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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