Helping and supporting others may be key to l...

Helping and supporting others may be key to living a longer and healthier life, according to a new research from the University of Bagel in Switzerland. The findings published in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior, show that grandparents who care for their grandchildren enjoy longer lifespans. So do old people who care for others within their social networks.

Using data from the Berlin Aging Study, the researchers analyzed the longevity(寿命) and caregiving habits of more than 500 old people between the ages of 70 and 103. The study compared grandparents who acted as occasional caregivers with those who did not. It also compared these grandparents with old adults who did not have grandchildren but cared for people within their social networks.

Those grandparents who did not play the role of attending to grandchildren were more likely to have died within just five years of the testing period. While those old adults who provided, support to their family lived for an extra seven years on average and those provided support to their social networks lived for an extra four years on average.

Although the new study only focused on old adults, it's safe to assume that the health benefits of helping and taking care of others also reach those of all ages. However, it's important to note that too much caregiving often has just the opposite effect. There's a clear link between too much caregiving and a number of negative physical and mental health consequences.

1.How many groups of old people are involved in the study?

A. Two. B. Three.

C. Four. D. Five.

2.What does the research show?

A. Old people are more likely to support others.

B. Grandparents live longer than childless old adults.

C. Supporting others prevents diseases of old patients.

D. Helping others properly has a good effect on health.

3.What does the last paragraph imply?

A. Reducing earegiving can avoid bad health.

B. It's a good quality of all ages to be helpful.

C. Caregiving is not always beneficial to health.

D. Mental disorder is often caused by much caregiving.

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Say sorry to your wife---it may help her live longer, according to scientists.

“Sorry” may be the hardest word, but scientists say it could be one of the healthiest. Researchers have discovered that women who receive an apology for hurtful behavior suffer less stress and possible damage to their heart than those who don’t.

It is said that the heartbeat of a wronged woman returns to normal 20 percent quicker after a well-timed “sorry” than without it. But for men, their heartbeat takes longer to recover, according to the research.

The research was undertaken by American scientists using 29 men and 59  women whose diastolic blood pressure was measured throughout an experiment. Diastolic blood pressure

is a measure of pressure in the blood vessels( 血管 ) between heartbeats---if it is continuously high it can increase the chances of heart attacks.

The men and women were asked to undertake a difficult mathematical task. They were told they had five minutes to complete it but were disturbed after a minute and told rudely to carry out the task more quickly. They were disturbed twice more before five minutes had passed and told to speed up. Finally they were told, “ You’re obviously not good enough.” Two minutes later researchers said sorry to half of the men and women.

The researchers found that, on average, the women’s diastolic blood pressure dropped back to normal 20 percent---quicker if they received an apology from the researchers, while the men’s took 20 percent longer to return to normal. One of the researchers said, “Results indicates that the effects of apology and forgiveness on women are greater.”

1.The term “sorry” is considered as one of the healthiest words because it _________.

2.We can know from Paragraph 3 _________.

3.Which of the following is the RIGHT time order for events in the study?

a. Half of them received apologies.

b. They were disturbed a minute later.

c. They were told that they weren’t good enough.

d. They were asked to finish a math task in five minutes.

e. They were disturbed two more times during the study.

4.The research confirmed (证实) that _________.

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I left home to support my sister in her efforts to present a music festival. She lives on the other side of the world, and I went to visit her, not wanting to leave and feeling like I was leaving home against my will. However, I wanted to show her my support because she is my only sister.

So I boarded the plane in mid-August, and hated the long flight. I arrived, tired and hungry. I had left my husband of 2 years, alone, in our old New Orleans house.

I was all set and ready to perform for my sister for the music festival on Sunday morning when I received a call from Chicago. The hurricane was predicted to hit our city, and many people had already evacuated, but my husband chose to stay behind. He could not get a call to me on the other side of the world, but he could call his cousin in Chicago. He gave his cousin a message for me, that he would be just fine, and not to worry.

As the day wore on, I finally took the stage in front of hundreds of Europeans, and I realized, thanks to CNN, that New Orleans was under water.

I performed, hoping that my husband would survive. And I performed perfectly. The audience stood and applauded. I left the stage and went straight to the TV. I saw the street sign near my home, of Humanity Street, but nothing below it, except water.

In the days that followed, I found out that my house, my car, my clothes, my furniture, everything that I’d left behind was gone…but not my husband. He survived by riding on the rear bumper（后保险杠）of a VW bus, holding on to the overhead luggage rack, in the pouring rain, down the highway from New Orleans, half-way to Baton Rouge. The rest of the journey was a long walk, but he survived.

By the first week of September, I flew back to the Baton Rouge airport, and hugged my husband. Since then, our relationship has grown deeper; we have completely rebuilt our house, bought a new car, bought new furniture and new clothes and joined an inspirational, spirit-filled community.

1.2.Why did the author leave home?

A. To look after her sister.　　 B. To attend a music festival.

C. To watch a performance.　　 D. To visit her husband’s cousin.

3.4.How did the author feel when she left home?

A. Disappointed.　　 B. Worried.

C. Tired.　　 D. Unwilling.

5.6.What does the underlined word “evacuated” mean?

A. Gathered.　　 B. Struggled.

C. Escaped.　　 D. Hid.

7.8.What might be the title for the passage?

A. Lost it All, Gained Even More.　　 B. Once Gone, Never Returned.

C. Caught in the Hurricane.　　 D. Trapped in a Dilemma.

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I left home to support my sister in her efforts to present a music festival.She lives on the other side of the world, and I went to visit her,not wanting to leave and feeling like I was leaving home against my will.However,I wanted to show her my support because she is my only sister.

So I boarded the plane in mid-August,and hated the long flight.I arrived,tired and hungry.I had left my husband of 2 years,alone,in our old New Orleans house.

I was all set and ready to perform for my sister for the music festival on Sunday morning when I received a call from Chicago.The hurricane was predicted to hit our city,and many people had already evacuated,but my husband chose to stay behind.He could not get a call to me on the other side of the world,but he could call his cousin in Chicago.He gave his cousin a message for me,that he would be just fine,and not to worry.

As the day wore on,I finally took the stage in front of hundreds of Europeans,and I realized,thanks to CNN,that New Orleans was under water.

I performed,hoping that my husband would survive.And I performed perfectly.The audience stood and applauded.I left the stage and went straight to the TV.I saw the street sign near my home,of Humanity Street,but nothing below it,except water.

In the days that followed,I found out that my house,my car,my clothes,my furniture,everything that I'd left behind was gone...but not my husband.He survived by riding on the rear bumper（后保险杆）of a VW bus,holding on to the overhead luggage rack,in the pouring rain,down the highway from New Orleans,half-way to Baton Rouge.The rest of the journey was a long walk,but he survived.

By the first week of September,I flew back to the Baton Rouge airport,and hugged my husband.Since then,our relationship has grown deeper;we have completely rebuilt our house,bought a new car,bought new furniture and new clothes and joined an inspirational,spirit-filled community.

1.Why did the author leave home?

A. To look after her sister.　　 B. To attend a music festival.

C. To watch a performance.　　 D. To visit her husband's cousin.

2.How did the author feel when she left home?

A. Disappointed.　　 B. Worried.

C. Tired.　　 D. Unwilling.

3.What does the underlined word "evacuated" mean?

A. Gathered　　 B. Struggled

C. Escaped　　 D. Hid

4.What might be the title for the passage?

A. Lost it All,Gained Even More　　 B. Once Gone,Never Returned

C. Caught in the Hurricane　　 D. Trapped in a Dilemma

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With a big family ________, the couple are living a hard life.

A. to be supported                B. to support                      C. supported             D. supporting

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Living with a host family while studying abroad, in which there may be some other college students, __________ you the chance to learn more about the new culture.

A. give                                   B. gives                               C. giving                                D. to give

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The USA and some other countries helped the rebels in Libya ____________ their promise to support democracy () and fair trade.

A. in danger of    B. in memory of    C. in peace for   D. in return for

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Contrary to popular belief, people who sleep six to seven hours a night live longer, and those who sleep eight hours or more die younger, according to the latest study ever conducted on the subject. The study, which has tracked the sleeping habits of 1.1 million Americans for six years, weakens the advice of many sleep doctors who have long recommended that people get eight or nine hours of sleep every night.

“There’s an old idea that people should sleep eight hours a night, which has no more scientific basis than the gold at the end of the rainbow,” said Daniel Kripke, professor of psychiatry（精神病学）at the University of California at San Diego who led the study published in a recent copy of JAMA Psychiatry.

The study was not designed to answer why sleeping longer may be harmful or whether people could extend their lifespan by sleeping less.

But Kripke said it was possible that people who slept longer tended to suffer from short-term absence of sleeping, a condition where weak breathing puts stress on the heart and brain. He also stressed that the need for sleep was similar to that for food, where getting less than people want may be better for them.

The study quickly caused warnings and criticism（批评）, with some sleep experts saying that the main problem of America’s sleep habits was deprivation（剥夺）, not sleeping too much.

“None of this says sleep kills people,” said Daniel Buysse, a psychiatrist at the university of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

“You should sleep as much as you need to feel awake, alert and attentive the next day,” Buysse added. “I’m much more concerned about people short-changing themselves on sleep than people sleeping too long.”

“Sleeplessness produces a variety of health consequences that were not measured in the study,” critics said.

1.The traditional idea about sleeping is that ________.

A. people who sleep longer die younger

B. people who sleep less than six or seven hours live longer

C. people need to sleep less to keep healthy

D. people need to sleep eight or nine hours a night

2.Which of the following statements does NOT agree with the study made by the American scientists according to the passage?

A. People can extend their lifespan by sleeping less.

B. Sleeping longer may be harmful to people’s health.

C. People should sleep as much as they need to keep awake, alert and attentive.

D. It is possible that people who sleep longer tend to suffer from short-term absence of sleeping.

3.“The gold at the end of the rainbow” mentioned in the passage shows that ________.

A. sleeping is quite valuable in our lives

B. the traditional idea that people should sleep eight hours a night has no scientific basis at all.

C. sleeping longer is as valuable as the gold at the end of the rainbow.

D. the idea of long sleeping hours comes from the gold at he end of the rainbow.

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A. A new idea challenges the scientists

B. Sleep less, live longer

C. Sleep more, die younger

D. A new idea about sleeping causes criticism

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4 super－simple secrets to living longer，healthier and happier

Journalist Dan Buettner has spent over a decade studying the healthiest，longest－living people around the world，from residents of the Japanese island of Okinawa to the Greek island of Ikaria—so－called “Blue Zones”.

Now，he’s letting the rest of us in on their secrets in his new book，The Blue Zones Solution：Eating and Living Like the World’s Healthiest People. Here are the most important longevity－boosting habits of 100－year－olds around the globe. 1.

1. Find your group

“Who you hang out with beats just about everything else when it comes to your health，” says Buettner. He found that the people who live longest surround themselves with people who support healthy behaviors. 2.

2. Eat smart

The world’s healthiest 100－year－olds stick with diets that are 95 percent plant－based，says Buettner. 3. British researchers tracked 65，000 people for 12 years and found that those who ate seven or more portions of vegetables and fruits every day lowered their risk of dying from cancer and cardiovascular (心脑血管的) disease by 25 percent and 31 percent.

3. Seek a purpose

Very old Blue Zoners share another quality: They have an activity，passion or career that motivates them and gives their lives meaning. Sense of purpose can come from a variety of sources，but volunteering is a common one. 4.

4. Move it

5. What is unexpected: “They don’t exercise，per se(本质上)，” says Buettner. “Instead，their lifestyles encourage physical activity. ” They garden，bake bread and walk to the store or to work.

A. “They eat a little meat，but mostly fish，” he says.

B. They’re still working，riding bikes，and enjoying life.

C. For some people，a sense of purpose comes naturally.

D. It’s no surprise that physical activity also keeps Blue Zoners young.

E. One explanation：“Health habits can spread like an infectious disease. ”

F. Adopt even a few，and you’ll stand a better chance of living a long and healthy life.

G. There’s growing evidence that it not only keeps people healthier but helps people live longer.

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　　　　 our earth, or else it will be no longer fit for us to live on.

A. Protected　　　　 　 B. To protect　　　

C. Protecting　　　　　 D. Protect

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