Today, the biggest killers stem as much from our lifestyles as from bacteria and viruses.  One of the worst of these is heart disease, and specifically high blood pressure. It’s a slow, but efficient killer that robs many people of what should be the last 10, 20 or 30 years of their lives.
Scientists are claiming that they have now separated unusual ingredients in a rare seaweed discovered by fishermen off the coast of Korea that offer incredible health benefits—including the ability to restore blood pressure to normal levels.
Dr. Haengwoo Lee, a famous biochemist conducted a clinical study on these two ingredients. The first is Seanol, an extremely rare seaweed extract(濃縮物) from Ecklonia Cava that's proven to be 100 times more powerful than any land-based antioxidant(抗氧化劑). That's because it stays working in your body for 12 hours, compared to land-based antioxidants that work for 30 minutes.  "Its secret is its make-up of special chemicals that are a huge 40% fat soluble( 可溶的)," Dr. Lee explains. "Unlike nearly all land-based antioxidants that are water soluble, Seanol's protective compounds can get into things like the fatty tissues of your brain and penetrate（滲透） all three layers of your cells, including the outside, the oil-based cell membranes（細(xì)胞膜）, and your DNA."　Indeed, Seanol is so powerful, it's the only FDA-approved Ecklonia Cava marine-algae (海藻)  extract in existence.
The second ingredient is Calamarine, a deep-sea omega-3 discovery that delivers 85% more DHA omega-3s to your heart, brain, joints, and eyes. It's known to reduce the problems from tiredness and poor memory, joint pain, mood swings and depression.
With that research in mind, Dr. Lee combined Seanol and Calamarine with a high dose of vitamin D to form  Marine-D3, the newest supplement in the fight against age-related illnesses and high blood pressure.
Dr. Lee found that Calamarine delivers some of the greatest concentration of omega-3s known to science. Combined with Seanol's ability to reduce body inflammation(炎癥), as well as help cells get the nutrients they need to thrive, stay healthy and protected, Marine-D3 is able to boost a body's entire well being.
The makers of Marine-D3 are so confident that you'll see fast dramatic results from this product, that if you aren't happy after two full months, simply return the unused portion and they'll buy it back. They'll even give you ten dollars extra just for giving it an honest try! That kind of faith, combined with Dr. Lee's exhaustive research, shows that Marine-D3 really is a one-of-a-kind product.
【小題1】From the first paragraph we can infer that ________.

A．Our lifestyles result from the biggest killers
B．our lifestyles do less harm to our bodies than bacteria and viruses do.
C．High blood pressure left untreated may cause shorter life.
D．Heart disease is incurable.
【小題2】What can we know from paragraph 2 ?
A．Fishermen off the coast of Korea have isolated unusual ingredients.
B．Scientists have purified ingredients that can lower blood pressure to normal standard.
C．Scientists discovered a rare seaweed.
D．Scientists have imagined a medicine that treat blood pressure.
【小題3】Which is right about Seanol ?
A．According to FDA , Seanol reaches the agreed standard.
B．Seanol can be fat soluble entirely.
C．Seanol is a common seaweed extract fromEcklonia Cava.
D．Seanol's protective compounds can get into all things like the fatty tissues of your brain.
【小題4】What do we know about Calamarine?
A. Calamarine is easy to find in the surface of the sea.
B. Calamarine 's ability to reduce body inflammation(炎癥) alone.
C. Calamarine has a low dose of vitamin D and C.
D. Calamarine may relieve you if you feel blue.
【小題5】What’s the makers’ attitude toward Marine-D3？
A．pessimisticB．indifferentC．doubtfulD．Optimistic


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】D
【小題5】D

解析試題分析：本文介紹了科學(xué)家從一種罕見的海藻中提取到了兩種對高血壓和減少疲勞和記憶力問題的成分。這兩種成分制成的藥品對對抗老年性疾病和高血壓有很好的療效。
【小題1】推理題：根據(jù)文章第一段“It’s a slow, but efficient killer that robs many people of what should be the last 10, 20 or 30 years of their lives”它是緩慢卻很有效的殺手，奪去了許多人本可以在持續(xù)10年、20年或30年的生命。此處的“它”指的是高血壓，由此可知高血壓會縮短我們的壽命。故選C。
【小題2】推理題：閱讀第二段可知科學(xué)家已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)一種可以使血壓恢復(fù)到正常水平的有效成分。故選B。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)第三段最后一句“Indeed, Seanol is so powerful, it's the only FDA-approved Ecklonia Cava marine-algae (海藻)  extract in existence.”事實(shí)上，Seanol有如此強(qiáng)大的功效，它是唯一一個(gè)由FDA批準(zhǔn)從Ecklonia靜脈海藻中提純的物質(zhì)，由此可知是符合標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的，故A項(xiàng)正確；根據(jù)第三段中“a huge 40% fat soluble”40%脂溶性，可知B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)第三段中“an extremely rare seaweed extract(濃縮物) from Ecklonia Cava”一種很罕見的Ecklonia靜脈海藻萃取液,可知C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)第三段中“Seanol's protective compounds can get into things like the fatty tissues of your brain”Seanol保護(hù)化合物可以進(jìn)入大腦的脂肪組織，而并不是“all things”所有物質(zhì)，故D錯(cuò)誤。故選A。
【小題4】推理題：閱讀第四段可知第二種成分Calamarine可減少疲勞和記憶力的問題,緩解關(guān)節(jié)疼痛、情緒波動和抑郁癥。由此可知它可以緩解疼痛，使人輕松。故選D。
【小題5】推理題：pessimistic悲觀的；indifferent中立的；doubtful懷疑的；Optimistic樂觀的。閱讀最后兩段內(nèi)容可知這兩種物質(zhì)制成的藥品效果很好，還有促銷手段，市場前景良好，可見作者對此持有樂觀情緒。故選D。
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A．iron B．folic acid C．spinach D．exercise
【小題5】Folic acid is ______.
A．something in food B．a(chǎn) vegetable C．dangerous D．a(chǎn) certain kind of spinach

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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

Mark and his brother Jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously, Jason was determined not to go against their father’s wishes but Mark was more adventurous than his brother. He loved experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.
“Dad will be really mad if he finds out you’ve been playing with his new computer.” Jason said, “He told us not to touch it.”
“He won’t find out,” Mark said. “I’ll just have a quick look and shut it down.”
Mark had been scolded before for touching his father’s equipment. But his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.
It was a strange-looking machine — one his dad had brought home from the laboratory where he worked. “It’s an experimental model,” his father had explained, “so don’t touch it under any circumstances.” But his father’s warning only served to make Mark more curious. Without any further thought, Mark turned on the power switch. The computer burst into life and seconds later, the screen turned into colors, shifting and changing and then two big white words appeared in the centre of the screen: “SPACE TRANSPORTER.” “Yes!” Mark cried excitedly, “It’s a computer game. I knew it! Dad’s only been pretending to work. He’s really been playing games instead.” A new message appeared on the screen: “ENTER NAMES
VOYAGER 1:…
VOYAGER 2:…”
Mark’s fingers flew across the keyboard as he typed in both of their names.
“INPUT ACCEPTED. START TRANSPORT PROGRAM. AUTO-RETRIEVE INITIATED (自動回收程序已啟動).”
The screen turned even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume.
“I think we’d better shut it off, Mark,” Jason yelled, reaching for the power switch. He was really frightened.
But his hand never reached the switch. A single beam of dazzling white light burst out of the computer screen, wrapping the boys in its glow(光芒) , until they themselves seemed to be glowing. Then it died down just as suddenly as it had burst into life. And the boys were no longer there. On the screen, the letters changed.
“TRANSPORT SUCCESSFUL. DESTINATION (目的地)：MARS. RETRIEVE DATE: 2025.”
【小題1】Why did Mark touch the computer against his father’s warning?

A．He wanted to take a voyage. B．He wanted to practice his skill.
C．He was so much attracted by it. D．He was eager to do an experiment.
【小題2】Where did the boys’ father most likely work?
A．In an electronic factory.
B．In a computer company.
C．In a scientific research center.
D．In an information processing center.
【小題3】 Mark thought “SPACE TRANSPORTER” on the screen was the name of______.
A．a(chǎn) computer game B．a(chǎn) company website
C．a(chǎn) software producer D．a(chǎn)n astronomy
【小題4】Why did Jason want to shut off the computer?
A．He was afraid of being scolded.
B．He didn’t like the loud noise and light.
C．He didn’t want to play games any more.
D．He was afraid something dangerous might happen.
【小題5】 What happened to the boys at the end of the story? 
A．Theywereblownintotheair.
B．Theyweresenttoanotherplanet.
C．Theywerehiddeninthestronglight.
D．Theywerecarriedawaytoanothercountry.

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