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Becausehealthysavingsratesareoneofthesurestindicatorsofacountry’slong-termfinancialhealth.Highsavingslead,overtime,toincreasedinvestment,whichinturngeneratesproductivitygains,__62__andjobgrowth.__63__,savingsaretheseedcornofagoodeconomicharvest.

TheU.S.governmentthusneedstoactaswell.Byrunning__64__deficits,itisdis-saving,evenashouseholdssavemore.PeterOrszag,Obama’sBudgetDirector,__65__calledtheU.S.budgetdeficitsunsustainableandhe’sright.Todate,theU.S.hasseemedunabletoseetheconsequencesofspendingsomuchmorethanistakenin.Thatneedstochange.

51.A.playB.takeC.makeD.give

52.A.concernB.processC.promoteD.consume

53.A.ButB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.Furthermore

54.A.drainedB.dippedC.discountedD.dissolved

55.A.issuesB.crisisC.troublesD.questions

56.A.cutB.putC.shutD.get

57.A.reasonsB.situationsC.areasD.zones

58.A.takeoffB.breakoutC.makeupD.carefor

59.A.unlessB.beforeC.afterD.while

60.A.longB.shortC.goodD.bad

61.A.doubtB.wonderC.chanceD.problem

62.A.conditionB.actionC.innovationD.location

63.A.IngeneralB.InshortC.InadditionD.Inasense

64.A.significantB.constantC.consciousD.stable

65.A.occasionallyB.consequentlyC.recentlyD.accidentally

（A）

Whenpeoplethinkofimprovingtheirdiet,theyoftentalkabouteatingmorefruitsandvegetables.Otherswanttoeatmorefishandlessredmeat,inadditiontoreducingtheamountoffoodtheyeat.But,theycanimprovetheirdietsevenmorewithjustasimpleaddition.Americanresearchershavefoundthatadietrichinspicescanhelpreducetheharmfuleffectsofeatinghighfatmeals.

PennsylvaniaStateUniversityAssociateProfessorShielaWestledaninvestigationofthehealtheffectsofaspice-richdiet.Herteamknewthatahigh-fatmealproduceshighlevelsoftriglycerides（甘油三脂）,akindoffat,intheblood.Shesaid,“Ifthishappenstoofrequently,oriftriglyceridelevelsareraisedtoomuch,yourriskofheartdiseaseisincreased.”

Aspartofthestudy,herteampreparedmealsontwoseparatedaysforsixmenbetweentheagesof30and65.Themenwereoverweight,buthealthy.Theresearchersaddedabout30millilitersofspicestoeachservingofthetestmeal,whichincludedchickencurry,Italianherbbreadandacinnamon（肉桂树皮）biscuit.Themealforthecontrolgroupwasthesame,butitdidnotincludeanyspices.

Duringtheexperiment,theresearchersremovedbloodfromthemenevery30minutesforthreehours.Theyfoundthatantioxidantactivity（抗氧化活性）inthebloodofthemenwhoatethespicymealwas13percenthigherthanitwasforthemenwhodidnot.Inaddition,insulin（胰岛素）activitydroppedbyabout20percentinthemenwhoatethespicyfood.

ShielaWestsaysmanyscientiststhinkthatoxidativestressleadstoheartdisease.Andwhatexactlyisoxidativestress?

Thinkofanapplethathasbeencutinhalfandsetasideforhalfanhourorso.Thecutsideoftheappleturnsbrown.Thatisasimpleexplanationofwhathappenswhenoxidativestresscomesincontactwiththeinsideandoutsideofourbodies.

ProfessorWestsays,“Antioxidants,likespices,maybeimportantinreducingoxidativestressandthusreducingtheriskofchronicdisease.”Sheaddsthatthelevelofspicesusedinthestudyprovidedthesameamountofantioxidantsfoundin150millilitersofredwineorabout38gramsofdarkchocolate.

66.Whatdoestheauthoradvisepeopletodointheirdiets?

A.Eatinglargeamountoffood.B.Eatinglessfruitsandvegetables.

C.Eatingmorevegetablesandfish.D.Eatingsmallamountoffoodwithspices.

67.Whatisthefunctionofspicesaccordingtothepassage?

A.Tohelppeopleloseweight.B.Tocurechronicdisease.

C.Toreducetheriskofheartdisease.D.Tocauseoxidativestress.

68.Whathappenedtothemenwhoatethespicymealaccordingtotheexperiment?

A.Theantioxidantactivityintheirbloodbecameincreased.

B.Theinsulinactivityintheirbodybecameincreased.

C.Theleveloftriglycerideintheirbloodwasincreased.

D.Theoxidativestressintheirbodywasstrengthened.

69.WhatdoesProfessorWestshowbycitingtheexampleofahalfapple?

A.Thewholethingcanbedividedintotwoparts.

B.Itimpliesoxidativestressisharmfultoourhealth.

C.Anappleistheonlyfoodthatcontainsantioxidants.

D.Wecankeepdiseasesawayifwehaveanappleaday.

（B）

WhichtabletcomputershouldYOUbebuying:

Theyarethisyear'

smusthave...andthere'

sastyletosuiteveryone？

Bestforyoungchildren

LeapPadExplorer2,£

68 

Aimedatchildrenbetweenthreeandnine（thoughanine-year-oldmightfinditalittlesimple）,itcomesinpinkorblueandwithfivebuilt-ineducationgames（youcanbuymore）.Besides,theLeapPaddoesnotallowaccesstotheinternet—soitisimpossibleforyourchildtostumbleacrossanythinginappropriate.

Pros:

Theeducationgamesarewell-designed,thebuilt-invideocameraisafunwaytoplayatbeingafilmdirector.

Cons:

Someofthegamesareshockinglyexpensive.Andthepoweradaptorisnotincluded.

Bestforteenagers

iPad4thgeneration,£

399-£

659 

TheiPadisstillthemarketleader,andforgoodreason.Iftheteenagerinyourhouseenjoysplayingcomputergames,thelatestofferingfromAppleistheonetochoose.

Noothertabletcancompetewiththenearonemillion‘apps’（thenameApplecreatedforspecially-designeddownloadableprograms）availablefortheiPad. 

Simpletouse,evenforthosewhousuallystrugglewithtechnology.

Considerablymoreexpensivethanmostcompetitors. 

Bestforworkingparents

MicrosoftSurface,£

559

Tabletsarebrilliantforleisure—butwhatifyouwanttodoabitofwork?

Notabletcanyetcompetewith 

afull-sizelaptopcomputer,but 

thisistheonlytablet 

thatallowsyoutouseMicrosoftWord,ExcelandPowerpoint（theyareallpre-installedandincludedintheprice）andyou 

canbuyaprettylovelymini-keyboardfortypinglettersandemails,whichalsodoublesupasthecover.

TheSurfaceisgoodforwatchingmovies—abonuswhenstuckintheairportonabusinesstrip—andsurfingtheinternet.

Con:

Thekeyboardisanexpensiveadd-on—costingupto£

109.Itmightbecheapertobuyalaptop（thoughatabletismuchsmallerandlighter）.

Bestforbookworms

AmazonKindlePaperwhite,£

109

Nearlyalltabletsletyoudownloadbooks.It'

sagreatwaytotakeamountainouspileofhardbacksonholidaywithoutstuffingyoursuitcase. 

Butmosttabletshaveashinyscreen—whichcanbeverydistractingwhenyou'

retryingtoread.ThePaperwhiteisdifferent:

itsmattscreenandcrispblackletteringimitatethelookofwordsonpaperbrilliantly.Andyetyoucanstillreadthewordsinthedark.

Easyontheeye,excellentbatterylife,180,000freebooks（ifyousubscribetotheAmazonPrimecustomerloyaltyservice）plushundredsofthousandsmoretobuy.

NoTV,films,games,internetorcamera. 

70. 

Theunderlinedphrase‘stumbleacross’mostprobablymeans‘___________’.

A.meetwithB.quarrelwithC.comparewithD.competewith

71.WhichofthefollowingaboutSurfaceisNOTTRUE?

A.Thekeyboardwilladdtothecost.

B.Thekeyboardcanserveasacover.

C.YouhavetopayextratoinstallMicrosoftWord.

D.YoucanwatchmoviesorsurftheInternetwithit.

72.Ifyouareagamelover,whichtabletisleastlikelytobeyourchoice?

A.LeapPadExplorer2.B.iPad4thgeneration.

C.MicrosoftSurface.D.AmazonKindlePaper

73.IfyouwanttoaddsomethingtoyourpreparedPPTforapresentationatameeting,whichtabletismosthelpful?

C.MicrosoftSurface.D.AmazonKindlePaper.

（C）

Wearenotwhowethinkweare.

TheAmericanself-imageissuffusedwiththegoldenglowofopportunity.WethinkoftheUnitedStatesasalandofunlimitedpossibility,notsomuchaclasslesssocietybutasaplacewhereclassismutable—aplacewherebrains,energyandambitionarewhatcounts,notthecircumstancesofone'

sbirth.

TheEconomicMobilityProject,anambitiousresearchinitiativeledbyPewCharitableTrusts,lookedattheeconomicfortunesofalargegroupoffamiliesovertime,comparingtheincomeofparentsinthelate