【题目】Four Ways to Beat Summer Weight Gain

When we think of the summer holidaymost of us think of outdoor fun. So it seems like we should naturally lose weight over the summer holiday. In realitythe summer holiday isn’t all beach volleyball and water sports. Thereforewe can gain weight easily in the summer holiday.1 Here are four ways to beat summer weight gain.

1.2 When we don’t have a planit’s easy to spend the summer holiday moving from the couch to the computerwith regular stops before the fridge. Avoid this by aiming for a specific goallike volunteeringmastering a new skillor working at a job. Just be sure to plan for some free time so you can relax a little

2. Stay busy. When we’re boredit’s easy to fall into a trap of doing nothing and then feeling low on energy. In addition to helping you avoid the cookie jar filling your days with stuff to do can give you a sense of accomplishment.3

3. Beat the heat. Don’t let summer heat put your exercise plans on hold.4 If a gym isn’t your scene try bowling or an indoor climbing wall. If you love being outdoors move a regular run or soccer game to early morning or evening.

4.5 With school out we lose our daily routines. If you don’t have a specific job or an activity to get up forit’s easy to sleep late watch too much TVand snack more than usual. Make sure your summer days have some structure—like getting up at the same time each day. Plan activities for specific timeslike exercising before breakfast.

A. Stick to a schedule.

B. Get going with goals.

C. Relax by walking outside.

D. Move your workout indoors.

E. We usually stay at home in the summer holiday.

F. That’s especially true if a dream summer job falls through.

G. Howeverit’s easy to avoid this problem if we know what to look out for.

【题目】“Anywhere they play in Bangkok, I’ll be there,” said Warin Nithihiranyakul, 73, a dedicated fan of the Sai Yong Hong Chinese Opera troupe(剧团)for more than 10 years. While waiting for his friends to arrive, he helps out by starting to set up plastic red chairs for the audience to watch the evening’s performance in an area just south of Bangkok’s Chinatown. A devotee of 11 years, Wandee Tengyodwanich, 62, says that Sai Yong Hong is the best Chinese opera in Thailand because it invests in very splendid costumes. She and her friends go to see the group a couple of times a year. They eat and catch up as they recall the first time they saw Chinese opera as children.

They are part of a shrinking community of people that has formed around Chinese opera in Thailand. They are preserving a cornerstone of culture and heritage(遗产)dating to the seventh-century Tang Dynasty, making it one of the oldest dramatic art forms in the world. Like so much of Chinese opera throughout the world, the performances are a product of a large Chinese migration. Sai Yong Hong is one of about 20 Chinese opera troupes in Thailand. The audience consists mostly of older Thai-Chinese adults, some of whom take their grandchildren to connect with a cultural memory that has been passed down for generations.

Chinese migration to Thailand can be traced to the 13th century. Today about 14 percent of the population is ethnically(人种上)Chinese, making Thailand the home of one of the world’s largest Chinese communities outside China.

For many of the actors, the stage is home. Women could not even touch the shrine(神龛), only men were allowed; now the whole industry has changed. As the community ages and audiences decrease, there is a fear that the art will die out. Performers face uncertain futures. Mr. Tatchai, who is Chinese and Thai, has been in the industry since he was 7. He has seen the changes as well, and he said he thought the industry would continue to get smaller but would not go away. “As long as Chinese shrines exist and people continue praying,” he said, “the Chinese opera will be here.”

1What impressed Wandee most on Sai Yong Hong?

A. Its comfortable service. B. Its long history.

C. Its wonderful costumes. D. Its enormous dedicated fans.

2It can be inferred that Chinese overseas usually .

A. basically forget their native cultures

B. try to bring oversea culture back to hometown

C. forbid their offspring to see Chinese opera

D. spread traditional dramatic arts globally

3What’s Mr. Tatchai’s attitude on the future of the Chinese opera?

A. Pessimistic. B. Doubtful. C. Optimistic. D. Neutral.

【题目】When you go to the doctor, you receive a diagnosis(诊断)and a treatment. However, with the continued use of technology in healthcare, the process of diagnosing and treating patients has been changing.

Artificial Intelligence(AI)can help doctors analyze a patient’s symptoms and offer the best treatment. With new advancements in medical technology, it makes receiving medical care faster and more accurate. Technology companies provide the data analyzing tools that are necessary to analyze the efficiency of the healthcare system, which makes the care better and more efficient and improves the quality of care. Technology is also being used to help patients achieve their health goals as well as help patients when doctors are not present. Patients can rely on apps, trackers, and programs to remind them to have themselves checked, track their symptoms or call for help.

In the United States, the creation of AI technology has done better than that of other countries. However, compared to some countries like Canada in using AI into the healthcare system, the United States has bungled. The reality is that AI is not used in medical care because of the high costs and the structure of insurance. It is the private healthcare system that puts all the costs on consumers of healthcare.

Undoubtedly, using more technology into healthcare can be better for the system. It can improve efficiency, limit errors, and cut down waiting time. But the high cost of creating this technology can make it difficult to provide service in every hospital and healthcare clinic in the United States. It also changes the practice of medicine, making it less personal and more about the technology. Now, doctors wouldn’t have to rely on their own knowledge and skill but could turn to robots and computers for help or use better equipment to help them perform a procedure.

As the medical field continues to change, so will the technology that is used in the medical field, making receiving medical care a highly computerized process that could improve the health of the population.

1What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Technology is changing healthcare.

B. Technology makes diagnosis more accurate.

C. Technology makes the work of doctors more relaxing.

D. Technology brings convenience to patients and doctors.

2What’s the result of using AI in the healthcare system?

A. It brings great profits to the hospital.

B. It can perform an operation on patients alone.

C. It can change the traditional way of hospital management.

D. It can allow patients to check themselves without the help of doctors.

3The underlined word “bungled” can be replaced by “ “.

A. agreed B. changed C. failed D. succeeded

4What can using technology in healthcare bring to doctors?

A. It is difficult for them to operate it.

B. It makes their jobs much more important.

C. It will make them lose their jobs very soon.

D. It makes them rely less on their knowledge and skill.

【题目】 Experts are warning about the risks of extreme picky eating after a teenager developed permanent sight loss after living on a diet of chips and crisps.

Since leaving primary school, the teen had been eating only French fries, white bread, as well as an occasional slice of ham or a sausage.

The adolescent, who cannot be named, had seen his doctor at the age of 14 because he had been feeling tired and unwell. At that time he was diagnosed with lack of vitamin B12 and put on supplements, but he did not stick with the treatment or improve his poor diet.

Three years later, he was taken to the Bristol Eye Hospital because of progressive sight loss. Dr Denize Atan, who treated him at the hospital, said: "His diet was only a portion of chips from the local fish and chip shop every day. He also used to snack on chips, white bread and sometimes slices of ham or sausage, and not really any fruit and vegetables."

The teen explained this as a dislike to certain kinds of food that he really could not tolerate, and so chips and crisps were really the only types of food that he wanted and felt that he could eat.

Dr Aan rechecked the young man's vitamin levels and said "he was low in B12 as well as some other important vitamins and minerals - copper, selenium and vitamin D. He was not over or underweight, but was severely malnutritional from his eating disorder. He had lost minerals from his bone, which was really quite shocking for a boy of his age.”

"He had blind spots right in the middle of his vision," said Dr Atari's assistant. "That means he can't drive and would find it really difficult to read, watch TV or recognize faces, but he can walk around on his own because he has got peripheral(周边的)vision.

The condition the young man has is treatable if diagnosed early. Left too long, however, the nerve fibres in the optic nerve(视神经)die and the damage becomes permanent.

Now he has been put on vitamin supplements and sent to a dietitian and a specialist mental health team.

1What can we know about the boy?

A.He didn't see a doctor.B.He can not see anything now.

C.He has a normal body shape.D.He insisted on taking supplements.

2What kind of food does the boy refuse to eat?

A.Crisps and chips.B.white bread

C.Ham and sausage.D.fruit and vegetables

3What can we learn from Dr Atan's words?

A.Vegetables and fruit are the only source of vitamins.

B.Lack of vitamins and minerals may lead to the loss of sigh.

C.The more vitamins we take, the betterr.

D.Loss of minerals from bone causes blindness.

4What column does the passage belong to?

A.MedicineB.Education

C.EconomyD.culture

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