We can slow down aging. That is the message Dr. Shen Ziyin wants to give the wor
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We can slow down aging. That is the message Dr. Shen Ziyin wants to give the world. And the Chinese doctor claims that he has found an answer to the problems of aging. His solution is a herbal medicine（草药）to slow the process of aging.
Dr. Shen Ziyin has been trained in Western medicine. At the same time he studied traditional Chinese medicine. And, he has been working for the past forty years to put together the best of both and find a cure for aging. He has taken a hint from the ancient Chinese medicine system called “Shen”.
According to Shen, it is the kidney（肾脏）which adjusts the functioning of the body as well as its aging process. It is responsible for the level of activity that the human bodies go through. Studies conducted by Dr. Shen show that herbal medicine based on the Shen system slows the aging process, says a report in the Telegraph newspaper. We notice that when people grow old, they have reduced strength, loss of hair, backache, weakness, wrinkles and so on. This happens because when people grow old, their bodies produce T-cells. These T-cells contain a particular substance called Fas. Fas makes the cells in the body destruct themselves.
So the only way to slow down aging is to slow the production of T-cells in the body. This can happen if people eat low calorie food. Then the body is not active enough to produce extra T-cells. But, is going hungry all the time a good price to pay for staying young? This is where Dr. Shen’s herbal medicine comes in. But how effective it will be, only time can tell.
小题1:How did Dr. Shen find the solution to the problem of aging?| A．By studying Western medicine. | | B．By learning traditional Chinese medicine. | | C．By combining both Western and Chinese medicine. | | D．By doing research on both Western and Chinese people. |
小题2:What plays the most important role in keeping people young according to Shen?| A．Medical treatment. | | B．Positive life attitude. | | C．People’s good kidney. | | D．Level of people’s activity. |
小题3:The reason why people become old is that . | A．their bodies produce T-cells | | B．they become weaker and weaker | | C．they have reduced strength, loss of hair | | D．their bodies are unable to fight diseases |
小题4:We can probably learn from the passage that . | A．producing more low calorie food allows people to keep young | | B．it remains unknown how effective Dr. Shen’s herbal medicine is | | C．people should try to quicken the production of T-cells in the body | | D．the more Chinese herbal medicine people drink, the better for health |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B |
解析
如何才能延缓衰老？一位中西医结合的医生发明了一种药物。
小题1:推理题。根据第2段2,3行And, he has been working for the past forty years to put together the best of both and find a cure for aging.可知他是把中医和西医相结合，故C正确。
小题2:细节题。根据第3段第一行it is the kidney（肾脏）which adjusts the functioning of the body as well as its aging process.可知C正确。
小题3:推理题。根据第三段最后3行可知当人体变老的时候，会产生T-cells，而T-cells正是导致人衰老的主要物质。故A正确。
小题4:推断题。根据文章最后一句话But how effective it will be, only time can tell. 可知人们现在还不知道这种药物是否有效，需要时间来检验。 |
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Is there anything more important than health? I don"t think so. "Health is the greatest wealth(财富)," wise people say. You can"t be good at your studies or work well when you are ill.
If you have a headache, toothache, backache, earache or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you should go to the doctor.
The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed. After that he will advise some treatment or some medicine. The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice.
Speaking about doctor"s advice, I can"t help telling you a funny story.
An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs. The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease.
He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest. He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks. In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule-Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is. The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn"t smoke more than one cigarette a day.
A month later the gentleman came into the doctor"s office. He looked cheerful and happy. He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man.
"But you know, doctor," he said, "it"s not easy to begin smoking at my age."
小题1:The writer thinks that ____.| A．health is more important than wealth | | B．work is as important as studies | | C．medicine is more important than pleasure | | D．nothing is more important than money |
小题2:The doctor usually tells his patient what to do _____.| A．without examining the patient | | B．after he has examined the patient | | C．if the patient doesn"t take medicine | | D．unless the patient feels painful |
小题3:The underlined part in the passage means "____".| A．he was feeling better than ever | | B．he will be well again | | C．he was feeling worse than before | | D．he wasn"t a healthy man |
小题4:From the last sentence of the passage, we learn the man ____ before.| A．was a heavy smoker | | B．didn"t smoke so much | | C．didn"t smoke at all | | D．began to learn to smoke |
小题5:Which of the following is NOT true?| A．The man thanked the doctor. | | B．The man didn"t follow the doctor"s advice. | | C．The man told the doctor he couldn"t remember things. | | D．The doctor usually tests his/her blood pressure when a person is ill. |
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Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as “honor” help you create this life of good feelings.
Here’s an example to show how honorably actions create happiness.
Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk’s mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. One the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.
Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?
In the first case, where we don’t tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk’s attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.
There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it’s easy to think and act honorably again when we’re happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it’s started, it’s easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.
小题1:According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our__________.| A．self-respect | B．financial rewards | | C．advertising ability | D．friendly relationship |
小题2:The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to __________.| A．lying | B．stealing | C．cheating | D．advertising |
小题3:The phrase “bringing the error to the clerk’s attention” (in para. 5)means_________.| A．telling the truth to the clerk | | B．offering advice to the clerk | | C．asking the clerk to be more attentive | | D．reminding the clerk of the charged item |
小题4:How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake?| A．We’ll be very excited | | B．We’ll feel unfortunate | | C．We’ll have a sense of honor | | D．We’ll feel sorry for the clerk |
小题5:Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?| A．How to Live Truthfully | | B．Importance of Peacefulness | | C．Ways of Gaining Self-respect | | D．Happiness through Honorable Actions |
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“In only six days I lost seven pounds of weight.”
“Two full inches in the first three days!”
These are the kinds of statements used in magazine, newspaper, radio and television ads, promising good shapes and new look to those who buy the medicine or the device. The promoters of products say they can shape the legs, slim the face, smooth wrinkles, or in some other way add to beauty or desirability.
Often such products are nothing more than money-making things for their promoters. The results they produce are questionable, and some are dangerous to health.
To understand how these products can be legally promoted to the public, it is necessary to understand something of the laws covering their regulation. If the product is a drug, FDA (Food Drug Administration) can require proof under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act that it is safe and effective before it is put on the market. But if the product is a device, FDA has no authority to require premarketing proof of safety or effectiveness. If a product already on the market is a danger to health, FDA can request the producer or distributor to remove it from the market voluntarily, or it can take legal action, including seizure (查封) of the product.
One notable case a few years ago involved an electrical device called the Relaxacisor, which had been sold for reducing the waistline. The Relaxacisor produced electrical shocks to the body through contact pads. FDA took legal action against the distributor to stop the sale of the device on the grounds that was dangerous to health and life.
Obviously, most of the devices on the market have never been the subject of court proceedings (法律诉讼), and new devices appear continually, Before buying, it is up to the consumer to judge the safety or effectiveness of such items.
小题1:It can be inferred that ads mentioned in the text are_____.| A．objective | B．costly | C．unbelievable | D．illegal |
小题2:The Relaxacisor is mentioned as______.| A．a product which was designed to produce electricity | | B．a product whose distributor was involved in a legal case | | C．a successful advertisement of a beauty product | | D．an example of a quality beauty product |
小题3:The author intends to______.| A．make consumers aware of the promoters’ false promise | | B．show the weakness of the law on product safety | | C．give advice on how to keep young and beautiful | | D．introduce the organization of FDA |
小题4:Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. The court is in charge of removing dangerous products.
B. New products are more likely to be questionable.
C. The production of a device must be approved by FDA.
D. The promoters usually just care about profits. |
Why are people interested in eating raw foods or whole foods? One reason is that eating these types of food reduces the risk of acid accumulation in your body.
Raw and whole foods are usually digested more efficiently than cooked and refined foods. When we cook foods, we destroy the natural enzymes (酶) that are part of the food in its raw form. These enzymes were intended by nature to help us digest the food. When we consume food without these natural enzymes, our bodies either digest the food improperly or allow too many nutrients to be absorbed into the bloodstream. In both instances, the result is obesity. When too many nutrients are absorbed at once, the body grows fat. Improperly digested food moves slowly through the digestive tract, where it becomes increasingly acidic. To protect its vital organs from this acidic waste, the body changes the acid into fat and stores it safely away from the organs.
Processed foods contain chemical elements, which might confuse the appetite mechanism that tells us when we’ve had enough to eat; as a result, people often overeat. Processed foods also upset the digestive cycle. The body will either identify these foods as allergens and then store them safely away from the organs as fat, or the remains of undigested food will become acidic and enter the bloodstream as acid waste, which will stick to the blood vessel walls and block the passage of vital oxygen and nutrients heading for the body’s cells. The body’s metabolism (新陈代谢) becomes inactive, and the result is weight gain and obesity.
The accumulation of acid in the digestive tract makes digestion increasingly inefficient. When that happens, even healthy foods can become acidic and the food allergies will become more common.
To stop this vicious（恶性的） circle in its tracks, people need to consume food and supplements that will neutralize the acid already accumulated in body. Eating the right types of raw and whole foods can help. It’s also important to restore your enzyme balance. You need to identify and avoid the foods that cause acid accumulation and consume the foods that increase enzyme production. If you truly want to change and help your body heal itself, you need to take an active approach.
小题1:It can be inferred from Para. 2 that __________.| A．foods with natural enzymes help people keep fit | | B．we’d better be cautious about raw and whole foods | | C．it is essential for people to protect their vital organs | | D．giving up cooked and refined foods is a new lifestyle |
小题2:Processed foods are unhealthy because they __________.| A．destroy body’s cells | B．may lead to obesity | | C．are difficult to digest | D．stop body’s metabolism |
小题3:What is the main purpose of this passage?| A．To warn people of the problem of obesity. | | B．To advocate eating more raw and whole foods. | | C．To inform people of the harm of processed foods. | | D．To tell the differences between raw and processed foods. |
小题4:What is likely to be talked about following the last paragraph?| A．Different causes of acid accumulation. | | B．Correct ways to cook raw foods. | | C．Suitable types of raw and whole foods. | | D．Active approaches to avoid acid. |
小题5:What can we learn from the text?| A．Processed foods are good for our appetite mechanism. | | B．Processed foods also comfort the digestive tract. | | C．T he accumulation of acid in the digestive tract makes digestion more effective. | | D．Eating the right types of raw and whole foods does good to our body. |
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What kind of sports impressed you most during your childhood? Maybe racing around the playground or skipping rope for hours would bring you pleasure. At that time you weren’t thinking of fitness, you were just thinking of entertainment. But in this age of high-tech home equipment and underused gym memberships, the simple joy of jumping rope has been forgotten. I think rediscovering it probably will give you a total-body exercise.
Although considered an excellent form of exercise, jumping rope has never received widespread acceptance because of two reasons. First,most people recognize jumping rope as an excellent form of cardiovascular (心血管的) exercise, but they also believe that it is simply too difficult. In other words, they don’t think they’ll be able to continue jumping for the near 20 minutes in order to achieve a beneficial physical effect. Second, many regard it as somewhat boring and overly repetitive —not as something fun or enjoyable.
As a matter of fact, jumping rope can be great fun as long as you find a proper way to practise it. Instead of doing the usual two-foot bounce(跳) over and over again, players good at rope-jumping often change their pattern every 10 or 20 jumps. A single bounce, a double –bounce , a skip, a knee-up, side swings , as well as a variety of other easy-to-learn free-style rope-jumping .
Nowadays researchers are discovering that jumping rope also prepares the brain for learning . It is an exercise allowing both brain hemispheres（半球）to perform equallyto each other . In short, jumping rope can be a life-long activity requiring little equipment, time and space , yet leading to a much healthier life.
小题1:The main purpose of the first paragraph is to tell us that .| A．people would rather have exercise in a gym than do sports outside | | B．there seems to be too much advanced equipment for people to use | | C．racing around the playground was regarded as children’s favorite sport | | D．jumping rope has escaped from people’s memories in modern society |
小题2:One reason that can explain why rope jumping has not spread widely is that_____.| A．it benefits the cardiovascular system | | B．it is too difficult for people to learn to jump | | C．it is believed to be boring and repetitive | | D．it requires little equipment, time and space |
小题3:The first sentence in Paragraph 3 implies that in rope jumping .| A．there is only one proper way to follow | | B．the usual way should not be used again | | C．the easiest way is always the best one | | D．there are different kinds of ways to follow |
小题4:According to the researchers , jumping rope .| A．only prepares the brain for learning | | B．is suitable for students only | | C．helps both brain hemispheres work together | | D．can be dangerous for old people |
小题5:What is the author’s attitude towards rope jumping ?| A．He strongly argues against it. | | B．He is in favour of it. | | C．He is sitting on the fence of it . | | D．He knows little about it . |
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