Question

Many people believe they are supposed to drink eight glasses of water a day, or about two liters. Why? Because that is the amount of water they have been told all their life. But a recent report offers some different advice. Experts suggest people should obey their bodies: they should drink as much water as they feel like drinking.

The report says most healthy people meet their daily needs for liquid by letting thirst be their guide. The report is from the Institute of Medicine, which provides scientific and technical advice to the government and the public. The report contains some general suggestions. It says women should get about 2.7 liters of water daily and men about 3.7 liters. But wait–in each case, that is more than eight glasses.

There is one important difference. The report does not tell people how many glasses of water are needed to meet these guidelines. This is because the daily water requirement can include the water content in foods.

As you might expect, the Institute of Medicine says people need to drink more water when they are physically active. The same is true of those who live in hot climates. Depending on heat and activity, people could need twice as much water as others do.

All this, however, does not answer one question. No one seems sure why people have the idea that good health requires eight glasses of water daily. It may have started with a misunderstanding.

How much water we should drink every day

Belief or advice	the 1.________ of water needed daily
Traditional public belief	men	eight glasses of water	women	2.________ glasses of water
A 3.________ medical report	men	4.________ than 3 liters of water	women	2.7 liters of water
while doing hard 5._______ or in the hot 6.________
men	7.4 liters of water	women	7.________ liters of water
Experts’ 8.________	as 9.________ as our bodies need, 10.________ the water from other foods

Answer 1

1.amount

2.8/eight

3.recent

4.more

5.labor/work

6.weather/climate

7.5.4

8.suggestion/advice

9.much

10.including

【解析】

试题分析：许多人认为人们每天应该喝八杯水对健康有好处，但最近的报告显示不同的建议，人每天的摄水量应由他们自己想要喝的量来衡量，而且人可以喝多于其他人两倍的水，取决于热量和运动量。

1.How much water we should drink every day我们每天应该喝多少水？以及文章第一段Because that is the amount of water they have been told all their life.因为那是人们告知他们的在生活中所需的饮水量，可知文章谈论的话题是关于人每天应该的喝水量，故填amount

2. people believe they are supposed to drink eight glasses of water a day,可知人们认为喝八杯水，故填8/eight。

3. a recent report offers some different advice，最近的调差，结合表格是传统与现在的对比，故填recent。

4.It says women should get about 2.7 liters of water daily and men about 3.7 liters.女人应该每天喝2.7升的水，男人大约3.7升，故此处填more。

5. you might expect, the Institute of Medicine says people need to drink more water when they are physically active. The same is true of those who live in hot climates.医学研究所认为当人们工作积极时，会需要更多的水。在炎热气候下生活的人也一样。故填labor/work。

6. you might expect, the Institute of Medicine says people need to drink more water when they are physically active. The same is true of those who live in hot climates.医学研究所认为当人们工作积极时，会需要更多的水。在炎热气候下生活的人也一样。故填weather/climate。

7.Depending on heat and activity, people could need twice as much water as others do.在热和活动的情况下，人们可需要其他人喝水量的两倍，一般情况下，女人是2.7升，男生是3.7升，所以此处应为5.4升

8. report contains some general suggestions.这篇报告包含了一些建议，故填suggestions。

9. suggest people should obey their bodies: they should drink as much water as they feel like drinking.专家建议人们应该遵循身体的规则，去喝想要喝的那么多的水。故填much。

10.This is because the daily water requirement can include the water content in foods.这是因为日常水的需求可以包括食物中的水，可知，此处填including。

考点：考查学生对信息的归纳。