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Jeanne Calment, a French woman, became a record breaker on October 17, 1995.When at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record. A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days.
Jeanne Calment lives in a small old people's home in the south of France, her husband, her only child and her grandson have all died. She is nearly blind and deaf and is always in a wheel-chair, but her doctor describes her as being “more like a 90-year-old in good health than someone of 120”. She still has a lively sense of humor. When asked on her 120th birthday what she expected of the future. she replied, “A very short one. ”She also remarked that she thought the God Lord had forgotten all about her.
So what is the key to a long life? According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calment has followed two of the tips. She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercises every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115.
However, until recently she drank two glasses of strong red wine a day, and she does smoke (now only a little). Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes from her parents. His father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86.
A local lawyer bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every year until her death. It must have seemed a good move at the time, but so far the lawyer has paid her at least three times the value of the house. Every year on her birthday Jeanne Calment sends him a card saying, “Sorry, I'm still alive! ”
1.Jeanne Calment became a very famous woman on October 17, 1995 because ________ .
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A.her age was almost the same as that of an old Japanese man
B.she was a famous sports woman and a world record holder
C.she set a new world record in the age of human beings
D.she lived longer than her husband. her son and grandson
2.How does Jeanne Calment feel about her old age?
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A.She is upset and unhappy.
B.She is cheerful and humorous.
C.She would like to live much longer.
D.She feels she is going to die very soon.
3.The text seems to suggest that Jeanne Calment owes her good health and long life to ________ .
[ ]
A.smoking only a little every day
B.neither smoking nor drinking
C.always drinking two glasses of strong red wine a day and never smoking
D.the good genes from her parents, a healthy diet and some exercise
4.The reason why Jeanne Calment said “Sorry, I'm still alive” to the local lawyer every year on her birthday is that ________ .
[ ]
A.she had an agreement with the lawyer when she was 80
B.the lawyer has not paid her enough rent yet
C.the lawyer has paid her much more money than the value of the house
D.the house she sold to the lawyer isn't worth the money he has already paid
查看习题详情和答案>>The days of elderly women doing nothing but cooking huge meals on holidays are gone.Enter the Red Hat Society -a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun.
“My grandmothers didn’t do anything but keep house and serve everybody.They were programmed to do that,” said Emily Cornett, head of a chapter of the 7-year-old Red Hat Society.
While men have long spent their time fishing and playing golf, women have sometimes seemed to become unnoticed as they age.But the generation now turning 50 is the baby boomers(生育高峰期出生的人), and the same people who refused their parents’ way of being young are now trying a new way of growing old.
If you take into consideration feminism(女权主义), a bit of spare money, and better health for most elderly, the Red Hat Society looks almost inevitable(必然的).In this society, women over 50 wear red hats and purple(紫色的) clothes, while the women under 50 wear pink hats and light purple clothing.
“The organization took the idea from a poem by Jenny Joseph that begins: “When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple.With a red hat which doesn’t go,” said Ellen Cooper, who founded the Red Hat Society in 1998.When the ladies started to wear the red hats, they attracted lots of attention.
“The point of this is that we need a rest from always doing something for someone else,” Cooper saiD.“Women feel so ashamed and sorry when they do something for themselves.” This is why chapters are discouraged from raising money or doing anything useful.“We’re a ladies’ play group.It couldn’t be more simple,” added Cooper’s assistant Joe Heywood.
The underlined word “chapter” in paragraph 2 means __________.
A.one branch of an organization B.a written agreement of a club
C.one part of a collection of poems D.a period in a society’s history
From the text , we know that the “baby boomers” are a group of people who .
A.have gradually become more noticeable
B.are worried about getting old too quickly
C.are enjoying a good life with plenty of money to spend
D.tried living a different life from their parents when they were young
It could be inferred from the text that members of the Red Hat Society are .
A.interested in raising money for social work
B.programmers who can plan well for their future
C.believers in equality between men and women
D.good at cooking big meals and taking care of others
Who set up the Red Hat Society ?
A.Emily Cornett. B.Ellen Cooper. C.Jenny Joseph. D.Joe Heywood.
查看习题详情和答案>>The days of elderly women doing nothing but cooking huge meals on holidays are gone.Enter the Red Hat Society -a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun.
“My grandmothers didn’t do anything but keep house and serve everybody.They were programmed to do that,” said Emily Cornett, head of a chapter of the 7-year-old Red Hat Society.
While men have long spent their time fishing and playing golf, women have sometimes seemed to become unnoticed as they age.But the generation now turning 50 is the baby boomers(生育高峰期出生的人), and the same people who refused their parents’ way of being young are now trying a new way of growing old.
If you take into consideration feminism(女权主义), a bit of spare money, and better health for most elderly, the Red Hat Society looks almost inevitable(必然的).In this society, women over 50 wear red hats and purple(紫色的) clothes, while the women under 50 wear pink hats and light purple clothing.
“The organization took the idea from a poem by Jenny Joseph that begins: “When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple.With a red hat which doesn’t go,” said Ellen Cooper, who founded the Red Hat Society in 1998.When the ladies started to wear the red hats, they attracted lots of attention.
“The point of this is that we need a rest from always doing something for someone else,” Cooper saiD.“Women feel so ashamed and sorry when they do something for themselves.” This is why chapters are discouraged from raising money or doing anything useful.“We’re a ladies’ play group.It couldn’t be more simple,” added Cooper’s assistant Joe Heywood.
1.The underlined word “chapter” in paragraph 2 means __________.
A.one branch of an organization B.a written agreement of a club
C.one part of a collection of poems D.a period in a society’s history
2.From the text , we know that the “baby boomers” are a group of people who .
A.have gradually become more noticeable
B.are worried about getting old too quickly
C.are enjoying a good life with plenty of money to spend
D.tried living a different life from their parents when they were young
3.It could be inferred from the text that members of the Red Hat Society are .
A.interested in raising money for social work
B.programmers who can plan well for their future
C.believers in equality between men and women
D.good at cooking big meals and taking care of others
4.Who set up the Red Hat Society ?
A.Emily Cornett. B.Ellen Cooper. C.Jenny Joseph. D.Joe Heywood.
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Throw out the bottles and boxes of drugs in your house.A new theory suggests that medicine
could be bad for your health.This new theory argues that healing(the process of becoming healthy and strong again)is at our fingertips:we can be healthy by doing Reiki on a regular basis.
Supporters of medical treatment argue that medicine should be trusted since it is effective and scientifically proven.They say that there is no need for spiritual methods such as Reiki,Yoga,Tai Chi.These waste our time,something that is quite precious in our material world.There is medicine that can kill our pain and x-rays that show us our broken bones.We must admit that these methods are very effective in the examples that they provide.However,there are some“everyday complaints”such as back pains,headaches,which are treated currently with medicine.When you have a headache,you take an Aspirin;when you cannot sleep,you take Xanax without thinking of the side effects of these.When you use these pills for a long period,you become dependent on them;you cannot sleep without them.We pay huge amounts of money and but never get better.How about a safer and more economical way of healing? When doing Reiki to yourself,you do not need anything except your energy so it is very economical.Also,there are no side effects and it is scientifically explained.
They also claim that serious illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and cancer cannot be treated without drugs.They think so because these patients spend the rest of their lives in the hospital taking medicine.How can Reiki make these people healthy again? It is very unfortunate that these patients have to live in the hospital losing their hair and weight because of the side effects of the medicine they take. Actually,instead of drugs which arc expensive and have many side effects,you can use your energy to overcome the hardships of life,find an emotional balance,leave the stress of everyday life and let go of the everyday worries.
Some people may still hold that in our material world,everything depends on time.How would it be possible to find time to do Reiki?In fact,Reiki does not require more than 15 minutes of our time.It is less time consuming than medicine if we think of all the time we spend taking medicine for some complaints and taking some more for the side effects as well.
68.The author's attitude towards Reiki is .
A.uninterested B.serious C.positive D.doubtful
69.Which statement does the passage lead you to believe?
A.Reiki will soon become the most popular exercise around the world.
B.Reiki is an effective treatment but not scientifically explained.
C.Reiki can make people less dependent on drugs.
D.Reiki is a kind of cheap drug but works well.
70.How many advantages of Reiki are mentioned in the last two paragraphs?
A.One. B.Three. C.Five. D.Seven.
71.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.A New Way of Treating Illness
B.Health and Healing at Your Fingers
C.The Advantages and Disadvantages of Reiki
D.The Advantages and Disadvantages of Medicine
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Throw out the bottles and boxes of drugs in your house.A new theory suggests that medicine could be bad for your health.This new theory argues that healing (the process of becoming healthy and strong again) is at our fingertips:we can be healthy by doing Reiki on a regular basis.
Supporters of medical treatment argue that medicine should be trusted since it is effective and scientifically proven.They say that there is no need for spiritual methods such as Reiki, Yoga,Tai Chi.These waste our time,something that is quite precious in our material world.There is medicine that can kill our pain and x-rays that show us our broken bones.We must admit that these methods are very effective in the examples that they provide.However, there are some “everyday complaints”such as back pains,headaches,which are treated currently with medicine.When you have a headache,you take an Aspirin;when you cannot sleep,you take Xanax without thinking of the side effects of these.When you use these pills for a long period,you become dependent on them;you cannot sleep without them.We pay huge amounts of money but never get better.How about a safer and more economical way of healing?When doing Reiki to yourself,you do not need anything except your energy so it is very economical.Also,there are no side effects and it is scientifically explained.
They also claim that serious illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and cancer cannot be treated without drugs.They think so because these patients spend the rest of their lives in the hospital taking medicine.How can Reiki make these people healthy again? It is very unfortunate that these patients have to live in the hospital losing their hair and weight because of the side effects of the medicine they take.Actually,instead of drugs which are expensive and have many side effects,you can use your energy to overcome the hardships of life,find an emotional balance,leave the stress of everyday life and let go of the everyday worries.
Some people may still hold that in our material world,everything depends on time.How
would it be possible to find time to do Reiki?In fact,Reiki does not require more than 15 minutes of our time.It is less time consuming than medicine if we think of all the time we spend taking medicine for some complaints and taking some more for the side effects as well.
The author's attitude towards Reiki is .
A.uninterested B.serious
C.positive D.doubtful
Which statement does the passage lead you to believe?
A.Reiki will soon become the most popular exercise around the world.
B.Reiki is an effective treatment but not scientifically explained.
C.Reiki can make people less dependent on drugs.
D.Reiki is a kind of cheap drug but works well.
How many advantages of Reiki are mentioned in the last two paragraphs?
A.One. B.Three. C.Five. D.Seven.
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.A New Way of Treating Illness.
B.Health and Healing at Your Fingers.
C.The Advantages and Disadvantages of Reiki.
D.The Advantages and Disadvantages of Medicine.
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