A Canadian study suggests that current sodium (鈉) intake levels are relatively safe for most Americans and that reducing them to the very low levels recommended by federal health officials and leading medical groups may harm a significant number.
The current average sodium consumption in the United States is about 3,400 milligrams (there are 1,000 milligrams in one gram) per day. This is about the amount of sodium in about 1. 5 teaspoons of salt. Dietary guidelines offered by the federal government and leading medical groups recommend reducing the average to 2,300 milligrams for the general population and 1,500 for groups considered at greater risk,like adults older than 50,African-Americans,and people with high blood pressure,among others.
However,previous studies have found little evidence to support those low recommended sodium targets. There is considerable evidence that lowering sodium can reduce blood pressure,but there is scant evidence that reducing sodium consumption will necessarily reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes(中 風) and death.
Now a large study by researchers at McMaster University in Ontario,Canada,which tracked more than 100,000 people from 17 countries on five continents,has found that the safest levels of sodium intake are between 3 ,000 and 6,000 milligrams. Consumption below that level showed increased risk of death and cardiovascular(心血管的) events.
Roughly 10 percent of the patients followed in the study fell below 3,000 milligrams,a sizable number to put at risk.
Brian Strom,honorary head of biomedical and health sciences at Rutgers University,who led a group of experts who reviewed the data on sodium for the Institute of Medicine last year,said that the new McMaster data are among the best available and that no study has shown a benefit from reducing sodium consumption to below 2,300 milligrams a day.
That does not mean individuals wiiose sodium intake is high should not take steps to bring it down. The McMaster researchers say that if your blood pressure rises beyond the normal level (140/90 or higher) or your sodium intake is high,you should reduce sodium consumption,perhaps even to below 5 ,000 milligrams.
6. For healthy elderly people,the US government recommends sodium intake .
A. 1,500 milligrams daily
B. 2,300 milligrams daily
C. 3,000 milligrams daily
D. 3,400 milligrams daily
7. The underlined word “scant” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “”.
A. direct B. important
C. limited D. conflicting
8. According to the study,consuming less than 3,000 milligrams of sodium a day.
A. is beneficial for most patients
B. may help prevent heart disease
C. may be harmful to your health
D. is especially helpful for Americans
9. What is Strom's attitude towards the research findings?
A. He is doubtful about them.
B. He is uncertain of them.
C. He tolerates them.
D. He supports them.
10. What is the Canadian scientists’ advice for high blood pressure patients?
A. Follow the government's dietary guidelines.
B. Lower sodium intake to a reasonable level.
C. Join one of the leading medical groups.
D. Have physical examinations regularly.
(健康)
本文是說明文。研究表明過度降低食物鹽分對身體有害。
6. A.推理判斷題。由第二段中的 1.500 for groups considered at greater risk,like adults older than 50 可知，美ft政府建議健康的老人每一天食用1500毫克鈉。
7. C.詞義猜測題。由第三段該詞所 在句中的but可知，scant與con-siderable (相當多的) 意思相反，故 選C項。
8. C.細節理解題。由第四段中的 Consumption below that level showed increased risk of death and cardiovascular events可知，該研究認為,每天食用少于3000毫克的鈉 對健康不利。
9. D.推理判斷題。由倒數第二段中 的 the new McMaster data are among the best available and that no study has shown a benefit from reducing spdium consumption to below 2.300 milligrams a day.可知， Strom支詩該研究結果。
10. B.細節理解題。由最后一段可知，這些加拿大科學家建議高血 .壓患者適當降低鈉的攝入量。
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VocallD is the brainchild of two speech scientists,who are turning their research into a much larger project. Voice is very personal and,like a prosthetic(假體） leg or arm,it makes sense it should be customized to each person.
Here's how it works — and don't worry,this does not mean someone will be walking around with the same voice as you out there:
After recording a couple of hours of audio in,say,a quiet room with an iPhone,you send it to Vocall D. where a program called ModelTalker cuts it up into the basic units of speech that can be recombined as new words and sentences. In that same step,characteristics of the patient's voice — based on what limited sounds they can make 一 are mixed with the donor's to create a whole new one.
VocallD is still in its beginning stages,and they're looking for help from everyone including voice donors,financial support,and programmers. A priority(優先的事物) is making voice donation even easier,cutting down recording time,especially for kids. But as it stands already,your voice is just about the easiest thing to donate.
6. Stephen Hawking's voice.
A. has no personal characteristics
B. was donated by a volunteer
C. was created by VocallD
D. sounded amazing
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A. do research on voices
B. teach some people to speak
C. produce prosthetic legs or arms
D. help some people have their “own” voice
8. To create a new voice,which of the following is / are needed?
A. Sounds made by the patient.
B. A few days of audio recording.
C. The voice of at least two donors.
D. ModelTalker that can combine words.
9. What is the main purpose of the text?
A. To introduce some jobs in Vocall D.
B. To encourage readers to donate their voice.
C. To advertise a program called ModelTalker.
D. To collect money for people who cannot speak.
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While the first part of the news is upsetting,the end results are much more optimistic. Gavin,a teenager with Asperger's Syndrome,was beaten up just for being different. Asperger,s Syndrome is a developmental disorder that affects a person's ability to socialize. This explains why Gavin sometimes appears distant from his schoolmates.
On Thursday night,some kids were talking about how “it's weird(怪異的) ” that he is always by himself,attending events alone and watching people,and they thought it was “creepy” that he wanted to be friends with people he didn't know.
On Friday night,another kid that overheard that conversation decided to take matters into his own hands and become judge,and this is the result of that. He didn't ask questions,didn't get to know Gavin,never met him,and didn't give him a chance to leave. Gavin was called to meet someone,surrounded by people he didn’t know,choked,hit,and left lying on the pavement so he would “leam his lesson”.
A friend of Gavin's mother shared photos on Facebook of the injuries to his nose,eyes and esophagus(食道）. Luckily,Gavin is doing OK and none of the damage is permanent. Instead of pressing charges or fighting back,Gavin' s reaction speaks volumes.
He requested the bullies’ community service be disability related,that they write a paper on Asperger's,and that they watch a 20-minute video statement he taped while their families were present so they could see the damage they did and hear the event from his perspective.
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B. he is always upsetting
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A. He hurt some kids before.
B. He is different from normal people.
C. He refused to make friends with a kid.
D. He didn't take school lessons seriously.
13. How did Gavin react to his injuries?
A. He fought back bravely.
B. He was too scared to react.
C. He decided to turn to court for help.
D. He asked the bullies to leam from the incident.
14. Gavin's way of reacting was .
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B. They have a better sense of rhythm.
C. Becoming successful requires that you be a good listener.
D. Whether they were trained to play the piano or the violin,it doesn't matter.
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How to set goals
Whether you have small dreams or great expectations,setting goals allows you to plan how you want to move through life. Some achievements can take a lifetime to attain. 1 No matter what goals you are setting,getting started can be difficult,but we'11 show you how to build up to even the biggest dream.
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