2020年全国英语等级二级试题及答案（卷四）
An interesting project called Blue Zones is recording the lifestyle crets of the communities with the highest, hest concentrations of centenarians in the world.
The people in the five regions in Europe, Latin America,Asia and the US that live to be 100 have a lot going for them. Genes probably play a small role, but the folks also have strong social ties ,tightly-knit families and lots of opportunities to exerci.
As we were examining the dietary crets of the Blue Zones, as described in author Dan Buettner" s latest book, The Blue Zones Solution, we were struck by how esntial tea drinking is in the regions. In fact, Buettner' s Blue Zones Beverage Rule--a kind of guideline summarized from his 15 or so years of studying the places--is:" Drink coffee for breakfast, tea in the afternoon, wine at 5 p. tm"
Science has plenty to say about the healthful virtues of green tea. Rearchers are most enthusi- astic almt the components in green tea, as well as foods like cocoa. Why might the
y help so many Okina~vans in Japan break 1007 Some components in green tea can lower the risk of stroke,heart dia attd veral cancers. One review study also found that drinking green tea can slightly improve metabolism (新陈代谢).
If you find yourlf on the island of Ikaria, the Greek Blue Zone in the middle of the Aegean, you won't be offered any tea made with tea leaves. Instead, Ikarians typically make their daily cup of tea with just one fresh herb that they have picked themlves that day--either romary, wild sage,oregano,nmrjotmn,mint or dandelion,all plants that may have anti-inflammatory (消炎的) properties,
which may help lower blood pressure. This could explain Ikaria' s very low dementia (痴呆) rate,since high blood pressure is a risk factor for the dia.
52. What does the underlined word "centenarians" in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. People who have cret lifestyles.
B. People who enjoy physical exerci.
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C. People who are one hundred years old or older.
D. People who carry the gene for being slim.
53. According to Paragraph 3 ,what is the recommended time for tea drinking?
A. In the morning. B. Any time of a day.
C. In the early evening. D. In the afternoon.
54. What may the tea Ikarians drink daily help?
A. To improve metabolism. B. To lower blood pressure.
C. To lower life stress. D. To improve social relationships.
55. What might be the best title of the passage?
胆子小 A. Tea-Drinking Tips B. Lifestyle Secrets of Ikarians
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C. Tea-Drinking Ceremony in Okinawa D. Blue Zones Solutions
52.【答案】C
【考情点拨】词义理解题。
【应试指导】由第二段第一句中的“live to be l00 have a lot going for them”可知，centenarians指的是“百岁老人”，故选C。
53.【答案】D
【考情点拨】事实细节题。
【应试指导】由第三段最后一句中的“tea in the afternoon”可知，喝茶的建议时间是下午，故选D。
54.【答案】B
【考情点拨】事实细节题。衣服的拼音声调
55.【答案】A
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【考情点拨】主旨大意题。刘易斯卡罗尔
生吃胡萝卜 【应试指导】文章前两段介绍了百岁老人长寿的秘诀，第三段指出了喝茶在长寿老人聚集区的重要地位，第四段介绍了绿茶的功效，第五段介绍了伊卡里亚人每天喝的茶及其功效。所以这篇文章主要介绍喝茶的好处，故选A。
Sometimes I scratch my head when I read about the government' s efforts to improve schools:new standards and tests to be applied, strict teacher evaluations, and threats of school closures and job loss. They frighten the school employees, not to mention the students. Instead of making people unable to solve problems or try new ideas--which is what fear does to us--rearch on school reform strongly suggests that policy-makers should encourage school leaders to take a more humane approach. In their study on the reform efforts of twelve Chicago public schools, Bryk and Schneider found that enabling positive social relationships between the adults was the key to successful school improvement and that trust was at the heart of tho relationships.
Trust in schools comes down to one thing:psychological safety or safety to speak one's
mind,to discuss with openness and honesty what is and isn' t working,to make collective decisions.
Yet this kind of safety doesn' t come easily to schools. According to Bryk and Schneider, the adults in school rely on each other to do their jobs correctly and with integrity (正直). The challeage is that our expectations are very diver bad on our unique backgrounds.
At one school where I taught, each teacher had different expectations about how much effort teachers should put into their work--a big difference between the teachers who left af~the last bell and tho who worked into the evening. And when expectations are uncoasci or unspoken, it becomes impossible for others to live up to them.
We also make assumptions about the intentions behind a person' s behavior. As we all Imam,assumptions are often wrong. For example, parents and teachers my think the principal taml particular decision bad on his career advancement rather than hat" s best for the studeata. don't feel psychologically safe to question our assumptions and e~a
ecmtiatm, trust itiea am the window and our relationships suffer.
