题目内容
They took____ measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping.
A. fruitful B. beneficial C. efficient D. effective
D
Looking for a new weight loss plan? Try living on top of a mountain. Mountain air contains less oxygen than air at lower altitudes, so breathing it causes the heart to beat faster and the body to burn more energy. A handful of studies have found that athletes training at high altitudes tend to lose weight. Doctor Florian Lippl of the University Hospital Of Ludwig-Maximilians-university Munich wondered how the mountain air would affect overweight individuals if they weren’t doing any more physical activity than usual.
Lippl and his colleagues invited 20 overweight men to an environmental research station about 300 meters below the summit of Zugspitze, a mountain around 2,970 meters near the Austrian border. They were allowed to eat as much as they liked. The men also gave blood so that researchers could test for hormones linked to appetite and fatness. At the end of the week, the men, whose mean weight starting out was 105kg, had lost on average about l.5kg. The men’s blood pressure also dropped, which the researchers believed was due to weight lost.
Exactly what caused the weight loss is uncertain. Loss of appetite is common at higher altitudes, and indeed the men ate significantly less than usual—about 700 calories fewer per day. Lippl also notes that because their consumption was being recorded, they may have been more self-conscious about what they ate. Regardless, eating less accounts for just l kg of the l.5 kg lost, says Lippl. He thinks the increased metabolic (新陈代谢的) rate, which was measured, also contributed to weight loss but cannot separate the different effects with the given data.
Appetite loss at high altitudes could certainly be key, notes Damian Bailey, a physiologist at the University of Glamorgan, UK, who recently lost 11 kg during a 3-month expedition to the Andes in Chile.
Unfortunately, for the average person there is no treatment that can resemble living at high altitude, says Lippl. The only alternative is hypobaric chamber, which exposes subjects to low oxygen and isn’t practical as a treatment. He says, half- jokingly, “If fat people plan their holidays, they might not go to the sea, but maybe to the mountain.”
【小题1】What contributes the most to one’s heart rates according to the first paragraph?
A.our bodyweight | B.the consumption of energy |
C.the rates of our breathing | D.the amount of oxygen provided |
A.one’s bodyweight | B.one’s blood pressure |
C.one’s way of living | D.one’s metabolic rate |
A.They controlled what to eat self-consciously. |
B.They took in much fewer calories than usual. |
C.They lost appetite because of lack of physical activity. |
D.They were provided with a healthier diet than before. |
A.He experimented with the new weight loss plan in the Andes. |
B.He found no other reasons for his loss of weight in the Andes. |
C.He researched the related subject in the Andes. |
D.He lost much weight in the high altitude Andes. |
A.casual | B.inaccurate | C.uncertain | D.confident |
“This is the BBC News at Eight O’ Clock.”
…
“Chinese people spent about 120 billion yuan during the first three days of the May Golden Week last year. This year it has increased to 140 billion yuan.”
“The children of Beijing No.2 Middle School sang with students from Toronto in Canada to celebrate the 20thanniversary. They had been sister schools since 1986. They spent about two weeks together in Beijing. They visited the Great Wall and the Summer Palace. They took a lot of photos in Beihai Park.”
“Have you ever got tired of heavy shopping bags? A new shopping assistant robot which was invented by Japanese company could be the answer. The helpful robot can follow you around and carry several bags. The robot was tested at a shopping center in February 2006. ”
“About 500 people from different countries were in the 2006 “Rock Paper Scissors(剪刀)” World Match in Canada. This event was founded in 1842. It is said playing this game is fun, and also a good way to solve problems among people.”
…
“And now it’s time for Morning Music.”
1.The students from Canada and Beijing No. 2 Middle School didn’t ________.
A.take photos |
B.visit the Great Wall |
C.visit the Summer Palace |
D.have a football match |
2.This year during the first three days of the May Golden Week, it cost Chinese people ___________ yuan more than that of last year.
A.260 billion |
B.120 billion |
C.140 billion |
D.20 billion |
3.Which of the following is not talked about in the news?
A.The robot can help with shopping bags. |
B.A Japanese company invented the robot. |
C.The robot was tested at a shopping centre. |
D.There are such robots in people’s homes now. |
4.The underlined word “anniversary” means .
A.founding |
B.yearly return of the date of an event |
C.university |
D.the new beginning of something important |
5.Which of the following is a game?
A.Rock Paper Scissors |
B.May Golden Week |
C.Shopping assistant robot |
D.A visit to the school |