Most people are worried about the health of economy. But does the economy also affect your body health?
It does, but not always the ways you might expect. The data(数据) on how an economic downturn influences an individual’s health is mixed.
It’s clear that a long-term economic rise leads to improvements in a population’s overall health, in developing and developed societies alike.
But whether the short-term economic fall will damage your own health depends on your health habits when times are good. And economic studies suggest that people usually do not take care of themselves in good times—drinking too much, dining on fattier restaurant meals and skipping exercises.
“The value of time is higher during good economic times,” said Grant Miller, a professor of medicine at Stanford. “so people work more and do less of the things that are good for them, like cooking at home and exercising. ”
Similar patterns have been seen in some developing nations. Dr. Miller, who is studying the effects of fluctuating coffee prices on health in Colombia where coffee plays an important role in economy development, says that although falling prices are bad for the economy, they appear to improve the population’s overall health. When prices are low, laborers have time to enjoy their own life such as doing housework, exercising and taking care of their children, etc.
“When coffee prices suddenly rise, people work harder on their coffee fields and spend less time doing things around the home, including things that are good for their children,” he said.
Christopher J. Rohm, professor of economics at University of North Carolina. US shares similar ideas.
57. What would be the best title?
A. Does the economy affect your body health?
B. Does your life habit play an important role in economy development?
C. Economic rise leads to improvement in people’s health.
D. Coffee prices affect people’s health.
58. According to Grant Miller, it is implied that_______.
A. a long-term economic rise can damage your body health
B. a long-term economic fall can damage people’s body health
C. a short-term economic rise can improve people’s body health
D. a short-term economic fall can improve your body health
59. What does the underlined word “fluctuating” in the sixth paragraph mean?
A. lasting         B. changing        C. rising       D. falling\
60. Professor Christopher J. Rohm thinks that_________.
A. people work harder when it is in long-term good economy times
B. people work less when it is in short-term good economy times
C. people have more time to enjoy their own life in short-term bad economy times
D. people do less of the things around the home in long-term bad economy times

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【小题1】How many of the seven ads are placed by people who want to hire someone for certain job?

A.4B.3C.2D.5
【小题2】Which of the following is true according to the ads above?
A.Those who have some experience in office work will have a better chance to get the job of secretary.
B.The owner of the stereo will never sell his stereo at a price less than $200.
C.The taxi driver is not necessarily familiar with the city.
D.The tenth street block party will last until after 8.
【小题3】We may learn from the ads above that _____.
A.a baby sitter is paid by the hour
B.the party will be held without any music
C.the rooms for rent cannot get good sunlight
D.people can get guitar lessons at any places they like
【小题4】These ads may probably appear in the following media except______
A.a local newspaperB.a page on the internet
C.a government reportD.a special radio program

Animal experts in Croatia say a bear has learned how to trick people to let him in by knocking at the door.

They believe the 220- kilogram brown bear probably learned the trick while nudging (轻推) a door to get it to open.

Experts have a guess that the nudging was mistaken by the owners for knocking and that the bear, pleased by the result, repeated the trick.

The Loknar family from Gerovo in western Croatia said the bear had knocked at their door three times and they were now refusing to answer the door.

‘‘We jumped out of the window as he came in through the door and went into the kitchen to take some food for the first time.” Mum Nevenka Loknar told a reporter from a local newspaper. “I opened the door and saw him standing there and I didn’t believe my eyes at first, then I ran for it as he walked in as if it was the most normal- thing in the world.”

Bears are a common thing in the woods around here, but no one has ever heard of a bear that knocks at the door.

Mum Nevenka Loknar said, “The bear is so intelligent. It’s incredible. We’ve tried to put up lots of obstacles to stop him coming in, like a wire fence but he still gets through. I wouldn’t be surprised if he knew how to use wire cutters.”

1.According to experts in Croatia, how did the bear learn the trick?

A.By knocking at the door several times.       B.By accident.

C.By learning from the owner of a family.       D.By imitation.

2.What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 5 refers to?

A.Eating at the kitchen.                     B.Knocking at the door.

C.Walking into the house.                   D.Answering the door.

3.It is ________ in Gerovo that a bear knocks at the door.

A.unusual           B.a troubling problem  C.common          D.an exciting experience

4.Mum Nevenka Loknar was surprised that the bear ________.

A.didn’t attack her family

B.knew how to use wire cutters

C.jumped across her wire fence three times

D.was clever at getting through the obstacles

 

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