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1、Module5TheConquestoftheUniverseATripAlongtheThreeGorges(建议用时40分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解A Ifyouthinkthatrunningmarathonswillhelpyoulivealongandhealthylife,newresearchmaycomeasashock.Accordingtoarecentscientificstudy,peoplewhodoaverystrenuousworkoutareaslikelytodieaspeoplewhod
2、onoexerciseatall.ScientistsinDenmarkhavebeenstudyingover1,000joggersandnon-joggersfor12years.Thedeathratesfromthesamplegroupindicatethatpeoplewhojogatamoderatepacetwoorthreetimesaweekforlessthantwoandahalfhoursintotalareleastlikelytodie.Thebestspeedtojogatwasf
3、oundtobeabout5milesperhour.Theresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewhojogmorethanthreetimesaweekorathigherspeedsofover7mphdieatthesamerateasnon-joggers.Thescientiststhinkthatthisisbecausestrenuousexercisecausesstructuralchangestotheheartandarteries.Overtime,thiscancauses
4、eriousinjuries.PeterSchnohr,aresearcherinCopenhagen,said,“Ifyourgoalistodecreaseriskofdeathandimprovelifeexpectancy,joggingafewtimesaweekatamoderatepaceisagoodstrategy.Anythingmoreisnotjustunnecessary,anditmaybeharmful.”Theimplicationsofthisarethatmoderateform
5、sofexercisesuchast’aichi,yogaandbriskwalkingmaybebetterforusthan“ironman”events,triathlonsandlong-distancerunningandcycling.AccordingtoJacobLouisMarott,anotherresearcherinvolvedinthestudy,“Youdon’tactuallyhavetodothatmuchtohaveagoodimpactonyourhealth.Andperhap
6、syoushouldn’tactuallydotoomuch.”【文章大意】最新的一项科学研究显示:从事剧烈运动的人与根本不锻炼的人死亡几率是一样的,而适度的锻炼会有益于健康。1.Theunderlinedword“strenuous”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaning8to“______”.A.hard B.regular C.practical D.flexible【解析】选A。词义猜测题。此处指像马拉松一样的锻炼,所以strenuous应与hard意思相近,表示“艰苦的,费力的
7、”。regular“定时的”;practical“实用的”;flexible“灵活的”。2.TheauthorpresentssomefiguresinParagraph2to______.A.suggestgivingupjoggingB.showrisksofdoingsportsC.providesupportiveevidenceD.introducetheresearchprocess【解析】选C。写作目的题。作者在第二段中采用了列数字的方法,是为了提供支持的证据,能更有力地说明第一段的研究结论。3.Ac
8、cordingtothescientists,whyistoomuchexerciseharmful?A.Itmayinjuretheheartandarteries.B.Itcanmakethebodytiredout.C.Itwillbringmuchpressure.D.Itconsumestoomuchenergy.【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二
