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Doctors Say Most Heart Disease Preventable

Heart disease is the number one killer, worldwide, of men and women over the age of 60. But people of all ages die of heart attacks each year. And while death rates have declined in the U.S. and many western European countries, they are on the rise in the developing world. 1.     .

No one would have guessed that Barbara Teng would have a heart attack. She was not overweight. She did not smoke or exercise.“In 2004, the week after I turned 49, when I was on a business trip in Chicago, I had a major heart attack," she said. 2.     . She now exercises daily, and monitors her heart health.

Dr. Patrice Nickens, who is with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, thinks that heart disease is 82 percent preventable. “3.     ,” she said, “Men are also facing the same problem, and the key to staying healthy is knowing your numbers”.

“Your weight, your blood cholesterol, blood sugar and your blood pressure are important numbers that can help you take action and reduce your risk,” she said.

4.     .

“And the steps to take are simple: don’t smoke, maintain a healthy weight, exercise, know your numbers and talk to your physician and control these risks,” she said.

  African-Americans are at higher-than-average risk for heart disease and stroke; people don't even know they have it, which increases the risk. Medstar Washington Hospital Center is trying to reach this population. 5.     . For example, helping the people monitor their blood pressure. If people realize they are at risk for heart disease, they'll make lifestyle changes: lose weight, exercise, eat the right foods and keep in touch with a doctor 

A. A healthy lifestyle can prevent heart disease

B. So we must cure heart disease

C. It is the leading cause of death for women

D. With the right training, they can play an important role in community health

E. And that changed her life

F. Lack of exercise causes heart attacks

G. Yet most heart disease is preventable.

 

【答案】

 

1.G

2.E

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析:本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了心脏病的预防方法。

1.根据第一段中的But people of all ages die of heart attacks each year. And while death rates have declined in the U.S. and many western European countries, 可知,在美国和西欧根据心脏病的死亡率降低了,表明心脏病是可以预防的。故选G。本句填的是上文的结论。

2.以前我从不锻炼,但芝加哥的一次心脏病的发作,改变了我生活,我现在开始锻炼。这里E是承上启下句,即过渡句。

3.根据后文的Men are also facing the same problem可知,前文说得是女人,前后是对应的。故选C。这里women和men是解题的关键词。

4.根据后文的And the steps to take are simple: don’t smoke, maintain a healthy weight, exercise,可知,不吸烟,保持健康的体重和锻炼,都是健康的生活方式。故选A。

5.根据下文For example, helping the people monitor their blood pressure.可知,这里举例说明了正确的训练方法。 故选D。

考点:考查上下文的语境理解及推理能力。

 

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B
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the public interest.
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A

On the first day of the 11th grade, our new math teacher Mr Washington asked me to go to the blackboard to do a math problem. I told him that I couldn’t do it. He asked, “Why not?” I paused, and then I said, “Because I’m educable mentally retarded (可教育智能迟滞).”

He came from behind his desk and looked at me. “Don’t ever say that again. Someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality,” he said.

It was a very special moment for me. Doctors said that I was educable mentally retarded in the fifth grade, and I was put back into the fourth grade. When I was in the eighth grade, I failed again.

But Mr Washington changed my life. This person always gave students the feeling that he had high expectations of them, and then all of the students did their best to live up to what those expectations were. He often said, “You have greatness within you.”

One day, I caught up with him in the parking place and said, “Mr Washington, is there greatness within me, sir?”

He said, “Yes, Mr Brown.”

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“It doesn’t matter. It just means that you have to work harder. Your grades don’t determine who you are or what you can produce in your life.”

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B.You should believe what other people say.

C.What other people say about you may not be correct.

D.The doctor made a mistake.

2. What happened to the author at last?

A.He entered a good university.              B.He earned much honor.

C.He got a good job.                       D.He made television programs.

3. In the passage, the author implies that _________.

A.people shouldn’t believe what doctors say

B.no one can be successful with hard work and confidence

C.no one is really educable mentally retarded

D.a good teacher can change a student’s life

4.The best title for the passage would be “__________”.

A.Don’t believe others                   B.I am the one

C.My best teacher                        D.I succeeded at last

 

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阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从36-55各小题所给四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A couple of years ago, a minister(牧师) in an American church got fed up with listening to the people in his church complaining. They were complaining about little   36 : the service(礼拜仪式) was too long, the service was too short; they didn’t like the choice of   37    they had to sing in church. He felt all this complaining was   38   everyone feel negative. So, he   39    to do something about it.

He gave the people in his church a(n)  40  : try to stop complaining for 21   41  .And not just about the church, about everything! He   42    gave each person in the church a purple bracelet(手镯) to wear on their wrists. The bracelet was to   43    them not to complain.  44   , after three weeks of not complaining, people said they felt happier. They  45    that the less they complained, the happier their lives became.

Complaining seems to be part of our human nature. Life,  46  , is full of difficulties. It is   47   to feel disappointed, irritated and unhappy at times. The real problem,  48  , comes when we take those negative inner feeelings and   49  them out loud. Somehow, it makes everything   50  . The more we complain, the worse we feel; the worse we feel, the more we complain. And it   51  everyone around us, too. It can become a virus of negativity.

Doctors say that complaining is aslo  52  for your health. They say that people who aren’t complainers are healthier, happier, have more friends and are more successful than people who complain all the time. So,  53   something ticks you off, like a rainy day or a bad meal, try  54  your tongue instead of complaining. It will be your contribution to   55   a world without complaints.

36. A.advantages            B.places                C.things              D. opinions       

37. A.songs               B.activities             C.words              D.speeches

38. A.causing              B.making              C.forcing             D.getting

39. A.expected             B.suggested            C.wished              D.decided

40. A.challenge            B.gift                 C.suggestion           D.explanation

41. A.hours               B.days                C.weeks              D.months

42. A.even               B.only                C.ever               D.also

43. A.hope               B.warn                C.remind             D.persuade

44. A.Surprisingly         B.Fortunately          C.Finally             D.Clearly

45. A.described            B.imagined            C.discovered           D.understood

46. A.above all            B.after all             C.as a result           D.first of all

47. A.important           B.strange              C.possible             D.natural

48. A.besides             B.instead              C.however            D.otherwise

49. A.express             B.perform             C. give               D.hand

50. A.better               B.worse               C.satisfying           D.puzzling

51. A.benefits             B.improves            C.attracts             D.affects

52. A.bad                B.good                C.necessary            D.fantastic

53. A.although            B.now that             C.even if              D.next time

54. A.taking              B.holding             C.opening             D.using

55. A.changing            B.damaging            C.building            D.declaring

 

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