题目内容
Many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and help control body weight.
Any pet owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress levels and blood pressure in people (half of them were pet owners) while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice water. People completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it best. Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates. With pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems that people feel more relaxed around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets don’t judge.
A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog may also have an effect on your body weight. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying two groups of fat people who were put on a diet-and-exercise program: one group with pet dogs, and the other without. On average,dog owners lost about 11 pounds,or 5% of their body weight; While those without dogs lost about 8 pounds. The pet owners, said researchers, got more exercise overall (mostly with their dogs) and found it worth doing.
1.What does the text mainly discuss?
A. People’s opinions of keeping pets.
B. How pets help people calm down.
C. What pets bring to their owners.
D. Pets can help in medical research.
2.We learn from the text that a person with heart disease has a better chance of getting well if_________.
A. he has a pet companion
B. he has less stress of work
C. he often dose mental arithmetic
D. he is taken care of by his family
3.According to Allen, why did the people do better with pets around?
A. They are less nervous.
B. They are in higher spirits.
C. They become more patient.
D. They have lower blood pressure.
4.The research mentioned in the last paragraph suggests that_________.
A. people with dogs did more exercise
B. dogs lost the same weight as people did
C. dogs liked exercise much more than people did
D. people without dogs found the program unhelpful
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