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These people remain healthy in body and spirit despite the passage of time. While many older persons in industrial societies become weak and ill in their 60s and 70s, some Caucasians aged 100 to 140, work in the fields beside their great-great-grandchildren. Even the idea of aging is foreign to them. When asked “at what age does youth end?”most of these old people had no answer. Several replied, “Well, perhaps at age 80.”
What accounts for this ability to survive to such old age, and to survive so well?First of all, hard physical work is a way of life for all of these long-lived people. They begin their long days of physical labor as children and never seem to stop. For example, Mr . Rustam Mamedov is 142 years of age. His wife is 116 years old. They have been married for 90 years. Mr. Mamedov has no intention of retiring from his life as a farmer. “Why?What else would I do?”he asks. All these people get healthful rewards from the environment in which they work. They all come from mountainous regions. They live and work at elevations of 1,660 to 1,000 meters above sea level. The air has less oxygen and is pollution-free. This reduced-oxygen environment makes the heart and blood vessel(血管) system stronger.
Another factor that may contribute to the good health of these people is their isolation. To a great extent, they are separated from the pressures and worries of industrial society. Inherited factors also play some role. Most of the longest-lived people had parents and grandparents who also reached very old ages. Good family genes may, therefore, be one factor in living longer.
小题1:The example of Mr. and Mrs. Mamedov implies that some Caucasians aged 100 to 140 ____.
A.become weak and hopeless |
B.are too old to work in the fields |
C.benefit from physical work |
D.are still working in the fields |
A.Retiring from their lives as farmers. |
B.Having been married for 90 years. |
C.Hard physical work. |
D.Having no intentions. |
A.Clean mountain air. | B.Daily hard work. |
C.Good genes | D.Stress and pressure. |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:D
解析
试题分析:在俄罗斯的毕加索地区,将近每1000,000人中就有50人能够活到100岁,甚至还不止100岁。而与之相对比,在美国每1000000人中仅有3人能超过百岁,这是什么原因造成的呢?在本文中作者对此种现象进行了分析,提出了长寿的几个方面因素。
小题1:C推理判断题。在文章第三段开头作者提出问题What accounts for this ability to survive to such old age, and to survive so well?然后指出其中一个原因是First of all, hard physical work is a way of life for all of these long-lived people.随后列举了Mr. and Mrs. Mamedov的例子,由此判断他们的长寿得益于体力劳动。
小题2:C 细节理解题。根据文章第三段hard physical work is a way of life for all of these long-lived people.可以判断C选项正确。
小题3:D细节理解题。从文章末段内容可知作者认为高加索地区的人们与外界隔绝,没有来自工业社会的各种压力,这是他们长寿的原因之一,由此判断压力对人的健康和寿命是不利的,故答案选D。
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试题【In the Caucasus region of Russia, nearly 50 out of every 100,000 people live to 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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He says our relations with others often become clearly defined(清晰的)when money enters the picture. You might have wonderful relationship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend some money. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn’t. This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it.
Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important. The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book.
Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made man?
Answer: The most surprising thing is how people give me so much respect. I am nothing. I don’t know much. All I am is rich.
People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end. Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.
小题1:According to the first paragraph, people have not realized ______.
A.how important money is in their daily life |
B.how one spends money shows what is important to him |
C.that money is more important than their philosophy of life |
D.that their understanding of life is more important than money |
A.is a good way to test your friendship |
B.will do harm to your friendship |
C.will strengthen your friendship |
D.is a good way to break off your friendship |
A.Money is an end. | B.Money is a means. |
C.Money is everything. | D.Money is unimportant |
A.is used up | B.is spent on pictures |
C.is paid in the right way | D.is paid attention to |
A.He doesn’t feel that he is well educated. |
B.He doesn’t think he is a very important person. |
C.He doesn’t consider himself to be very successful. |
D.He doesn’t think that being rich deserves so much attention. |
The future is much too important to simply guess about, the way the high school students did, so experts are regularly asked to predict accuately. By carefully studying the present, skilled businessmen, scientists, and politicians are supposedly able to figure out in advance what will happen. But can they? One expert on Cities wrote: Cities of the future would not be crowded, but would have space for farms and fields. People would travel to work in “airbuses”, large all-weather helicopters carrying up to 200 passengers. When a person left the airbus station he could drive a coin-operated car equipped with radar. The radar equipment of cars would make traffic accidents “almost unheard of”. Does that sound familiar? If the expert had been accurate it would, because he was writing in 1957. His subject was “The city of 1982”.
If the professionals sometimes sound like high school students, it’s probably because future study is still a new field. But economic forecasting, or predicting what the economy will do, has been around for a long time. It should be accuate, and generally it is. But there have been some big mistakes in the field, too. In early 1929, most forecasters saw an excellent future for the stock market. In October of that year, the stock market had its worst losses ever, ruining thousands of investors who had put their faith in financial foreseers.
One forecaster knew that predictions about the future would always be subject to significant error. In 1957, H.J. Rand of the Rad corporation was asked about the year 2000, “Only one thing is certain,” he answered. “Children born today will have reached the age of 43.”
小题1:How many examples does the author offer to describe the future life?
A.Three | B.Four | C.Five | D.Six |
A.accurate | B.imaginative | C.correct | D.foolish |
A.predicting about the future can be done in a humorous way |
B.no predictions are based on careful research |
C.experts are always better than others in figuring out what the future will be like |
D.forecasting the future is not an easy job even for experts in this field |
A.economy forecasting is rather a new field |
B.experts began economy forecasting in 1929 |
C.the predictions about economic situation caused the investors to lose lots of money |
D.good, accurate forecasting helped the stock market overcome the difficulties |
A.it is easy to figure out in advance what will happen |
B.it is difficult to figure out in advance what will happen |
C.only professionals can figure out in advance what will happen |
D.very few professionals figure out in advance what will happen |
This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing.As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed”,that is,in low spirits,until we were in high school.
Undoubtedly a change in children has increased steadily in recent years.Children don"t seem childlike anymore.Children speak more like adults,dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to.
Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different.Childhood as it once was no longer exists.Why?
Human development is depended not only on born biological states,but also on patterns of gaining social knowledge.Movement from one social role to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new social posifions.Children have always been taught adult secrets,but slowly and in stages;traditionally,we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.
In the last 30 years,however, a secret-revelation(揭示)machine has been equipped in 98 percent of American homes.It is called television.Television passes information to all viewers allke,whether they are children or adults.Unable to resist the temptation(诱惑),many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging,more attractive moving pictures.
Communication through print,as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information which children will gain.Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.
小题1:According to the author, feeling depressed is .
A.a sure sign of a mental problem in a child |
B.a mental state present in all humans, including children |
C.something that cannot be avoided in children’s mental development |
D.something hardly to be expected in a young child |
A.through connection with society |
B.gradually and under guidance |
C.naturally without being taught |
D.through watching television |
A.the widespread influence of television |
B.the poor arrangement of teaching content |
C.the fast pace of human scientific development |
D.the rising standard of living |
A.It enables children to gain more social information. |
B.It develops children’s interest in reading and writing. |
C.It helps chlldren to read and write well |
D.It can control what children are to learn. |
A.He feels their adultlike behavior is so funny. |
B.He thinks the change worthy of note. |
C.He considers it a rapid development. |
D.He seems to be upset about it. |
There are some interesting variations (变种) regarding individual status. Some people, particularly in the West, consider themselves of such high status that they do not need to display it with their clothing. For example, many wealthy people in the entertainment industry appear in very casual clothes, such as the worn jeans and work boots of a manual laborer. However, it is likely that a subtle but important signal, such as an expensive wristwatch, will prevail over the message of the casual dress. Such an inverted (颠倒的)status display is most likely to occur where the person’s high status is conveyed in ways other than with clothing, such as having a famous face.
小题1:According to the author, fashions serve all the following purposes EXCEPT
A.satisfying an interest in novelty |
B.signaling a change in personal beliefs |
C.displaying membership in a social group |
D.following traditional rules |
A.To state that individual’s status is not important in the West |
B.To argue that individuals need not obey every fashion rule |
C.To contrast the status of entertainers with that of manual laborers |
D.To explain how high status may involve an inverted status display |
A.newness | B.convention | C.nobleness | D.benzene |
The English people are the world’s biggest fans of fast food, while the French are the least interested in quick meals, according to a survey done last year.
The survey of thirteen countries shows 45% of the English people say they can’t give up fast food because it’s delicious. And 44% of Americans and 37% of Canadians say the same.
The French, proud of their delicious cuisine, don’t like fast food. 81% of them think it is unhealthy, followed by 75% of the Japanese.
How about the Chinese? How often do you have hamburgers or fried chicken? It doesn’t matter whether you like Western fast food or Chinese food. The most important thing is to keep a balanced diet.
小题1:According to the survey, some people can’t give up fast food because _____.
A.it’s cheap | B.it’s safe |
C.it’s delicious | D.it’s healthy From the survey, |
A.the Chinese | B.the French | C.the Japanese | D.the English |
A.Western countries | B.fast food |
C.restaurants in the world | D.Chinese food |
A.food | B.house | C.water | D.country |
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