A health Profile

A health ProfileA health profile is a portrait of all of the factors that influence your health. To draw your health profile, you will 1 what diseases run in your family, what health hazards you may be exposed to 2 work, how your daily 3 compares to the recommended standards, how much time per week you 4 exercising and what type of exercise you engage 5 , how stressful your work and family environments are, what kinds of illnesses you get regularly, and6 or not you have any one of a number of addictions.7 this portrait, your should have a checkup to determine how your blood, heart, and lungs are functioning. This checkup will serve8 a baseline, to which you can then compare later tests.9 this profile is thoroughly drawn. you can begin to think about setting health priorities based 10 your particular portrait. For example, if you drink two martinis every evening, have a high-stress 11 , are overweight, smoke a pack of cigarettes a day, and use marijuana occasionally on weekends, you should quit smoking first, followed 12 losing the excess weight, reducing the stress of your job. giving up your marihuana habit, and then finally giving some 13 to those martinis if you want to prevent first cancer, and then heart disease. Even for the youthful working person who has never been sick a day in his life, who is 14 excellent health, a good look at all health habits and at work and home environments may suggest changes that will 15 him in the future.1. A. know B. have known C. need know D. need to know2. A. with B. in C. on D. at3. A. diet B. meals C. food D. dinner4. A. use B. devote C. spend D. take5. A. on B. in C. with D. about6. A. if B. whether C. either D. neither7. A. To complete B. CompletingC. CompletionD. To be completed8. A. as B. for C. on D. about9. A. Unless B. Once C. If D. Although10. A. around B. with C. about D. on11. A. work B. task C. job D. place12. A. on B. with C. after D. by13. A. thought B. idea C. thinking D. talk14. A. for B. in C. with D. on15. A. reap B. harvest C. benefit D. lead第二篇Freezing to Death for BeautyPeople in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend off the cold. In the United States, however, people wear 1 , partly because the car is the primary mode oftransportation. Cars take 2 straight to their workplaces, which are heated well. The American diet is full of calories, so their 3 can afford to bum heat more quickly.Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay 4 Lots of Y ale girls wear skirts 5 when it's 10 degrees Centigrade outside. Some of them at least wear boots, tights, and leg-warmers. Some, however, really just go for the look 6 the risk of health. These girls have nothing to prevent their legs 7 the wind, and no socks to protect their feet. A mini skirt and a pair of stilettos are all that they wear.Typically, the ones pursuing fashion are 8 , with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies, they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in 9 weather. I have always l0 , whenever I pass these girls, how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived.And then there are the guys. The girls can be said to 11 health for beauty. But why do guys 12 so little? It is not like, once they shed some layers, they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they 13 wear sporty shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It's not cute.Of course, people have the freedom to look whatever 14 they want. I am just surprised that, given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut, they can still 15 like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February.练习：1. A) scarce B) less C) little D) least2. A) people B) students C) shoppers D) them3. A) arms B) heads C) legs D) bodies4. A) bony B) thin C) fashionable D) hungry5. A) even B) sometimes C) frequently D) occasionally6. A) in B) for C) at D) on7. A) with B) against C) above D) under8. A) fat B) ugly C) short D) skinny9. A) warm B) cold C) cool D) hot10. A) dreamed B) stated C) claimed D) wondered11. A) sacrifice B) devote C) suffer D) endure12. A) bear B) carry C) wear D) put on13. A) only B) seldom C) rarely D) hardly14. A) method B) road C) way D) avenue15. A) see B) resemble C) show D) lookFreezing to Death for BeautyB D DC A C BD B D A C A C DThe Ideal HusbandScience now might be able to explain women's fascination with Brad Pitt's face and George Clooney's eyes. Women seem to ____ 1 __ potential mate by how masculine their features are, new research shows. Men with square jaws and well-defined brow ridges are seen as good short-term partners, __ 2 ____ those with more feminine traits such as a rounder face and fuller lips are perceived as better long-term mates.In the study by Daniel Kruger at the US's University of Michigan, 854 subjects viewed a series of __ 3 __ head shots that had been digitally changed to exaggerate or minimize masculine.traits They then ____ 4____ questions about how they expected the men in the photos to behave.Most participants said that those with more masculine features were __ 5__ to be risky, competitive, and more apt to fight, challenge bosses, cheat on spouses and put less effort into parenting. Those with more feminine __ 6__ were seen as good parents and husbands, hard workers and emotionally supportive mates.But, despite all the negative characteristics, when asked who they would choose for a short-term relationship, women selected the more masculine __ 7__ men. Brad and George, both chiseled jaws and well-defined brows, then would be good for a __8 __ romance, not for something longer.The study was published in the December issue of the US journal Personal Relationships.Kruger said that from an evolutionary perspective, this __ 9 __ sense. The key is testosterone, the hormone responsible __10__ the development of masculine facial features and other sexual characteristics. It has been found to affect the body's ability to fight disease: men with high levels of the hormone are typically ____11___ and healthy- traits women want to pass on to their children.However, increased testosterone has also been linked to _ 12 and violence in relationships. So, these men 13 produce high quality offspring, but they don't always make great parents or faithful mates, Kruger says.The scientific community have __ 14__ skepticism toward physiognomy, which links facial characteristics to certain behavioral traits. But Kruger argues that the research is a valuable tool for understanding mating strategies. And, of course, for explaining why Tony Leung and Takeshi Kanesshiro have millions of female __15__ . It might have to do with their genes. Or something to do with ours.练习：1. A) make B) judge C) date D) meet2. A) where B) when C) while D) which3. A) female B) beautiful C) attractive, D) male4. A) answered B) asked C) constructed D) built.5. A) likely B) possible C) probable D) necessary6. A) bodies B) hands C) arms D) faces7. A) seeming B) appearing C) looking D) pretending8. A) fast B) brief C) quick D) swift9. A) makes B) causes C) does D) forms10. A) of B) at C) for D) in11. A) normal B) ordinary C) weak D) strong12. A) cheat B) cheats C) cheated D) cheating13. A) must B) might C) have to D) should14. A) shown B) told C) stated D) said。