高中英语Unit 7 To Your Good Health课堂练习

Unit 7 To Your Good Health 课堂练习阅读下面短文，回答后面的问题（给出答案）。A study in the National Academy of Sciences suggested the fact that being born in the fall may extend a persons lifespan（寿命）by a few months.In Austria, those born in the fall lived about 0.6 years longer than those people born in the spring, according to an investigation（调查）. And another study found that people who were born in Denmark, October to December lived about three months longer than those born between April and June.Gabriele Doblhammer and James W. Vaupel who are the scientists of Max planck Institution Rostock, Germany, also found Australian pattern（link between birth month and lifespan）was a mirror image of that in Northern Hemisphere（半球）. Since the seasons in Australia are just opposite to those in Northern Hemisphere.The mean age of death of people born in Australia in the second quarter of the year is 78,the authors said, Those born in the fourth quarter die at 77.65 on average.The authors believed that nutrition during pregnancy（怀孕）may be a reason resulting in the difference. During the summer and fall, more fruits and vegetables are available, the authors said, it means that a woman pregnant during these two seasons could have a better food choice and their babies would be much healthier.Doblhammer and Vaupel noted that there are many studies showing that nutrition of woman during pregnancy can affect the health of her baby for its lifetime.1The best title for this text is _.A. Secret for a Long lifeB. Babies Born in the Autumn Live LongerC. Lifespan and NutritionD. A Research about a Persons Lifespan答案：D2The underlined word mean in the fourth paragraph means _.A. averageB. poorC. fierceD. old答案：A3What did Gabriele Doblhammer and James W. Vaupel find in their research?A. They found that in Northern Hemisphere things were just the opposite to those in Australia.B. They found that the seasons in Australia are just opposite to those in Northern Hemisphere.C. They found that in Northern Hemisphere people born in the fall lived longer than those born in the spring.答案：A4According to the author the reason for the difference of lifespan is _.A. the climates in different places of the worldB. that a pregnant woman can eat better food during the summer