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That“Monday moring feeling”could be a crushing pain in the chest which leaves you sweating and gasping for breath．Recent research from Germany and Italy shows that heart attacks are more common on Monday moring and doctors blame the stress of returnign to work after the weekend break． 　　The risk of having a heart attack on any given day shoud be one in seven, but a six-year study helped by researchers at the Free Uiversity of Berlin of more than 2,600 Germans showed that the avwrage person had a 20 percent higher chance of having a heart attack on a Monday than on any other day． 　　Working Germans are particularly ont protected against attack, with a 33 percent higher risk at the beginning of the working week．Non-workers, by comparison, appear to be no more at risk on a Monday than any other day． 　　A study of 11 000 Italians proved 8 a. m. on a Monday morning as the most stressful time for the heart, and both studies showed that Sunday is the least stressful day, with fewest heart attacks in both countries． 　　The finding could lead to a better understanding of what is the immediate cause of heart attacks, according to Dr Stefan Wildish of the Free University．“We know a lot about long-term risk factors such as smoking and so we can’t give clear advice on how to prevent them,”he said． 　　Monday mornings have a double helping of stress for the working body as it makes a rapid change from sleep to activity, and from the relaxing weekend to the pressures of work． 　　“When people get up, their blood pressure and heart rate go up and there are hormonal(荷爾蒙)changes in their bodies,”Wildish explained．“All these tings can have an unfavorable effect in the blood system and increase the risk of a clot(血凝塊)which will cause a heart attack．” 　　“When people return to work after a weekend off, the pace of their life chandes．They have a higher workload, more stress, more anger and more physical activities,”said Wildish． (1) The studies mentioned in Para2 and Para4 show ________． [　　] A． Monday is the least stressful day, with fewest heart attacks in both contries B． Sunday is the least stressful day, with fewest hearts atacks in both countries C． Sunday is the most stressful day, with most heart attacks in both countries D． the average person had a 20 percent higher chance of having a heart attack on a Monday than on Saturday． (2) Monday morning feeling, as this passage shows, ________． [　　] A． is not as serious as people thought B． is created by researchers in Germany and Italy C． is the first killer in Germany and Italy D． is harmful to working people in developed countries (3) It can be learned from this passage that the heart attack has something to do with all the following except ________． [　　] A． blood type B． blood pressure C． hormonal changes D． heart rate (4) To protect people from a heart attack, doctors have paid much attention to ________． [　　] A． people’s working place B． people’s working time C． people’s diet and lifetyle D． people’s nationalities

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答案：1．B;2．D;3．A;4．C;