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第一篇 Is the Tie a Necessity
Ties, or neckties, have been a symbol of politeness and elegance in Britain for centuries. But the casual Prime Minister Tony Blair has problems with them. Reports Suggest that even the civil servants may stop wearing ties. So, are the.. famously formal British really going to abandon the neckties
Maybe. Last week, the UK's Cabinet Secretary Andrew Turnbull openly welcomed a tieless era. He hinted that civil servants would soon be free of the costliest !2 inches of fabric that most men ever buy in their lives.
In fact, Blair showed this attitude when he had his first guests to a cocktail party. Many of them were celebrities (知名人士) without ties, which would have been
unimaginable even in the recent past.
For some more conservative British, the tie is a must for proper appearance. Eadier, Labor leader Jim Callaghan said he would have died rather than have his children seen in public without a tie. For people like Callaghan, the tie was a sign of being complete, of showing respect. Men were supposed to wear a tie when going to church, to work in the office, to a party - almost every social occasion.
But today, people have begun to accept a casual style. even for formal occasions.
The origin of the tie is tricky. It started as something called simply a "band". The term could mean anything around a man's neck. It appeared in finer ways in the 1630s. Frenchmen showed a love of this particular fashion statement. Their neckwear (颈饰) impressed Charles II, the king of England who was exiled (流放) to France at that time. When he returned to England in 1660, he brought this new fashion item along with him.
It wasn't, however, until the late 18th century that fancy young men introduced a more colorful, flowing piece of cloth that eventually became known as the tie. Then, clubs, military institutions and schools began to use colored and patterned ties to indicate the wearer's membership in the late 19th century. After that, the tie became a necessary item of clothing for British gentlemen.
But now, even gentlemen are getting tired of ties. Anyway, the day feels a bit easier when you wake up without having to decide which tie suits you and your mood.
第 30 题 The tie symbolizes all of the following except
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Generally speaking，dyslexia is more common in left—handed males than in right—handed females．
Napping to a Healthier Heart？
Researchers say they have developed a simple test that can tell if a person with heart disease is likely to suffer a heart attack．The test measures levels of a protein in the blood .The researchers say people with high levels of this protein are at high risk of heart attack，heart failure or stroke.
Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo of the University of California in San Francisco led the team. For about four years，they studied almost one thousand patients with heart disease．The researchers tested the heart disease patients for a protein called NT-proBNP．Patients with the highest levels were nearly eight times more likely than those with the lowest levels to have a heart attack，heart failure or stroke.
The researchers say the presence of high levels of the protein in the blood shows that the heart muscle is under pressure in some way．The study involved mostly men，so the researchers could not say for sure that the results are also true for women．They say the patients with the highest levels of NT-proBNP were older and had other problems like diabetes or high blood pressure.
Other researchers say more studies are needed to confirm if knowing the protein levels to a heart patient should affect that person’s treatment．They also would like to know if more aggressive treatment6 could reduce the patient’s chance of a heart attack or stroke．The study appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association．
Could a little sleep during the middle of the day reduce the risk of a heart attack ？ An unrelated study earlier this month in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that the answer may be yes In countries like the United States，afternoon naps are mostly for children-But they are common for adults in Mediterranean countries．And these countries generally have lower rates of heart disease .So scientists in the United States and Greece wondered if naps could play a part. Twenty-three thousand healthy adults took part in the study by Harvard University and the University of Athens.Those who took thirty-minute naps three times a week had a thirty-seven percent lower risk of death from heart problems than people who did not take naps.
The researchers say napping may improve heart health by reducing stress. They say the research suggests that naps are especially good for working men．But they say not enough female subjects died during the study to judge the benefits for women.
第 9 题 Paragraph 2_______
下列产品中，（）所属的市场类型不属于完全竞争的市场结构。
Health Care in the US
Health care in the US is well-known but very expensive. Paying the doctor's bill after a major illness or accident can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
In the US, a person's company, not the government, pays for health insurance.
Employers have contracts with insurance companies, which pay for all or part of employees' doctors' bills.
The amount that the insurance company will pay out to a patient differs wildly. It all depends on what insurance the employer pays. The less the boss pays to the insurance company, the more the employee has to pay the hospital each time he or she gets sick. In 2004, the average worker paid an extra US$558 a year, according to a San Francisco report.
The system also means many Americans fall through the cracks (遭遗漏)In 2004,only 61 per cent of the population received health insurance through their employers,
according to the report. The unemployed, self-employed, part-time workers and graduated students with no jobs were not included.
Most US university students have a gap between their last day of school and their first day on the job. Often, they are no longer protected by their parents' insurance because they are now considered independent adults. They also cannot buy university health insurance because they are no longer students.
Another group that falls through the gap of the US system is international students. All are required to have health insurance and cannot begin their classes without it. But exact policies (保险单) differ from school to school.
Most universities work with health insurance companies and sell their own standard plan for students. Often, buying the school plan is required, but luckily it's also cheaper than buying direct from the insurance company.
TS}In the US, a person's company buys him or her health insurance.
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