That “Monday morning feeling” could be a crushing pain in the chest which leaves you sweating and gasping for breath. Recent research from Germany and Italy shows that heart attacks are more common on Monday mornings and doctors blame the stress of returning to work after the weekend break.
The risk of having a heart attack on any given day should be one in seven, but a six-year study helped by researchers at the Free University of Berlin of more than 2,600 Germans showed that the average person had a 20 percent higher chance of having a heart attack on a Monday than on any other day.
Working Germans are particularly not protected against attack, with a 33 percent higher risk at the beginning of the working week. Non-workers, by comparison, appear to be no more at risk on a Monday than any other day.
A study of 11,000 Italians proved 8 am on a Monday morning as the most stressful time for the heart, and both studies showed that Sunday is the least stressful day, with fewer heart attacks in both countries.
The findings could lead to a better understanding of what is the immediate cause of heart attacks, according to Dr Stefan Willich of the Free University. “We know a lot about long-term risk factors such as smoking and cholesterol（胆固醇）but we don’t know what actually causes heart attacks, so we can’t give clear advice on how to prevent them,” he said.
Monday mornings have a double helping of stress for the working body as it makes a rapid change from sleep to activity, and from the relaxing weekend to the pressures of work.
“When people get up, their blood pressure and heart rate go up and there are hormonal（内分泌）changes in their bodies,” Willich explained. “All these things can have an unfavourable effect in the blood system and increase the risk of a clot（血凝块）in the arteries（动脉）which will cause a heart attack.”
“When people return to work after a weekend off, the pace of their life changes. They have a higher workload, more stress, more anger and more physical activity,” said Willich.
1.．Monday morning feeling, as this passage shows, .
A. is not so serious as people thought
B. is harmful to working people in Germany and Italy
C. is the first killer in Germany and Italy.
D. is created by researchers in Germany and Italy
2.．To protect people from suffering from heart attack, doctors have paid much attention to .
A. people’s working time B. people’s living place
C. people’s diet and lifestyle D. people’s nationalities
3.．It can be learned from this passage that heart attack has nothing to do with .
A. blood pressure B. heart rate C. hormonal changes D. blood group
4.．If the researchers give us some advice to avoid Monday morning feeling, what might it be?
A. Stop working on Monday B. Create a pleasant working environment
C. Get up late on Monday morning D. Go to work with a doctor
5..Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The risk of having heart attacks on Monday mornings is the same as on any other day of the week to non-workers
B.33% of the Germans have heart diseases, therefore heart attacks are more common in Germany than in any other country.
C.20%of the Italians appear to have higher possibility of having heart attacks.
D. Non-smokers are more likely to have heart attacks on Sundays.
Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5：30 and at 6：30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last, the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door, she nearly tripped over (被绊倒)Sheba.
“Hey, Sheba,” she said, “I've got no time for you now, but I'll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club.” Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking. Obviously, she could hardly breathe. Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet (兽医).
When she got there, the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office.
“Listen, doctor, I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting, can I leave her with you, and go and get changed? I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, and then I'll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?”
“Sure.” said the doctor.
Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more entering the hallway, the phone by the door began to ring.
“This is Dr. Sterne,” said an anxious voice. “I want you to get out of that house immediately, ”said the doctor's voice. “I'm coming round right away, and the police will be there any time now. Wait outside!”
At that moment, a police car screeched (发出尖锐的声音)to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived.
“Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?” shouted Joanne.
“She’s fine, Joanne. I took out the thing which was choking her, and she’s OK now. ”
Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white—faced man, who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him.
“My God, ” said Joanne, “how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”
“I think he must be a burglar.” said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat：it turned out to be three human fingers.”
1.. What was Joanne supposed to do at 6：30？
A. To walk her dog. B. To see her doctor.
C. To attend a club meeting. D. To play tennis with her friends.
2.. Joanne wanted to get back to her home again .
A. to dress up for the meeting B. to phone the police station
C. to catch the badly hurt burglar D. to wait for her dog to be cured
3.. From the passage, we can infer that .
A. Sheba fought against the burglar
B. the police found the burglar had broken in
C. Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting
D. the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog
4.. In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is .
A. clever B. friendly C. frightening D. devoted
5.．The underlined word a burglar in the last paragraph probably means ________. A. a cleaner B. a physician C. a thief D. a murderer
I paid 30 yuan for a watermelon the other day. When I ate it at home I found it more bitter than sweet. I was 36 to throw it away for it cost me money 37 . But to eat it was a 38 thing no better than tasting goldthread(黄连)
Things like this 39 occur in our daily life. For example, last week when going on a tour we failed to find the 40 we had been seeking. 41 we were so uncomfortable as if on pins and needles(如坐针毡).In such a case we had better 42 home immediately, but most of us tourists still chose to 43 our way until we finished visiting all the scenic spots, 44 actually we did not quite enjoy them.
If we 45 , we’ll get nothing; we would have spent money 46 .If we don’t give up, what we’ve got is something to cause suffering or pain, or 47 disaster. Since that’s the case, why are we still unwilling to 48 with it? The only 49 _ is: it means money.
Then what 50 __does money contain? Its importance lies in none 51 __the following two aspects: (1) it can be used for our living;(2) it can be used for daily life. When a sum of money that should be able to obtain joy or enjoyment is certain to 52 the purpose, isn’t it wise to give it up? Isn’t it a sort of 53 for money-spending or even for enjoying ourselves?
To abandon and forget a sum of money that is to be of no value or to produce 54 values can be counted as 55 value of money. Isn’t it so?
1.A. unwilling B. ready C. uncertain D. anxious
2..A. above all B. after all C. in all D. for all
3.. A. pleasant B. painful C. dangerous D. special
4.. A. regularly B. recently C. hardly D. frequently
5.. A. friendship B. memory C. pleasure D. experience
6.. A. On the whole B. In this way C. In other words D. On the contrary
7.. A. call B. leave C. arrive D. return
8.. A. feel B. continue C. stop D. make
9.. A. because B. since C. although D. unless
10.. A. give away B. give up C. give out D. give in
11.. A, in relief B. in fact C. in reality D. in vain
12.. A. even B. still C. ever D. more
13.. A. stay B. part C. take D. break
14.. A. excuse B. reason C. topic D. ambition
15.. A. value B. message C. secret D. surprise
16.. A. less than B. better than C. rather than D. other than
17.. A. ignore B. serve C. fail D. meet
18.. A. possibility B. mistake C. wisdom D. choice
19.. A. proper B. negative C. wonderful D. various
20.. A. little B. whole C. other D. another
Noticing some passers-by gathering on the road, Jill looked forward _______ what was the matter.
A. to find out B. to finding out C. only to find out D. finding out
He is a foreigner and he is not _______like that while he is in China．
A．accustomed to treating B．used to treating
C．accustomed to being treated D．determined to be treated
--- It was said that little Bill hit his classmate on the head.
---He is thought to be a(an )________ boy, who is always ready to start a fight.
A. ashamed B. awkward C. desperate D. aggressive
