题目内容
_____for the damage to the house , Daisy had to pay a heavy fine
- A.
- B.laming B blamed
- C.To blame
- D.To be blamed
非谓语考查题。blame 与主语Daisy为动宾关系所以用过去分词做状语。
The res
earch carried out by the University of Bad in Italy could help prove hospitals who are accused of wasting money on art and decoration as it suggests a pleasant environment helps patients ease discomfort and pain.
A team headed by Professor Marina de Tommaso at the Neurophysiopathology
Pain Unit asked a group of men and women to pick the 20 paintings they considered
most ugly and most beautiful from a selection of 300 works by artists such as
Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli. They were then asked to look at either the beautiful paintings, or the ugly pa
inting, or a blank panel while the team zapped(照射) a short laser pulse at their hand, creating a sensation as if they had been stuck by a pin. The subjects rated the pa
in as being a third less intense while they were
viewing the beautiful paintings, compared with when looking at the ugly paintings
or the blank panel. Electrodes measuring the brain's electrical activity also confirmed a reduced resoonse to the pain when the subject looked at beautiful paintings.
While distractions, such as music, are known to reduce pain in hospital patients,Prof de Tommaso says this is the first result to show that beauty plays a part.
The findings, reported in New Scientist, also
go a long way to show that
beaufiful surroundings could aid the healing process.
"Hospitals have been designed to be functional, but we think that their artistic aspects should be taken into account too," said the neurologist."Beauty boyiously offers a distraction that ugly paintings do not. But at least there is no suggestion that ugly surroundings make the pain worse. I think these results show that more research is needed into the field how a beautiful environment can alleviate suffering."
Pictures they liked included Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh and Botticellis Birth of Venus. Pictures they found ugly included works by pablo Picasso
, the Italian 20th century artist Anonio Bueno and Columbian Fernando Botero." These people were not art experts so some of the pictures they found ugly would be considered masterpieces by the art world," said Prof de Tommaso.
【小题1】The underlined word "alleviate" in the fifth paragraph probably means"______".
| A.cure | B.ease | C.improve | D.kill |
| A.4. | B.5. | C.6. | D.7. |
| A.Beautiful surroundings could help to heal sufferings completely. |
| B.Hospitals must take their artistic aspects into consideration first. |
| C.Ugly surroundings will surely make the pain worse. |
| D.Both music and beauty can reduce pain in hospital patients. |
| A.some artists' paintings were beautiful, so they were masterpieces |
| B.only art experts could judge they were masterpieces or not, though ugly |
| C.the artists mentioned above were not really art masters. |
| D.som |
| A.Beautiful surroundings can ease pain. |
| B.Ugly paintings could be masterpieces. |
| C.More research should be done in he field. |
| D.Latest environmental research. |
Ten years ago I used to be very fit (健康的). I rode a bike to work and I got a lot of exercise at weekends. I used to play tennis a lot and go for long walks. In those days I didn’t earn very much. I had a job in an office. It wasn’t a very good job but I had a lot of time to do the things I enjoyed doing.
Then, about eight years ago, I got a much better job. The pay was better, but the hours were a lot longer. I bought a car and drove to work every day. I began to take people out to lunch. And I began to put on weight, too. I stopped playing tennis and going for long walks at weekends because I just didn’t have any time for things like that any more.
There’s a lot of stress in my job. Perhaps that’s why I started drinking more than I used to. For example, I used to have only half a glass of whisky when I got home, but then I started filling my glass to the top, and instead of having one glass, I would have several. I started smoking a lot, too. I never used to smoke at all.
Two months ago I had a heart attack. At first I just couldn’t believe it. Luckily it wasn’t very serious. The doctor advised me to stop smoking and to eat less. He also advised me to work less and get more exercise. But I just haven’t any time! My job takes everything out of me!
Sometimes I wonder if I should get another job. Perhaps I could do something like I used to do. But if I do that, I won’t earn as much. I have a family to support. I have to think of them, too. I just don’t know what I should do. What do you think?
【小题1】The author used to go to work ________
| A.on foot | B.by bike | C.by car | D.by train |
| A.His job. | B.His pay. | C.His means of transport. | D.His health. |
| A.He got higher pay. | B.His working hours weren’t long. |
| C.He found it very stressful. | D.He had little free time at weekends. |
| A.not to work any longer | B.to take a long vacation abroad |
| C.to work less and take exercise | D.not to eat out any more |
| A.The author is not sure what he should do now. |
| B.The author has taken the doctor’s advice. |
| C.The author has got another new job. |
| D.The author feels much better now. |