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吉林市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（暑假）训练题（2）及答案（郑州市高中毕业班第二次质量预测） why do men live a shorter life than women? the latest research indicates that mens hearts going into a rapid decline when they reach middle age could be the cause. the research of ageing on the heart has shown that womens longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose much pumping power with age. “we have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20 percent-25 percent between 20 and 70 years of age,”said the head of the study, samantha of liverpool john moores university in the uk. “within the heart there are millions of cells which make it beat. between the ages of 20 and 70,one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men, ”said samantha. this is part of the ageing process. what amazes scientists is that the female heart suffers very little loss of these cells. a healthy 70-year-old womans heart could work almost as perfectly as a 20-year-old ones. “this gender(性别)difference might give the reason why men live shorter than women. ” said samantha. they studied over 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 17 and 80,who are mainly healthy persons so as to reduce the influence of disease. “the team has yet to think about why ageing suffers a greater loss on the male heart. ”said samantha. but there is also good newsmen can enjoy the health of their hearts with regular exercise. samantha stressed that women should also take regular exercise to stop their leg muscles getting weaker as they age.【解析】 本文介绍了一项科学研究的结果：男人比女人寿命短主要是男人的心脏细胞在20岁到70岁之间损失掉三分之一，因而心脏的能力降低了2025，而女人的心脏细胞在这一年龄阶段损失得很少。 (1)b猜测词义题。根据第一段的第一句话why do men live a shorter life than women? 可推知longevity的意思足“长寿”。(2)d主旨大意题。本文探讨了男人比女人寿命短的主要原因，那就是与心脏细胞数量的减少有关。男人的心脏细胞在20岁到70岁之间会丧失三分之一，因而心脏的能力降低了2025，而女人的心脏细胞在这个年龄阶段几乎没有丧失。因此，本文的中心话题是心脏与长寿。(3)c 细节理解题。根据第五段的第一句what amazes scientists is that the female heart suffers very little loss of these cells”可知答案为c。(4)c细节理解题。根据最后一段的内容可知，男人经常进行锻炼可以拥有健康的心脏，女人经常进行锻炼可以抵制腿部的肌肉衰弱无力。因此，要想长寿，就要积极锻炼。*结束5、（合肥市2011年高三第一次教学质量检测）duke nus admission requirements and deadlinesdeadlinesregular acceptance december 1,2010requirements1completion of online application2present 3-5 reference letters3present latest transcripts（成绩单）4present mcat (the medical college admission test) scorehighlights of our md programall applicants are considered on an equal basis for admissions and financial assistance regardless of nationality. over 70% of our students have received some form of financial assistance that does not need to be repaid.our innovative team-based learning environment focuses on problem solving, cooperating and applying what we have learned in the class-room.singapore is the leading biomedical and healthcare center in asia. there are opportunities to work with world class scientists and physicians on programs like stem cells（干细胞）research, many other complicated diseases and metabolic（新陈代谢的）diseases.our students come from varied academic and cultural background. this rich diversity adds to your unique learning experience.start your applicationfor more information on how to apply, please visit our admission page.for students studying in the us, the preprofessional health advising office in your university can offer assistance in putting together your application. (1)if you intend to apply for admission to this college, you need to _.acomplete your high school studiesbgo through the online application procedurecattend the exams held by the collegedvisit the college admission advisers（4)the advertisement is designed for _.aus applicants only bsingaporean students onlycinternational teachers dall potential applicants【解析】 这篇文章是杜克新加坡国立大学医学院的招生广告，广告中提及了此大学的招生情况，如时间、要求、如何申请、招生对象和这所大学的特点等。 (1)b 细节理解题。根据 requirements 中的 completion of online application 可得出答案。(2) d 细节理解题。根据 highlights of our md program 中的 over 70% of our students have received some form of financial assistance that does not need to be repaid 可知一经录用，大部分学生都可以获得免费的经济支持。(3)a 细节理解题。根据 highlights of our md pro-gram 中的 our innovative team-based learning environment focuses on problem solving, cooperating and applying what we have learned in the classroom 可得出答案。(4)d 推理判断题。从 highlights of our md program 中的 our students come from varied academic and cultural background 可知这所大学的学生来自各种不同的学术和文化背景，即学生来自世界各地，由此推知这所广告的招生对象是所有潜在的申请者，故选d项。*结束hey there,so youre about to spend four years of your life and tens of dollars of your parents money, and all you really know about college is that all of your friends are going. do you ever stop to wonder why youre going? *relax. youre making the right decision. first of all, youll discover what interests you by taking courses in many subjects. for example, its hard to decide if you want to be a painter if youve never painted any pictures; once youre in a drawing-room on campus, youll know one way or the other. college is also a lot of funafter you graduate, youll be working every weekday for 50 or so years. and remember that college graduate earn about twice the income of those who never attended college. *finding the right college can be difficult. fortunately, johnson review is here to help you every step of the way. *researching schools. to us, the most important decision youll make is to choose the school that really fits you best not the one that is the most competitive or has the best-equipped rooms. *applying to school. on johnsonr., youll find hundreds of actual college applications and links to many more. *raising your scores. american college test is one of the most important parts of the admissioncourse. its not the most important, though, and everyone needs to prepare for the best. but, if you can do better, find the right course for better scores. *paying for school. most families need financial aid for the high cost of college. the problem is that financial aid seems difficult to get and many families get caught up in the price of college rather than learning the ways to get financial aid. if you really do your research, youll learn that you can afford to attend any college, no matter the cost. for more information, call 600-3681 or visit johnsonr. wherever you go, have a nice trip! johnson smith founder