New Era Academic English Integrated Course (I)] Unit Three Medical Care 预习任务-阅读与思考：Read the article below and please: 1)think about the questions: a.Some people are reported to die suddenly at work or when doing sports.What do you think might be the causes? b.Do you think that to "laugh loudly",to "listen to the music"and to "have more interpersonal touch" can help people maintain heart health?Give more explanation. 2)When reading for the first time,give attention to subheading signals:their functions and the wording patterns. 3)Give notice to the highlighted words and underlined sentences. 4)Mark the difficult sentences and words. Reading 1 My Laughter Rx for Your Heart Michael Miller Catherine Knepper 1 One of my favorite moments as a physician occurs when,with a very somber look,I inform patients that there's one thing they absolutely mustdo in order to make a successful recovery after a cardiac event:Gohome and laugh until they cry. 2 You see,we now know that there's far more to maintaining heart health and reversing heart disease than diet,exercise.and cholesterol levels.The latest research indicates that stress.and an inability to deal with it,is a direct contributor to heart disease.For example,a study involving nearly 250.000 people found that anxiety was associated with a 26 percent increase in coronary heart disease over an 11-year period. 3 Anger and hostility rank at the top of the list of heart-harmful emotions.Harvard Medical School researchers recently found that 40 percent of patients who suffered a heart attack reported significant anger within the previous year,and roughly 8 percent of that group reported that they felt rage within two hours of heart attack symptoms. 4 But while studies reveal a great deal about the harm that negative emotions deliver to the heart,they also clearly demonstrate the amazing healing power of positive emotions.In my 25 years as a cardiologist performing dinical trials and treating patients,veseen firsthand how we can haesspmsmconfidence,laughter,social connections,and relaxation to help our hearts get and stay healthy. 5 Laugh Hysterically Deep belly laughter triggers the release of endorphins,which activate receptors in our blood vessels'linings that signal the production of nitric oxide.This powerful chemical causes blood vessel dilation,increases blood flow,reduces vascular inflammation and buildup of cholesterol plaque,and decreases platelet stickiness,which lowers the risk of blood clots. 6 In an early study.my team saw that people with heart disease were 40 percent less likely to use humor in an uncomfortable situation,such as having a waiter spill a drink on them,than people with healthy hearts.In another study,when we asked people to watch a clip from Saving Private Ryan or There's Something About Mary,we New Era Academic English Integrated Course (II) [外教社] 1 预习任务-阅读与思考：Read the article below and please: 1) think about the questions: a. Some people are reported to die suddenly at work or when doing sports. What do you think might be the causes? b. Do you think that to “laugh loudly”, to “listen to the music” and to “have more interpersonal touch” can help people maintain heart health? Give more explanation. 2) When reading for the first time, give attention to subheading signals: their functions and the wording patterns. 3) Give notice to the highlighted words and underlined sentences. 4) Mark the difficult sentences and words. Reading 1 My Laughter Rx for Your Heart Michael Miller & Catherine Knepper 1 One of my favorite moments as a physician occurs when, with a very somber look, I inform patients that there’s one thing they absolutely must do in order to make a successful recovery after a cardiac event: Go home and laugh until they cry. 2 You see, we now know that there’s far more to maintaining heart health and reversing heart disease than diet, exercise, and cholesterol levels. The latest research indicates that stress, and an inability to deal with it, is a direct contributor to heart disease. For example, a study involving nearly 250,000 people found that anxiety was associated with a 26 percent increase in coronary heart disease over an 11-year period. 3 Anger and hostility rank at the top of the list of heart-harmful emotions. Harvard Medical School researchers recently found that 40 percent of patients who suffered a heart attack reported significant anger within the previous year, and roughly 8 percent of that group reported that they felt rage within two hours of heart attack symptoms. 4 But while studies reveal a great deal about the harm that negative emotions deliver to the heart, they also clearly demonstrate the amazing healing power of positive emotions. In my 25 years as a cardiologist performing clinical trials and treating patients, I’ve seen firsthand how we can harness optimism, confidence, laughter, social connections, and relaxation to help our hearts get and stay healthy. 5 Laugh Hysterically Deep belly laughter triggers the release of endorphins, which activate receptors in our blood vessels’ linings that signal the production of nitric oxide. This powerful chemical causes blood vessel dilation, increases blood flow, reduces vascular inflammation and buildup of cholesterol plaque, and decreases platelet stickiness, which lowers the risk of blood clots. 6 In an early study, my team saw that people with heart disease were 40 percent less likely to use humor in an uncomfortable situation, such as having a waiter spill a drink on them, than people with healthy hearts. In another study, when we asked people to watch a clip from Saving Private Ryan or There’s Something About Mary, we Unit Three Medical Care