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嘉兴英语教学网收集整理欢迎使用嘉兴英语教学网收集整理欢迎使用（一）Whydomendieearlierthanwomen?Thelatestresearchmakesitknownthatthereasoncouldbethatmensheartsgointorapiddeclinewhentheyreachmiddleage.Thelargeststudyoftheeffectsofageingonthehearthasfoundthatwomenslongevitymaybelinkedtothefactthattheirheartsdonotlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage.“Wehavefoundthatthepowerofthemaleheartfallsby20-25percentbetween18and70yearsofage,”saidtheheadofthestudy,DavidGoldspinkofLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversityintheUK.“Withinthehearttherearemillionsofcellsthatenableittobeat.Betweentheageof20and70,one-thirdofthosecellsdieandarenotreplacedinmen,”saidGoldspink.“Thisispartoftheageingprocess.”Whatsurprisesscientistsisthatthefemaleheartseesverylittlelossofthesecells.Ahealthy70-year-oldwomansheartcouldperformalmostaswellasa20-year-oldones.“Thisgenderdifferencemightjustexplainwhywomenlivelongerthanmen,”saidGoldspink.Theystudiedmorethan250healthymenandwomenbetweentheagesof18and80,focusingonhealthypersonstoremovetheconfusinginfluenceofdisease.“Theteamhasyettofindwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemaleheart,”saidGoldspink.Thegoodnewsisthatmencanimprovethehealthoftheirheartwithregularexercise.Goldspinkstressedthatwomenalsoneedregularexercisetopreventtheirlegmusclesbecomingsmallerandweakerastheyage.1.Theunderlinedword“longevity”inthesecondparagraphprobablyrefersto“_”.A.healthB.longlifeC.ageingD.effect2.Thetextmainlytalksabout_.A.mensheartcellsB.womensageingprocess、C.thegenderdifferenceD.heartsandlonglife3.Accordingtothetext,theUKscientistshaveknownthat_.A.womenhavemorecellsthanmenwhentheyarebornB.womencanreplacethecellsthatenablethehearttobeatC.thefemaleheartlosesfewofthecellswithageD.womenneverlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage嘉兴英语教学网收集整理欢迎使用嘉兴英语教学网收集整理欢迎使用4.Ifyouwanttolivelonger,youshould_.A.enableyourhearttobeatmuchfasterB.findoutthereasonforageingC.exerciseregularlytokeepyourhearthealthyD.preventyourcellsfrombeinglost5.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat_.A.thereasonwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemalehearthasbeenfoundoutB.scientistsareonthewaytofindingoutwhythemaleheartlosesmoreofthecellsC.theteamhasdonesomethingtopreventthemalefromsufferingthegreaterlossD.womenover70couldlosemoreheartcellsthanthoseattheageof20（二）Wugging,orwebusegiving,describestheactofgivingtocharityatnocosttotheuser.ByusingE,whichisbeingaddedtoanumberofuniversitycomputersacrosstheUK,studentscanraisemoneyeverytimetheysearch,butitwontcostthemapenny.Researchshowsthatstudentsareextremelypassionateaboutsupportingcharity88%offulltimestudentshaveusedtheInternettogivetocharity.Thisagegroupisoftentheleastlikelytohavetheirownincome.19%of22to24yearoldshaveshort-termdebtsofmorethan5,000.Withrisingpersonaldebtlevelsinthisagegroup,duetouniversitytuitionfeesorpersonalloansandalackoflong-termsavings,traditionalmethodsofdonatingtocharityareoftennotappealing(有感染力的)orpossible.BethTruman,a21yearoldrecentuniversitygraduate,hasusedEtodonatetoherchosencharity,theRSPCA,fortwoyearsandhasseenthe“wugging”movementgrowinpopularitywithstudents.“Whenyoureatuniversityyoubecomemoresociallyaware,butitssometimeshardtogivetootherswhenyouhavelittlemoneyyourself,”saysBeth.“Wuggingisgreatforpeopleinthisagegroupasitallowsthemtousethetechnologyonadailybasistogivetocharity,withoutcostingthemasinglepenny.”Wuggingisperfectforpeoplewhowanttobemoresociallyawareandsupportivebutdontfeeltheyhavethemeanstodoso.Studentsusingthewebcanraisemoneyforcausestheycareaboutwithoutcostingthemanythingintermsoftimeormoney,andcharitiesgetavaluablesourceoffunding.Eworkslikeanyothersearchengine,allowinguserstosearchforinformation,嘉兴英语教学网收集整理欢迎使用嘉兴英语教学网收集整理欢迎使用newsandimagesbutuserscandecidewhichoftheUKs170,000charitiestheywouldliketosupportthroughtheirclicks.Ethenmakesmonthlypaymentstoeveryregisteredcharity.LaunchedinJune2005,EisnowtheeighthlargestsearchengineandoneofthebusiestcharitywebsitesintheUK.6.Accordingtothepassage,“wugging”isactually_.A.awebsiteB.acharity-relatedactionC.aschoolorganizationD.astudentmovement7.Inthecaseofcharity,E_.A.freesstudentsofthefinancialworriesB.receivesmuchmoneyfromstudentsC.offersvaluableinformationtostudentsD.praisesstudentsfortheirmoney-raising8.WhatdoesBethTrumanthinkofthe“wugging”movement?A.ItmakesEpopularintheUK.B.Itbecomeseasytodocharitybecauseofit.C.Itresultsinstudentsmoresocialawareness.D.Ithelpsstudentstosavemoney.9.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat_.A.mostfulltimestudentsdocharityontheInterneteverydayB.EhelpsstudentspayforthecollegeeducationC.“wugging”isawin-winideaforbothstudentsandcharitiesD.EisthemostsuccessfulsearchengineintheUK10.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.“Wugging”,anewpopulartermontheInternet.B.Britishpeopleshowstronginterestincharity.C.MoreBritaincharitiesbenefitfromtheInternet.D.Studentsraisemoneyforcharityby“wugging”.【答案与解析】1.B词义猜测题。根据文章第1段的第1句Whydomendieearlierthanwomen及全文内容可猜出，本题的正确答案选B。2.D主旨大意题。根据文章第1段的第2句thereasoncouldbethatmensheartsgo嘉兴英语教学网收集整理欢迎使用嘉兴英语教学网收集整理欢迎使用intorapiddeclinewhentheyreachmiddleage和第2段中的womenslongevitymaybelinkedtothefactthattheirheartsdonotlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage及全文内容可知，本题的正确答案选D。3.C事实细节题。根据文章第5段的第1句Whatsurprisesscientistsisthatthefemaleheartseesverylittlelossofthesecells可知，本题的正确答案选C。4.C推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的第1句Thegoodnewsisthatmencanimprovethehealthoftheirheartwithregularexercise及文章主题可知，本题的正确答案选C。5.B推理判断题。根据文章倒数第2段中的Theteamhasyettofindwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemaleheart可推知，本题的正确答案选B。6.B。从第一段