（整理版高中英語(yǔ)）PartTwoReading

1、part two reading一、 閱讀策略實(shí)踐（一） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空the world health organization says high blood pressure is a global problem. according to the who, hypertension affects 20 percent of the world's population. it is associated with a greater risk of heart attack and stroke, but with some lifestyle changes, a ne

2、w study says it can be controlled or even reduced. doctors say a blood pressure measurement of 120 over 80 is considered normal. but if your pressure is consistently 140 over 90 or higher, then many doctors diagnose that as hypertension. hypertension, or high blood pressure, can lead to stroke,

3、 heart disease or a heart attack. studies in the past have concluded that women are less prone to high blood pressure than men. but newer findings show that as a woman get older, her risk of hypertension becomes the same as that of a man. dr. john forman is with brigham and women's hospital

4、 and harvard medical school. he and his colleagues have studied the risk of hypertension among 83,000 women during a 14 year period. "in our study, we attempted to quantify just how much a woman could lower her risk of developing high blood pressure by following a combination of low-risk l

5、ifestyle factors," dr. forman said. it sounds simple enough: exercise about 30 minutes a day, maintain a normal body weight by eating a healthy diet high in fruits and vegetables and less red meat, keep alcohol consumption low, stay away from non-prescription pain relievers and take supplements

6、 of folic acid to prevent anemia. dr. forman says the study showed that when women followed these guidelines, they lowered their risk of developing hypertension by 80 percent.  well worth it, he says, for each woman and society as a whole. "individuals and society have the power," dr.

7、 forman explains. "by modifying diet, modifying lifestyle and other behaviors, the power to reduce the risk of developing a disease that has a staggering toll on public health." researchers found that lifestyle changes made a difference even among those with a family history of high blood

8、pressure. however, losing weight or maintaining normal weight, they say, may be the biggest challenge for many people. about twenty percent of the world's population _ hypertension, a global problem, which can_ in stroke and heart disease. in the past, women were considered less_ to hyperte

9、nsion than men; however, recent findings indicate that with a woman _ older, her risk of _ becomes the same as that of a man. researchers found that _ lifestyle can help control or_ the risks, so it is advisable to exercise about 30 minutes every day,_ normal weight,_ less alcohol,_ non-prescription

10、 pain relivers.二根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇正確答案a lot of older people take low-strength aspirin on the advice of their doctor to help reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke. doctors have based such advice mostly on studies of men. now, a major study confirms that aspirin can help women as well. but experts say the d

11、rug helps women differently. the findings appeared this month in the new england journal of medicine. doctor julie buring at brigham and women's hospital in boston, massachusetts, led the study. doctor buring says that among apparently healthy people, aspirin reduces the risk of heart attack for

12、 men. but for women it appears to reduce the risk of stroke. the study involved forty thousand women aged forty-five and older. those who received aspirin took one hundred milligrams every other day. the others took a placebo, an inactive pill. the study lasted ten years. the researchers found that

13、the women who took aspirin were seventeen percent less likely to have a stroke than the other group. the aspirin group also had a twenty-four percent lower risk for the most common form of stroke. this is caused by a clot in the blood supply to the brain. blood clots can cause both strokes and heart

14、 attacks. aspirin thins the blood, so clots are less likely to form. the researchers found that aspirin had an even greater effect in women aged sixty-five and older. those who took aspirin were thirty percent less likely to have a stroke caused by a blood clot. they were also less likely to suffer

15、a heart attack than those given a placebo. however, the study found that aspirin did not lower the risk of heart attack in younger women. and there were more cases of stomach bleeding in the women who took aspirin than in those who did not. experts say this shows that, in general, the risks from asp

16、irin use in younger women could be greater than the good it might do. aspirin can cause bleeding, especially in the stomach. it can also cause a bad reaction with other medicines. people who want to begin aspirin treatment are advised to talk to their doctor first. experts are not sure why men and w

17、omen react differently to aspirin treatment. but doctor buring notes at least one similarity. she says aspirin has been clearly shown to improve the survival chances for anyone who has already had a heart attack or stroke. 1. the best title for the report should be _?a. aspirin lowers the risk of st

18、rokeb. the effects of aspirinc. aspirin reduces the risk of heart attackd. aspirin found to help men and women differently 2. from what doctor buring says, we can conclude that _. a. aspirin helps reduces the risk of heart attack for male patients. b. aspirin seems to reduce the risk of stroke fpr female patients. c. aspirin is helpful to improve the survival chances for anyone who has already had a heart attack or stroke. d. aspirin benefits men and women in the same way 3.