高二英语寒假提升天天练之阅读理解 Day 8 健康保健含.docx

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高二英语寒假提升天天练之阅读理解Day8健康保健含

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Ithasalwaysbeenthoughtthatalcoholcausespeopletoputonweightbecauseitcontainsalotofsugar，butnewresearchsuggestsaglassadaycoldformpartofadiet。

Lookingatpaststudiestheyfoundthat,whileheavydrinkersdoputonweight；thosewhodrinkinmoderationcanactuallyloseweight。

AspokesmanfortheresearchteamatNavarroUniversityinSpainsays，＂Lighttomoderatealcoholintake,especiallyofwine,maybemorelikelytoprotectagainst，ratherthanpromote,weightgain.＂TheInternationalScientificForumonAlcoholResearchreviewedthefindingsandagreedwithmostoftheconclusions，particularlythatdatadonotclearlyindicateifmoderatedrinkingincreasesweight.

BostonUniversity’sDr.HarveyFinkelfoundthatthebiologicmechanisms（生物学机制）relatingalcoholtochangesinbodyweightarenotproperlyunderstood。

Histeampointedoutthestrongprotectiveeffectsofmoderatedrinkingontheriskofgettingconditionslikediabetes（糖尿病），whichrelatetoincreasingobesity。

Somestudiessuggestthatevenveryobesepeoplemaybeatlowerriskofdiabetesiftheyaremoderatedrinkers。

Thegroupsaysalcoholprovidescaloriesthatarequicklyabsorbedintothebodyandarenotstoredinfat，andthatthisprocesscouldexplainthedifferencesinitseffectsfromthoseofotherfoods.Theyagreethatfutureresearchshouldbedirectedtowardsassessingtherolesofdifferenttypesofalcoholicdrinks,takingintoconsiderationdrinkingpatternsandincludingthepasttendencyofparticipantstogainweight.

Fornowthereislittleevidencethatconsumingsmalltomoderateamountsofalcoholonaregularbasisincreasesone’sriskofbecomingobese.What’smore,astudythreeyearsagosuggestedthatresveratrol（白藜芦醇），acompoundpresentingrapesandredwinedestroysfatcells。

1。

Thepassageismainlyforthose___________.

A。

whoproducewine

B。

whohaveadrinkinghabit

C。

whogoonadiet

D.whoareeagertoloseweight

2.Theunderlinedphrase＂inmoderation＂inthefirstparagraphmeans___________.

A。

excitedly             B.carefully

C.frequently             D。

properly

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Currentdataclearlyshowthatmoderatedrinkingincreasesweight.

B.Resveratrolisprovedtoincreasetheriskofbecomingfat。

C.Theresearchfoundmoderatedrinkinghasastrongprotectiveeffect.

D。

Thespecificrolesofdifferenttypesofalcoholicdrinksareveryclear.

4.Whatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows？

A。

Howtodosomeeasyexperiments.

B。

Howtoreducethecaloriescontainedinwine.

C.Howtoprovethefindingmentionedabove。

D.Howtomakewineinahealthyway.

B

AustraliaandNewZealand'shealthorganizationshavegiventheiradviceonwhentousesunscreen（防晒霜）,suggestingAustraliansapplyiteverydaytoavoidbadhealtheffects.

ASunscreenSummittookplaceintheAustralianStateofQueensland。

Duringthesummit,representativesfromsomeofAustralia’sleadingresearch,medicalandpublichealthorganizationsexaminedtheevidenceonsunscreenusethedeterminedthatinmostpartsofthecountryitisbeneficialtoapplysunscreeneveryday.

“Upuntilnow，publichealthorganizationshaverecommendedapplyingsunscreenaheadofplannedoutdooractivitiesbuthaven’trecommendedapplyingiteverydayaspartofamorningroutine（惯例）,”professorRachelNealefromQIMRBerghoferMedicalResearchInstitutesaid.“Inrecentyears,ithasbecomeclearthattheDNAdamagecausesskincancerandmelanoma（黑色素瘤），whichiscausedbyrepeatedsmallexposuretosunlightoveraperiodoftime,"Nealesaid。

“InAustralia，wegetalotofsunexposurefromeverydayactivitiessuchaswalkingtothebusstoportrainstation，"Nealesaid.

AstudyshowedthatoneintwoAustraliansbelieveditwasunhealthyandpotentiallydangeroustousesunscreeneveryday.However,TerrySlevinfromthePublicHealthAssociationofAustraliasaysitiswrong。

“Thereisconsistentandcompellingevidencethatsunscreensaresafe，”Slevinsaid.“Importantly,medicaltrialshavefoundthatpeoplewhousesunscreendailyhavethesamelevelsofvitaminDasthosewhodon’t,”Slevinadded。

Australiahasoneofthehighestratesofskincancerintheworld，whichismadeworsebythecountry’sclosetoAntarcticawherethereisaholeintheozonelayer（臭氧层）,lettinginhighernumbersofUVrays。

1.WhatmadeAustralianhealthorganizationsadviseAustralianstousesunscreen？

A.Themakersofsunscreen。

B。

Australiangovernment.

C.TheSunscreenSummit。

D.NewZealand’sresearchers。

2。

WhatisnotrecommendedbeforetheSunscreenSummit？

A.Usingsunscreenasamorningroutine。

B。

Usingsunscreenbeforeoutdooractivities.

C.Reducingtheuseofsunscreen。

D.Reducingoutdooractivities。

3.WhatisthemisunderstandingofmanyAustralians？

A.Sunscreenwillnevertakeeffect.

B。

Sunscreenisbadforpeople’shealth.

C.Peopleusingsunscreenhavethesamelevelsofvitamin。

D.D。

Peopleusingsunscreenwon'thaveskincancer.

4。

Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“compelling”underlinedinparagraph4？

A。

Interesting.             B。

Disappointing.

C.Boring.             D.Convincing。

C

Herearetwointerestingquestions。

Areyouveryhappywithyourlifenow？

Arepeoplehappierastheygetolder？

Astudyfoundthatpeoplegenerallybecomehappierandexperiencelessworryafterage50。

Infact，itfoundthatbytheageof85,peoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywereat18。

ThefindingcamefromaGallupsurveyofmorethan340,000adultsbetweentheageof18and85intheUnitedStates。

ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesof22and25.Stresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheirfifties.

Happinesswashighestamongtheyoungestadultsandthoseintheirearlyseventies。

Butthepeopleleastlikelytoreportfeelingnegativeemotionswerethoseintheirseventiesandeighties.Thesurveyalsofoundthatmenandwomenhadsimilaremotionalpatternsastheygrowolder.However,womenatallagesreportedmoresadness，stressandworrythanmendid。

Theresearchersalsoconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildren,beingunemployedorbeingsingle.Buttheyfoundthatinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevelsofhappinessandwell-beingrelatedtoage。

Sowhywouldhappinessincreasewithage?

Onetheoryisthat,aspeoplegetolder，theybecomemorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheiremotions。

Theyalsospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperiences.

Theoriginalgoalofthestudywastoconfirmthepopularbeliefthatagingisconnectedwithincreasedsleepproblems.Thesurveydidfindanincreaseduringmiddleage，especiallyinwomen.Butexceptforthat,peoplereportedthattheyfelttheirsleepqualityimprovedastheygotolder.

1.Whenwilladultsfeelmoststressfulaccordingtothestudy?

A。

Intheirseventies。

             B。

Intheirfifties.

C。

Intheirtwenties。

             D.Intheireighties。

2。

WhatmaymakeArthurStonefeelabitsurprised？

A.Womenusuallylivelongerthanmen。

B.Mostofoldpeoplecan’tsleepwellatnight.

C.Middle—agemenmostlyareveryrich。

D。

Oldpeopleusuallyhaveabettersleep.

3。

Oldpeoplemaybehappierprobablybecause         .

A。

theyspendmoretimeconsideringbadexperiences

B.theyaremostlikelysatisfiedwithlife.

C.theydon'thavetoworkhardeveryday。

D。

theycandowhatevertheylikebest。

4.Whichofthefollowingmaybethetopicofthispassage?

A。

Theyoungpeopleandtheoldpeople。

B。

Theconnectionofsleepandhappiness。

C。

Oldpeople'sfeelingofhappiness。

D.Womenarenotashappyasmenwiththeirlife。

D

Weallknowthatwateristasteless.Butithappensfromtimetotime：

youpickupthebottleofwateryoudidn’tfinishyesterday，andittastesstrange.Mostoften,youtendtodropthebottleinthetrashbin，believingthatthewaterhasgonebad.Butisittrue?

AccordingtoTime,ofcoursenot，tastehaslittletodowithqualityofwater.

AccordingtoTime,whenwaterisexposedtotheairfor12hours,carbondioxideinteractswiththeH2Ointhewater，andthepHvaluelowersslightly.Asaresult，thewaterhasadifferenttaste.

“Butit’smostlikelysafetodrink,”NorwegianexpertTrulsKroghtoldScienceNordic。

“Ifthewateriscoveredandofgoodqualitytostartwith，inprincipleitcanlastathousandyears.That’sbecausewhenwaterisfresh,itcontainslittleorganicmatter。

Aslongaswaterisheldincleanglassesorbottles，nopollutantswillenterittoharmourhealth.”

PeopleincountriesliketheUS,theUKandAustraliausuallydrinktapwater.AccordingtoTime,iftapwaterisdrunkwithinsixmonths，thechlorine（氯气

）inthewaterwillbeenoughtokillanybacteriaandkeepitsafetodrink。

However,therearealsosomeexceptions.Ifyouaccidentallyputyourfingersintowaterorstorewaterinuncleancontainersdayafterday，microorganism（微生物）willenterthewater.

Withthehelpofsurroundingtemperature,andsunlightstreamingthroughwindows,thesemicroorganismsmultiplyquickly。

Soonerorlater,thewaterwillbeinthechargeoftheunfriendlybacteria.Andifyoudrinkthewatertoooften,thenyou'remorelikelytobeill.

Andwhataboutwaterinplasticbottles?

Heatandplasticareabadcombination，USresearcherKelloggSchwabstresses.Whenplasticbottlesareusedathightemperatures,theyproduceachemicalcalledBPA.BPAissomethingthataffectshormones（荷尔蒙）andresearchhastentativelylinkeditto“severalhealthdamag