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     True to their reputation as leisure-loving gourmets(美食家),the French spend more time

sleeping and eating than anyone else among the world's wealthy nations,according to a study

published on Monday.

     The average French person sleeps almost nine hours every night,more than an hour longer

than Japanese and Korean,who sleep the least in a survey of 18 members of the Organization

for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).Despite their siesta(午睡)habit,Spaniards

rank only third in the poll after Americans,who sleep more than 8.5 hours.

     And while more and more French people grab a bite at fast-food chains these days or,wolf

down a sandwich at their desk,they still spend more than two hour's a day eating.

     That means their meals are twice as long as those of the average Mexican,who dedicates just

over an hour a day to food,the OECD's "Society at a Glance" report on work,health and leisure

in Asia,Europe and North and South America found. The Japanese,scrimping (吝啬) on sleep

and burdened with long working hours,still manage to spend close to two hours a day eating and

drinking,placing them third behind New Zealanders.  

     Despite the limited amount of time Americans spend eating each day-about an hour and a

quarter-U.S. obesity肥胖) rates are the highest in the 30 members of OECD.

     The Japanese like to spend what remains of their rare free time watching television or listening

to the radio. This takes up 47 percent of leisure time in Japan. Norwegians spend the most time at

leisure,just over a quarter of their day,while at the low end,Mexicans spend just 16 percent of their

time having fun.  

     The OECD has 30 members. The survey covers only the countries for which appropriate figures

were available.

1. According to the text,which of the following spends the most time at sleeping and eating?

A. Norwegians.

B. Americans.  

C. The French.  

D. Japanese  

2. As to eating time,the CORRECT order is______.

A. The French > New Zealanders> Japanese> Mexicans

B. The French > The Japanese > New Zealanders > Mexicans

C. Mexicans> The Japanese > New Zealanders > The French      

D. New Zealanders > The Japanese >Mexicans> The French

3. In the 30 members of OECD,U.S ranks first at______

A. leisure  

B. sleeping time      

C. eating time      

D. obesity-rates

4. What can we learn from the text?

A. Japanese and Korean sleep the least in a survey of 30 members of OECD.      

B. The Japanese spend 47﹪of leisure time watching TV or listening to the radio.

C. Mexicans spend most of their time having fun.

D. Spaniards who sleep more than 8.5 hours,rank only third after Americans.    

5. The main purpose of the text is______.        

A. to tell us the French is leisure-loving gourmets

B. to show which country spends the least time on sleeping

C. to show a survey about the time of leisure,sleeping,eating in some countries

D. to make a comparison to find out the best living styles of OECD countries

答案

1-5: CADBC

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阅读下面的文字,然后回答问题。
包括一些海洋学科普作家在内的几乎每个人都认为,在大海深处的巨大压力之下,人体会被压扁。实际上,情况似乎并非如此。由于在很大程度上我们本身也是由水组成的,而水——用牛津大学弗朗西斯·阿什克罗夫特的话来说——“______”,因此人体仍会保持与周围的水一样的压力,不会被压死。麻烦的倒是体内的气体,尤其是肺内的气体。那里的气体确实会被压缩,但压缩到什么程度才会被致命,这还不知道。知道最近,人们还认为,要是潜到100米左右的深处,肺赃会内爆,胸壁会爆裂,他或她就会痛苦地死去,但裸潜者反复证明,情况恰好相反。据阿什克罗夫特所说,似乎“人可以比预想的更要像鲸和海豚”。
然而,许多别的方面可能出问题。在使用潜水衣——即用长管子连接水面的那种装备——的年代,潜水员有时候会经历一种可怕的现象,名叫“挤压”。这种情况发生在水面气泵失灵,造成潜水衣灾难性地失压的时候,倒霉的潜水员真的会被吸进面具和管子。等到被拖出水面,“衣服里剩下的几乎只有他的骨头和一点儿血肉模糊的东西”,生物学家J.B.S.霍尔丹在1947年写道,惟恐有人不信,他接着说,“这种事真的发生过”。
然而,在大海深处真正可怕的是得弯腰病(减压病)——倒不是因为这种病不舒服(虽然不舒服是肯定的),而是因为发生的可能性大得多。我们呼吸的空气里有80%是氮。要是将人体至于压力之下,那个氮会变成小气泡,在血液和组织里到处移动。要是压力变化太大——比如潜水员上升太快——体内的气泡就会泛起泡沫,犹如刚刚打开的香槟酒瓶那样,堵塞了细小的血管,造成细胞失氧,使病人痛得直不起腰。这就是“弯腰病”这个名字的由来。
自古以来,弯腰病一直是潜水采海绵人和潜水采集珍珠人的职业病,但是19世纪以前没有引起西方世界的重视;而且,还包括那些不湿身体(至少不会湿得很厉害,一般不会湿到脚踝以上)的人。他们是沉箱工人。沉箱是密封的干室,建在河床,用于建造桥墩。沉箱里充满了压缩空气;当工人们在人造压力的条件下工作很长时间走出来的时候,他们会经历轻微的症状,比如皮肤刺痛或发痒。但是,无法预料的是,少数人会持续关节痛,偶尔痛得倒在地上,有时候再也爬不起来。
(比尔·布莱森《孤独的行星》,选自《万物简史》,接力出版社,2005)

文中第二段“挤压”灾难发生的原因是:

A.潜水衣破裂

B.气泵停止对潜水员输送氧气

C.空气猛地离开潜水衣

D.深水中的高压导致潜水衣的变形使人体被挤压

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