LONDON—Here’s a new warning from health expertsSitting is deadly.

Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for long periods—even if you also exercise regularly—could be bad for your health.And it doesn’t matter where the sitting takes place—at the officeat schoolin the car or before a computer or TV—just the overall number of hours it occurs.Several studies suggest people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fathave a heart attack or even die.

In an editorial published this week in the British Journal of Sports MedicineElin Ekblom?Bak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences suggested that authorities rethink how they define physical activity to highlight the dangers of sitting.

While health officials have issued guidelines recommending minimum amounts of physical activitythey haven’t suggested people try to limit how much time they spend in a seated position.

“After four hours of sittingthe body starts to send harmful signals”said Ekblom?Bak.She explained that genes regulating(调节) the amount of glucose(葡萄糖) and fat in the body start to shut down.

Even for people who exercisespending long periods of time sitting at a desk is still harmful.Tim Armstronga physical activity expert at the World Health Organizationsaid people who exercise every day—but still spend a lot of time sitting—might get more benefit if that exercise was spread across the dayrather than in a single bout(一回)

Stillin a study published in 2009 that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians for about a dozen yearsresearchers found people who sat more had a higher death riskwhether or not they exercised.

“We don’t have enough evidence yet to say how much sitting is bad” said Peter Katzmarzyk of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rougewho led the Canadian study.“But it seems the more you can get up and interrupt this sedentary behaviorthe better.”

Figures from a US. survey in 2003?2004 found Americans spend more than half their time sittingfrom working at their desks to sitting in cars.

Experts said more research is needed to figure out just how much sitting is dangerousand what might be possible to offset those effects.

“People should keep exercising because that has a lot of benefits” Ekblom?Bak said.“But when they’re in the officethey should try to interrupt sitting as often as possible” she said.

1.What is the best title for the text?

ANot Sitting Too Much While Working

BHow to Avoid Sitting Too Much

CSitting Too Much Could Be Deadly

DMore and More People Sit Too Much

2.According to the research________.

Athe more time you spend in exercising in a single bout(一回)the healthier you will be

Bthose who often sit too much are sure to grow fat or suffer from a heart attack

Cregular exercise is effective to get rid of the side effects of sitting too much

Dyou had better not sit for more than four hours in a single bout

3.How does the danger of sitting too much affect the human body?

AIt results in a higher death risk.

BIt increases glucose and fat in the body.

CIt makes a person unable to exercise long enough in a day.

DIt causes the gene to fail to balance the glucose and fat in the body.

4.The underlined word “offset” in Paragraph 10 most probably means “________”

Aimprove? Bavoid

Cignore? Dachieve

 

阅读下面短文,根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。

    A conflict at work is common. If you can avoid  conflict, it means you will win what you want regardless of what the other person wants. Since the potential issue has not been removed, it will simply reappear later. Here are the necessary steps to effectively get rid of conflicts at work.

    ★Be aware of the fact that some conflicts are unavoidable at work. On numerous occasions, conflict and disagreement are likely to happen. But when a conflict happens it's not the end of the world. On the contrary, it can be the beginning of an interesting learning process. Conflicts mean that people care enough to disagree strongly. The trick is not to allow the conflict to go on forever.

    ★ Deal with conflicts sooner rather than later. Solve a conflict when it starts, as it only gets worse with time going by. Conflicts at work arise not from something that was said, but from something that wasn't said! Everyone's waiting for the other to admit he's wrong and gets more unpleasant after the conflict has lasted a while. It's essential to interrupt the "waiting game" before it gets to that point.

    ★ Ask nicely. If somebody has done something that made you angry, or if you don't understand their viewpoint or actions, simply asking nicely about it can make a world of difference.  Never assume that people do what they do to annoy or hurt you. Sometimes there's a good reason why that person does what he or she does, and a potential conflict disappear right there. Do remember to make an inquiry, not an accusation of any sort.

    ★ Appreciate. Praise the other part in the conflict. Tell them why it's worth it to you to solve the conflict. This can be difficult as few people find it easy to praise and appreciate a person they disagree strongly with, but it's a great way to move forward.

 

 

Topic

How to 1.______ conflicts at work

 

Reason

Conflicts won't 2._____ if not dealt with

3.____ on

handling conflicts

● Don't be afraid of conflicts which cart happen in many4. ______

    and try to resolve a conflict soon or it will get 5.______

●Interrupt the "waiting game" and try to admit your

6.______ actively.

● Don’t imagine people do something to make you 7. ______

on purpose.

● Remember not to 8. ______ others, but ask them nicely about

  what they do, which may make a difference.

● Try to appreciate the other part in the conflict although it is

  9. ______ to do so.

 

10.         

If you learn to do with conflicts, you'll work in joy.

 

 

完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

My job was to make classroom observations and encourage a training program that would enable students to feel good about themselves and take charge of their lives. Donna was one of the volunteer teachers who participated in this  36 .

One day, I entered Donna’s classroom, took a seat in the back of the room and   37 .All the students were working on a task. The student next to me was filling her page with “I Can’ts.” “I can’t kick the soccer ball.” “I can’t get Debbie to like me.” Her page was half full and she showed no    38   of stopping. I walked down the row and found   39  was writing sentences, describing things they couldn’t do.

By this time the activity aroused my    40   , so I decided to check with the teacher to see what was going on,    41    I noticed she too was busy writing “I can’t get John’s mother to come for a parents’ meeting.” …I felt it best not to interrupt.

After another ten minutes, the students were instructed to fold the papers in half and bring them to the front. They placed their “I Can’t” statements into an empty shoe box. Then Donna   42    hers. She put the lid on the box, tucked it under her arm and headed out the door.

Students followed the teacher. I followed the students. Halfway down the hallway Donna got a shovel(铲子) from the tool house, and then marched the students to the farthest corner of the playground. There they began to    43  . The box of “I Can’ts” was placed at the    44   of the hole and then quickly covered with dirt. At this point Donna announced, “Boys and girls, please join hands and     45    your heads.” They quickly formed a circle around the grave.

Donna delivered the eulogy(悼词).“Friends, we gathered here today to honor the memory of ‘I Can’t.’ He is   46  by his brothers and sisters ‘I Can’ and ‘I Will’. May ‘I Can’t’ rest in    47  . Amen!”

She turned the students    48    and marched them back into the classroom. They celebrated the    49    of “I Can’t”. Donna cut a large tombstone from paper. She wrote the words “I Can’t ”at the top and the date at the bottom, then hung it in the classroom. On those rare occasions when a student forgot and said, “I Can’t,” Donna    50    pointed to the paper tombstone. The student then remembered that “I Can’t” was dead and chose other statement.

1.

A.job

B.project

C.observation

D.course

 

2.

A.checked

B.noticed

C.watched

D.waited

 

3.

A.scenes

B.senses

C.marks

D.signs

 

4.

A.nobody

B.somebody

C.everyone

D.anyone

 

5.

A.curiosity

B.suspect

C.sympathy

D.worry

 

6.

A.and

B.or

C.but

D.so

 

7.

A.added

B.wrote

C.made

D.folded

 

8.

A.cry

B.pray

C.dig

D.play

 

9.

A.back

B.bottom

C.top

D.edge

 

10.

A.drop

B.raise

C.fall

D.lift

 

11.

A.remembered

B.punished

C.removed

D.replaced

 

12.

A.silence

B.heart

C.peace

D.memory

 

13.

A.down

B.up

C.off

D.around

 

14.

A.birth

B.passing

C.loss

D.starting

 

15.

A.simply

B.hardly

C.seriously

D.angrily

 

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