20.A neighbourhood barbershop(理發(fā)店) might seem to some Americans like a thing of past.Today men often get their hair cut at the same salons as women.But the traditional barbershop still holds a special place in black culture.A barbershop is a place of trust where men can talk about things they might not want women to hear.This is why black-owned barbershops increasingly offer more than just a haircut.
Men also receive health education and testing that could save their life.A new study has examined the barbershop health-care model.The study involved about 1,300customers at 17black barbershops.Researchers had the barbers at eight of the shops continue to just give haircuts.The other barbers learned how to measure blood pressure and offered it with every haircut.If a customer had high blood pressure,the barber would intervene(干涉).The customer would be urged to see a doctor.Customers who went to a doctor would get their next haircut free of charge.The study lasted ten months.All the men had their blood pressure taken at the start.
The study found that blood pressure rates decreased at the shops where the barbers intervened and also at those where they did not.But the difference was in the amount,20% of the men who were urged to see a doctor got their blood pressure down to a healthy level.So did only 11% of the men who just got haircuts.Dr.Ronald Victor,the study leader,says barbers historically were members of the medical profession.So he thinks it makes a lot of sense for today's barbers to act as"health care extenders"by sharpening their skills.
56.What can customers do in a traditional black-owned barbershop?C
A.Communicate with others about black culture.
B.Get their hair cut in a special manner.
C.Share topics without being overheard by women.
D.Learn how to enjoy good health and long life.
57.How do barbers encourage patients to see their doctors?A
A.By offering free service next time.
B.By recommending qualified doctors to them.
C.By providing financial help for them.
D.By telling them the seriousness of their problems.
58.What did the study find?B
A.Most customers got their blood pressure down.
B.Barbers'intervention did help those customers.
C.Most customers didn't follow barbers'advice.
D.Barbers were qualified to work as doctors.
59.What does Dr.Victor most probably agree with?D
A.Barbers may achieve a degree in medicine.
B.Barbers can become medical workers.
C.Barbers may change their professions to doctors.
D.Barbers may contribute to the health of people.
60.What does the underlined word"sharpening"in Paragraph 3refer to?A
A.improving.
B.making something sharp.
C.showing.
D.performing.
分析 本文是一篇科教類閱讀,主要講的是美國傳統(tǒng)的黑人老板理發(fā)店的一些好處.
解答 56-60 CABDA
56題答案:C考查細節(jié)推理,根據文章第一段的A barbershop is a place of trust where men can talk about things they might not want women to hear.(理發(fā)店是一個值得信賴的地方--在這里男人們可以談論那些他們不想女人們聽見的東西).可知本題答案為C選項.
57題答案:A考查細節(jié)推理,根據文章第二段的The customer would be urged to see a doctor.Customers who went to a doctor would get their next haircut free of charge.(顧客會被催著去看醫(yī)生,去看醫(yī)生的顧客下次能免費理發(fā)).可知本題答案為A選項.
58題答案:B考查細節(jié)推理,根據文章最后一段的The study found that blood pressure rates decreased at the shops where the barbers intervened and also at those where they did not.But the difference was in the amount,20% of the men who were urged to see a doctor got their blood pressure down to a healthy level.So did only 11% of the men who just got haircuts.研究發(fā)現血壓率在理發(fā)師干涉的店子里和理發(fā)師不干涉的店子里都降低了,只不過是數量不一樣:被催著去看醫(yī)生的顧客中有20%使他們的血壓下降到了健康水平,而在只是去理發(fā)的顧客中這一數字只有11%.可知本題答案為B選項.
59題答案:D考查細節(jié)推理,根據文章最后一段的Dr.Ronald Victor,the study leader,says barbers historically were members of the medical profession.研究的領導者Ronald Victor教授說理發(fā)師在歷史上是那些醫(yī)療職業(yè)的人.可知本題答案為D選項.
60題答案:A考查細節(jié)推理,根據最后一句So he thinks it makes a lot of sense for today's barbers to act as"health care extenders"by sharpening their skills.
因此他認為對于現在的理發(fā)師通過提升他們的技能來充當"健康衛(wèi)士"的角色是很有道理的.可知sharpening一詞的含義為"improving",故本題答案為A選項.
點評 本文是一篇科教類閱讀,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結合原文和題目有針對 性找出相關語句進行仔細分析,結合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確的答案.