A quarrel at home may result in your falling ill. Don’t laugh, it’s true. Family matters including living habits and even the way we speak have a big effect on our health, doctors say.
Wang Xiaoyu, a Senior 2 girl from Xichang, Sichuan Province, fainted (暈倒) in class when she heard her classmates quarrel at the top of their voices. Quarrels between her parents also put the girl into a coma. It is because she is suffering from depression (抑郁癥), caused by bad relations at home, doctors explained.
“We don’t get sick or stay well by ourselves,” says Dr Robert Ferrer from the US. Ferrer shows that family forces may explain up to a quarter of health problems, in his recent research. The genes you get from your family may cause illness. If one of your parents has a heart attack, your risk of being affected may double. But effects on health are not only written in our DNA.
Unrelated people who live under the same roof also get similar problems. Diet, lifestyle and environment affect our health, too. Ferrer’s research also found that if teenagers feel they are ignored or unimportant at home they are more likely to get sick.
We may never fully understand all the effects that families have on our health. But just as individual (個別的) problems can have effects on others, a small improvement can have big benefits, Ferrer said.
小題1: Which of the following can best explain why Wang Xiaoyu fainted in class?
A．Because her classmates often quarreled in class.
B．Because her parents used to quarrel.
C．Because of her depression caused by bad family relations.
D．Because her classmates shouted loudly at her.
小題2: According to Dr Ferrer, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．We get sick or stay well by ourselves.
B．Only the genes we get from our family have a big effect on our health.
C．Our health has nothing to do with diet, lifestyle and environment.
D．Teenagers who are ignored at home get sick more easily than those who are not.
小題3: The underlined word “coma” in Paragraph2 probably means ________.
A．surpriseB．faintC．tirednessD．sadness
小題4:The best title for this passage is ________.
A．Family relations.B．The reasons why we get sick.
C．Family---- another cause to healthD．A research about health.

小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:C

小題1:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Quarrels between her parents also put the girl into a coma. It is because she is suffering from depression (抑郁癥), caused by bad relations at home, doctors explained.可知她暈倒是因為父母的關(guān)系不好。選C。
小題1:細節(jié)題:從第四段的句子：Ferrer’s research also found that if teenagers feel they are ignored or unimportant at home they are more likely to get sick.可知被忽略的孩子有可能會多的病。選 D
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第二段的單詞fainted (暈倒)可知這個單詞是“暈倒”，選B
小題1:主旨題：從第一段的主題句：it’s true. Family matters including living habits and even the way we speak have a big effect on our health,可知答案是C。
練習(xí)冊系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

When Phillip was on his way to the airport one afternoon, he asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks.
The plane was to  21  at 5:30. From the bank there was still a 22  journey to the airport. Phillip merely (僅僅，只不過；只是)watched the  23   along the way. Shortly before arriving, he began  24 the things he would need for the 25 . Tickets, money, the address of his hotel, traveler’s checks—Just a moment. How about his passport? Phillip went through his pockets. He suddenly  26   that he must have left his passport (護照，通行證) 27 .
Whatever could he do? It was now five past four and there would be too little  28  to return to the bank. This was the  29   time he was representing（代表） his firm for an important  30  with the manager of a French firm in Paris the following morning. Without a passport he would be  31  to board the plane. At that moment, the taxi 32 outside the air . Phillip got out, took his suitcase and  33  the driver. He then  34  a good deal of confusion（混亂）in the building. A 35 could be heard over the loudspeaker.
“We very much 36 that owing to a twenty-four-hour strike （罷工）of airport staff（職員，員工）, all flights for the rest of today have had to be called off.” Passengers are  37 to get in touch with their travel agents or with this terminal for 38 on tomorrow’s flights. Phillip gave a 39 . He would let his firm know about this situation and, thank goodness, he would have the opportunity of calling at his bank the following morning to 40 his passport.
小題1:
A．leaveB．registerC．check outD．pull
小題2:
A．pleasantB．shortC．longD．rough
小題3:
A．sceneryB．sceneC．viewD．sight
小題4:
A．countingB．looking overC．thinking aboutD．checking
小題5:
A．tripB．planeC．meetingD．flight
小題6:
A．remembered B．realizedC．noticedD．learned
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)t homeB．a(chǎn)t the officeC．a(chǎn)t the bankD．in the taxi
小題8:
A．timeB．chanceC．possibilityD．use
小題9:
A．goldenB．lastC．onlyD．first
小題10:
A．journeyB．visitC．businessD．meeting
小題11:
A．sadB．unableC．impossibleD．difficult
小題12:
A．stoppedB．was drivenC．reachedD．was parked
小題13:
A．leftB．sent awayC．paidD．spent
小題14:
A．startedB．noticedC．caughtD．found
小題15:
A．speechB．noiseC．callD．voice
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)pologizeB．a(chǎn)nnounceC．worryD．regret
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)dvisedB．forcedC．toldD．persuaded
小題18:
A．ideasB．plansC．informationD．time
小題19:
A．loud laughB．deep sighC．big smileD．sharp cry
小題20:
A．returnB．findC．recoverD．gather

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

A friend and I were standing in line at the grocery store the other day, and I was telling her how lazy my children were．I had come in from work that morning, and like most times, my house was wrecked.
“I believe children nowadays are just out for what they can get．They can never help keep our house clean.” I said, feeling unhappy.
“Do you know how happy you are?” a woman behind us asked．“I would love to go home and find my house a mess．I wouldn’t mind my floor being dirty．Nor would I mind the dirty clothes being piled high．I wouldn’t even mind anyone talking about my dirty home．I would love it．I would love to kick my way through the house just to get to my kids and be able to hug them, kiss them and tell them how much I love them．You see, my two children were killed in an accident． My house stays clean; my clothes stay put up; the dishes are done.”
“There are no fingerprints on my walls．There are no sounds of arguing, either．So you see, you are very lucky．I would give anything to be going through what you are now! How I’d love to be able to hold my kids, wipe away their tears and share their dreams! I wouldn’t care how my house looked．I would be happy just to have them.”
Now if you come into my house and see a big mess, you can think bad thoughts if you want, but I feel greatly blessed.(268 words)
小題1:The writer was complaining about her children to her friend because they ____.
A．would go out without permissionB．couldn’t keep the house clean
C．made her look dirty and badD．were too lazy to hug or kiss her
小題2:My house was wrecked in the first paragraph means my house _____.
A．was very dirtyB．was broken into
C．needed to be paintedD．looked beautiful
小題3:What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Children shouldn’t be left home alone.
B．A mother lost her children in an accident.
C．People should be thankful for what life gives.
D．A mother complained about the mess at her house.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old．My mother told us that we would not be   26  Christmas gifts because there was not enough money．I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d 27 ?" Just when I started to  28  that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women  29  at our house with gifts for all of us．For me they brought a doll．I felt such a sense of 30  that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school．I wasn’t   31 ．Somebody had thought  32  of me to bring me a gift．
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my  33 Christmas there special and memorable, I  34  remembered the women’s visit．I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of  35  for as many children as I could possibly reach．
So I   36  a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help．We gathered about 125 orphans （孤兒） at the Christmas party．For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies,   37  with a child’s name．We wanted all of them to know they were  38．Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I   39  them that they couldn’t open their presents   40  every child had come forward．Finally the   41  they had been waiting for came as I called out, "One, two, three．Open your presents!" As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles  42  up the room．The   43  in the room was obvious, and   44  wasn’t just about toys．It was a feeling — the feeling I knew   45 that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit．I wasn’t forgotten．Somebody thought of me．I matter．
小題1:
A．sending B．receivingC．making D．exchanging
小題2:
A．found B．preparedC．gotD．expected
小題3:
A．doubtB．hopeC．suggest D．a(chǎn)ccept
小題4:
A．broke in B．settled down C．turned upD．showed off
小題5:
A．relief B．lossC．a(chǎn)chievementD．justice
小題6:
A．blamedB．lovedC．forgottenD．a(chǎn)ffected
小題7:
A．highly B．little C．poorlyD．enough
小題8:
A．presentB．firstC．recent D．previous
小題9:
A．hardly B．instantlyC．regularly D．occasionally
小題10:
A．strength B．independenceC．importance D．safety
小題11:
A．kept up withB．caught up withC．came up withD．put up with
小題12:
A．none B．fewC．some D．each
小題13:
A．fine B．special C．helpfulD．normal
小題14:
A．remindedB．guaranteed C．convinced D．promised
小題15:
A．a(chǎn)fter B．until C．when D．since
小題16:
A．chance B．giftC．moment D．reward
小題17:
A．litB．tookC．burned D．cheered
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)tmosphereB．sympathy C．calmnessD．joy
小題19:
A．it B．suchC．somethingD．everybody
小題20:
A．byB．tillC．forD．from

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Some people have very good memories, and can  easily  learn quite long poems by __heart__ . There are other people who can only __remember__ things that they have said again and again.
A _good__ memory is a great help in learning a language. __Everybody__ learns his own language by remembering __what__ he hears when he is a small child. Some children __don’t_live_in their own country, and they seem to learn two languages ___almost__ as easily as one. In school it is not so easy to learn __a__ foreign language because students have so __little __time for it and they are busy with other lessons, too.
A man’s mind is rather like a camera, but it takes photos not only _of_ what we see but also of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo__with__a camera, there is much to do when the photo is finished and __ready__to show to our friends. In the same way there is much work __to be done__ before we can keep a picture __forever__ in our minds.
小題1:
A．easyB．easilyC．interestingD．interestingly
小題2:
A．heartB．mindC．memoryD．a(chǎn)ttention
小題3:
A．noticeB．recognizeC．rememberD．learn
小題4:
A．goodB．poorC．richD．bad
小題5:
A．NobodyB．SomebodyC．EverybodyD．Anybody
小題6:
A．thatB．whichC．/D．what
小題7:
A．liveB．don’t liveC．didn’t liveD．lived
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)lmostB．mostlyC．nearbyD．hardly
小題9:
A．theB．thisC．oneD．a(chǎn)
小題10:
A．muchB．littleC．manyD．few
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)boutB．a(chǎn)tC．withD．of
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)sB．forC．ofD．with
小題13:
A．certainB．readyC．clearD．sure
小題14:
A．to be doneB．to be doingC．having been doneD．being done
小題15:
A．upB．onC．everD．forever

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Birthdays often bring surprises. But this year’s surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is __21__ one of the most surprising.
On April 22, one day before his 441st birthday anniversary, experts __22__ that one of the most recognizable __23__ of William Shakespeare is a fake (贗品).
This __24__ that we no longer have a good __25__ of what Shakespeare looked like. “It’s very possible that many pictures of Shakespeare are unreliable because many of them are __26__ of this one,” said an expert from Britain’s National Portrait Gallery.
The _27_ comes after four months of testing. Experts from the gallery say the image — commonly known as the “Flower portrait” — was actually __28__ in the 1800s, two centuries __29_  Shakespeare’s death.
The art experts who work at the gallery say they used modern chemistry technology to __30__ the paint on the picture. These checks found traces (痕跡) of paint deep in the picture __31__ about 1814.
Shakespeare __32__ in 1616, and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609.
“We now think the portrait dates back to around 1818 to 1840. This was __33__ there was a new interest in Shakespeare’s__ 34__ ,” Tanya Cooper, the gallery’s 16th century curator (館長) said.
The __35__ picture has often been used as a cover for __36__ of his plays. It is called the “Flower portrait” because one of its __37__, Desmond Flower, gave it to the Royal Shakespeare Company.
“There have always been __38__ about the authenticity (真實性) of the painting,” said David Howells, curator for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
“Now we know the truth, we can put the image in its proper place in the history of Shakespearean portraiture (畫像技法),” he said.
Two other images of Shakespeare are also being studied as part of the investigation and the results will __39__later in May. But for now what Shakespeare really looked like will remain a __40__.
小題1:
A．surelyB．neverC．hardlyD．only
小題2:
A．wonderedB．doubtedC．foundD．considered
小題3:
A．playsB．masterpiecesC．portraitsD．photos
小題4:
A．recommendsB．a(chǎn)dvisesC．decidesD．means
小題5:
A．newsB．ideaC．design D．expression
小題6:
A．bargainsB．productionsC．copiesD．prints
小題7:
A．justiceB．discoveryC．inventionD．deed
小題8:
A．clonedB．developedC．paintedD．copied
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)fterB．beforeC．sinceD．until
小題10:
A．tryB．removeC．washD．check
小題11:
A．looking backB．dating fromC．getting alongD．starting with
小題12:
A．diedB．was bornC．succeededD．was buried
小題13:
A．whyB．whenC．howD．what
小題14:
A．storiesB．picturesC．playsD．photos
小題15:
A．realB．originalC．valuableD．fake
小題16:
A．requirementsB．collectionsC．consequencesD．playwrights
小題17:
A．ownersB．paintersC．writersD．readers
小題18:
A．causesB．problemsC．questionsD．orders
小題19:
A．go aboutB．come outC．turn upD．break out
小題20:
A．surpriseB．problemC．secretD．mystery

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read, yet,    21  his reading skills, Steve had been failing since first grade. Steve was a big boy, yet, he went unnoticed...    22   Miss White.
Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his    23  life, Steve couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet,    24  he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was    25  for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and    26  to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White’s    27  voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve!” Startled (嚇了一跳), he    28  to look at her. “Pay attention!” She began to    29  the test results. “You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “   30  one boy, and it breaks my    31  to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp    32 . “... The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”
After that, Steve still    33  do his homework. “Just try it,” Miss White said one day. “Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school,    34 ,  that afternoon.
The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a    35  on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to    36  his paper. With a look of    37 , Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest.
Miss White’s face was in total    38 ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just    39  his first test! From that moment   40  was the same for Steve.
小題1:
A．in honor ofB．in spite ofC．in addition toD．in case of
小題2:
A．toB．beforeC．untilD．upon
小題3:
A．richB．youngC．freshD．simple
小題4:
A．stillB．evenC．a(chǎn)lsoD．forever
小題5:
A．observedB．correctedC．selectedD．tested
小題6:
A．struggledB．a(chǎn)greedC．continuedD．declared
小題7:
A．cheerfulB．impatientC．enthusiasticD．shy
小題8:
A．decidedB．managedC．turnedD．forgot
小題9:
A．go overB．run overC．turn overD．hand over
小題10:
A．except forB．due toC．a(chǎn)s forD．up to
小題11:
A．willB．recordC．heartD．back
小題12:
A．painB．stareC．senseD．contrast
小題13:
A．wouldn’tB．couldn’tC．mustn’tD．shouldn’t
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)musedB．doubtfulC．a(chǎn)pprovedD．thoughtful
小題15:
A．surveyB．speechC．reportD．quiz
小題16:
A．give upB．hand inC．turn downD．come across
小題17:
A．respectB．curiosityC．surpriseD．fear
小題18:
A．victoryB．shockC．sadnessD．confidence
小題19:
A．escapedB．takenC．missedD．passed
小題20:
A．nothingB．somethingC．a(chǎn)nythingD．everything

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

I had my first job at a local diner called the Buttercup Bakery when I was 22. I worked there for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow waitress Helen who had incredible self-respect and did what she loved—serving people. She made everyone smile and feel good, customers and co-workers alike.
Being a waitress changed my life. One of my regular customers was Fred Hasbrook, an electronics salesman. Thanks to the newfound confidence I picked up from Helen, I dreamed of having my own restaurant. But when I called my parents to ask for a loan, they said, “We just don’t have the money.”
The next day, I shared my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody would just have faith in me.”
He walked over to some of the other diner regulars and the next day handed me checks totaling $50,000—along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, “The only collateral（擔保）on this loan is my trust in your honesty as a person. Good people with a dream should have the opportunity to make that dream come true.”
I took the checks to Merrill Lynch—the first time I had ever entered a brokerage（經(jīng)紀業(yè)）house—where the money was invested for me. I continued working at the Buttercup, making plans for the restaurant I would open. My investments soured, though, and I lost the money.
After great deliberation（考慮） I decided to apply for a job at Merrill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was hired and ended up becoming a pretty good broker. Eventually I paid back Fred and my customers the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm.
I got a thank-you note from Fred, which will be imprinted on my head forever. He had been sick and wrote that my check had helped cover his mounting medical bills. His letter read, “That loan may have been one of the best investments that I will ever make.”
小題1: According to the passage, the author thought ______.
A．Helen was full of complaint about her work
B．it was easy for Helen to make everyone happy and comfortable
C．she was lucky to have a job working with Helen
D．it was not acceptable to live in such a bad condition
小題2:By saying that “Being a waitress changed my life.” the author means that ______.
A．the author got a high pay by working hard
B．the author borrowed $50,000 with no interest from Fred Hasbrook
C．the effort which she had made influenced her a lot
D．the experience working as a waitress was worthwhile for the author
小題3: Which of the following statements is not true of Fred Hasbrook?
A．Fred Hasbrook was one of the author’s regular customers.
B．Fred Hasbrook lent the author $50,000, together with other customers.
C．Fred Hasbrook’s self-respect had a great effect on the author.
D．Fred Hasbrook’s himself did not have much money.
小題4:What made the author’s customers lend her money according to the passage?
A．Her maturity.B．Her honesty.C．Her faith.D．Her success.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Violin prodigies（神童）, I learned, have come in distinct waves from distinct regions. Most of the great performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in Russia and Eastern Europe. I asked Isaac Stern, one of the world’s greatest violinists, the reason for this phenomenon. “It’s very clear, “he told me. “They were all Jews and Jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill-treated in that part of the world. They were not allowed into the professional fields, but they were allowed to achieve excellence on a concert stage.” As a result, every Jewish parent’s dream was to have a child in the music school because it was a passport to the West.
Another element in the emergence of prodigies, I found, is a society that values excellence in a certain field and is able to nurture (培育) talent. Nowadays the most nurturing societies seem to be in the Far East. “In Japan, a most competitive society with stronger discipline than ours,” says Isaac Stern, “children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields, including music. When Western music came to Japan after World War II, that music not only became part of their daily lives, but it became a discipline as well.” The Koreans and Chinese, as we know, are just as highly motivated as the Japanese.
That’s a good thing, because even prodigies must work hard. Next to hard work, biological inheritance plays an important role in the making of a prodigy. J. S. Bach, for example, was the top of several generations of musicians, and four of his sons had significant careers in music.
小題1:Jewish parents in Eastern Europe longed for their children to attend music school because ______.   
A．it would allow them access to a better life in the West
B．Jewish children are born with excellent musical talent
C．they wanted their children to enter into the professional fields
D．it would enable the family to get better treatment in their own country
小題2: Nurturing societies as mentioned in the passage refer to societies that ______.
A．enforce strong discipline on students who want to achieve excellence
B．treasure talent and provide opportunities for its full development
C．encourage people to compete with each other
D．promise talented children high positions
小題3:Japan is described in the passage as a country that attaches importance to ______.
A．a(chǎn)ll-rounded developmentB．the learning of Western music
C．strict training of childrenD．variety in academic studies
小題4:Which of the following contributes to the emergence of musical prodigies according to the passage?
A．A natural gift.B．Extensive knowledge of music.
C．Very early training.D．A prejudice-free society.

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊答案