复合题Passage1Forthosewhocanstomachit,workingoutbeforebreakfastmaybemorebeneficialtohealththaneatingfirst,accordingtoastudy.Britishscientistsconductedastudy.Theyfirstfound10overweightandinactivebutotherwisehealthyyoungmen,whoselifestylesrepresentedmostofus.Theytestedthemensfitnessandrestingmetabolic(新陈代谢的)rateandtooksamplesoftheirbloodandfattissue.Then,thesemenwalkedforanhourinthemorningwithoutbreakfastandwalkedthenextmorningwitharichbreakfast.Justbeforeandanhouraftereachworkout,thescientiststookadditionalsamplesofthemensbloodandfattissue.Thentheycomparedthesamples.Therewereconsiderabledifferences.Mostobviously,themendisplayedlowerbloodsugarlevelsatthestartoftheirworkoutswhentheyhadskippedbreakfastthanwhentheyhadeaten.Asaresult,theyburnedmorefatduringwalksonanemptystomachthanwhentheyhadeatenfirst.Andtheyburnedslightlymorecaloriesduringtheworkoutafterbreakfastthanafterfasting.Theseresultsmeanthattogainthegreatesthealthbenefitsfromexercise,itmaybewisetoskipeatingfirst.
复合题WhyishotpotsopopularinChina?ItshowstheChineseculturalvaluesofopennessandsharing.Withahotpot,youcanputinanyingredientthatyoulike:vegetablesaswellasmeat.Thesamepotcanserveanynumberofdifferentmealstopeoplesittingaroundthetable.Nooneisleftout,andeveryonegetstoeatasmuchoraslittleastheywant.Hotpotcreatesacozy,warmatmosphereandreallybringspeopletogetherasyousitaroundapot,cooking,eating,talkingandrelaxing.Thefoodisimportant,butwhatisalsoimportantarethefeels.InChina,peopleliketojokethatthereisnoproblemthatahotpotcantsolve.Thefirefromthehotpotcanmeltjustaboutanyicydisagreementandwarmjustaboutanyheart.Overahotpot,peoplecantalkandsharenotjustfoodbutfriendship.Whilethefoodmaysoonbeforgotten,thesefriendshipsstaywithusforever.PopularityofHotPotCulturalvalues:(1)Openness:puttinginany46thatyoulike(2)Sharing:servingany47ofdifferentmealstothepeopleAtmosphere:cozyand48Socialfunctions:meltingany49andwarmingany50
复合题TheSpringFestival,ChineseNewYear,isthemostimportantfestivalforallofus.AllfamilymembersgettogetheronNewYearsEvetohaveabigmeal.Atthesametime,everyoneextendshisbestwishestoeachother.Atabout12oclock,someparentsandchildrenlightfirecrackers.Thewholeskyislightedbrightly.Wemaywatchthefireworksdisplayexcitedly.Onthefirstearlymorningofoneyear,manyseniorcitizensgetupearlyandtheystickthereversed(倒着的)Fuorhangsomecoupletsonthefrontdoor.Somehouseswindowsaredecoratedwithredpapercuttings.TheChineseNewYearlastsfifteendays.Soduringthefifteendays,wealwaysvisitourrelativesfromdoortodoor.Atthattimechildrenarethehappiestbecausetheycangetmanyredpacketsfromtheirparents,grandparents,uncles,auntsandsoon.ThelastdayoftheChineseNewYearisanotherfestival.ItiscalledtheLanternFestival.SotheChineseNewYearcomestoanend.TheSpringFestivalMeaning:46festivalThingsdoneonNewYearsEve:haveabigmealwithfamilymembers,extendhisbestwishestoeachotherand47.Firstearlymorningofoneyear:stickthereversedFuor48onthefrontdoorTheduration(持续时间):49Thelastday:50
复合题WelcometoBeverage(饮料)2013TheChinaInternationalDrinks,Beverages,andTechniquesExhibition2013May28-June1,2013,BeijingTheexhibition,sponsoredbyChinaNationalFoodIndustryAssociation,InstituteofScientificTechnicalInformationofChina(ISTIC)andChinaCentralTelevision(CCTV),islocatedinBeijingInternationalConventionCenter(BICC).Theexhibitsincludedrinks,beverages,drink-makingtechniques,equipmentandpacking.Mainactivities:·Technicalseminar,technicalexchangeandnewsrelease·CCTVtelevisingfor150minutes·Promotingactivitiesbyradioandnewspapers·Tradeorders·Invitationoftheseniorofficialsofthegovernment·Expertappraisals(评估)Addressoftheorganizingcommittee:TheInstituteofScientificTechnicalInformationofChina(ISTIC)15FuxingRoad,Beijing100038,POBox3827Tel:0086-1-85140022Fax:0086-1-85140252Personstocontact:Mr.CaoZhouhua,Mr.CuiShijingTheexhibitionbeginson46andlastsfor5days.Thelocationoftheexhibitionis47Theexhibitionissponsoredby48organizations.49,drink-makingtechniques,equipmentandpackingareexhibitedintheexhibition.Theorganizingcommitteeoftheexhibitionis50.
复合题PassageOneHealthytreesareimportanttousall.Treesprovideshade,beauty,andhomesforwildlife.Treesgiveusproductslikepaperandwood.Treescangiveusalltheseonlyiftheyarehealthy.Theymustbewellcaredfortoremainhealthy.Yourtreestroublemaybeyouyourself.Peoplespendmuchtimeandmoneyplantingandmaintainingtrees.Treeshelptoimprovethelooksofhomes,parks,andpublicbuildings.Yet,peoplewholovetreesthemostmaybetheoneswhocausetheminjury.Ofcourse,theydonotdothisonpurpose.Theyaremostlikelynotawareofthekindsofthingsthatinjuretrees.Therearemanypeoplewhocausetreeinjuries.Youshouldbecomeawareoftheinjuriesandavoidcausingthem.Learnthethingsthatcanhelptokeepyourtreeshealthy.Healthytreesarebeautiful.Theymakeourworldapleasantplacetolivein.Unhealthytreesarenotasbeautiful.Theymaketheworldlesspleasant.Healthytreeshelptocoolandcleantheair.Theycanevendeadensound.Unhealthytreescannothelporprotecttheenvironment.Trees,likepeople,aredisturbedbychangesaroundthem.Constructionofbuildingsisamajorcauseoftreeinjuries.
复合题PassageTwoWhydowelaugh?Foryearsscientistshaveaskedthemselvesthisquestion.Noanimalslaughandsmile—onlyhumanbeingsdo.Sodoeslaughinghelpustolivelonger?Theanswerseemstolieinthatsmilingandlaughinghelpustobecomelessworriedandcalm,preventingillnessesthatarecausedbystress.Laughingisreallythebestmedicine.Butifyoureunhappy,itcantdoyouanygoodtosmile,canit?Thatsnottrue.Itisclearthatsmilingworksjustinthesamewaywhetheryoufeellikesmilingornot.ScientistsinCaliforniaaskedagroupofstudentstoactfivedifferentfeelings:happiness,sadness,anger,surpriseandfear—justusingtheirfaces.Changesintheirheartrate,bloodpressureandtemperaturewererecorded.Mostofthefeelingstheyacteddidntcausechanges,butwhenthestudentssmiled,theirheartrateandtheirbloodpressurewentdown.Thathappenedeventhoughtheywereonlyacting!Soevenifwefeelsadinside,smilingseemstomakeusfeelbetter.Now,whatmakesuslaugh?Itseemsthattheanswertothequestionisfarfromsimple.Everyonelikesjokes,butwedontlaughatthesameones.Itdependslargelyonhowoldweare.Therearesomejokes,forexample,thatchildrenlovebutolderpeoplemightnotfindfunny.
复合题Passage30.HenryisthepennameofAmericanwriterWilliamSydneyPorter,whosestoriesarefamousfortheirsurpriseendings,tothepointwheresuchanendingisoftenmentionedasanO.Henry-styleending.HewasborninNorthCarolinain1862.Asayoungboy,helivedahappylife.Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylong,buthemanagedtoteachhimselfeverythingheneededtoknow.Whenhewasabout20yearsold,O.HenrywenttoTexas,wherehetrieddifferentjobs.Heusedtoworkforabankandanewspaper.Whensomemoneywasdiscoveredmissingfromthebank,0.Henrywasbelievedtohavestolenit.Becauseofthat,hewassenttoprison,wherehelearnedtowriteshortstories.0.Henrysmostproductivewritingperiodstartedin1902,whenhemovedtoNewYorkCitytolivenearhispublishers.Whilelivingthere,hewrote381shortstories.Heevenwroteastoryaweekforoverayear.Hislanguagestyleandthetwistingplotswereadmiredbyhisreaders.0.HenrywascalledtheAmericanMaupassant.Bothwriterswroteunexpectedendings,but0.Henrysstoriesweremuchmoreplayfulandtheycheeredyouup.MostofO.Henrysstoriesaresetinhisowntime,theearlyyearsofthe20thcentury,andhisstoriesdealforthemostpartwiththeordinarypeopleinNewYork:clerks,policemen,andwaitresses.
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