Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and even cancer.
Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time. Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Some burst with anger and scream and yell. But others keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing anger.
For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person's health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormones(荷尔蒙). They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. In general the person feels excited and ready to act.
Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.
Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, "Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably."
Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.
【小题1】"Damaging emotion" means that _____________.
| A.the emotion is harmless | B.the emotion is harmful |
| C.the feeling is very strong | D.the feeling is hard |
| A.never be angry |
| B.cool down your anger before you express it |
| C.laugh and laugh when you get angry |
| D.admit you are wrong when you are angry |
| A.The types of anger. | B.How to release anger. |
| C.Causes of anger. | D.The damage to health caused by being angry. |
When you run, you put force that is equal to three times your body weight on your feet. The human foot contains twenty muscles. This means that there is a lot that can go wrong when you run.
Most sports have some kind of running or jumping So experts at many shoe companies work hard to design good sport shoes. First, a designer enters a plan for a shoe into a computer .Engineers then improve the design. A second computer designs a model for the shoe. Then a few pairs are made. Next, the shoe is tested.
Different kinds of sports shoes are made for different uses. Some are made to help marathon(马拉松) runners save energy during a race. Some are made for the stop-and-go kind of running tennis players. But all sport shoes have one thing in common: they are designed to help people’s feet comfortable during sports. Today, nearly every sport has its own special shoe designed for just the kind of running that sport needs.
【小题1】The first in making a new shoe is to ________.
| A.make a computer | B.put a design plan into a computer |
| C.design a shoe model | D.test several pairs |
| A.Because they are comfortable to wear. |
| B.Because they help to develop leg muscles. |
| C.Because they help to change body weight. |
| D.Because they are both good and cheap. |
| A.The number of the bones of human muscles. |
| B.The design for a shoe model. |
| C.The materials of sport shoes. |
| D.The effect of shoes upon sports. |
| A.Three | B.Four | C.Five | D.Six |
| A.are made in different shoe companies |
| B.are designed for people of the different weight |
| C.are of the same price |
| D.meet the needs of different sportsmen |
Lack of exercise is considered a risk factor for cancer. There is considerable evidence that inactivity is connected with increased risk for lung cancer, breast cancer, etc.
In the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study, more than 32,000 people (25,000 men and 7,000 women) were given a preventive medical examination that included a machine exercise test to measure physical fitness. They were given a physical fitness score, with one being the lowest and five being the highest fitness level. Then these people were followed for an average of 8 years. During this time, 179 men and 44 women died of cancer.
Data from the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study show people have lower rates of cancer with higher levels of physical fitness. Studies from the Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research in Dallas suggest that men with high fitness levels are less likely to die of cancer.
The Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study also found that fitness level was more important than weight in predicting longevity (长寿). While results showed that fitness and normal weight are the ideal combination, researchers found that men who were fat but performed well in the machine performance had just a slightly increased all-cause death rate, including cancer, compared to the more slim men. The fat, but fit, men particularly lived longer than the slim, but flabby (肌肉松弛的), men.
These statistics called for a warning to the overweight: The first health goal for the overweight should be to become as fit as possible at their current weight.
67. 【小题1】The text mainly talks about________.
| A.the effect of exercise on reducing chances of cancer |
| B.how to lose weight effectively |
| C.different ways to keep slim |
| D.fat men live longer than slim ones |
| A.The study on the life of the overweight. |
| B.The study on the relationship between taking exercise and cancer. |
| C.The study on the ways of losing weight. |
| D.The study on the effects of machine exercise. |
| A.Fitness levels have more effects than weight on people’s longevity. |
| B.A man who is fit and has normal weight is most likely to live longer. |
| C.Slim men are more likely to live longer. |
| D.Fat people who like exercising are also likely to live longer. |
| A.increase their fitness levels | B.choose to eat vegetables |
| C.be on a diet | D.ask for help from doctors |
Researchers in the United States have developed the first wirelessly controlled device that can supply a drug directly into the body. A small chip is implanted (植入) under the skin. It contains the medicine, which it releases at preset times. The developers say the device could improve the lives of millions of people who take medicine for long-term illnesses. A company called Microchips began developing the device about fifteen years ago. Last month, the company released the results of its first successful tests in humans. The tests took place in Denmark with seven women with osteoporosis(骨质疏松症).
Osteoporosis causes bones to become weak and break easily. The disorder is common among older people especially women. Many patients have to give themselves daily injection(注射)of medicine. One type of treatment requires injections for two years. The patients stop taking the medicine because of the pain and stress of the injections. As a result, only twenty-five percent of the patients will go through the entire twenty-four months of treatment.
The microchip is a few centimeters long. It has small sections and each section holds a single dose(单次剂量)of medicine. The device has to be programmed with the times to release the drug. Doctors will be able to reprogram the device from a computer or even a cell phone.
For osteoporosis, the physician will program the device, and the device has the ability to release a dose at a given time, every single day. For other diseases, where the physician may want to change the dosing schedule, they will have the ability to wirelessly reprogram that dosing schedule.
The seven women in the study were ages of sixty-five to seventy. The researchers say the implants were just as effective as daily injections. And they say the medicine amounts were more exact than patients often give themselves.
【小题1】The best title for the passage should be ______.
| A.A New Company Called Microchips |
| B.A New Way to Take Medicine Every Day |
| C.Good News for Women with Osteoporosis |
| D.Taking Medicine, with Microchip under Skin |
| A.Announced. | B.Planned. | C.Got rid of. | D.Caught hold of. |
| A.older people especially men easily develop steoporosis |
| B.bones’ becoming weak and breaking easily causes steoporosis |
| C.a quarter of the patients will go through the entire two years of treatment |
| D.pain and stress of the injections lead all patients to stop taking medicine |
a. effective implants
b. less exact medicine amounts
c. purposely—changed dosing schedule
d. only one centimeter long and having small sections
e. improving the lives of millions of people
| A.a, b, c | B.c, d, e | C.a, c, e | D.b, c, d |
| A.Arts. | B.Jobs. | C.Sports. | D.Medicine. |
A small piece of fish each day may keep the heart doctor away. That’s the finding of a study of Dutchmen in which deaths from heart disease were more than 50 percent lower among those who consumed at least an ounce of salt water fish per day compared to those who never ate fish.
The Dutch research is one of three human studies that give strong scientific support to the long-held belief that eating fish can provide health benefits, particularly to the heart. Heart disease is the number-one killer in the United States, with more than 550,000 deaths occurring from heart attacks each year. But previous research has shown that the level of heart disease is lower in cultures that consume more fish than Americans do. There are fewer heart disease deaths, for example, among the Eskimos of Greenland, who consume about 14 ounces of fish a day, and among the Japanese, whose daily fish consumption average more than 3 ounces.
For 20 years, the Dutch study followed 852 middle-aged men, 20 percent of whom ate no fish. At the start of the study, average fish consumption was about two-thirds of an ounce each day, with more men eating lean fish than fatty fish.
During the next two decades, 78 of the men died from heart disease. The fewest deaths were among the group who regularly ate fish, even at levels far lower than those of the Japanese or Eskimos. This relationship was true regardless of other factors such as age, high blood pressure, or blood cholesterol levels.
【小题1】The passage is mainly about ________.
| A.the high incidence of heart disease in some countries |
| B.the changes in people’s diet |
| C.the daily fish consumption of people in different culture |
| D.the effect of fish eating on people’s health |
| A.in the countries of the yellow-skin race |
| B.in the countries with high consumption of fish |
| C.in the countries with good production of fish |
| D.in highly-developed countries |
| A.regular fish-eating | B.the kind of fish eaten |
| C.the amount of fish eaten | D.people of different areas |
| A.Ads. | B.Movies. | C.Health and Diet. | D.Briefs. |
As we get older, most of us worry about grey hair, wrinkles and maintaining a youthful body. But people often don’t realize the voice needs looking after. Here, Mr. Rubin, a voice expert, reveals how to keep your voice youthful.
Drink more fluid and avoid spicy food
You need water for the vocal cords(声带) to vibrate(振动) well. The body must be kept hydrated enough to make the vocal cords operate well. Drinking 1.5 liters of water a day at intervals of 15 minutes is very important. Mr. Rubin advises avoiding foods with an annoying effect on the stomach, such as onions, chili, fizzy drinks and chocolate.
Rest the throat and talk regularly
The vocal cords can be scared if you use your voice during a bad cough. If you have a case of laryngitis(喉炎) with a cold, you should rest your voice for a day or two, and seek medical advice.
Simply staying sociable and using your voice is very important. “As older people get less mobile, they can become socially isolated and speak less.” says Mr. Rubin. “The elderly need to communicate with people more. By using the vocal cords, they enable the ageing process to slow down. ”
Improve your posture
Good posture is essential to keeping the voice young, so we’d better stand properly. Exercise helps you take deeper breaths as it means there is better airflow through the voice box, producing a stronger tone.
Sing in the shower
This is one of the best ways to preserve your voice, as it keeps the larynx muscles strong while the steam lubricates(使润滑) the voice box. “Singing is gymnastics for the voice,” says Mr. Rubin. Joining a choir is one of the best ways to preserve a youthful tone.
【小题1】Mr. Rubin gives us advice on ________.
| A.ways to keep us from aging |
| B.ways to talk with other people |
| C.ways to keep our voice youthful |
| D.prevention of diseases caused by talking too much |
| A.We should stand properly to keep our voice youthful. |
| B.Professional singers’ voices tend to age quickly. |
| C.The steam can do great harm to the voice. |
| D.Taking more onions can keep us healthy. |
| A.get less mobile | B.communicate with others more |
| C.avoid using the voice | D.lie in bed more |
| A.Most people have realized the importance of protecting voice. |
| B.It’s hard to keep the vocal cords strong through exercise. |
| C.Singing in the shower is among the best ways to keep our voice youthful. |
| D.Shouting now and then benefits our vocal cords. |
All over the world people enjoy sports.Sports help to keep people healthy,happy and help them to live longer.
Sports change with the season. People play different games in winter and summer.
Games and sports often grow out of people’s work and everyday activities.The Arabs use horses or camels in much of their everyday life;they use them in their sports,too.
Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them.Football,for example,has spread around the world.Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers.
Some sports or games go back to thousands of years,like running or jumping.Chinese boxing,for example,has a very long history.But basketball and volleyball are rather new.Neither one is a hundred years old yet.People are inventing new sports or games all the time.
People from different countries may not be able to understand each other but after a game they often become good friends.Sports help to train a person's character(性格).One learns to fight hard but fight fair,to win without pride and to lose with grace(体面)
【小题1】The writer didn't tell us in this passage that________.
| A.basketball was invented in America |
| B.sports change with the season |
| C.games and sports often grow out of people’s work and everyday activities |
| D.football is played all over the world |
| A.sports are interesting |
| B.sports help to keep people healthy,happy and to live longer |
| C.sports help to train one’s character |
| D.all of the above |
| A.sports and games are unimportant things that people do |
| B.sports and games should be treated(对待)only as amusement(娱乐活动) |
| C.sports and games are only useful to the old |
| D.none of the above is true |
By May,after three months,I had lost22pounds and reached my goal of 115 pounds.My friends would say “Alice,you look great!”or“How did you lose so much weight?”Those compliments made me feel good and confident.
Soon I dropped to110 pounds.A few of my friends told me that I needed to stop dieting,because I was starting to look sick. They brought me a present—— a bag of chocolates,which I later gave to my sister.My mother would come to my room,with tears in her eyes,and have long chats about how harmful this diet was and begged me to stop.My dad would leave worried messages on my cell phone at school,telling me that it would do serious harm to my body.
By mid-June,when school was coming to an end,I was down to an only alive state of 95 pounds.All of a sudden,I knew I had to do something.I guessed the number itself scared me.I recalled my doctor.He told me about a girl who was 95 pounds and was at the risk of dying.I knew I was putting my life at risk,but for what? To make those who love me worried? Was it worthwhile to be thin?
Now I realize that models in magazines,TV and movies are not realistic.The price to pay for the“perfect body”is living with a dangerous and sometimes deadly eating disorder.And there are more important things to think about than how thin you are.
【小题1】The underlined word“compliments”in Paragraph I probably means_____.
| A.questions | B.praise | C.understanding | D.experiences |
| A.Because the mother was worried about her daughter's health. |
| B.Because the mother thought her daughter was brave enough. |
| C.Because the mother was sorry to have helped her daughter go on a diet. |
| D.Because the mother was deeply moved by her daughter's friends. |
| A.after her parents persuaded her out of it |
| B.when her weight dropped to 95 pounds |
| C.after she reached her goal of losing weight |
| D.after her friends told her to stop dieting |
| A.there are no models with a perfect body in real life |
| B.it is too expensive for people to lose weight |
| C.you will be healthy as long as you stop dieting |
| D.an unhealthy diet can lead to serious health problems |
As an English saying goes, “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, makes the heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated (忍耐) the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain which diminishes both stress and pain.
As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.
【小题1】Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
| A.Laughter can make people breathe deeper |
| B.Laughter can make you become old quickly. |
| C.Laughter helps to reduce pain. |
| D.Laughter, just like physical exercise, is good for our body. |
| A.delays | B.prevents | C.increases | D.reduces |
| A.Because they want to earn more money. |
| B.Because they think they will help the patients recover from illnesses. |
| C.Because they want to improve their patients’ health. |
| D.Because they want their patients to laugh more. |
| A.laugh as much as possible | B.watch more funny films |
| C.smile all the time | D.spend time in the laughter clinics |
| A.Both laughter and physical exercise are good for health. |
| B.Laughter clinics can help patients improve their condition. |
| C.Laughter can reduce the effect of pain. |
| D.Laughter is the best medicine. |