科目:高中英語 來源:2011-2012學年度山東省德州市高三上學期期中聯(lián)考英語卷 題型:閱讀理解
That“Monday morning feeling”could be a crushing pain in the chest which leaves you sweating and gasping for breath. Recent research from Germany and Italy shows that heart attacks are more common on Monday mornings and doctors blame the stress of returning to work after the weekend break.
The risk of having a heart attack on any given day should be one in seven, but a six-year study helped by researchers at the Free University of Berlin of more than 2, 600 Germans showed that the average person had a 20 percent higher chance of having a heart attack on a Monday than on any other day.
Working Germans are particularly not protected against attack, with a 33 percent higher risk at the beginning of the working week. Non-workers, by comparison, appear to be no more at risk on a Monday than any other day.
A study of 11, 000 Italians proved 8 a. m. on a Monday morning as the most stressful time for the heart, and both studies showed that Sunday is the least stressful day, with fewest heart attacks in both countries.
The finding could lead to a better understanding of what is the immediate cause of heart attacks, according to Dr Stefan Willich of the Free University. “We know a lot about long-term risk factors such as smoking and cholesterol(膽固醇)but we don’t know what actually causes heart attacks, so we can’t give clear advice on how to prevent them, ”he said.
Monday mornings have a double helping of stress for the working body as it makes a rapid change from sleep to activity, and from the relaxing weekend to the pressures of work.
“When people get up, their blood pressure and heart rate go up and there are hormonal(內分泌)changes in their bodies, ”Willich explained. “All these things can have an unfavorable effect in the blood system and increase the risk of a clot(血凝塊)which will cause a heart attack.”
“When people return to work after a weekend off, the pace of their life changes. They have a higher workload, more stress, more anger and more physical activities,”said Willich.
【小題1】Monday morning feeling, as this passage shows, ________.
A.is not as serious as people thought |
B.is the first killer in Germany and Italy |
C.is created by researchers in Germany and Italy |
D.is harmful to working people in developed countries |
A.people’s working time | B.people’s living place |
C.people’s diet and lifestyle | D.people’s nationalities |
A.blood pressure | B.heart rate | C.hormonal changes | D.blood type |
A.Improve working conditions. | B.Never go to work on Mondays. |
C.Stay with a doctor on Mondays. | D.Get up late on Monday mornings. |
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科目:高中英語 來源:云南省陸良二中2010屆高三下學期最后一次沖刺卷(英語) 題型:閱讀理解
Jeanne Calment, a French woman, became a record breaker on 17 October of 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record. A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days.
Jeanne Calment lives in a small old people’s home in the south of France; her husband, her only child and her grandson have all died. She is nearly blind and deaf and is always in a wheelchair, but her doctor describes her as being more like a 90-year-old in good health than someone of 120.She still has a lively sense of humor. When asked on her 120th birthday what she expected of the future, she replied: A very short one. She also remarked that she thought the good Lord had forgotten all about her.
So what is the key to a long life? According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calment has followed two of the tips(竅門). She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercises every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115.However, until recently she drank two glassed of strong red wine a day, and she does smoke (now only a little). Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes(基因) from her parents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86.
A local lawyer bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every year until her death. It must have seemed a good move at the time, but so far the lawyer has paid her at least three times the value of the house. Every year on her birthday Jeanne Calment sends him a card saying:
Sorry, I’m still alive!
69.How does Jeanne Calment feel about her old age?
A. She is miserable and unhappy.
B. She is cheerful and humorous.
C. She would like to live much longer.
D. She feels she is going to die very soon.
70.Jeanne Calment owes her good health and long life to _______.
A. smoking only a little every day
B. her giving up smoking and drinking
C. drinking two glasses of strong red wine every day
D. the good genes from her parents, a healthy diet and some exercises
71.Which of the following could best replace the word “move” in the fourth paragraph?
A. deal B.trick C.march D.sport
72.Why does Jeanne Calment say “Sorry, I’m still alive” to the local lawyer every year on her birthday?
A. Because she had an agreement at 80 with the lawyer which was to her advantage.
B. Because she has asked the lawyer to pay her more rent than they first agreed.
C. Because the lawyer has paid her much more money than the value of the house.
D. Because the house she sold to the lawyer isn’t worth the money he has already paid.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013屆河北衡水中學高三第一次模擬考試英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
Sometimes you may have a strong desire to do something strange or terrible. However, chances are that you don’t act on your impulse (沖動), but let it pass instead. You know that to take the action is wrong in some way and that other people will not accept your behavior.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about the phenomenon of taboo behavior is how it can change over the years, how certain behavior and attitudes once considered taboo can become perfectly acceptable and natural at another point in time. Topics such as death, for example, were once considered so upsetting that it was a taboo to even talk about them. Now with the publication of important books such as On Death and Dying and Learning to Say Goodbye, people have become more aware of the importance of expressing feelings about death and, as a result, are more willing to talk about this taboo subject.
One of the newest taboos is the topic of fat. Unlike many other taboos, fat is a topic that people talk about constantly. It’s not taboo to talk about fat; it’s taboo to be fat. The “in” look is thin, not fat. In the work world, most companies prefer youthful-looking, slim manager to sell their image as well as their products to the public. The thin look is associated with youth, vigor, and success. The fat person, on the other hand, is thought of as lazy and lacking in energy, self-discipline and self-respect. After all, how can people permit themselves to become fat? In an image-conscious society, thin is ‘‘in”, fat is “out”.
It’ s not surprising that millions of people have become obsessed (著迷) with staying slim and “in shape”. The pursuit of a youthful physical appearance is not, however, the only reason for people’s obsession with diet and exercise. Recent research has shown the importance of diet and exercise for personal health. As in most technologically developed nations, the life-style of people has changed since last century. Modern machines do all the physical labor. Cars and buses transport us quickly from point to point. As a result of inactivity and disuse, people’s bodies can easily become weak. In an effort to avoid such a fate , millions of people are spending more of their time exercising. Parks are filled with joggers and bicyclists, and many companies are providing special exercise equipment for their employees to use during the work day.
【小題1】What does the word “taboo’’ refer to in the passage?
A.A crime committed on impulse. |
B.An unfavorable impression left on other people. |
C.A strong desire to do something strange or terrible. |
D.Behavior considered unacceptable to the society. |
A.The fashionable look. | B.The hidden look. |
C.The usual look. | D.The inside look. |
A.fat people are full of energy | B.thin people are more successful |
C.fat people prefer to have fat bosses | D.thin people are less image-conscious |
A.their need to kill time | B.their love for sports |
C.their concern for health | D.their belief in hard work |
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科目:高中英語 來源:河南省2010屆三下學期第一次月考 題型:閱讀理解
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Americanshave neverbeforeexercisedand dieted as eagerly as they are doing today. As a result,they do not only look younger and slimmer,but feel better.Because of increased physical fitness,life expectance in the nation has risen to seventy-three years, with fewer people suffering from heart disease,the nation's number one killer.
Jogging (慢跑),the easiest and cheapest way of improving the body,keeps over 30million people of all ages on the run. For the price of a good pair of running shoes, anyone anywhere can join the race.
Dieting,too, has become a national pastime.Promoters of diets that eliminate eating one thing or another,such as fats or carbohydrates (碳水化合物),promise as much as20- pound weight losses within two weeks. Books describing such amazing diets always head up (居…之首)the best-seller lists because people who are overweight want to lose weight quickly and easily.
Nevertheless,jogging and dieting, carried to extremes,can be harmful.Many confused joggers overdo and finally suffer from ankle and foot damage.Dieting,fortunately,becomes only a temporary means for shedding a few pounds while the body lose the balanced nutrition it requires,so most dieters cannot keep on diets.Above all,common sense should be the keystone for any dieting and exercise plan.
68.The main idea of this passage is that________.
A.both jogging and dieting can improveyour health
B.exercise and improved diet has raisedthe American's life expectance
C.people,who jog and diet wisely,will behealthier than those who do not
D.diet and exercise harm rather thanbenefit health
69.According to the passage,which of thefollowing statements is TRUE?
A.Jogging can damage the body becauseit is too tough an exercise.
B.Diets are so popular because they areon the best-seller lists.
C.Americans now live to be 73years old.
D.Exercise and diet are more widespreadin America than ever before.
70.It is implied but not stated that ________.
A.heart disease is the number one killeramong Americans
B.exercise and dieting bring about spiritual as well as physical well-being
C.people don't stay on a diet because itdoesn't work
D.a 20-pound weight loss within two weeks is too much for the body
71.The best title for this passage is _________..
A.Jogging and Diet B.Exercise and Health
C.Physical FitnessD.Life Expectancy and Diet
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科目:高中英語 來源:2010年江蘇灌云高級中學高二下學期期末考試英語卷 題型:其他題
A listener has written from China for advice about how to lose weight. Michael in Shanghai says he is 26 and has battled obesity for most of his life.
Obesity , a severe weight problem, is a complex condition. A doctor may advise taking medicine along with changing one’s the way that he or she behaves. Experts say that the most successful weight—loss plans include a well-balanced diet and exercise.
People who want to avoid weight gain have to balance the number of calories they eat with the number of calories they use. To lose weight, you can reduce the number of calories you absorb, increase the number you use, or both.
A recent study looked at four of the most popular dieting plans in the US. Researchers at Stanford University in California studied over 300 overweight women, mostly in their thirties and forties. Each woman went on one of the four plans: Atkins, The Zone, Ornish or LEARN. The women attended diet classes and received written information about the food plans.
At the end of the year, the women on the Atkins diet had lost the most, more than four and one-half kilograms on average. They also did better on tests for cholesterol levels and blood pressure.
Christopher Gardner, who led the study, says the Atkins diet may be more successful because of its simple message to eat less sugar. He also says that the advice to increase protein in the diet leads to more satisfying meals. He says that there was not enough money to study men, but that men would probably have similar results.
Last week, another report based on thirty-one studies suggested that only a small minority of people have long-term success with dieting. Most dieters regained their lost weight within five years and often they become more overweight. But those who kept the weight off generally were the ones who exercised.
Title: 71 .Proper ___________to lose weight
Doctors’ advice |
●:take medicine along with changing one’s 72._____________ |
Experts’ 73._________ plans |
●a well-balanced diet :7 4.________less energy than needed , increase the number you use, or both. ●75._________ |
Four of the most popular dieting plans in the US |
●Atkins: eat less sugar than usual and 76.________ protein in the diet ●The Zone ●77.________ ●LEARN. |
From another 78.__________ |
●have long-term success with dieting, otherwise most dieters will 79._____their lost weight ●exercise is more important than dieting for losing 80.______ |
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