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1、2022职称英语卫生B级：阅读理解练习及答案(8)Effects of Exercise on Elderly Diabetics （糖尿病人）Most older people with so-called type 2 diabetes （糖尿病） could stop taking insulin （胰岛素） if they would do brisk （轻快的） exercise for 30 minutes just three times a week, according to new medical research results reported in a Copenha
2、gen newspaper. Results from tests conducted on diabetics at the Copenhagen central hospital Rigshospitalets Center for Muscle Research showed that physical exercise can boost the bodys ability to make use of insulin by 30 per cent. This is equal to the effect most elderly diabetics get from their in
3、sulin medication （药物治疗） today.Researchers had a group of non-diabetic men and a group of men with type 2 diabetes, all more than 60 years of age, exercise on bicycles six times a week for three months. After the three months the doctors measured how much sugar the test subjects muscles could make us
4、e of as a measure for how well their insulin worked.Associate Professor Dr Flemming Dela of the Muscle Research Center said the tests demonstrated that the exercising diabetics had made as good use of insulin as the healthy non-diabetic persons. This means that the insulin works just as well for bot
5、h groups. Physical exercise cannot cure people of diabetes, but it can eliminate almost all their symptoms. At the same time it can put off the point at which they have to begin taking insulin, Dela said.Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas （胰腺）, controlling sugar in the body and is used ag
6、ainst diabetes.Dela said that to achieve the desired effect diabetics need only exercise to the point where they begin to sweat, but that the activity has to be maintained since it wears off after five days without sufficient exercise.Most diabetics realize that they have to watch their diet while r
7、emaining unaware of the importance of exercise, Dela added.6 What is the effect of exercise on elderly people with type 2 diabetes?A It can help the body make better use of insulin.B It can worsen their symptoms.C It can help them to eat more.D It can cure them of the disease.7 The exercise that the
8、 researchers tried on their test subjects wasA walking briskly for thirty minutes three times a week.B cycling six times a week for three months.C swimming twice a day.D running once a day.8 The researchers checked how well the test subjects insulin worked by measuringA the blood sugar level in thei
9、r bodies.B the length of time they could cycle at one breath.C the amount of insulin they took.D the amount of sugar their muscles could make use of.9 It is recommended that diabetics maintain sufficient exercise since otherwiseA their symptoms will get worse.B the blood sugar level will go up.C the
10、 desired effect cannot be achieved.D their condition will be out of control.10 It can be seen from the passage that most diabetics are ignorant ofA the necessity of watching their diet.B the significance of regular exercise.C the need to control their weight.D the consequences of taking too much insulin 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. B本文来源：网络收集与整理，如有侵权，请联系作者删除，谢谢！第3页 共3页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页
