11．How many hours do you spend sitting in a chair every day？Eight hours in the office plus three hours in front of the TV after work is the  norm for many people．
You probably don't need an expert to tell you that sitting too much is not good for your health-from an increased risk of heart disease and obesity in the long term，to reduced cholesterol（膽固醇）maintenance in the short term，not to mention the strain on your neck and spine．
To make matters worse，many researches show a good diet and regular exercise call't reduce the negative effects of sitting too much．
A 2010study of nearly 9，000Australians found that for each additional hour of television a person watched per day，the risk of dying rose by 11percent．Another study tracked the health of 123，000Americans between 1992and 2006．The death rate for men who spent six hours or more per day sitting was about 20percent higher than for men who sat for three hours or less．
So what can we do about it？Health experts suggest we break up those many hours spent sitting with more hours spent standing．
The BBC conducted a simple experiment with a group of 10volunteers who usually spent most of the day sitting．They were asked to stand for at least three hours a day．The researchers took measurements Oil days when the volunteers stood，and when they sat around．When they looked at the data there were some striking differences，the BBC reported．
Blood sugar leveled off much quicker on the days when the study subjects stood compared with the days they spent in a chair．Standing also burned more calories--about 50calories an hour．A member said although doing exercise offers many proven benefits，our bodies also need the increase in muscle activity that standing provides．
The researchers believe that even small adjustments，like standing while talking on the   phone，will help．

56．The underlined word"norm"in Paragraph 1most probably meansA．
A．standard answer    B．cause
C．excuse             D．reasonable explanation
57．What bad effect does sitting too much have？B
A．A low risk of heart disease．      B．Becoming too fat．
C．Balanced cholesterol maintenance． D．Benefiting your neck and spine．
58．What's the main idea of Paragraph 4？A
A．Sitting is killing us．
B．We should have a good diet．
C．Watching TV does us no good．
D．Women have higher death rate than men．
59．What is the purpose of the experiment in the text？C
A．To help the 10volunteers to lose weight．
B．To find the difference between standing and sitting．
C．To prove the benefit of standing．
D．To teach us how to control blood sugar．
60．What would be the best title for the text？B
A．Having regular exercise    B．Standing up for health
C．Watching less TV           D．Increasing muscle activity．

分析 本文屬于說(shuō)明文閱讀，作者通過(guò)這篇文章向我們說(shuō)明了長(zhǎng)時(shí)間保持坐姿會(huì)對(duì)我們的健康造成危害，可能會(huì)提升我們的死亡率，并通過(guò)實(shí)驗(yàn)向我們證明了站立對(duì)我們的好處，告訴我們要保持鍛煉，不能總是坐著．

解答 56．A  詞義猜測(cè)題，根據(jù)第一段Eight hours in the office plus three hours in front of the TV after work is the  norm for many people．可知在辦公室工作八個(gè)小時(shí)之后又在電視前帶三個(gè)小時(shí)是每個(gè)人的常態(tài)，故選A．
57．B  細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第二段You probably don't need an expert to tell you that sitting too much is not good for your health-from an increased risk of heart disease and obesity in the long term，to reduced cholesterol（膽固醇）maintenance in the short term，not to mention the strain on your neck and spine．可知每天坐著的時(shí)間太長(zhǎng)會(huì)導(dǎo)致肥胖，故選B．
58．A  細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第四段The death rate for men who spent six hours or more per day sitting was about 20percent higher than for men who sat for three hours or less．可知長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的坐著可能會(huì)導(dǎo)致我們死亡，故選A．
59．C  推理判斷題，根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Blood sugar leveled off much quicker on the days when the study subjects stood compared with the days they spent in a chair．Standing also burned more calories--about 50calories an hour．A member said although doing exercise offers many proven benefits，our bodies also need the increase in muscle activity that standing provides．可知這個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)研究表明適當(dāng)?shù)恼玖?duì)我們是有好處的，故選C．
60．B  主旨大意題，通讀全文可知本文主要向我們說(shuō)明了長(zhǎng)時(shí)間坐著的危害，并呼吁我們站立，故選B．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時(shí)不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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Now，the newly discovered four new gases can destroy ozone and are getting into the atmosphere from as yet unidentified sources．Three of the gases are CFCs and one is a hydrochlorofluorocarbon （HCFC），which can also damage ozone．
The research has shown that four gases were not around in the atmosphere at all until the 1960s，which suggests they are man-made．The scientists discovered the gases by analyzing polar snow pack．Air from this snow is a natural archive of what was in the atmosphere up to 100years ago．The researchers also looked at modern air samples，collected at remote Cape Grim in Tasmania．
They estimate that about 74，000tonnes of these gases have been released into the atmosphere．Two of the gases are accumulating at significant rates．However，they don't know where the new gases are being released from and this should be investigated．Possible sources include chemicals  for insecticide（殺蟲劑） production and solvents（溶液）  for cleaning electronic ponents．The three CFCs are being destroyed very slowly in the atmosphere-so even if emissions（散發(fā)） were to stop immediately，they will still be around for many decades to come．
Of the four species identified，CFC-113a seems the most worrying as there is a very small but growing emission source somewhere，maybe from agricultural insecticides．We should find it and take it out of production．

63．What do we know about the newly discovered gases？B
A．Some are surely produced by the development of agriculture．
B．The CFCs will have a long impact once they are released．
C．They gather together in the atmosphere at a medium speed．
D．Their amounts are not large enough to cause damage to us．
64．The underlined word"archive"in Paragraph 6is closest to the meaning of"D"
A．state          B．resource          C．phenomenon        D．storeroom
65．What will the scientists probably attempt to do about the gases next？C
A．Find out what can replace things like insecticides and put them into use．
B．Find out how they destroy ozone and get rid of those in the atmosphere．
C．Find out where they are exactly from and stop them from being released．
D．Find out if HCFC is more harmful than CFCs and take proper measures．

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13．It is sad but true that people die in earthquakes（61）fromfalling furniture and bricks．Earthquake（62）safety（safe） is very important and there is more to it（63）thanjust keeping buildings from falling down．So if your home is in an earthquake area，you should prepare carefully before the earthquake（64）comes（come）．
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Second，look at the objects in your house．Objects（67）like computers，televisions and lamps can be tied to tables or（68）stuck（stick） to them so they won't easily move around．The cupboards，（69）where many small things are stored，should have strong doors．Always remember，（70）better（good） safe than sorry．

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