People born in the summer are more likely to be healthy than those who arrive during other times of the year, new research suggests. The phenomenon could be caused by mothers getting more sun in pregnancy — and passing on higher quantities of vitamin D to their unborn infant. A study of almost half a million British adults found babies born in June, July, and August were heavier at birth and taller as adults.
For the first time the research also revealed girls born in the summer started puberty later — an indication of better health in adult life. Early puberty in girls has been linked with a higher risk of diabetes, heart disease or breast cancer.
Previous research has shown children born between June and October are likely to be slightly taller and have bigger bones than winter-born children — believed to be related to vitamin D exposure during pregnancy.
Babies born in autumn and winter are more likely to develop food allergies — with sunlight exposure during pregnancy and vitamin D levels also thought to play a role in this. But being born in summer can have drawbacks - such as an increased risk of short-sightedness.
(1).According to the new research, babies born in summer are more likely to be healthy.
A.T
B.F
(2).Late puberty in girls has been related to an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease or breast cancer.
A.T
B.F
(3).Vitamin D exposure during pregnancy is believed to be connected with the height of the babies.
A.T
B.F
(4).Food allergies are more likely to take place among babies born in spring.
A.T
B.F
(5).Short-sightedness is one of the probable disadvantages for babies born in summer.
A.T
B.F
三、完型填空 (共 1 道试题,共 10 分)
30.完形填空,请将①-⑤空的正确选项填写到答题区:
There are five incomplete sentences in the following passage. Read the passage and choose the word that best fits into the passage, Do remember each word can be used only once.
A. Finally B. sneak C. on D. practicing E. so
It was soon clear I couldn't stay in China forever. To become a world-class musician, I had to play ___##___ the world's big stages. So in 1997, my father and I moved again, this time to Philadelphia, ___##___ I could attend the Curtis Institute of Music. ___##___ our money worries were easing. The school paid for an apartment and even lent me a Steinway (斯坦威钢琴). At night, I would __##___ into the living room just to touch the keys.
Now that I was in America, I wanted to become famous, but my new teachers reminded me that I had a lot to learn. I spent two years ___##___, and by 1999 I had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. The Chicago Symphony orchestra heard me play and liked me, but orchestra schedules were set far in advance. I thought I might join them in a few years.
(1).
A.Finally
B.sneak
C.on
D.practicing
E.so
(2).
A.Finally
B.sneak
C.on
D.practicing
E.so
(3).
A.Finally
B.sneak
C.on
D.practicing
E.so
(4).
A.Finally
B.sneak
C.on
D.practicing
E.so
(5).
A.Finally
B.sneak
C.on
D.practicing
E.so
四、问答题 (共 6 道试题,共 40 分)
31.英译汉:He talks as though he were a teacher.
32.英译汉:As a matter of fact, he is several inches taller than his father.
33.英译汉:He took over from the previous headmaster in February.
34.英译汉:I was very impressed by the waiter's great courtesy in the five-star hotel.
35.英译汉:Manners are the ornaments that make a woman a lady and a man a gentleman.
36.写作:Instructions:建议你在30分钟内,根据下面所给的题目和提纲用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。
The Chinese New Year
(1).简单介绍中国新年即春节;
(2).你最喜欢的新年庆祝活动。
