单元质量检测(二) Ⅰ.阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 A People living with heart disease, high blood pressure or stroke may benefit from practicing traditional Chinese exercises such as Tai Chi, showed a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association. “But the physical and psychological benefits to these patients of this increasingly popular form of exercise must be determined based on scientific evidence.” In the new study, the researchers reviewed 35 research articles, which included 2,249 cardiovascular (心血管的) disease patients from 10 countries. They found Chinese exercises helped reduce the participants' systolic blood pressure, the top number, by more than 9.12 mmHg, and diastolic blood pressure, the bottom number, by more than 5 mmHg on average. The study also revealed small, but statistically significant drops in the levels of bad cholesterol, or low density lipoprotein, and triglycerides. Chinese exercises also seemed to improve quality of life and reduce depression in patients with cardiovascular disease, they said. “Our systematic review results showed that TCE (traditional Chinese exercises) should be useful for patients with CVD (cardiovascular disease), ”the researchers wrote in their paper. However, traditional Chinese exercises did not significantly improve participants' heart rate, aerobic fitness level or scores on a general health questionnaire. The review only analyzed studies which randomly assigned participants to groups performing traditional Chinese exercises, most commonly Tai Chi, Qigong and Baduanjin, engaging in another form of exercise or making no change in activity level. 1.Which of the following statements is TRUE A.There exist 35 research articles published in the new study. B.The new study included 2, 249 patients who suffered from severe diseases. C.The new study found Chinese exercises helped increase the participants' systolic blood pressure. D.The new study found Chinese exercises can improve both the systolic and diastolic blood pressure. 2.Chinese exercises can do the following except _____. A.Chinese exercises can reduce the feeling of depression of some patients' B.Chinese exercises are good for certain patients C.Chinese exercises can improve significantly participants' heart rate D.Chinese exercises can help some patients live a better life 3.From Paragraph 2, we know that _____. A.the exercises can benefit some patients both physically and psychologically B.Chinese exercises have been the most popular form of exercises C.Chinese exercises can only benefit some patients physically D.whether the exercises can benefit some patients both physically and psychologically has not been proved 4.The study team will probably study _____ in the future. A.the effect of different types of traditional Chinese exercises on chronic diseases B.the effect of Tai Chi C.participants with the same d ... ...
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