C Toronto---A pleasant attitude can do wonders for patients’recovery, according

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Toronto---A pleasant attitude can do wondersfor patients’recovery, according to researchers who reviewed 16 studies thatlooked at patients’ attitudes toward health. The studies lasted 30 years andlooked at patients’ attitudes after operation.

“In each case the better a patient’sexpectations about how they would do after operation or some health procedure,the better they did,” said the author  Donald Cole,

of the Institute for Work and Health inToronto.

“This mind-body connection that we havebeen toying with for the past couple of decades really does have hard sciencebehind it. The result shows that the power of positive thinking is real,” Colesaid.

New York-A Pable Picasso painting sold atChristie’s auction house in New York Wednesday for 55-million dollars. Theprice  set a new auction record for a Picasso,and is the fifth-highestprice ever paid for any work of art at auction.

The painting---Woman with her armscrossed---was purchased by an telephone bidder(投标者).Painted in 1902 in Barcelona, the portrait isone of the best-known works from what is called Picasso’s blue period.

Christie’s says the painting by the famousSpanish artist is of a quality not seen on the market in more than 10 years.Itsold for more than twice its pre-sale estimate.

Xinhua Agency---It had not come up until thevery last minute in Premier Wen Jiabao’s two-hour press conference thatconcludes the annual sessions of the national legislature and politicaladvisory body. But when it did it, it became an immediate catch phrase at home.

“I think fairness and justice are moreglorious than the sun.” said Wen, responding to the laast question inyesterday’s press session. Which turned out to be the most-quoted lines indomestic media.

49.News Item 1 intends to make us believethat______.

A.    positive thinking canmake people healthy

B.     a betterattitude results in a better operation

C.     researchers haveobserved 16 patients’ recovery during the past 30 years

D.    great attention hasbeen paid to how attitudes affect health

50.Which of the following is NOT true aboutthe painting Woman with her arms crossed?

A.    The painting was oncethought to be worth around $25 million.

B.     The painting isone of the most expensive pictures ever sold at auction.

C.     The painting waspurchased through telephone.

D.    The painting has notbeen seen on the market for more than 10 years.

51. “I think fairness and justice are moreglorious than the sun.” where does Wen say this?

A.   At an online interview

B.    At a pressconference

C.    At a meeting toall the leaders

D.   At a speech in BeijingUniversity

试题答案

【答案】

49—51A DB    

【解析】略