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1、- 1 -课后阅读作业课后阅读作业 二二Module 1 Period 2. 阅读理解阅读理解APeople living with heart disease, high blood pressure or stroke may benefit from practicing traditional Chinese exercises such as Tai Chi, showed a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association. “But the physical and psycho
2、logical benefits to these patients of this increasingly popular form of exercise must be determined based on scientific evidence. ”In the new study, the researchers reviewed 35 research articles, which included 2, 249 cardiovascular disease patients from 10 countries. They found Chinese exercises he
3、lped reduce the participants systolic blood pressure, the top number, by more than 9. 12 mmHg, and diastolic blood pressure, the bottom number, by more than 5 mmHg on average. The study also revealed small, but statistically significant drops in the levels of bad cholesterol, or low-density lipoprot
4、ein, and triglycerides. Chinese exercises also seemed to improve quality of life and reduce depression in patients with cardiovascular disease, they said. “Our systematic review results showed that TCE (traditional Chinese exercises)should be useful for patients with CVD (cardiovascular disease), ”t
5、he researchers wrote in their paper. - 2 -However, traditional Chinese exercises did not significantly improve participants heart rate, aerobic fitness level or scores on a general health questionnaire. The review only analyzed studies which randomly assigned participants to groups performing tradit
6、ional Chinese exercises, most commonly Tai Chi, Qigong and Baduanjin, engaging in another form of exercise or making no change in activity level. 【语篇概述】在美国心脏学会上刊登的一份研究指出, 经常练习中国传统运动比如太极, 对心脏病、高血压及中风患者有益。1. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. There exist 35 research articles published in th
7、e new study. B. The new study included 2, 249 patients who suffered from severe diseases. C. The new study found Chinese exercises helped increase the participants systolic blood pressure. D. The new study found Chinese exercises can improve both the systolic and diastolic blood pressure. 【解析】选 D。细节
8、理解题。根据文章第四段研究者发现中国的传统运动可以使患者收缩压即高压平均降低至少 9. 12 毫米汞柱, 使患者舒张压即低压平均降低至少 5 毫米汞柱。可知 D 选项说中国的传统运动可以改善收缩压和舒张压是正确的。2. Chinese exercises can do the following except_. A. Chinese exercises can reduce the feeling of depression of some patientsB. Chinese exercises are good for certain patients- 3 -C. Chinese ex
9、ercises can improve significantly participants heart rateD. Chinese exercises can help some patients live a better life【解析】选 C。细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段可知中国的这些传统运动并不能显著地提高患者心率及心脏有氧机能; 可知这些传统运动不能显著得提高患者心率。3. From Paragraph 2, we know that_. A. the exercises can benefit some patients both physically and psychol
10、ogicallyB. Chinese exercises have been the most popular form of exercisesC. Chinese exercises can only benefit some patients physicallyD. whether the exercises can benefit some patients both physically and psychologically has not been proved【解析】选 D。推理判断题。由文章第二段可知中国的传统运动作为一种较受欢迎的运动形式是否对这些患者有身体和心理上的好处
11、必须基于科学的确定。由此可知选择 D 项。4. The study team will probably study_in the future. A. the effect of different types of traditional Chinese exerciseson chronic diseasesB. the effect of Tai ChiC. participants with the same diseaseD. people living with heart disease, high blood pressure or stroke【解析】选 A。推理判断题。由
12、文章最后一段说该研究只是对比分析了将不同参与者随机分配后, 进行各种传统运动方式, 如太极、轻功和八段锦, 以及相同剧烈程度的其他运动方式后的结果; 由此可推知接下来研究组将会研究不同的- 4 -中国传统运动形式对慢性病的具体功效。BHealthy Habits, Healthy BodyFeel tired lately? Has a doctor said he cant find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he has sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there show
13、s that there is nothing wrong with you. Then, consider this: you might be in a state of sub-health(亚健康). Sub-health, also called the third state or gray state, is explained as a borderline(边界线)state between health and disease. According to the investigation by the National Health Organization, over
14、45 percent of sub-healthy people are middle-aged or elderly. The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam-weeks. Symptoms(征兆)include a lack of energy, depression(压抑), slow reactions, insomnia(失眠), agitation, and a poor memory. Other symp
15、toms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs. The key to preventing and recovering from sub-health, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits, alternate work and rest, exercise regularly, and take part in open air activities. As for meals, people
16、 are advised to eat less salt and sugar. They should also eat more fresh vegetables, fruit, and fish because they are rich in nutritional elementsvitamins and trace elements that are important to the body. Nutrition experts point out that it is - 5 -not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract(消化系统). They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding sub-health. 【语篇概述】本文介绍了亚健康的症状、原因及对策。5. According to thi
