Why do man die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that
the reason could be that man’s hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle
ago.
The largest study of the effects of aging on the heart has found that women’s longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age.
“ We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20 to 25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age.”,said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the Uk.
“Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat．Between the age of 20 and 70，one—third of those cells die and are not replaced in men，”said Goldspink．“This is part of the ageing process．”
What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these
cells．A healthy 70—year-old woman’s heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year— old one’s．
“This gender difference might just explain why women live longer than men，”
said Goldspink．
They studied more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 1 8 and 80，focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease．
“The team has yet to find why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart，” said Goldspink．
The good news is that men can improve the health of their heart with regular exercise．Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age．
1．The underlined word“longevity”in the second paragraph probably refers to
A．health B．1ong Iife C．ageing D.effect
2．The text mainly talks about________.
A．men’s heart eels B．Women’s ageing process
C．the gender difference D．Hearts and long life
3．According to the text，the UK scientists have known that______.
A．Women have more cells than men when they are born
B．women can replace the eels that enable the heart to beat
C．the female heart loses few of the cells with age
D．women never lose their pumping power with age
4.If you want to live longer。you should________.
A. enable your heart to beat much faster
B. find out the reason for ageing
C. exercise regularly to keep your heart healthy
D. prevent your cells from being 1ost
5.We can know from the passage that
A.the reason why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart has been
found out
B.scientists are on the way to finding out why the male heart lose more of
the cells
C.the team has done something to prevent the male from suffering greater loss
D.women over 70 could lose more heart cens than those at the age of 20
科目：高中英语 来源：辽宁省锦州市2009-2010学年度高二下学期期末考试试题（英语） 题型：完型填空
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was a teenager, I volunteered to work at the water station for 10km race. My job was to pass out water to the 36 . I saw all kinds of people passing by and thought maybe I can do it too! So the next year I 37 up for the race. I didn’t do much to 38 except jog around my neighborhood and I had no specialized training, no game plan, nothing. My only goal was to 39 the race.
On the day of the race, it was extremely hot. I remember 40 at the 7th kilometer, thinking, “I must be 41 ; why do I do this? I will never do this again!” That first 10km race was quite a(n) 42 . I jogged and I walked．At times, I didn’t know if I could finish.
At one point near the end, an old man ran past me, and I felt 43 that I, a 20-year-old, couldn’t even keep up with a 70-year-old．But then I 44 something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had different abilities, experience, training and 45 for himself. I had mine. My goal was merely to finish.
How 46 in life do we compare ourselves with others and feel disappointed in ourselves when we really shouldn’t?
After a minute, it 47 to me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I turned my embarrassment into inspiration. I decided that I would not 48 running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to make full preparations 49 and one day I would be one of those old but energetic runners. 50 I crossed the finish line, I was 51 of my achievement.
In life we all have those moments when we 52 ourselves with others. It’s only natural. But don’t 53 them to weaken you. Turn them into 54 and let them lift you up. Use them to show you what is 55 . Live with your dreams and you are a winner!
36．A．runners B．volunteers C. joggers D．trainers
37．A．followed B．attempted C. took D．signed
38．A．prepare B．plan C. practice D．help
39．A．win B．finish C. participate D．inspect
40．A．wandering B．resting C. struggling D．hesitating
41．A．tired B．crazy C. ridiculous D．teased
42．A．mistake B．amusement C. decision D．experience
43．A．discouraged B．confused C. annoyed D．embarrassed
44．A．sensed B．realized C. recognized D．acquired
45．A．goal B．age C. income D．thought
46．A．much B．long C. often D．soon
47．A．occurred B．appealed C. reminded D．appeared
48．A．give out B．give up C. give in D．give off
49．A．timely B．delightedly C. properly D．personally
50．A．Unless B．When C. Since D．Until
51．A．proud B．ashamed C. doubtful D．sure
52．A．cooperate B．compare C. combine D．communicate
53．A．allow B．expect C. discourage D．forbid
54．A．information B．imagination C. qualification D．inspiration
55．A．unbelievable B．reliable C. valuable D．possible
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科目：高中英语 来源：河北省南宫中学2009-2010学年度高二下学期期中考试英语试题 题型：阅读理解
There is an endless supply of stories about sleepwalkers(梦游者). People have been said to climb on roofs, solve mathematical problems, write music, walk through windows, and do murder in their sleep.
In Revere, Masachusctts, a hundred policemen scarched for a lost boy who left his home in his sleep and woke up five hours later on a strange sofa in a strange living room, with no idea how he had got there.
At the University of Lowa, a student was reported to have the habit of getting up in the middle of the night and walking three—quarters of a mile to the lowa River. He would take a swim and then go back to his room to bed.
An American expert on sleep claims(声称) that he has never seen a sleepwalker. He is said to know more about sleep than any other living man, and during the last thirty—five years he has lost a lot of sleep watching people sleep. He says, “Of course, I know that there are sleepwalkers because I have read about them in the newspapers. But none of my sleepers ever walked, and if I were to advertise for sleepwalkers for an experiment, I doubt whether I would get many takers(应征者).”
Sleepwalking, however, is a scientific reality. It is one of those strange things that sometimes looks quite fantastic(奇特的). Doctors say that sleepwalking is much more common than is generally supposed. Many sleepwalkers do not try to find help and their sleepwalking is never recorded.
52. Generally speaking, sleepwalkers are people who __________.
A. climb on roofs B. walk through windows
C. do fantastic things during their sleep D. walk in a half—awake state
53. It was reported that a boy ________.
A. was found on a strange sofa, telling how he had got there
B. slept in his own room but woke up in a strange room
C. lost his way five hours after he left home
D. was searched for by policemen when he lost his way
54. There was a college student who got into the habit of ___________.
A. getting up in the middle of the night and walking down to the river
B. walking three—quarters of a mile every day
C. swimming in the lowa River before going to bed
D. walking about before he went to bed
55. Why do people think sleepwalking is nothing but a fantastic thing which doesn’t have any explanation?
A. It is so common that it needn’t be recorded.
B. Scientists take no interest in it.
C. Most sleepwalkers do not seek help for their problem.
D. No records about it have been made.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年广东东莞第七高级中学高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：写作题
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
A young man was complaining about his bad luck and poverty. He frowned (皱眉) all day. A wise old man came to him and said, “Hey, kid, why are you so unhappy?”
“I don’t understand why I'm so poor!” he replied.
“Poor? I think you are very wealthy!” the wise old man said sincerely.
The young man was puzzled, “Why do you say that?”
“Supposing someone offers you one thousand dollars to cut your finger off, would you do it?” “Of course not!” the young man replied.
“And ten thousand dollars to chop your leg off?” “Certainly not!”
“A hundred thousand dollars to scoop your eyes out?” “Surely not!”
“One million dollars to turn you into a 90-year-old man immediately?”
“Definitely not!”
“Ten million dollars to take your life right away?” “Absolutely not!”
The wise old man said with a smile, “So there you are. You already possess what is worth more than ten million dollars. Why are you still sad to be so poor?” After the young man listened to the wise old man's words, it started to become clear to him.
[写作内容]
1. 以约30个词概括文章的主要内容；
2．然后以“健康比金钱更重要”为题发表自己的，字数大约120左右，内容包括：
(1) 对话中这位年长智者的观点是否正确，为什么?
(2) 健康与金钱的关系，并试举例说明；
(3) 作为一名高中生，应该如何处理健康与金钱的关系。
[写作要求]
1.在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
[评分标准]
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届浙江省高二下学期第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
For several days I saw little of Mr. Rochester. In the morning he seemed very busy with business，and in the afternoon gentlemen from the neighborhood called and sometimes stayed to dine with him. When his foot was well enough，he rode out a great deal.
During this time，all my knowledge of him was limited to occasional meetings about the house，when he would sometimes pass me coldly， and sometimes bow and smile. His changes of manner did not offend me，because I saw that I had nothing to do with the cause of them.
One evening，several days later，I was invited to talk to Mr. Rochester after dinner. He was sitting in his armchair，and looked not quite so severe，and much less gloomy. There was a smile on his lips， and his eyes were bright，probably with wine. As I was looking at him，he suddenly turned， and asked me，“Do you think I am handsome，Miss Eyre? ”
The answer somehow slipped from my tongue before I realized it: “No，sir.” “Ah，you really are unusual! You are a quiet， serious little person， but you can be almost rude.” “Sir，I'm sorry. I should have said that beauty doesn't matter，or something like that，” “No，you shouldn't! I see，you criticize my appearance，and then you stab (刺) me in the back! You have honesty and feeling. There are not many girls like you. But perhaps I go too fast. Perhaps you have awful faults to counterbalance (抵消) your few good points.”
I thought to myself that he might have too. He seemed to read my mind，and said quickly，“Yes，you're right. I have plenty of faults. I went the wrong way when I was twenty-one，and have never found the right path again. I might have been very different. I might have been as good as you， and perhaps wiser. I am not a bad man，take my word for it，but I have done wrong. It wasn't my character，but circumstances which were to blame. Why do I tell you all this? Because you're the sort of person people tell their problems and secrets to， because you're sympathetic and give them hope.”
It seemed he had quite a lot to talk to me. He didn't seem to like to finish the talk quickly，as was the case for the first time.
“Don't be afraid of me， Miss. Eyre，”he continued. “You don't relax or laugh very much，perhaps because of the effect Lowood school has had on you. But in time you will be more natural with me，and laugh， and speak freely. You're like a bird in a cage. When you get out of the cage， you'll fly very high. Good night.”
1.At the beginning Miss Eyre's impressions of Mr. Rochester were all except_________.
A．busy B．sociable C．dull D．changeable
2.The underlined sentence means___________.
A．Only by meeting him around the house sometimes did I know a little about him.
B．Only by coming to the house could I know about him.
C．I occasionally met him but my knowledge about him was poor.
D．What I knew about him was limited in the house.
3.From what Mr. Rochester told Miss Eyre，we can conclude that he wanted to ___________.
A．tell her all his troubles
B．tell her his life experience
C．blame her for misunderstanding him
D．change his circumstances
4.At the end of the passage，Mr. Rochester sounded __________.
A．rude B．cold C．polite D．encouraging
5.According to the passage，which of the following statements is WRONG?
A．Miss Eyre was atLowoodSchoolbefore she came to Mr. Rochester’s house.
B．Miss Eyre didn’t see Mr. Rochester often.
C．Miss Eyre was honest，brave and confident.
D．Miss Eyre was brave，polite and warm-hearted.
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