题目内容
—A new study proves(证明) a walk every day is enough to keep people away from fat.
A.30-minute | B.30 minute’s | C.30-minutes | D.30 minutes’s |
A
解析
The researchers used a national long-term survey of healthy young teenagers of about 13—16 to find out the relationship between media(媒体) use and depression. They based their findings on more than 4000 young teenagers who were not depressed when the survey began in 1995.
As part of the survey, the young people were asked how many hours of television or videos they watched daily. They were also asked how often they played computer games and listened to the radio. Here was the result. The young people spent five and a half hours a day using media and more than 2 hours of that was spent watching TV.
Seven years later, in 2001, more than 7% of the young people had signs of depression. The average age at that time was 21. Brian Primack at the University of Pittsburgh medical school was the lead author of the new study. He says every extra hour of television meant an 8% increase in the chances of developing signs of depression.
The researchers say they did not find any such relationship with the use of other media such as movies, video games or radio. But the study did find that young men were more likely than young women to develop depression given the same amount of media use.
Doctor Primack says the study did not find out if watching TV causes depression directly. But one possibility, he says, is that it may take time away from activities that could help prevent depression, like sports and social activities. It might also prevent a person from sleeping well, he says, and that could have an influence.
The study was just published in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
In December, the journal Social Indicators Research published a study of activities that help lead to happy lives. Researchers from the University of Maryland found that people who describe themselves as happy spend less time watching television than unhappy people. The study found that happy people are more likely to be socially active, to read, attend social services and to vote.
Process of the study | Details |
The purpose of the research | To find out 【小题1】 between media use and depression |
At the beginning of the research | 【小题2】was made among over 4000 young people who were not depressed. |
The result of the survey | These young people spent five and a half hours a day in using media and they spent over 2 hours or that 【小题3】 |
Seven years later | Researchers found 7% of the young people had a sign of depression. Every extra hour of watching TV meant an 8% increase in the chances of developing signs of depression. |
Results of the study | 1. Watching TV might have 【小题4】 and it may take time away from activities and sports. 2. Young men get more chance than young women to develop depression. 3. The reason some people get depression is that 【小题5】 |
How much do you love your mobile phone? A Chinese student had to call 110 for help this week after he got his arm stuck in a toilet trying to rescue(援救) his mobile phone. After dropping his phone in the toilet, he decided to wrap(包,裹) his arm in newspaper in the hopes of keeping clean. But the newspapers became larger in size in the water, and then even his roommates couldn't help him pull his arm out. So policemen were called and they spent an hour unsticking the stuck student.
Passage 2 Crazy Pet Lovers
How much do you love your pets? Many people in China are famous for how much they love their pets. They dress them up in fashionable clothing and buy them high quality food. But would they spend 7,000 English pounds (68,000 yuan) on a wedding(婚礼) for their pets? And that's what a couple in Brazil spent on a fancy wedding for their pet Yorkshire terriers( a kind of dog).
Passage 3 Oh, rats!
When something goes wrong, you can often hear Westerners cry “Oh, rats”. But when it comes to Southern China, “Oh, rats!” can mean it's what you want for dinner. According to a report in China Daily, some restaurants in Guangzhou serve rat meat. But, actually, most of those rats are field mice. What would Mickey Mouse say?
Passage 4 Liar(说谎者), liar
Here's some news that most women already know. Men tell more lies than women. The London Daily Mail cites(引用) a new study that says men tell about three lies a day, while women tell only two lies a day. Men are also less likely to feel guilty about lying, according to this week's survey of 3,000 people by a research organization called One Poll. According to the Poll, lying to our mothers is very popular. But then, so is lying at work. And both men and women will lie when it comes to how much they've drunk. So how easy is it to tell when someone is lying?
【小题1】Put the statements into the right order according to passage 1.
① They called policemen for help.
② He dropped his mobile phone in the toilet.
③ His roommates tried to help him pull his arm out, but failed.
④ The newspapers expanded(膨胀) in the water, so he got his arm stuck.
⑤ He wrapped his arm in newspaper before trying to take out his phone from the toilet.
A.②⑤④③① | B.②④③⑤① | C.①⑤④②③ | D.①②⑤④③ |
A.They dress their pets up in fashionable clothing. |
B.They buy their pets high quality food. |
C.They spent ¥68,000 on a wedding for their pets. |
D.They spent £7,000 in buying a pet. |
A.something goes wrong | B.you see some field mice |
C.you are a Mickey Mouse lover | D.you’d like to have rat meat for dinner |
A.Women tell less lies than men. |
B.Women are more likely to feel guilty about lying. |
C.Lying at work is more popular than lying to our mothers. |
D.Neither men nor women want to tell the truth about how much they have drunk. |
A.It is difficult to unstick the stuck student. |
B.The couple’s pets are Yorkshire terriers. |
C.People in China enjoy eating rat meat. |
D.3,000 people took part in the survey made by One Poll. |
Once a baby cries, the parents will go to see what happened as soon as possible. According to a new study, a baby's cry can make adults react(反应) very quickly, even if they are not related.
Oxford University researchers used the classic game whack-a-mole for the study. Whack-a-mole(打鼹鼠游戏) requires people to hit one of nine buttons (按钮). The players must react as quickly as they can to whichever of the buttons lights up at random(随机). It is a game that requires speed and accuracy (准确度 ).
The study included 40 men and women volunteers aged 19 to 59. Some of them had sons or daughters but none had a baby at the time. They played whack-a-mole after listening to different sounds, including babies crying, the crying of adults in trouble and birdsong played at a similar pitch to the babies' cries.
The volunteers' scores were higher after listening to the sound of crying babies. Men and women had similar scores overall. The results showed that a crying baby gets special attention.
"Few sounds make people react quite like the cry of a baby," said Morten Kringelbach of Oxford's psychiatry(精神病学) department, who led the study. "For example, it's almost impossible to ignore(忽视,不理) crying babies on planes. This is true even though there are so many other noises around."
He added that a baby's cry can increase adults' heart rate and blood pressure. This is understandable, because in the course of human evolution (进化), taking care of babies has always been an important job for adults. When a baby is hungry or feeling bored or unwell, it will cry. As a result, human brains and bodies develop a special reaction to a baby's cry.
【小题1】According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.There were 80 volunteers who took part in the study. |
B.The youngest volunteer was 19 and the oldest was 59. |
C.Some volunteers had babies at that time in the study. |
D.The volunteers were affected by the sound of a baby’s cry. |
A.a baby’s cry can get special attention from adults |
B.men and women have different reaction speed and accuracy |
C.adults without babies react less quickly to a baby’s cry |
D.women react to a baby’s cry more quickly than men |
A.one button | B.one of nine buttons |
C.nine buttons | D.ten buttons |
A.has the same pitch as birdsong |
B.is the noisiest sound there is |
C.can increase adults’ heart rate and blood pressure |
D.is good for its health |
A.taking care of the younger babies was the most important thing in the past |
B.human brains and bodies have developed to take care of babies |
C.baby cries are a good way make adults react quickly |
D.baby cries have developed a lot during the course of human evolution |