2013年职称英语卫生类A级新增阅读理解、完形填空译文及例题答案

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第三十九篇Sauna桑拿浴

Ceremonial bathing has existed for thousands of years and has many forms, one of which is

the sauna. The Finns have perfected the steam bath , or sauna, which may be taken , usually in an

enclosed room , by pouring water over hot rocks or as a dry heat bath. The Japanese , Greeks , Turks and Russians as well as Native Americans have forms of the sweat bath in their bathing rituals. Dry heat and steam baths had advocates in ancient Rome and pre-Columbian Americas used sweat lodges.

The earliest saunas were probably underground caves heated by a fire that naturally filled

with smoke as chimney making was unknown at that time.

A fire kept in a fire-pit would heat

the rock walls of the cave. After reaching full heat, the smoke was let out of the cave and the

stones would retain heat for several hours. A few people today say that the smoke sauna, "savusauna" is the only true sauna experience and that all saunas should have at least a background odor or smoke. Today most saunas use electric stoves, althongh gas and wood-burning

stoves are available.

Saunas are relaxing and stress relieving. Those with muscle aches or arthritis may find that the

heat relaxes muscles and relieves pain and inflammation. Asthma patients find that the beat enlarges air passageways of the lung and facilitates breathing. Saunas do not cure the common cold but they may help to alleviate congestion and speed recovery time. The body 's core temperature usually rises a 1-2 degrees while in the sauna , thus imitating a slight fever. The sauna could be considered to follow the old saying "feed a cold , starve a feverr " , The regular use of a sauna may decrease the likelihood of getting a cold in the first place.

Sauna is good for your skin as the blood flow to the skin increases and sweating occurs.

Adults sweat about 2 lbs of water per hour on average in a sauna. A good sweat removes dirt and

grime from pores and gives the skin a healthy glow. The loss in water weight is temporary as the

body ' s physiological mechanisms will quickly restore proper volumes. The cardiovascular system, gets a work out as the heart must pump harder and faster to move blood to the surface for heat exchange. Heart rate may increase from 72 beats per minute on average to 100-150 beats per minute.

A normal heart can handle these stresses but those with heart trouble wishing to begin to use a

sauna should seek a doctor's advice. The elderly and those with diabetes should check with their

doctor prior to beginning to take saunas. Pregnant women should not take saunas, particularly in the first three months. Indeed, everyone just starting out should take short sessions at first to become accustomed to thig type of bath..

仪式性的沐浴已经有几千年的历史，并S有多种形式，其中的一种就是桑拿浴。芬兰人完善了蒸汽浴，也就是桑拿浴。它可以在一个封闭的房间里将水浇在滚烫的石头上，或是一种干热浴。日本人、希腊人、土耳其人、俄国人以及美洲土著人在他们的沐浴传统中都有发汗浴这一形式。用干热浴发汗的方式是古罗马优先使用的，而哥伦布发现美洲大陆前的美洲人则使用发汗小屋。

最早的桑拿浴很有可能是在地下山洞里。由于当时还没有掌握烟?技术，山洞里总是充满着火焰引起的。人们在火槽里生火，加热山洞的四壁。当墙壁达到一定的温度时，将浓烟排出洞外，这使得墙壁还能保持几个小时的高温。今天，有一些人认为有烟的桑拿浴，“烟熏桑拿”，才是真正的桑拿体验，而所有的桑拿浴都应该至少有烟熏或烟味儿的背景。现在，尽管煤油炉和烧木头的火炉仍然可以使用，大多数的桑拿浴都是用电妒。

桑拿浴能使人放松并消除压力。肌肉疼痛或关节炎都可以利用桑拿浴的热气减轻疼痛和炎症。热气还可以拓展哮喘患者的肺部通道，使呼吸更加顺畅。桑拿浴并不能治愈普通的感冒，但它可以减轻患者的胸闷感，加快康复的速度。在蒸桑拿浴时，人体温度通常会上升1~2摄氏度，就像发低烧一样的感觉。因此，蒸桑拿可以说是印证了一句老话：“伤风时宜吃，发热时宜饿。”定期蒸桑拿浴可以在第一时间预防感冒的发生。

蒸桑拿对皮肤也有好处，它可以促进皮肤的血液循环和出汗。在这个过程中，成年人一般每小时要蒸发2磅的水。出汗可以清除毛孔中:的污垢Y使皮肤变得光洁。失水只是暂时性的，人体机能能够很快补充合适的水量。在热气交换的过程中，心脏跳动得更快，这就使心血管系统也得到了锻炼。蒸桑拿浴时的心率能从原来的平均每分钟72下增加到每分钟100 -150下。

健康的心脏可以承受这种变化，而那些心脏病患者在蒸桑拿浴之前应该征求医生的建议。同样的，老年人和糖尿病患者也应如此。孕妇则不能蒸桑拿浴，尤其是在怀孕的头三个月。其实，每个人在刚开始尝试桑拿浴时都应该先是短时间的，直到适应了这种沐浴方式。

练习：

1. Ceremonial bathing C) has various forms

2. What is understood by some people to be the true sauna experience? B) Saunas with smoke.

3. According to the third paragraph ,saunas can do all of the following EXCEPT D) curing asthma

4. According to the fourth paragraph, sauna gives the skin a

healthy glow because

A) pores are cleaned by sweat

5. Who are advised not to take a sauna? D) All of the above.

第十四篇Y oung Adults Who Exercise Get Higher IQ

Scores

Y oung adults who are fit have a higher IQ and are more(1)-to go on to university, reveals a major new study carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy and Sahlgrenska University Hospital.

The results were recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The study involved 1.2 million Swedish men doing military service who were born between 1950 and 1976. The research group analyses the __2__ of both physical and IQ tests the youngsters took right after they started serving the army.

The study shows a clear link _3__ good physical fitness and better results for the IQ test. The strongest links are for _4__ thinking and verbal comprehension. But it is only fitness that plays a _5__ in the results for the IQ test, and not strength. “Be ing fit means that you also have good heart and lung _6__ and that your brain gets plenty of (7).” says Michael Nilsson, professor at the Sahlgrenska Academy and chief physician at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital. “This may be one of the reasons(8)we can see a clear link with fitness, but not with muscular _9__. We are also seeing that there are growth factors that are important.”

By analyzing data for twins, the researchers have been _10__ to determine that it is primarily environmental factors and not genes that explain the link between fitness and a(11) IQ.

“We have also shown that those youngsters who _12__ their physical fitness between the ages of 15 and 18 increase their cognitive performance,” says Maria Aberg, researcher at the Sahlgrenska Academy and physician at a health centre. “This being the case, physical(13) is a subject that has an important place in schools, and is an absolute must _13___ we want to do well in maths and other theoretical subjects.”

The researchers have also compared the results from fitness tests (14) national service with the socio-economic status of the men later in (15). Those who were fit at 18 were more likely to go into higher education, and many secured more qualified jobs.

练习：

1. C likely

2. D. results

3. B. between

4. A. logical

5. C .role

6. A. capacity

7. C. oxygen

8. B. why

9. C. strength 10. A. able 11. D. higher12.

B. improve 13. D. education

14. D. during15. B. life

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第十四篇运动的年轻人智商更高

瑞典哥德堡大学健康科学研究院和该校校医院的一项最新研究表明，身体健康的年轻人智商更高，进人大学学习的可能性也更高。

研究结果发表在美国国家科学院学报上。这项研究的取样样本是1950—1976年人伍的120万新兵。这些新兵们报到时接受了体能测试和智能测试，研究人员对这两类测试数据进行了分析。研究表明，健康的体能和优秀的智能测试结果之间的联系很明显。最突出的就是科学思维和语言理解能力与身体健康有关。但是智商测试结果中只是健康在起作用，而与力量无关。“身体健康是指，一个人心肺功能好，能将充足的氧气源源不断地输入给大脑，”瑞典哥德堡大学健康科学研究院教授和哥德堡大学健康科学研究院校医院首席内科医师迈克尔?尼尔森如是说，“也许这就是为什么智商测试结果与健康之间存在明显联系，而与肌肉力量无关的原因之一。我们还发现生长因子也很重要。”

通过研究双胞胎的数据，研究人员可以得出结论，智商差异来自后天的环境因素而不是先天的基因,身体越健康，智商越高。

“我们还发现，在15 ~ 18岁之间加强身体锻炼的青少年往往认知能力也较强哥德堡大学健康科学研究院研究员，Aby健康中心医师玛利亚?阿伯格说，“倘若情况果然如此，那么体育应成为学校中重要的一门学科，而且如果我们想要学好数学和其他理论学科，体育课是非常有必要的

研究人员还将新兵服兵役入伍报到时的体格测试和智商测试的结果与他们后来生活中的社会经济地位进行了比较。那些18岁时身体健康的人学历更髙，很多都能胜任高要求的工作。

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