甘肃省天水市一中2015-2016学年高二上学期第二次学段（期末）考试英语试题 含答案.docVIP

天水一中2014级2015-2016学年度第一学期第二学段考试 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填涂在答题卡相应的位置。 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第I卷（） 阅读(共节，满分分) A Chocolate is good for your heart, skin and brain. Usually, people think that chocolate is bad for their health. They describe chocolate as “something to die for” or say “death by chocolate”. Now they should bite their tongues! Evidence is showing that some kinds of chocolate are actually good for you in the following ways: A happier heart Scientists at Harvard University recently examined 136 studies on cocoa— the main ingredient in chocolate— and found that it does seem to strengthen the heart. Studies have shown heart benefits from increased blood flow. These benefits are the result of cocoa’s chemicals, which seem to prevent both cell damage and inflammation(炎症)。 Better blood pressure If yours is high, chocolate may help. Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University recently found that people with high blood pressure who ate 3.5 ounces of dark chocolate per day for two weeks saw their blood pressure drop quickly. Muscle magic Chocolate milk may help you recover after a hard workout(锻炼). In a small study at Indiana University, people who drank chocolate milk between workouts did better on a tiredness test than those who had some sports drinks. Better for your skin German researchers gave 24 women a half-cup of special cocoa every day. After three months, the women’s skin was moister and smoother. The research shows that chocolate helps protect and increase blood flow to the skin, improving its appearance. Brain gains. It sounds almost too good to be true, but research suggests that chocolate may improve your memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving skills by increasing blood flow to the brain. 1.What’s the meaning of “bite their tongues” in the first paragraph? A. Stop talking. B. Speak up. C. Think of it. D. Listen to it. 2.What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph? A