The medical world is gradually realizing that...

The medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play a significant role in the process of recovery from illness.

As part of a nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the galleries and into public places, some of the country's most talented artists have been called in to transform older hospitals and to soften the hard edges of modern buildings. Of the 2,500 National Health Service hospitals in Britain, almost 100 now have significant contemporary art in corridors, waiting areas and treatment rooms.

These recent initiatives(首创) owe a great deal to one artist, Peter Senior who set up his studio at a Manchester hospital in northeastern England during the early 1970s. He felt the artist had lost his place in modern society and that art should be enjoyed by a wider audience.

A typical hospital waiting room might have as many as 5,000 visitors each week. What a better place to hold regular exhibitions of art! Senior held the first exhibition of his own paintings in the outpatients waiting area of the Manchester Hospital in 1975. Believed to be Britain's first hospital artist, Senior was so much in demand that he was soon joined by a team of six young art school graduates.

The effect is striking. Now in the corridors and waiting rooms the visitor experiences a full view of fresh colors, playful images and restful courtyards.

The quality of the environment may reduce the need for expensive drugs when a patient is recovering from an illness. A study has shown that patients who had a view onto a garden needed half the number of strong pain killers compared with patients who had no view at all or only a brick wall to look at.

1.The underlined part "to soften the hard edges of modern buildings" in Paragraph 2 means"________".

A．to decorate hospitals with art collections

B．to make the corners of hospital buildings round

C．to change people's attitude toward hospitals

D．to replace the old buildings with modern buildings

2.Peter Senior is a(n) ________.

A．doctor interested in arts

B．artist who refuses to hold art exhibitions in hospitals

C．pioneer in introducing art into hospitals

D．artist who owns a great deal of property

3.The improvement of the hospital environment seems to be effective in ______.

A. making it unnecessary to give drugs to patients

B. helping the modern artists regain their status in society

C. calling in more talented artists to hospitals

D. helping patients recovering from illness

4.The writer’s attitude towards the effect of art exhibitions in hospitals is ______.

A. suspicious             B. positive      C. neutral(中立的)     D. unfavorable

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Economic growth in the world remains weak throughout 2013 and it is hoped that it will 　　　　 up gradually in 2014.

A. break　　　　　　 B. make　　　　　　　　 C. pick　　　　　　　 D. turn

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Economic growth in the world remains weak throughout 2012 and it is hoped that it will _____ gradually in 2013.

A．break up          B．make out          C．work out          D．pick up

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Economic growth in the world remains weak throughout 2013 and it is hoped that it will___gradually in 2014.

A. break up　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. pick up　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. make out　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. work out　　　　　　　　　

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Economic growth in the world remains weak throughout 2012 and it is hoped that it will _____ gradually in 2013.

A．break up          B．make out          C．work out          D．pick up

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New Zealand wine is _________ and is sold all over the world.

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Is it only on the world market ________we can prove the competitiveness and quality of our goods?

A. where          B. which    C. that     D. how

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Drinking alcohol is a socially acceptable behavior in many parts of the world. Some medical experts say light drinking may even be good for your health, especially for the heart. But they say such health benefits should be compared to the many health risks connected with alcohol use.

Some research suggests that having one to two drinks of alcohol a day may offer some health benefits. Several large studies have shown that this type of moderate(适量的) drinking may lower the risk of heart disease and other diseases.

A study last year suggested that drinking small amounts of red wine may help lower the risk of breast cancer in women. Researchers at Medical Center in California studied 36 women. Each woman drank a glass of red or white wine every day for almost a month. Researchers collected blood samples from the women two times a month to measure their hormone(激素) levels. The next month the women who drank red wine were told to drink white wine instead. The white wine drinkers were told to drink red wine. The researchers found that the women who drank red wine had lower levels of the female hormone than the white wine drinkers. They said red grapes have chemicals that may help to lower the risk of breast cancer.

However, recent studies suggested that even small amounts of alcohol may generally increase the risk of breast cancer in women. They found that women who drink four small glasses of wine a week increase their risk of breast cancer by 15 percent.

Many studies have examined the harmful effects of alcohol use on the body. Alicia Ann Kowalchuk serves as medical director, saying “Healthy use for adults --- that's men under age 65 --- is no more than 4 drinks in a day and no more than 14 drinks in a week. And for women of all ages, it's no more than 7 drinks in a week and no more than 2 drinks in a day.” She says too much alcohol use has been linked to liver diseases, and many other cancers.

1.How did the researchers carry out their study?

A. By following an example.

B. By listing facts.

C. By collecting information worldwide.

D. By comparing tested objects.

2.Which of the following is the most beneficial to women with breast cancer?

A. A glass of white wine per day.

B. A glass of red wine per day.

C. Small amounts of alcohol per day.

D. Four small glasses of wine per day.

3.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

4.What is the best title of this passage?

A. Drinking alcohol is popular in many parts of the world

B. Alcohol drinking can be both good and bad for you

C. Drinking alcohol a day may give your health some benefits.

D. Alcohol drinking may do harm to your health

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Gradually, you will realize that the things that matter are __________ that can’t be bought with money.

A. these                    B. ones           C.  those                     D. some

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Gradually, you will realize that the things that matter are __________ that can’t be bought with money.

A. these                B. those                C. ones                  D. some

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