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Chocolateisgoodforyourheart,skinandbrain.Usually,peoplethinkthatchocolateisbadfortheirhealth.Theydescribechocolateas“somethingtodiefor”orsay“deathbychocolate”.Nowtheyshouldbitetheirtongues!
Evidenceisshowingthatsomekindsofchocolateareactuallygoodforyouinthefollowingways:
Ahappierheart
ScientistsatHarvardUniversityrecentlyexamined136studiesoncocoa—themainingredientinchocolate—andfoundthatitdoesseemtostrengthentheheart.Studieshaveshownheartbenefitsfromincreasedbloodflow.Thesebenefitsaretheresultofcocoa’schemicals,whichseemtopreventbothcelldamageandinflammation(炎症)。
Betterbloodpressure
Ifyoursishigh,chocolatemayhelp.JeffreyBlumbergfromTuftsUniversityrecentlyfoundthatpeoplewithhighbloodpressurewhoate3.5ouncesofdarkchocolateperdayfortwoweekssawtheirbloodpressuredropquickly.
Musclemagic
Chocolatemilkmayhelpyourecoverafterahardworkout(锻炼).InasmallstudyatIndianaUniversity,peoplewhodrankchocolatemilkbetweenworkoutsdidbetteronatirednesstestthanthosewhohadsomesportsdrinks.
Betterforyourskin
Germanresearchersgave24womenahalf-cupofspecialcocoaeveryday.Afterthreemonths,thewomen’sskinwasmoisterandsmoother.Theresearchshowsthatchocolatehelpsprotectandincreasebloodflowtotheskin,improvingitsappearance.
Braingains.
Itsoundsalmosttoogoodtobetrue,butresearchsuggeststhatchocolatemayimproveyourmemory,attentionspan,reactiontime,andproblem-solvingskillsbyincreasingbloodflowtothebrain.
1.What’sthemeaningof“bitetheirtongues”inthefirstparagraph?
A.Stoptalking.B.Speakup.C.Thinkofit.D.Listentoit.
2.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceinthefourthparagraph?
A.Sportsdrinksarebetterthanchocolatemilk.
B.sportsdrinkscanmakepeopleeasytobetired.
C.Drinkingmilkcankeepyouenergeticatwork.
D.weshoulddrinkchocolatemilkbetweentimeswhenweworkhard.
3.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.Chocolate,aHealthyFoodB.MoreChocolate,LessHealth
C.ChocolateandBloodPressureD.AdviceonEatingChocolate
B
Shortandshy,BenSaunderswasthelastkidinhisclasspickedforanysportsteam."
Football,tennis,Cricket—anythingwitharoundball,Iwasuseless."
hesaysnowwithalaugh.ButbackthenhewastheobjectofjokesinschoolgymclassesinEngland'
sruralDevonshire.
Itwasamountainbikehereceivedforhis15thbirthdaythatchangedhim.Atfirsttheteenwentbikingaloneinanearbyforest.Thenhebegantocyclealongwitharunnerfriend.Gradually,Saunderssethismindonbuildinguphisbody,increasinghisspeed,strengthandendurance.Atage18,heranhisfirstmarathon.
Thefollowingyear,hemetJohnRidgway,whobecamefamousinthe1960sforrowinganopenboatacrosstheAtlanticOcean.SaunderswashiredasaninstructoratRidgway'
sschoolofAdventureinScotland,wherehelearnedabouttheolderman'
scold-waterexploits(成就).Intrigued,SaundersreadallhecouldaboutArcticexplorersandNorthPoleexpeditions,thendecidedthatthiswouldbehisfuture.
JourneystothePolearen'
ttheusualholidaysforBritishcountryboys,andmanypeopledismissedhisdreamasfantasy."
JohnRidgwaywasoneofthefewwhodidn'
tsay,'
Youarecompletelycrazy,'
"
Saunderssays.
In2001,afterbecomingaskilledskier,Saundersstartedhisfirstlong-distanceexpeditiontowardtheNorthPole.Hesufferedfrostbite,hadacloserencounter(遭遇)withapolarbearandpushedhisbodytothelimit.
SaundershassincebecometheyoungestpersontoskialonetotheNorthPole,andhe'
sskiedmoreoftheArcticbyhimselfthananyotherBriton.Hisoldplaymateswouldnotbelievethetransformation.
ThisOctober,Saunders,27,headssouthtoexplorefromthecoastofAntarcticatotheSouthPoleandback,an1800-milejourneythathasneverbeencompletedonskis.
4.TheturningpointinSaunders’lifecamewhen_____
A.hestartedtoplayballgames
B.heranhisfirstmarathonatage18
C.hegotamountainbikeatage15
D.hestartedtoreceiveRidgway’straining
5.WecanlearnfromthetextthatRidgway_______.
A.wonhisfameforhisvoyageacrosstheAtlantic
B.builtuphisbodytogetherwithSaunders
C.hiredSaundersforhiscold-waterexperience
D.dismissedSaunders’dreamasfantasy
6.WhatdoweknowaboutSaunders?
A.HefollowedRidgwaytoexploretheNorthPole.
B.HeonceworkedataschoolinScotland.
C.Hewaschosenfortheschoolsportsteamasakid.
D.HewasthefirstBritontoskialonetotheNorthPole.
7.Theunderlinedword“Intrigued”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_____.
A.ExcitedB.FascinatedC.DelightedD.Convinced
8.ItcanbeinferredthatSaunders’journeytotheNorthPole______.
A.wasaccompaniedbyhisoldplaymates
B.madehimwell-knowninthe1960s
C.wassupportedbyotherArcticexplorers
D.setarecordintheNorthPoleexpedition
C
Thereisnodoubtthatforalongtimecollegeeducationhasbeenaccepted.Allhighschoolgraduatesoughttogo,saysconventionalwisdomandstatisticalevidence,becausecollegewillhelpthemearnmoremoney,become“better”people,andlearntobemoreresponsiblecitizensthanthosewhodon’tgo.
Butcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryone.Andnowthatclosetohalfourhighschoolgraduatesareattending,thosewhodon’tfitthepatternarebecomingmorenumerous,andmoreobvious.Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis;
collegestudentsinterfere(妨碍;
干扰)witheachother’sexperimentsandwritefalselettersofrecommendationinthefiercecompetitionsoastogetadmittedintograduateschools.Othersfindnostimulation(激励)intheirstudies,andconsequentlyhavetodropout,whichisoftenencouragedbycollegeadministrators.
Someobserverssaythefaultiswiththeyoungpeoplethemselves--theyarespoiledandtheyareexpectingtoomuch.Butthat’sacondemnation(指责)ofthestudentsasawhole,anddoesn’texplainallcampusunhappiness.Othersblamethestateoftheworld,andtheyarepartlyright.Wehavebeentoldthatyoungpeoplehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycan’tabsorbanarmyofuntrainedeighteen-year-olds.Butdisappointedgraduatesarelearningthatitcannolongerabsorbanarmyoftrainedtwenty-two-year-olds,either.
9.What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph,___________________.
A.peoplehavegreatexpectationsforcollegeeducation.
B.peoplestillhavealowopinionofcollegeeducation.
C.theauthorthinksyoungstersshouldallgotocollege.
D.peoplenownolongerchallengecollegeeducation.
10.Thereasonwhymoreyoungpeopledropoutofcollegeisthat_________.
A.theycanstartsellingshoesanddrivingtaxis.
B.theyarenolongermotivatedintheirstudies.
C.theycompeteforadmissiontograduateschools.
D.collegeadministratorsforcethemtodoso.
11.Whocontributestocampusunhappiness?
A.youngstudentswhoareallspoiledandexpectingtoomuch.
B.oursocietythatcan’tofferenoughjobstocollegegraduates.
C.youngpeopleaswellasoursocietyaretoblameforallthis.
D.oursocietythathasnotenoughjobsforhighschoolgraduates.
D
Increasingly,Americansarebecomingtheirowndoctors,bygoingonlinetodiagnosetheirsymptoms,orderhomehealthtestsormedicaldevices,orevenself-treattheirillnesseswithdrugsfromInternetpharmacies(药店).Someavoiddoctorsbecauseofthehighcostofmedicalcare,especiallyiftheylackhealthinsurance.Ortheymaystaybecausetheyfinditembarrassingtodiscusstheirweight,alcoholconsumptionorcouchpotatohabits.Patientsmayalsofearwhattheymightlearnabouttheirhealth,ortheydistrustphysiciansbecauseofnegativeexperiencesinthepast.Butplayingdoctorcanalsobeadeadlygame.
Everyday,morethansixmillionAmericansturntotheInternetformedicalanswers–mostofthemaren’tnearlyskepticalenoughofwhattheyfind.A2012surveybythePewInternet&
AmericanLifeProjectfoundthat72percentofthosesurveyedbelieveallormostofwhattheyreadonhealthwebsites.Theyshouldn’t.Lookup“headache”,andthechancesoffindingreliableandcompleteinformation,freefromamotivationforcommercialgain,areonlyoneinten,reportsanApril2015BrownMedicalSchoolstudy.Ofthe169websitestheresearchersrated,only16scoredas“highquality”.Recentstudiesfoundfaultyfactsaboutallsortsofotherdisorders,causingoneresearchteamtowarnthatalargeamountofincomplete,inaccurateandevendangerousinformationexistsontheInternet.
Theproblemisthatmostpeopledon’tknowthesafewaytosurftheWeb.“TheyuseasearchenginelikeGoogle,get18trillionchoicesandstartclicking.Butthat’srisky,becausealmostanybodycanputupasitethatlooksauthoritative(权威的),soit’dhardtoknowifwhatyou’rereadingisreasonableornot,”saysDr.SarahBassfromtheNationalCancerInstitute.
12.Accordingtothetext,anincreasingnumberofAmerican_____.
A.aresufferingfrommentaldisorders
B.liketoplaydeadlygameswithdoctors
C.turntoInternetpharmaciesforhelp
D.areskepticalaboutsurfingmedicalwebsites
13.SomeAmericansstayawayfromdoctorsbecausethey_____.
A.areafraidtofacethetruthoftheirhealth
B.prefertobediagnosedonlinebydoctors
C.findmedicaldeviceseasytoopera