LONDON----Here’s a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly.
Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods — even if you also exercise regularly — could be bad for your health. And it doesn’t matter where the sitting takes place — at the office, at school, in the car or before a computer or TV — just the overall number of hours it occurs. Several studies suggest people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat, have a heart attack or even die.
　　In an editorial published this week in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Elin EkblomBak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences suggested that authorities rethink how they define physical activity to highlight the dangers of sitting.
　　While health officials have issued guidelines recommending minimum amounts of physical activity, they haven’t suggested people try to limit how much time they spend in a seated position.
　　"After four hours of sitting, the body starts to send harmful signals," Ekblom-Bak said. She explained that genes regulating(调节) the amount of glucose（葡萄糖） and fat in the body start to shut down.
　　Even for people who exercise, spending long periods of time sitting at a desk is still harmful. Tim Armstrong, a physical activity expert at the World Health Organization, said people who exercise every day — but still spend a lot of time sitting — might get more benefit if that exercise were spread across the day, rather than in a single bout.（一回）
　　Still, in a study published last year that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians for about a dozen years, researchers found people who sat more had a higher death risk, independently of whether or not they exercised.
　　"We don’t have enough evidence yet to say how much sitting is bad," said Peter Katzmarzyk of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, who led the Canadian study. "But it seems the more you can get up and interrupt this sedentary behavior, the better."
　　Figures from a U.S. survey in 2003-2004 found Americans spend more than half their time sitting, from working at their desks to sitting in cars.
　　Experts said more research is needed to figure out just how much sitting is dangerous, and what might be possible tooffset those effects.
　　"People should keep exercising because that has a lot of benefits," Ekblom-Bak said. "But when they’re in the office, they should try to interrupt sitting as often as possible," she said.
【小题1】What is the best title for the text?

A．Not Sitting Too Much While Working	B．How To Avoid Sitting Too Much
C．Sitting Too Much Could Be Deadly	D．More And More People Sit Too Much

【小题2】According to the research,______________.

A．the more time you spend in exercising in a single bout, the healthier you will be.

B．those who often sit too much are sure to grow fat or suffer from a heart attack.

C．regular exercise is effective to get rid of the side effect of sitting too much.

D．you had better not sit for more than four hours in a single bout.

【小题3】How does the danger of sitting too much affect the human body?

A．It results in a higher death risk.

B．It increases glucose and fat in the body.

C．It makes a person unable to exercise long enough in a day.

D．It causes the gene to fail to balance the glucose and fat in the body.

【小题4】In the opinion of Ekblom-Bak, you’d better have a rest in the office by________.

A．sending your friends e-mails

B．having a walk around your office

C．chatting online or playing computer games

D．listening to music with your head on the desk.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

    Over the last 25 years, British society has changed a great deal – or at least many parts of it have．  1  ．Ideas about social class – whether a person is “working - class” or “middle - class” – are one area in which changes have been extremely slow．

    In the past, the working – class tended to be paid less than middle – class people．The trypical working man would collect his wages on Friday evening and then, it was widely believed, having given his wife her "housekeeping", would go out and squander the rest on beer and betting．

    The old style of what a middle-class man did with his money was perhaps nearer the truth．He was-and still is - inclined to take a longer-term view．Not only did he regard buying a house as a most important thing, but he also considered the education of his children as extremely important．     2    ．Only in very few cases did workers have the opportunity （or the education and training） to make such long-term plans．

3   　．In a large number of cases factory workers earn as much as their middle – class supervisors （管理者）．Social security and laws to improve century, have made it less necessary than before to worry about "tomorrow"．Working-class people seem slowly to be losing the feeling of inferiority（自卑感）．In fact there has been a growing tendency in the past few years for the middle-classes to feel slightly ashamed of their position．

4    ．They generally tend to share very similar tastes in music and clothes, they spend their money in having a good time, and save for holidays or longer-term plans when necessary．There seems to be much less difference than in precious generations．   5   ．As long as this gap exists, there will always be a possibility that new conflicts and jealousies will emerge, or rather that the old conflicts will re-appear, but between different groups．

A．Nowadays, a great deal has changed

B．Both of these provided him and his family with security

C．As a result, differences in life – styles and attitudes came into existence

D．However, we still have a wide gap between the well – paid and the low - paid

E．In recent years, the working – class people have begun to design long – term plans

F．In some ways, however, very little has changed, particularly where attitudes are concerned

G．The changes in both life – styles and attitudes are probably most easily seen amongst younger people

 

One night this summer, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air­ conditioned and I couldn’t face my 36 apartment. Sitting in the theatre I had to 37 the opening between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the　38　every time she leaned over to talk to him, 39　he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such　40 in a public place？I thought the movie would help improve my English, but as it 41 ,it was an Italian movie. 42 about an hour I decided to give up the movie and 43　my popcorn. I’ve never understood why they gave me so much popcorn！It tasted pretty good , 44. With time going by, I understood 45 of the romantic­ sounding Italians. I just heard the 46 of the popcorn chewed between my teeth. My thought started to 47.I remembered when I was in South Korea, I 48 to watch a host on TV frequently. He seemed like a good friend to me, until I saw him　49　on TV in New York speaking　50　English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t　51　have a Korean accent！I felt like I had been betrayed (背叛)．

When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. 　52 we had picked up a few words, my mother suggested that we all should practise English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became terribly　53 and we all seemed to avoid each other. When we couldn’t avoid seeing each other, our expressions were stiff (僵硬的)．Sitting at the dinner table we preferred silence to　54　a difficult language. Mother　55　to say something in English but it came out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it！We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.

1.                A．warm          B．hot            C．heated   D．uncomfortable

 

2.                A．wander through  B．walk through     C．run through   D．look through

 

3.                A．room          B．seat            C．space    D．angle

 

4.                A．however        B．but            C．or   D．and

 

5.                A．excitement      B．feeling         C．privacy   D．love

 

6.                A．came about     B．came up        C．turned up D．turned out

 

7.                A．Within         B．After           C．For  D．Before

 

8.                A．concentrate on   B．stare at         C．work on  D．stick with

 

9.                A．too            B．either          C．anyhow   D．somehow

 

10.               A．much          B．something      C．nothing   D．anything

 

11.               A．nutrient        B．sound          C．explosion D．smell

 

12.               A．stop           B．wander         C．imagine   D．fascinate

 

13.               A．started         B．began          C．devoted   D．used

 

14.               A．again          B．immediately     C．closely    D．clearly

 

15.               A．fake           B．informal        C．perfect    D．practical

 

16.               A．even           B．always         C．occasionally    D．frequently

 

17.               A．Unless         B．If             C．Before    D．Since

 

18.               A．noisy          B．quiet          C．exciting   D．still

 

19.               A．improving       B．reading         C．writing    D．speaking

 

20.               A．managed       B．happened       C．tried  D．had

 

 

The old was sentenced　　  for 10 years but he appealed 　　 another count.

A.in the prison;over　　　　　　　　　B.in prison;to

C.at the prison;against　　　　　　　　D.in a prison;against

Once upon a time, in the garden of the Chinese Emperor(皇帝) there lived a nightingale(夜莺).She sang　1　.And one day the Emperor was so moved when he　2　the bird sing that tears came into his eyes. He then had the 　3　 kept in a beautiful cage in his palace and listened to her every day. Before long the Emperor received a gift of a　4　　　　 　nightingale from Japan. It could　5　some of the songs the real bird sang. Now the toy bird gave the Emperor much 6　.And it was able to sing three-and-?thirty times without being tired.　7　?being killed, the living nightingale had flown out of the ?　8　?,back to her green woods. But one evening, when the toy bird was singing its best, something　9　 the bird went out of order. No one could repair it. No　10　of any nightingale was heard. Many years passed, and the Emperor felt so　11　that he lay ill and, it was said, was going to　12　.He wanted very much to hear the　13　song again. All at once there came the beautiful　14　of a nightingale through the window. The living nightingale came to sing for the　15　again. And life began to return to the Emperor.“16　,little bird,” said the Emperor. “I didn't treat you well before,　17　you have given me life again. How can I reward you?”

“You have done that already,” said the nightingale. “I brought　18　to your eyes the first time I sang; I shall never forget that.” The Emperor felt 　19 and got well again. The nightingale often came to sit in a tree of the palace garden and sing something to　20　 the Emperor happy.

1. A. beautifully　　　　　 B. badly　　　　C. terribly　　　　 D. carelessly

2. A. saw　　　　　　 B. heard　　　　 C. watched　　　　 D. looked at

3. A. machine　　　　　 B. pianist　　　　 C. bird　　　　　　　D. girl

4. A. true　　　　　　 B. real　　　　　 C. living　　　　　　D. toy

5. A. read　　　　　　　　B. write　　　　　C. dance　　　　　 D. sing

6. A. praise　　　　　　 B. luck　　　　　 C. pleasure　　　　 D. sadness

7. A. Without　　　　　　 B. With　　　　　 C. For　　　　　　　D. At

8. A. cage　　　　　　　　B. box　　　　　 C. forest 　　　　　 D. square

9. A. inside　　　　　　 B. outside　　　　 C. next to　　　　 D. far away from

10. A. singing　　　　　　B. crying　　　　　 C. chime　　　　　 D. carol

11. A. happy　　　　　　 B. pleased　　　　 C. sorry　　　　　 D. glad

12. A. marry　　　　　　 B. fade　　　　　 C. leave　　　　　 D. die

13. A. chemist's　　　　　B. musician's　　　　 C. toy's　　　　　 D. nightingale's

14. A. song　　　　　　 B. throat　　　　　 C. talk　　　　　 D. noise

15. A. woman　　　　　　B. prisoner　　　　 C. tourist　　　　 D. Emperor

16. A. Thank you　　　　　B. Sorry　　　　　 C. Pardon　　　　 D. Goodbye

17. A. and so　　　　　　 B. and yet　　　　 C. for　　　　　 D. because

18. A. glasses　　　　　　 B. favours　　　　 C. tears　　　　　 D. waters

19. A. strong　　　　　　 B. weak　　　　　 C. foolish　　　　　D. ill

20. A. let　　　　　　　 B. make　　　　　 C. have　　　　　 D. ask