9.Have you eaten too much over the holidays?You should try fidgetingfor a while.Those around you might not like it,but scratching (moving your nails against a part of your body) and twitching (moving suddenly and quickly when you don't want to) is an important way of burning up calories.
American researchers have found that some people's squirming (continuously turn your body when nervous) and wigging (move in small movements,especially from side to side) equals several miles of slow running each day.
The scientists,based at the National Institute of Health's laboratory in Phenix,Arizona,are studying why some people get fat and other stay slim.
In one study 177 people each spent 24 hours in a room in the institute where the amount of energy is measured by their oxygen and carbon dioxide levels.By the end of the day,some people had burned up 800 calories in toe-tapping,(moving the front part of your foot up and down) finger-drumming (hitting your fingers continuously and lightly against something hard) and other nervous habits.However,others had burned up only 100 calories.
The researchers found that slim women fidget more than fat women,but there was no significant difference in men.Heavy people burn up more energy when they fidget than thin people do.
31.Which of the following can be used to explain the meaning of"fidgeting"?D
A.scratching and twitching
B.squirming and wigging
C.slow running
D.moving one's body nervously
32.According to the scientists,the reason why some people get fat and other people stay slim is thatC
A.thin people burn up less calories than fat people
B.fat people burn up more calories than thin people
C.those who burn up more calories than others will be thinner
D.those who fidget more than others will be thinner
33.Scientists found in the experiment thatA.
A.the energy burned up by fat people when they fidget was more than that burned up by thin people
when they fidget
B.some people's fidgeting burned up more than 800 calories,but some people's fidgeting burned up less
than 100 calories
C.slim women fidget more than fat women but fat men fidget more than thin men
D.thin men fidget more than fat men
34.If someone is thin in a pleasant way,we say they areC.
A.skinny B.bony C.slim D.underweight
35.Scientists think a fidget habit to beA.
A.a(chǎn) way to lose fat
B.a(chǎn) nervous habit annoying the people around
C.a(chǎn) better exercise than slow running
D.a(chǎn) habit of thin people.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了緊張的小動作可以幫助人燃燒更多卡路里,科學(xué)家研究發(fā)現(xiàn)這是一種健康的減肥方式.
解答 31.D.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)第一段:Those around you might not like it,but scratching (moving your nails against a part of your body) and twitching (moving suddenly and quickly when you don't want to) is an important way of burning up calories可知意為使一個人的身體感到緊張的方式;故選D.
32.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一段:Heavy people burn up more 可知比別人燃燒更多卡路里的人更瘦些.故選C.
33.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一段:The researchers found that slim women fidget more than fat women,but there was no significant difference in men可知燃燒脂肪多的人比燃燒脂肪少的人更多緊張的小動作;故選A.
34.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)最后一段:The researchers found that slim women fidget more than fat women可知如果某人以一種愉快的方式瘦,我們說他們是苗條;故選C.
35.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第三段:The scientists,based at the National Institute of Health's laboratory in Phenix,Arizona,are studying why some people get fat and other stay slim可知科學(xué)家認(rèn)為fidget習(xí)慣是指一個減肥的方法;故選A.
點(diǎn)評 考察學(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,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個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.