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Ⅴ．Reading Comprehension
That “Monday morning feeling” could be a crushing pain in the chest which leaves you sweating and gasping for breathe.Recent research from Germany and Italy shows that heart attacks are more common on Monday mornings and doctors blame the stress of returning to work after the weekend break.
　　The risk of having a heart attack on any given day should be one in seven, but a six-year study revealed that the average person had a 20 per cent higher chance of having a heart attack on a Monday than on any other day.Working Germans are particularly vulnerable(敏感的，脆弱的), with a 33 percent higher risk at the beginning of the working week. Non-workers, by comparison, appear to be no more at risk on a Monday than any other day. Another study of 11,000 Italians identified 8 am. on a Monday morning as the most stressful time for the heart. and both studies showed that Sunday is the least stressful day, with fewer heart attacks in both countries. The research also indicates that the Monday morning peak seems to be consistent from northern Germany to southern Italy in spite of the differences in diet and lifestyle.
　　The findings could lead to a better understanding of what triggers（触发，激起）heart attacks, according to Dr. Stefan Willich. “We know a lot about long-term risk factors such as smoking and cholesterol（胆固醇）but we don’t know what actually triggers heart attacks, so we can't make specific recommendations about how to prevent them,” he said.However, he suggests that anyone who suffers from heart disease should take it easy on Monday mornings and leave potentially stressful meetings until midweek.
　　31. What is the main idea of the passage?
　　A．Monday morning is always painful.
　　B．Monday morning triggers heart attack.
　　C．There are more heart attacks on Monday mornings.
　　D．There is more stress on Monday mornings.

　　　　　答案：C

　　［解析］此题是要旨题，提问的是文章的中心大意。要旨题的目的在于考查学生对文章中心思想的理解程度和区别主要信息和次要信息的能力。要旨是一篇文章的核心，是作者写作意图的体现，其表现形式因体裁不同而不同。就自学考试而言，文章的要旨通常以主题句的形式出现，并且文章的主题句通常出现在文章的开头部分。本文就属此类文章。本文的主题句出现在第一段第二句话，故C是正确答案。

32．Who are more likely to have heart attacks on Monday mornings according to the study?
　　A．researchers
　　B．Italians
　　C．non-workers
　　D．working Germans

　　　　　答案：D
　　［解析］这是一个细节理解题，答案可以从文中第二段直接找到。作者在第二段中具体介绍了研究的结果。研究的对象是德国人和意大利人，研究表明，工作的德国人在周一心脏病的发作机率是更高的，不工作的德国人周一和平时没有什么不同；对意大利人的研究指出周一早上八点是更危险的时间点。由此可知，D为正确答案。

33．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
　　A．The risk of having heart attacks on Monday mornings is the same as on any other day of the week to non-workers
　　B．33% of the Germans have heart diseases, therefore heart attacks are more common in Germany than in any other country.
　　C．20%of the Italians appear to have higher possibility of having heart attacks.
　　D．Non-smokers are more likely to have heart attacks on Sundays.

　　　　　答案：A
　　［解析］这是一个细节判断题，此题依据是第二段中的一句话“Non-workers,by comparison, appear to be no more at risk on a Monday than any other day.”，此句意思是：比较而言，对不工作的人来说，周一不比其它日子更危险。

34．What can be inferred from the study?
　　A．The study shows that Monday mornings are usually more stressful than any other day of the week.
　　B．The findings indicate that it is the Monday morning stress that triggers the heart attack.
　　C．The study shows that diet and lifestyle would not affect the height of heart attacks on Monday mornings.
　　D．The findings indicate that the number of heart attacks on Monday mornings is different in different countries.

　　　　　答案：C
　　［解析］从inferred一词得知此题是推理题，这种题型需借助于原文已知信息进行推理。此题的推理依据是文章第二段更后一句话：“…the Monday morning peak seems to be consistent from northern Germany to southern Italy in spite of the differences in diet and lifestyle.”（尽管饮食和生活方式不一样，周一的心脏病高峰看起来从德国北部到意大利南部是一样的。）据此可推理出，应选C。

35. What suggestion does Dr. Willich make according to the passage?
　　A．People should not work on Monday mornings.
　　B．People who have heart diseases should not do stressful work on Monday mornings.
　　C．People could smoke to lighten the stress of work.
　　D．People who have heart diseases should take more medicines on Monday mornings

Ⅴ．Reading Comprehension
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