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嘉兴英语教学网页（一）Doesadrinkadaykeepheartattacksaway?Overthepast20years,numerousstudieshavefoundthatmoderatealcoholconsumption,say,oneortwobeers,glassesofwineorcocktailsdailyhelpstopreventcoronaryheartdisease.LastweekareportintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicineaddedstrongnewevidenceinsuportofthattheory.Moreimportant,theworkprovidedthefirstsolidindictionofhowalcoholworkstoprotecttheheart.Inthestudy,researchersfromBoston’sBrighamandWomen’sHospitalandHarvardMedicalSchoolcomparedthedrinkinghabitsof340menandwomenwhohadsufferedrecentheartattackwiththoseofhealthypeopleofthesameageandsex.Thescientistsfoundthatpeoplewhosiponetothreedrinksadayareabouthalfaslikelytosufferheartattacksasnondrinkersare.Theapparentsourceoftheprotection:thosewhodrankalcoholhadhigherbloodlevelsofhighdensitylipoproteins,thesocalledgoodcholesterol,whichisknowntopreventheartdisease.Asevidencehasmounted,somedoctorshavebegunrecommendingadailydrinkforpatientsofheartdiseases.Butmostphysiciansarenotreadytoreommendaregularhappyhourforeveryone.Therisksofteetotalling(绝对戒酒)arenothingcomparedwiththedangersoftoomuchalcohol,includinghighbloodpressure,strokesandlivertroubles—nottomentionviolentbehaviourandtrafficaccidents.Moreover,somestudiessuggestthatevenmoderatedrinkingmayincreasetheincidenceofbreastandcoloncancer.Untilthereisevidencethatthebenefitsofadailydoseofalcoholoutweightherisks,mostpeoplewon’tbeabletotakeadoctor’sprescriptiontotheneighbourhoodbarorliquorstore.1.Themedicalarticlequotedinthefirstparagraphindicates.A.thewayinwhichalcoholcanhelptheheartB.howacoupleofcocktailsdailycanstopheartproblemsC.whyalcoholicdrinksaredangeroustoone’shealthD.thatreportsontheadvantagesofalcoholweremisled2.Experimentsshowedthatnondrinkershad.A.largeramountsofgoodcholesterolB.smalleramountsofgoodcholesterolC.higherbloodpressureD.lowerbloodpressure3.Accordingtothepassage,moderatedrinking.A.isrecommendedbymostdoctorsforheartpatientsB.shouldbeallowedonprescriptionC.isstillnotmedicallyadvisableD.isnotrelatedtoliverproblems4.Themainthemeofthispassageis.A.thechangeinrecentdrinkinghabitsB.theconnectionbetweencancerandalcoholC.whethermoderatedrinkersoutlivenondrinkersD.whetheralcoholmaybegoodforone’shealth嘉兴英语教学网页（二）Acrosstheglobe,singleparenthomesareontherise.IntheUS,the2000census(人口普查)showed24.8million,ornearly24percentofthenation’s105.5millionhouseholds,weretraditionaltwo-parenthomes.Bycomparison,9.8millionhouseholds,or9percentofallUShouseholdswereheadedbyanadultraisingachildalone.The1990censusshowed26percentofhomeswereledbyamarriedmotherandfather,and8percentofhomeswereledbyasingleparent.Similarincreasesoccurredinothercountries.IntheUK,lone-parenthomesincreasedfrom3.3percentin1990to5.5percentin1999.SingleparenthouseholdsinAustraliarosefrom5.8percentin1990to7.6percentin1999.Belgiumsawtheincreasefrom1.8percentto2.7percentduringthesameperiodoftime.Thesecountriestendtohavegreateracceptanceofthesingleparentbecausetherearefewernearbyfamilymemberstodisapprove,Riche,aCensusBureaudirector,said.JustasintheUS,thosechangesraisednewquestionsabouthowinvolvedgovenmentshouldbeinhelpingsingleparentfamilies.Someresearchsuggestschildrenraisedintwo-parentfamiliesarebetteroffthanthosewhodependonone.“Thepositionofone-parentfamiliesinanycountryisverymuchagender(性别)issue-women’sopportunities,especiallyworking-classwomenonlowincome,”saidSueCohen,coordinator(协调员)oftheSingleActionParentsNetworkinEngland.5.Notconsideringtheexactnumberofthesingle-parentfamilies,whichcountrysawthefastestriseratein1999,comparedwith1990?A.UK.B.Australia.C.America.D.Belgium.6.Whatisthecauseoftheriseofsingleparentfamiliesacrosstheglobe?A.Thenearbyfamilymembershaveafavourableopinion.B.Aloneparentiswelloffenoughtosupporthis/herchildren.C.Alotofproblemshavearisenintwo-parentfamilies.D.Wecannotgetenoughprovinginformationfromthetext.7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheincreaseofsingleparentfamiliesaccordingtothepassage?A.Itwillsomewhatlimitthegrowingpopulationofyoungergeneration.B.Governmentsshouldtakeactionsaboutthesocialproblemsbroughtaboutbyit.C.Singleparentfamiliesarenotlookeddownuponinanycountrymentionedhere.D.Generallyspeaking,thesingleparentsneedn’tworrysincetheyarehighlypaid.8.WhichofthefollowingdiagramscorrectlyshowstheriseofsingleparentfamiliesintheUSfrom1990to2000?嘉兴英语教学网页（三）Insomeurbancenters,workaholismissocommonthatpeopledonotconsideritunusual:Theyacceptthelifestyleasnormal.GovernmentworkersinWashingtonD.C,forexample,frequentlyworksixtytoseventyhoursaweek.Theydon’tdothisbecausetheyhaveto;theydoitbecausetheywantto.Workaholismcanbeaseriousproblem.Becausetrueworkaholicswouldratherworkthandoanythingelse,theyprobablydon’tknowhowtorelax.Isworkaholismalwaysdangerous?Perhapsnot.Thereare,certainly,peoplewhoworkwellunderstress.Somestudiesshowthatmanyworkaholieshavegreatenergyandinterestinlife.Theirworkissopleasurablethattheyareactuallyveryhappy.Formostworkaholics,workandentertainmentkeepthembusyandcreative.Whydoworkaholicsenjoytheirjobssomuch?Th