题目内容
7.Science can't explain the power of pets,but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure (血压) and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack,reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings.For some,an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife.A 2002study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress (紧张) levels and blood pressure in people-half of them pet owners-while they performed 5minutes of mental arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice water.Subjects completed the tasks alone,with a husband/wife,a close friend or with a pet.People with pets did it best.Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates.With pets in the room,people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions.It seems people feel more relaxed (放松)around pets,says Allen,who thinks it may be because pets don't judge.
A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits.Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of 56people without pets were put on a diet program.On average,people lost about I1pounds,or 5% of their body weight.Their dogs did even better,losing an average of 12pounds,more than 15% of their body weight.Dog owners didn't lose any more weight than those without dogs but,say researchers,got more exercise overall-mostly with their dogs-and found it worth doing.
32.What does the text mainly discuss?A
A.What pets bring to their owners.
B.How pets help people calm down.
C.People's opinions of keeping pets.
D.Pet's value in medical research.
33.We learn from the text that a person with heart disease has a better chance of getting well ifA
A.he has a pet companion
B.he has less stress of work
C.he often does mental arithmetic
D.he is taken care of by his family
34.According to Allen,why did the people do better with pets around when facing stressful tasks?C
A.They have lower blood pressure.
B.They become more patient.
C.They are less nervous.
D.They are in higher spirits.
35.The research mentioned in the last paragraph reports thatA
A.people with dogs did more exercise
B.dogs lost the same weight as people did
C.dogs liked exercise much more than people did
D.people without dogs found the program unhelpful.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者主要向我们介绍了宠物对我们的影响,尽管科学不能解释,比如有宠物的陪伴可以帮助降低血压,提高心脏病恢复的机会,并且可以感到放松,拥有一只宠物狗也会改变你的饮食习惯,使你得到更多的锻炼.
解答 32.A.主旨大意题,通读全文,可知本文主要讲述了宠物给它们的主人带来的好处,故选A.
33.A 细节理解题,根据第一段but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure (血压) and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack,reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.可知许多研究表明宠物的陪伴能帮助降低血压,提高心脏病恢复的机会,减少孤独和传递快乐,故选A.
34..C 细节理解题,根据第二段It seems people feel more relaxed (放松)around pets,says Allen,who thinks it may be because pets don't judge.可知艾伦认为人们与宠物在一起时会更放松,不紧张,因此面对压力时做的更好,故选C.
35.A 推理判断题,根据最后一段Dog owners didn't lose any more weight than those without dogs but,say researchers,got more exercise overall-mostly with their dogs-and found it worth doing.可知养狗的人们会得到更多的锻炼,故选A
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
-Yes.When I took his temperature,it was two degrees above _____.( )
| A. | normal | B. | ordinary | C. | regular | D. | average |
Here's a test you might enjoy:rate these situations on a number scale,ranging from 1for mild discomfort to 7 for unbearable distress.
Situation 1:you're visiting New York City and realize there's no way you'll be able to get to all the exhibits,see all the recommended plays or take in even part of the"musts".How do you feel now?Something like 5?
Situation 2:you,re at dinner with friends,and you've all agreed to make it a strictly phone-free evening.But your smartphone won't stop beeping Twitter and text alerts.Something is obviously up in your social network,but you can't check.Even 7wouldn't match the stress you're feeling now.
Welcome to FoMO (Fear of Missing Out),the latest mental disorder caused by social media connections sharing updates that leaves individuals feeling that they are missing out on something more exciting,important,or interesting going on somewhere else.It is an outcome of technological advancement and booming social information.According to a recent study,56per cent of those who use social networks suffer this.
It is not uncommon that at night when you've sworn again to put the phone aside or turn off the computer,you cast one last glance at the screen on your way to bed in case you miss some titbit (趣闻)supplied by mere acquaintances or even strangers'requesting your"friendship".
We all know the studies showing that end-of-life regrets centre on what we didn't do,rather than on what we did.If so,constantly watching others doing things that we are not is rich ground for a future of looking back in sorrow.Attractive online images-so charming from afar-make FoMO more destructive.Technology has become the major construct through which we define intimacy (亲密).You may look on in wonder as someone taps out an endless text message instead of actually talking to the person they're with.Being connected to everyone,all the time,is a new human experience; we,re just not equipped to cope with it yet.
Researchers say our dependence on technology can be reduced if we manage to separate ourselves,even for short periods of time,from our gadgets.However,the problem can only be settled when we grasp that our brains and our humanity-not our technologies-enable this addiction.We cannot seek solutions without honestly asking ourselves why we are so afraid of missing out.Researchers find FoMO occurs mostly in people with unfulfilled psychological needs in fields such as love,respect and security.FoMO levels are highest in young people,in particular young men.
What,then,can we do about something so damaging to our quality of life?The best way to cope with FoMO is to recognize that,at our fast-paced life,we are sometimes bound to miss out.Instead of trying to maximize our benefits,we seek a merely"good enough"result.If you still doubt that"good enough"is the best cure for FoMO,the words of the American essayist and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson might strike the right chord,"For everything you have missed,you have gained something else,and for everything you gain,you lose something else."
Escape from FoMO
| Main Points | Details |
| Concept of FoMO | FoMO,constantly (71)disturbing our peace of mind,refers to the unease of feeling that we are not part of social connection. |
| Examples of FoMO | •When having dinner with friends,we feel extremely depressed when (72)forbidden to check our social network. •Determined as we are to put aside phones,we can't shift our (73)attention/focus/concentrationfrom them until we go to bed. |
| (74)Reasons/Triggers/Causesbehind FoMO | •Technology develops and social information explodes. •Images of online friends (75)appeal more to us,compared to our real world friends. •Some of us attempt to feel(76)psychologically A fulfilled on social network. |
| Bad effects of FoMO | •We are constantly (77)regretful/sorryfor things that we didn't do. •Communicating with friends in the virtual world gives(78)rise to the decline of important relationships with friends and family. |
| Suggestions on avoiding FoMo | •Get (798)separated/away/disconnected from the modern technology. •Recognize that missing out is part of our life. •Accept that (80)losses/losscan sometimes be"a blessing in disguise". |