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Therealwayshasbeenthedebateaboutthebesttimeofdaytoworkout.ForthelongesttimeI’veheardthatexercisinginthemorningisideal,butotherssayanighttime

workout

benefitsthemmore.Isonetimereallybetterthananother,andwhy?Regardlessof

whenyouworkout,therearemanyhealthbenefitsfrommovingregularly,likeimprovingyourhearthealth,gettingstrongerorevenimprovingyourendurance(耐力).Mostpeopledecidetoexercisewhenitbestfitstheirschedule,sooftentimestheycan’tcontrol

thetimeofthedaytheychoosetobeactive.Researchhasshown,however,thatthetimeofdayyouchoosetoexercisecanaffectyourworkoutinvariousways.Thebesttimetoworkoutiswheneveryoucan.Wedon’tallhaveschedulesthatallowfora90-minuteworkout.Ifyouronlytimeofdaytoexerciseisbeforework,thenmorningisbest.Ifyoureservephysicalactivityforpackedevenings,there’sagoodchancethatyouwon’tevergettoit.Likewise,ifyoucanonlysquash(擠進(jìn))20minutesofexerciseintoyourdayrightbeforeyougetreadyforbed,that’sthebesttimetoworkout.Iwanttoaddanoteonconsistency(連貫性),though:Thebesttimetoexerciseiswheneveryoucan,butthebest-besttimeofdaytoexerciseisthetimeyoucan

stickwith

fordays,weeksandmonths.Thefactofthematteristhatpeoplewhoexerciseconsistentlyseebetterweightlossandfitnessresultsinthelong-term.

Researchalsosuggeststhatyourbodycan

adaptto

regulartrainingschedules,soifyouworkouteverymorning,youwillprobablygetalotbetteratworkingoutinthemorning,andthesameinregardtonighttimeworkouts.1.

Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopic?A.

Bylistingnumbers.

B.Byraisingquestions.C.Bycomparingfacts.

D.Bygivingexamples.2.

Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsexerciseinsparetime?A.Objective.

B.Unconcerned.

C.Unclear.

D.Supportive.3.

Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantastoexercise?A.Losingweight.

B.Choosingtherightgym.C.Workingoutregularly.

D.Exercisingasmuchaspossible.4.

Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Thevariousplacestoexercise.

B.Thebesttimetoexercise.C.Thecommonmistakesaboutexercise.

D.Thegoodwaystoexercise.【答案解析】1.

B

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段“Therealwayshasbeenthedebateaboutthebesttimeofdaytoworkout.ForthelongesttimeI’veheardthatexercisinginthemorningisideal,butotherssayanighttimeworkoutbenefitsthemmore.Isonetimereallybetterthananother,andwhy?”可知，作者通過提出問題（關(guān)于一天中鍛煉的最佳時(shí)間的爭(zhēng)論）來引入話題。故選B。2.

D

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段中“Regardlessofwhenyouworkout,therearemanyhealthbenefitsfrommovingregularly,likeimprovingyourhearthealth,gettingstrongerorevenimprovingyourendurance(耐力).)”可推知，對(duì)于空閑時(shí)間的有規(guī)律的鍛煉，作者的態(tài)度是積極的，是支持這種做法的。故選D。3.

C

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段“Thefactofthematteristhatpeoplewhoexerciseconsistentlyseebetterweightlossandfitnessresultsinthelong-term.Researchalsosuggeststhatyourbodycanadapttoregulartrainingschedules,soifyouworkouteverymorning,youwillprobablygetalotbetteratworkingoutinthemorning,andthesameinregardtonighttimeworkouts.”可知，對(duì)于鍛煉而言，最重要的是持之以恒和有規(guī)律。故選C。4.

B

主旨大意題。通讀全文，尤其是根據(jù)文章第一段“Therealwayshasbeenthedebateaboutthebesttimeofdaytoworkout.ForthelongesttimeI’veheardthatexercisingfirstthinginthemorningisideal,butotherssayanighttimeworkoutbenefitsthemmore.Isonetimereallybetterthananother,andwhy?”和最后一段“Thefactofthematteristhatpeoplewhoexerciseconsistentlyseebetterweightlossandfitnessresultsinthelong-term.Researchalsosuggeststhatyourbodycanadapttoregulartrainingschedules,soifyouworkouteverymorning,youwillprobablygetalotbetteratworkingoutinthemorning,andthesameinregardtonighttimeworkouts.”可知，文章圍繞一天中不同時(shí)間鍛煉的利弊進(jìn)行討論，并強(qiáng)調(diào)了持續(xù)鍛煉和有規(guī)律鍛煉的重要性，因此，選項(xiàng)B“Thebesttimetoexercise”符合題意。故選B。Deepsleepdoesn’tjustrestyourbody.Scientistsbelieveit’salsowhenthebrainwashesawaytoxins(毒素),withanewprojectlookingatwhetherthebrain’sself-cleancanbe

boosted.SouthAustralianHealthandMedicalResearchInstitute(SAHMRI)neuroscientistDr.TimSargeanthas

teamed

withDrEdwardRobinsfromSAHMRI’sMolecularImagingandTherapyResearchUnittodevelopabrainscanthatshowshowwellabrainiscleaningitself.Studieshaveshownthatacleanbrainwouldhelpwithmemorywhilefightingdementia(癡呆).Scientistsbelieveourbrainscleanthemselvesouteachnightwhenweenterdeepsleep.Cerebrospinalfluid(腦脊液)isthoughttowashthroughthebrain,cleaningouttoxins.Studieshaveshownaclearlinkbetweenpoormemoryandtoxinslikethe

buildup

ofstickyplaques(粘性斑塊)inthebrains.Scientistsbelievebrainsthathaveabuildupofthisplaqueovertimemaynotbecleaningthemselvesproperly,puttingpeopleatriskofdementia.Fortunately,thehopeisthatacleanbrainwouldhelpwithmemorywhilefightingdementia.Thebrainscanwillusespecialmaterialtotrackhowwellthebraincankeepitselfcleanandhealthythroughtheprocessof

removing

andrecyclingitswaste.“We’reaimingtocatchthesignsofthebrainstrugglingtokeepitselfcleaninindividualsaroundtheageof50or60,wellbeforethe

onset

ofAlzheimer’sdisease(老年癡呆癥)inmostpeople,”DrSargeantsaid.Thisnewscan,anexcitingimagingtechnology,willallowscientiststoformapictureofalivingbrainandwatchhowit’srecyclingwastingmaterialinrealtime.“Thescantakesoutalotoftheguesswork,byallowingscientiststoseewiththeirowneyesifthey’vehitthetargetornot,”Dr.

Robinssaid.“Withoutimaging,aresearchercangetallthewayuptothetrialstagebeforerealizingthey’reatadeadend.”1.

WhatistheaimofDrSargeantandDrRobins’developingthebrainscan?A.Tohelppeopleenterdeepsleep.

B.Toreducememorylossanddementia.C.Toresearchhowtoremovestickyplaques.

D.Tostudywhatthebrainusestocleanitself.2.

Whatmaycausedementiaaccordingtothetext?A.Notenoughbloodinthebrain.

B.Toofrequentcleaningofthebrain.C.Theincreaseofcerebrospinalfluid.

D.Thegradualincreaseofstickyplaques.3.

Whatdoestheunderlinedword“onset”inparagraph4mean?A.Beginning.

B.Improvement.

C.Worsening.

D.Disappearance.4.

WhatdoesDrRobinsthinkofthebrainscan?A.Itbringsmorework.

B.Itisjustimaginary.C.Itisquiteeffective.

D.Itisfarfromexact.【答案解析】1.

D

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中“SouthAustralianHealthandMedicalResearchInstitute(SAHMRI)neuroscientistDr.TimSargeanthasteamedwithDrEdwardRobinsfromSAHMRI’sMolecularImagingandTherapyResearchUnittodevelopabrainscanthatshowshowwellabrainiscleaningitself.Studieshaveshownthatacleanbrainwouldhelpwithmemorywhilefightingdementia.”可知，TimSargeant博士與EdwardRobins博士開發(fā)大腦掃描的目的是研究大腦用什么來自我清潔，故選D。2.

D

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段中“Scientistsbelievebrainsthathaveabuildupofthisplaqueovertimemaynotbecleaningthemselvesproperly,puttingpeopleatriskofdementia.”可知，粘性斑塊的增加可能導(dǎo)致癡呆癥，故選D。3.

A

詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文章第四段中“‘We’reaimingtocatchthesignsofthebrainstrugglingtokeepitselfcleaninindividualsaroundtheageof50or60,wellbeforetheonset

ofAlzheimer’sdiseaseinmostpeople,’DrSargeantsaid.”可知，此處是指患病之前，由此猜測(cè)，onset的意思是“開始，發(fā)病”，故選A。4.

C

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段“Thisnewscan,anexcitingimagingtechnology,willallowscientiststoformapictureofalivingbrainandwatchhowit’srecyclingwastingmaterialinrealtime.‘Thescantakesoutalotoftheguesswork,byallowingscientiststoseewiththeirowneyesifthey’vehitthetargetornot,’Dr.Robinssaid.‘Withoutimaging,aresearchercangetallthewayuptothetrialstagebeforerealisingthey’reatadeadend.’”可知，Dr.Robins認(rèn)為大腦掃描非常有效，故選C項(xiàng)。Iwantedtobuysomethingtoday—untilI

figuredout

thecost

versus

thebenefit.AtthatpointIknewitwasacompletelystupididea.WhatIwantedtobuywasanoldercartohaveinadditiontomyfour-year-oldSmartCarthatIabsolutelylike.Soyouwonder,whywouldIwanttohaveanothercaraswell?Thereasonis—grandkids.IhaveseveralandintheSmartCarIcanonlyhaveonepassenger(It’satwo-seater).Besides,oneofmydaughters-in-lawdoesnottrusttheSmartCarasavehicleforherdaughterLilytoridein,sothat’sonelittlegirlIcan’ttakeanywhereatall.Myhusbandalsohasacar—andatruck.Sothat’swhyIhadthestupidideatobuyanoldToyotaIfoundonthelotofanhonestusedcarsalesman.ThankheavensIcametomysensesbeforeIspent$8000tobuyit,$80orsotolicenseitandprobably$500toinsureitforayear.Itwouldbe

senseless

tobuythatcar.Mygrandkidsjusthavetocontinuetocomewithmeonebyone.Ican’ttaketwogirlsouttolunchortwogirlsshoppingorpickupthebrotherandsisterthatliveinthesamehouse.Asforthelittleonethat’snotallowedtoridewithme...well,Grandpawillhavetopickherup.Asforme,Ididn’tgetmoneyinmy

savingsaccount

bybeingtotallystupid.Sure,doingthingswiththekidsisfun,butspendingthatkindofmoneytoputtwoormoreoftheminagroup—whichwouldprobablydrivemecrazyanyway—isreally

dumb.

Sometimestemptationcanprovethatyoustillhavealittlesense.1.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor’sgrandkidLily?A.

Sherefusedtostaywithher.B.

Shewasnotallowedtotakehercar.C.

Shewasalwayspickedupbyherhusband.D.

ShethoughtitwasdangeroustodriveaSmartCar.2.WhydidtheauthorgiveuptheideaofbuyingtheToyota?A.Itwasausedcar.B.Shecouldn’taffordit.C.TherewasnoneedforitD.Thesalesmanwasunreliable.3.

Whatdosetheunderlinedword

“dumb”

inparagraph4mean?A.

Difficult.

B.stupid.

C.reasonable.

D.amazing.4.

Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A.

LookbeforeyouleapB.

BetterlatethanneverC.

Don’tjudgeabookbyitscoverD.

Everyadvantagehasitsdisadvantage【答案解析】1.

B

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“Besides,oneofmydaughters-in-lawdoesnottrusttheSmartCarasavehicleforherdaughterLilytoridein,sothat’sonelittlegirlIcan’ttakeanywhereatall.”可知，Lily不被允許乘坐她的車，故選B。2.

C

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中“ThankheavensIcametomysensesbeforeIspent$8000tobuyit,$80orsotolicenseitandprobably$500toinsureitforayear.Itwouldbesenselesstobuythatcar.”以及下文的解釋可知作者沒有買那輛車是因?yàn)闆]有必要，故選C。3.

B

詞句猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)最后一段中“Sure,doingthingswiththekidsisfun,butspendingthatkindofmoneytoputtwoormoreoftheminagroup--whichwouldprobablydrivemecrazyanyway”可知，這里說的是，如果花錢那么多錢把孩子們放在一起是會(huì)讓人發(fā)瘋的，作者覺得這樣真的很愚蠢，故選B。4.

A

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