“Old wives tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another, For example, most of us remember our parents’ telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of time
Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration. Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic(蒜)is good for you, too. It can kill the type of virus that causes colds.
Unfortunately, not all of Mom’s advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no. Sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.
Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales , After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated (积累) from thousands of years of experience in family health care. We should respect this body of knowledge even as we search for clear scientific support to prove it true or false.
73. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. Eating garlic is good for our eyes
B. Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth.
C. Swimming after a meal is dangerous
D. Carrots prevent people from catching colds
74. The author develops the third paragraph mainly_______.
A. by cause and effect B. by order in space
C. by order in time D. by examples
75. The phrase “ hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means “_______”.
A. to be believable B. to be valuable
C. to be admirable D. to be suitable
76. What is the author’s attitude toward “ old wives’ tale” in the text?
A. Subjective(主观的) B. Objective（客观的） C. Dissatisfied D. Curious
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| Olympic—Modern Olympic Games The complete results archive of summer and winter Olympic games,with winners lists,statistics,national anthems and flags of all countries since 1896. www.olympic.it/english/home-16k Environment Beijing steel plants to run at the lowest level of cost during 2008 Olympics［2007-03-11］Beijing able to treat 90 pct of waste water ［2007-02-05］·Air quality in Beijing has improved over the past six years［2007-02-01］·Green Olympics dream coming true... en.beijing2008.com/80/67/column211716780.shtml-52k Beijing announces planned route of Olympic torch relay Beijing announced the 2008 Olympics Games torch relay route and set off the Olympic Games torch on Thursday. ...Green Olympics is one of the three concepts of the Beijing Games,... english.china.com/zh-cn/news/sports/11059227/14069663.html-26k Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics—‘Green Olympics’ |
| Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics—‘Green Olympics’,officially annouced on Saturday,24 September 2005.The symbol,created using a calligraphic art form,is composed of human and tree-like shapes,... my.opera.com/green_head/blog/show.dml/92155-18k Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004 On behalf of BOCOG,Wang Wei,executive vice president of BOCOG,gave a presentation about Green Olympics,introduced the environment protection work of BMG and BOCOG,and answered several questions such as protection of cultural relics... en.beijing2008.com/84/91/article211929184.shtml-36k Olympic Games Quizzes and Olympic Games Trivia Who was the founder of the Modern Olympics?In which cities were the modern Olympic Games due to be held/scheduled during the ‘war years’,i.e.,1916,1940,and 1944?...In which three years of the Modern Olympic Games were...More questions... www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/sports/olympic_games.html-12k OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT ...aimed at young researchers engaged in scholarly research on the Olympic Movement,its history and values,and the impact of the...［Full story］SPORT ACCORD［2005-01-23］... www.olympic.org/ Ancient Olympic Heritage and Modern Olympic Games in Athens 2004 As put forward in the various official texts,the Olympic symbols of ancient Olympia,the Olympic flame and the Marathon race and bridges between the ancient and the modern Olympic Games,... www.c2008.org/rendanews/knowledge_detail.asp?id=911-106k |
When was the environmental symbol of Beijing Olympics made public?
| A．On January 23,2005. |
| B．On September 24,2005. |
| C．On February 5,2007. |
| D．On March 11,2007. |
Which of the following websites is designed for young researchers interested in the Olympics?
| A．Environment |
| B．Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004 |
| C．Olympic Games Quizzes and Olympic Games Trivia |
| D．OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT |
Which website provides a complete list of the winners in the Olympic Games?
| A．Olympic—Modern Olympic Games |
| B．Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004 |
| C．Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics—‘Green Olympics’ |
| D．Ancient Olympic Heritage and Modern Olympic Games in Athens 2004 |
What do we learn from the above web page?
| A．Beijing has made efforts to improve its air quality. |
| B．The Olympic torch relay route has not been planned. |
| C．The Olympic flags will be on display in Athens. |
| D．A quiz on the Olympics will be held in Beijing. |
People who have lost the ability to understand or use words due to brain damage are called aphasics(失语症患者).Such patients can be extremely good at something else.From the changing expressions on speakers’ faces and the tones of their voices,they can tell lies from truths.
Doctors studying the human brain have given a number of examples of this amazing power of aphasics.Some have even compared this power to that of a dog with an ability to find out the drugs hidden in the baggage.
Recently,scientists carried out tests to see if all that was said about aphasics was true.THEY STUDIED A MIXED GROUP OF PEOPLE.Some were normal;others were aphasics.It was proved that the aphasics were far ahead of the normal people in recognizing false speeches—in most cases,the normal people were fooled by words,but the aphasics were not.
Some years ago,Dr.Oliver Sacks wrote in his book about his experiences with aphasics.He mentioned a particular case in a hospital.Some aphasics were watching the president giving a speech on TV.Since the president had been an actor earlier,making a good speech was no problem for him.He was trying to put his feelings into every word of his speech.
But his way of speaking had the opposite effect on the patients.They didn’t seem to believe him.Instead,they burst into laughter.The aphasics knew that the president did not mean a word of what he was saying.He was lying!
Many doctors see aphasics as people who are not completely normal because they lack the ability to understand words.However,according to Dr.Sacks,they are more gifted than normal people.Normal people may get carried away by words.Aphasics seem to understand human expressions better,though they cannot understand words.What is so surprising about aphasics?
| A．They can fool other people. | B．They can find out the hidden drugs. |
| C．They can understand language better. | D．They can tell whether people are lying. |
How did the scientists study aphasics?
| A．By asking them to watch TV together. |
| B．By organizing them into acting groups. |
| C．By comparing them with normal people. |
| D．By giving them chances to speak on TV. |
What do we learn from this text?
| A．What one says reflects how one feels. |
| B．Aphasics have richer feelings than others. |
| C．Normal people often tell lies in their speeches. |
| D．People poor at one thing can be good at another. |
If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonner and say,"Hey,Butterfly Man,"his face would break into a smile.The title suits him.And he loves it.
Arthur Bonner works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly(蝴蝶),once thought to have died out.Today the butterfly is coming back-thanks to him.But years ago if you'd told him this was what he'd be doing someday,he would have laughed,"You're crazy."As a boy,he used to be "a little tough guy on the streets".At age thirteen,he was caught by police for stealing.At eighteen,he landed in prison for shooting a man.
"I knew it had hurt my mom,"Bonner said after he got out of prison."So I told myself I would not put my mom through that pain again."
One day he met Professor Mattoni,who was working to rebuild the habitat(栖息地) for an endangered butterfly called EI Segundo blue.
"I saw the sign'Butterfly Habitat'and asked,'How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly away?'"Bonner recalls,"Dr.Mattoni laughed and handed me a magnifying glass(放大镜),'Look at the leaves.'I could see all these caterpillars(蝴蝶的幼虫) on the plant.Dr.Mattoni explained,'Without the plant,there are no butterflies.'"
Weeks later,Bonner received a call from Dr.Mattoni,who told him there was a butterfly that needed help.That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue.Since then he's been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back.He grows astragalus,the only plant the butterfly eats.He collects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs.Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat.
The butterfly's population,once almost zero,is now up to 900.For their work,Bonner and Dr.Mattoni received lots of awards.But for Bonner,he earned something more:he turned his life around.
For six years now Bonner has kept his promise to stay out of prison.While he's bringing back the Palos Verdes blue,the butterfly has helped bring him back,too.
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I entered high school having read hundreds of books.But I was not a good reader.Merely bookish,I lacked a point of view when I read.Rather,I read in order to get a point of view.I searched books for good expressions and sayings,pieces of information,ideas,themes-anything to enrich my thought and make me feel educated.When one of my teachers suggested to his sleepy tenth-grade English class that a person could not have a "complicated(复杂的) idea" until he had read at least two thousand books,I heard the words without recognizing either its irony(嘲讽) or its very complicated truth.I merely determined to make a list of all the books I had ever read.Strict with myself,I included only once a title I might have read several times.(How,after all,could one read a book more than once?)And I included only those books over a hundred pages in length.(Could anything shorter be a book?)
There was yet another high school list I made.One day I came across a newspaper article about an English professor at a nearby state college.The article had a list of the "hundred most important books of Western Civilization.""More than anything else in my life,"the professor told the reporter with finality,"these books have made me all that I am."That was the kind of words I couldn't ignore(忽视).I kept the list for the several months it took me to read all of the titles.Most books,of course,I hardly understood.While reading Plato's The Republic,for example,I needed to keep looking at the introduction of the book to remind myself what the text was about.However,with the special patience and superstition(迷信) of a schoolboy,I looked at every word of the text.And by me time I reached the last word,pleased,I persuaded myself that I had read The Republic,and seriously crossed Plato off my list.
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I believe that my country,Poland,is a perfect example for a place where food is particularly important.When we were little children,we began to understand how much a loaf of bread meant to our parents—to some it might sound silly but for me the custom of kissing bread before you started cutting it was simply amazing.It’s not so common nowadays to treat food that way,since you hardly ever bake your own bread.Besides,everyone would call you crazy if you tried to kiss every bread roll before you ate them!But though we no longer make our food from scratch(起点),some customs have been kept—that’s why I feel so sorry every time I have to throw any food away—even though I no longer live with my parents and nobody would blame me for this anymore!
Many people of our nation are still working as farmers,eating what they grow and harvest and therefore enjoying everything more.It’s widely known that you value more anything that needs your effort in the first place.In most homes in Poland,especially those of farmers,the whole family would try and have their meals together—extremely difficult now,but so rewarding(值得)!You can share other members’ troubles and successes,give your children some attention,or just sit down for a moment instead of rushing through life aimlessly.Furthermore,your body,and stomach in particular will be very grateful(感激) for such a time!
In Poland,a wedding,Christmas or even a birthday is celebrated with a great meal.Women in the house get together and cook,sometimes for a few days before the event,and the extremely good or unusual food will be remembered and widely talked about.
You cannot over-value the importance of food in the country.What’s more,almost everyone in Poland will be as interested in the topic as I am.When the writer was a child,he/she______.
| A．found people were crazy about bread |
| B．began to realize the importance of food |
| C．thought that cutting bread was amazing |
| D．learned people hardly baked their own bread |
The writer feels very sorry when he/she has to throw away any food because______.
| A．he/she makes food from scratch |
| B．his/her parents would blame him/her |
| C．some customs still have effect on him/her |
| D．many people are still working hard as farmers |
From the text,we can learn that,in Poland,_______.
| A．most meals can be interesting topics for a long time |
| B．the whole family often have meals together nowadays |
| C．it’s common for women to get together to cook for a few days |
| D．family members can know more about each other by having meals together |