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Besidessleepingmore,sleepingbetteralsoseemedtohelpthebodyfightillness:

Patientswhofaredbetteronameasureknownas“sleepefficiency”—thepercentageoftimeinbedthatyou’reactuallysleeping—werealsolesslikelytogetsick.

Theresultsheldtrueevenafterresearchersadjustedforelementssuchasbody-massindex,age,sex,smokingandpre-existingantibodies（抗体）tothevirus.

Theresearchersaren’texactlysurewhysleepingbettermakesyoulesslikelytodevelopacold.Buttheydotrytogiveananswer:

“Sleepdisturbanceinfluencestheregulationofsymptommediators（调节因子）thatarereleasedinresponsetoinfection.”InplainEnglish,maybetossingandturningwhenyou’reinfectedwiththecoldviruscontributestothesymptomsthatdefineacold.

TheresearcherswerebasedatCarnegieMellon,theUniversityofPittsburghandtheUniversityofVirginia,andthestudywasfundedbytheNationalInstitutesofHealth.

60.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoestheunderlinedword“subjects”meaninparagraph2?

A.areasofknowledgeinaschoolB.peoplebeingstudiedinanexperiment

C.researchtopicsD.animalsbeingtested

61.Itisshowninthepassagethat_______.

A.theresearchersobtaininformationaboutthesleephabitsbyfrequentinterviews

B.theresearchersdotheirresearchintheNationalInstitutesofHealth

C.peoplehopetoavoidbeinginfectedwithacoldbysleepingasmuchaspossible

D.sleepingmoreandbetterhelpsregulatethesymptommediators

62.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheRelationshipBetweenVirusandCold

B.HowtoSleepWell

C.GoodSleepHelpsFightaCold

D.TheMoretheSleep,theBetterYourBody

【参考答案】60-62BDC

【2014界黑龙江省哈三中高三上第三次验收考试】

TheHappiestCitiesOnEarth

Ifyou’relookingforacheerydestinationforyournextvacation,considerthesefourspotsandgetreadytotakenotesonhowtoreallylivethegoodlife.

Singapore

Withoneofthehighestpopulationdensities（密度）intheworldandresidentsknownforbeingworkaholics,it’shardtoimaginethecity-stateofSingaporehavingoneofthehappiestpopulationsonearth.Andyetinarecentsurvey,95%ofthemsaidtheywereeitherveryhappyorquitehappy.

Theygivetheircityhighmarksforcleanlinessandsafety—subwaysarepristine（洁净的）andunfailinglyarriveontime,andpoliceareseenashelpfulandgoodattheirjobs.What’smore,theyfeeltheycancountontheirneighbours—all5.1millionofthem.

Arhus,Denmark

TheresidentsofArhuscheerfullypartwith68%oftheirincomeintaxes,knowingthatinreturntheywillbeguaranteedfreehealthcare,freedaycare,andatop-notch（第一流的）educationfortheirchildren.

Anenergeticcityof300,000withalivelyculturalsceneandadiversenumberofreligionsrepresented,thesenseofequality（therangeinincomesisnarrow）,aswellaseasyaccesstothenearbyseaandsurroundingcountryside,makeArhusseemmorelikeasmalltown.

SanLuisObispo,CA

Accordingtoa2008Gallup-Healthwaysstudy,peoplewholiveinSanLuisObispoaremorelikelythanresidentsofotherU.S.citiestosmileandexperiencejoyandarelesslikelytoexperiencepainordepression.About64,000ofthe260,000peopleinthegreatermetropolitanarea（都市区）,locatedhalfwaybetweenLosAngelesandSanFrancisco,volunteeratover11,000non-profitorganizations.

Fewjourneystoworkarelongerthan10minutes（onereasonitsmembersrankintheupperthirdforjobsatisfaction）,so“it’seasytobeinvolved,”residentPierreRademakersaid.Businesssignsareunobtrusive（不显眼的）bylaw,fewerthan11%ofresidentssmoke—thelowerrateintheU.S.—therearelotsofbikelanes,andthecity’splazadrawscrowdsofpeopleforfreeconcertsonsummerFridays.What’snottolove?

Monterrey,Mexico

ThepeopleofMonterreydon’tenjoyhighhouseholdincomesoraccesstogoodhealthcare.Instead,there’saprofoundsenseofgratitudeforthenewpoliticalfreedomenjoyedsincetheoppressiveInstitutionalRevolutionaryPartylostpowerin2000—thefirsttimeinnearlyacentury—aswellasanemphasisonsociallifeoverwork.

AnotherreasonMonterreyresidentsmaybesohappyistheirfaithinGodandfamily,andtheirabilitytotoughitoutthroughbadtimes.

“Welaughatsickness,povertyandevendeath,”saysBasanez,apoliticalscientistwholivesinMonterrey.“Weevenhavea