備戰(zhàn)2022年浙江新高考英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)考點幫

26文學(xué)、藝術(shù)與體育類說明文與代詞指代題

【考法分析】

文學(xué)、藝術(shù)類閱讀高考試題中常有涉及，做涉及代詞指代類題目時應(yīng)

最新考情注意結(jié)合關(guān)鍵詞，利用名詞的單復(fù)數(shù)，褒貶用詞確定代詞所指代的名

1司。

推理判斷類、文章主旨題和代詞指代題都可能在文學(xué)、藝術(shù)與體育類

考查角度

說明文中涉及。

【考法示例】

高考真題（2017?全國卷I?C）主題語境：音樂

Someoftheworld*smostfamousmusiciansrecentlygatheredinParisandNewOrleanstocelebratethefirst

annualInternationalJazzDay.UNESCO（UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization）

recentlysetApril30asadaytoraiseawarenessofjazzmusic,itssignificance,anditspotentialasaunifying（聯(lián)合）

voiceacrosscultures.

Despitethecelebrations,though,intheU.S.thejazzaudiencecontinuestoshrinkandgrowolder,andthe

musichasfailedtoconnectwithyoungergenerations.

It'sJasonMoran'sjobtohelpchangethat.AstheKennedyCenter'sartisticadviserforjazz,Moranhopesto

widentheaudienceforjazz,makethemusicmoreaccessible,andpreserveitshistoryandculture.

“Jazzseemslikeit*snotreallyapartoftheAmericanappetite,“MorantellsNationalPublicRadio*sreporter

NealConan."WhatI'mhopingtoacplishisthatmygenerationandyoungerstarttoreconsiderandunderstandthat

jazzisnotblackandwhiteanymore.It'sactuallycolor,andit'sactuallydigital.

Moransaysoneoftheproblemswithjazztodayisthattheentertainmentaspectofthemusichasbeenlost.

“Themusiccan'tbepresentedtodaythewayitwasin1908or1958.Ithastocontinuetomove,becausetheway

theworldworksisnotthesame,“saysMoran.

Lastyear,MoranworkedonaprojectthatarrangedFatsWallefsmusicforadanceparty,'justtokindofputit

backinthemindthatWallerisdancemusicasmuchasitisconcertmusic,“saysMoran."Forme,ifsthe

recontextualization.Inmusic,wheredoestheemotion（情感）lie?Arewe,ashumans,gaininganyinsight（感悟）on

howtotalkaboutourselvesandhowsomethingasabstractasaCharlieParkerrecordgetsusintoadialogueabout

ouremotionsandourthoughts?Sometimeswelosesightthatthemusichasawidercontext,“saysMoran,“soI

wanttocontinuethosedialogues.ThosearethethingsIwanttofoster.”

1.WhydidUNESCOsetApril30asInternationalJazzDay?

A.Torememberthebirthofjazz.

B.Toprotectculturaldiversity.

C.Toencouragepeopletostudymusic.

D.Torecognizethevalueofjazz.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"inparagraph3referto?

A.Jazzbeingmoreaccessible.

B.Theproductionofjazzgrowingfaster.

C.Jazzbeinglesspopularwiththeyoung.

D.Thejazzaudiencebeinglarger.

3.WhatcanweinferaboutMoran*sopiniononjazz?

A.Itwilldisappeargradually.

B.Itremainsblackandwhite.

C.Itshouldkeepupwiththetimes.

D.Itchangesevery50years.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ExploringtheFutureofJazz

B.TheRiseandFallofJazz

C.TheStoryofaJazzMusician

D.CelebratingtheJazzDay

【語篇結(jié)構(gòu)】

A引出話題，介紹現(xiàn)狀（第1?2段）

①介紹國際爵士日的成立日期、宗旨和意義（可解第1題）

②介紹爵士樂現(xiàn)狀：觀眾減少，不受年輕人歡迎

?Moran立志改變爵士樂現(xiàn)狀（第3~5段）（可解第2題）

A爵士樂存在的問題：與時代脫節(jié)

解決辦法：continuetomove

A表明Moran想改變爵士樂的決心（第6段）

【技能分析】利用承前原則，確定代詞的含義

1.根據(jù)文章第一段adaytoraiseawarenessofjazz確定答案。

2.第二段說明了爵士樂不受年輕人喜歡，而Moran立志改變這一點。

3.根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中“Ithastocontinuetomove”及前一句中的"can'tbepresentedtodaythewayitwasin

1908or1958”，可知Moran對爵士樂的看法。

4.文章介紹爵士樂的現(xiàn)狀、問題以及要采取的措施和Moran的態(tài)度，結(jié)合選項可推出正確選項。

1.D1.D2.C3.C4.A

【拓展運用】

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Whenaskedin1993tomentonaccusationsthatthemovieIntheNameoftheFatherdistorts（曲解）

contemporaryBritishandIrishhistory,femaleleadEmmaThompsonrespondedthatshecouldn'tcareless.Even

sincethepremiere(首映)in1915ofTheBirthofaNation,filmmakershaverewrittenhistorytocreatetopdollar

entertainment.Thefilmsareverypersuasive:wellmademoviesholdyourinterestcontinuously,drawingyour

attentionto“whathappensnext,“andpullingyouforwardwithnotimetoreflectonindividualscenesuntilthe

finalcreditsroll.Theresult:youdon'tremembermuchaboutamovieafterwatchingitforthefirsttime.Forthis

reason,movieshaveextraordinarypowerunmatchedbyanyothermediumtoleaveyouwithastrongsenseof

whatisrightandwhatiswrong,whoisbadandwhoisgood,eventhoughcriticaldetailspresentedinthemovies

maybefalse.

Well,sowhat?They'rejustmovies.Infactthey'renotjustmovies.MillionsofAmericansaredevotedhistory

lovers,andtheypacktheatreseverytimenewmoviesabouthistoricalfiguresoreventsetotown.Savingprivate

RyanandTitanicdrewviewersandcashformonths.Manyhighschoolteachersscreenmoviesintheclassroom.

ClearlycountlessAmericansgetmostoftheirhistoryfromtelevisionandthebigscreen.

Someoftheindustry*sfinesthistoricalandperiodfilmspremieredduringthepastdecades.Butthe1960salso

sawanumberofpoliticallychargedhistorybasedmoviesfulloffactualdistortionsand,occasionally,outrightlies.

Todaythetrendcontinuesonalargerscale:manymoviesreleasedinthe1990sandthefirstdecadeofthe21*t

centuryreflectlackofrespectforsolid,reliablehistory.

HistoryGoestotheMoviesisasourceofinformationand,itishoped,entertainmentforeveryoneinterestedin

theactualhistorybehindawideselectionofmoviesgroupedintotwelvesections11coveringhistoricalperiodsand

eventsandtwelfthcontainingbiographiesandperiodfilms.Eachmoviereviewincludesanessayonthehistory

coveredinoneormoremovies,andabriefplotsummary.Starratings(fivestars:don'tmissit)reflecteachmovie's

historicalaccuracyandtoamuchlesserextentitspowertoamuse.

Obviously,expectingtextbookaccuracyfrommovieswouldberidiculousandproducershavedelivereda

remarkablenumberofhistoricallyfaithfulmovies.Butsomeofthemgettoomuchoftheirhistorywrong.History

GoestotheMoviesisaguide,howeverimperfect,forreadersandviewersaimingtogetitright.

1.EmmaThompsonsaidthatIntheNameoftheFatherwashistoricallyinaccurate.

A.itdidn'tmatter.B.itwasupsetting.

C.Itarousedherattention.D.itwasn'tobvious.

2.By"infactthey'renotjustmovies^^(inparagraph2),theauthormeansthat.

A.somemoviesaremuchmoreprofitablethanothers

B.moviesservemorepurposesthanentertainingviews

C.moviestendtoprovideviewerswithfalsedetails

D.themoviesabouthistoricalfiguresattracthistorylovers

3.WhichofthefollowingistrueofHistoryGoestotheMovies?

A.Itisaimedatthosewhotakeinterestinbiographies.

B.Itratesamoviemainlyaccordingtohowamusingitis.

C.Itintroducesamovie'sstoryaswellasitsrelatedhistory.

D.Itfocusesonthemoviesthatpresentedhistoryinafunnyway.

4.Thepassageismainlyintendedto.

A.criticizethefilmindustry*sfavoringentertainmentovertruth

B.pointoutwhichfilmspresentedhistoryinawrongway.

C.callonfilmdirectorstoshowrespectforhistory

D.introduceabookinvolvinghistorybasedfilms

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Artiseverywhere.Anypublicspacehasbeencarefullydesignedbyanartisticmindtobebothfunctionaland

beautiful.Why,then,isartstillsowidelyconsideredtobentheeasysubject'*atschool,insignificanttowider

society,awasteoftimeandeffort?

Artcanconnectculturewithmercialproductsinawaythatnotmanyotherthingscan;artgeneratesmoney

andholdssignificantemotionalandculturalvaluewithinmunities.Whenpeopleattendaconcert,theyarepaying

formusic,sure,maybeevenhotelrooms,meals,andtransport,buttheyalsogainanincredibleexperience,aunique

atmosphereandamemorythatwillgothroughtherestoftheirlives.Peopledon*tjustwantmaterialthings

anymore,theywanttoexperiencelife一theartsareaperfectcrossover（交迭）betweencultureandmerce.

Furthermore,theartscanbringmunitiestogether,reducinglonelinessandmakingpeoplefeelsafer.Social

bondsarecreatedamongindividualswhentheysharetheirartsexperiencesthroughreflectionanddiscussion,and

theirexpressionofmonvaluesthroughartworksinhonourofeventssignificanttoanation'sexperience.

Theartsclearlyhaveaprettypositiveimpactonphysicalandpsychologicalhealth.Itisfoundthatpeoplewho

frequentculturalplacesorparticipateinartisticeventsaremorelikelytogaingoodhealthparedtothosewhodo

not;moreengagementwiththeartsislinkedtoahigherlevelofpeople'swellbeing.TheRoyalSocietyofPublic

Healthdiscoveredthatmusicandart,whenusedinhospitals,helptoimprovetheconditionsofpatientsbyreducing

stress,anxietyandbloodpressure.

Childrenwhoareinvolvedwiththeartsmakegreaterachievementsintheireducation:thoseengagedwith

dramahavegreaterliteraryabilitywhileotherstakingpartinmusicalpracticeexhibitgreaterskillsinmathand

languages.Kidswithpreferencefbrtheartshaveagreaterchanceoffindingemploymentinthefuture.

Participatingintheartsisessentialfbrchilddevelopment;encouragingchildrentoexpressthemselvesin

constructivewayscouldhelptoformhealthyemotionalresponsesinlaterlife.

Vitaltohumanlife,artiscelebratedandusedbynationsacrosstheworldforvariouspurposes.Lifewithout

artwouldbeboringanddeadstill,fbrartisapartofwhatmakesushuman.

5.Artproductsdifferfrommostothermercialproductsbecause.

A.mostpeoplepurchasethemforcollection

B.theyaremoreexpensiveandlessaccessible

C.theyhavebothmercialandculturalvalues

D.theirpricesmayclimbupastimepasses

6.Bysharingtheirartsexperiences,munitymemberscan.

A.keepthemunitysafefromillnesses

B.developastrongertiebetweenthem

C.learntoappreciatetheirownworksofart

D.offerhonourablesolutionstotheirproblems

7.Whatcanwelearnaboutpeoplewhoareinvolvedinartisticactivities?

A.Theyenjoybetterlivingconditions.

B.Theyliketoparethemselveswithothers.

C.Theyareparticularlygoodatbothmusicandart.

D.Theytendtobehealthierphysicallyandmentally.

8.Howdoeskids'engagementwiththeartsbenefitthem?

A.Itpromotestheiracademicperformanceandemotionalgrowth.

B.Itgivesthemmoreconfidenceinexhibitingtheirlearningskills.

C.Itinspirestheircreativityindesigningtheirfuturecareer.

D.Ithelpstomakeresponsiblepeopleoutofthem.

9.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.HowArtCuresOurHearts

B.Art:ABlessingtoHumankind

C.HowArtBenefitsmunities

D.Art:ABridgeBetweenCultures

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Researchersanalyzedlyricsinbestsellingsongsfromthe1950sto2016tofindexpressionsofangerand

sadnesshadincreased,whilewordsaboutjoyhaddropped.

TheUSstudyteamlookedatlyricsofmorethan6,000songsfromBillboardHot100meachyear.Theseare

themostpopularsongsintheUSeachyearaschosenbymusicfans.

Inthepastsongswererankedmainlybyrecordsales,radioandjukeboxplays,butmorerecentlyitisbasedon

otherpopularityindicators（指標(biāo)）suchasstreamingandsocialmediatoreflectchangesinmusicconsumption.

Tonesexpressedineachsongwereanalyzedusing"automaticquantitativesentiment（動量化'情緒）'whichlooked

ateachwordorphraseinthesongwithasetoftonestheyexpress.Thebinationofthetonesexpressedbyallwords

andphrasesofthelyricsdeterminesthesentimentofthatsong.

ThesentimentsofallBillboardHot100songsineachyearareaveragedandtheaverageofeachyear

measuredwhethertheexpressionofthatsentimentincreased,decreasedorremainedthesame.Theanalysisshowed

theexpressionofangerinpopularmusiclyricshasincreasedgraduallyovertime.StudycoauthorLiorShamir,of

LawrenceTechnologicalUniversityinMichigan,said:"Thechangeinlyricssentimentsdoesnotnecessarilyreflect

whatthemusiciansandsongwriterswantedtoexpress,butismorerelatedtowhatmusicconsumerswantedto

listentoineachyear.'

10.Howdotheresearchersgeltheirfindings?

A.Bycollectingthestatistics.

B.Byanalyzingthelyricsofpopsongs.

C.BylisteningtothesongsfromBillboard.

D.Bypletingquestionnairesonsongwriters.

11.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphfocuson?

A.Thestylesofmusicinnovatenormally.

B.Thequantityofmusicincreasesquickly.

C.TheevaluationStandardofmusicchangesgradually.

D.Thevaluesofmusicfans9lifevarypletely.

12.Whafsthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Lyricshavereallyrevealedmusiclovers,speciallife.

B.Lyricsreflectmusicians5realisticthoughts.

C.Lyricspresentthedevelopmentofmusic.

D.Lyricshavebeepessimisticinthepastsixdecades.

13.Whichsectioncanyoufindthepassageinanewspaper?

A.Entertainment.B.Advertisement.

C.Journey.D.Fashion.

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TheAmericanbookWhoMovedMyCheese（奶酪）hasbeenabestsellerallovertheworld.Itteachespeople

howtofacechangesintheirlives.NowitsauthorSpenceJohnsonhaswrittenabookjustforteens.Thebooktells

usthatwhenfacingchangeinourlives,likeanewschoolornewfriends,don'tbeafraid.Instead,usethischange

tomakeabetterlife.Thebookgivesanexampleofachangeatschool.Aschoolischangingfromhavingtwoterms

tothreetermsbecausetherearetoomanystudents.

Severalteensaretalkingaboutthis.Mostofthemareunhappyandworried.ButChrisisnot.Helaughsand

tellsastoryabouttwomice,two"littlepeople“andsomecheese.

Thefourareinamazelookingforthecheese.Here,cheesemeanssomethingimportantinlife,likemovingto

anewclassorgettingintocollege.Buttheyfindthecheeseisgone.Themicerealizethattheycan'tchangewhat

hashappenedandhavetofindmorecheese.Thismeansfindingdifferentdreams.Thelittlepeople,however,can't

dothis.Theyareafraidofchangesotheyfindnocheese.

AfterChrisfinishesthestory,thefriendsunderstandonething:togetmorecheese,moveinanewdirection

quickly.Hisfriendsunderstandhowthiscanbeusedinthechangesallteensface,suchasdoingwellatschoolor

havinggoodrelationshipsorjustfeelinggoodaboutyourself.

14.ThebookWhoMovedMyCheeseis.

A.writtenallovertheworldB.readacrosstheworld

C.soldonlyinAmericaD.lovedonlybyteens

15.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?

A.NeverchangeinourlifeB.Changewhenyouliketodo

C.ChangewiththechangesD.Payattentiontothechanges

16.Theunderlinedword4<four^^(paragraph3)refersto.

A.MiceandlittlepeopleB.students

C.CheeseD.Readers

17.Inourlives,weshouldlearnfrom.

A.miceB.littlepeople

C.ChrisD.SpenceJohnson

18.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.TheauthorisBritain.

B.Therearethreetermsineveryschool.

C.Mostteensdon'tunderstandChris'story.

D.Thebooktellsteenshowtofacechangesintheirlives.

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Whatisart?That'saneasyquestiontoanswer.Artisapainting,adrawingorasculpture.Nowtherearenew

itemstoaddtothelist.Artisadeadsharkinaglasscase.Artisanunmadebed.Artisavideoofagroupofpeople

standingpletelystillforsixtyminutes.

Anewgroupofyoungartistsbegantoproduceworkthatchallengedtheacceptedideaofwhatartisandthe

roletheartistshouldplayinsociety.ThisgroupcametobeknownastheYBAs-theYoungBritishArtists.Theart

oftheYBAsdoesnotjuststicktopaintingandsculpture.Itusesallkindsofdifferentmaterialstoexpressthe

feelingoftheartist.

DamienHirstisthemostfamousoftheYBAs.Thesharkintheboxishisworkandismeanttoexpresshis

ownfearofdying.Thesharkstandsfordeath.Rightnow,itisharmless.Buteventuallyitwilleforyou.Thereis

nothingtobedoneaboutit.

Traditionally,artistshaveamessage.Theyusetheirskillstoleadustoenlightenment(啟迪).Themessageof

theYBAsisthattheycannotdothis.Theyarejustasmixedupandconfusedaseverybodyelse.Ajournalistonce

askedDamienHirstwhathisnextideawasforanartwork.a4Idon*tknowwhatI'mgoingtodonext.Ineverknow

whatI'mgoingtodonext,"hereplied.

AnotherYBA,TracyEminrecentlyproducedaworkcalled“Bed”.Thisisjustherownbedwiththesheets

disarrangedanddirty.Andthemessage?”Lookatme-Pmamess.^^

Someartistsworkwiththepublicinproducingtheirwork.GillianWearingfilmedagroupofpeopledressed

aspolicementryingtokeepstillfor60minuteswhilestandingontopofatable.Attheendofthattime,thetable

fallsapartandeveryonefallstothefloor.Youcantrytobeagoodcitizenandarespectablememberofthemunity.

Butdon'ttrytoohardorthepressurewillbetoomuch.

Artmirrorsthestateofsociety.IntheworkoftheYBAswecanseeasocietyonthethreshold（開端）ofthe

future——abitworried,abitexcitedandwonderingwhatisgoingtohappennext.TheYBAscan'tguideus,butthey

canmakethejourneymoreinteresting.

19.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph3referto?

A.Theshark.B.Death.

C.Damien'sartwork.D.Damien'sfearofdying.

20.WhatcanbeinferredfromTracy'swork"Bed"?

A.Sheneedstobetakencareof.

B.Sheseestheworldasadirtyone.

C.Sheparesherselftothebed.

D.Shehopesforbetterlivingconditions.

21.WhichofthefollowingreferstoapersonwhotriestoohardinGillian'swork?

A.Thetable.

B.Thefloor.

C.60minutes.

D.Thepeopledressedaspolicemen.

22.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.ToexplainwhattheworkoftheYBAsislike.

B.ToshowhowtheYBAsformideasfortheirwork.

C.TodescribetheYBAsasartistsfullofimagination.

D.ToshowtheYBAshavemadeagreatdifferenceinart.

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Japan'sprimeministerencouragedthedecisiontobanviewers,evenfamilymembers,byissuingastateof

emergencyorderinTokyoearlierthismonthinresponsetorisingCOVID19casenumbers.

Fromtheperspectiveofsportspsychologists,anOlympicswithoutfansisareallifescienceexperimentthatis

helpingresearchersandclinicianstobthroughthetrueimpactofacrowdoffansonitsplayers-andonviewersat

home.Thestrangecircumstancesunderwhichthegamesareheldmayplaceunexpectedpressureonsomeathletes.

OnTuesday,superstargymnastSimoneBilesdroppedoutofthewomen'steamevent,tellingteammatesand

reportersshewasn'tintheright"headspace“topete."It'sbeenreallystressfulthisOlympicGames.Therearealot

ofdifferentvariablesgoingintoit,“BilestoldtheWashingtonPost.

The2020SummerOlympicsbearssimilaritiesanddifferencestoothermajorsportingeventswithoutviewers.

TheEnglishPremierLeaguesupplemented（增力口）gamebroadcastswithcrowdnoisefromthesoccervideogame

FIFA20,mixedwithgameaudioinrealtime.ATaiwanesebaseballteamandGermansoccerteambegan

populatingstandswithcardboardcutoutsoffans,andthetrendcaughtoninternationally.

JameyHoule,theleadsportspsychologistforOhioStateUniversityAthleticsandaformerAlAmerican

gymnast,sayspetitiveathletesaretrainedinvisualization-imaginingperformingacertainactionormotion,such

asdoingaroundoffbackhandspringingymnastics.Withoutmovingamuscle,playersusingvisualizationcan

solidifyneural（神經(jīng)的）connectionsandactivatetheirmotorcortex（皮層）.Tovisualizemosteffectively,Houle

says,athletesworkingwithsportspsychologistswilltrytosimulateascloselyaspossibletheconditionsofactual

gameplay.Emptystadiumsmaythushaveameasurableimpactonplayers*performance.Thisphenomenonis

groundedinapsychologicalconceptcalled"socialfacilitation”,referringtoachangeinaperson'sperformancethat

occurswhenothersarearoundparedtowhenapersonisalone.

23.WhatcausedBilestodropoutofthewomen'steamevent?

A.Thepoorphysicalcondition.B.Theabsenceoftheaudience.

C.Thefiercelypetitiveevent.D.Theinfluenceofcrowdsoffans.

24.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?

A.TheTaiwanesebaseballteamisasuccess.

B.Thetendencymentionedispopularamongsomesportingevents.

C.The2020SummerOlympicsisstricterinpreventingthepandemic.

D.ThecrowdnoiseplaysaleadingroleintheEnglishPremierLeague.

25.HowdoesHouleexplaintheimpactofemptystadiumsonplayers'performance?

A.Bydoingaroundoffbackhandspring.

B.Bysimulatingtheconditionsofactualgameplay.

C.Byusingtheconceptcalledsocialfacilitation.

D.Bychangingtheviewersofaplayer.

26.Whatmessagedoestheauthormainlyconveyinthetext?

A.Athletesshouldbetrainedinvisualization.

B.AudienceshouldbeadmittedtotheOlympics.

C.Socialfacilitationishelpfultosportingevents.

D.Viewerspresentmayinfluenceplayers*performance.

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Whenitestobeingfitandhealthy,we'reoftenremindedtoaimtowalk10,000stepsperday.Thiscanannoy

many,especiallywhenwe'rebusywithworkandothermitmentsandyetwheredidthisnumberactuallyefrom?

The10,000stepsadaytargetseemstohaveeaboutfromatradenamepedometersoldin1965byYamasa

ClockinJapan.Thedevicewascalled“Manpokei”,whichtranslatesto"10,000stepsmeter".Thiswasamarketing

toolforthedeviceandhasseemedtohavestuckacrosstheworldasthedailysteptarget.It'sevenincludedindaily

activitytargetsbypopularsmartwatches,suchasFitbit.

Researchhassinceinvestigatedthe10,000stepsadaytarget.Butwhilesomeresearchhasshownhealth

benefitsat10,000steps,recentresearchfromHarvardMedicalSchoolhasshownthat,onaverage,around4.400

stepsadayisenoughtosignificantlylowertheriskofdeathinwomen.Thiswaswhenparedtoonlywalking

around2,700stepsdaily.Themorestepspeoplewalked,thelowertheirriskofdyingwas,beforelevelingoffat

around7,500stepsaday.Noadditionalbenefitswereseenwithmoresteps.Althoughit'suncertainwhethersimilar

resultswouldbeseeninmen,it'soneexampleofhowmovingalittlebitmoredailycanimprovehealthandlower

riskofdeath.

RecentresearchattheUniversityofTexashasalsodemonstratedthatifyou'rewalkingfewerthan5,000steps

aday,yourbodyislessabletometabolize（新陳代謝）fatthefollowingday.Abuildupoffatinthebodycanalso

increaseaperson'slikelihoodofdevelopingcardiovasculardiseaseanddiabetes.Thisisfurthersupportedby

previousresearchwhichshowspeoplewhowalkedlessthan4,000stepsadaycouldnotchangethisdecreasedfat

metabolism.

Ifyouwanttoincreasehowmanystepsyougetdaily,orsimplywanttomovemore,oneeasywayincludes

walkingtoworkifpossible,ortakingpartofanonlineexerciseprogramifyou'reworkingfromhome.Meeting

withfriendsforawalkratherthaninacafeorpubcanalsobeuseful.

27.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthe10,000stepsperday?

A.Itisanupsettingtargettoachieve.

B.Itislikelytogooutofstylequickly.

C.Itisarisingtendencyofmentalhealth

D.Itiseffectiveinreducingpressureonwork.

28.WhatdoesresearchfromtheHarvardMedicalSchoolsuggestaboutthetarget?

A.Itmattersasmuchas7500stepsaday.

B.Themoresteps,thelowerriskofdeath.

C.Abitmorethanthetargetcanimprovehealth.

D.Abouthalfthattargetappearstobebeneficial.

29.Whatdoesthefourthparagraphmainlytellus?

A.Absenceofpreviousresearch.

B.Recentfindingsoffatbuildup.

C.Problemsoflessdailywalking.

D.Possiblecausesofphysicalchallenges.

30.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthesuggestedwaysaccordingtothepassage?

A.Workingathome.

B.Treatingfriendsinacafeorpub.

C.Drivinglowork.

D.Signingupforonlineexerciseprograms.

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Therearemanywayswecanenjoysport-watchingitonTVorasmartphone,attendinganeventatastadium

orevenplayingthegame.Buforthosewhoenjoygettingpetitivewiththeirputergaming,therearerealisticlooking

gamestobepl