多吃蓝莓真的可以降血压吗
- 阅122Can a cup of blueberries keep the doctor away? Maybe. 一杯蓝莓能保持身体健康？也许能。 Researchers conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 40 postmenopausal women ages 45 to 65 with high blood pressure. Half ate 2......
高考双语阅读：美国骑车上班人数增加60%
- 阅223The number of US commuters who ride a bicycle to work rose by 60% over the last decade, the Census has reported. An estimated 786,000 people biked to work in 2008-12, up from 488,000 people in 2000, the bureau said. Cyclists account for ab......
Bardithch High School decided to have an All-School Reunion.
- 阅64Bardithch High School decided to have an All-School Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event. There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers were on hand to tell stories about the ol......
Lilly was a French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming
- 阅39Lilly was a French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community. When she was 16, her father her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income. With English as her second language and education, the future didn't look brig......
New research from NASA scientists suggest black soot(煤烟) cha
- 阅14New research from NASA scientists suggest black soot(煤烟) change the way sunlight reflects off snow. Black soot may be responsible for 25 percent of observed global warming over the past century. Soot in the higher latitudes（纬度） of th......
Women are friendly. But men are more competitive. Why?
- 阅66Women are friendly. But men are more competitive. Why? Researchers have found it's all down to the hormone oxytocin (荷尔蒙催生素). Although known as the love hormone, it affects the sexes differently. "Women tend to be social in their beh......
阅读理解训练Language is a way to communicate with each other. We s
- 阅60阅读理解训练】 Language is a way to communicate with each other. We started to learn language when we were born. However, people are used to speaking their native language, so immigrants are having many problems between the first generatio......
（高三英语）阅读理解 Many countries have passed safety laws that requi
- 阅74（高三英语）阅读理解 C Many countries have passed safety laws that require seat belts in vehicles. A modern three-point seat belt, also called a safety belt, is a harness to prevent the driver or a passenger from flying forward and hitting......
Harvard University named historian Drew Gilpin Faust as its
- 阅34Harvard University named historian Drew Gilpin Faust as its first female president on Sunday, ending a lengthy and secretive search to find a successor（接任者）to Lawrence Summers The seven-member Harvard Corporation elected Faust, a note......
What should you think about when trying to find your career?
- 阅78What should you think about when trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineeri......
完形填空 Introduction to Letters to Sam 阅读答案
- 阅66完形填空 Introduction to Letters to Sam Dear Reader， Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book.When my __1__， Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy.I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then,......
With around 100 students scheduled to be in that 9 am Monday
- 阅36With around 100 students scheduled to be in that 9 am Monday morning lecture, it is no surprise that almost 20 people actually make it to the class and only 10 of them arc still awake after the first IS minutes; it is not even a surprise t......
（2014新课标I）Are you facing a situation that looks impossible t
- 阅21（2014新课标I） Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix? In 1969,the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It __61____（be）unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted......
Here is some must-know information from a handbook on how pe
- 阅63Here is some must-know information from a handbook on how people behave in doing business in some countries. In Brazil Brazilians are warm and friendly. They often stand close when talking and it is common for them to touch the person on t......
If someone sits right next to me in an empty movie theater,
- 阅81(Q = Question; A = Answer) Situation I Q: If someone sits right next to me in an empty movie theater, is it rude to move? A: Maybe, but nobody will fault you for it. Chances are that the close sitter doesn’t realize he disturbs you, so he......
Ask someone what they have done to help the environment rece
- 阅79Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However，being forced to recycle often means we already have more materia......
An Indian state has banned the sale of soft drinks at govern
- 阅60An Indian state has banned the sale of soft drinks at government—run schools and colleges, following announcements that drinks from Coca—Cola and PepsiCo sold in the country contained high levels of pesticide(杀虫剂),a news report said S......
Dress to impress President Xi Jinping and China’s First Lady
- 阅26Dress to impress President Xi Jinping and China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan attended a state banquet in the Netherlands 1._____ (wear) traditional-style Chinese clothing. This shows China’s confidence in 2_____ traditional culture, says Li......
A world-famous Canadian author, Margaret Atwood, has created
- 阅73A world-famous Canadian author, Margaret Atwood, has created the world’s first long-distance signing device(装置), the LongPen. After many tiring book-signing from city to city, Atwood thought there must be a better way to do them . She h......
The works of Shakespeare and Wordsworth are boosters to the
- 阅40The works of Shakespeare and Wordsworth are boosters to the brain and better therapy than some guide books, researchers say this week. Scientists, psychologists and English academics at Liverpool University have found that reading the work......