Chocolate is good for your heart, skin and brain．Usually, people think that chocolate is bad for their health．They describe chocolate as “something to die for” or say “death by chocolate”．Now they should bitetheirtongues! Evidence(证据)is showing that some kinds of chocolate are actually good for you in the following ways：
A happier heart
Scientists at Harvard University recently examined 136 studies on cocoa－the main ingredient in chocolate and found that it does seem to strengthen the heart．Studies have shown heart benefits from increased blood flow．These benefits are the result of cocoa’s chemicals, which seem to prevent both cell damage and inflammation(炎症)．
Better blood pressure
If yours is high, chocolate may help．Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University recently found that people with high blood pressure who ate 3．5 ounces of dark chocolate per day for two weeks saw their blood pressure drop quickly．
Muscle magic
Chocolate milk may help you recover after a hard workout(锻炼)．In a small study at Indiana University, people who drank chocolate milk between workouts did better on a tiredness test than those who had some sports drinks．
Better for your skin．German researchers gave 24 women a half-cup of special cocoa every day．After three months, the women’s skin was moister(滑润的)and smoother．The research shows that chocolate helps protect and increase blood flow to the skin, improving its appearance．
Brain gains
It sounds almost too good to be true, but research suggests that chocolate may improve your memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving by increasing blood flow to the brain．
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Which of the following is wrong?
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Coca’s chemicals can prevent both cell damage and inflammation．
B．
Chocolate may help you lower your blood pressure．
C．
People early know chocolate is good for their health．
D．
chocolate may improve your memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving．
(2)
What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph?
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A．
Sports drinks are better than chocolate milk．
B．
Sports drinks can make people easy to be tired．
C．
Drinking milk can keep you energetic at work．
D．
We should drink chocolate milk between times when we work hard．
(3)
What’s the main idea of the text?
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A．
Chocolate, a Healthy Food
B．
More Chocolate, Less Health
C．
Chocolate and Blood Pressure
D．
Advice on Eating Chocolate
(4)
The conclusion that chocolate may help lower blood pressure was brought out by _________．
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scientists at Harvard University
B．
Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University
C．
scientists at Indiana University
D．
German researchers
(5)
What’s the meaning of “bite their tongues” in the first paragraph?
Yong Scottish actress Leung, who plays Harry's crush(迷恋的对象)Cho Chang in“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,”stopped in Beijing and was headed for Hong Kong to prmote(宣传)the film with Warner Bros manager．
Though she speaks no Chinese, Leung, 18, said she was excited to meet“Harry”fans at a cinema near Beijing University．
“I think everybody here is proud of me．I'm Chinese and I think my trip here will be good for the film,”said Leung, whose parents left Hong Kong before she was born．
“Goblet”was the first of the four“Harry”films to open in China day-and-date with the United States, Nov 18．
In its opening weekend in China,“Goblet”earned ＄4.1 million．By November 22 it had added up to ＄5.1 million, beating the ＄4.7 million earned by“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”in China last fall．
“China is not a market that is used to talent visits, so having Katie Leung there will contribute to keeping the heat on the movie,”said Veronika Kwan-Rubnek, president of Warner Bros International in an e-mail．
Chinese reporters gathered around Leung in an expensive Western hotel meeting room, fired questions and took pictures as she sat by posters of“Harry”star Daniel Radcliffe．
“Your role is not so big, are you disappointed?”asked one reporter, and another asked,“How do you deal with the negative opinions from Harry fans who have said bad things about you on the Web?”
Wearing a dark red sweater over blue jeans, Leung smiled and said she was happy simply to be in so big film．
“Because Cho's character is so much about her image, because that's what Harry's attracted to, her beauty, I know I just can't satisfy everybody,”Leung said．
(1)
The underlined phrase“day-and-date”in the passage probably means ________．
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day after day
B．
day by day
C．
on the same day
D．
on the following day
(2)
The visit of Leung to China is to ________．
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A．
get to know Harry fans in Beijing
B．
meet with Warner Brosmanager
C．
interview Chinese reporters
D．
promote the new Harry Potter film
(3)
About her role in the film, she ________．
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meant to satisfy everyone but failed
B．
is disappointed to take only a small role
C．
was pleased to be part of the film
D．
was angry at those negative opinions
(4)
We can learn from the passage that ________．
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A．
Leung is a Chinse and speaks very good Chinese．
B．
Goblet, earning ＄4.1 million, brought in more than“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”in China last fall．
C．
Chinese reporters asked Leung many questions and took pictures of her．
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