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Thereseemstobesometruthintheoldsaying:
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Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway."
AnewstudyintheChinesepopulationsaidWednesdaythatpeoplewhoeatfreshfruitonmostdaysareatlowerriskofheartattackandstrokethanpeoplewhorarelyeatfreshfruit.
Thefindings,publishedbytheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine,camefromaseven-yearstudyofhalfamillionadultsinChina,wherefreshfruitconsumptionismuchlowerthanincountriesliketheU.K.ortheUnitedStates.
ResearchersfromtheUniversityofOxfordandChineseAcademyofMedicalSciencesconductedalarge,nationwidestudyof500,000adultsacrossChina,trackinghealthforsevenyearsthroughdeathrecordsandelectronichospitalrecordsofillness.Theparticipantsdidnothaveahistoryofcardiovascular(心血管)diseasesoranti-hypertensive(抗高血压)treatmentswhentheyfirstjoinedthestudy.Thestudyfoundthateatinga100-gramportionoffruitperdaywasassociatedwithaboutone-thirdlesscardiovascularmortality(心血管死亡率).
TheassociationbetweenfruitconsumptionandcardiovascularriskseemstobestrongerinChina,wheremanystilleatlittlefruit,thaninhigh-incomecountrieswheredailyconsumptionoffruitismorecommon,"
studyauthorHuaidongDuoftheUniversityofOxfordsaid.
Also,fruitinChinaisalmostexclusivelyconsumedraw,whereasmuchofthefruitinhigh-incomecountriesisprocessed,andmanypreviousstudiescombinedfreshandprocessedfruit,saidDu.
SeniorauthorZhengmingChen,professorattheUniversityofOxford,notedthatit'
sdifficulttoknowwhetherthelowerriskinpeoplewhoeatmorefreshfruitisbecauseofarealprotectiveeffect."
Ifitis,thenwidespreadconsumptionoffreshfruitinChinacouldpreventabouthalfamillioncardiovasculardeathsayear,including200,000beforeage70,andevenlargernumbersofnon-fatalstrokesandheartattacks,"
Chenadded.
21.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthat__________.
A.Thestudywasconductedinternationallyamong500,000adults.
B.Dailyconsumptionoffruitislesscommoninlow-incomecountries.
C.Chinesewillnotdieofcardiovasculardiseasesiftheyeatenoughfreshfruit.
D.Itknowsforsurethatthelowerriskinpeopleeatingmorefreshfruitisbecauseofarealprotectiveeffect.
22.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Itissuggestedtoeatprocessedfruitratherthanrawfruit.
B.Malearemorelikelytosufferfromheartattackandstrokethanfemale.
C.Researchfindingslinklowerheartdiseasestomorefreshfruiteating.
D.Thegovernmentneedstopreventpeoplefromheartattackandstroke.
23.Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?
A.Abookreview.B.Ahealthreport.
C.Aclasspresentation.D.Amedicaladvertisement.
B
AmanwalkedintoasmallIrishpubandorderedthreebeers.Bartenderwassurprised,butheservedthatmanthreebeers.Onehourlaterthemanorderedthreebeersagain.Theverynextdaythatmanorderedthreebeersagainanddrankquietlyatatable.Thisrepeatedseveraltimesandshortlyafterthepeopleofthetownwerewhisperingabouttheman,whowasorderingthreebeersatonce.
Acoupleofweekslater,thebartenderdecidedtoclearthisoutandinquired:
“Idonotwanttopry,butcouldyouexplain,whydoyouorderthreebeersallthetime?
”Themanreplied:
“Itseemsstrange,isn’tit?
Yousee,mytwobrothersliveabroadatthemoment,one–inFranceandanother–inItaly.Wehavemadeanagreement,thateverytimewegotopubeachofuswillorderextratwobeersanditwillhelpkeepingupthefamilybond”.
Soonallthetownhaveheardabouttheman’sanswerandlikeditalot.Themanbecamealocalcelebrity.ResidentsofthetownweretellingthisstorytonewcomersortouristsandeveninvitedthemtothatpubtolookatThreeBeerMan.
However,onedaythemancametopubandorderedonlytwobeers,notthreeasusual.Thebartenderservedhimwithbadfeeling.Allthateveningthemanorderedanddrankonlytwobeers.Theverynextdayallthetownwastalkingaboutthisnews,somepeopleprayforthesoulofoneofthebrothers,othersquietlygrieve.
Whenthemancametopubthenexttimeandorderedtwobeersagain,thebartenderaskedhim:
“Iwouldliketooffercondolencestoyou,duetothedeathofyourdearbrother”.Themanconsideredthisforamomentandthenreplied:
“Oh,youareprobablysurprisedthatIorderonlytwobeersnow?
Well,mytwobrothersarealiveandwell.It‘sjustbecauseofmydecision.Ipromisedmyselftogiveupdrinking.”
24.Themanorderedthreebeersallthetimebecause_______.
A.peoplewerefondofdrinkingbeersinthispub.
B.hemissedhistwobrotherslivingabroadverymuch.
C.itwasanagreementwithhisbrotherstokeepupthefamilybond.
D.thiswouldhelphimbecomealocalcelebrity.
25.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.
A.newstraveledfastinthetown.
B.themanbecamefamousinthetownbecausehewasaheavydrinker
C.theman’sbrotherslikeddrinkingbeerverymuch
D.themanwasstrong-mindedtogiveupdrinking
26.Thebartenderservedthemanwithbadfeelingbecause________.
A.hewouldearnlessmoney
B.hethoughtthemanshouldorderthreebeers
C.hethoughtoneoftheman’sbrothershadpassedaway
D.themandecidedtodrinktwobeers
27.Theunderlinedword“condolences”inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby______.
A.gratitudeB.appreciationC.surpriseD.sympathy
C
Manyfruitsandvegetableswoulddisappearfromgrocerystoreshelvesifitweren’tforhoneybees.Almonds,forexample,area$2.5billionindustryinCalifornia,andalmondgrowersdependonhoneybeestopollinate(授粉)thecrop.Nohoneybeeswouldmeannoalmonds.Manyberries(likeblackberriesandstrawberries)needbees,asdovegetableslikecucumbersandsquash.Anddon’tforgettreecropslikeapples,orangesandpeaches.Watermelonandcantaloupesdependonbees,too.Infact,approximately15percentofthefoodAmericanseatcomesdirectlyfromhoneybeepollination.Another15percentcomesfromanimalsthateatfoodsthatbeespollinate.Inotherwords,closetoathirdofthefoodthatAmericanseatcurrentlyrequireshoneybeepollination.Honeybeepollinationissoimportantthatbeefarmersactuallytrucktheirbeesfromorchardtoorchardandfarmtofarmtohelppollinatecrops.
Ahoneybeestartsthehoneymakingprocessbyvisitingaflower.Withluck,theflowercontainsnectar,andthebeesuckssomeofthenectarupwithalittlestrawbuiltintoitsmouth.Mostflowernectarsarelikesugarwater;
thereisalittlesugarmixedwithwater.Nectarscancontainotherbeneficialsubstancesaswell.Tomakehoney,twothingshappen.
Thefirstthingusesenzymes.Oneenzymethatbeesproduceturnsthesucroseinthenectarintoglucoseandfructose.Anotherenzymeturnssomeoftheglucoseintoanacidandhydrogenperoxide.Bymakinghoneyacidic,itkillsanybacteriathatgetintothehoney.
Thesecondthingusesevaporationtogetridoftheextrawater.Mostofthemoisturehastobeevaporated,sothathoneyisonlyabout18percentwater.Beesevaporatetheextrawaterbyputtinglittledropsofnectarinthehiveandfanningitwiththeirwings.
Honeyisaverystablefood.Itnaturallyresistsmolds,fungiandotherbacteria,allowingittolastforyearswithoutrefrigeration.
28.Beesarealwaystruckedbetweendifferentplacesinorderto_____________.
A.layeggsinalltheorchardstofarms
B.matewithbeeslivingindifferentzones
C.helpbeefarmersdealwithharmfulinsects
D.topollinateflowersorplantsgrownindifferentplaces.
29.Howdoesahoneybeesuckthenectarfromflowers?
A.throughalittlestrawbuiltintoitsmouth.
B.withthehelpofthebeefarmer.
C.bydrinkingthewaterthatcontainsnectar.
D.byfanningitwiththewings.
30.Whichoneisthewaymentionedinthepassagetomakehoney?
A.toevaporatemostofthemoistureinthenectar.
B.tokillallthebacteriainthenectar.
C.toexposeittosunlightforsometime.
D.tomixthenectarwithsomesugar.
31.Whyhoneycanbekeptforalongtimewithoutbeingcooled?
A.Becausethereisnobacteriainit.
B.Becauseitcanstandbadweatherconditions.
C.Becauseitprotectsitselfagainstbacterianaturally.
D.Becauseitiswell-preservedincontainers.
D
WhenAndrewwasborninJiangsu,China,hisfatheropenedPandaInn,asit-downrestaurantinPasadena,California,servingfamilyfoodsfastandhot.
Andrew’sfatherhadtaughthimtotakeonanewchallengeonlyaftermasteringthepreviousone.IttooktenyearsbeforeAndrewfelthewasreadytodealwiththeall-Americanchallenge:
thefast-foodindustry.
ThefirstPandaExpressopenedinaSouthernCaliforniamallin1983.AsPandasbegantoincrease,Peggy,whohasaPhDinelectricalengineering,gaveuphercareertojointhecompanyfull-time,firstaspresident,thenasCEO.Today,PeggyandAndrewsharethetitleofchairman.
TheyarebigfansofStephenCovey’sThe7HabitsofHighlyEffectivePeople,abooktheyrequirealljobapplicantstoreadbeforetheirinterview.“Successisabyproductofourhabits,”saysAndrew.“We’reveryfocusedonlearninghowtodotherightthingswellandcompletelysothatwhatallofusdoactuallymakesanImpact.”Doingtherightthingincludespayingmorethantheminimumwageandpartofhealthcareforall17,300employees,includingpart-timers.Somewarnedthatthiswouldcausefinancialproblems.ButnotforthePand