In many societies, there is often greater acceptance of light skin than dark ski
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The result is that skin lightening has become a common activity across Africa, Asia and other areas of the world. More and more people with dark s
kin are using skin-lightening products, even if it means they may face health risks.They believe that having whiter skin will improve their lives. Many people think they will have a better chance of getting a job or marrying into a better family. Or they want to look like what their society generally considers beautiful.
Some beauty care products and soaps contain chemicals that make skin lighter. This is also called bleaching. But some of the chemicals are extremely dangerous. One of the most dangerous is hydroquinone(对苯二酚).
Hydroquinone has been banned in several countries. This chemical has been connected to kidney damage and some kinds of cancer. It also causes low birth weight in babies when mothers –to-be use it during pregnancy.
At first, bleaching products make the skin color lighter. But after long-term use they can cause problems. They could even make some skin darker.
The chemicals in the products block and break down the natural process that gives color to skin. The skin loses its natural barrier（障碍）to protect against sunlight. Then the skin can become thick and discolored. Usually the person will use more of the product in an effort to correct the problem, but this only makes it worse.
Fatimata Ly treats skin conditions in the Senegalese capital, Dakar. Doctor Ly says skin bleaching has become a problem throughout Senegal. She says the chemicals are now more dangerous because they are stronger. Some cases have resulted in blackened fingernails, infections and permanent（永久的）skin damage.
And these are not the only risks. Experts say some people who change their skin color suffer emotional damage. They feel regret and sadness. They feel that instead of risking their health, they should have learned to love and accept their skin color as it was.
小题1:What is the text mainly about?
| A．The advantages of light skin | B．Introducing skin lightening products |
| C．The harmfulness of Hydroquinone | D．The health risks of bleaching |
| A．The process of removing the color |
| B．The process of making the skin whiter |
| C．The chemicals that make things white |
| D．The chemicals that protect skin against sunlight |
| A．Because they all want to look more beautiful. |
| B．Because they all want to marry into better families. |
| C．Because they want to find better jobs. |
| D．Because they want to improve their lives. |
| A．emotional problems | B．kidney cancer | C．lighter skin | D．low birth rate |
| A．positive | B．negative | C．supportive | D．optimistic |
答案
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:B
解析
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Have you noticed that lightly rubbing your temple (太阳穴) on your head temporarily ease minor headaches?
I am not a medical doctor, and I have no idea why this 1 . I don’t even know if it really helps with headache pains or if it is only a 2 remedy (疗法). Frankly speaking, I don’t even know if it is 3 to do so. But it seems to work just fine for me, at least for 4 headaches.
If you know why it works or if it is safe, please let me know and I will add that information here.
I also 5 that I am not able to 6 rub my temples for a long period of time, if my headaches are persistent. So, I sometimes use a tight 7 or a tight adjustable hat to do the 8 so I don’t have to use my 9 . Just don’t make it too tight, or it will make your headache 10 .
This simple remedy does not 11 migraines (偏头痛). You should definitely ask your 12 before you try this relief, and especially if you get headaches 13 . It may be a 14 of a major medical problem that needs immediate 15 . I take no responsibility, so go to see a doctor immediately.
1. A. keeps B. happens C. works D. matters
2. A. medical B. special C. social D. psychological
3. A. safe B. strange C. efficient D. crazy
4. A. minor B. major C. serious D. daily
5. A. consider B. find C. fear D. insist
6. A. actually B. really C. gradually D. continuously
7. A. tool B. dress C. headband D. glove
8. A. work B. trick C. test D. enjoyment
9. A. doctor B. medicine C. knowledge D. hands
10.A. worse B. better C. bigger D. uglier
11.A. mean B. cure C. include D. damage
12.A. parents B. doctor C. friend D. neighbor
13.A. gradually B. never C. often D. occasionally
14.A. sign B. discovery C. character D. topic
15.A. rest B. rubbing C. attention D. action
The results of two surveys, one of primary care physicians and the other of patients, found that while most doctors want to help patients lose weight and think it is their responsibility to do so, they often don’t know what to say.
“So while doctors may tell patients they are overweight, the conversation often ends there,” said Christine C. Ferguson, director of the Stop Obesity Alliance. “Patients are not told about the possibility of diabetes (糖尿病),” she said. “And doctors don’t feel they have good information to give. They felt that they didn’t have adequate tools to address this problem.
The lack of dialogue hurts patients, too. The patient survey, of over 1,000 adults, found that most overweight patients don’t even know that they’re too heavy. Only 39 percent of overweight people surveyed had ever been told by a health care provider that they were overweight.
Of those who were told they were obese, 90 percent were also told by their doctors to lose weight, the survey found. In fact most have tried to lose weight and may have been successful in the past—and many are still trying, the survey found. And many understand that losing even a small amount of weight can have a positive impact on their health and reduce their risk of obesityrelated diseases like hypertension and diabetes.
Dr. William Bestermann Jr., medical director of Holston Medical Group, in Kingsport, Tenn. , which ranks the 10th in obesity among metropolitan areas in the United States, said the dialogue had to be an ongoing one and could not be dropped after just one mention of the problem. “If you’re to be successful with helping your patients lose weight, you have to talk to them at actually every visit about their progress, and find something to encourage them and coach them,” he said.
He acknowledged that many doctors tend to be not optimistic.
“Part of this is that there’s this common belief, and doctors are burdened by it, too, that overweight people are weak-willed and just don’t have any willpower and are selfindulgent and all that business,” he said. “If you think that way, you’re not going to spend time having a productive conversation.”
小题1:What is the Stop Obesity Alliance most probably in Paragraph 3?
| A．An organization of doctors suffering from obesity. |
| B．An organization of patients suffering from obesity. |
| C．A research group that conducts special surveys about overweight people. |
| D．A research group dealing with doctor-patient relationship. |
| A．About 350. | B．About 390. |
| C．About 900. | D．About 1,000. |
| A．They are not as hopeless as doctors think they are. |
| B．Most of them have tried hard to lose weight, but in vain. |
| C．Without their doctors’ constant coaching, there is little chance of their succeeding in losing weight. |
| D．Most of them have just given up their hope of becoming less heavy. |
| A．Most doctors never think of warning their patients about their weight problem. |
| B．Many doctors find it difficult to persuade overweight people to lose weight. |
| C．Most patients are too weak-willed to do anything about their weight. |
| D．Many patients tend not to trust their doctors about their weight problem. |
| A．Obesity in the U. S. |
| B．Trouble of overweight Americans. |
| C．Talk more, help better. |
| D．Doctors or patients---who to bear more blame?[ |
Then, consider this: you might be in a state of subhealth (亚健康)．
Subhealth, also called the third state or gray state, is explained as a borderline state between health and disease．
According to the investigation by the National Health Organization, over 45 percent of subhealthy people are middle-aged or elderly．The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam-week．
Symptoms(征兆)include a lack of energy, depression(压抑),slow reactions, insomnia(失眠),agitation, and poor memory．Other symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs．
The key to preventing and recovering from subhealth, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits, alternate work and rest, exercise regularly, and take part in open air activities．
As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar．They should also eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, fish because they are rich in nutritional elements…vitamins and trace elements …vitamins and trace elements…that are important to the body．
Nutrition(营养)experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract(消化系统)．They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding subhealth．
Treating disease by taking bathing has been popular for centuries. Modern medical bathing first became popular in Europe and by the late 1700’s h
as also become popular in the United States.For many years frequent bathing was believed to be bad for one’s health. Or
dinary bathing just to keep clean was avoided, and perfume was often used to cover up body smells!By the 1700’s doctors began to say that soap and water were good for health. They believed that it was good for people to be clean. Slowly, people began to bathe more frequently. During the Victorian Age of the late 19th century, taking a bath on Saturday night became com
on.In the United States ordinary bathing was slow to become popular. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, many Americans were known as “The Great Unwashed!” In one American city , for example, a person was only allowed to take a bath every thirty days! That was a law!
Frequency of bathing today is partly a matter of habit. People know that bathing for cleanliness is important to health, Doctors know that dirty bodies increase the chance of diseases. As a result, in the United States, people generally bathe often. Some people bathe once a day at least. They consider a daily bath essential to good health.
小题1:A water system for baths was built by _______ over 3,000 years ago.
| A．the Romans | B．the Greeks |
| C．the Americans | D．the Europeans |
| A．ruin one’s business | B．cause disease |
| C．drive customers away | D．cause good health |
| A．unimportant | B．good for health | C．harmful | D．important |
| A．a sweet smelling substance | B．good health |
| C．a strange smelling substance | D．large wealth |
| A．Everybody in America takes a daily bath. |
| B．We should often take baths |
| C．Taking baths has become popular in the world. |
| D．Bathing has become easier and cheaper. |
●Drink water
No, you don’t have to fill up like a tub, but ensure that you drink 8 to 10 glasses of water every day. Don’t substitute for juice. With adequate water intake your body will be able to metabolize（新陈代谢）fat more effectively. And if you have a glass of water 10-15 minutes before your meal, you will feel full once you start eating. Another fun fact, did you know that you can lose 62 calories by drinking ice cold water?
●Eat 5 times a day
Start with breakfast. The more you eat for breakfast, the less food you will want to eat at night. Please don’t skip this meal as you’ll end up swallowing everything in sight for the rest of the day. You don’t need to gobble up 5 large meals. Eat sensibly so your body doesn’t crave for food.
●Use weights
Needless to say, exercise is crucial to weight loss. You can’t expect to sit on the sofa all day, sip water and lose weight. Join a good gym that lets you work with weights. It will help you build muscle and your metabolism rate will increase. You’ll soon see the fat come off and in its place muscle will develop.
●Smaller bowls
It’s better to substitute the huge bowls you usually use for small ones – when food starts to fall off, you’ll know it’s enough. Try to get these new bowls in dark colors. Dark blue will be your best choice since it is the number one color that fights off the appetite. Avoid red/orange/yellow colors in your dining area – they are the ones making your appetite go sky high.
●Read between lines
Food and drink products are all out to get you. They scream “Buy me! Buy me!” They could be “fat free” but they could still have a lot of calories. You need to analyze the nutrition label on the cover. Find out what’s good for you and what isn’t. Knowing in advance can help you stay away from products that are calorie-enriched.
●Don’t punish yourself
Go easy on yourself at least one day in a week. If you begin to dislike your diet then there’s something wrong. Find a diet that suits your body type and your lifestyle.
小题1:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
| A．If you are on a diet, you should always keep to your diet. |
| B．Use smaller bowls can help you eat less food. |
| C．Skipping breakfast is not a wise way to lose weight. |
| D．Reading the nutrition label on drink and food products is helpful. |
| A．black and yellow | B．gray and white |
| C．red and orange | D．blue and purple |
| A．beam | B．shot | C．barbell | D．badminton |
| A．drinking juice instead of water |
| B．working with weights to build muscle |
| C．buying products that are not calorie-enriched |
| D．eating proper amount of food |
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