Does a drink a day keep heart attacks away? Over the past 20 years, numerous studies have found that moderate alcohol consumption, say, one or two beers, glasses of wine or cocktails daily helps to prevent coronary heart disease．Last week a report in the New England Journal of Medicine added strong new evidence in support of that theory．More important, the work provided the first solid indication of how alcohol works to protect the heart．

In the study, researchers from Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvad Medical School compared the drinking habits of 340 men and women who had suffered recent heart attack with those of healthy people of the same age and sex．The scientists found that people who sip one to three drinks a day are about half as likely to suffer heart attacks as nondrinkers are．The apparent source of the protection: those who drank alcohol had higher blood levels of high density lipoproteins （脂蛋白）, the so called good cholesterol （膽固醇）, which is known to prevent heart disease．

As evidence has mounted （增長）, some doctors have begun recommending a daily drink for patients of heart diseases．But most physicians are not ready to recommend a regular happy hour for everyone．The risks of teetotal ling（絕對戒酒）are nothing compared with the dangers of too much alcohol, including high blood pressure, strokes and liver troubles---not to mention violent behavior and traffic accident．Moreover, some studies suggest that even moderate drinking may increase the incidence of breast and colon cancer．Until there is evidence that the benefits of a daily dose（吸收劑量）of alcohol outweigh the risks, most people won’t be able to take a doctor’s prescription to the neighborhood bar or liquor store．

1．The report mentioned in the first paragraph indicates________．

       A．the way in which alcohol can help the heart．

       B．that a couple of cocktails daily can help stop heart problems

       C．why alcoholic drinks are dangerous to one’s health

       D．that reports on the advantages of alcohol were misled

2．Experiments showed that nondrinkers had___________．

       A．larger amounts of good cholesterol        B．smaller amounts of good cholesterol

       C．higher blood pressure                           D．lower blood pressure

3．According to the passage, moderate drinking_______．

       A．is recommended by most doctors for heart patients

       B．should be allowed on prescription

       C．is still not medically advisable

       D．is not related to liver problems

4．The main theme of this passage is___________．

       A．the change in recent drinking habits      

       B．the connection between cancer and alcohol

       C．whether moderate drinkers outlive nondrinkers

       D．whether alcohol may be good for one’s health

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科目：高中英語 來源：天利38套《2008全國各省市高考模擬試題匯編(大綱版)》、英語 大綱版 題型：050

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　　The CBS-TV “National Drivers' Test” shows that many UK drivers have a lot to learn．Here are some reasons．

　　CBS picked 1799 sample drivers to take the test in TV studios in Nottingham, Birmingham and Liverpool．More than two out of five drivers failed the test．And the average score was the lowest passing grades－51 points out of a possible 80．

　　Liverpool drivers did the best with an average of 53 points．Nottingham drivers came next with 2 points lower and Birmingham drivers got 50 points－a failing score．Drivers with 50 or less rated “poorly informed” by the judges．

　　Here are some of the test results：

　　(1)Are men drivers better informed than women ones?

　　Yes．Men averaged 52 points while women got an average of 49．

　　(2)Are older drivers better informed than younger ones?

　　No．Drivers under 26 averaged 52 points．Dri-vers from 27～45 averaged 51, drivers over 45 failed with a 48 points average．

　　(3)Does education make a difference?

　　Yes．College graduates averaged 52 points．High school graduates averaged 50．Those without full high school education got 48．And people who got driver education courses scored an average of 53 points－three more than those who hadn't．

　　(4)Does driving experience make a difference?

　　Yes．Drivers with three or more year of experience averaged 51 points．Drivers with less experience averaged 49．

　　Some surprising facts about the test are also listed：

　　(1)More than one out of three drivers didn't know that a blinking red light means a full stop．

　　(2)Three out of ten drivers didn't know that an eight-sided sign means stop．

　　(3)More than two out of three drivers didn't know what to do when being tailgated(追尾)The answers are very simple：slow down, drive to the left, and let the drivers behind pass．

　　The test results have been turned to the National Safety Council and they will help future safety planning．

(1)

The author's purpose to write this passage is to ________．

[　　]

A．

prove that men are better drivers than women

B．

give us more directions about driving safety

C．

tell us the results of a national drivers' test

D．

require us to get a driving education

(2)

Which of the following as a group was rated “poorly informed” by the judges?

[　　]

A．

All men taking the driving test．

B．

High school graduate drivers．

C．

Drivers from 27～45 years of age．

D．

Drivers with 3 or more years of experience．

(3)

From the information in this passage, which of the following is correct?

[　　]

A．

Older drivers are better informed than younger drivers．

B．

Experience makes a difference among drivers．

C．

Most drivers failed the test and got very low scores．

D．

Most people don't know what a blinking red light means．

(4)

The test covered the following areas about drivers except ________．

[　　]

A．

education background

B．

years of driving experience

C．

sex difference

D．

health condition

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