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第十九周 综合练习(一)
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A. The right way of exercising.
B. The causes of a heart attack.
C. The difficulty of keeping fit.
D. The aging process of the heart.
1. What does Levine want to explain by mentioning
the rubber band?
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D 推理判断题。由第二段中的“Think of a rubber band. In the beginning, it is flexible, but put it in a drawer for 20 years and it will become dry and easily broken”和“That’s what happens to the heart.”可知,橡皮筋一开始是灵活的,但把它放在抽屉里20年,它就会变干,很容易破碎,这就是心脏的变化。由此可见,Levine是想以橡皮筋为例来解释心脏老化的过程,故选D项。
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A. Diet plan.
B. Professional background.
C. Exercise type.
D. Previous physical condition.
2. In which aspect were the two groups different
in terms of research design?
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C 细节理解题。由第三段的第三、四句“The first group participated in a program of nonaerobic exercise—balance training and weight training—three times a week. The second group did high-intensity aerobic exercise under the guidance of a trainer for four or more days a week.”可知,第一组志愿者每周参加三次无氧运动——平衡训练和重量训练。第二组志愿者在教练的指导下每周进行4天或更多高强度的有氧运动。由此可见,两组志愿者在研究设计上的不同在于运动类型的不同,故选C项。
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A. Middle-aged hearts get younger with aerobic exercise.
B. High-intensity exercise is more suitable for the young.
C. It is never too late for people to start taking exercise.
D. The more exercise we do, the stronger our hearts get.
3. What does Levine’s research find?
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A 细节理解题。由第三段末句“After two years, the second group saw remarkable improvements in heart health.”及第四段首句“We took these 50-year-old hearts and turned the clock back to 30-or 35-year-old hearts”可知,第二组志愿者进行了两年的有氧运动后,心脏健康状况有了显著改善。这些50岁的心脏的时钟拨回到了30或35岁的心脏。由此可见,Levine的研究发现,通过有氧运动,中年人的心脏会变得更年轻,故选A项。
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A. Making use of the findings.
B. Interviewing the study participants.
C. Conducting further research.
D. Clarifying the purpose of the study.
4. What does Dr. Nieca Goldberg suggest?
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C 推理判断题。由最后一段最后一句“But the study was small and needs to be repeated with far larger groups of people to determine exactly which aspects of
an exercise routine make the biggest