15．A new study has been carried to test the role of story telling in lowering blood pressure．Dr．Thomas Houston，a professor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School，led a group of scientists that investigated how pre-recorded videos of hypertension （高血壓） patients'talking about their medical histories helped another group of patients with high blood pressure to control their condition over several months．
   Houston was surprised by their studies that suggested that communication can be a powerful tool in medicine．They showed that those who had had similar experiences，when talking to someone with a similar background，could help change their behavior to become healthier．Hypertension is difficult to control，since it is dependent on diet，exercise and mental state．Medical treatments with drugs，and lifestyle therapies（療法） have been relatively ineffective because people find it hard to follow those medical requirements．
   In the test，his team carefully chose their story-tellers from 230 members of a patients'community with whom they could most easily relate．Next，they divided their study population into two groups．One received three interactive （互助） DVDs containing the tellers'stories of their experiences in living with and treating their hypertension．The other were given educational discs on an unrelated health topic．The study volunteers reported that they had listened to the DVDs，and after three months，those who heard the stories of the hypertensive patients lowered their blood pressure．
  While the study did not address how the story-telling influenced the patients'behavior，Houston suspects that watching patients of similar backgrounds who had a similar medical experience helped to motivate them to seek medical help to their hypertension．They found that after six months the difference in blood pressure between those who watched the story-tellers and those who observed the unrelated videos remained，suggesting that the story-telling continued to have an effect．
71．We can learn from the text that the pre-recorded videosA．
  A．tell medical histories of hypertension patients
  B．introduce some medical treatments of hypertension
  C．introduce a good lifestyle for hypertensive patients
  D．tell scientific discoveries of the scientist group
72．Houston was surprised to find thatB．
  A．hypertension is really difficult to control
  B．communication has some medical effects
  C．medical treatments have no effect at all
  D．people don't follow the medical requirements
73．Which of the following is true about the study？D
A．The scientists chose 230 patients from a hospital．
  B．Both the groups used the same videos about health topic．
  C．The two groups lowered blood pressure in different degrees．
  D．The story-tellers were hypertension patients as well．
74．The underlined word"address"in the last paragraph most probably meansD．
  A．convince of      B．observe     C．concentrate on       D．a(chǎn)nnounce
75．Which of the following could be the best title of the text？C
  A．The stories of some hypertension patients．
  B．Medical treatments of blood pressure．
  C．Storytelling may help lower blood pressure．
  D．Suggestions about how to lower blood pressure．

分析 一項新的研究已對講故事在降低血壓中的作用進(jìn)行了測試．麻州大學(xué)的一位醫(yī)學(xué)院的教授托馬斯•休斯頓醫(yī)生領(lǐng)導(dǎo)了一個小組，用預(yù)先錄制視頻高血壓病人的醫(yī)療史幫助另一組高血壓患者在幾個月內(nèi)控制病情．
    休斯敦被他的研究結(jié)果驚到，交流可以作為醫(yī)學(xué)的有力工具．他們發(fā)現(xiàn)，那些有過類似經(jīng)歷，與背景相似的人交談時，可以改變他們的行為，變得更健康．高血壓是難以控制的，因為它是依賴于飲食、運(yùn)動和心理狀態(tài)．用藥物治療，生活方式治療已經(jīng)相對無效，因為人們發(fā)現(xiàn)很難遵循醫(yī)學(xué)要求．
在測試中，他的團(tuán)隊精心從患者的社區(qū)選擇了230人．下一步，他們將研究人群分為兩組．一組收到高血壓患者講述自己資料過程的DVD．另一組收到與高血壓無關(guān)的健康主題教育光盤．研究表明那些聽故事的高血壓患者的血壓降低．
    雖然這項研究并不能宣布講故事是如何影響患者的行為的，但是休斯敦懷疑看類似背景的患者的相似治療經(jīng)歷能激勵他們尋求醫(yī)療幫助．他們發(fā)現(xiàn)，那些看了講故事的人和那些觀察無關(guān)的視頻患者六個月后血壓之間的差異后，表明故事繼續(xù)有效果．

解答 71-75 ABDDC
71答案是A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)led a group of scientists that investigated how pre-recorded videos of hypertension （高血壓） patients'talking about their medical histories helped another group of patients with high blood pressure to control their condition over several months．可知提前錄制的是高血壓患者講述自己的治療史，故選A．
72題答案是B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Houston was surprised by their studies that suggested that communication can be a powerful tool in medicine．可知交流可以作為醫(yī)療的一個有力工具，即有醫(yī)療作用．故選B．
73題答案是D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)One received three interactive （互助） DVDs containing the tellers'stories of their experiences in living with and treating their hypertension可知講故事的都是高血壓患者，即選D．
74題答案是D．推理判斷題．convince of 使確信；observe 觀察；concentrate on 集中精力于；announce 宣布，預(yù)示．根據(jù)While the study did not address how the story-telling influenced the patients'behavior，Houston suspects that watching patients of similar backgrounds who had a similar medical experience helped to motivate them to seek medical help to their hypertension可知address是預(yù)示，證明的意思，近義詞是announce，故選D．
75題答案是C．考查文章大意．文章講述了講故事可以幫助降低血壓的一些研究，故選C．

點(diǎn)評 這是一篇健康類閱讀，講述了講故事可以幫助降低血壓的研究．題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題，做題時需要結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案；考查文章大意的題需要對文章大意有清晰的理解才能得出正確答案，切記胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．

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However，parenting experts believe just 12minutes a day may be enough for mothers and fathers to fully   reconnect with their child-as long as they ask the right questions．Child psychologist Dr Claire Halsey said asking a series of open-ended questions can help improve parents'relationship with their children．
Among the questions recommended in the research are："How many times have you smiled today-what made you laugh？"；"Can you act out what you did at breaktime？"；"Who is taller-mummy or your teacher？"and"What are the names of the toys you played with today？"Parents of older children are advised to start up a conversation with："I've got a great story for you but I want one in return…you first!"or"Tell me some school gossip …I'm all ears!"
Dr Halsey，working with the makers of Ribena Plus，who commissioned the research，said："There is no one as tough on their own parenting skills as a parent-but this study shows there is no need for parents to be so harsh．It's hard for working parents to juggle all their responsibilities and it can feel like guilt is simply a parent's lot-but it's absolutely not．By using clever tactics such as a little preparation alongside use of open-ended questions-such as‘Tell me what the best bit about your day was？'-parents can reduce the time worrying about chores and work and spend more time learning about their children's day．"

36．The underlined word reconnect in Paragraph 2is closest in meaning toB．
A．discuss      B．communicate      C．understand       D．combine
37．According to Paragraph 1，almost half of the working parentsD．
A．can spare only about half an hour to be with their kids every day
B．spend their daytime commuting，cooking dinner and doing household chores
C．worry that half an hour's stay with their kids is far from enough
D．fear that they aren't a good enough parent during the week
38．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3mean？C
A．I will be glad to listen．
B．I will be very interested．
C．I will listen carefully．
D．I will call your teacher at school．
39．Which of the following open-ended questions is for a three-year-old child？D
A．Where are you off to with your friends this weekend？
B．Who played the best in your football match today？
C．What science project are you doing at the moment and can I help with it？
D．What are the names of the toys you played with today？
40．What does Dr Halsey intend to tell us in this passage？B
A．It is not necessary for parents to spend too much time with their children．
B．It is natural that working parents do not afford more time to reconnect with kids．
C．It is important that working parents learn more parenting skills．
D．It is clever that parents ask their kids questions instead of doing chores．

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5．My daughter recently asked me what a travel agency does．There is one located on our street and it has just been completely rebuilt．I told her that they helped people book their trips and vacations．"Why haven't we ever been there？"she wanted to know．"Because we do everything ourselves online these days，"I explained．"But why do it yourself if other people want to do it for you？"she wondered out loud．
The answer is that the travel agency makes a little bit of money on each ticket you book through them．If you book your ticket yourself online，you save that money．Saving money sounds great except that when you think about it you typically spend three evenings comparing prices to end up saving﹩30on a﹩300trip．All those﹩30discounts add up of course so I guess we should be happy with that．
Still，how bad is it really to pay someone﹩30and trust them to buy you something wonderful？Wouldn't you say your free evenings are worth more than﹩10a piece？
Consider books for a moment．Buying your book at Amazon saves you maybe 30% to 40% on each book．Add to that the convenience of shopping from home and getting the package delivered to your home address．So far so good．
Unfortunately，that does mean you spend too much time browsing Amazon．com while you could do something fun instead．Like maybe reading an actual book．
Then the package arrives and you aren't home and end up having to pick it up at the local post-office．All in all I wonder how much time I end up investing（投入） in the whole process．Time sounds free，but to most of us，it is more valuable than money．
The Internet Economy promised to get rid of the middle-men and we loved it．Somehow，I'm starting to get the feeling that we ourselves ended up doing the work of that middle-men we were so eager to get rid of．
In any project you can always pick two of these：fast，cheap or good．We seem to have focused a lot on‘cheap'and‘good'but the extra time we need to invest to also keep it‘fast'comes out of our own pockets．You can always make more money but you can never make more time．

36．What is the purpose of Paragraph 1？A
A．It indicates that the Internet has influenced our daily life
B．It mainly shows the curiosity of the author's daughter．
C．It tells us the importance of a travel agency．
D．It shows why people need a travel agency．
37．What can be inferred from Paragraph 2？C
A．We should be satisfied with﹩30that we have saved because it is worthwhile．
B．﹩30that we have saved is too little，so we can't be happy with it．
C．It's hard for us to be happy with﹩30because we have wasted a lot of time．
D．We should feel regretful although﹩30is worth the time we have spent．
38．According to the author，which of the following is TRUE？C
A．The author's daughter would like to choose a travel agency to help her．
B．People buy book at Amazon in order to save time．
C．The author doesn't think online shopping is satisfactory in every way．
D．The author worries about sending personal information over the Internet．
39．What's the author's attitude towards the Internet Economy？B
A．Positive          
B．Critical           
C．Indifferent       
D．Optimistic
40．What's the main idea of the passage？D
A．The convenience of the Internet Economy．
B．How to save money in the Internet Economy．
C．How to save time in the Internet Economy
D．The hidden cost of the Internet Economy．

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