Millions of Americans have lost their jobs because of the present recession (经济衰退). A new study shows that losing your job can bring some health problems. It is bad for your heart, your blood pressure and so on.
Earlier studies have shown that health has something to do with job loss. But it was not sure whether job loss made health poor, or poor health led to job loss. The new study tried to discover the answer to this.
Kate Strully worked on the study while she was at the Harvard School of Public Health. Ms Strully is now a scientist at the State University of New York. She had some information about the income (收入) of some people.
She asked people all over the country some questions about their health and work. Ms Strully checked the information about more than eight thousand people. She collected the information, and then looked at their health some time later. She found out that 80% of people didn't have health problems before they lost their jobs. But now they have a new health problem after losing their jobs.
1.According to the passage, a new study shows that ________.
A. poor health leads to job loss
B. job loss can bring some health problems
C. job loss has nothing to do with one's health
D. job loss can make people healthier than before
2.What kind of questions did Kate Strully ask?
A. Questions about people's health and work.
B. Questions about people's health and family.
C. Questions about people's work and pressure.
D. Questions about people's health and pressure.
3.If Kate Strully did the study among 10, 000 people, she would find out that ________ people didn't have health problems before they lost their jobs.
A. 2, 000 B. 8, 000 C. 4, 000 D. 6, 000
4.What does the underlined word “led to” mean in Chinese?
A. 指挥 B. 通向 C. 带领 D. 导致
5.What's the best title for the passage?
A. An Important Study
B. American Recession
C. Health Problems Among Americans
D. Health and Job Loss
Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. ______ is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Certainly, sometimes we need to be alone. We don't always want people ______. But we would feel lonely if we ______ had a friend.
No two people are just the same. Friends ______ don't get on well. That doesn't mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up (言归于好) and become ______ again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very ______. We miss them very much, but we can ______ them and write to them. And we can ______ new friends. It is encouraging to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
There's more good news for people who have friends. They live ______ than people who don't. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. ______ happy helps you stay well. Or it could be much better that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.
1.A. It B. He C. There D. Someone
2.A. alone B. away C. all over D. around
3.A. ever B. never C. just D. really
4.A. always B. sometimes C. often D. usually
5.A. sisters B. cousins C. classmates D. friends
6.A. angry B. sad C. happy D. alone
7.A. call B. ask C. tell D. talk
8.A. look for B. find C. make D. know
9.A. longer B. shorter C. slower D. faster
10.A. Smelling B. Being C. Sounding D. Making
- Do you think teachers are one of the most hard-working persons in the world?
- _____.
A. I agree with you B. It doesn’t matter
C. That’s OK D. It’s very kind of you
- Could you tell me _____?
- Talking about festivals.
A. what are they doing B. what they are doing
C. where they are going D. where are they going
- Look! The tree is growing well. When _____?
-Three years ago.
A. will it be planted B. did it plant C. was it planted D. is it planted
Your idea sounds great. Let’s _____.
A. try on it B. try it on C. try out it D. try it out
