今天小編給大家?guī)?019年*英語等級考試三級沖刺模擬試題九閱讀B，希望對大家有所幫助。
Researchers at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles,California found that a 12-minute bed-side visit with a dog can help ease anxiety levels by 24 percent in heart failure patients,compared to a 10 percent drop when patients had a visit from a human volunteer,and no drop in patients who had no visit.
Results of the 76-patient study were presented last week at the American Heart Association's annual Scientific Sessions in Dallas,Texas.The study was funded by the Pet Care Trust Founda-tion,a non-profit organization which promotes human-animal interaction and bonding.In the stud-y,effects of dog and volunteer visits were compared with those of volunteers only,and with patients who had no visits and remained at rest.Heart pressures were monitored and patients were asked to answer a list of anxiety assessment questions before and after the visits.Although critical pressure measures also decreased,suggesting improved cardiac function,the most marked response was seen in anxiety levels.
"The first thing you notice is that the patient's facial expression,changes to a smile and the stress of the world seems to be lifted off their shoulders,"study author Kathy Cole said.Feelings of depression and helplessness are common among heart patients,Cole said,and just three nights in a hospital is enough to make some patients feel anxious and unsettled.During the visit,the furry friend is allowed to lie on the bed next to the patient with its head within two feet of the patient's.Most patients petted the dog,while others engaged human volunteers in conversation about the dog.
Dogs used in the study are specially trained animal-assisted therapy dogs that undergo a series of trainings,evaluations and certifications to qualify as therapy dogs.Dog breeds varied.Research-ers used everything from Bernese mountain dogs to small schnauzers.However,a dog doesn't have to be specially trained to have a calming effect on its human counterparts.In fact,the animal doesn't even have to be a dog in order to help."As long as the animal has meaning to the patient,or a relationship with the patient,it can help calm the patient,"Cole said.
A.their anxiety is reduced if they stay longer in hospital
B.their contact with animals improves their condition
C.their heart pressure decreases if they remain at rest
D.their recovery relies on contact with animals
參考答案：B
參考解析：推理題。題干意為“研究表明，對于心臟病患者來說?！睆念^一段內(nèi)容“…with a dog...anxiety levels by 24 percent in a heart…”來看帶著狗一起看病人，會使病人的焦慮感降低24%。因此和動物的接觸對心臟病人有好處，故選B。
2、We learn from the text that heart patients benefit most from visits ____
A.by a volunteer with a dog
B.by a volunteer on his own
C.by a well-trained dog alone
D.by a non-profit organization
參考答案：A
參考解析：細(xì)節(jié)題。題干意為“從文中可以得知，心臟病患者從以下哪個當(dāng)中獲益大?”從頭一段中“…with a dog…anxiety levels by 24 percent in a heart…”可以得知，帶著狗一起看病人，會使病人的焦慮感降低24%。因此帶著寵物看病人對患者有好處，故選A。
3、This report focuses on ____
A.the healing power of animals
B.the treatment of heart disease
C.the relationship between dogs and humans
D.the promotion of human-animal interaction
參考答案：A
參考解析：概述題。題干意為“本文主要闡述了?”整篇文章主要講述了一項研究的結(jié)果，即帶著動物看病人對于患者有很大好處，故選A。
4、Cole believes that dogs are helpful to the patients if ____
A.they are limited to certain breeds
B.they are specially trained ones
C.they have meaning to them
D.they stay with them all day
參考答案：C
參考解析：細(xì)節(jié)題。題干意為“Cole認(rèn)為狗對于病人有幫助，其條件是?！睆奈恼潞笠痪洹癆s long as a dog has meaning to the patient…calm the patient.”可以得知，任何動物只要對于病人有意義，都有助于其病情的恢復(fù)，狗當(dāng)然也不例外，故選C。
5、According to Cole,the change of patients'facial expression indicates that ____
A.they are happy with the experiment
B.they are psychologically comforted
C.their hospitalization may be shortened
D.their heart function is returning to normal
參考答案：B
參考解析：推理題。題干意為“根據(jù)Cole的說法，病人表情的變化說明哪一點?”前兩段詳細(xì)陳述了帶著狗去看病人的好處，第三段頭一句就提到病人表情的變化，可以推斷，在與動物接觸之后，病人的心理壓力變小，故選B。
參考譯文：
加州洛杉磯加州*洛杉磯分校醫(yī)學(xué)中心的研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，12分鐘的臥床看望狗可以幫助心力衰竭患者減輕24%的焦慮水平，相比之下，當(dāng)患者從志愿者那里看望時，焦慮水平下降了10%，而沒有看望的患者則沒有下降。
上周在德克薩斯州達(dá)拉斯舉行的美國心臟協(xié)會年度科學(xué)會議上公布了這項76名患者的研究結(jié)果。這項研究由寵物護理信托基金會資助，該基金會是一個非營利性組織，旨在促進(jìn)人與動物的互動和聯(lián)系。在研究組Y中，將狗訪視和志愿者訪視的效果與志愿者訪視的效果進(jìn)行比較，并與沒有訪視和休息的患者進(jìn)行比較。對患者的血壓進(jìn)行監(jiān)測，并要求患者在訪視前后回答焦慮評估問題列表。盡管臨界壓力測量值也降低，表明心臟功能改善，但顯著的反應(yīng)是焦慮水平。
研究報告的作者凱西·科爾說：“你首先注意到的是，病人的面部表情、微笑的變化以及整個世界的壓力似乎從他們的肩膀上消失了?！笨茽栒f，心臟病患者通常會有抑郁和無助感，在醫(yī)院里住三晚就足以讓一些患者感到焦慮和不安。在訪問期間，毛茸茸的朋友可以躺在病人旁邊的床上，頭離病人的兩英尺以內(nèi)。大多數(shù)病人都愛撫狗，而其他人則讓人類志愿者談?wù)摴贰?br/> 研究中使用的狗是經(jīng)過專門訓(xùn)練的動物輔助治療狗，經(jīng)過一系列的訓(xùn)練、評估和認(rèn)證，符合治療狗的資格。狗的品種多種多樣。研究人員使用了從伯爾尼山狗到小雪納瑞的所有東西。然而，一只狗不需要經(jīng)過專門的訓(xùn)練就可以對它的人類同伴產(chǎn)生鎮(zhèn)靜作用。事實上，這種動物甚至不必成為狗來幫忙?！敝灰獎游飳Σ∪擞幸饬x，或者與病人有關(guān)系，它就能幫助病人平靜下來，”。
