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 compared 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.
小題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 health
C．we have to go on holiday as much as possible
D．you'll certainly get depressed if you don't go on holiday
小題2:According to the article, how many people go on holiday?
A．Two thirdsB．17%C．One thirdD．A quarter
小題3:The underlined word "deteriorated" in Paragraph 3 probably means "______".
A．remainedB．roseC．improvedD．worsened
小題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.
小題5:The best title of the passage is ______.
A．A Holiday Health ExperimentB．Key Health Markers in Holidaymakers
C．Health Benefits from HolidayD．Health Problems of Having Holiday

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:C

試題分析：文章介紹度假給人們帶來的健康的益處，不但可以降低血壓，改善睡眠，也可以增加人們的適應能力。
小題1:主旨題：從文章第一段的句子：Going on holiday makes you feel good while you're there－you gain the health benefits for months,可知作者建議讀者為了健康去度假，選B
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Experts say workers should always take their full holiday entitlement each year－as many as one in three don't－to get the benefits.可知三分之一的人沒有享受到度假的好處，也就是有三分之二的人享受了假期，選A
小題3:猜詞題：從前面的句子：The sleep quality of holiday-makers improved by 17%可知度假的人睡眠質(zhì)量提高17%，而繼續(xù)工作的人的睡眠質(zhì)量更糟，選 D
小題4:細節(jié)題：從第四段的句子：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. 可知度假的人適應能力也要比不度假的人強，恤A
小題5:縱觀全文和第一段的內(nèi)容，可知這篇文章講的是度假的建立益處，選C
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