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RadioandTelevision TherearefewhomesinBritaintodaythatdonothaveeitheraradioortelevisionset.Bothofthemhavebecomeanessentialpartofourlife,keepingusinformedofthenewsoftheday,instructingusinmanyfieldofinterest,andentertaininguswithsinging,dancingandacting.Marconi,theItalianinventorwhogaveustheradio,probablydidn’trealizewhateffectshisgreatinventionwouldhaveontheworldintheyearstocome.Radiohas,perhaps,hadasmuchinfluenceontheworldasanyothercommunicationsdevice.Eventsofuniversalinterestcanbereportedtotheentireglobeafewsecondsaftertheyhappen.Explorersinremoteareas,shipsatsea,evenastronautscirclingtheearthareabletokeepintouchwithcivilizationbymeansofradio. Televisionisanothermajorinstrumentofcommunication,permittingustoseeaswellastoheartheperformer.Sinceitsappearance,TVhashadatremendouseffectonthedailylifeofpeopleeverywhere. Improvementsofallkindsareconstantlybeingmadeintelevisionsothatreceptionwillbeasclosetoperfectaspossible.Perhapsthemostrecentadvancementofsignificancehasbeen“Telstar”Thespecially-equippedspacecapsule,orbitingtheglobe,makeitpossiblefortheentireworldtobecloserthaneverbefore.NowafamilyinManchestercanwatchonTVafootballmatchinFrance,askitournamentinNorway,oraparadeinJapanastheseeventsareactuallyhappening.练习
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3.Paragraph4____________. AThepopularityradioandTVinBritain BTheinventionoftheradio CThelatestdevelopmentofTV DTheimportanceoftheradio
4.Intoday’sworldradioandTVhavebecome___________.
5.Peoplemakeconstanteffortstoimprove__________.
6.Atelstarisasatellitethat_____________.
7.Withthehelpofthetelsar,eventscanbereportedtolistenersandviewersandalmost_____. Aatthesametimeastheyoccur Babasicnecessityoflife Csendsoutsignalsallthetime Dtravelsaroundtheglobe EthereceptionoftheirTVsets 答案A D C BE D AWorkandCareersSometimeswesaythatsomeoneweknowisasquarepeginaroundhole
1.Thissimplymeansthatthepersonwearetalkingaboutisnotsuitedforthejobheisdoing.Hemaybeabookkeeperwhoreallywantstobeanactororamechanicwholikescooking.Unfortunatelymanypeopleintheworldaresquarepegs;theyarenotdoingthekindofworktheyshouldbedoingforonereasonoranother.Asaresulttheyprobablyarenotdoingaverygoodjobandcertainlytheyarenothappy. Choosingtherightcareerisveryimportant.Mostofusspendagreatpartofourlivesatourjobs.Forthatreasonweshouldtrytofindoutwhatourtalentsareandhowwecanusethem.Wecandothisthroughaptitudetestinterviewwithspecialistsandstudyofbooksinourfieldofinterest. Therearemanycareersopentoeachofus.Perhapswelikescience.Thenwemightprepareourselvestobechemistsphysicistsorbiologists.Maybeourintereststakeusintothebusinessworldandsuchworkasaccountingpersonnelmanagementorpublicrelations.Manypersonsfindtheirplaceingovernmentservice.Teachingnewspaperworkmedicineengineering---theseandmanyotherfieldsofferfascinatingcareerstopersonswithtalentandtraining. 练习
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3.Paragraph3____________. AJobchoicesforthetalented BImportanceoffindingtherightjob CResultoftakingthewrongjob DVarietyofjobsopentoall
4.Apersonwhoisnotdoingtherightjobcannotexpectto_______________.
5.Tofindthejobmostsuitableforyourselfyoushouldfirstofall____________.
6.Thereareactuallyvariouskindsofjobsweallcan_______________.
7.Therearenumerouswaystofindout______________. Aspendmoretimeinschool Bwhatjobsuityoubest Cchoosefrom Ddoitwellandfeelcomfortableinit Efindoutwhatyourtalentsare 答案CBDDECBParkinson’sDisease 1Parkinson’sdiseaseaffectsthewayyoumove.Ithappenswhenthereisaproblemwithcertainnervecellsinthebrain.Normallythesenervecellsmakeanimportantchemicalcalleddopamine.Dopaminesendssignalstothepartofyourbrainthatcontrolsmovement.Itletsyourmusclesmovesmoothlyanddowhatyouwantthemtodo.WhenyouhaveParkinson’sthesenervecellsbreakdown.Thenyounolongerhaveenoughdopamineandyouhavetroublemovingthewayyouwantto. 2Nooneknowsforsurewhatmakesthesenervecellsbreakdown.Butscientistsaredoingalotofresearchtolookfortheanswer.Theyarestudyingmanypossiblecausesincludingagingandpoisonsintheenvironment.AbnormalgenesseemtoleadtoParkinson’sdiseaseinsomepeople.Butsofarthereisnotenoughprooftoshowthatitisalwaysinherited. 3’rremormaybethefirstsymptomyounotice.Itisoneofthemostcommonsignsofthediseasealthoughnoteveryonehasit.MoreimportantlynoteveryonewithatremorhasParkinson’sdisease.Tremoroftenstartsinjustonearmorlegoronlyononesideofthebody.Itmaybeworsewhenyouareawakebutnotmovingtheaffectedarmorleg.Itmaygetbetterwhenyoumovethelimboryouareasleep.IntimeParkinson’saffectsmusclesallthroughyourbodysoitcanleadtoproblemsliketroubleswallowingorconstipation.InthelaterstagesofthediseaseapersonwithParkinson’smayhaveafixedorblankexpressiontroublespeakingandotherproblems.Somepeoplealsohaveadecreaseinmentalskillsdementia. 4AtthistimethereisnocureforParkinson’sdisease.Butthereareseveraltypesofmedicinesthatcancontrolthesymptomsandmakethediseaseeasiertolivewith.Youmaynotevenneedtreatmentifyoursymptomsaremild.Yourdoctormaywaittoprescribemedicinesunntilyoursymptomsstarttogetinthewayofyourdailylife.Yourdoctorwilladjustyourmedicinesasyoursymptomsgetworse.Youmayneedtotakeseveralmedicinestogetthebestresults 练习
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26.Paragraph4_____________. A.TipsforPatientswiththeDisease B.CommonTreatmentfortheDisease C.MeansofDiagnosisoftheDisease D.TypicalSymptomsoftheDisease E.PossibleCausesoftheDisease F.DefinitionofParkinson’sDisease
27.You’IIfindithardtomovethewayyouwantto_____________.
28.Alotofresearchisbeingdonetofindout_____________.
29.OneofthemostcommonsignsofParkinson’sistremor_____________.
30.ApersonwithParkinson’shastolearntolivewiththedisease_____________. A.ifthereisn’tenoughdopaminemyourbody B.whataffectsmusclesallthroughyourbody C.whichcannotbecuredyet D.ifyouhaveafixedorblankexpression E.whichmaybethefirstsymptomyounotice F.whatcausesParkinson’sdisease 答案
23.F[解析]第一段的大意即什么是帕金森综合征因此选F
24.E[解析]第二段的大意即什么原因导致帕金森症因此选E
25.D[解析]第三段的大意即帕金森综合征的典型症状是什么因此选D
26.B[解析]第四段的大意即如何治疗帕金森症因此选B
27.A[解析]如果你的体内没有足够多的多巴胺,那么你会发现活动起来有困难根据第一段最后一句Thenyounolongerhaveenoughdopamine,andyouhavetroublemovingthewayyouwantto.因此选A
28.F[解析]人们正在进行大量的研究来发现导致帕金森综合征的原因根据第二段前三句话及后面提到的aging,poisonsinenvironment等可推断应选F
29.E[解析]帕金森症最主要的一个症状就是颤抖,颤抖也可能是你注意到的最初症状根据是第三段的第一句话Tremormaybethefirstsymptomyounotice.可知E正确
30.C[解析]得了帕金森症的病人必须要学会适应这种疾病,因为这还是一种不治之症根据文章第四段第一句Atthistime,thereisnocureforParkinson’sdisease.可知应选CNappingtoaHealthierHeart
1.Researcherssaytheyhavedevelopedasimpletestthatcantellifatpersonwithheartdiseaseislikelytostifferaheartattack2Thetestmeasureslevelsofaproteinintheblood.Theresearcherssaypeoplewithhighlevelsofthisproteinareathighriskofheartattackheartfailure3orstroke.
2.KirstenBibbins-DomingooftheUniversityofCaliforniainSanFranciscoledtheteam.Foraboutfouryearstheystudiedalmostonethousandpatientswithheartdisease.TheresearcherstestedtheheartdiseasepatientsforaproteincalledNT-proBNP
4.Patientswiththehighestlevelswerenearlyeighttimesmorelikelythanthosewiththelowestlevelstohaveaheartattackheartfailureorstroke.
3.Theresearcherssaythepresenceofhighlevelsoftheproteininthebloodshowsthattheheartmuscleisunderpressureinsomeway.Thestudyinvolvedmostlymensotheresearcherscouldnotsayforsure5thattheresultsarealsotrueforwomen..TheysaythepatientswiththehighestlevelsofNT-proBNPwereolderandhadotherproblemslikediabetesorhighbloodpressure.
4.Otherresearcherssaymorestudiesareneededtoconfirmifknowingtheproteinlevelsofaheartpatientshouldaffectthatperson’streatment.Theyalsowouldliketoknowifmoreaggressivetreatment6couldreducethepatient’schanceofaheartattackorstroke.ThestudyappearedintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation
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5.CouldalittlesleepduringthemiddleofthedayreducetheriskofaheartattackAnunrelatedstudyearlierthismonthintheArchivesofInternalMedicine8suggeststhattheanswermaybeyes.IncountriesliketheUnitedStatesafternoonnapsaremostlyforchildren.ButtheyarecommonforadultsinMediterraneancountries.Andthesecountriesgenerallyhavelowerratesofheartdisease.SoscientistsintheUnitedStatesandGreecewonderedifnapscouldplayapart.Twenty-threethousandhealthyadultstookpartinthestudybyHarvardUniversityandtheUniversityofAthens
9.Thosewhotookthirty-minutenapsthreetimesaweekhadathirty-sevenpercentlowerriskofdeathfromheartproblemsthanpeoplewhodidnottakenaps.
6.Theresearcherssaynappingmayimprovehearthealthbyreducingstress.Theysaytheresearchsuggeststhatnapsareespeciallygoodforworkingmen.Buttheysaynotenoughfemalesubjectsdiedduringthestudytojudgethebenefitsforwomen. 练习
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4.Paragraph6______. 第1--4题选项 AEffectsofNappinginFemalesStillUncertain BOlderMalesHaveHigherLevelsofNT-proBNP CDevelopmentofaSimplebutImportantTest DEvidenceofPositiveRelationshipBetweenNap-pingandHeartDisease EHowtoControltheLevelsofNT-proBNP FEffectsofNT-proBNPonHeartDisease 第5--8题选项
5.AccordingtosomeresearchersbymeasuringthelevelsofNT-proBNPinthebloodpeoplemayknow______.
6.IfapersonhasahighlevelofNT-proBNP______.
7.Peoplewhotakeregularafternoonnaps______.
8.Sofartherehavenotbeendefinitedatatoconfirm______. Awherefewerpeoplediefromheartproblem. Bwhethertheyhavetheriskofheartattackheartfailureorstroke. Cwouldprobablyhavelowerratesofheartdisease. DhowtotestapersonsNT-proBNPlevelinthebloodbyhimself. Ehisheartmusclewouldbeunderpressureinsomeway. Fthatnappingisofgreatbenefittowomentoo. 答案
1.F本段后面两句说到,通过检查心脏病人的NT-proBNP水平,发现水平最高的病人与水平最低的病人之间患心脏病的可能性相差近八倍
2.B本段说到,他们所查的是男性,并发现老年男性且患有糖尿病和高血压者NT-ProBNP的水平最高
3.D本段说到,地中海国家的成年人普遍都午睡,而且患心脏病的比率较低哈佛大学和雅典大学的研究证明,每周午睡三次、每次30分钟的人比完全不午睡的人死于心脏病的比率少37%
4.A最后一段说,午睡对丁作的男性尤其有益,虽然调查时死亡的女性并不多,但午睡对女性的益处文章并没有给出一个明确结论
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6.E答案来源于第三段第一句
7.C答案来源于第五段第
三、四句和该段最后一句
8.F答案来源于第三段第二句和文章的最后一句。