题目内容
17.Fast food and too much TV time should not take all the blame for the weight problems.A group of researchers say that a number of aspects of modern living from lack of sleep to environmental chemicals and to living with air conditioning-may be closely related to the weight problems of many people.Lack of sleep is one of factors.Researches in animals and humans suggest that a lack of sleep over a long time can increase appetite.Studies also show that many adults and children are sleeping less than they used to.In recent decades,adults have gone from sleeping for all average of nine hours to about seven hours.
There is also evidence that industrial chemicals may increase body fat.These chemicals,which are used in products,change hormonal(荷尔蒙的) activity when they get into the body.Studies suggest that people have been getting more and more of these chemicals through the food chain in recent decades.
Another factor that may be making people overweight is air conditioning.The body burns calories when forced to eat less in hot and wet weather,but air conditioning makes it unnecessary for the body to make any adjustment.
Researchers also list other possible risk factors for overweight,including more older mothers,whose children may become overweight more easily; a number of medicines which can lead to weight gain; and fewer people who smoke,since people often gain weight when they stop smoking because nicotine can make people eat less.
No one is suggesting that people should stop working and sleep more,or keep smoking.When it comes to saying any person's weight,what really matters is how much they eat and how much of the food they use every day.That means diet and exercise are still the key.
81.Why does lack of sleep will result in weight problem?(No more than 5words)Because it can increase appetite.
82.How long do adults averagely sleep nowadays?(No more than 2words)Seven/7 hours.
83.How do the industrial chemicals affecting our weight come into our body?
(No more than 4words)Through the food chain.
84.What is the main idea of this passage?(No more than 18words)A number of aspects of modern living may be closely related to the weight problems of many people.
分析 本文是一篇说明文阅读,主要介绍了影响肥胖的主要因素有睡眠不足、体内积累的化学物质、空调、吸烟等,并得出了现代生活的许多方面都与很多人的体重问题密切相关的结论.
解答 81.Because it can increase appetite 细节理解题.根据第二段Lack of sleep is one of factors.Researches in animals and humans suggest that a lack of sleep over a long time can increase appetite.可知缺乏睡眠是影响体重的一个因素,长期睡眠不足会增加食欲.故该处填Because it can increase appetite.
82.Seven/7 hours 细节理解题.根据第二段In recent decades,adults have gone from sleeping for all average of nine hours to about seven hours.可知近几十年来,成人睡眠时间由过去平均九小时变成大约七小时.故该处填Seven/7 hours.
83.Through the food chain 细节理解题.根据第三段Studies suggest that people have been getting more and more of these chemicals through the food chain in recent decades.可知研究表明,通过近几十年的食物链人体积累了越来越多的化学物质.故该处填Through the food chain.
84.A number of aspects of modern living may be closely related to the weight problems of many people 主旨大意题.本文主要介绍了影响肥胖的主要因素,并得出现代生活的许多方面都与很多人的体重问题密切相关.故该处填A number of aspects of modern living may be closely related to the weight problems of many people.
点评 本文考察学生对上下文的推测理解能力,首先通读全文了解文章的整体大意,再针对性地找出有关语句进行分析,最后进行归纳总结,找出答案.
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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". |