalivebeforebiologicaldeathoccurs.Thebestmethoddevelopedsofarinvolvescoolingoftheorganismcombinedwithnarcoticsleep.Byslowingdownthebody’smetabolism新陈代谢coolingdelaystheprocessesleadingtobiologicaldeath.Toillustratehowthisworksscientistsperformedanexperimentonasix-year-oldfemalemonkeycalledKeta.ThescientistputKetatosleepwithanarcotic.Thentheysurroundedherbodywithice-bagsandbegancheckingherbodytemperature.Whenithaddroppedto28degreesthescientistsbegandrainingbloodfromanartery.Themonkey’sbloodpressuredecreasedandanhourlaterboththeheartandbreathingstopped:clinicaldeathsetin.FortwentyminutesKetaremainedinthisstate.Hertemperaturedroppedto22degrees.Atthispointthescientistspumpedbloodintoanarteryinthedirectionoftheheartandstartedartificialbreathing.AftertwominutesKeta’sheartbecameactiveoncemore.Afterfifteenminutesspontaneous自发的breathingbeganandafterfourhoursKetaopenedhereyesandliftedherhead.AftersixhourswhenthescientiststriedtogiveherapenicillininjectionKetaseizedthesyringeandranwithitaroundtheroom.Herbehaviordifferedlittlefromthatofahealthyanimal.24.Forapersonwhosuffersfromtheclinicaldeath_________.A.hismostimportantorgansaredamaged.B.hestillhasthepossibilityofgettingbacktolife.C.hecannotavoidfinaldeath.D.heisstillverymuchalive25.Scientiststrytomakethetimeofclinicaldeathlongerinorderto__________.A.slowdownthebody’smetabolism.B.bringvitalcellsandtissuesbacktoactivelife.C.cooltheorganism.D.delaythecomingofbiologicaldeath.26.HowdidthescientistsputKetaintoclinicaldeath?A.Byputtinghertosleeploweringhertemperatureanddrainingherblood.B.Bysurroundingherbodywithice-bagsanddrainingherblood.C.Bylowingherbloodpressureandstoppingherheartfrombeating.D.Bydrainingherbloodloweringherbloodpressureandstoppingherbreathing.27.Allofthefollowingindicatethatthemonkeyhasalmostrestoredtoheroriginalphysicalstateexceptthefactthat__________.A.herheartbeatagain.B.sheregainedhernormalbreath.C.sherejectedapenicillininjection.D.sheactedaslivelyasahealthymonkey.
Ioncehadafriendthatwasdiagnosedwithterminalcancerandthenewsthathemightonlyliveuptosixmonthswasagreatshocktohimhisfamilyandhisfriends.HoweverinspiteoftheseriousillnesshewasinitiallydeterminedtolookintoallavailabletreatmentsthatmightcureorextendhislifE.Ithinkthatwhenyoufindyourselfinsuchsituationsyoutendtolookupeverypossiblewayforhopeofsavingyourlife.AsmonthswentonandhishealthgrewworseInoticedanunexpectedchangeinattitudethatcameoverhim.Hehadalsobeenahappypersonwithacheerfulpersonalitybutratherthangiveintodiscouragementandself-pityhetookcomfortinGodandhumanity.Histalksfocusedonothersratherthanhimselfandhespokeoftheafterlifeassomethinghewaspreparedforbelievingthathisconcernedancestorsincludinghismotherandfatherweretherewaitingforhim.Duringthelastfewmonthsweeksanddaysofhislifehewaskindlycaredforbyfamilyfriendshislovingwifewholookedafterbothhisphysicalandemotionalneedsandworkersfromalocalhospice安养院cametothehometoregulatehismedicationandprovideanyotherneededsupport.Hedidn'tcomplainabouthisfateandhewillinglyallowedotherstoservehim.IndeedonemightthinkwhyGodallowsdeathandsufferinginourworldbutformesuchexperiencestaughtmetovaluefamilymoreandkindnessforothers.Youoftencan'tlearntheseimportantattributes属性inthelapofluxury优裕舒适的环境andperhapssuchanexperienceisthegreatestandfinalgifttheillnesscangivethoseleftbehind.46.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheman'sinitialreactionassoonashewasdiagnosedwithcancer?A.SatisfiedB.SurprisedC.TerrifiedD.Confused47.Whatdidthemandoafterhefirstlearnedofhisillness?A.HewasoperatedonimmediatelyB.HeretiredfromhisjobC.HeresearchedcancertreatmentsD.Hefeltsaddoingnothing48.Whatwastheman'smainsourceofcomfortafterseveralmonthswiththedisease?A.HisfamilyandfriendsB.ThecarefromothersC.Hisdoctors’encouragementD.Hisbeliefinhumanity49.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromhisfriend’sstory?A.GivingmorerespecttothefamilyandfriendsB.ExtendinglifeaspossibleC.CaringforyourselfandenjoyingluxuryD.GettingcomfortfromGod50.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotell?A.AllpeoplewillfacedeathandthuswemustprepareforitspirituallyB.OurcharacterscanbestrengthenedbysuchanunpleasantsituationC.FamiliesprovidethebestsupportsystemduringsuchacrisisD.Peopleshouldhelpthosewhohavegotseriousillness
Peoplebelievethatclimbingcandogoodtohealth.Wherecanyoulearntheskillsofclimbingthen?Ifyouthinkthatyouhavetogotothemountainstolearnhowtoclimbyou’rewrong.ManyAmericansarelearningtoclimbincitygyms体育馆.Herepeoplearelearningonspecialclimbingwalls.Theclimbingwallgoesstraightupandhassmallholdingplacesforhandsandfeet.Howdopeopleclimbthewall?Toclimbyouneedspecialshoesandaharness保护带aroundyourchesttoholdyou.Thereareropes绳索tiedtoyourharness.Theropesholdyouinplacesothatyoudon’tfall.A.beginner’swallisusuallyabout15feethighandyouclimbstraightup.Therearesmallpiecesofmetalthatstickoutforyoutostandonandholdonto.Sometimesit’seasytoseethenextpieceofmetal.Sometimesit’snot.Themostdifficultpartistocontrolyourfear.It’snormalforhumanstobeafraidoffallingsoit’sdifficultnottofeelfear.ButwhenyoumoveawayfromthewalltheharnessandtheropesholdyouandyoubegintofeelsafE.Youmoveslowlyuntilyoureachthetop.Climbingattractspeoplebecauseit’sgoodexerciseforalmosteveryonE.Youuseyourwholebodyespeciallyyourarmsandlegs.Thissportgivesyourbodyacompleteworkout.Whenyouclimbbothyourmindandyourbodycanbecomestronger.21.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage________?A.Peoplecanonlylearntheskillofclimbingoutdoors.B.Itisimpossibletobuildupone’sbodybyclimbing.C.Peoplearefairlyinterestedinclimbingnowadays.D.Itisalwayseasytoseeholdingplacesinclimbing.22.Themostdifficultthingtodoinwallclimbingis_______.A.totieropestoyourharnessB.toclimbstraightupC.tomoveawayfromthewallD.tocontrolyourfear23.Thewordworkoutunderlinedinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans_________.A.exerciseB.settlementC.excitementD.tiredness24.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage_______?A.Totellpeoplewheretofindgyms.B.Toprovethebasicneedforclimbing.C.Tointroducethesportofwallclimbing.D.Toencouragepeopletoclimbmountains
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