A study of older men in The Netherlands, known for its delicious chocolate, showed those who ate the same amount of one-third of a chocolate bar every day had lower blood pressure and a reduced risk of death.
The researchers say, however, it’s too early to conclude that it was the chocolate that led to better health. The men who ate more cocoa products could have eaten other food that made them healthier. Experts also point out that eating too much chocolate can make you fat — a risk for both heart disease and high blood pressure.
“It’s why too early to make recommendations about whether people should eat more cocoa or chocolate,” said Brian Buijsse, an expert for nutrition at Wageningen University in The Netherlands, who co-authored the study.
Still, the Dutch Study, supported by grants (拨款) from the Netherlands Prevention Foundation, appears to be the largest so far to document a health effect for cocoa beans. And it confirms findings of smaller, shorter-term studies that also linked chocolate with lower blood pressure.
Researchers examined the eating habits of 470 healthy men who were not taking blood pressure medicine. The men who ate the most products made from cocoa beans — including cocoa drinks, chocolate bars and chocolate pudding — had lower blood pressure and a 50 percent lower risk of death.
“This is a very important article providing epidemiological support for what many researchers have been observing is experimental models,” said Cesar Fraga of the University of California Davis, who does similar research but was not involved in the new study.
Could the study results apply to women?
“Our study consisted of elderly inch,” Buijsse said. “If you look at the other studies, you will see the same effects in men and women, younger people and older people. The findings may be generalizable to women, but you never know.”
1.We can infer from the last paragraph that ________.
A. It has been concluded that the findings are generalizable to women.
B. It needs confirming whether women can share the same effects.
C. The study results cannot apply to women.
D. The findings are applicable to both men and women.
2.Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “generalizable?”
A. useful B. popular
C. attractive D. important
3.What is the main purpose of the text?
A. To encourage us to eat as much chocolate as possible.
B. To prove to us that eating chocolate can reduce blood pressure.
C. To inform us of a study about the health benefits of chocolate.
D. To warn us not to eat cocoa products because they can make you fat.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
A study of older men in The Netherlands, known for its delicious chocolate, showed those who ate the same amount of one-third of a chocolate bar every day had lower blood pressure and a reduced risk of death.
The researchers say, however, it’s too early to conclude that it was the chocolate that led to better health. The men who ate more cocoa products could have eaten other food that made them healthier. Experts also point out that eating too much chocolate can make you fat — a risk for both heart disease and high blood pressure.
“It’s why too early to make recommendations about whether people should eat more cocoa or chocolate,” said Brian Buijsse, an expert for nutrition at Wageningen University in The Netherlands, who co-authored the study.
Still, the Dutch Study, supported by grants (拨款) from the Netherlands Prevention Foundation, appears to be the largest so far to document a health effect for cocoa beans. And it confirms findings of smaller, shorter-term studies that also linked chocolate with lower blood pressure.
Researchers examined the eating habits of 470 healthy men who were not taking blood pressure medicine. The men who ate the most products made from cocoa beans — including cocoa drinks, chocolate bars and chocolate pudding — had lower blood pressure and a 50 percent lower risk of death.
“This is a very important article providing epidemiological support for what many researchers have been observing is experimental models,” said Cesar Fraga of the University of California Davis, who does similar research but was not involved in the new study.
Could the study results apply to women?
“Our study consisted of elderly inch,” Buijsse said. “If you look at the other studies, you will see the same effects in men and women, younger people and older people. The findings may be generalizable to women, but you never know.”
1.We can infer from the last paragraph that ________.
A. It has been concluded that the findings are generalizable to women.
B. It needs confirming whether women can share the same effects.
C. The study results cannot apply to women.
D. The findings are applicable to both men and women.
2.Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “generalizable?”
A. useful B. popular
C. attractive D. important
3.What is the main purpose of the text?
A. To encourage us to eat as much chocolate as possible.
B. To prove to us that eating chocolate can reduce blood pressure.
C. To inform us of a study about the health benefits of chocolate.
D. To warn us not to eat cocoa products because they can make you fat.
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I have two elder brothers, ____ in the army for ten years.
A.the elder of whom served B.the older having served
C.the older of which served D.the elder one has served
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Many people believe that heart disease only affects older men.1..The reality is that people of all ages die of heart attacks each year. And while death rates have declined in the U.S. and many western European countries, they are on the rise in the developing world. Yet most heart disease is preventable.
The challenge of heart disease is that it may be silent for years before causing any noticeable problems. No one would have guessed that Barbara Teng would have a heart attack. She was not overweight. “In 2014, the week after I turned 49 when I was on a business trip in Chicago I had a major heart attack," she said. 2. . She now exercises daily and monitors her heart health.
Dr. Patrice Nickens who is with the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute thinks that heart disease is 82 percent preventable. “3. ,” she said .“Men are also facing the same problem and the key to staying healthy is knowing your numbers”. “Your weight ,your blood cholesterol blood sugar and your blood pressure are important numbers that can help you take action and reduce your risk ,” she said.4..“And the steps to take are simple: don’t smoke, maintain a healthy weight, exercise, know your numbers and talk to your physician and control these risks,” she said.
African-Americans are at higher-than-average risk for heart disease and stroke; people don't even know they have it, which increases the risk. Medstar Washington Hospital Center is trying to reach this population.5. .For example, they help the people monitor their blood pressure. If people realize they are at risk for heart disease ,they'll make lifestyle changes: lose weight ,exercise, eat the right foods and keep in touch with a doctor.
A. With the right training, they can play an important role in community health
B. A healthy lifestyle can prevent heart disease
C. Lack of exercise causes heart attacks
D. It is the leading cause of death for women
E. This is a set idea that is not true
F. And that changed her life
G. So we must cure heat disease
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Researchers conducting a study of hospital stays for over two hundred and eighty six thousand older folks found something interesting in their data.
The number of hospitalizations for heart disease and stroke went down significantly among a certain group of people at a certain time of year. What folks, and what time of year, you ask? Flu season and the lucky people were the ones who got flu shots (流感疫苗).
It’s generally recommended that people over fifty get their flu shots every year. Influenza (流行性感冒) is no small thing. it’s responsible for around thirty six thousand deaths a year in the U. S. alone. Getting the shots also cuts down on the chances of getting pneumonia (肺炎), which is especially dangerous in seniors.
But what wasn’t known was that there seems to be an added benefit to getting a flu shots in terms of warding off heart problems. The data, in fact, are quite strong in suggesting this is the case.
In this study, flu shots cut clown the number of hospitalizations for heart disease by nineteen percent. Stroke went down sixteen percent one season and a whopping twenty-three percent a second season. These are big results.
So what's the connection between getting a flu shot and having a stronger heart? It isn’t yet known.
Researchers speculate that the flu virus itself may do damage to blood vessels (血管), possibly making clots (血块) more likely. Blood clots in the heart can cause heart attacks, and blood clots in the brain can cause strokes.
Whatever the specific details are, there's one more good reason to follow your doctor’ s advice and get that annual flu shot.
1.According to the study, the number of hospitalizations for heart disease and stroke went down significantly among the ones who _____.
A. got flu shots after they were ill
B. got flu shots before they were ill
C. got flu shots at the flu season
D. got flu shots whenever convenient
2.The benefits of getting flu shots can be listed except that_____.
A. it can cut down on the chances of getting pneumonia
B. it can cut down the number of hospitalizations for heart disease
C. it can kill the flu virus
D. if can make blood clots
3.The underlined phrase "warding off" probably means_______.
A. keeping away B. dealing with
C. setting off D. picking up
4.According to the passage, we'd better ______.
A. work out to fight against influenza
B. get flu shot every year
C. follow our doctor's all advice
D. protect our blood vessels
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It was the men's skating finals of the Winter Olympics when I was 16. Someday I'd be in the Olympics._________ , it was my dream.
That night I lay on our living room floor excitedly watching the_______ between the Brians: American Brian Boitano facing Brian Orser in Canada. Both of them had been world champions. Both of them_______to win. Naturally I was for Brian Boitano, a northern Californian like me. We had skated _______the same ice. I held my breath in amazement.Boitano _______ successfully. The gold medal! I jumped in the _________when his score went up.
But what happened next is what I'll never forget. Brian Boitano sat in front of the camera with his coach, _______ by a group of journalists. He was talking about his career and his medal, talking to the whole world. A terrible _______ feeling went through me. I could never be in the Olympics, I thought. I could not talk in public like that. Just the idea of a press conference _______ me.
I loved skating partly because I didn't have to talk. I could ________ myself with my jumps and dances better. I didn't have to stand up and give a speech like some teachers expected. I could feel the blood ________ to my face if I thought a teacher was going to call me. I ________ at my shoes. I was sure I'd make a(n) ________of myself.
The next day I was at the rink (溜冰场) as usual. I was practicing a combination of jumps that had once seemed ________. I worked very hard the next few years, on the ice and especially off. After journalists talked to me and although my heart ________every time I spoke to them, I got to know them. They became ________ faces. And they got to know me. So when my big ________came four years after Brian's, I was ready.
Sometimes I think my biggest accomplishment was not winning the gold __________talking to the press afterwards. When you do the thing you iear most, you put an end to fear.
Fear can stop you dead in your tracks. Fear can ________ a dream. What are you afraid of?What scares you more than anything else? This year, walk ________ up to it and conquer it,step by step.
1.A.In fact B.As a consequence C.Ahead of D.As well
2.A.case B.appointment C.battle D.conflict
3.A.applied B.attended C.suspected D.deserved
4.A.on B.for C.off D.in
5.A.arranged B.performed C.processed D.approved
6.A.capsule B.air C.excitement D.photograph
7.A.rejected B.treated C.assisted D.surrounded
8.A.sinking B.delighted C.motivated D.willing
9.A.attracted B.impressed C.terrified D.updated
10.A.enjoy B.express C.clarify D.adjust
11.A.flow B.pour C.slide D.rush
12.A.stared B.glared C.concentrated D.polished
13.A.guest B.victim C.fool D.amateur
14.A.thrilling B.complex C.impossible D.splendid
15.A.lightened B.pounded C.settled D.broke
16.A.enthusiastic B.greedy C.eager D.familiar
17.A.moment B.ceremony C.assignment D.accomplishment
18.A.or B.also C.but D.and
19.A.achieve B.kill C.blame D.lack
20.A.very B.away C.from D.right
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Women turn to online shopping
Women have jumped ahead of men for the first time in using the Internet to do their holiday shopping, according to a study published last week in the US.
For years men have been more likely to shop on the Internet than women, but during the 2004 holiday season, 58 percent of those making online purchases were women.
“It shows how mainstream the Internet is becoming,” said Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project group, which carried out the study.
Rainie said it was only a matter of time before women shoppers caught up with men. This is because women traditionally make decisions about spending.
Users were more likely to shop online to save time. Internet users between the ages 18 and 29 were responsible for some of the most dramatic increase in the online gift-buying population this time around.
However, three- quarters of the US Internet users did not buy holiday gifts online in 2004. They worried about credit card security, or just compared online prices with off-line prices, then dashed off to the shops to get the best deals.
“ But even if shoppers don’t buy online , websites are becoming promotion tools for stores,” said Dan Hess, vice president of ComScore Networks Inc. Hess said that actually most stores’ websites can make customers fully believe the security of their credit card numbers. And most are able to ensure that gifts arrive on time.
“ It’s all about making the shopping experience more efficient, more reliable and more comfortable.” Hess said.
1.Which of the following statements is true?
A.There were fewer women online shoppers than men in 2004 |
B.Most of the Internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 are women. |
C.People in the US were more likely to buy gifts online. |
D.More women shopped online than men in 2004 |
2.From the passage we can infer that______.
A.Men usually decide how to spend money in the family |
B.Women usually decide what to buy in the family |
C.The Internet is used in all the shops |
D.More and more shops will sell their goods online |
3.According to Dan Hess, shopping online_______.
A.is unsafe | B.is convenient |
C.is a waste of money | D.is cheaper |
4.What can we know from the passage?
A.American people only gift in holidays |
B.Shopping online is fun for women. |
C.Shopping off-line provides better service. |
D.Young people like to do gift-shopping online. |
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Lost in the mountains for three days, what the three men were able to do was the help of helicopters.
A. expected B. expect
C. being expected D. to be expected
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Women have jumped ahead of men for the first time in using the Internet to do their holiday shopping, according to a study published last week in the US.
For years men have been more likely to shop on the Internet than women, but during the 2007 holiday season 58percent of those shopping on line were women, “It shows how popular the Internet is becoming,” said Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project group, which carried out the study, Rainie said it was only a matter of time before women shoppers caught up with men. This is because women traditionally make decisions about spending.
Users were more likely to shop online to save time. Internet users between the ages 18 and 29 were responsible for some of the surprising increase in the online gift-buying population this time around. However, three-quarters of the US Internet users did not buy holiday gifts online in 2007. they worried about credit card security(安全), or just compared online prices with off-line prices, then dashed off to the shops to get the best deals.
“But even if shoppers don’t buy online, websites are becoming promotion(促销) tools for stores, ” said Dan Hess, vice president of ComScore Network Inc. Hess said that actually most stores’ websites can make customers fully believe the security of their credit card numbers. And most are able to ensure that gifts arrive on time. “It’s all about making the shopping experience more efficient, more reliable and more comfortable.” Hess said.
1. Which of the following statements is true?
A. There were fewer women online shoppers than men in 2007.
B. Most of the Internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 are women.
C. More women shopped online than men in 2007.
D. People in the US were more likely to buy gifts online.
2.We can infer from the passage that______.
A. shopping online will be more popular in years
B. women usually decide what to buy in the family
C. the Internet is used in all shops
D. men usually decide how to spend money in the family
3.According to Dan Hess, shopping online ______.
A. is unsafe B. is convenient
C. is a waste of money D. is cheaper
4.Which of the following is the best title?
A. Women turn to online shopping
B. Men stop online shopping
C. More young people shop online
D. Shopping off-line provides better service
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The British are known for their sense of humor. However, it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes. The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement.
Understatement means saying less than you think or feel. For example, if someone gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say, “It's a little damp outside.” Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person, someone else might say, “She isn't exactly friendly.” Understatement is often used in unpleasant situation or to make another person look silly. Understatement plays an important part in British humor.
Another key to understanding British humor is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others. They often laugh about the silly and unpleasant things that happen to our everyday life when someone accidentally falls over in the street. They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society. They like to make jokes about their accents, the way they dress and the way they behave. What's more, the British love to watch comedies about people who do not know how to behave in society. The comedies series Mr. Bean is a good example of this kind of humor.
Mr. Bean is the character created by British actor Rowan Atkinson in 1990. Mr. Bean doesn't talk often, and instead he uses his body movement and facial expressions to make people laugh. Perhaps what makes Mr. Bean so funny is that he does things that adults in the real world cannot do. Mr. Bean is popular in many countries around the world because you do not have to speak English to understand the humor. Because of this, many people have become familiar with the British sense of humor.
1.Why is it difficult for foreigners to understand British jokes?
A.The British often use overstatement.
B.The British try to understate something.
C.British jokes are not as funny as jokes in other countries.
D.British jokes are connected with many different cultures.
2.The author explains understatement by _______.
A.describing a process B.making comparisons
C.following time order D.using examples
3.Mr. Bean makes others laugh by ______.
A.using his body movement and facial expressions
B.making jokes about others’ accent
C.copying how others behave
D.telling funny stories
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A.British Humor in Comedy B.Humor in Different Cultures
C.Understanding British Humor D.Developing Your Sense of Humor
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He was a poet known for the nostalgia he describes in his poems. Now, it’s time: for us to express our nostalgia for this great writer.
On Dec 14, 2017, the famous Chinese poet Yu Guangzhong passed away in Taiwan. Born in 1928 in Nanjing, Jiangsu, Yu studied in Sichuan when he was young. At that time, he had showed great interest in Chinese poems and spent a lot of his free time trying writing poems himself. Then he managed to publish his first poem at the age of 20. A year later, Yu and his family moved to Taiwan. He lived and worked there until his death.
Nostalgia is Yu’s masterpiece in which he expresses his homesickness for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan.
Published in 1971, the poem remains highly popular among Chinese speakers worldwide. Even those who know little about literature are familiar with lines from the poem. The poem is included in Chinese high school textbooks.
Besides his achievements in poetry, Yu was also a successful essay writer, critic and translator. He once translated English poet Siegfried Sassoon’s poem In Me, Past, Present, Future Meet into Chinese. It is regarded as an accurate and powerful translation, in which the most famous line is “心有猛虎, 细嗅蔷薇” for “In me the tiger sniffs the rose”.
Yu spent his whole life writing. “The reason why I stick to writing till today comes down to my passion for the Chinese language,” he once said in a 2015 interview. He then added that this passion was strengthened by his love for his mother and His motherland.
Now, let’s appreciate the poem Nostalgia.
When I was young, But later on,
Nostalgia was a tiny, tiny stamp. Nostalgia was a low, low grave.
Me on this side, Me on this outside,
Mother on the other side. And my mother was inside.
When I grew up, And at present,
Nostalgia was a narrow boat ticket. Nostalgia becomes a shallow strait.
Me on this side, Me on this side,
Bride on the other side. Mainland on the other side.
1.What is Yu Guangzhong?
A. A poet, reporter and critic. B. A translator and publisher.
C. A critic, poet and translator. D. A translator and song writer.
2.Which of the following statements is THUK?
A. Yu lived with his family in Taiwan all his life.
B. Many Chinese people know the poem Nostalgia.
C. We can find Nostalgia in primary school textbooks.
D. Yu translated Siegfried Sassoon's poem into English.
3.Why did Yu spend all his life writing?
A. He made a lot of money from writing. B. He had great interest in English poems.
C. He loved his family and mainland a lot. D. He had a lot of free time and was bored.
4.What can we learn from the Poem Nostalgia?
A. He missed his family and homeland a lot.
B. He didn’t want to come to his homeland.
C. He lived with his mother on the riverside.
D. His mother had died when he got married.
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