阅读理解。     A new study has been carried to test the role of story telling in lowe

阅读理解。     A new study has been carried to test the role of story telling in lowe

题型:0128 月考题难度:来源:
阅读理解。     A new study has been carried to test the role of story telling in lowering blood pressure. Dr.Thomas
Houston, a professor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, led a group of scientists that
investigated how pre-recorded videos of hypertension (高血压) patients" talking about their medical histories
helped another group of patients with high blood pressure to control their condition over several months.
     Houston was surprised by their studies that suggested that communication can be a powerful tool in
medicine. They showed that those who had had similar experiences, when talking to someone with a similar
background, could help change their behavior to become healthier. Hypertension is difficult to control, since
it is dependent on diet, exercise and mental state. Medical treatments with drugs, and lifestyle therapies(疗法)
have been relatively ineffective because people find it hard to follow those medical requirements.
       In the test, his team carefully chose their story-tellers from 230 members of a patients" community with
whom they could most easily relate. Next, they divided their study population into two groups. One received
three interactive (互动) DVDs containing the tellers" stories of their experiences in living with and treating their
hypertension. The other were given educational discs on an unrelated health topic. The study volunteers
reported that they had listened to the DVDs, and after three months, those who heard the stories of the
hypertensive patients lowered their blood pressure.
     While the study did not address how the story-telling influenced the patients" behavior, Houston suspects
that watching patients of similar backgrounds who had a similar medical experience helped to motivate them
to seek medical help to their hypertension. They found that after six months the difference in blood pressure
between those who watched the story-tellers and those who observed the unrelated videos remained,
suggesting that the story-telling continued to have an effect.1. We can learn from the text that the pre-recorded videos ______. A. tell medical histories of hypertension patients
B. introduce some medical treatments of hypertension
C. introduce a good lifestyle for hypertensive patients
D. tell scientific discoveries of the scientist group 2. Houston was surprised to find that ______. A. hypertension is really difficult to control
B. communication has some medical effects
C. medical treatments have no effect at all
D. people don"t follow the medical requirements 3. Which of the following is true about the study? A. The scientists chose 230 patients from a hospital.
B. Both the groups used the same videos about health topic.
C. The two groups lowered blood pressure in different degrees.
D. The story-tellers were hypertension patients as well. 4. Which of the following could be the best title of the text? A. The stories of some hypertension patients.
B. Medical treatments of blood pressure.
C. Storytelling may help lower blood pressure.
D. Suggestions about how to lower blood pressure.
答案
1-4: A B D C
举一反三
阅读理解。     Teaching children to read well from the start is the most important task of elementary schools. But relying
on educators to approach this task correctly can be a great mistake. Many schools continue to employ
instructional methods that have been proven ineffective. The staying power of the "look-say" or "whole-word"
method of teaching beginning reading is perhaps the most flagrant example of this failure to instruct effectively.
     The whole-word approach to reading stresses the meaning of words over the meaning of letters, thinking
over decoding, developing a sight vocabulary of familiar words over developing the ability to unlock the
recommended by advocates of"open" classrooms and with the concept that children have to be developmentally
ready to begin reading. Before 1963, no major publisher put out anything but these"Run-Spot-Run" readers.
     However, in 1955, Rudolf Flesch touched off what has been called "the great debate" in beginning reading.
In his best-seller Why Johnny Can"t Read, Flesch indicted(控诉)the nation"s public schools for miseducating
students by using the look-say method. He said - and more scholarly studies by Jeane Chall and Rovert Dykstra
later confirmed - that another approach to beginning reading, founded on phonics, is far superior.
     Systematic phonics first teaches children to associate letters and letter combinations with sounds; it then
teaches them how to blend these sounds together to make words. Rather than building up a relatively limited
vocabulary of memorized words, it imparts a code by which the pronunciations of the vast majority of the
most common words in the English language can be learned. Phonics does not devalue the importance of
thinking about the meaning of words and sentences; it simply recognizes that decoding is the logical and
necessary first step. 1. The author indicts the look-say reading approach because ______. A. it overlooks decoding
B. Rudolf Flesch agrees with him
C. he says it is boring
D. many schools continue to use this method 2. One major difference between the look-say method of learning reading and the phonics method is ______. A. look-say is simpler
B. Phonics takes longer to learn
C. look-say is easier to teach
D. phonics gives readers access to far more words 3. The phrase "touch-off" (Para 3, Line 1) most probably means ______. A. talk about shortly
B. start or cause
C. compare with
D. oppose
题型:0128 月考题难度:| 查看答案
阅读理解。     Scientific experiments can sometimes go wrong and when they do the results may range from the
disastrous to the troubling. One such experiment took place in South America about fifty years ago.
Whether its final consequences will cause serious damage or nothing more than a small trouble still remains
to be seen.
     The story began in 1956 when an American scientist working in Brazil decided to solve the problem of
increasing the productivity of that country"s bees. He imported a very active type of African bee from
Tanzania and mated (交配) it with the more easy-going native variety to produce a new kind of bees. The
new bees worked harder and produced twice as much honey. It seemed that Professor Kerr, for that was
the scientist"s name, had a total success on his hands.
     Then things began to go wrong. For some reason as yet unseen, but perhaps as a result of something
in their environment, the new bees began to develop extremely attacking personalities. They became
bad-tempered and easy to be angry, attacked the native bees and drove them from their living places.
     But worse was to follow. Having taken over the countryside, the new bees, with their dangerous stings
(叮), began to attack its neighbours-cats, dogs, horses, chickens and finally man himself. A long period of
terror began that has so far killed a great number of animals and about 150 human beings.
      This would have been bad enough if the bees had stayed in Brazil. But now they are on the move,
heading northwards in countless millions towards Central and North America, and moving at the alarming
speed of 200 miles a year. The countries that lie in their path are naturally worried because it looks as if
nothing can be done to stop them. 1. The results of the South American experiment _____. A. have caused a serious trouble
B. have proved to be wrong
C. are not yet certain
D. are not important 2. The experiment mentioned in this passage was designed to _____. A. increase the amount of honey in Brazil
B. make Brazilian bees more easy-going
C. increase the number of bees in Brazil
D. make African bees less active 3. Which of the following may be the cause of the new bees" attacking personalities? A. Their production of honey.
B. Their hard work.
C. Their living environment.
D. Their bad temper.4.  The last paragraph implies that _____. A. the bees have been driven to Central and North America
B. the bees may bring about trouble in more countries
C. the bees must be stopped from moving north
D. the bees prefer to live in Brazil
题型:广东省高考真题难度:| 查看答案
阅读理解。    You"re sitting on the train home and the person opposite you yawns (打哈欠). Suddenly, you"re yawning
with him, though you"re not tired.
     This phenomenon confused scientists for years until a recent study found that people tend to sympathize
with fellow humans. Supporting this claim was the discovery that those children who were unable to form
normal emotional ties with others did not experience contagions (有感染力的) yawning, which showed that
humans communicate regularly without words.
     Hogo Critchley, a neuroscientist, has conducted an experiment recently, which will prove that happiness
and sadness can spread like the common cold. According to Critchley, our mind and body are in constant
exchange about how we"re feeling. "Emotions are closely linked with states of internal (内部的) responses,"
he explained. "There are also more visible changes in our gesture and facial expressions. When we"re in a
group, these signals can spread to another person. For example, there"re the obvious tendency to smile when
smiled at and there are less obvious changes that reflect emotions of surprise, anger or sadness such as a
change in our heart rate and blood pressure."
     Hugo Critchley further explained, "Our bodies synchronise and when we like the other Person, we even
copy his behaviour. Next time you chat with a friend, take note of how you"re sitting-it"s pretty likely that
you will be the same. Scientists believe it"s our way of telling each other that you"re parents. Through body
language, humans give each other very subtle (微妙的) but clear signals that show emotions."
     So, what lessons can we learn from this? "spend time with happy people-otherwise your health could
suffer," said Critchley. "When we"re sad, our body goes into fight or flight mode. But when we"re happy, our
body works normally and we feel relaxed and positive. So we look bright, our skin glows, we feel healthy and
it affects everyone around us." 1. According to Hugo Critchley, _____. A. emotions are as visible as facial expressions
B. we yawn more frequently when we have a cold
C. emotions are connected with states of internal responses
D. the change of blood pressure is not linked with the change of emotions 2. The underlined word "synchronise" in paragraph 4 means "_____". A. move slowly
B. change rapidly
C. relax temporarily
D. respond accordingly 3. From the passage we can learn _____. A. sadness is as contagious as happiness
B. anger is less contagious than friendliness
C. surprise is more contagious than smile
D. surprise is the most contagious among emotions 4. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. Emotions have delicate influence on fellow humans.
B. Children like copying the actions of the fellow humans.
C. Scientists are still confused about contagious yawning.
D. People tend to communicate more with body language.
题型:湖南省高考真题难度:| 查看答案
阅读理解。     The debate over children from other European countries in Britain"s school was refired after the country"s
leading teachers told The Observer that rising numbers of foreign pupils are putting some of schools near the
breaking point.
     Members of the National Association of Head Teachers will this week tell the government that the problem
is starting to change the culture of some schools. Some heads said the situation was out of control.
     Though head teachers think the new pupils have great ability and they should be welcomed into schools,
they are worried that they don"t have enough money to deal with the situation.
     "There is a feeling among some of our members that this is out of control and no one knows the final
solution," said Mick Brookes, general secretary of the NAHT. Brookes who will give evidence this week to
the government added,"some schools just don"t know how many immigrant children they will have to admit."
He said that while schools could take in one or two foreign pupils, some were struggling with the sudden large
increase in the number of children overseas.
      Clarissa Williams, head of Tolworth Girls School in Kingston upon Thames, south London, said she
received &1,300 a year from the government to cover the costs of teaching English to foreign pupils but was
having to spend &30,000 of her own budget to keep pace.
     On Tuesday, the association will tell the House of Lords that education budgets have not kept pace with
the increase in the number of pupils for whom English is a second language, or not spoken at all, who have
entered Britain since the European Union expanded (扩大) 1. According to the passage, the main reason for the debate is _____. A. Foreign pupils bring their cultures into Britain
B. Teachers work harder than before while getting paid less
C. The number of foreign pupils has increased too fast
D. The government doesn"t listen to the head teachers 2. How much more does Clarissa Williams need to receive from the government to cover the costs
   of teaching English to foreign pupils each year? A. &1,300
B.1,700
C. &30,000
D. &28,700 3. From the passage we know that _____.A. pupils from other countries can not speak English
B. many schools have already reached the breaking points
C. British schools have profited from the expansion of the the European Union
D. the expansion of the the European Union has brought many foreign students to Britain 4. Which of the following actions may most probably be taken by the government to solve the problem? A. Close down some school
B.  Drive away some foreign students
C. Hire more English teachers
D. Increase education budgets
题型:0104 期中题难度:| 查看答案
阅读理解。     New friends. Fresh lifestyle. Better career opportunities...Those are attractions of overseas study
foryoung people in China."Start early, finish strong, some of them say.
      More than 300 universities from 27 countries and regions were represented at last weekend"s
international education exposition (展览).
题型:0115 期中题难度:| 查看答案
最新试题
热门考点

超级试练试题库

© 2017-2019 超级试练试题库,All Rights Reserved.


     The US has always been on the top destination list for Chinese students, with its high
education standards and enough scholarship. Good news:It"s easier to get a US student visa
(签证) nowadays. Last year, the refusal rate was only 20 to 30 per cent, much lower than a
few years before, according to US Embassy. Concerns: There"re a lot to prepare. The
TOFEL, GRE... It"s longer time to apply to US universities than schools in the UK or
Australia.
     Useful link: www. Usembassychina.org. cn