Drinking more than two alcoholic drinks daily in middle-age may raise your stroke(中风) risk more than traditional factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes(糖尿病), according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
In a study of 11,644 middle-aged Swedish twins who were followed for 43 years, researchers compared the effects of an average of more than two drinks daily ("heavy drinking") to less than half a drink daily ("light drinking").
The study showed that:
·Heavy drinkers had about a 34 percent higher risk of stroke compared to light drinkers.
·Mid-life heavy drinkers (in their 50s and 60s) were likely to have a stroke five years earlier in life irrespective of genetic and early-life factors.
·Heavy drinkers had increased stroke risk in their mid-life compared to well-known risk factors like high blood pressure and diabetes.
·At around age 75, blood pressure and diabetes appeared to take over as one of the main influences on having a stroke.
Past studies have shown that alcohol affects stroke risk, but this is the first study to pinpoint differences with age. "We now have a clearer picture about these risk factors----how they change with age and how the influence of drinking alcohol shifts as we get older," said Pavla Kadlecová, M.Sc., a statistician at St. Anne's University Hospital's International Clinical Research Center in the Czech Republic.
Researchers analyzed results from the Swedish Twin Registry of same-sex twins who answered questionnaires in 1967-1970. All twins were under age 60 at the start. By 2010, the Registry had provided 43 years of follow-up, including hospital discharge(出院) and cause of death data.
Researchers then sorted(整理) the data based on strokes, high blood pressure, diabetes and other cardiovascular (心血管)incidents. Almost 30 percent of participants had a stroke. They were categorized(将……分类) as light, moderate, heavy or non-drinkers based on the questionnaires. Researchers compared the risk from drinking and health risks like high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking. Among identical twin pairs, siblings(兄弟姐妹) who had a stroke drank more than their siblings who hadn't had a stroke, suggesting that mid-life drinking raises stroke risks regardless of genetics and early lifestyle.
The study is consistent (一致)with the American Heart Association's recommended limit of two drinks a day for men and one for women. That's about 8 ounces of wine for a man and 4 ounces for a woman.
Regular heavy drinking of any kind of alcohol can raise blood pressure and cause heart failure or irregular heartbeats over time, in addition to stroke and other risks. "For mid-aged adults, avoiding more than two drinks a day could be a way to prevent stroke in later productive age ," Kadlecová said.
1.Who might be the target readers of the passage?
A. People who have suffered a stroke
B. People who like drinking
C. People who have high blood pressure
D. People who have twin siblings
2.What do we know about the study in the passage?
A. It revealed five related results
B. It lasted for a period of over 50 years
C. It involved the age factor in the causes of strokes
D. It included 11,644 Australian twins as participants
3. The underlined part “irrespective of” in the passage can best be replaced by “_________”.
A. in favor of B. in terms of
C. instead of D. regardless of
4. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. People without a stroke can drink more alcohol than those having a stroke in middle age
B. There is a higher possibility that heavy drinkers will have a stroke in middle age
C. Drinking alcohol has been regarded as the most dangerous factor in strokes
D. The amount of alcohol taken by men should be twice than that taken by women.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
Drinking more than two alcoholic drinks daily in middle-age may raise your stroke(中风) risk more than traditional factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes(糖尿病), according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
In a study of 11,644 middle-aged Swedish twins who were followed for 43 years, researchers compared the effects of an average of more than two drinks daily ("heavy drinking") to less than half a drink daily ("light drinking").
The study showed that:
·Heavy drinkers had about a 34 percent higher risk of stroke compared to light drinkers.
·Mid-life heavy drinkers (in their 50s and 60s) were likely to have a stroke five years earlier in life irrespective of genetic and early-life factors.
·Heavy drinkers had increased stroke risk in their mid-life compared to well-known risk factors like high blood pressure and diabetes.
·At around age 75, blood pressure and diabetes appeared to take over as one of the main influences on having a stroke.
Past studies have shown that alcohol affects stroke risk, but this is the first study to pinpoint differences with age. "We now have a clearer picture about these risk factors----how they change with age and how the influence of drinking alcohol shifts as we get older," said Pavla Kadlecová, M.Sc., a statistician at St. Anne's University Hospital's International Clinical Research Center in the Czech Republic.
Researchers analyzed results from the Swedish Twin Registry of same-sex twins who answered questionnaires in 1967-1970. All twins were under age 60 at the start. By 2010, the Registry had provided 43 years of follow-up, including hospital discharge(出院) and cause of death data.
Researchers then sorted(整理) the data based on strokes, high blood pressure, diabetes and other cardiovascular (心血管)incidents. Almost 30 percent of participants had a stroke. They were categorized(将……分类) as light, moderate, heavy or non-drinkers based on the questionnaires. Researchers compared the risk from drinking and health risks like high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking. Among identical twin pairs, siblings(兄弟姐妹) who had a stroke drank more than their siblings who hadn't had a stroke, suggesting that mid-life drinking raises stroke risks regardless of genetics and early lifestyle.
The study is consistent (一致)with the American Heart Association's recommended limit of two drinks a day for men and one for women. That's about 8 ounces of wine for a man and 4 ounces for a woman.
Regular heavy drinking of any kind of alcohol can raise blood pressure and cause heart failure or irregular heartbeats over time, in addition to stroke and other risks. "For mid-aged adults, avoiding more than two drinks a day could be a way to prevent stroke in later productive age ," Kadlecová said.
1.Who might be the target readers of the passage?
A. People who have suffered a stroke
B. People who like drinking
C. People who have high blood pressure
D. People who have twin siblings
2.What do we know about the study in the passage?
A. It revealed five related results
B. It lasted for a period of over 50 years
C. It involved the age factor in the causes of strokes
D. It included 11,644 Australian twins as participants
3. The underlined part “irrespective of” in the passage can best be replaced by “_________”.
A. in favor of B. in terms of
C. instead of D. regardless of
4. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. People without a stroke can drink more alcohol than those having a stroke in middle age
B. There is a higher possibility that heavy drinkers will have a stroke in middle age
C. Drinking alcohol has been regarded as the most dangerous factor in strokes
D. The amount of alcohol taken by men should be twice than that taken by women.
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He often sat in a small bar drinking considerably more than ________.
a. was good for his health b. his health was good
c. his good health d. was in good health
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
— When did Lily’s brother finally stop drinking alcohol?
— It was in May _____he was put into prison for drunk driving.
A. that B. when C. since D. before
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
— When did Lily’s brother finally stop drinking alcohol?
— It was in May _____he was put into prison for drunk driving.
A. that B. when C. since D. before
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
--- When did Lily’s brother finally stop drinking alcohol?
---It was in May ______ he was put into prison for drunk driving.
A. that B. since C. when D. before
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
--- When did Lily’s brother finally stop drinking alcohol?
---It was in May ______ he was put into prison for drunk driving.
A. that B. since C. when D. before
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
—Drinking tea is a common practice in daily life, isn’t it?
—Yes, teahouses continue to __________up in and around the city of Nanjing.
A.spring | B.split | C.break | D.cut |
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When Xia Min started drinking alcohol with her classmates at a friend’s birthday, she didn’t realize what would happen to her. She drank a lot and fell into a coma (昏迷). The 15year-old girl from Chongqing never recovered.
Xia’s death is warning to other students. A new rule went into effect on January 1, 2006. Teens are not allowed to buy or drink alcohol. Shops are not allowed to sell it to them.
A 1999 Chinese law forbade (禁止) shops to sell alcohol to youths under 18. But it is not taken seriously by shopkeepers because it doesn’t have specific rules. People hope the new rule will work.
“I tasted alcohol when having the dinner of the last New Year’s Eve,” said Lian Yuqi, a 16-year-old girl in Xiamen. She believes that the new rule will stop teens from drinking and help them grow in a healthy way.
“Although it may be a little disappointing not to have beer at parties, I think we can have soft drinks instead,” she said.
1.Xia Min died from alcohol at the age of ______.
A. 15 B. 16 C. 17 D. 18
2. The underlined word “it” means ________.
A. a warning sing B. a shopkeeper
C. the new rule D. a 1999 Chinese law
3.We can know that ________.
A. it is against the new rule for youths under 18 to drink alcohol
B. shops can sell alcohol to a 16 years old youth.
C. without an ID card, young people can’t buy alcohol
D. it seems that the young girl, Liang Yuqi, likes to drink alcohol
4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. The new rule has worked very well.
B. Shopkeepers can sell alcohol to teens above 18.
C. China’s legal drinking age is clearly under18.
D. Many teens drink alcohol to show they’ve grown up.
5.This passage is mainly about _______.
A. the harm of drinking alcohol
B. the legal age for drinking alcohol
C. a new rule to stop teens drinking
D. student’s ideas about drinking alcohol
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Nowadays, an increasing number of people turn to drinking alcohol to escape the _____ caused by heavy work.
A. barrier B. temper C. shadow D. stress
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Drinking can make teens feel good, but that lasts only a short time. Alcohol clouds your brain and limits your ability to make decisions. Excessive drinking gradually makes your brain shrink and can cause serious damage. Over-drinking can cause learning disabilities and damage your memory. It distorts your vision and leads to blackouts. Teenagers often think that drinking will give you more energy, but alcohol isn’t an energy drink; it’s a depressant.
Drinking and driving is one of the top causes of death for teen boys. An alcohol-related motor vehicle crash kills one person every 33 minutes and injures someone every two minutes. The rate of teenagers driving drunk is so high that the government is trying to pass new laws restricting(限制) teen driving.
When we get to high school, friends start pressuring us to drink. High school students see alcohol a way to become popular. I created a survey at my school. Twenty-four of the 63 respondents predicted they would drink in high school. Eleven said maybe, and 28 said they don’t plan on drinking. Regardless of what they say now, things can change. Teens starting high school want to fit in.
Some people will do anything to be accepted, including potentially hurting themselves. They think that one drink won’t do anything. A little bit of alcohol probably won’t kill you, but it can lead to poor decisions. High school is the time to experiment with what you want to do in life, but if you’re experimenting with alcohol you could hurt someone, including yourself.
1.The government is passing laws to restrict teen driving because _________.
A. Teens’ drunk driving cause deaths easily
B. Many teens like driving
C. Alcohol weakens the driving skills of teens
D. Most teens are poor in driving skills
2.Some students in high school start drinking mainly because _________.
A. They think drinking is quite interesting
B. They want to fit in with the surroundings
C. They want to imitate adults around them
D. They don’t think high school an important period
3.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Most teens in high schools like drinking
B. Teens who drink are mostly forced to do so
C. One little sip of alcohol ruins one’s memory
D. The start of drinking potentially damages one’s life
4.We may infer from the passage that __________.
A. Drinking can make teens feel good for a long time.
B. Drinking is becoming very common in high schools.
C. Surrounding people and environment affects teens in drinking.
D. Drinking is bad to one’s brain but good to one’s body.
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