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The study, published in the Archives of Dermatology, shows that smoking affects the skin all over the body—even skin protected from the sun．
"We examined non - facial skin that was protected from the sun, and found that the total number of packs of cigarettes smoked per day and the total years a person has smoked were linked with the amount of skin damage a person experienced," Dr．Yolanda Helfrich of the University of Michigan, who led the study, said in a statement．
"In p
articipants older than 65 years, smokers had significantly more fine wrinkling than nonsmokers．Similar findings were seen in participants aged 45 to 65 years," Helfrich "s team added in their report．The researchers tested 82 people, smokers and nonsmokers, taking pictures of the inner right arms． They ranged, in age from 22 to 91 and half were smokers．Independent judges decided how wrinkled each person" s skin was．
When skin is exposed to sunlight, notably the face, it becomes coarse, wrinkled and discolored with a pale yellow tint, Helfrich " s team wrote．
Several previous studies have found that cigarette smoking contributes to premature（过早的）skin aging as measured by facial wrinkles, the study said, but little has been done to measure the aging of skin not exposed to light．
The report did not discuss die mechanism involved but previous research has found that cigarette smoke, among other things, causes blood vessels （血管） beneath the skin to constrict （紧缩）, reducing blood supply to the skin．
Smoking can also damage the connective tissue that supports both die skin and the internal organs,．
小题1:When your skin is exposed to sunlight long, it-becomes all of the following but _____．
| A．flexible | B．coarse | C．rough | D．discolored |
| A．the number of cigarettes a person smokes． |
| B．the kind and characteristics of skin |
| C．how long a person smokes |
| D．how long skin is under sunlight |
| A．it will lower blood supply to skin |
| B．it can make you feel tired |
| C．it can make skin come off |
| D．it can make blood run faster |
| A．inform people about the result of the study |
| B．advise people how to protect skin |
| C．warn people not to smoke again |
| D．introduce a new way of avoid skin aging |
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试题【CHICAGO （Reuters） - Smoking not only can wrinkle （起皱纹） the face and tarn it yell】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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The new policy asked 800,000 employees to replace their former working schedule of 8:30 am to 5:30 pm with the new working hours of 9 am to 6 pm.
This is just one part of the Beijing municipal government’s plan to fight traffic jams. Starting April 1, daytime parking fees in 13 downtown areas were raised to encourage less driving. On April 2, the government announced limitations launched after the Beijing Olympics would be extended until April 2012. These ban Beijing’s 5.8 million drivers from driving one workday each week. The ban is based on the last number of the car license plate.
A multi-billion yuan fund has also been set up to build more underground ring roads in heavily populated areas. Major roads above ground will also be expanded.
According to Beijing’s traffic authorities, key projects include repairing major ring roads and expanding the subway network. The city will also create more taxi stops and bike rental stations, probably under the hundreds of overpasses (天桥) citywide.
Beijing’s fight against traffic jams is
a smaller example of what is happening all around China. The central government is now supporting new ideas that will change the future of Chinese roads.Bus rapid transit (BRT,快速公交系统) is one such idea. Special bus lanes carry almost as many passengers as a subway system. They cost less and are becoming popular in many big cities. Now Beijing has five BRT lines
Shanghai is dealing with traffic problems by charging higher fees for license plates（牌照）. The city is also controlling the total number of plates sold. Now, it is considering a plan to charge cars for entering the central business district, as London does.
Meanwhile, there are signs that Chinese are more aware of the serious problem of traffic. For example, there has been a sharp increase in the number of posts looking for carpooling (拼车) partners on major websites.
By the end of March, 2010, China had 192 million cars, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
小题1: The article is mainly about___________.
| A．the fight against traffic jams all around the world |
| B．the increase of daytime parking fees in 13 downtown areas in Beijing |
| C．the Beijing municipal government’s measures to reduce traffic jams |
| D．news ideas that are likely to change the future of Chinese roads |
| A．from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm | B．from 9 am to 6 pm |
| C．from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm | D．from 7:30 am to 4: 30 pm |
s include all the following except ____________| A．adjustments to office hours | B．increases in daytime parking fees |
| C．the extension of the limitations launched after the Beijing Olympics | |
| D．charging higher fees for license plates |
| A．the BRT system will become common China’s rural areas |
| B．the Chinese government is aiming at changing the future of Chinese roads |
| C．the Shanghai government has charged cars for entering the central business district |
| D．here are enough ways to deal with traffic jams in Beijing |
Dios says it is the world’s first jumbo （unusually large） jet hostel, an actual jet-plane at Sweden’s main airport outside Stockholm which has been changed into a 25- room guesthouse that sleeps as many as 72 people.
“I learned about this plane that was standing deserted at Arlanda airport and I’ve been trying the concept of hostels in many different houses and buildings,” he told Reuters. “I thou
ght, ‘Why not a plane?’”Jumbo Hostels opened for business on Thursday, giving customers the chance to check in and sleep in a room that can best be described as comfortable.”
“The most challenging part with this project is trying to build something inside a metal hull（壳） – it’s just really, really tight.”
The jet, which was originally produced for Singapore Airlines, was taken out of service in 2002. It is held on a concrete foundation with the landing gear secured in steel cradles.
One feature of the hostel is its price – a room starts at 350 Swedish crowns （about $ 41）, which is a lot less than hotel rooms outside of major airports.
Another feature is that customers can get married on the wing of the plane and stay in the plane’s more luxurious honeymoon suite （套房）.
Instead of walking down the aisle in the church, lovebirds can take what Jumbo Hostels calls the “wing walk,” where they can be joined in great happiness at the wing tip. The hostel has someone ready to perform the ceremony.
But in some respects this hostel remains a plane – most customers have to share the jet’s nine bathrooms and the staff only wear air host and hostess outfits. The only room that has its own bathroom is the honeymoon suite.
小题1:Which of the following is not true?
| A．The jet plane was out of use for over eight years |
| B．The hostel provides ten bathrooms for customers |
| C．The rooms in the hotel are comfortable |
| D．The hostel lies at Arlanda airport in Stockholm |
| A．air hostesses can offer good service |
| B．a wedding ceremony can be held on the wing |
| C．customers can sleep in comfortable rooms |
| D．the staff can have a “wing walk” |
| A．Because he is fond of plane very much. |
| B．Because he is very curious |
| C．Because he wants to earn more money. |
D．Because he likes trying th e concept of hotel in many different things. |
| A．call on people to make use of the deserted things |
| B．describe a wonderful place for weddings |
| C．introduce a new kind of hostel |
| D．prove people can sleep on a plane |
★A Copenhagen bus company has put "love seats" on 103 of its vehicles for people looking for a partner. "Even love at first sight is possible on the bus," said a spokesman for the British owned Arriva company to explain the two seats on each bus that are covered in red cloth and a "love seat" sign.
★Shoppers at an international luxury fair in Verona, Italy, found a cell-phone-equipped golden coffin among the items on display. The phones will help "the dead" contact relatives if they have been buried alive by mistake.
★A man in New York came up with a disarming way to set off his latest bank heist , approaching the clerk’s window with a large bunch of flowers and handing over a hold-up note saying
“give me the money!”★ An Englishman who lost all his legs and arms in an electrical accident successfully swam across the Channel, a challenge he had been preparing for two years. The whole cost is 400 dollars.
★A set of artificial teeth made for Britain"s war-time prime minister Winston Churchill known as "the teeth that saved the world" sold for nearly 18,000 pounds (21,500 euros, 24,000 dollars) at auction.
★A British woman caused an Internet hate campaign after she was caught on camera dumping a cat in a rubbish bin. She was fined 250 pounds (400 dollars, 280 euros) after pleading guilty.
★The BBC apologized completely and without any doubts after a radio presenter jokingly announced that Queen Elizabeth II had died.
★Two Australian men needed surgery after shooting each other in the bottoms during a drinking session to see if it would hurt were charged 400 dollars separately.
★ A Kuwaiti MP(议员) proposed state-aid for male citizens to take second wives, in a bid to reduce the large number of unmarried women in the oil-rich state.
小题1:What is special about the coffin in the second news?
| A．It is golden | B．It has a cell phone. |
| C．It is a luxury | D．It has many items |
| A．robbery | B．proposal | C．begging | D．raising money |
| A．A British woman who dumped a cat in a rubbish bin. |
| B．One who bought Winston Churchill’s artificial teeth. |
| C．An Australian man who shot in bottom to test the hurt. |
| D．An Englishman crossing the Channel without legs and arms. |
| A．In Kuwait many men are eager to get married |
| B．A lot of rich single men lived in Kuwait |
| C．There are quantities of oil in Kuwait |
| D．There are many single women in Kuwait |
With leatherbacks threatened with extinction, Playa Grande’s turtle museum was abandoned （抛弃）three years ago and now sits among a sea of weeds. And the beachside ticket office for turtle tours was washed away by a high tide in September. “We do not promote that as a turtle tourism destination any more because we realize there are far too few turtles to please,” said Alvaro Fonseca, a park ranger.（管理员）
Even before scientists found temperatures going up over the past decade, sea turtles were threatened by beach development, drift net fishing and Costa Ricans’ interest in eating turtle eggs. But climate change may cause the most serious harm to an animal that has lived in the Pacific for 150 million years.
Sea turtles are sensitive to numerous effects of warming. They feed on reefs, which are dying in hotter seas. They lay eggs on beaches that are being covered by rising seas and more violent waves.
More uniquely（独特地）, their gender is determined not by genes but by the egg’s temperature during development. Small rises in beach temperatures can result in all-female populations, obviously problematic for survival. If the sand around the eggs hits 30 degrees Celsius, the gender balance shifts to female; at about 32 degrees they are all female. Above 34, you get boiled eggs.
On some nesting beaches, scientists are artificially cooling nests with shade or irrigation and trying to protect broader areas of coastal property from development to ensure that turtles have a place to nest as the seas rise.
小题1:Why does the resort town stop promoting its turtle tourism?
| A．It decides not to disturb the turtles’ normal life. | |
| B．Tourists have lost interest in watching turtles. | |
| C．There are only very few turtles now. | D．The turtle museum was destroyed by a high tide. |
| A．The locals’ eating habit. | B．Drift net fishing. | C．Beach development. | D．Global warming. |
| A．the sex of turtles | B．the habit of turtles | C．the weight of turtles | D．the kind of turtles |
| A．are doing research on the sea rise | B．are moving turtles to new homes |
| C．are protecting turtles’ nests | D．are going rid of sea weeds |
| A．introduce a special kind of sea turtle | B．explain the mystery of turtles’ eggs |
| C．show the dangers a certain kind of sea turtle is facing | |
| D．attract more visitors to a sea turtle museum |
Mrs．Wilma Johnson was treated at a local hospital and allowed to go home．A hospital spokesman said she should recover nicely．She is in her late 50s, divorced, and living with Bob, the older of her two adult sons．Bob wasn’t home at the time of the shooting．
Police will patrol the area more frequently as a result of this shooting．They don"t know if the shooting was intentional or accidental．They are asking the public to help if they know anything．They interviewed the neighbors．One neighbor
said he heard a gunshot, but in this neighborhood, he said, he was used to hearing gunshots．The police also questioned Mrs．Johnson’s ex-husband, Joe, who lives three blocks away．Joe said if he was going to shoot at his ex-wife, he’d make sure he shot her in her butt（头）．“That’s a target you could hit from a mile away as she is like a Tele-tubby.” he laughed．Despite such remarks, the police spokesperson said Joe is not a suspect at this time．
小题1:What was the woman doing when she was shot?
| A．She was decorating her room． | B．She was cooking dinner． |
| C．She was sleeping in her room. | D．She was decorating her Christmas tree． |
| A．She is in hospital． | B．She is at home． |
| C．She is in another world. | D．She is in a funeral． |
| A．Some neighbors saw the gunman by accident. |
| B．The police found the gunman soon after the gunshot． |
| C．There used to be gunshots in the area. |
| D．The gunshot happened by intention. |
| A．His ex-wife was too fat | B．He still loved his ex-wife． |
C．She was sensitive to any thing. | D．He hated his ex-wife． |
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