How often do you go on holiday? Going on holiday makes you feel good while you'r

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How often do you go on holiday? Going on holiday makes you feel good while you're there－you gain the health benefits for months, new rearch shows. Jetting off to exotic destinations such as the Maldives cuts your blood pressure, helps you sleep better and bounce back from stress, it found. The benefits last at least a fortnight longer than the vacation and can be felt for months in some cas where it is claimed. Experts say workers should always take their full holiday entitlement each year－as many as one in three don't－to get the benefits. The study compared key health markers in holidaymakers visiting Thailand, Peru or the Maldives, with people who stayed at home and continued working. The average blood pressure of tho on holiday dropped by 6% while the workers saw their blood pressure ri by 2% over the same period. The sleep quality of holiday-makers improved by 17% while that of the non-holidaymakers deteriorated by 14%. The study also found the ability of vacationers to recover from stress—known as the stress-resilience test－improved by 29%. There was a 71% fall in stress resilience scores among workers. Test showed a fall in blood gluco levels, reducing the risk of diabetes, trimmer waistlines and enhanced mood and energy levels, with the effects sustained for at least 2 weeks after returning home. The Holiday Health Experiment was conducted by tour operator Kuoni and Nuffield Health, the UK's largest healthcare charity.小题1: The author intends to tell us that _____.A．it is best to go to foreign countries like Maldives.B．we had better go on holiday for the benefits of healthC．we have to go on holiday as much as possibleD．you'll certainly get depresd if you don't go on holiday小题2:According to the article, how many people go on holiday?A．Two thirdsB．17%C．One thirdD．A quarter小题3:The underlined word "deteriorated" in Paragraph 3 probably means "______".A．remainedB．roC．improvedD．worned小题4:Which of the following can we infer from the passage?A．Holiday makers are more adaptable than non-holidaymakers.B．The result of the study is mostly bad on the description from the people involved.C．The further you go, the better you benefit.D．Most people like to stay at home during the holiday.小题5:The best title of the passage is ______.A．A Holiday Health ExperimentB．Key Health Markers in HolidaymakersC．Health Benefits from HolidayD．Health Problems of Having Holiday 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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小题1:B小题2:A小题3:D小题4:A小题5:C

解析

文章介绍度假给人们带来的健康的益处，不但可以降低血压，改善睡眠，也可以增加人们的适应能力。小题1:主旨题：从文章第一段的句子：Going on holiday makes you feel good while you're there－you gain the health benefits for months,可知作者建议读者为了健康去度假，选B小题2:细节题：从第二段的句子：Experts say workers should always take their full holiday entitlement each year－as many as one in three don't－to get the benefits.可知三分之一的人没有享受到度假的好处，也就是有三分之二的人享受了假期，选A小题3:猜词题：从前面的句子：The sleep quality of holiday-makers improved by 17%可知度假的人睡眠质量提高17%，而继续工作的人的睡眠质量更糟，选 D小题4:细节题：从第四段的句子：The study also found the ability of vacationers to recover from stress—known as the stress-resilience test－improved by 29%. There was a 71% fall in stress resilience scores among workers. 可知度假的人适应能力也要比不度假的人强，恤A小题5:纵观全文和第一段的内容，可知这篇文章讲的是度假的建立益处，选C

考点

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健康环保累阅读概念：

健康环保类文章常是介绍科学知识、生活常识和环境保护方面的短文。体裁有记叙文、 说明文、议论文和各种应用文。

健康环保类文章阅读技巧：

   健康环保类文章常是介绍科学知识、生活常识和环境保护方面的短文。阅读此类短文要以现象或事物为中心进行思考，理解现象产生的原因、条件和客观规律等。同时要抓住事物的特征、用途和相互关系等。科普环保类文章一般为说明文，从结构上看大致可分为三个部分：   第一部分一般是文章的首段，主要用来提出文章的主题，即文章想要阐述、说明的主要内容；   第二部分是文章的主体，可由若干个段落组成，对文章的主题进行展开说明；   第三部分是结尾段，对文章的主题进行归纳总结。这类文章多用一般现在时，而且一般多使用客观性词语表述。有时为了强调客观性，也常使用被动语态。   从近几年的考试题来看，科普环保类的文章越来越与人们的实际生活相接近。由于此类文章缺乏故事情节，很多同学对此类文章感到费解。但一般的科普类文章都是就事论事，需要逻辑推理和想象的时候较少，因此此类阅读题也没有同学们想象中的那么难，只要多加训练，就能较好地答题。【阅读策略】 1、概要(Summarizing)：  阅完材料后，将所阅材料浓缩，摘要，做出所阅材料的书面或口头梗概。 2、组织(Organization)：  阅读后根据阅读内容，识别观点、人物、事件之间的关系以及文章的结构关系。如：时间关系、比较或对比关系、相关关系及因果关系等。