Many studies have been conducted to discover the benefits of listening to and playing music．The growing field of "music treatment" is presenting increasing amounts of proof that point to the great powers of music．
Emotional（情绪）benefits
The right song can put anybody in a better mood． Most people turn to certain songs to improve their moods. The main reason behind this is that music can express our feelings better than any other medium. In addition, we have favourite songs for particular situations because we turn to the music which has the best effect on us.
Music and exercise
Have you ever noticed how out of breath you get when listening to an exciting song while doing exercises at the gym? It has been suggested that exciting music can actually in-crease muscle tension（肌肉紧张）, while light music does the opposite.
It has also been proved that music can improve motor skills. An experiment conducted on a group of pupils proved that children learning basic motor skills such as throwing, catching and jumping while listening to music did better than those with no music．
Chronic（慢性的） pain relief（减轻）
Music also has the ability to ease chronic pain. In fact, according to a paper published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, music can reduce chronic pain by 21%. The paper reports that 60 patients in an experiment were divided into two groups--one of the group listened to music, and the other did not. The reults showed that people who listened to music for an hour each day for a week improved physically and psychologically while those who did not listen to music did not.
1．The best title for the passage is
A． The Study of Music B． The Benefits of Music
C． How Music Helps Patients D． Music Helps to Improve Work Efficiency
2．Why do people turn to songs to feel better?
A． Because songs have magic．
B． Because listening to music is their hobby.
C． Because they can find comfort in songs.
D． Because some music has a good effect on them.
3． We want to relax our muscles, we should choose
A． rock and roll B． some exciting songs
C． light music D． classical songs
4．It can be inferred from the passage that _____
A． music can cure people of muscle pain slowly
B． 21% of the patients recovered quickly with the help of music
C． all the patients listened to music daily
D． the 60 patients all have physical and psychological problems
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According to the American Automobile Association , since 1964 all cars sold in the United States have been equipped with seat belts (These are also called safety belts.) . Many studies of automobile accidents have shown that safety belts can save lives. One study showed that forty percent of those killed in auto accidents could have been saved if they had been wearing seat belts.
Unfortunately, belts are worn only by a small percentage of drivers and passengers — about fifteen percent in cities, and only nine percent in small towns. And safety belts cannot protect people who do not wear them.
In order to find out what kinds of people do wear seat belts, a study was made in several cities of the United States. The following facts were about those who use their safety belts:
1. They do not smoke while driving.
2. They have had more education than non-users.
3. They know someone who was injured (but not killed) in an automobile accident.
Advertisements based on these facts have been printed in newspapers and magazines in order to teach people the importance of using seat belts. But these advertisements have not helped much. Some people believe there should be a law requiring drivers and passengers to use safety belts. In Australia, where there is such a law, deaths in auto accidents have decreased twenty-four percent.
The passage is mainly about ______.
A. automobiles in the United States B. accidents involving cars
C. safety belts for drivers and passengers D. traffic jams
The passage tells us that in Australia ______.
A. a law requires drivers and passengers to use seat belts
B. about 50% of the drivers wear seat belts
C. the importance of seat belts is advertised in newspapers and magazines
D. the auto accidents have kept the same percent as in the US
People who live in small towns _____.
A. have fewer accidents than those who live in cities
B. are less likely to use seat belts than those who live in cities
C. welcome the passing of a law to require the use of seat belts
D. are against the law that requires people to use seat belts
Many studies have shown that seat belts can save lives of those who ______.
A. never wear seat belts
B. seldom wear seat belts
C. are wearing seat belts when the accidents happen
D. sit at the back of the cars
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研究表明，笑对身体有利。请根据以下要点，用英语写一篇以Laughing is good for health为题的短文。笑的好处：1. 忘却烦恼和忧愁, 减轻痛苦 2. 保持良好的心情, 对生活保持积极的态度； 3.易交友；4. 活得更长久和更有活力。
注意：可根据要点适当发挥，或增加其他观点，使文章自然流畅。
词数：120左右。
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Laughing is good for health
Many studies show that laughing is good for our health.
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科目：高中英语 来源：河北省涿州二中2011-2012学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Science can’t explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.
Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress (紧张) levels and blood pressure in people ---half of them pet owners ---while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it best. Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates. With pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems people feel more relaxed (放松)around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets don’t judge.
A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about I1 pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Their dogs did even better, losing an average of 12 pounds, more than 15% of their body weight. Dog owners didn’t lose any more weight than those without dogs but, say researchers, got more exercise overall---mostly with their dogs --- and found it worth doing.
【小题1】What does the text mainly discuss?
| A．What pets bring to their owners. |
| B．How pets help people calm down. |
| C．People’s opinions of keeping pets. |
| D．Pet’s value in medical research. |
| A．he has a pet companion |
| B．he has less stress of work |
| C．he often does mental arithmetic |
| D．he is taken care of by his family |
| A．They have lower blood pressure. |
| B．They become more patient. |
| C．They are less nervous. |
| D．They are in higher spirits. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年湖北省武汉市三角路中学高一上学期期中考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Science can't explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure (血压) and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.
Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress (紧张) levels and blood pressure in people— half of them pet owners —while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it best. Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates. With pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems people feel more relaxed (放松)around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets don't judge.
A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about 11 pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Their dogs did even better, losing an average of 12 pounds, more than 15% of their body weight. Dog owners didn't lose any more weight than those without dogs but, say researchers, got more exercise overall-mostly with their dogs - and found it worth doing.
【小题1】What does the text mainly discuss?
| A．What pets bring to their owners. | B．How pets help people calm down. |
| C．People's opinions of keeping pets. | D．Pet's value in medical research. |
| A．he has a pet companion | B．he has less stress of work |
| C．he often does mental arithmetic | D．he is taken care of by his family |
| A．They have lower blood pressure. | B．They become more patient. |
| C．They are less nervous. | D．They are in higher spirits. |
| A．people with dogs did more exercise |
| B．dogs lost the same weight as people did |
| C．dogs liked exercise much more than people did |
| D．people without dogs found the program unhelpful |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012年全国普通高等学校招生统一考试英语（陕西卷带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Eating too much fatty food, exercising too little and smoking can raise your future risk of heart disease. But there is another factor that can cause your heart problems more immediately: the air you breathe.
Previous studies have linked high exposure (暴露）to environmental pollution to an increased risk of heart problem, but two analyses now show that poor air quality can lead to heart attack or stroke (中风）within as little as a few hours after exposure. In one review of the research, scientists found that people exposed to high levels of pollutants (污染物）were up to 5% more likely to suffer a heart attack within days of exposure than those with lower exposure. A separate study of stroke patients showed that even air that the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers to be of “moderate” (良好）quality and relatively safe for our health can raise the risk of stroke as much as 34% within 12 to 14 hours of exposure.
The authors of both studies stress that these risks are relatively small for healthy people and certainly modest compared with other risk factors such as smoking and high blood pressure. However, it is important to be aware of these dangers because everyone is exposed to air pollution regardless of lifestyle choices. So stricter regulation by the EPA of pollutants may not only improve environmental air quality but could also become necessary to protect public health.
【小题1】The text mainly discusses the relationship between .
| A．heart problems and air quality |
| B．heart problems and exercising |
| C．heart problems and smoking |
| D．heart problems and fatty food |
| A．relatively high | B．extremely low |
| C．relatively low | D．extremely high |
| A．Eating fatty food has immediate effects on your heart. |
| B．The EPA conducted many studies on air quality. |
| C．Moderate air quality is more harmful than smoking, |
| D．Stricter regulations on pollutants should be made. |
| A．inform | B．persuade | C．describe | D．entertain |
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