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ZhangWenchiisa19-year-oldstudentofHubeiXiangyangNo.1HighSchool.HeisverybraveandalwayshelpsothersinneeD.OnMarch262012Zhangdonatedbonemarrow骨髓attheNavyGeneralHospitalofBeijing.Heistheyoungestandthefirsthighschoolstudenttodoit.LastAprilZhangbecameablooddonoronhis18thbirthday.HealsojoinedtheChinaMarrowDonorProgramthatday.Sixmonthslaterhisbonemarrowwaschosenasamatchfora4-year-oldleukemia白血病patientfromFujian.ZhangwasstudyingfortheNationalCollegeEntranceExaminationNCEEwhenthecallfromtheChineseBoneMarrowDonorscamE.HefoundoutthatthepatientcouldnotwaitorthingsmightgetworsE.WiththesupportofhisfamilyandschoolZhangarrivedatthehospitalinBeijingtheverynextday.SavingalifeismoreimportantthantakinganexamandhavingthechancetohelpcureapatientdoesnotallowformorethoughtZhangsaiD.Thetransplantoperationwasasuccess.AfterthatZhangWenchiwasingoodhealthandhecamebacktoschoolsoon.Zhangsaidthenthemostimportanttaskforhimwastheexam.HehopedthathisdreamofbecomingapilotcouldcometruE.NowtheNCEEhasbeenoverformorethanamonthandwhataboutZhangWenchi’smarks?Toourgreatreliefit’sknownthathehasearned540pointswhichmeanshecanbeadmittedintoBeihangUniversityformerlyBeijingUniversityofAeronautics&Astronautics.Thereforehecanrealizehisdreamofflyinginthesky.Zhang’sdeedhasearnedhimnationwiderespectandsomehavegivenhimthenicknamethemostbeautifulpost-90sstudent.21.WhichofthefollowingaboutZhangWenchiisright?A.HewasbornonMarch261993.B.HedonatedbonemarrowatahospitalinXiangyang.C.Heisthefirstuniversitystudenttodonatebonemarrow.D.HisbonemarrowwaschosenasamatchforapatientfromFujian.22.FromZhangWenchi’swordsweknowthat______.A.heisalittleunreasonableB.heisveryactiveandoutgoingC.heisverykindanddeterminedD.heisalwaysreadytogiveupexams23.What’sthemainideaofthelastbutoneparagraph?A.ZhangWenchi’spointsandouranxiety.B.ZhangWenchi’spointsandhisfutureeducation.C.ZhangWenchiissuretoflyintheskytomorrow.D.BeihangUniversityhasalreadydecidedtoadmithim.24.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ZhangWenchi’scollegedreamB.A.19-year-oldstudentgaveupexamsC.A.4-year-oldleukemiapatientwassaveD.ZhangWenchi---themostbeautifulpost-90sstudent25.Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom______.A.acomputerbookB.alibraryguideC.aprojecthandbookD.anewspaperreport
Peoplearen’twalkinganymore---iftheycanfigureoutawaytoavoidit.IfeltsuperioraboutthismatteruntiltheotherdayItookmycartomailasmallparcel.Thejourneyisamatterof281steps.ButIusedthecar.AndIwasn’tinanyhurryeitherIhadmerelybecomeonemorevictimofanationalsickness:motorosis.ItisanillnesstowhichIhadthoughtmyselfimmune免疫的forIwasbredinthetraditionofgoingtoplacesonmyowntwolegs.Atthattimeweregarded25milesasgoodday’swalkandtheabilitytocoversuchadistanceintenhoursasasignofstrengthandskill.Itdidnotoccurtousthatwalkingwasahardship.Andtheeffectwaslasting.WhenIwas45yearsoldIraced–andbeat—ateenagefootballplayerthe168stepsuptheStatureofLiberty.Suchenterprisestodayareregardedbymanymiddle-agedpersonsasbadfortheheart.Butawell-knownBritishphysicianSirAdolpheAbrhamspointedoutrecentlythatheartsandbodiesneedproperexercisE.A.personwhoavoidsexerciseismorelikelytohaveillnessesthanonewhoexercisesregularly.Andwalkingisanidealformofexercise---themostfamiliarandnaturalofall.ItwasHenryThoreauwhoshowedmankindtherichnessofgoingonfoot.ThemanwalkingcanlearnthetreesflowerinsectsbirdsandanimalsthesignificanceofseasonstheveryfeelofhimselfasalivingcreatureinalivingworlD.Hecannotlearninacar.ThecarisaconvenientmeansoftransportbutwehavemadeitourwayoflifE.Manypeopledon’tdaretoapproachNatureanymore;tothemtheworldtheywereborntoenjoyisallthreat.TothemsecurityisasteelriverthunderingonaconcreteroaD.Andmuchoftheirthinkingtakesplacewhilewaitingforthetrafficlighttoturngreen.Isaythatthegreenofforestsisthemind’sbestlight.Andnonebutthemanonfootcanevaluatewhatisbasicandeverlasting.5.Whatwaslifelikewhentheauthorwasyoung?A.Peopleusuallywentaroundonfoot.B.peopleoftenwalked25milesadayC.PeopleusedtoclimbtheStatueofLiberty.D.peopleconsideredaten-hourwalkasahardship.6.TheauthormentionsHenryThoreautoprovethatA.middle-agedpeoplelikegettingbacktonatureB.walkinginnaturehelpsenrichone’smindC.peopleneedregularexercisetokeepfitD.goingonfootpreventsheartdisease7.WhatiscomparedtoasteelriverinParagraph6?A.A.queueofcarsB.A.rayoftrafficlightC.A.flashoflightningD.A.streamofpeople8.Whatistheauthor’sintentionofwritingthispassage?A.TotellpeopletoreflectmoreonlifE.B.TorecommendpeopletogiveupdrivingC.ToadvisepeopletodooutdooractivitiesD.Toencouragepeopletoreturntowalking
TodaybicyclesareelegantlysimplemachinesthatarecommonaroundtheworlD.Manypeopleridebicyclesforrecreationwhereasothersusethemasameansoftransportation.ThefirstbicyclewasinventedinGermanyin1818.Becauseitwasmadeofwooditwasn’tverystrongnordidithavepedals脚踏板.RidersmoveditbypushingtheirfeetagainstthegrounD.In1839KirkpatrickMacmillanaScottishblacksmithinventedamuchbetterbicyclE.Macmillan’smachinehadiron-coveredwheelstokeepthemfromgettingworndown.Healsousedfoot-operatedleverssimilartopedalssohisbicyclecouldberiddenataquickpacE.Itdidn’tlookmuchlikethemodembicyclethoughbecauseitsbackwheelwassubstantiallylargerthanitsfrontwheel.AlthoughMacmillan’sbicyclescouldberiddeneasilytheywereneverproducedinlargenumbers.In1861FrenchmanPierreMichauxandhisbrotherErnestinventedabicyclewithanimprovedpedalmechanism.TheycalledtheirbicycleavelocipedebutmostpeoplecalleditaboneshakerbecauseoftheeffectofthewoodandironframE.Despitetheimpolitenicknamethevelocipedewasahit.AfterafewyearstheMichauxfamilywasmakinghundredsofthemachinesannuallymostlyforfun-seekingyoungpeoplE.TenyearslaterJamesStarleyanEnglishinventormadeseveralinnovationsthatrevolutionizedbicycledesign.Hemadethefrontwheelmanytimeslargerthanthebackwheelputagearonthepedalstomakethebicyclemoreefficientandlightenedthewheelsbyusingwirespokes.Althoughthisbicyclewasmuchlighterandlesstiringtorideitwasstillclumsyextremelytop-heavyandriddenmostlyforentertainment.Itwasn’tuntil1874thatthefirsttrulymodernbicycleappearedonthescenE.InventedbyanotherEnglishmanH.J.Lawsonthesafetybicyclewouldlookfamiliartotoday’scyclists.Thesafetybicyclehadequal-sizedwheelswhichmadeiteasiertoridE.Lawsonalsoattachedachaintothepedalstodrivethebackwheel.By1893thesafetybicyclehadbeenfurtherimprovedwithair-filledrubbertiresadiamond-shapedframeandeasybraking.WiththeimprovementsprovidedbyLawson;bicyclesbecameextremelypopularandusefulfortransportation.TodaytheyarebuiltusedandenjoyedallovertheworlD.1.Thispassagewasmostlikelywritteninorderto_____.A.comparebicyclesusedfordifferentpurposesB.describetheproblemsearlybicyclemakersexperiencedC.persuadereaderstousebicyclesfortransportationD.tellreadersabouttheearlyhistoryofthebicycle2.Macmillancoveredthewheelsofhisbicyclewithironto_____A.addweighttothebicycleB._makethebicycleeasiertorideC.allowthewheelstolastlongerD.letthebicyclebemorecomfortable3.WhichofthefollowingbicycletypeswasinventedbyJamesStarley?4Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Twohundredyearsagobicyclesdidnotexist.B.ThefirstbicyclecouldberiddenataveryquickpacE.C.TheMichauxbrotherscalledtheirbicycleaboneshaker.D.Macmillan’smachinehadwheelswithrubbertires.5.Theinformationaboutbicyclesinthispassageisarrangedaccordingto_____.A.importanceB.timeC.placeD.interest
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Wildswimming—takingadipinriverslakesandwaterfalls—isfantasticfunandhasgreathealthbenefits.Howevermanyavoidabledrowningsevendeathshavehappenedsopeopleareaskingiswildswimmingsafe?OneofmyfavouritelocationsisGulletQuarryabeautifulpoolthatreachesmorethan18℃insummer.Yettherehavebeentwodrowningsoflocalboystherethismonth.Thewateriswarmerthanthatintheseaandtherearenocurrentsandnoparticularunderwaterobstructions.Manyswimmersswimthereallyearroundbecauseit'sreallyasaferplacetoswimthantheseA.Butiswildswimmingreallydangerous?Ibelieveitisbehaviorandactivitiesaroundswimmingthataredangerousratherthanthelocation.Youmightbesurprisedtolearnthatoutdoorswimmingisratedasamoderateriskwhileotherseeminglysafeactivitiessuchasfishingandsailingarehighrisk.TheadviceIgivetobeginnersistoknowyourlimitsandbuildupexperienceslowly.WatercanbeverycolD.Thoughcoldwaterdoesn'tkillyouit'llmakeyoumuchlessbuoyant.Soswim10%ofthedistanceyoucandountilyouhaveadaptedtoit.AboveallstayclosetothebankorshorE.Coldwatercancauseshockssoenterslowlyandbecarefultojumpintodeepwater.Nowadayswe'relosingbasicoutdoorskillsandcommonsensE.Halfofchildrenoversevencannotswimalengthofapoolandfewerhaven'tswumoutdoors.SoIdon'tbelievethatfencingupwildswimminglocationswillimprovesafety.InsteadIwanttoseemoreinlandswimmingplacessuchasonthecontinentwherealmosteveryreservoirhasitsbeachesmostwithoutlifeguardsaspeoplearetrustedtobeabletolookafterthemselves.I'dliketoseeschoolsincludeoutdoorswimmingintheirPElessonsfamiliesgoingwildswimmingtogetherandmorewatercompaniesfollowingtheexampleofRutlandWaterandcreatingseasonalswimmingbeaches.WeneedtochangeourattitudetoinlandwatersandencouragechildrentogooutdoorsswiminnatureandbuildaloveofwildplacesthatwillservethemalltheirlifE.39.PeopleprefertoswiminGulletQuarrymainlybecause________.A.thewaterthereiscoolerthantheseaB.therearenoobstructionsunderthewaterC.it'sapoolcombiningswimmingwithtourismD.it'ssafertoswimthere40.Whatdoestheauthoradvisetheswimmingbeginnerstodofirstofall?A.Adapttothewaterslowlyandstaynearthebankinwater.B.Jumpintodeepwateraftertheytakeofftheirclothes.C.Swimhalfofthedistancetheycandotoadapttothewater.D.HaveconfidenceandpretendtobebravE.41.Itisimpliedfromthelastbutoneparagraphthat________.A.peopleshouldbetrustedtobeabletolookaftertheirfamilymembersB.RutlandWateristhefirstcompanytocreateseasonalswimmingbeachesC.childrenshouldbegivenmorechancestoimprovetheirswimmingskillsD.modernswimmingpoolswillimprovechildren'sswimmingsafetyinfuture42.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Toexplainwhywildswimmingisnotdangerous.B.TopersuadepeopletogowildswimminginnaturE.C.Toexpresstheauthor'sattitudetowardsswimming.D.Toadviseswimmingshouldbetaughtatschool.
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Belowisaselectionfromapopularsciencebook.Ifbloodisredwhyareveins静脉blue?Actuallyveinsarenotblueatall.Theyaremoreofaclearyellowishcolour.Althoughbloodlooksredwhenit'soutsidethebodywhenit'ssittinginaveinnearthesurfaceoftheskinit'smoreofadarkreddishpurplecolour.Attherightdepththesebloodfilledveinsreflectlessredlightthanthesurroundingskinmakingthemlookbluebycomparison.Whichworksharderyourheartoryourbrain?Thatkindofdependsonwhetheryou'rebusythinkingorbusyexercising.Yourheartworksuptothreetimesharderduringexerciseandshiftsenoughbloodoveralifetimetofillasupertanker.Butinthelongrunyourbrainprobablytipsitbecauseevenwhenyou'resittingstillyourbrainisusingtwiceasmuchenergyasyourheartandittakesfourtofivetimesasmuchbloodtofeedit.Whydoteethfalloutandwhydon'ttheygrowbackingrownups?Babyormilkteethdonotlastlongtheyfallouttomakeroomforbiggerstrongeradultteethlateron.AdultteethfalloutwhentheybecomedamageddecayedandinfectedbybacteriA.Oncethissecondsetofteethhasgrowninyou'redonE.Whenthey'regonethey'regonE.Thisisbecausenaturefiguresyou'resetforlifeandwhatcontrolsregrowthofyourteethswitchesoff.Dooldpeopleshrinkastheyage?Yesandno.ManypeopledogetshorterastheyagE.Butwhentheydoitisn'tbecausethey'reshrinkingallover.Theysimplyloseheightastheirspine脊柱becomesshorterandmorecurvedduetodisuseandtheeffectsofgravity重力.Manybutnotallmenandwomendoloseheightastheygetolder.Menloseanaverageof34cminheightastheyagewhilewomenmaylose5cmormorE.Ifyoulivetobe200yearsoldwouldyoukeepshrinkingtillyouwerelike60cmtalllikealittleboyagainNobecauseoldpeopledon'treallyshrink！Itisnotthattheyaregrowingbackwards—theirlegsarmsandbackbonesgettingshorter.Whentheydogetshorterit'sbecausethespinehasshortenedalittlE.OrmoreoftenbecomemorebentandcurveD.Whydoesspinningmakeyoudizzy眩晕的?Becauseyourbraingetsconfusedbetweenwhatyou'reseeingandwhatyou'refeeling.Thebrainsensesthatyou'respinningusingspecialgravityandmotionsensingorgansinyourinnerearwhichworktogetherwithyoureyestokeepyourvisionandbalancestablE.Butwhenyousuddenlystopspinningthesystemgoesoutofcontrolandyourbrainthinksyou'removingwhileyou'renot!Wheredofeelingsandemotionscomefrom?Mostlyfromanancientpartofthebraincalledthelimbicsystem.Allmammalshavethisbrainarea—frommicetodogscatsandhumans.SoallmammalsfeelbasicemotionslikefearpainandpleasurE.Butsincehumanfeelingsalsoinvolveothernewerbitsofthebrainwefeelmorecomplexemotionsthananyotheranimalontheplanet.Ifexercisewearsyououthowcanitbegoodforyou?Becauseourbodiesadapttoeverythingwedotothem.Andasfarasyourbodyisconcernedit'suseitorloseit！It'snotthatexercisemakesyouhealthyit'smorethatalackofexerciseleavesyourbodyweakandeasilyaffectedbydiseasE.1.Whatisthecolourofbloodinaveinnearthesurfaceoftheskin?A.BluE.B.Lightyellow.C.ReD.D.DarkreddishpurplE.2.Whydosomeoldpeoplelookalittleshrunkenastheyage?A.BecausetheirspineisinactiveusE.B.Becausetheyaremoreeasilyaffectedbygravity.C.Becausetheykeepgrowingbackwards.D.Becausetheirspinebecomesmorebent.3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutourbrainistrue?A.Inthelongrunourbrainprobablyworksharderthanourheart.B.Whenourbrainsensesthespinningwewillfeeldizzy.C.Thebrainsoftheothermammalsareascomplexasthoseofhumans.D.Ourfeelingsandemotionscomefromthemostdevelopedareainourbrain.4.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheselection?A.Togiveadviceonhowtostayhealthy.B.Toprovideinformationaboutourbody.C.Tochallengenewfindingsinmedicalresearch.D.ToreportthelatestdiscoveriesinmedicalsciencE.
Haveyoueverwantedtobehealthier?Getapet!Thatiswhattheexpertsaresaying.TherearemanyadvantagesofowningapetbeitacatdogorhorsE.SomenewparentsareofteninarushtogetridoftheirpetswhenababyisexpecteD.Yetstudieshaveshownthathavingapetathomeactuallyreducesachild’slikelihoodofdevelopingcertainkindsofdiseases.Inonestudyaresearcherstudied300newbornbabiesandtestedthemagainayearlater.Hefoundthatiftheyhadadogathomethechildrenhadupto33%fewerallergies过敏症.Inadditionthechildrenhadstrongerimmunesystems免疫系统whencomparedtothebabiesofhomeswithnopets.Inanotherstudyresearcherstestednearly4500peoplE.Theyfoundthatcatownerswhospenttimestroking抚摸theircatssuffered40%fewerheartattacksthanthosewhodidnotownacat.Someotherstudiesalsofoundthatpetownerssufferedlessseverelyfromdepression抑郁thannonpetowners.Horseshavelongbeenusedintreatmentsfordisabledpeoplebothphysicallyandmentally.Notonlydoesthemovementofthehorsehelppeoplewithphysicalproblemsbutthecalminginfluenceoftheanimalshasapositiveeffectonthemtoo.Amazingchangeshavebeennotedindisabledpeoplewhoareluckyenoughtobeinvolvedwiththesetreatments.Fromcatstohorseshavingapetcanreallyhavepositiveeffectsonourhealth.46.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthesecondparagraphprobablymean?A.DegreE.B.Possibility.C.Opportunity.D.IdeA.47.Fromthesecondandthirdparagraphswecaninferthat________.A.havingapetathomemakesababyweakB.thechildrenofhomewithoutadogmayhavestrongimmunesystemC.nonpetownersmayeasilysufferfromdepressionthanpetownersD.keepingapetdogisbetterthankeepingapetcat48.Whatisthemainideaofthefourthparagraph?A.HowtoraiseahorsE.B.Thewayofkeepinghealthy.C.HowhorsesbenefitdisabledpeoplE.D.HowtotreatdisabledpeoplE.49.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Newparentssometimesrefusetohaveapetwhentheyhaveababy.B.Ifyouwanttokeephealthydonothingbutkeepapet.C.Catownerssuffermoreheartattacksthanothers.D.HorsescancuretheproblemsofdisabledpeoplE.50.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.AnaturemagazinE.B.AgeographymagazinE.C.AfashionmagazinE.D.AhealthmagazinE.
Ifyouknowhowtostudywineitcantellyouaboutitshistoryandqualities.StudyingawineinvolvesusingseveralsensesnotjusttastE.Firstpourthewineintoaglassandlookatit.Itmighthelptoputapieceofwhitepaperbehindtheglasssoyoucanseethecolorclearly.ColorcantellalotaboutthekindofgrapeswherethewineisfromanditsagE.A.whitewinemightbealmostcolorless.WhitewinesgodarkerwithagE.Whitewinemadefromgrapesgrowninacoolclimateisoftenpalerwithmoreacid酸.AwhitewinefromgrapesgrowninawarmerclimateisoftenyellowerwithlessaciD.RedwinesoftenbecomepalerwithagE.Redwinesgrowninwarmerclimatesoftenhavedeepercolorthanthosegrownincoolerclimates.NextturntheglasssothatthewinemovesaroundinsidE.Thisbringsairintothewinesothatitgivesoffitssmell.Smellthewinedeeply.Awine'ssmellisactuallymoretellingthanitstastE.WhatcanyoulearnaboutthewinefromyournoseIsthewinefruity?Doyousmellgrassormaybehoney?Maybethesmellislikebutteroramineral.NowitistimetotastethewinE.Moveitaroundinyourmouth.Youmayrecognizesometastesbecauseyouidentified识别themwhilesmellingthewinE.Youcanalsoconsiderthewine'ssweetnessanditsacidity酸性.Youmaynotethetasteoftannin.Tanninsarechemicalsthatarefoundintheskinandseedsofgrapes.Tanninstastebitter.Tomakeagoodwinerequiresabalancebetweensugaraciditytanninandalcohol.1.Thewinetasteroftenputsapieceofwhitepaperbehindthewineglasswiththepurpuseof________.A.seeingthecolorclearlyB.blockingthestrongsunlightC.gatheringthesmellD.spottingthegrapes2.Wecanlearnthat________.A.thepalerredwinesaretheyoungertheyareB.thepalerredwinesaretheoldertheyareC.thedarkerwhitewinesaretheyoungertheyareD.theolderredwinesarethesweetertheyare3.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Howcanwestudyawine?B.Howcanawinedrinkerwork?C.Howcanwetasteawine?D.Howcanwemakeawine?
Elderlywomenwhoeatfoodshigherinpotassium钾arelesslikelytohavestrokesanddiethanwomenwhoeatlesspotassium-richfoodsaccordingtonewresearchintheAmericanHeartAssociation.PreviousstudieshaveshownthatpotassiumconsumptionmaylowerbloodpressurE.Butwhetherpotassiumintakecouldpreventstroke中风ordeathwasn’tclearsaidSmollerprofessorofthedepartmentofpopulationhealthatAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicineBronxNY.Researchersstudied90137womenagedfrom50to79foranaverage11years.Theylookedathowmuchpotassiumthewomenconsumedaswellasiftheyhadstrokesincludingischemicstrokes缺血性中风ordiedduringthestudyperioD.Womeninthestudywerestroke-freeatthestartandtheiraveragedietarypotassiumintakewas2611mg/day.Resultsofthisstudyarebasedonpotassiumfromfoodnotsupplements.Theresearchersfound:Womenwhoatethemostpotassiumwere12percentlesslikelytosufferstrokeingeneraland16percentlesslikelytosufferanischemicstrokethanwomenwhoatetheleast.Womenwhoatethemostpotassiumwere10percentlesslikelytodiethanthosewhoatetheleast.Amongwomenwhodidnothavehighbloodpressurethosewhoatethemostpotassiumhada27percentlowerischemicstrokeriskand21percentreducedriskforallstroketypescomparedtowomenwhoatetheleastpotassiumintheirdailydiets.Amongwomenwithhighbloodpressurethosewhoatethemostpotassiumhadalowerriskofdeathbutpotassiumintakedidnotlowertheirstrokerisk.Ourfindingssuggestthatwomenneedtoeatmorepotassium-richfoods.Youwon’tfindhighpotassiuminjunkfooD.Somefoodsrichinpotassiumincludewhiteandsweetpotatoesbananasandwhitebeans.TheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculturerecommendsthatwomeneatatleast4700mgofpotassiumdaily.Only2.8percentofwomeninourstudymetorwentbeyondthislevel.TheWorldHealthOrganization’sdailypotassiumrecommendationforwomenislowerat3510mgormorE.Stillonly16.6percentofwomenwestudiedmetorwentbeyondthatsaidSmoller.Whileincreasingpotassiumintakeisprobablyagoodideaformostelderlywomentherearesomepeoplewhohavetoomuchpotassiumintheirbloodwhichcanbedangeroustotheheart.PeopleshouldcheckwiththeirdoctorabouthowmuchpotassiumtheyshouldeatshesaiD.Thestudywasobservationalandincludedonlyelderlywomen.Researchersalsodidnottakesodium钠intakeintoconsiderationsothepotentialimportanceofabalancebetweensodiumandpotassiumisnotamongthefindings.ResearcherssaidmorestudiesareneededtodeterminewhetherpotassiumhasthesameeffectsonmenandyoungerpeoplE.50.Thebenefitsofpotassiumintaketoelderlywomendonotinclude______.A.preventingstrokesB.reducingheartattacksC.cuttingdowndeathrisksD.loweringbloodpressure51.WhichofthefollowingfiguremeetsthedailypotassiumintakerecommendationoftheWorldHealthOrganization?A.4000mgB.3500mgC.3000mgD.2500mg52.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromtheresearchfindings?A.Increasingpotassiumisdefinitelyagoodideaforallelderlywomen.B.Elderlywomenwithhighbloodpressurebenefitmorefrompotassium.C.PotassiumintakeismorebeneficialtothosewithouthighbloodpressurE.D.Therewasnotanyassociationbetweenpotassiumintakeandischemicstrokes.53.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat______.A.ResultsoftheresearchwerebasedonpotassiumfrommedicineB.ResearchersgavedifferentamountsofpotassiumtotheelderlywomenC.ElderlywomenneedtokeepabalancebetweensodiumandpotassiumintakeD.Theeffectsofpotassiumintakeonmenandyoungerpeoplearenotyetknown54.Theauthor’spurposeforwritingthispassageisto______.A.presentareportonanewresearchB.showtheimportanceofagoodlifestyleC.giveinformationaboutachemicalelementD.encourageelderlywomentotakepotassium
FastfoodandtoomuchTVtimeshouldn’ttakealltheblamefortheweightproblems.A.groupofresearcherssaythatanumberofaspects方面ofmodernliving—fromlackofsleeptoenvironmentalchemicalsandtolivingwithairconditioning—maybecloselyrelatedtotheweightproblemsofmanypeoplE.Lackofsleepisonefactor因素.Researchinanimalsandhumanssuggeststhatalackofsleepoveralongperiodoftimecanincreaseappetite食欲.Studiesalsoshowthatmanyadultsandchildrenaresleepinglessthantheyusedto.Inrecentdecades十年间adultshavegonefromsleepingforallaverageofninehourstoaboutsevenhours.Thereisalsoevidencethatindustrialchemicalsmayincreasebodyfat.Thesechemicalswhichareusedinproductschangehormonal荷尔蒙activitywhentheygetintothebody.Studiessuggestthatpeoplehavebeengettingmoreandmoreofthesechemicalsthroughthefoodchaininrecentdecades.Anotherfactorthatmaybemakingpeopleoverweightisairconditioning.Thebodyburnscalorieswhenforcedtocontrolitsowntemperatureandpeopletendtoeatlessinhotandwetweatherbutairconditioning空调makesitunnecessaryforthebodytomakeanyadjustment调整.Researchersalsolistotherpossibleriskfactorsforoverweightincludingmoreoldermotherswhosechildrenmaybecomeoverweightmoreeasily;anumberofmedicineswhichcanleadtoweightgain;andfewerpeoplewhosmokesincepeopleoftengainweightwhentheystopsmokingbecausenicotinecanmakepeopleeatless.Nooneissuggestingthatpeopleshouldstopworkingandsleepmoreorkeepsmoking.Whenitcomestoanyperson’sweightwhatreallymattersishowmuchtheyeatandhowmuchofthefoodtheyuseeveryday.Thatmeansdietandexercisearestillthekey.TitleSomefactors1________totheweightproblemsSituationResearcherssaythatnotonlyfastfoodandtoomuchTVtimebutalsomanyaspectsofmodernlivingshouldtaketheblameforthe2________problems.Three3____factorsLackof4____increaseappetitE.reduceaveragesleepinghoursfrom5________hourstoaboutsevenhours.Industrialchemicalsincreasebodyfat.changehormonalactivity.begotthroughthefoodchain.6____conditioningpeopletendtoeatlessinhotandwetweatherairconditioningmakesit7________forthebodytomakeanyadjustment.Otherpossiblefactorsmoreoldermothers.8________medicines.morepeoplewhostopsmoking.9________whatreallymattersishowmuchtheyeatandhowmuchofthefoodtheyuseeveryday.Thekeystoreducingpeople’sweightproblemsaretoeathealthilyandexercise10________
UGGbootshavebeenawinterweatherfashionforseveralyearsnowcombiningfunctioncomfortwarmthandevensomestylE.WhatmanyUGGenthusiastsdon'tknowisthattheirbootsareabreedingground滋生地forbacteriaandcausefootproblems.Doctorsbelievethebootswhichareparticularlypopularamongyoungteenagegirlsareleadingtoariseinthenumberofpeoplesufferingpainsintheirfeetandknees.Dr.IanDrysdaleheadoftheBritishCollegeofOsteopathicMedicinebelievesbecausethefootdoesnotgetthepropersupportontheinsideitwillleadtomoreanklekneehipandbackproblems.Thesebootsarenotdesignedforoutsidewear.Justbecausesomethingthatbecomesatrendorfashionabledoesn'tmeanit'sgoodorrighthesaidTheparticularproblemwiththistypeoffootwearisthatitisunsupporteD.It'saslipper.Youwouldn'tnormallyexpecttobedoingoutdooractivitiesfromsomethingthat'sindoor.Ifyoudecidetowearyourpajamasoutsideallthetimesomeonewillcomeupandsayit'snotagoodideA.Dr.Drysdaleexplainedthatthefeetissuesbecomeaparticularproblemamongyoungteenagegirlswhosebonesareplasticanddevelopingwhentheyaregrowing.Ifthatstructureisdevelopinginaninappropriatewayhesaidthentheultimatestructurewillbedeformed.MikeO'NeillaconsultantsurgeonsaidAsthefootslidesaroundyougetwearandtear磨损onthejointsontheinsideofthefoot.Theankleisinthewrongpositionthethigh股bonealsochangespositionandyougetanabnormalmovementinthepelvis骨盆whichleadstobackproblems.UGGAustraliawhomakesthedesignerversionofthebootstoldTheDailyMirrorthattheirbootsarecomfortratherthanperformancefootwearandconsumersshouldbeawareofknockoffs仿制品whichlackreinforced加固的heelsintheirboots.21.TeenagegirlsprefertowearUGGbootsbecauseofthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.designB.comfortC.qualityD.warmth22.AccordingtoDr.IanDrysdale________.A.thereisapossibilitythatbacteriawillmultiplyinUGGbootsB.wearingUGGbootswillleadtomoreankleandtoeproblemsC.it'snotagoodideatowearbootslikeUGGoutsideallthetimeD.teenagegirls'bonesareplasticenoughtowearUGGboots23.TheunderlinedworddeformedinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.A.shapedB.strengthenedC.reformedD.damaged24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.PotentialHarmofUGGBootsB.ThePopularityofUGGBootsC.TheUniqueDesignofUGGBootsD.BenefitsofUGGBoots
Peoplewhoaretakingaspirinregularlytothintheirbloodandareabouttoundergocoronaryarterybypasssurgery冠状动脉旁路搭桥术areusuallytostoptheaspirinaweekbeforetheoperation–buttheycouldbebetteroffiftheykeeptakingit.Takingaspirinuptothedaycoronaryarterybypassgrafting移植isperformedseemstospeedlungfunctionrecoveryafterwardswithoutincreasingtheriskofbleedingsignificantlyaccordingtoareportfromIsrael.Releaseofasubstancecalledthromboxane血栓素isassociatedwithlunginjuryafterheartbypassgraftingDrRabinGerrahatAssutaMedicalCenterinTelAvivandhiscolleaguesexplainedinthemedicaljournalChest.AspirinisbelievedtoinhibitreleaseofthromboxanesoGerrah’sgrouptheorizedthattheadministrationofaspirinuntilthedayofthesurgerycouldimproveoutcomes.Theythereforefollowed14patientswhotook100milligramsofaspirindailyuntilthedayofthesurgeryand18whostoppedtakingaspirinatleast7daysbeforethesurgery.Thosewhocontinuedwiththeiraspirinhadsignificantlylowerthromboxaneinfluidaroundtheheartbetteroxygenlevelsintheirbloodandspentlesstimeonaventilator呼吸器thanthegroupwhodiscontinuedtakingaspirin.Ontheotherhandtheneedforbloodtransfusionswasnodifferentbetweenthegroupsindicatingthatbleedingcomplicationswerenoworsewithaspirin.TheresearchershadexcludedpatientswhohadsufferedaheartattackandthosewithheartfailurebecausepatientslikethesehaveahigherlevelofthrombaxanE.Theywillprobablybenefitevenmorethanitsinhibition.BasedontheirfindingsGerrah’steamrecommendsthataspirintherapy治疗notbediscontinuedbeforecoronaryarterybypasssurgery.1.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______.A.doctorsusuallygetpeoplewhowillhavecoronaryarterybypasssurgerytostoptakingaspirin7daysbeforetheoperationB.aspirinisbelievedtoincreasereleaseofthromboxaneC.takingaspirinuptothedaycoronaryarterybypassgraftingisperformedseemstoslowlungfunctionrecoveryafterwardsD.patientssufferingaheartattackhavealowerlevelofthromboxane2.Thepurposeofthepassageistointroducetousthat_________.A.aspirincanmakeforreleaseofthromboxaneB.aspirinisusefulforpatientssufferingaheartattackC.differentwaysturnouttobethesameresultD.aspirinmayimproverecoveryafterheartbypass3.AccordingtoDrRabinGerrahpatientswhowillhaveheartbypasssurgeryshould_______.A.stoptakingaspirinbeforethesurgeryB.takeaspirinasmuchastheylikeuntilthedayofthesurgeryC.beallowedtotake100milligramsofaspirindailyuntilthedayofthesurgeryD.takeaspirinaftertheheartbypassoperation4.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinhibitinparagraph3mean?A.tobecomelargerorbetterthannormalB.tomakesomethinghappenmoreslowlythannormalC.tocausetobenervousorembarrassedD.toimprovesomethinginpoorcondition
Sunstrokemainlytheresultofbodybeingexposedtoahightemperaturefortoolongatimecanbedescribedasaconditioninwhichthebody'sabilitytoregulateheatfails.Symptomsofsunstroke:Headachemusclecrampsfatiguedizzinesshotdryskinflushedskinhighbodytemperaturelackofsweatingrapidpulserapidbreathingseizureslossofconsciousness.TreatmentforSunstroke:·GetyourselfoutofthesunassoonaspossiblE.GetinsideanairconditionedbuildingoratleastgoundersomeshadE.·Nextremoveasmuchofyourclothingasispossibleespeciallyyourshoessocksandhats.ThisisbecausesuchclothesmaketheheatremaintrappedinsidE.·Drinklotsandlotsofwaterandotherfluidsexceptalcoholandcaffeinatedbeverages.Don'tgulpitalldowninonego.Rathersipasmuchasyoucantakein.·Afterrestingforafewminutestakeacoolshower.Ifitisnotpossibletohaveabathatleastapplywatertoyourforeheadneckfaceandarms.·ThenliedownonaflatsurfaceandplaceacooldampclothoveryourforeheaD.Elevateyourfeetaboveyourheadallowingbloodtocirculateandgetridofheadacheanddizziness.·Insunstrokethebodydoesnotonlylosefluidsbutsaltsaswell.Replenishthesamebydrinkingasportsdrinkespeciallyformulatedwithelectrolytesoreatingsomethingsalty.·YoushouldstartfeelingbetterbythistimE.Howeverifthisisnotthecaseitisadvisabletoseekimmediatemedicalattention.SomeMoreRemedies救济方法:·Placeicepacksattheneckarmpitsandgroin.Youcanalsorubthelimbswithicecubes.·Massagethearmsandlegsgently.Thiswillallowsomecoolbloodtoreturntothebrainaswellasthecoreofthebody.·Ifthetemperatureisnotcomingdownyoucanwrapupthebodywithawetsheetortowel.·Youcanalsoapplyacoldmudpacktothestomachandeyes.Thiswillhelpkeepthebodycool.Title:SunstrokeSunstrokemainlytheresultofbodybeingexposedto71.__________fortoolongatimE.▲72.__________Headachemusclecrampsfatiguedizzinesshotdryskinflushedskinhighbodytemperaturelackofsweatingrapidpulserapidbreathingseizureslossofconsciousness.▲TreatmentforSunstroke:·Getyourself73.__________assoonaspossiblE.·Next74.__________asmuchaspossiblE.·Drink75.__________waterandotherfluids.·76.__________forafewminutestakeacoolshower.·Thenliedownonaflatsurfaceandplaceacooldampcloth77.__________.·Insunstrokethebodydoeslose78.__________.·YoushouldstartfeelingbetterbythistimE.▲SomeMoreRemedies:·79.__________attheneckarmpitsandgroin.·Massagethearmsandlegsgently.·80.__________upwithawetsheetortowel.·Youcanalsoapplyacoldmudpacktothestomachandeyes.
Amigraine偏头痛cancausedisablingpain.Peoplemaynotfeelbacktonormalforhoursorevendays.MigrainesaremostcommonamongyoungadultsandmiddleagedpeoplE.IntheUnitedStatesabouteighteenpercentofwomenandsixpercentofmenreporthavingmigraines.Peoplewhosufferfrommigrainescanfindthatdifferenttriggers诱因indifferentpeoplemaygetaheadachestarteD.Stresscanactasatrigger.SocanchocolateinsomepeoplE.Manymigrainesuffererssayhotweatherandlowbarometricpressure大气压canactastriggers.Butresearcherssaytheydidnothavemuchscientificevidenceofthat—untilnow.Inanewstudyateamexaminedthemedicalrecordsofseventhousandhospitalpatients.ThepatientshadvisitedtheemergencyroomatBethIsraelDeaconessMedicalCenterinBostonMassachusettsbecauseofaheadachE.MorethantwothousandofthemhadbeenfoundtohaveamigrainE.Theteamthencomparedthoserecordstoweatherconditionsinthetwentyfourhoursbeforethehospitalvisits.ForeveryincreaseoffivedegreescentigradeinairtemperaturethepatientshadasevenandonehalfpercenthigherriskofmigrainE.Decreasesinbarometricpressuretwotothreedaysbeforethevisitalsoappearedtotriggerheadaches.Theresearchersfoundnoevidencethatairpollutioninfluencedheadaches.Buttheycouldnotruleoutthepossibilityofasmallereffect.AseparatestudyhasfoundthatagegenderandwhereapersonhasextrabodyfatmayaffecttheriskofmigrainE.Itfoundthatoverweightpeoplebetweentheagesoftwentyandfiftyfivemayhaveahigherrisk.Onaveragethosewhowerelargeraroundthemiddleweremorelikelytohavemigrainesthanthoseofthesameagewithsmallerwaistlines.ThestudyinvolvedtwentytwothousandpeoplE.ItwasledbyLeePeterlin.Shesaysearlyresultssuggestthatlosingweightinthestomachareamayhelpyoungerpeoplewhoexperiencemigrainesespeciallywomen.67.Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninferamigrainecan________.A.makepeopleunabletowalkB.preventpeopleactingnormallyC.causepeopletoleavehomefordaysD.getpeopletosufferfrommentaldisorder68.TheunderlinedwordthatinParagraph2refersto________.A.chocolateactingasatriggerB.stressactingasatriggerC.hotweatherandlowbarometricpressureactingastriggersD.highairpressureactingasatrigger69.IntheopinionofLeePeterlinapersonwhohasamigraineshould________.A.avoidgatheringfatinthestomachareaB.eatmoresweetfoodeverydayC.staywarmingoodweatherD.keepawayfromnoisyplaces70.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Overweightpeoplemayhavealowerriskofmigraines.B.Weatherislinkedtomigraines.C.MigrainesareaheadacheformanypeoplE.D.Womensuffermoremigrainethanmando.
Motherhoodmaymakewomensmarterandmayhelppreventdementia痴呆inoldagebybathingthebraininprotectivehormones荷尔蒙U.S.researchersreportedonThursday.TestsonratsshowthatthosewhoraisetwoormorelittersofpupsdoconsiderablybetterintestsofmemoryandskillsthanratswhohavenobabiesandtheirbrainsshowchangesthatsuggesttheymaybeprotectedagainstdiseasessuchasAlzheimer’s早老痴呆症.UniversityofRichmondpsychologyprofessorCraigKinsleybelieveshisfindingswilltranslateintohumans.Ourresearchshowsthatthehormonesofpregnancy怀孕areprotectingthebrainincludingestrogen雌激素whichweknowhasmanyneuroprotective保护神经的effectsKinsleysaiD.It’sratdatabuthumansaremammalsjustliketheseanimalsaremammalsheaddedinatelephoneinterview.Theygothroughpregnancyandhormonalchanges.KinsleysaidhehopedpublichealthofficialsandresearcherswilllooktoseeifhavinghadchildrenprotectsawomanfromAlzheimer’sandotherformsofage-relatedbraindeclinE.WhenpeoplethinkaboutpregnancytheythinkaboutwhathappenstobabiesandthemotherfromtheneckdownsaidKinsleywhopresentedhisfindingstotheannualmeetingoftheSocietyofNeuroscienceinOrlandoFloridA.Theydonotrealizethathormonesarewashingonthebrain.Ifyoulookatfemaleanimalswhohavenevergonethroughpregnancytheyactdifferentlytowardyoung.Butifshegoesthroughpregnancyshewillsacrificeherlifeforherinfant—thatisagreatchangeinherbehaviorthatshowedingeneticalterations改变tothebrain.12.HowdoscientistsknowMotherhoodmaymakewomensmarter?A.Someresearchershavetoldthem.B.Manywomensayso.C.Theyknowitbyexperimentingonrats.D.TheyknowitthroughtheirownexperiencE.
Formostseventhgraderslifedoesn’tgetmuchharderthanahistorytest.ButforGrantReedofBellvilleOhioit’shisowncurrenteventsthataresopainful.HonestlyIdon’twanttodieGrantsays.LastyeardoctorsatNationwideChildren’sHospitalinColumbusfoundatumor肿瘤inGrant’sbrain.Theycutitoutbutthesurgerylefthimwithstroke-likesymptoms.PlushehadtogothroughmonthsofradiationandchemotherapytotrytostopthespreadofthediseasE.YetthroughitallGranthasshownremarkabledeterminationwhichheowespartlytoOhioStatefootball.HisparentsTroyandDenisewerebothintheOSUmarchingbandandfellinloveduringhalftimeoftheMichigangamE.HiscatisnamedaftertheteamBuckeyE.Hiswardrobeispaintedscarletthecoloroftheteam’ssportswear.ThepointisalmostnothingmatteredmoretoGrantthanOhioStatefootball—untilhegotsickofcoursE.‘‘Ididn’tlikethewordcancerGrantsays.SohedecidednottousetheworD.InsteadthekidnamedhiscancerMichiganandinsistedeveryoneinhisliferefertoitassuchbecauseOhioStatealwaysbeatsMichigan.Thatwassomethinghecouldunderstandandmakeitintoacompetition.HewasgoingtobeatthisdiseasE.It’snowbeenmorethanayearsinceGrantissuedthatannouncement.AndifyoulookathisscansDr.RandalOlshefskiatNationwideChildren’ssaysthere’snothingtherE.There’sabigspacebutthere’snotumor.’’GrantisbeatingMichigan.Andalthoughmuchofithastogotosciencedon’tdiscountthesemantics语义学.Youhavetodosomethingtomakeitadiseaseyoucanfight.AndforGrantthatwasnamingitMichiganhisparentssay.ThisweekendOhioStateandMichiganwillbebattlingliketheirlivesdependonit.ButinthishousetheReedfamilywillbewatchingwithacalminsight:it’sjustagamE.46.What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A.Theseventhgradeisahardtime.B.Grantsufferedaseriousdisease.C.Theoperationwassuccessful.D.Thetumorhasspreadallover.47.Fromthesecondparagraphwecaninferthat________.A.Grantwasbornafootballfan[B.footballmakesatruemanC.interestisthebestteacherD.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves48.WhydidGrantnamehiscancerMichigan?A.Becausehedarednotfacethedisease.B.Becausehedidn’twanttodiesoyoung.C.BecauseMichiganwashisfavoriteteam.D.BecauseMichiganwasalwaysbeatenbyhisfavoriteteam.49.Apartfromscience________ishelpingGrantbeatthedisease.A.thestroke-likesymptomB.hisstrongdeterminationC.thefootballgameD.hiscatBuckeye50.Bysayingthatit’sjustagamewecaninferthattheReedfamily________.A.havelostinterestinthematchbetweenOhioStateandMichigan[B.believeMichiganwillsurelybeatOhioStatethisweekendC.havehadaclearerandbetterunderstandingoflifeD.viewthematchasamatteroflifeanddeath
Everyone'sinitialreactionwasjust:'What'TheythoughtIwasmadsaidKateBradyonhowpeoplerespondedwhenshetoldthemshewasdonatingakidneytoastranger.ButKateheldafirmdesiretobenefitsomeoneelseanddonatedherkidneytoamanthroughaLondonhospital.ThistypeofdonationisnotavailableinIrelandbutisavailableinothercountriessuchastheUKsince2006andtheUS.Katewhois32andfromBrittasCoDublinhadlongbeenablooddonor捐献者butthethoughtofdonatingakidneycamefromthefilmSevenPounds.WillSmith'scharactertriestobenefitasmanypeople'slivesaspossibleandhismethodsincludekidneyandbonemarrow骨髓donation.Isawthatandwassoinspiredattheendofthefilm.Youcangetyourinspirationfromeverywhere—anarticleabookaconversation.IthoughtofallthosepeoplestuckinhospitalbedsandnotbeingabletolivewhileIhadtwokidneysandcouldlivecompletelywellononE.WithmyhealthIjustnevergetsickandIfeelreallystrong—bothphysicallyandmentallyaswell.Katesayshermindwasmadeupwhiledrivinghomefromthecinemaandshedecidedthatiftherisksofkidneydonationallseemedreasonableshewasgoingtogoaheadanddoit.IwenthomeandresearcheditforawhilE.Iwasokaywiththerisks—obviouslytheyweretherebutIfelttherewereriskswitheveryoperation.SoIrangupaplaceinDublinsayingI'dliketovolunteerbuttheysaiditwasnotpossibletodonatetoastrangerinIrelandandtheclosestplacewouldbetheUK.Thatwasin2008.LifetookKatetoBostonforayearandthenshegotajobinLondon.Sheisstillthereandworksasabehavioranalyst心理分析医师withautisticchildren.71.Byreadingthepassagewecanknow________.A.whyKategaveoneofherkidneystoastrangerB.thatKatedecidednottodonateoneofherkidneysC.whyKategavebothofherkidneystostrangersD.whomKategaveoneofherkidneysto72.AsforKateBrady'sdecision________.A.manypeoplethoughthighlyofherB.quiteafewpeoplegavehersupportC.morepeoplewillbenefitfromitD.mostpeoplegotconfused73.KateBradydecidedtodonateakidney________.A.aftershemovedfromIrelandtoBritainB.becausedonationwasnotavailableinIrelandC.aftershesawafilmnamedSevenPoundsD.becauseshegotinspirationfromanarticle74.KaterangupaplaceinDublin________.A.towarnthemtocalloffsomerelatedrulesB.togetdetailedinformationaboutdonationC.toadvisethegovernmenttotakemeasuresD.totellshewouldsettledowninLondonsoon75.WhatdoyouthinkofKateBrady?A.Sheisapositiveandbravegirl.B.SheisaladyfullofgreatlovE.C.Sheisaladylovingtakingrisks.D.Sheisawellmanneredlady.
Followingsomeofthetipsforgreenlivinghelpssaveourplanet.Alloftheseinvolvejustafewchangestoourdailyhabits.Justwalkandlimittheuseofyourcar.Oneoftheposterimagesofpollutionisourvehicles.Itburnsfuel.Itisnotasefficientaswehopeitcouldbeandweuseiteverysingleday.TolessentheeffectsoftheairpollutioncausedbyourvehiclesweshouldlimittheirusE.Ifwecanwalktoourdestinationthenjustletusgo.Notonlydowelessenourcarbondioxideemissionsbutwealsogetagoodexerciseoutofit.Usealaptopinsteadofacomputerdesktop.Laptopsaremoreenergyefficientcomparedtotheirbiggercounterparts.Alaptopisgenerally50percentmoreefficientinusingelectricity.Asidefromthatthereareotherbenefitsofalaptop.itisportablesoyoucanworkanywhereyoulikeandthatyougetpowerfulfeatureswithoutthelargesizeofdesktopunits.Turnoffthefaucetwhileyouarebrushingyourteeth.Itisalwaysabetterideatouseaglasswhenwearebrushingourteethandnottojustletthefaucetkeeponrunning.Thereforethereislesswatertowastewhilewearecleaningourpearlywhites.Simplyturnoffthefaucetwhenyouarenotusingit.Makegooduseofnaturallight.Wehaveagreatandnaturallamp—thesunandweshouldlearnhowtotakefulladvantageofitduringthedaytimE.Soinsteadofturningonourlightsorlampsevenifitisstillnoteveningweshouldpullupthedrapesandletthenaturallightcomeinfromthewindows.Thesearejustsomeofthebesttipsforgreenlivingbutofcoursetherearestillmanyofthesetipsifyoujustsearchforthem.Butyoucandoyourownvariationanytimejustalwaysprioritizehowyoucanuselessenergyandproduceevenlessertrashandpollution.62.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoSaveOurPlanetB.HowtoChangeOurDailyHabitsC.TipsforGreenLivingTodayD.GreenLivingandSeriousPollution63.Comparedwithacomputerdesktopalaptopis______.A.lessenergyefficientB.fasteratworkC.easytorepairD.easytocarry64.Theunderlinedwordprioritizeinthelastparagraphcanbereplacedbytheword________.A.decreaseB.considerC.imagineD.guess65.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Afewchangestodailyhabitscanhelpalot.B.Whilewashingteethweshouldturnoffthefaucet.C.VehiclesbringpollutionandweshouldtrytoavoiD.D.Inthedaytimeweshouldnotpullupthedrapes.
NovemberisAlzheimer’s老年痴呆症AwarenessMonthintheUnitedStates.Alzheimer’sisafrighteningdiseasenotonlyforthosewhosufferfrommemorylossbutalsofortheirlovedones.ButresearchersinCaliforniasayanewwayoftreatingthediseaseisshowingpromiseforreversingsomeofthatmemoryloss.Thenewtreatmentcombineswesternmedicinewitheasternphilosophy—ideasrootedinAsianreligions.Dr.DaleBredeseniswiththeEastonCenterforAlzheimer’sDiseaseResearchatUCLA.HesaysnineoftenpatientssufferingfromAlzheimer’snotedimprovementsintheirmemory.Hesaysthetraditionaluseofonlyonetreatmentjustdidnotworkwithmanypatients.Thenewtherapy疗法treatsthewholepatientnotjustpartsofthepatient.TheyhaveeithertakenasingledrugtotrywithAlzheimer’swhichhasbeenafailurerepeatedlyortheyhavetriedwithoutanybackgroundsimplysaying‘Okaytryexercisetrychangingyourdiet’thesesortsofthingsandtherehasnotbeenanywaytounderstandhowthesethingscontributetothediseasE.AccordingtoDr.Bredesenthereisaconstantbalanceofthebrainrememberingandforgetting.Manythingsincludingaperson’slifestylecancreateanimbalanceinbrainactivitywhichcanleadtomemoryloss.Dr.Bredesencreatesanindividualizedtreatmentforeachpatient.HedoesthisbytakingimagesoftheirbraintestingtheirbloodandaskingmanyquestionsabouttheirdailylifE.DuringthetreatmentssubjectsweretoldtoeatmorefishavoidcarbohydratesandprocessedfoodsandtakevitaminB12D3andfishoil.Theyalsopracticedyoga瑜伽satquietlyfor20minutestwiceeachdayandsleptmorE.Dr.Bredesendescribesthisnewtherapyascombiningwesternunderstandingofthehumanbodywiththeeasternmethodoflookingatthewholepatient.Fortheninepatientswhosememoryimproveditusuallyhappenedwithinthreetosixmonths.The10thpatientwastoofaralonginthediseaseforanyimprovementtobeobserveD.TheUCLAcenterisnowworkingwith30additionalpatientsasitmovestoexpanditsresearch.TheresearcherssaytheyfollowedsomepatientsuptotwoandahalfyearsandthememoryimprovementsremaineD.71.Theunderlinedwordreversinginthesecondparagraphprobablymeans__________.A.recoveringB.repeatingC.reviewingD.replacing72.AccordingtoDr.Bredesentheproblemofthetraditionaltreatmentliesinthat__________.A.thepatientstakeonlyasingledrugB.thepatientsarenotgivenahealthydietC.thepatientsarerequiredtoexercisetoomuchD.doctorslackoverallunderstandingofthepatients73.InDr.Bredesen’snewtreatment______________.A.thedoctorsaskthepatientstobelieveinAsianreligionsB.thedoctorspaymoreattentiontothepatient’slifestyleC.thepatientsareforbiddenfromeatingmeatorbreadD.thepatientshavetositquietlyandsleepduringtheday74.Thepassageismainlyabout___________.A.howlifestylechangeshelptreatAlzheimer’spatientsB.theeffectsofeasternphilosophyonAlzheimer’spatientsC.thebackgroundofAlzheimer’sAwarenessMonthintheUnitedStatesD.combiningwesternmedicinewitheasternphilosophytotreatAlzheimer’s75.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthearticle?A.thegoodeffectsofthenewtreatmentanditsfurtherresearchB.thespecificmethodsofthenewoveralltreatmentC.theproblemsofthetraditionaltreatmentD.theintroductionoftheAlzheimer’sandthenewtreatmentA.acbD.B.dcbA.C.adcB.D.dabC.
Giventhatmanypeople'smoods情绪areregulatedbythechemicalactionofchocolateitwasprobablyonlyamatteroftimebeforesomebodymadethechocolateshopsimilartoadrugstoreofChinesemedicinE.LookinglikeasettingfromthefilmCharlie&theChocolateFactorySingapore'sChocolateResearchFacilityCRFhasover100varietiesofchocolates.ItsfounderisChrisLeewhogrewupathisparents'cornerstorewithonehandalmostalwaysinthejarofsweets.IftheCRFseemstobeasmartideathat'sbecauseLeeisnotmerelyaseasonedsalespersonbutalsoheadofamarketingdepartmentthathasbusinessrelationswithbignamessuchasLevi'sandSony.Thatideasurelyresultsintheimaginationatworkwhenitcomestomakingdifferentflavored味道chocolates.TheCRF'sproduceisgreenmadewithinthecountryanddividedinto10lineswiththeAlcoholSeriesbeingthemostpopular.TheExoticSeries－withSichuanpepperredbean豆cheeseandotherflavors－alsodoeswellandisfuntotastE.Andforchocolate_snobswhothinkthattheyhaveabetterknowledgeofchocolatethanotherstheConnoisseurSeriesusescocoabeansfromTogoCubaVenezuelaandGhanaamongothers.52.Whatisgoodaboutchocolate?A.Itservesasasuitablegift.B.ItworksasaneffectivemedicinE.C.IthelpsimprovethestateofminD.D.Itstrengthensbusinessrelations.53.WhyisChrisLeeabletodevelophisideaoftheCRF?A.Heknowstheimportanceofresearch.B.Helearnsfromshopsofsimilartypes.C.Hehasthesupportofmanybignames.D.HehasalotofmarketingexperiencE.54.WhichlineoftheCRFproducesellsbest?A.TheConnoisseurSeries.B.TheExoticSeries.C.TheAlcoholSeries.D.TheSichuanSeries.55.ThewordschocolatesnobsinParagraph3probablyrefertopeoplewho________.A.areparticularaboutchocolateB.knowlittleaboutcocoabeansC.lookdownuponothersD.liketotrynewflavors
Inrecentyearsyoga瑜珈hasbecomepopularwithpeopleforitsfitness.BecauseofthefocusonthephysicalaspectsofyogalikeposturesandbreathingfewpeoplerealizethattheyaretakingpartinanancientpracticedevelopingfromIndianreligion.YogaoriginatedinIndiainthesixthcenturyB.C.whenpeopleweretryingtoanswerquestionsaboutthenatureoftheselfandthesoul.Itstartedasapracticeonlydonebyascetics僧人.SoitwasnotsomethingthattheaveragepeoplediD.Yogaisnotonlyaphysicalpracticebutalsoamentalpracticedesignedtoreducethefocusontheexternal外部saidWhitneySanfordprofessorofreligiousstudies.Mostpeoplepaymuchattentiontodailyexistenceandasaresulttheyleadbusyliveswhileyogaprovidespeoplewithatechniquetocutofftheirdevotiontotheexternal.SamanthaTamsaidthatpracticingyogaimprovedherflexibilityandtreatedherinjuries.EverytimeafterpracticingyogaIalwaysfeltreallyrelaxedandwasinagoodmoodshesaiD.YogawasprobablyintroducedonapopularlevelinAmericainthe1960sand1970swhenWesternpeoplebegantoshowcuriosityaboutotherreligions.Nowmostpeoplepursueyogatorelievestressandfairnumbersofpeoplearesimplycurious.28.Accordingtothepassageyogawasoriginallyperformedfor______.A.itsfitnessB.relaxedandhealthylifeC.religiousreasonsD.theneedofthesoul29.YogaisthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.aphysicalpracticeB.amentalpracticeC.awayofpayingattentiontotheexternalD.awayofreduingthefocusontheexternal30.TodaypeopledoyogaformanyreasonsEXCEPT______.A.togetridofstressB.totreatinjuriesC.tosatisfytheircuriosityD.tobecomeahindu印度人31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.YogaanIndianreligionnowattacksAmericanculturE.B.Yogaoriginallyareligiouspracticenowpopularforitsfitness.C.Agoodwaytopracticeone'sposturesandbreathing.D.PursueyogalearnaboutIndianreligion.
Remotemedicineisanaspectofmedicaltechnologythathasbeensteadilydevelopinginrecenttimes.Remotemedicinecanbedefinedasexpertshelpingtotreatpatientsinremoteareasbyusinghighendtelecommunicationsystems.Sometimesphysicianshavetoperformsurgeryonpatientsusingroboticarmsthroughthesehighendtelecommunicationsystems.Doctorsinremoteareascanpurchaseemergencymedicalsuppliesandfirstaidkitsrequiredforremotemedicinetreatmentfrompopularonlinestores.SurgeryhasbeenperformedsuccessfullyinmanycasesthroughremotemedicinE.Sometimesitisneitherpracticalnorfinanciallypossibleforthesickorinjuredtotraveltodevelopednationsfortheirmedicaltreatment.Thankstoremotemedicinepeopleinremoteareascangettreatmentfromexpertswithouthavingtotravel.Althoughitisusefulforpatientsacrosstheglobeitcouldbedifficultincertaincasestododuetoproblemswithaccesssuppliesandknowledgeoflocalprofessionals.Doctorsbelievethebiggestbarrieristhedifficultyinbuildingacloserelationshipbetweendoctorsandpatientsbecauseofthecomputermediatedvirtualcommunication.Howeverwithlackofspecialistsinintensivecareunitsinmanyruralareasacrossthegloberemotemedicineprovidesahelpinghandinmonitoringandtreatingcriticalpatients.RemotemedicaltechnologyisonlyasgoodasthesuppliesonhanD.Puttingthistechnologyintopracticerequirespeopleinremoteareastohaverelevantemergencymedicalkitsandemergencymedicalsuppliestotreatpatients.ChinookMedicalGearisaverypopularonlinestorethatoffersawiderangeofemergencymedicalsuppliesmedicalkitsfirstaidkitsandcontainersthatarespecificallydesignedtobeusedinremoteareasduringemergencysituations.Thisonlinestorealsoshipsemergencymedicalsuppliesthatassistfielddoctorstothoseremoteareas.PeopleinvolvedinremotemedicaltreatmentcannowbeassuredthattheywillreceivewellstockedfirstaidkitsassoonaspossiblefromthisonlinestorE.35.Accordingtothepassageremotemedicinerefersto________.A.medicinesenttopatientslivinginremoteareasB.treatmentgiventopatientsbydoctorsC.emergencymedicalsuppliesandfirstaidkitsboughtfromonlinestoresD.treatmentgiventopatientsinremoteareasthroughahighendtelecommunicationsystem36.Accordingtothedoctorsthebiggestdifficultyofremotemedicineisalackof________.A.enoughemergencymedicalkitsB.specialistsinintensivecareunitsC.acloselinkbetweendoctorsandpatientsD.knowledgeoflocalprofessionals37.ItisimpliedinParagraph3thatremotemedicine________.A.needsthehelpofrelevantequipmentB.hasbeenwidelyusedacrosstheglobeC.ismoreimportantthanspecialistsD.doesn'thelpmuchinruralareas38.What'sthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thecorrectwaysofusingemergencymedicalsupplies.B.TheimportanceofrelevantequipmentinremotemedicinE.C.Anintroductiontohowfielddoctorsusemedicalsupplies.D.AstorethatoffersthingsusedinremotemedicinE.
PsychologiststellusthattherearefourbasicstagesthathumanbeingspassthroughwhentheyenterandliveinanewculturE.Thisprocesswhichhelpsusdealwithcultureshockisthewayourbrainandourpersonalityreactstothestrangenewthingswemeetwithwhenwemovefromoneculturetoanother.Cultureshockbeginswiththehoneymoonstage.Thisistheperiodoftimewhenwefirstarriveinwhicheverythingaboutthenewcultureisstrangeandexciting.Wemaybesufferingfromjetlagbutwearethrilledtobeinthenewenvironment.YouseenewsightshearnewsoundsandlanguageandeatnewkindsoffooD.ThishoneymoonstagecanlastforquitealongtimebecausewefeelweareinvolvedinsomekindofgreatadventurE.Unfortunatelythesecondstageofcultureshockcanbemoredifficult.Afterwehavesettleddownintoournewlifewecanbecomeverytiredandbegintomissourhomelandandourfamily.ThisperiodofculturaladjustmentcanbeverydifficultandleadtothenewarrivalrejectingorpullingawayfromthenewculturE.Thisrejectionstagecanbequitedangerousbecausethevisitormaydevelopunhealthyhabits.ThisstageisconsideredacrisisintheprocessofculturaladjustmentandmanypeoplechoosetogobacktotheirhomelandorspendalltheirtimewithpeoplefromtheirownculturespeakingtheirnativelanguagE.AlmostallthelittleproblemsthateverybodyhasindailylifeseemtobemuchbiggerandmoredisturbingwhenfacedwithinaforeignculturE.Thethirdstageofcultureshockiscalledtheadjustmentstage.ThisiswhenyoubegintorealizethatthingsarenotsobadinthehostculturE.YoursenseofhumourusuallybecomesstrongerandyourealizethatyouarebecomingstrongerbylearningtotakecareofyourselfinthenewplacE.Thingsarestilldifficultbutyouarenowasurvivor!Thefourthstagecanbecalledadaptationstage.Nowyoufeelquitecomfortableinyournewsurroundings.Youcancopewithmostproblemsthatoccur.Youmaystillhaveproblemswiththelanguagebutyouknowyouarestrongenoughtodealwiththem.Ifyoumeetsomeonefromyourcountrywhohasjustarrivedyoucanbetheexpertonlifeinthenewcultureandhelpthemtodealwiththeircultureshock.Thereisafifthstageofcultureshockwhichmanypeopledon'tknowabout.Thisiscalledreversecultureshock.Surprisinglythisoccurswhenyougobacktoyournativecultureandfindthatyouhavechangedandthatthingstherehavechangedwhileyouhavebeenaway.NowyoufeelalittleuncomfortablebackhomE.Lifeisastruggle!TitleCultureShockTopicCultureshockhappenswhenyougotolivein56.________culturE.Basicstagestopassthrough57.________Peoplemayfeelexcitedandthrilledat58.______theyseeandhear.Rejection·Peoplebecometiredand59.________.·Peoplecanbeputin60.________ofdevelopingbadhabits.·Peoplechoosetogobacktotheir61.______cultures.AdjustmentPeoplearebecomingstrongerandtheynowhave62.________thecultureshock.Adaptation·Peoplefeelrelaxedandtheiruncomfortablefeelingsnolongerexist.·Peoplearefamiliarwiththenewcultureand63.________tonewcomers.Astage64.________tomanypeopleReversecultureshockPeoplearenotaccustomedtotheirnativeculturesbecauseofthe65.________bothinthemselvesandtheircountries.
Whenyoutidyyourmessybedroomitgetsaloteasiertofindthings.Dreamsmayworkthesamewayforamessybrainhelpingyoulearnbyorganizingmemoriesandideas.TotesthowmuchdreamscanhelplearningRobertStickgoldhadsomestudentsplayashapefittinggamecalledTetris俄罗斯方块forafewhoursandthengotosleep.SoontheyweredreamingoffallingTetrisshapes.InterestinglytheworstTetrisplayershadthemostTetrisdreamsandimprovedtheirgamethemost.Similartestshaveshownthesameresultsforallkindsofskills.AswedreammanyimportanttasksaregettingdonE.Thebraindecideswhattokeepandwhattoforget.Itisconnectingnewexperiencestoolderlearning.Infactthebrainislearningallnightlong.Anotherimportanttaskofdreamsmaybetohelpusdealwithemotions情绪.Atnightemotionsareinthedriver’sseat.PeoplewhohavehadanupsettingexperienceoftendreamaboutitafterwarD.Oftenthedreameventchangessomehow—anotherwaythebraintriestomakethememorylessupset.Soifyourbestfriendmovesawayyoumightdreamthatyou’retheonewho’smoving.Infactdreamshaveaprovenpowertoimprovemoodandpeoplewhodreamaboutwhat’sbotheringthemusuallyfeelbettersoonerthanthosewhodon’t.Everybodydreamsforacoupleofhourseverynight—inthecourseofyourlifeyou’llspendabout25yearsasleepand6yearsdreaming.There’sprobablynosingleanswertothequestionwhywedreambuttheredoesn’thavetobE.Onedreammighthelpyourememberyourmathfactswhileanothermightleadtoanewinventionorgiveyouafuncrazystorytotellyourfriends.It’sallinanight’sworkforourbusymysteriousbrains.1.RobertStickgold’stestshowsthat________.A.gamesareusefulformemoryB.dreamscanhelpimproveskillsC.playersstoplearningindreamsD.taskscanonlybesettledthroughdreams2.WecanlearnfromParagraph4that________.A.dreamscangetridofsufferingsB.onlydriverscandealwithemotionsC.onemaybelessupsetafteradreamD.dreamscancopywhatoneexperienced3.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorprobablyagreewith?A.Dreamingdoesharmtoone’smooD.B.Dreamingaffectsthequalityofsleep.C.It’shardtofindoutthesecretsofdreaming.D.It’snotsoimportanttoknowthecauseofdreaming.4.Whatdoesthetextfocuson?A.Dreamsandmemories.B.Dreamsandemotions.C.Thebenefitsofdreams.D.Thepatternsofdreams.5.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanthistextbefound?A.Entertainment.B.Tourism.C.SciencE.D.Advertisement.
Withallthelowfatandfatfreeproductsonthemarketyou'dthinkreducingfatintakewouldbethesurestwaytogreaterhealth.Infactthereissuchathingastoolittlefat.Strangebuttrueeatingwithoutfatcanleadtovitamindeficiencies维生素缺乏症.That'sbecausesomevitaminsrequirefattobetakenintothebodyandtodotheirjobswhichincludeprovidingenergykeepingthebodyworkingnormallyandsupportingthebodytofightagainstdiseaseforastart.Vitaminsarenecessarywhichmeansfatsarenecessarytoo.Dietaryfatwhichcomesfromthefoodyoueatiscrucialtotheintakeofthevitaminssoluble可溶的infatwhichincludesvitaminsA.D.EandK..VitaminC.neededforhealthyteethdoesn'tneedfatAmongthemvitaminA.isnecessaryforgoodeyesightandvitaminD.forbonehealth.Whenvitaminswhicharesolubleinfataretakenintheymovefromthemouthtothestomachandthentothesmallintestine小肠.Fatscanmoveacrossthecellwalls细胞壁ofthesmallintestineandenterthebody'sgeneralmovementofblooD.Anyvitaminsinthatfataretakenintothebodyaswell.Thevitaminsarethencarriedtotheliver肝脏wherethey'restoreduntilthebodyneedsthem.Withoutenoughfatinyourdietyourbodycannotsuccessfullytakeinthefatsolublevitaminsthatarenecessarytoyourhealth.Howeverthetypesoffatyoueatmatteralot.Therearesomeimportantrulestofollowincludingavoidunhealthyfatsandplantfatsarebest.Besideseathealthyoils.Lastbutnotleastdon'toverdoit.Youonlyneedasmallamountoffattohelptakeinvitamins.Justalittlewithanyvitaminrichmealandit'llgetthosevitaminsintopositiontodosomegooD.6.Thefirstparagraphmainlytalksabout________.A.whylowfatproductsarepopularB.thebestwaytostayhealthyC.theimportanceofdifferentvitaminsD.theimportantpartthatfatplays7.Eatingfatfreemealscanresultintheshortageofvitaminsbecause________.A.somevitaminscanbetakeninwiththehelpoffatB.vitaminsaresometimeshardtobetakeninC.eatingwithoutfatmakesthebodytooweakD.fatfreemealsmakepeopleeatfewervegetables8.Whichofthefollowingmightbetheresultoffatfreediets?A.Badteeth.B.Overweight.C.Hairloss.D.Softbonesinlegs.9.Howmanytipsarementionedontakinginfat?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Vitaminstakenintothebodycanbestoredinthestomach.B.Goingonadietisthewrongwaytobeingoodhealth.C.Arightamountoffatandenoughvitaminsdogoodtoyourhealth.D.Itisnecessarytotakeinenoughfoodrichinfateveryday.
Remotemedicineisanaspectofmedicaltechnologythathasbeensteadilydevelopinginrecenttimes.Remotemedicinecanbedefinedasexpertshelpingtotreatpatientsinremoteareasbyusinghighendtelecommunicationsystems.Sometimesphysicianshavetoperformsurgeryonpatientsusingroboticarmsthroughthesehighendtelecommunicationsystems.Doctorsinremoteareascanpurchaseemergencymedicalsuppliesandfirstaidkitsrequiredforremotemedicinetreatmentfrompopularonlinestores.SurgeryhasbeenperformedsuccessfullyinmanycasesthroughremotemedicinE.Sometimesitisneitherpracticalnorfinanciallypossibleforthesickorinjuredtotraveltodevelopednationsfortheirmedicaltreatment.Thankstoremotemedicinepeopleinremoteareascangettreatmentfromexpertswithouthavingtotravel.Althoughitisusefulforpatientsacrosstheglobeitcouldbedifficultincertaincasestododuetoproblemswithaccesssuppliesandknowledgeoflocalprofessionals.Doctorsbelievethebiggestbarrieristhedifficultyinbuildingacloserelationshipbetweendoctorsandpatientsbecauseofthecomputermediatedvirtualcommunication.Howeverwithlackofspecialistsinintensivecareunitsinmanyruralareasacrossthegloberemotemedicineprovidesahelpinghandinmonitoringandtreatingcriticalpatients.RemotemedicaltechnologyisonlyasgoodasthesuppliesonhanD.Puttingthistechnologyintopracticerequirespeopleinremoteareastohaverelevantemergencymedicalkitsandemergencymedicalsuppliestotreatpatients.ChinookMedicalGearisaverypopularonlinestorethatoffersawiderangeofemergencymedicalsuppliesmedicalkitsfirstaidkitsandcontainersthatarespecificallydesignedtobeusedinremoteareasduringemergencysituations.Thisonlinestorealsoshipsemergencymedicalsuppliesthatassistfielddoctorstothoseremoteareas.PeopleinvolvedinremotemedicaltreatmentcannowbeassuredthattheywillreceivewellstockedfirstaidkitsassoonaspossiblefromthisonlinestorE.40.Accordingtothepassageremotemedicinerefersto________.A.medicinesenttopatientslivinginremoteareasB.treatmentgiventopatientsbydoctorsC.emergencymedicalsuppliesandfirstaidkitsboughtfromonlinestoresD.treatmentgiventopatientsinremoteareasthroughahighendtelecommunicationsystem41.Accordingtothedoctorsthebiggestdifficultyofremotemedicineisalackof________.A.enoughemergencymedicalkitsB.specialistsinintensivecareunitsC.acloselinkbetweendoctorsandpatientsD.knowledgeoflocalprofessionals42.ItisimpliedinParagraph3thatremotemedicine________.A.needsthehelpofrelevantequipmentB.hasbeenwidelyusedacrosstheglobeC.ismoreimportantthanspecialistsD.doesn'thelpmuchinruralareas43.What'sthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thecorrectwaysofusingemergencymedicalsupplies.B.TheimportanceofrelevantequipmentinremotemedicinE.C.Anintroductiontohowfielddoctorsusemedicalsupplies.D.AstorethatoffersthingsusedinremotemedicinE.
Reuters—AyoungfashiondesignerfromtheGermancityofHanoverisrevolutionizinghighfashionbydesigningclotheswiththemainfoodshecanfindinherfridge—milk.AnkeDomaske28hasdevelopedafabriccalledQMilchmadefromhighconcentrations浓缩物ofthemilkproteincasein酪蛋白—thefirstmanmadefiberproducedentirelywithoutchemicals.Itfeelslikesilkanditdoesn'tsmell—youcanwashitjustlikeanythingelsE.MadefromallnaturalmaterialstheQMilchfabricisecologicalbutalsohasmanyhealthbenefits.Andtheaminoacids氨基酸intheproteinareantibacterialantiagingandcanhelpcontrolbothbloodcirculationandbodytemperaturE.Domaske'sfashionbrandMademoiselleChiChihasnowstartedweavingthemilkfiberintoitscollection.NowtheMCCclotheswithbrightpatternsaremadefromacombinationofvariousfibersincludingQMilch.ButDomaskeplanstodesignacollectionmadeentirelyfromthemilkfiber.Milkfabrichasbeenaroundsincethe1930sbutwasalwaysproducedinunecologicalwaysthatusedalotofchemicals.UnlikeearlierproductsQMilchismadealmostentirelyfromcasein.Wehavedevelopedanallnaturalfiberconsistingofaveryhighconcentrationofcaseinwithafewothernaturalingredients—andinonlytwoyearssaidDomaskE.Thecaseinisgotfromdriedmilkpowderandthenheatedupinatypeofmeatbreakingmachinewithothernaturalingredients.ThefibercomesoutinlinesandisthenspunintothreadonaspinningmachinE.Itwouldtakeabout6litersofmilktoproduceanentiredresswhichcostsabout150eurosto200euros.Luckilyforthatkindofmoneytheclothesdon'tcomewithausebydate有效期—duringtheheatingprocesstheproteinwon'tbreakdown.Duetoitsantibacterialqualitiesthemilkfibercanalsobeusedinmedicineandmakeup.Evensomecarmakingcompanieshavelookedintousingthefiberforcarcoverings.1.WhatwouldbetheBESTtitleforthetext?A.MilkfiberisbeingusedwidelyB.Newclothesdon'tcomewithausebydateC.FiberwithantibacterialqualitiesisinventedD.Germanfashiondesignermakesclothesfrommilk2.WhatisQMilch'sbigimprovementonearliermilkfabric?A.Itinvolvesmuchlowercosts.B.Itcontainsfewerchemicals.C.Itisproducedinanecologicalway.D.Itismadecompletelyfromcasein.3.AccordingtothetexttheMCCclothesare.A.quiteeasytowashB.partlymadefromQMilchC.mainlyproducedbyhandD.greatlywelcomedbycustomers4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutQMilch?A.Ithasanicesmell.B.ItgetssoftwhencooleD.C.Ithassomemedicalfunctions.D.Itwasdevelopedmanyyearsago.5.Inwhatcolumnofanewspapermaythetextappear?A.FooD.B.Environment.C.MedicinE.D.Fashion.
HealthyHabitsHealthyBodyFeeltiredlatelyHasadoctorsaidhecan'tfindanythingwrongwithyouPerhapshesentyoutoahospitalbutalltheadvancedequipmentthereshowsthatthereisnothingwrongwithyou.Thenconsiderthisyoumightbeinastateofsubhealth亚健康.SubhealthalsocalledthethirdstateorgraystateisexplainedasaborderlinestatebetweenhealthanddiseasE.AccordingtotheinvestigationbytheNationalHealthOrganizationover45percentofsubhealthypeoplearemiddleagedorelderly.Thepercentageisevenhigheramongpeoplewhoworkinmanagementpositionsaswellasstudentsaroundexamweek.Symptoms征兆includealackofenergydepressionslowreactionsinsomnia失眠agitationandpoormemory.Othersymptomsincludeshortnessofbreathsweatingandachinginthewaistandlegs.Thekeytopreventingandrecoveringfromsubhealthaccordingtosomemedicalexpertsistoformgoodlivinghabitsalternateworkandrestexerciseregularlyandtakepartinopenairactivities.Asformealspeopleareadvisedtoeatlesssaltandsugar.Theyshouldalsoeatmorefreshvegetablesfruitsandfishbecausetheyarerichinnutritionalelements—vitaminsandtraceelementswhichareimportanttothebody.Nutritionexpertspointoutthatitisnotgoodtoeattoomuchatonemealbecauseitmaycauseunhealthychangesinthedigestivetract消化系统.Theyalsosaythatabalanceddietisveryhelpfulinavoidingsubhealth.62.Accordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingisright?A.Whenyouareinastateofsubhealthyoushouldstayhomeandkeepsilent.B.WhenyouareinastateofsubhealthyoushouldgotoseeadoctorandbuysomemedicinE.C.Whenyouareinastateofsubhealthyoushouldhaveyourselfexaminedinforeigncountries.D.Whenyouareinastateofsubhealthyoushouldfindoutthereasonsandrelaxyourself.63.Middleagedpeoplemaybeeasytogetsubhealthbecause________.A.theyhaveuseduptheirenergyB.theyhavelosttheirlivinghopesC.theyhavemorepressureinlifeandworkD.theybegintogetolder64.Thekeytopreventingyoufromfallingintoastateofsubhealthisthatyoushould________.A.workhardB.sleepmoreC.formgoodlivinghabitsD.takemoremedicine65.Theunderlinedwordalternateinthispassageisclosestinmeaningto________.A.arrangebyturnsB.causetotakeplaceC.keepupD.takeup
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