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Washington (Reuters)-People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher
risk of pancreatic cancer (胰腺癌),an unusual but deadly cancer,researchers reported on Monday.
People who drank mostly fruit juice instead of sodas did not have the same risk,the study of 60,000
people in Singapore found.
Sugar may be to blame but people who drink sweetened sodas regularly often have other poor health
habits,said Mark Pereira of the University of Minnesota,who led the study.
"The high levels of sugar in soft drinks may be increasing the level of insulin (胰岛素) in the body,which
we think contributes to pancreatic cancer cell growth," Pereira said in a statement.
Writing in the journal Cancer Epidemiology,Biomarkers & Prevention,Pereira and his colleagues
said they followed 60,524 men and women in the Singapore Chinese Health Study for 14 years.
Over that time,140 of the volunteers developed pancreatic cancer.Those who drank two or more
sweetened soft drinks a week had an 87 percent higher risk of being among those who got pancreatic
cancer.
Pereira said he believed the findings would apply elsewhere.
"Singapore is a wealthy country with excellent healthcare.Favorite pastimes (消遣) are eating and
shopping,so the findings should apply to other Western countries," he said.
But Susan Mayne of the Yale Cancer Center at Yale University in Connecticut was cautious.
"Although this study found a risk,the finding was based on a relatively small number of cases and it
remains unclear whether it is a causal (因果的) connection or not," said Mayne,who serves on the board
of the journal,which is published by the American Association for Cancer Research.
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer,with 230,000 cases globally.In the United
States,37,680 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in a year and 34,290 die of it. |
| 1．According to the text,who is in control of the health study? |
A．Mark Pereira.
B．Scientists from Singapore.
C．Researchers in Yale.
D．Susan Mayne. |
| 2．We can infer from Pereira"s words that________. |
A．the healthcare in Singapore should be greatly improved
B．2 soft drinks a day are considered harmful to health
C．87 out of 140 volunteers developed pancreatic cancer
D．sugar might not be the only cause of pancreatic cancer |
| 3．How does Susan seem to feel about the findings of the study? |
A．Satisfied.
B．Doubtful.
C．Worried.
D．Hopeful. |
| 4．The best title of the text might be________. |
A．The Deadliest Forms of Cancer
B．Drink Fruit Juice Instead of Sodas
C．A Study in University of Minnesota
D．Sugary Soft Drinks Lead to Cancer |
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McDonnell, who has made oil drilling off Virginia"s coast, one of his administration"s top tasks, flew
to Houston on Monday to advertise the benefits of offshore drilling at a national conference. He told
reporters before he left that he does not want to postpone drilling but to learn from the accident off
Louisiana"s coast.
"What we do as Americans is that we find out what went wrong and how can we do things better,"
McDonnell said. "I think that"s the spirit of American people. "
President Obama announced in March that Virginia will become one of the first East Coast states to
drill offshore for oil and natural gas. Companies could conduct exploratory drilling in Virginia"s waters
50 miles off the coast late next year or early in 2012.
In Virginia Beach, the state"s largest city and one that relies heavily on tourism, Mayor Will Sessoms
said he would be worried if the timetable was not changed. Sessoms supported drilling and helped the
city pass a resolution (决议) in favor of it, in part to help the tourism industry by keeping the cost of gas
down. But, he said, the Louisiana accident was a wakeup call.
"It"s alarming to me, " Sessoms said. "It gives me great concern. "
Obama swore Friday that no expansion of offshore oil drilling would take place until investigations
into the Louisiana accident were complete.
Virginia"s officials, who support drilling, said they agree that drilling should be delayed. Sen. Mark
Warner said it was "appropriate" for Obama to delay offshore projects. McDonnell said he wants to
see a full investigation into the Louisiana accident, but he still thinks that drilling could begin off Virginia"s
coast as soon as next year or early 2012.
McDonnell has also said that drilling off Virginia"s coast would create thousands of jobs, as well as
lessen US dependence on foreign oil.
A recent explosion and fire on an exploratory well in the Gulf (海湾) of Mexico left 11 workers
missing and dead. Crude oil (原油) has been leaking into the gulf since, inching closer to the coasts of
Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.
The accident confirmed the worst fears of environmental groups and people already worried that
possible spills (溢出) could harm plants, animals, and tourism. |
| 1. What was McDonnell"s opinion about drilling off Virginia"s coast? |
A. It should be stopped as it may cause damage to the environment.
B. It should be delayed due to the gulf oil accident.
C. It has a lot of benefits, and thus shouldn"t be delayed.
D. It could make the US dependent on foreign oil. |
| 2. Why did Will Sessoms support drilling off Virginia"s coast? |
A. It could create thousands of jobs.
B. It could help recover the economy.
C. It met the spirit of American people.
D. It partly helped the tourism industry. |
| 3. What do we know about the accident? |
A. The explosion in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 workers.
B. The leaked crude oil may affect the coasts of 3 states.
C. The investigation into the accident has been completed.
D. Officials who support drilling off Virginia"s coast are not in favor of the investigation. |
| 4. What is the main idea of the report? |
A. Officials reconsider support for drilling after the gulf oil accident.
B. It is dangerous to drill oil off the coasts.
C. People should learn from oil accidents to reduce damage to our environment.
D. Investigations should be carried out immediately after oil accidents. |
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LOS ANGELES-Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year"s Eve.Revelers (狂欢者) ringing in
2010 will be treated to a socalled blue moon.According to popular definition, a blue moon is the second
full moon in a month.But don"t expect it to be blue-the name has nothing to do with the color of our
closest space neighbor.
A full moon occurred on Dec.2,2009.It will appear again on Thursday in time for the New Year"s
countdown.
"If you"re in Times Square, you"ll see the full moon right above you.It"s going to be that brilliant, " said
Jack Horkheimer, director of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium and host of a weekly astronomy TV
show.
The New Year"s Eve blue moon will be visible in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America
and Africa.For partygoers in Australia and Asia, the full moon does not show up until New Year"s Day,
making January a blue moon month for them.
However, the eastern hemisphere can celebrate with a partial lunar eclipse (月偏蚀) on New Year"s
Eve when part of the moon enters the Earth"s shadow.The eclipse will not be visible in the Americas.
A full moon occurs every 29.5 days, and most years have 12 ones.On average, an extra full moon in
a month-a blue moon-occurs every 2.5 years.The last time there was a blue moon was in May 2007.
New Year"s Eve blue moons are rarer, occurring every 19 years.The last time was in 1990.
Blue moons have no astronomical significance, said Greg Laughlin, an astronomer at the University
of California, Santa Cruz."" Blue moon" is just a name in the same sense as "a hunter"s moon" or "a
harvest moon", " Laughlin said in an email.
The popular definition of blue moon came about after a writer for, Sky & Telescope magazine in
1946 misinterpreted (误解) the Maine Farmer"s Almanac (历书) and labeled a blue moon as the
second full moon in a month.In fact, the almanac defined a blue moon as the third full moon in a season
with four full moons, not the usual three.Though Sky & Telescope corrected the mistake decades later,
the definition caught_on.
1. According to the popular definition, "a blue moon" means________.
A. the second full moon in a month
B. a moon which looks blue
C. a partial lunar eclipse
D. the second full moon in a year
2. In Japan, people can see a blue moon in________.
A. December,2009
B. January,2010
C. May,2010
D. July,2011
3. The next New Year"s Eve blue moon is most likely to appear in________.
A. 2013
B. 2018
C. 2026
D. 2028
4. The underlined phrase "caught on" means________.
A. understood
B. got rare
C. became popular
D. was out of date
5. Which of the following is the best title?
A. Blue moons have no astronomical value
B. Rare New Year"s Eve "blue moon" to ring in 2010
C. Rare New Year"s Day "blue moon" to celebrate New Year
D. A blue moon comes again
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By analyzing academic data from 10 states,representing the testing of more than 7.2 millions of youths,US researchers found that gender differences in math scores were extremely small among all ethnic
groups in grades 211.
These findings are in contrast to earlier results from 1990 that indicate measurable differences favoring males in complex problemsolving,beginning in the high school years.
Janet Hyde from University of Wisconsin and colleagues reported their study results in the journal
Science on Friday.
Currently,women are largely absent from the highest levels of careers in mathematics,the physical
sciences,and engineering.In the United States,Ph.D.programs in engineering currently average only about
15 percent women,and similar statistics have led to stereotypes (成见) about girls and women lacking in
mathematical ability.
Now,it is clear that the general population no longer shows a gender difference in mathematical skills,
according to this latest report.
And this new data on academic performance in the United States shows that students are tested frequently on "recall" and "skill/concept" items,but rarely on "strategic thinking" (战略思维) or "extended thinking" concepts.
If standardized tests do not assess the sorts of reasoning that are crucial to careers in science and math,
the skills may not be taught,putting American students at a disadvantage to students in other countries
where testing and instruction focuses on more challenging content."This is a gap that should be fixed,"
Hyde said.
1. What is the best title of the passage?
A. A new study result about math.
B. No gender differences in math.
C. Girls are not good at math.
D. Girls do better in math than boys.
2. Earlier research results________.
A. are the same as that of this latest report
B. support gender differences in math
C. indicate girls prefer to solve complex problems
D. are the roots of many stereotypes about women
3. The underlined word "crucial" in the last paragraph most probably means________.
A. limited
B. available
C. important
D. equal
4. What Hyde said in the last paragraph means that________.
A. standardized tests should assess different classes around the world
B. testing and instruction should focus on more challenging content in the USA
C. students in other countries are cleverer than American students
D. students should be tested frequently on "recall" and "skill/concept" items
5. The passage is most probably taken from________.
A. a learning guide
B. a research paper
C. a personal diary
D. a newspaper |
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Phoenix , Arizona, the USA was shaken by a big sandstorm recently. It was a huge dust storm that
struck Phoenix a little after 7:00 pm local time.
Arizona has sandstorms particularly during the monsoon( 季风 )season which usually starts from
mid-June until the end of September. However, this was so far the biggest. The cloud of dust turned day
into night. Some trees were downed, gardens were destroyed and it knocked out power for thousands
of local people along the area, but luckily no death happened. A number of the people"s pools became
dirty with dust. People who lived in Phoenix for more than 40 years said that this was the first time they
had experienced this huge dust storm. It could greatly influence people"s health.
The big dust cloud started in Tucson traveling north across the desert. The huge storm ran up to 60
miles per hour. It was more than 100 miles wide and a mile high. Besides Phoenix and near cities ,the
storm also reached Yuma area in southwestern and far western Arizona. It reduced the visibility ( 能见度 ) in these areas, putting off the flights at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
The storm only takes place in Arizona, the Sahara Desert and areas of the Middle East, because of
the dry environment and large amounts of sand. Because of the serious shortage of rain, a wall of there"s
a large possibility that the water is polluted because of the storm. |
| 1. It is fortunate that though the big sandstorm happened,______. |
A. people"s health was not influenced
B. it didn"t do harm to people"s gardens
C. the electricity power remained normal
D. all the local people in the area survived |
| 2. Sandstorms take place in Arizona as a result of _____. |
A. its being too far away from the sea.
B. its dry environment and large amounts of sand
C. its being close to the Sahara Desert
D. its looking like areas of the Middle East |
| 3. What does the passage mainly talk about? |
A. Sandstorms do a great deal of harm to people
B. We must do something to prevent sandstorms.
C. Phoenix , Arizona in the US experienced a huge sandstorm.
D. Phoenix, Arizona in the us has more sandstorms. |
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美国长大的台湾人气歌手Wang Lee Hom在接受CNN Talk Asia栏目专访时,回答了主持人
Lorraine Hahn提出的五个问题(第1-5题).请从下列提问(A、 B、C、D、E和F)中选出与他
的回答相匹配的问题。
A. What do awards mean to you?
B. How would you describe your style?
C. What is it about acting that"s so attractive?
D. How do you deal with this loss of privacy?
E. How do you divide your time in acting and music?
F. What gave you the idea to start the studios in the first place?
Born in New York in 1976, Wang grew up in the United States. Blessed with a mix of brains and
talent, he spent his youth performing in local musicals. While in university, Wang landed a recording
contract in Taiwan. His breakthrough album firmly established him as a rising star in the Asian music
scene. In addition to writing and producing his own music, Wang has also taken part in movie projects
around Asia. He has won a great popularity, and now he is having an interview with CNN Talk Asia.
1. ______________
WL: It is a school of hip hop, which is the way I like to think of it. It combines Chinese elements and
sounds. I started it off in my last album called Shangrila. And this album combines the music of ethnic
minorities, in China, in Tibet, and in Mongolia. It"s beautiful and original to Chinese culture. And this new
album called Heroes of Earth combines Opera and Quen-chu, which are thousand-year-old traditions
also unique to Chinese culture. Very unique instruments, costumes, singing styles. I don"t think anyone
has ever done this before in the hip hop world.
2. ______________
WL: Um, just the large quantity of work that I have to come up with. I produce for other artists and
compose for them as well. And there are a lot of changes in music going on right now in Asia. And it"s
really exciting so I decided that I"m going to need a studio in New York. I"m going to need a studio in
Taipei. And maybe the rest I can get by with just my laptop.
3. ______________
WL: Well, I started doing musical theatre. And I loved it so much from the age of 13, you know.
Actually in 2000, I did my first movie and ever since then I"ve been enjoying doing movies. I don"t
think I"m much of an actor. But I just love being surrounded by creative people and a lot of times doing
music is a lonely struggle, especially composing, and arranging, producing my own albums. Acting, every
day you get called and you"re surrounded by other actors and creative people.
4. ____________
WL: The first time I won, like you just said, when I was 22, it meant a lot to me. It was like…I didn"t
know I could make this happen. I didn"t know I could get this kind of recognition. So back then, it was
huge increase of confidence. And I don"t want to say vanity(虚荣心), but confidence. I think every artis
needs confidence.
5. _____________
WL: Well, it can be a real pain in the neck. You know, I feel lucky that I can go back to New York
and not be recognized and not be followed. At times it can be really, really annoying. Today many
people own a cell phone that has a camera on it…and a blog. In the entertainment news, there"s a recent
trend of journalists or media just going on to the Internet and saying "Oh, so and so saw so and so." when
they see a blog. You know, it"s completely irresponsible but in the blog what he says can become the title
of the newspaper article. |
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