Science can’t explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the co

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Science can’t explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure and rai chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress (紧张) levels and blood pressure in people ---half of them pet owners ---while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a clo friend or with a pet. People with pets did it best. Tho tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baline heart rates. With pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It ems people feel more relaxed (放松)around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be becau pets don’t judge.A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only rais your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Rearchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exerci programs; a parate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about I1 pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Their dogs did even better, losing an average of 12 pounds, more than 15% of their body weight. Dog owners didn’t lo any more weight than tho without dogs but, say rearchers, got more exerci overall---mostly with their dogs --- and found it worth doing.小题1:What does the text mainly discuss?A．What pets bring to their owners.B．How pets help people calm down.C．People’s opinions of keeping pets.D．Pet’s value in medical rearch.小题2:We learn from the text that a person with heart dia has a better chance of getting well if _____.A．he has a pet companionB．he has less stress of workC．he often does mental arithmeticD．he is taken care of by his family小题3:According to Allen, why did the people do better with pets around when facing stressful tasks?A．They have lower blood pressure.B．They become more patient.C．They are less nervous.D．They are in higher spirits. 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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小题1:A小题2:A小题3:C 

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小题1:A 从文章第一段“Science can’t explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure and rai chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.”可看出宠物给主人带来的好处。小题2:A 从“the company of pets can help lower blood pressure and rai chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.”可看出是在宠物的陪伴下小题3:C 从第二段“With pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It ems people feel more relaxed (放松)around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be becau pets don’t judge.”可看出答案

考点

据考高分专家说，试题“Science can’t explai.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。 日常生活类阅读

日常生活类阅读的概念：

日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。

日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：

【题型说明】该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。 【备考提醒】为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点： 1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。 2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。 3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。 4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。