In the Caucasus region of Russia, nearly 50 out of every 100,000 people live to celebrate their 100th birthday, and many don’t stop at 100! By comparison, in America only 3 people in 100, 000 reach 1 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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In the Caucasus region of Russia, nearly 50 out of every 100,000 people live to celebrate their 100^th birthday, and many don’t stop at 100! By comparison, in America only 3 people in 100, 000 reach 100．But these Russian old people aren’t alone．The Pakistanis, who live high in the Himalaya Mountains, and the Ecuadorians of the Andes Mountains seem to share the secret of long life, too．

These people remain healthy in body and spirit despite the passage of time．While many older persons in industrial societies become weak and ill in their 60s and 70s, some Caucasians aged 100 to 140,work in the fields beside their great-great-grandchildren．Even the idea of aging is foreign to them．When asked “at what age does youth end?” most of these old people had no answer．Several replied, “Well, perhaps at age 80．”

What accounts for this ability to survive to such old age, and to survive so well? First of all, hard physical work is a way of life for all of these long-lived people．They begin their long days of physical labor as children and never seem to stop．For example, Mr．Rust is Macedon is 142 years of age．His wife is 116 years old．They have been married for 90 years．Mr．Macedon has no intention of retiring from his life as a farmer．“Why? What else would I do?” he asks．

All these people get healthful rewards from the environment in which they work．They all come from mountainous regions．They live and work at elevations of 1,660 to 1,000 meters above sea level．The air has less oxygen and is pollution-free．This reduced-oxygen environment makes the heart and blood vessel system stronger．

Another factor that may contribute to the good health of these people is their isolation．To a great extent．They are separated from the pressures and worries of industrial society．

Inherited（遗传的） factors also play some role．Most of the longest-lived people had parents and grandparents who also reached very old ages．Good family genes may, therefore, be one factor in living longer．

It is clear that isolation from urban pressures and pollution, clean mountain air, daily hard word, moderate diets, good genes, and a youthful approach to life all contribute to the health and long life of all these people．

1．In the Caucasus region of Russian, how many people can reach the age of 100 in 10,000?

A．5 B．3 C．50 D．10,000

2．The example of Mr. and Mrs. Macedon implies that ___________．

A．some Caucasians aged 100 to 140 become weak．

B．some Caucasians aged 100 to 140 are too old to work in the fields．

C．physical work contributes a lot to their long life．

D．some Caucasians aged 100 to 140 are still working in the fields besides their great- great-grandchildren．

3．What is the main way of life for all of these long-lived people?

A．Retiring from their lives as farmers B．Having been married for 90 years

C．Hard physical work D．No intentions

4．At elevations of 1,220 to 1,000 meters above sea level, the air ______

A．has less oxygen B．is pollution

C．is pollution-free D．both A and C

5．The following factors except _____contribute to the health and long life of all these people．

A．clean mountain air B．daily hard work

C．stress and pressure D．good genes

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　　Two year s ago, Wendy Ha snip, 47，experienced a brain injury that left her speechle s s for two week s．When she finally recovered, she found her self talking with what seemed to be a French accent．“I phoned a friend the other day, and she spent the fir st ten minute s laughing, ” Ha snip said at the time, “while I have nothing again st the French．”

　　Ha snip suffered from foreign accent syndrome(外国口音综合症), a rare condition in which people find them selve s speaking their own language like someone from a foreign country．The condition u sually occur s in people who have experienced a head injury or a stroke-a sudden lo s s of con sciou sne s s, sen sation, or movement cau sed by a blocked or broken blood ve s selin the brain．

　　The condition wa s fir st identified during the Second World War in a Norwegian woman who se head wa s injured during an attack by the German military．The woman recovered but wa s left with a German-sounding accent, to the horror of fellow villager s who avoided her after that．

　　Re searcher s have di scovered that the combined effect of the damage to several part s of the brain make s victim s lengthen certain syllable, mi spronounce sound s, and change the normal pitch(音高)of their voice．Tho se change s in speech add up to what sound s like a foreign accent．

　　Another re searcher, a phonetician, say s victim s of the syndrome don't acquire a true foreign accent．Their strangely changed speech only re semble s the foreign accent with which it ha s a few sound s in common．

　　When an Engli sh woman named Annie recently developed foreign accent syndrome after a stroke, she spoke with what seemed to be a Scotti sh accent．However, Annie' s Scotti sh coworker s said she didn't sound at all like a Scot．

(1)

According to the pa s sage, people ________ may have foreign accent syndrome．
[　　]
A．	who se parent ha s experienced a head injury
B．	who have lived in a foreign country for a long time
C．	who have lo st their con sciou sne s s owing to a stroke
D．	who have learned foreign language from their coworker s

(2)

If a per son suffer s foreign accent syndrome, ________．
[　　]
A．	hi s coworker s will be afraid of him and avoid contacting with him
B．	he ha s more chance of suffering stroke again
C．	he will speak a fluent foreign language like native speaker s
D．	hi s speech only ha s a few sound s in common with the foreign accent

(3)

Writing thi s pa s sage, the writer' s main purpo se i s to ________．
[　　]
A．	introduce foreign accent syndrome and some related information
B．	warn people not to be at the ri sk of experiencing a stroke
C．	make it clear that foreign accent syndrome can be cured
D．	tell a story of an injured woman during the Second World War

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