专题10 疫苗和健康6篇备战高考英语阅读理解话题提分.docx
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专题10疫苗和健康6篇备战高考英语阅读理解话题提分
2022高考英语阅读提高
疫苗和健康
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GENEVA(Reuters)-Pregnantwomenandotherpeopleathighriskshouldbevaccinated(注射疫苗)againsttheH1N1swinefluvirusasthecoldweatherbeginstobiteinthenorthernhemisphere(半球),theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)saidonTuesday.
Itvoicedconcernthatsomevulnerable(弱势的)peopledon’thaveaccesstothepandemic(传染病)vaccine,whichtheWHOstressedhadnotcausedanyunusualsideeffectsinhundredsofthousandsofpeopletohavereceiveditworldwidesofar.
“Certainlythefactthatthevaccineisn’tbeingusedbythosewhowouldhaveaccesstoitandwhowouldbeinpriorityriskgroupsisofconcern,yes,”WHOspokesmanGregoryHartltoldanewsbriefing.
Atleast5,712peoplehavediedfromtheswinefluvirus,accordingtotheUnitedNationsagency.Healthworkers,pregnantwomenandpeoplewithconditionssuchasasthmaaredeemedatgreatestriskandshouldbetoppriorityforgettingtheshot.
“Wehaveseenmany,manyexamplesofpeopleinhighriskgroupssuchaspregnantwomenwhohaveveryseverediseaseoroutcomes.Theseoutcomescouldbeinalllikelihoodavoidedifoneweretogetvaccinated,”Hartlsaid.
Unlikeseasonalflu,whichismostdangeroustotheelderly,H1N1ishittingyoungeradultsandchildrenespeciallyhard.
TheWHOrecommendsasinglevaccinedoseforprotectingadultsagainstH1N1.Ithasalsourgedgovernmentstoconsidergivingasingledosetoasmanychildrenunderage10aspossible,butsaysmoreresearchisneededintochilddosages.
IntheUnitedStates,studiesshowthatchildrenundertheageof9willneedtwodosesofthevaccinetobefullyprotected,officialstheresaidonMonday.
PartsofNorthAmericaandEuropehavealreadycrossedtheepidemic(流行病)threshold(开始了),aheadofthenormalinfluenzaseasonwhichpeaksinJanuary-Februaryforthenorthernhemisphere,WHOsays.
51.Accordingtothepassage,whatisWHOprobablymostconcernedaboutnow?
A.Whetherthevaccinehassideeffectornot.
B.HowmanypeopleareinfectedbytheH1N1swinefluvirus.
C.Whetherpregnantwomenandthoseathighriskcangetthevaccination.
D.WhatisthedifferencebetweenH1N1andseasonalflu.
52.Accordingtothepassage,whatgroupofpeoplearemorevulnerabletoH1N1swinefluvirus?
A.Theelderly.B.Ateenagerwithasthma.
C.Anadultwithheatstroke.D.Anewly-bornbaby.
53.Inparagraph4,“gettingtheshot”means____________.
A.beingshotB.beingvaccinatedC.beingcuredD.gettingkilled
54.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?
A.PregnantwomenwillsurelygetseverediseaseifinfectedwithH1N1.
B.Seasonalfluismorelikelytohityoungeradultsandchildren.
C.onemoredoseofvaccineshouldbegiventothechildrenunder9.
D.About6000peoplehavediedfromseasonalflu.
55.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Pregnantwomenneedflushot.
B.DifferencesbetweenH1N1fluandseasonalflu.
C.TheharmcausedbyH1N1swinefluvirus.
D.AbreakthroughinH1N1cure:
vaccination.
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Exposuretoenvironmentaltobaccosmoke(ETS)-alsocalled“second-handsmoke”and“passivesmoking”containsover4000chemicals,includingover50knowncarcinogens(致癌物)andmanypoisonousthings.NosafelevelofETSexposurehasbeenproved.Noristhereanyexpectationthatfurtherresearchwillidentifysuchalevel.
Severalrecentreviewshaveconfirmedtheseriousriskstohealthandlifeassociatedwithpassivesmoking.Longtimeexposuretosecond-handsmokehasbeenprovedasacauseofmanyofthesamediseasescausedbyactivesmoking,includinglungcancer,cardiovascular(心脏血管的)disease,andchildhooddisease.
Livingwithasmokerhasbeenshowntoincreasetheriskofcoronaryheartdisease(冠心病)amongnon-smokersby25-30%(arecentstudyindicatesthatthisfiguremayactuallybehigher).
Thereisalsogrowingevidencethatpassivesmokingiscausallylinkedtostrokeinnon-smokers,althoughfurtherresearchisneededtoestimatetherisk.
Second-handsmokeisespeciallydangerousforyoungchildrenandinfants,beingassociatedwithsuddeninfantdeath,pneumonia,bronchitis(支气管炎),asthma(哮喘)andrespiratorysymptomsaswellasmiddleeardisease.ETSexposureinpregnantwomencancauselowerbirthweight,foetal(胎儿的)deathandpretermdelivery.
MostoftheadversehealthoutcomesbroughtaboutbyETSshowthattheriskincreasessteadilywithincreasingexposure.Thelevelofindividualriskislowercomparedtoactivesmoking.Nevertheless,thefactthatlargenumbersofpeopleareexposedresultsinasubstantialburdenofdisease.
Actiononsmoke-freeenvironmentswouldnotonlyprotectpeoplefromtheharmofETSexposurebutalsocontributetothereductionoftobaccoconsumptioninthewholepopulation.Thehealtheffectsofreducedpassiveandactivesmokingwouldincludereducedillnessanddeathfrommajordiseasetypes-inparticularlungcancer,coronaryheartdisease,andstroke-andincreasedlifeexpectancy.
51.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
_______
A.AlthoughETScontainsmanyharmfulthings,itisnotunsafe.
B.Thefactthatsecond-handsmokeissafehasbeenrecentlyfound.
C.ItisexpectedthatfurtherresearchwillbedonetotestthelevelofETS.
D.ByfarthesafelevelofETShasnotbeenfoundandwillnotinthefuture.
52.Cardiovasculardiseasecanbecausedby_______.
A.longtimepassivesmokingB.accidentalactivesmoking
B.occasionalpassivesmokingD.shorttermactivesmoking
53.Accordingtothearticle,thestatementsabouttheriskofcoronaryheartdiseasearewrongEXCEPTthat________
A.ifyousmoke,theriskofthisdiseasewillincreaseby25-30%.
B.thenon-smokersexposedtosmokewillincreasetheriskofthisdiseaseby25-30%.
C.forthesmokers,theriskofgettingthisdiseaseishigherthanthatofthenon-smokers.
D.thenon-smokersexposedtosmokewillbemoreeasilytogetthisdiseasethanthesmokers.
54.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“delivery”mean?
________.
A.TransferringtoanotherB.GivingbirthC.ThrowingawayD.Givingout
55.What’stheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?
______
A.TointroducewhatisETS.
B.TotellthereadershowtoavoidETS.
C.TocallfortheactionagainstETS.
D.Towarnthereadersagainstsmoking.
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Anewstudyof8,000youngpeopleinthejournalofHealthandSocialBehaviorshowsthatalthoughlovecanmakeadultslivehealthilyandhappily,itisabadthingforyoungpeople.Puppylove(早恋)maybringstressforyoungpeopleandcanleadtodepression.Thestudyshowsthatgirlsbecomemoredepressedthanboys,andyoungergirlsaretheworstofall.
Thepossiblereasonfortheconnectionbetweenloveandhigherriskofdepressionforgirlsis“lossofself”.Accordingtothestudy,eventhoughboyswouldsay“losethemselvesinaromanticrelationship”,this“lossofself”ismuchmorelikelytoleadtodepressionwhenithappenstogirls.Younggirlswhohaveromanticrelationshipsusuallylikehidingtheirfeelingsandopinions.Theywon’ttellthattotheirparents.
Dr.MarianmKaufman,anexpertonyoungpeopleproblems,says15%to20%youngpeoplewillhavedepressionduringtheirgrowing.Tryingromanceoftencausesthedepression.Sheadviseskidsnottojumpintoromancetooearly.Duringgrowingup,itisimportantforyoungpeopletobuildstrongfriendshipandastrongsenseofself.Shealsosuggeststheparentsshouldencouragetheirkidstokeepclosetotheirfriends,attendmoreinterestingschoolactivitiesandspendenoughtimewithfamily.
Parentsshouldwatchforsignsofdepression—eatingormoodchanges—andiftheyseesignsfromtheirdaughtersorsons,theyneedtogivehelp.Thegoodnewsisthattheconnectionbetweenromanceanddepressionseemstobecomeweakwithage.Lovewillalwaysmakeusfeelyoung,butonlymaturity(成熟)givesusachancetoavoiditsbadsideeffects.
41.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Puppylovemaybringyoungpeopledepression.
B.Parentsshouldforbidtheirchildren’slove.
C.Romanceisatwo-edgedswordforadults.
D.Romanceisgoodforyoungpeople.
42.Whichofthefollowingaremorelikelytohavedepression?
A.Youngpeoplewhohaveastrongsenseofself.
B.Youngboyswhoseparentswatchfortheirbehavior.
C.Younggirlswhoalwayshidetheirfeelingsandopinions.
D.Carelessparentswhosechildrenaredeepinlove.
43.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Lackinglovecanleadyoungpeopletogrowupmorequickly.
B.Earlylovemakesyoungpeoplekeepclosetotheirfriendsandparents.
C.Parentsshouldhelptheirchildrentobeawareofthesignsofdepression.
D.Theolderawomanis,thelesslikelysheseemstoloseherselfinromance.
44.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardspuppylove?
A.Confused.B.Disapproving.
C.Uninterested.D.Scared.
45.Dr.MarianmKaufmandoesNOTsuggestparents’encouragingtheirkidsto______.
A.keepclosetotheirfriends
B.attendmoreinterestingactivities
C.chatmoreonline
D.spendmoretimewiththeirfamily
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Americansocietyisnotnap-friendly.Infact,saysDavidDinges,asleepspecialistattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaSchoolofMedicine,“There’sevenaprohibitionagainstadmittingweneedsleep.”Nobodywantstobecaughtnappingorfoundasleepatwork.Toquoteaproverb;
“Somesleepfivehours,naturerequiresseven,lazinessnineandwickednesseleven.”
Wrong.Thewaynottofallasleepatworkistotakenapswhenyouneedthem.“Wehavetototallychangeourattitudetowardnapping,”saysDr.WilliamDementofStanfordUniversity,thegodfatherofsleepresearch.
LastyearanationalcommissionledbyDementidentifiedan“Americanslee