填空题 阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23～26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第1～4段每段选择1个正确的小标题；(2)第27～30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。 {{B}}Old Man Myths and Realities{{/B}}1. When does a middle-aged man become an old man? Officially, of course, it's when we reach retirement age. But, as we all know, this is a fairly blunt (生硬的) method of decision making. As life expectancy (预期寿命) increases, retirement planning needs to be changed. This is because being an old man today is very different from what it was a generation or so ago.2. Sixty-five is the new middle-aged man. These days people are talking about the young-old, that is ages 70-75, and those over 75 as the old-old. The young-old frequently continue in good health and maintain strong links with friends and family. The old-old have a much higher chance of poor health and social isolation.3. Although men are living longer, there are still more old women than old men. This fact alone should arouse interest as to why. Relatively little is actually known about why this is the case or about the experiences of the old man. Sure, we are aware that the old man experiences anxiety, financial problems, loneliness, etc., but that's really about all we know.4. It is usually believed that the old man often complains about their health. In fact, most rate their health as good even though most are diagnosed with at least one chronic illness. The physical health of the old man is strongly affected by their health behavior when they were younger.

填空题Yoga May Help Ease High Blood Pressure People who follow the ancient practice of yoga may be getting an added health boost, with a new study suggesting it can fight high blood pressure—also known as hypertension. "This study confirms many people"s feelings that exercise may be useful in the control of hypertension," said Dr. Howard. "Yoga would be a useful adjunct in the lowering of blood pressure in certain populations." 1 Although the study couldn"t prove a cause-and-effect relationship, doing yoga two to three times a week was associated with an average drop in blood pressure readings from 133/80 to 130/77 ,the researchers said. In comparison, the average decrease in blood pressure was smaller (134/83 to 132/82) among people who ate a special diet but did not do yoga. In a bit of a surprise, doing yoga in tandem with a special diet did not outperform doing yoga alone. 2 Dr. Howard said the study shows that "yoga can have a favorable effect" on hypertension. 3 "But some large population studies have suggested that changes of this magnitude could have very significant long-term benefits." 4 , including its relatively short length and the fact that most participants were young and had milder forms of high blood pressure, Dr. Howard said. 5 "Yoga, along with deep breathing exercises, meditation and inner reflection, is a good adjunctive and integrative cardiovascular approach to better health, including lowering blood pressure, as this data suggests," said Dr. David Friedman. A. This may be because doing both required a greater amount of time, making it more difficult for participants to stick with their regimens. B. In the study, researchers tracked 58 women and men, aged 38 to 62 ,for six months. C. The study did have some limitations D. Yoga is proved to be effective in lowering high blood pressure. E. Another expert agreed that the ancient Indian practice of yoga might ease hypertension. F. The amount of change was small, he said.

填空题 阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。 Shortly after the British naturalist, Charles Darwin, published his theory of evolution, a Victorian lady was asked what she thought of the idea that humans and animals were descended from a common ancestor. "Let us hope it is not true," she said.{{U}} (46) {{/U}} This story is probably apocryphal, but it illustrates well the attitudes of the time.{{U}} (47) {{/U}}Many people accept Darwin's view of how we came into being that our bodies evolved through the process of natural selection acting on our genes. However, Darwin believed evolution was responsible for far more than just our physical characteristics. He saw it as the major influence in shaping our psychology. In- deed, he predicted that "in the distant future, psychology will be based on a new foundation".{{U}} (48) {{/U}} To proponents of concepts like free will and personal responsibility, such an idea seems absurd.{{U}} (49) {{/U}} Their research has revealed increasing evidence that the human mind is made up of innate mechanisms, which control everything from the way we perceive time and space, to how we learn survival techniques and choose mates. {{U}} (50) {{/U}}Steven Pinker, Professor of Cognitive Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, likens language ability to computer software, "children learn a new word every 90 minutes of their waking life for years, then they have to figure out how to string them together using a kind of mental computer program. The essence of human language is the ability to convey new ideas by putting words together in different combinations. Since we all have this language 'software' in our minds, we can figure out what others are saying by the meanings of the words and the order in which they are arranged." A. Today, we are more comfortable with out past. B. "And, if it is true, let us hope it does not become public knowledge." C. But a growing number of scientists are questioning the extent to which our behavior is controlled by our culture. D. Many people are calling for controls on cloning immedicte1y before the practice is abused. E. The foundation was, of course, his theory of evolution. F. Nowhere is this more obvious than our innate ability to learn languages.

填空题Lung Cancer 1 The death rate due to cancer of the lungs has increased more than 800 percent in males and has more than doubled in females during the last 25 years. It is considerably higher in urban and industrial areas than in rural districts. There are many possible causes, but it is still controversial which are most blameworthy. Those factors which have been mentioned most frequently are the presence of foreign particles and other irritants in the air (smoke particles, smog, exhaust fumes), and the smoking of cigarettes and cigars. 2 Numerous studies have demonstrated a striking correlation between the death rate from lung cancer and smoking habits. Among heavy smokers-21 to 30 cigarettes per day-the mortality rate from lung cancer is nearly 17 times the rate from nonsmokers. It is expected the death rate among women will increase as the present high rate of smoking among women has its effect. 3 Sometimes cases of lung cancer are discovered at the time an X-ray is taken for the purpose of detecting tuberculosis. Too often, however, a current emphasis upon the danger of exposure to radiation from X-ray machines can frighten people away from routine chest X-rays and thus prevent an early diagnosis of lung cancer. Early detection is absolutely essential if any possibility of cure is to be maintained. Modern X-ray machines in competent hands pose such slight danger, at least to those over 40 years of age, that this would be much more than offset by the advantages of discovering a tumor while it is small enough to be completely removed. 4 A common form of lung cancer is bronchogenic carcinoma, so-called because the malignancy originates in a bronchus. The tumor may grow until the bronchus is blocked, cutting off the supply of air to that lung. The lung then collapses, and the secretions trapped in the lung spaces become infected, with a resulting pneumonia or the formation of a lung abscess. Such a lung cancer can also spread to cause secondary growths in the lymph nodes of the chest and neck as well as in the brain and other parts of the body. The only treatment that offers a possibility of cure, before secondary growths have had time to form, is to remove the lung completely. This operation is called pneumonectomy. 5 Malignant tumors of the stomach, the breast, the prostate gland and other organs may spread to the lungs, causing secondary growths.

填空题China Seek Donors to Narrow Bone Marrow(骨髓)Gap China has launched a campaign to recruit more bone marrow donors, amid a shortage of funds as well as of sibling donors who could help the growing number of patients in need of life-saving transplants, state media reported on Monday. The Chinese Red Cross began the national campaign over the weekend to find donors for some 4 million patients suffering from leukaemia (白血病), thalassanemia (地中海贫血) and other blood diseases and awaiting bone marrow transplants, the official China Daily said. Every year China has 40,000 new leukaemia patients, most of them under 35 and 50 per cent of them children, the newspaper said. Other reports have linked China"s growing childhood leukaemia to solvents and building materials used in interior decoration. With a tiny pool of bone marrow donors, weakened by the absence of sibling donors for most children because of China"s one-child policy, doctors rely on donors from Taiwan to save many young leukaemia patients, the Belling Evening News said last weekend. Tatwan, with a population of 22 million, has 210,000 registered donors compared with fewer than 30,000 donors among mainland China"s 1.3 billion people, the newspaper said. Yet the lack of registered donors may reflect a lack of funding for testing and recording data on potential donors rather than a lack of volunteers, the newspaper said. China needs a pool of at least 100,000 donors but testing them would cost more than 50 million yuan (6 million dollars), it said. The Hong Kong Marrow Match Foundation said it has helped "a handful" of patients in Beijing, Shanghai and other cities. "The number of requests is increasing" from mainland China, including direct calls to the charity from desperate patients or relatives, said the foundation"s donor coordinator Marven Chin. But the cost of extracting bone marrow from one of the foundation"s 40,000 registered donors and flying it by courier has to be borne by the patients, and many of them have to be aided financially, Chin said.

填空题The rate of forgetting is the same ______.

填空题Mergers The most common kind of consolidation today is the merger. A merger occurs (46) . With the deregulation of natural gas, the nation's 20 interstate pipeline companies became fearful of cutthroat competition. Some felt that they could increase their efficiency and improve their market flexibility by merging. In 1985 Inter north of Omaha paid $2.3 billion for Houston Natural Gas Corporation, (47) . The system connected markets from coast to coast and raised sales to $10 billion. On occasion, mergers have occurred between smaller companies in an industry dominated by a few giant firms. These smaller companies claim that they need to merge to become more efficient and effective in competing against the biggest corporations. They maintain that such action increases competition instead of reducing it. The Antitrust Division of the Justice Department has not always agreed with them. Four major waves of mergers have taken place in this country. The first started in 1887, just prior to the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act, and ended in 1904. It involved such giants as United States Steel and Standard Oil trying to create monopolies in their industries. From the end of World War I until the 1930s, large firms swallowed smaller firms to create oligopolies. The monopoly had no chance and the oligopoly little chance of succeeding today under present antitrust policy. The third major merger movement began in the 1960s, reached a peak in 1969, (48) . Many of the acquisitions involved giant firms in one industry buying up large companies in totally unrelated industries. Such mergers are called conglomerate mergers. A classic example is Mobil Oil Corporation's purchase of the huge retail chain Montgomery Ward & Company. Mergers in the last ten years were in the thousands. More important is the value of the transactions, which has risen sharply. The number of mergers and acquisitions apply (49) . The petroleum industry had mergers and acquisitions valued at closed to $80 billion between 1981 and 1984. Other industries (50) were banking and finance, insurance, mining and mineral, processed foods.A. thereby gaining control of the world's longest pipelineB. and then gradually declinedC. experiencing large takeoversD. resulting in combinations of small firmsE. only to those valued at $100 million or moreF. when two or more companies get together to form one company

填空题 Einstein Named "Person of the Century" Albert Einstein, whose theories on space time and matter helped unravel the secrets of the atom and of the universe, was chosen as "Person of the Century" by Time magazine on Sunday. A man whose very name is synonymous with scientific genius, Einstein has come to represent more than any other person the flowering of 20th century scientific though that set the stage for the age of technology. "The world has changed far more in the past 100 years than in any other century in history. The reason is not political or economic, but technological—technologies that flowed directly from advances in basic science," wrote theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking in a Time essay explaining Einstein's significance. {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}} Time chose as runner-up President Franklin Roosevelt to represent the triumph of freedom and democracy over fascism, and Mahatma Gandhi as an icon for a century when civil and human rights became crucial factors in global politics. "What we saw was Franklin Roosevelt embodying the great theme of freedom's fight against totalitarianism, Gandhi personifying the great theme of individuals struggling for their rights, and Einstein being both a great genius and a great symbol of a scientific revolution that brought with it amazing technological advances that helped expand the growth of freedom, "said Time magazine Editor Walter Isaacson. Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany in 1879. {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}He was slow to learn to speak and did not do well in elementary school. He could not stomach organized learning and loathed taking exams. In 1905, however, he was to publish a theory which stands as one of the most intricate examples of human imagination in history. {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}Everything else—mass, weight, space, even time itself is a variable. And he offered the world his now-famous equation: energy equals mass times the speed of light squared-E=mc2. {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}"There was less faith in absolutes, not only of time and space but also of truth and morality." Einstein's famous equation was also the seed that led to the development of atomic energy and weapons. In 1939, six years after he fled European fascism and settled at Princeton University, Einstein, an avowed pacifist, signed a letter to President Roosevelt urging the United States to develop an atomic bomb before Nazi Germany did. {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}Einstein did not work on the project. Einstein died in Princeton, New Jersey in 1955. A. "Indirectly, relativity paved the way for a new relativism in morality, art and politics," Isaacson wrote in an essay explaining Time's choices. B. How he thought of the relativity theory influenced the general public's view about Albert Einstein. C. "Clearly, no scientist better represents those advances than Albert Einstein." D. Roosevelt heeded the advice and formed the "Manhattan Project" that secretly developed the first atomic weapon. E. In his early years, Einstein did not show the promise of what he was to become. F. In his Special Theory of Relativity, Einstein described how the only constant in the universe is the speed of light.

填空题 下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。 {{B}}Dung to death{{/B}} Fields across Europe are contaminated with dangerous levels of the antibiotics (抗生素) given to farm animals. The drugs, which are in manure sprayed (喷射) onto fields as fertilizers (肥料), could be getting into our food and water, helping to create a new generation of antibiotic-resistant "superbugs” The warning comes from a researcher in Switzerland who looked at levels of the drugs in farm slurry.{{U}}(46) {{/U}} Some 20,000 tons of antibiotics are used in the European Union and the US each year. More than half are given to farm-animals to prevent disease and promote growth.{{U}} (47) {{/U}} Most researchers assumed that humans become infected with the resistant strains by eating contaminated meat. But far more of the drugs end :up in manure than in meat products, says Stephen Mueller of the Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology in Dubendorf.{{U}} (48) {{/U}} With millions of tons of animals manure (施肥于) spread onto fields of crops such as wheat and barley each year, this pathway seems an equally likely route for spreading resistance, he said. The drugs contaminate (污染) the crops, which are then eaten.{{U}} (49) {{/U}} Mueller is particularly concerned about a group of antibiotics called sulphonamides. {{U}}(50) {{/U}} His analysis found that Swiss farm manure contains a high percentage of sulphonamides; each hectare of field could be contaminated with up to 1 kilogram of the drugs. This concentration is high enough to trigger the development of resistance among bacteria. But vets are not treating the issue seriously. There is growing concern at the extent to which drugs, including antibiotics, are polluting the environment. Many drugs given to humans are also excreted unchanged and are not broken down by conventional sewage (用污水灌溉) treatment. A. They do not easily degrade or dissolve in water. B. And manure contains especially high levels of bugs that are resistant to antibiotics, he says. C. Animal antibiotics is still an area to which insufficient attention has been paid. D. But recent research has found a direct link between the increased use of these farmyard drugs and the appearance of antibiotic-resistant bugs that infect people. E. His findings are particularly shocking because Switzerland is one of the few countries to have banned antibiotics as growth promoters in animals feed. F. They could also be leaching into tap water pumped from rocks beneath fertilized fields.

填空题下面的短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23～26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2～5段每段选择1个最佳标题；(2) 第27～30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定一个最佳的选项。 Health Education Health education is the part of health care that is concerned with promoting healthy behavior. A person's behavior may be the main cause of a health problem, but it can also be the main solution. This is true for the teenager who smokes, the mother with the poorly nourished (营养) child, and the butcher (屠夫，卖肉的人) who gets a cut on his finger. By changing their behavior these individuals can solve and prevent many of their own problems. Health education does not replace other health services, but it is needed to promote the proper use of these services. One example of this is immunization(免疫) : scientists have made many vaccines(疫苗) to prevent diseases, but this achievement is of no value unless people go to receive immunization. Health education encourages behavior that promotes health, prevent illness, cures disease and contributes to recovery. The needs and interests of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities are at the heart of health education programs. Thus there are many opportunities for practicing health education. Health education is not the same thing as health information. Correct information is certainly a basic part of health education, but health education must also address the other factors that affect health behavior such as availability (可获性) of resources, effectiveness of community leadership, social support from family members, and levels of self-help skills. Health education therefore uses a variety of methods to help people understand their own situations and choose actions that will improve their health. Health education is incomplete unless it encourages involvement and choice by the people themselves. Also, in health education we do not blame people if they do not behave in a healthy way. Often unhealthy behavior is not the fault of the individual. In health education we must work with families, communities, and even regional authorities to make sure that resources and support are available to enable each individual to lead a healthy life. A. Importance of immunization B. Relationship with other health services C. Creation of necessary conditions for healthy behavior D. Encouraging unhealthy behavior E. Encouragement of behavior good for your health F. Addressing a variety of behavior--affecting factors

填空题Insomnia Chinese people don"t seem to be catching much sleep. Experts say insomnia (失眠) has become the second most serious health problem after headaches in neurological (神经病学的) diagnoses over the country, afflicting (使苦恼，折磨) most people between 30and 50. According to a study last year on adult sleep quality in six large Chinese cities, about 57 percent of respondents have had sleep disorders over the year. And many of them have insomnia. Over the past four years, the number of patients treated at the insomnia clinic of the Sleep Disorders Institute at the Shanghai TCM Hospital has increased 3.5 times every year. Last year, it treated more than 18,000 people with sleeping problems, about 50 every day. People complain to their doctors that when they cannot sleep well at night，they don"t feel good during the day. And then they can"t sleep well again that night. It"s a vicious cycle that haunts (visit frequently) people with sleep disorders. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctors are telling people to go to bed early in autumn and winter. Most Chinese believe it is a golden rule for good health. But new research indicates uninterrupted sleep is more important than the length of time in bed. Fragmented sleep causes health problems, which could affect the quality of sleep at night. Different seasons make different times appropriate for going to bed and waking up, TCM doctors say. And in both autumn and winter, it"s better to sleep early and eat certain dishes to keep healthy. They suggest people at night to fall asleep between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. and massage (按摩) the feet before sleeping if possible. A new research in US indicates sleep does not change much from age 60 onwards; and poor sleep is not because of aging, but mostly because of illnesses or medications used to treat them, says a report in the New York Times .

填空题下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。 A Heroic Woman The whole of the United States cheered its latest hero, Ashley Smith, with the Federal Bureau of investigation saying it was planning to give a big reward to her for having a brave heart and wise mind. {{U}} (46) {{/U}} She was moving into her apartment in Atlanta, Georgia early on the morning of March 12, when a man followed her to her door and put a gun to her side. "I started walking to my door, and I felt really, really afraid. " she said in a TV interview last week. The man was Brian Nichols ,33. He was suspected of killing three people at an Atlanta courthouse (法院) on March 11 and later of killing a federal agent. {{U}}(47) {{/U}} Nichols tied Smith up with tape, but released her after she repeatedly begged him not to take her life. "I told him if he hurt me, my little girl wouldn't have a mummy. " she said. In order to calm the man down, she read to him from "The Purpose-Driven Life", a best-selling religious book. He asked her to repeat a paragraph "about what you thought your purpose in life was--what talents were you given. "{{U}} (48) {{/U}} "I basically just talked to him and tried to gain his trust. " Smith said. Smith said she asked Nichols why he chose her. "He said he thought I was an angel sent from God, and we were Christian sister and brother. " she said. "And that he was lost, and that God led him to me to tell him that he had hurt a lot of people. "{{U}} (49) {{/U}} She said Nichols was surprised when she made him breakfast and that the two of them watched television coverage (报道) of the police hunt for him. "I cannot believe that's me. " Nichols told the woman. Then, Nichols asked Smith what she thought he should do. She said, "I think you should turn yourself in. If you don't, lets more people are going to get hurt. " Eventually, he let her go. {{U}}(50) {{/U}} A US $ 60,000 reward had been posted for Nichols' capture. Authorities said they did not yet know if Smith would be eligible (有资格的) for that money. A. The local police were searching for him. B. Smith is a 26-year-old single mother with a daughter. C. Smith tried very hard to kill Nichols. D. She even cooked breakfast for the man before he allowed, her to leave. E. And the two of them discussed this topic. F. Then she called the police.

填空题Canada Ikea: What a Great Place for You to Shop There are many different stores that people go to in order to buy various household goods (46) .The Canada Ikea (宜家)is not confined to one city alone in that country. Instead, you will find there are many different branches spread out in many different Localities. As with all of the Ikea stores the Canada Ikea deals mainly with selling top quality Swedish furniture (47) . One facet (方面) of the Canada Ikea that its customers will like is that the store has the ability of catering (迎合) to their English speaking customers as well as their French customers. To make shopping for furniture and other goods easy the Ikea stores in every country are all set out in the same manner (48) . As a result of this the Canada Ikea is one that its local and foreign customers enjoy visiting. To help make it easy for you to shop for the items that you want there are large blue and yellow bags or shopping carts available (49) 。 As you wander through the store you will find many interesting items that you can use for your home or even office. With these products you will have a beautiful house that you can live comfortably in. (50) . The Canada Ikea is a great place for you to shop.A. This furniture is designed to provide the home owner with stylish furniture that is also affordable and perfect for everyday use.B. With so many items to be found you are sure to want to buy everything that catches your fancy.C. These bags and carts are perfect for the many different lamp shades, cushions (垫子), bed linens(亚麻布), toys and other medium to small-sized objects that you want.D. This makes it very easy for visitors from other countries to buy the items they need without wandering around the store trying to find their goods.E. One such store that you can find in many different countries including that of Canada is that of the Ikea chain of stores.F. The larger sized objects are displayed in the showrooms of the Canada Ikea Stores.

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填空题Every Dog Has Its Say Kimiko Fukuda, a Japanese girl, always wondered what her dog was trying to say. Whenever she put on makeup, it would pull at her sleeve. 1 When the dog barks, she glances at a small electronic gadget (装置). The following "human" translation appears on its screen: "Please take me with you. I realized that"s how he was feeling." said Fukuda. The gadget is called Bowlingual, and it translates dog barks into feelings. People laughed when the Japanese toymaker Takara Company made the world"s first dog—human translation machine in 2002 But 300,000 Japanese dog owners bought it. 2 "Nobody else had thought about it," said Masahiko Kajita, who works for Takara. "We spend so much time training dogs to understand our orders; what would it be like if we could understand dogs?" Bowlingual has two parts. 3 The translation is done in the gadget using a database (资料库) containing every kind of bark. Based on animal behaviour research, these noises are divided into six categories, happiness, sadness, frustration, anger, declaration and desire 4 In this way, the database scientifically matches a bark to an emotion, which is then translated into one of 200 phrases. When a visitor went to Fukuda"s house recently, the dog barked a loud "bow wow". This translated as "Don"t come this way". 5 The product will be available in US pet stores this summer for about US $120. It can store up to 100 barks, even recording the dog"s emotions when the owner is away. A. A wireless microphone is attached to the dog"s collar, which sends information to the gadget held by the owner. B. Nobody really knows how a dog feels. C. It was followed by "I"m stronger than you" as the dog growled (嗥叫) and sniffed (嗅) at the visitor. D. More customers are expected when the English version is launched this summer. E. Now, the Japanese girl thinks she knows. F. Each one of these emotions is then linked to a phrase like "Let"s play", "Look at me", or "Spend more time with me".

填空题 All of US Have Felt Pain We have cut ourselves. We have been burned. Or we have had headaches. Some of us suffer pain rarely pain rarely. {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}} Pain can take complete control of our body anal mind, making it impossible to move and even to think. Yet we need pain. Without it, we would not know if we have hurt ourselves. It is our body's warning system. {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}} Pain is the most common reason we go to a doctor. It is the most common reason we take medicines. Until recently, however, most doctors knew of only a few drugs that stopped some pains. {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}But new knowledge about the process of pain is helping them to control pain better. Scientists have learned that the sense of pain is made up of both chemical and electrical signals. {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}Scientists also have learned that the nervous system sends two different kinds of pain messages to the brain: one very fast, the other slow. The first message is the warning signal. It moves at a speed of 30 meters a second. In less than a second, the brain understands that part of the body is hurt and how badly it is injured. {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}It tells us not to use the injured part until it heals. A. And others have painful attacks all the time. B. These signals travel from nerve cells in the injured area, up the spinal cord (脊髓) to the brain, and back down again. C. It tells us that "we are injured and should do something about it." D. They knew little about the process of pain itself. E. The other message moves at a speed of only 13 meters a second. F. And they send the second, slower message of pain to the brain.

填空题A. Effects of ACE and ACE InhibitorsB. Wide Use of ACE InhibitorsC. How to Deal with High Blood Pressure in Pregnant WomenD. Damage to Pregnant Women' s Future BabiesE. Suggestions on Stopping the Use of ACE InhibitorsF. Relative Safety for Women during the First Three Months of Pregnancies

填空题______ If the dentist says," This will hurt a little," it helps us to accept the pain. By staying relaxed, and by treating the pain as an interesting sensation (感觉), we can handle the pain without falling apart. After all, although pain is an unpleasant sensation, it is still a sensation, and sensations are the stuff, of life.A. This ability that some humans have developed to handle pain should give us ideas about how the mind can deal with pain.B. The big thing in withstanding pain is our attitude toward it.C. However, many of us cannot stand pain.D. Look at the Indian fakir (行僧) who sits on a bed ofnails.E. We demand the "needle" - a shot of novocaine (奴佛卡因，一种局部麻醉剂) - that deadens the nerves around the tooth.F. But we pay for our sensitivity.

填空题Co-educational VS. Single-sex schools Do you have any strong opinion on co-educational or single-sex schools? A supporter of xo-educational schools would probably say that schools should be like the societies they belong to. In Hong Kong, men and women mix socially on a day-to-day basis. In many fields men are even likely to have female bosses. It is, therefore, desirable that boys and girls grow up together, go to school together, and prepare themselves for a society that does not value sexual separation. Some would go on to argue further that growing up with members of the opposite sex is important for personal development. Regular contact (接触) can remove the strange ideas about the opposite sex and lead to more natural relationships. Single-sex conditions are seen as leading to more extreme opinions, and possibly even as encouraging homosexuality (同性恋), though there is no proof that this is the case. Those who are against co-education often also fix their attention on the sexual side. Some parents fear that close contact with members of the opposite sex is dangerous for teenagers. They want their children to be attentive to their studies. Such parents feel uncomfortable with modern ways and the free mixing of the sexes. A stronger argument comes from research into school results. Girls grow up earlier than boys, tend to be more orderly and are likely to be better at languages. In a mixed class, boys who might do well in a single-sex class become discouraged and take on the role of troublemaker. Certainly in the UK this situation has greatly alarmed (惊动) the government for it to be encouraging co-educational schools to have some single-sex classes. In the UK the best schools are all single-sex, strongly suggesting that co-education is not the best answer. This may, however, not be as simple as it looks. It may simply be that the famous old schools that attract the best students happen to be single-sex, rather than that being single-sex makes them better schools.

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