题目内容
11.How many hours do you spend sitting in a chair every day?Eight hours in the office plus three hours in front of the TV after work is the norm for many people.You probably don't need an expert to tell you that sitting too much is not good for your health-from an increased risk of heart disease and obesity in the long term,to reduced cholesterol(胆固醇)maintenance in the short term,not to mention the strain on your neck and spine.
To make matters worse,many researches show a good diet and regular exercise call't reduce the negative effects of sitting too much.
A 2010study of nearly 9,000Australians found that for each additional hour of television a person watched per day,the risk of dying rose by 11percent.Another study tracked the health of 123,000Americans between 1992and 2006.The death rate for men who spent six hours or more per day sitting was about 20percent higher than for men who sat for three hours or less.
So what can we do about it?Health experts suggest we break up those many hours spent sitting with more hours spent standing.
The BBC conducted a simple experiment with a group of 10volunteers who usually spent most of the day sitting.They were asked to stand for at least three hours a day.The researchers took measurements Oil days when the volunteers stood,and when they sat around.When they looked at the data there were some striking differences,the BBC reported.
Blood sugar leveled off much quicker on the days when the study subjects stood compared with the days they spent in a chair.Standing also burned more calories--about 50calories an hour.A member said although doing exercise offers many proven benefits,our bodies also need the increase in muscle activity that standing provides.
The researchers believe that even small adjustments,like standing while talking on the phone,will help.
56.The underlined word"norm"in Paragraph 1most probably meansA.
A.standard answer B.cause
C.excuse D.reasonable explanation
57.What bad effect does sitting too much have?B
A.A low risk of heart disease. B.Becoming too fat.
C.Balanced cholesterol maintenance. D.Benefiting your neck and spine.
58.What's the main idea of Paragraph 4?A
A.Sitting is killing us.
B.We should have a good diet.
C.Watching TV does us no good.
D.Women have higher death rate than men.
59.What is the purpose of the experiment in the text?C
A.To help the 10volunteers to lose weight.
B.To find the difference between standing and sitting.
C.To prove the benefit of standing.
D.To teach us how to control blood sugar.
60.What would be the best title for the text?B
A.Having regular exercise B.Standing up for health
C.Watching less TV D.Increasing muscle activity.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章向我们说明了长时间保持坐姿会对我们的健康造成危害,可能会提升我们的死亡率,并通过实验向我们证明了站立对我们的好处,告诉我们要保持锻炼,不能总是坐着.
解答 56.A 词义猜测题,根据第一段Eight hours in the office plus three hours in front of the TV after work is the norm for many people.可知在办公室工作八个小时之后又在电视前带三个小时是每个人的常态,故选A.
57.B 细节理解题,根据第二段You probably don't need an expert to tell you that sitting too much is not good for your health-from an increased risk of heart disease and obesity in the long term,to reduced cholesterol(胆固醇)maintenance in the short term,not to mention the strain on your neck and spine.可知每天坐着的时间太长会导致肥胖,故选B.
58.A 细节理解题,根据第四段The death rate for men who spent six hours or more per day sitting was about 20percent higher than for men who sat for three hours or less.可知长时间的坐着可能会导致我们死亡,故选A.
59.C 推理判断题,根据倒数第二段Blood sugar leveled off much quicker on the days when the study subjects stood compared with the days they spent in a chair.Standing also burned more calories--about 50calories an hour.A member said although doing exercise offers many proven benefits,our bodies also need the increase in muscle activity that standing provides.可知这个实验研究表明适当的站立对我们是有好处的,故选C.
60.B 主旨大意题,通读全文可知本文主要向我们说明了长时间坐着的危害,并呼吁我们站立,故选B.
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
Here's a test you might enjoy:rate these situations on a number scale,ranging from 1for mild discomfort to 7 for unbearable distress.
Situation 1:you're visiting New York City and realize there's no way you'll be able to get to all the exhibits,see all the recommended plays or take in even part of the"musts".How do you feel now?Something like 5?
Situation 2:you,re at dinner with friends,and you've all agreed to make it a strictly phone-free evening.But your smartphone won't stop beeping Twitter and text alerts.Something is obviously up in your social network,but you can't check.Even 7wouldn't match the stress you're feeling now.
Welcome to FoMO (Fear of Missing Out),the latest mental disorder caused by social media connections sharing updates that leaves individuals feeling that they are missing out on something more exciting,important,or interesting going on somewhere else.It is an outcome of technological advancement and booming social information.According to a recent study,56per cent of those who use social networks suffer this.
It is not uncommon that at night when you've sworn again to put the phone aside or turn off the computer,you cast one last glance at the screen on your way to bed in case you miss some titbit (趣闻)supplied by mere acquaintances or even strangers'requesting your"friendship".
We all know the studies showing that end-of-life regrets centre on what we didn't do,rather than on what we did.If so,constantly watching others doing things that we are not is rich ground for a future of looking back in sorrow.Attractive online images-so charming from afar-make FoMO more destructive.Technology has become the major construct through which we define intimacy (亲密).You may look on in wonder as someone taps out an endless text message instead of actually talking to the person they're with.Being connected to everyone,all the time,is a new human experience; we,re just not equipped to cope with it yet.
Researchers say our dependence on technology can be reduced if we manage to separate ourselves,even for short periods of time,from our gadgets.However,the problem can only be settled when we grasp that our brains and our humanity-not our technologies-enable this addiction.We cannot seek solutions without honestly asking ourselves why we are so afraid of missing out.Researchers find FoMO occurs mostly in people with unfulfilled psychological needs in fields such as love,respect and security.FoMO levels are highest in young people,in particular young men.
What,then,can we do about something so damaging to our quality of life?The best way to cope with FoMO is to recognize that,at our fast-paced life,we are sometimes bound to miss out.Instead of trying to maximize our benefits,we seek a merely"good enough"result.If you still doubt that"good enough"is the best cure for FoMO,the words of the American essayist and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson might strike the right chord,"For everything you have missed,you have gained something else,and for everything you gain,you lose something else."
Escape from FoMO
Main Points | Details |
Concept of FoMO | FoMO,constantly (71)disturbing our peace of mind,refers to the unease of feeling that we are not part of social connection. |
Examples of FoMO | •When having dinner with friends,we feel extremely depressed when (72)forbidden to check our social network. •Determined as we are to put aside phones,we can't shift our (73)attention/focus/concentrationfrom them until we go to bed. |
(74)Reasons/Triggers/Causesbehind FoMO | •Technology develops and social information explodes. •Images of online friends (75)appeal more to us,compared to our real world friends. •Some of us attempt to feel(76)psychologically A fulfilled on social network. |
Bad effects of FoMO | •We are constantly (77)regretful/sorryfor things that we didn't do. •Communicating with friends in the virtual world gives(78)rise to the decline of important relationships with friends and family. |
Suggestions on avoiding FoMo | •Get (798)separated/away/disconnected from the modern technology. •Recognize that missing out is part of our life. •Accept that (80)losses/losscan sometimes be"a blessing in disguise". |
A. | owed | B. | devoted | C. | referred | D. | led |
when necessary.( )
A. | replace | B. | substitute | C. | represent | D. | exchange |