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WEEK5健康饮食（2）一、阅读理解（共12小题；共24分）APaidClinicalTrials-VolunteersWanted!Whatareclinicaltrials?Bybecomingamedicaltrialvolunteeryouwillbeassistingintheresearchofnewmedicinesandyourparticipationisessentialforthedevelopmentofpotentialtreatmentsandcures.Inordertoobtainalicenseforanewmedicine,thepharmaceuticalcompanywhowanttoproduceitmustfirstlyconductresearchintothemedicine.Thisresearchinvolvesrecruitingyou,avolunteer,totakepartintheclinicaltrialwithinahospitalenvironmentsothattheeffectsofthemedicinecanbecloselymonitored.Inordertocheckyourhealth,wewillaskyoutogiveyourconsentforustocontactyourfamilydoctor.Ifyouagree,we'llinviteyouinforascreeningvisitbeforetakingpart.Duringthisvisitourstaffwilltakeyourmedicalhistory,measureyourheartactivity(ECG)andbloodpressure,andtakeasmallsampleofbloodandurinetomakesureyourliverandkidneysareworkingproperly.Ifyoupassthemedicalcheck,youmaybeinvitedtoreturnfortheclinicaltrialusuallythreedaystooneweeklater.Eachtrialisdifferent;thereforetheindividualrequirementsforyouwillbedifferent.Thinktwicebeforeregistration.Whatwecanguaranteeisthatyouwillbesupervisedbythemostexperiencedstaffwhoarededicatedtomakingyouassafeaspossible.RegistrationformsIfyouwouldliketotakepartinaclinicaltrialatRichmondPharmacologyyoucanregisteronline.Toregister,selectthelinkbelow.Pleasefillinyourcontactdetailsandotherinformationaboutyouwhichwillhelpusdeterminewhichtrialsyouaresuitablefor.OngoingTrialsPleasechoosefromthelistbelowthetrialyouareinterestedin:●Areyouahealthynon-smokeraged18to55?Receiveupto￡2,430foryourtime.●Doyouhaveaconfirmedmedicalhistoryofasthma?Receiveupto￡670foryourtime.Youmakemoney&youmakeadifference!SignupforpaidclinicaltrialsstartingNow!1.Theclinicaltrialisconductedwithinahospitalenvironmentinorderto.A.savethevolunteersassoonaspossibleB.monitortheeffectsofthemedicinecloselyC.reducethetravelexpensesofvolunteersD.maketheexperimentasexactlyaspossible2.Theunderlinedwordconsentistheclosestinmeaningto.A.permissionB.invitationC.recordD.sample3.Duringthescreeningvisit,thestaffwilldothefollowingEXCEPT.A.takingasampleofbloodB.takingyourmedicalhistoryC.takingyourbodytemperatureD.measuringyourheartactivity4.Wecaninferthataclinicaltrialcanbe.A.safeB.popularC.riskyD.painfulBMoreandmorepeopleareawarethatanafternoonnapcandoabodygood.Buttherearestilldoubtersoutthere.Tohelpspreadthepoweroftheafternoonnap,welistsomecommonmythsaboutnappingwestillhear.Myth1:Nappingisonlyforthelazy.Fact:AroundathirdofAmericanadultsnapontheaverageday,andforgoodreason:Ashortnapcanboosteverythingfromalertnessandmemorytocreativityandproductivity.Andnoneofthesesoundslikelazinesstous!Myth2:Iftakeanap,I'llonlywakeupfeelingworse.Fact:Thatgroggyfeelingafteryouwakeupfromanapisreal(itevenhasaname:sleepinertia)butit'snotaguarantee.Howyoufeelafteryournapisafactorofhowlongyousleep.Expertsgenerallyagreethatanapshouldlastnolongerthan30minutes.Ifyoutakeitlongerthan30minutes,youendupindeepsleep.You'regoingintoastageofsleepthat'sverydifficulttogetoutof,saidsleepexpertMichaelJ.Breus,Ph.D.Myth3:Youdefinitelyshouldn'tnapatwork.Fact:Infact,intheofficeenvironment,we'reallforcatchingafewwinksduringtheworkday.Somecompanieshaveevencreatedspecialroomsforafternoonnapsasmoreandmoreemployerscomearoundtotheideathatawell-restedworkforceisamoreproductiveworkforce.Ifyouremployerdoesn'tofferaplacetolayyourhead,trytofindanemptyconferenceroomwhereyoucancloseadooranddimthelights.Reallydesperate?Takeanaponyourlunchbreakonaparkbenchorinyourcar.Myth4:I'llbemoreproductiveifjustfinishthistask,ratherthanwastetimesleeping.Fact:Yes,you'llbeawayfromyourdeskifyoutake10to30minutestosleep.Butyou'lllikelymakeupforthatwastedtimeafterward.Myresearchshowsthatpeopledeteriorateafteralongtimeofworkduringtheday,SaraMednicktoldBusinessWeek.It'sdifficulttosustainproductivityallday.However,anapcanleaveyoufeelingrefreshedandmorereadytotacklethetaskathand.5.Accordingtothepassage,ashortnaphasthefollowingbenefitsEXCEPT.A.makingpeoplethinkmorequicklyB.improvingpeople'smemoryC.allowingoldpeopletolivelongerD.raisingpeople'sworkefficiency6.Sleepinertiaisaconditioninwhichyoufeel.A.worseafteranapB.excitedbeforeanapC.refreshedafteranapD.calmbeforeanap7.Howyoufeelafteryournapisrelatedtothesleep.A.wayB.placeC.environmentD.duration8.SaraMednickindicatesthat.A.takingashortnapatworkisawasteoftimeB.peoplebecomelessproductivewithoutanapC.peoplebecomelessproductiveafteranapD.nappingisonlyforthelazyandyoungchildrenCTimemaybeoneofthemostessentialingredientsforahealthydiet,findsnewresearchintheAmericanJournalofPreventiveMedicine.Spendingmoretimeathomepreparingmealsisassociatedwithseveralindicatorsofabetterdiet,suchaseatingmorefruitsandvegetables.Conversely,spendinglessthananhouradaypreparingfoodathomeisassociatedwitheatingmorefastfoodandspendingmoremoneyeatingout.Thefindingsarebasedonresponsesfrom1,300adultswhoparticipatedbyphoneintheSeattleObesityStudyin2008and2009.Participantsansweredquestionsabouthowmanyhoursadaytheyaveragedpreparingandcookingfoodandcleaningupaftermeals.Theyalsoreportedonfoodconsumptionandspending,aswe