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October 15th is Global Handwashing Day. Activities are planned in more than twenty countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap. Experts say people around the world wash their hands but very few use soap at so-called critical moments. These include after using the toilet, after cleaning a baby and before touching food. Global Handwashing Day is the idea of the Public-private Partnership for handwashing with soap. The goal, they say, is to create a culture of handwashing with soap. The organizers say all soaps arc equally effective at removing disease-causing germs (细茵). They say the correct way to wash is to wet your hands with a small amount of water and cover them with soap. Rub it into all areas, including under the fingernails. Then, wash well under running water. Finally, dry your hands with a clean cloth. The Partnership says soap is important because it increases the time that people spend washing. Soap also helps to break up the dirt that holds most of the germs. And it usually leaves a pleasant smell, which increases the chances that people will wash again. It also says that washing hands with soap before eating and after using the toilet could save more lives than any medicine. It could help reduce cases of diarrhea (痢疾), which is the second leading cause of child deaths, killing more than one and a half million children a year, by almost half. |
1. What does the author intend to tell us in the passage? |
A. To keep healthy by washing hands. B. To wash hands with soap. C. To take action to wash hands. D. To wash hands often. |
2. Which of the following is the right way to wash hands? a. Washing hands well. b. Covering hands with soap. c. Drying hands. d. Rubbing hands with soap. e. Wetting hands. |
A. a-c-b-e-d B. e-d-a-b-c C. a-c-b-d-e D. c-b-d-a-c |
3. Which fact can"t explain why soap is important? |
A. It gives people a longer handwashing lime. B. It helps to remove a lot of germs from hands. C. It attracts people to do more handwashing. D. It gets all people into the habit of washing hands. |
4. According to the last paragraph, diarrhea is a disease that ______? |
A. kills half of the kids in the developing countries a year B. causes the greatest number of child deaths C. can be prevented to some degree by washing hands with soap D. can"t be cured without washing hands |
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1-4: B D D C |
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Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in industrialized countries. They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago. 1_______ The scientists say that human life has changed greatly. Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this has led to new kinds of sicknesses. 2_______ They are called "diseases of civilization". Many cancers and diseases of the blood system arc examples of such diseases. The scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none. 3_______ However, a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that today. Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat,which had much less fat than domestic (驯养的) ones. They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits. They did not have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains. 4_______ We eat six times more salt than our ancestors and we eat more sugar as well. We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein (蛋白质) and much less vitamin C. 5_______ But the scientists say that we would be much healthier if we cat much the same way the ancient people did, cutting the amount of fat, salty and sweet food. |
A. Stone Age people lived a simple life without any meat. B. But today, we enjoy eating a lot of these. C. In that case, they would live a much healthier life. D. Ancient people also got lots of physical exercise. E. These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times. F. People today probably don"t want to live like our ancestors. G. Modern people used to suffer from "diseases of civilization". |
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Like distance runners on a measured course, all of us will move through time in a roughly predictable pattern. In the first stage of our lives, we develop and grow, reaching toward the top of physical vitality (energy). After we grow up, however, the body begins a process of gradually wearing out. A new awareness of physical fitness may help lengthen our years of health and vitality, yet nothing we do will work to stop the unavoidable force of aging. Most of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body. The lungs become less able to take in oxygen. Powerful muscles gradually lose their strength. The heart loses power and pumps less blood. Bones grow easier to break. Finally, we meet a stress, a stress that is greater than our physical resistance. Often, it is only a minor accident or chance infection (a disease caused by virus), but this time, it brings life to an end. In 1932, a classic experiment nearly doubled the lifetime of rats, simply by cutting back the calories (unit for measuring the energy value of food) in their diet. The reason for the effect was then unknown. Today, at the university of California at Berkley, Dr. Paul Seagle has also greatly lengthened the normal lifetime of rats. The result was achieved through a special protein (蛋白质) limited diet, which had a great effect on the chemistry of the brain. Seagle showed that within the brain, specific chemicals control many of the signals that influence aging. By changing that chemical balance, the clock of aging can be reset. For the first time, the mystery (something that is difficult to understand or to explain) of why we age is being seriously challenged. Scientists in many fields are now making striking and far-reaching discoveries. An average lifetime lasts 75 years, yet in each of us lies a potential for a longer life. If we could keep the vitality and resistance to disease that we have at age twenty, we would live for 800 years. |
1. What does the underlined word "it" refer to? |
A. Physical vitality. B. Stress. C. Aging. D. Physical resistance. |
2. The author believes the following EXCEPT that _____. |
A. human"s life pattern is predictable B. physical fitness can"t stop the force of aging C. human"s lifetime will last longer than 75 years D. all of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body |
3. How did Dr. Paul Seagle lengthen the lifetime of rats in his experiment? |
A. By limiting the protein in their diet B. By cutting the calories in their diet C. By resetting their clock of aging D. By keeping their physical fitness |
4. What is probably the best title for the article? |
A. Two Great Experiments B. The Mystery of Human Life C. Ways to lengthen Human Life D. The Breakthrough in the Study of Aging |
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What"s black and orange and growing for the first time in decades? India"s tiger population! On Monday, officials announced the results of the latest tiger count. The census (统计) totaled 1,706 tigers in forests across the Asian country-about 300 more than four years ago. "These numbers give us hope for the future of tigers in the world," said Jim Leape, international director of the World Wildlife Fund. A century ago, about 100,000 tigers lived in India"s forests. But by 2002, a count showed that there were only 3,600 left. The number dropped to 1,411 in 2007. What caused India"s tiger population to shrink so dramatically? More than anything else, experts say, development has taken a toll. People have moved into tiger territory and destroyed much of the animal"s habitat. Today, tigers live on a just small part of the land they occupied 100 years ago. Illegal hunting has also contributed to the decline. Poachers (盗猎者) can demand high fees for tiger parts, which are a key ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine. The parts from one tiger can sell for tens of thousands of dollars. India"s news is a step in the right direction. But while the number of tigers has increased there in the last four years, the animals" habitat has shrunk. Roads and construction projects have blocked off many tiger corridors-routes used by the big cats to go from one forest to another. "Securing these corridors should be taken up as a priority," says Rajesh Gopal, of the National Tiger Conservation Authority. Last November, leaders from the 13 countries that are home to wild tigers met in St. Petersburg, Russia, to develop a plan to help the endangered cats. They set a goal to double the world"s tiger population by the year 2022. Will we reach that goal? With India"s tiger population on the rise and conservationists around the world focused on helping the big cats, it seems it just might happen. |
1. The underlined word "shrink" in Paragraph 2 most probably means _____. |
A. develop B. reduce C. disappear D. remove |
2. Which is one of the reasons why India"s tiger population declines? |
A. Some living areas of India"s tigers are destroyed by humans. B. Roads and construction projects have bridged tiger corridors. C. Some India"s tigers have been hunted for to attract visitors. D. Too many tigers are used in making traditional Chinese medicine. |
3. It can be inferred from the passage that _____. |
A. 1,411 India"s tigers were killed between 2002 and 2007 B. Rajesh Gopal is in charge of the World Wildlife Fund C. the world"s tiger population will surely be doubled by 2022 D. international efforts are being made to protect India"s tigers |
4. What is the author"s attitude towards the future of India"s tigers? |
A. Critical B. Objective C. Optimistic D. Concerned |
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If you walk into W. Lloyd Jerome"s dental surgery (手术) in Glasgow, you"ll see bright paintings and a fashionable blue couch which patients sit on while he checks their teeth. Jerome says, "That"s because they"re frightened." 1_____ "That"s why I don"t wear a white coat. I find that"s one of the things that people associate with pain. In fact, my philosophy is that dental treatment should take place in an atmosphere of relaxation, interest and, above all, enjoyment." Which is all highly shocking for anyone who associates dental treatment with pain, or at the very least, formal, clinical visits. He says, "If people are relaxed, entertained and correctly treated, they will forget such previous unpleasant experiences." Virtual-reality headsets are one of his new relaxation techniques, "2_____ The headsets are used for the first check-up, where the patient sits on the blue couch and watches an underwear film while I look at their teeth." Then the headset switches to a special camera, to give the patient a visual tour around their mouth. Another key point is that the surgery smells more like a perfume shop than a dentist"s. Today there is the smell of orange."When people walk in, I want them to realize with all their senses that it"s not like going to dentist"s. Smell is very important. 3_____" Known as Glasgow"s most fashionable dentist, Jerome is keen to point out that he takes his work very seriously. "4_____" For example, Jerome uses a special instrument which sprays warm water on the teeth to clean them, rather than scraping them. "It feels a bit strange, but as long as people are relaxed, it"s not painful." 5_____ "One of the things I found out there was that when you make it easier for the patient, you make it easier for yourself." He sees his patient-centered attitude as the start of a gradual movement towards less formality in the conservative British dentistry profession. At that moment, a patient arrives. Jerome rushes over, offers him a cup of tea, asks him what video he"d like to watch and leads him gently towards the chair. |
A. Five years ago, Jerome went to the United States to do research. B. He has tried to create an environment where people are not afraid. C. The relaxation techniques are important but the quality of the treatment is the most important thing. D. We were the first practice in Britain to introduce them. E. Now they look forward to their visits here. F. That dental smell of surgical spirit can get the heart racing in minutes if you"re frightened of dentists. G. Fifty percent of the population only go to the dentist when they"re in pain. |
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This was the year the Earth struck back. Earthquakes, heat waves, floods, volcanoes, super typhoons, snow storms, landslides and droughts killed at least a quarter of a million people in 2010-the deadliest year in more than a generation. More people were killed worldwide by natural disasters this year than have been killed in terrorism attacks in the past 40 years combined. "It just seemed like it was back-to-back and it came in waves," said Craig Fugate, who heads the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency. It handled a record number of disasters in 2010. And we have ourselves to blame most of the time, scientists and disaster experts say. Even though many catastrophes have the ring of random chance, the hand of man made this a particularly deadly, costly, extreme and weird (古怪的) year for everything from wild weather to earthquakes. Poor construction and development practices conspire to make earthquakes more deadly than they need be. More people live in poverty in vulnerable (脆弱的) buildings in crowded cities. That means that when the ground shakes, the river breaches, or the tropical cyclone hits, more people die. Disasters from the Earth, such as earthquakes and volcanoes "are pretty much constant," said Andreas Schraft, vice president of catastrophic perils for the Geneva-based insurance giant Swiss Re."All the change that"s made is man-made." The January earthquake that killed well more than 220,000 people in Haiti is a perfect example. Port-au- Prince has nearly three times as many people - many of them living in poverty-and more poorly built shanties than it did 25 years ago. So had the same quake hit in 1985 instead of 2010, total deaths would have probably been in the 80,000 range, said Richard Olson, director of disaster risk reduction at Florida International University. In February, an earthquake that was more than 500 times stronger than the one that struck Haiti hit an area of Chile that was less populated, better constructed, and not as poor. Chile"s bigger quake caused fewer than 1,000 deaths. Climate scientists say Earth"s climate also is changing, bringing extreme weather, such as heat waves and flooding. In the summer, one weather system caused oppressive heat in Russia, while farther south it caused flooding in Pakistan that inundated 161,200 square kilometers, about the size of Wisconsin. That single heat-and-storm system killed almost 17,000 people, more people than all the worldwide airplane crashes in the past 15 years. Scientists have calculated that the killer Russian heat wave-setting a national record of 43.9℃-would happen once every 100,000 years without global warming. |
1. What is responsible for the most human deaths in 2010? |
A. Natural disasters. B. Terrorist attacks. C. Poor buildings. D. Too rapid development. |
2. According to Andreas Schraft, _____. |
A. earthquakes are happening more often because of human beings B. earthquakes are causing more damage because of human beings C. stronger houses should be built to limit storm damage D. Port-au-Prince is now overpopulated |
3. The main point of the article is to _____. |
A. list the natural disasters that occurred in 2010 B. give the details of some natural disasters of 2010 C. warn that more natural disasters are to strike D. blame humanity for not helping those affected by the disasters |
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