How often do you go on holiday? Going on holiday makes you feel good while you're there－you gain the health benefits for months, new research shows.
Jetting off to exotic destinations such as the Maldives cuts your blood pressure, helps you sleep better and bounce back from stress, it found. The benefits last at least a fortnight longer than the vacation and can be felt for months in some cases where it is claimed. Experts say workers should always take their full holiday entitlement each year－as many as one in three don't－to get the benefits.
The study pared key health markers in holidaymakers visiting Thailand, Peru or the Maldives, with people who stayed at home and continued working. The average blood pressure of those on holiday dropped by 6% while the workers saw their blood pressure rise by 2% over the same period. The sleep quality of holiday-makers improved by 17% while that of the non-holidaymakers deteriorated by 14%.
The study also found the ability of vacationers to recover from stress—known as the stress-resilience test－improved by 29%. There was a 71% fall in stress resilience scores among workers. Test showed a fall in blood glucose levels, reducing the risk of diabetes, trimmer waistlines and enhanced mood and energy levels, with the effects sustained for at least 2 weeks after returning home.
The Holiday Health Experiment was conducted by tour operator Kuoni and Nuffield Health, the UK's largest healthcare charity.
【小题1】 The author intends to tell us that .A．it is best to go to foreign countries like Maldives.B．we had better go on holiday for the benefits of healthC．we have to go on holiday as much as possibleD．you'll certainly get depressed if you don't go on holiday【小题2】According to the article, how many people go on holiday?A．Two thirdsB．17%C．One thirdD．A quarter【小题3】The underlined word deteriorated in Paragraph 3 probably means .A．remainedB．roseC．improvedD．worsened【小题4】Which of the following can we infer from the passage?A．Holiday makers are more adaptable than non-holidaymakers.B．The result of the study is mostly based on the description from the people involved.C．The further you go, the better you benefit.D．Most people like to stay at home during the holiday.【小题5】The best title of the passage is .A．A Holiday Health ExperimentB．Key Health Markers in HolidaymakersC．Health Benefits from HolidayD．Health Problems of Having HolidayB
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(答案→)B
解析：文章介绍度假给人们带来的健康的益处，不但可以降低血压，改善睡眠，也可以增加人们的适应能力。
【小题1】主旨题：从文章第一段的句子：Going on holiday makes you feel good while you're there－you gain the health benefits for months,可知作者建议读者为了健康去度假，选B
【小题2】细节题：从第二段的句子：Experts say workers should always take their full holiday entitlement each year－as many as one in three don't－to get the benefits.可知三分之一的人没有享受到度假的好处，也就是有三分之二的人享受了假期，选A
【小题3】猜词题：从前面的句子：The sleep quality of holiday-makers improved by 17%可知度假的人睡眠质量提高17%，而继续工作的人的睡眠质量更糟，选 D
【小题4】细节题：从第四段的句子：The study also found the ability of vacationers to recover from stress—known as the stress-resilience test－improved by 29%. There was a 71% fall in stress resilience scores among workers. 可知度假的人适应能力也要比不度假的人强，恤A
【小题5】纵观全文和第一段的内容，可知这篇文章讲的是度假的建立益处，选C