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届高三英语二轮复习书面表达专项练习14概要写作二
概要写作二
1、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Whilenumerousstudieshavelookedathowindividualhabitsmayextendorshortenaperson'slife,farfewerhavetriedtoquantifythebenefitsofpracticinganumberofhealthyhabitstogether,especiallyforpeoplewhobeginonlylaterinlife.Thiswasthefocusofa2007studypublishedinTheAmericanJournalofMedicine.Thetrialexaminedwhethernewlyadoptingahealthylifestyleinmiddleagecouldstillproducesignificantbenefits,intermsoflowerriskofheartdisease.
Agroupof15,792oldermenandwomenlivinginfourdifferentcommunitiesintheUnitedStatesweretrackedfrom1987to1998.Aged45to64years,thesubjectswereexaminedfortheirweight,height,dietaryintake,smokinghabitsandexercise.
Theresearchersnotedtheydidnotincludemoderatealcoholconsumption,becausethestudyaimedtoassesstheeffectofadoptingnewhealthyhabits,andbeginningtodrinkinmiddleageisnotwidelyrecommended.
Interestingly,atthebeginningofthestudyonly8.5%ofthesubjectswerepracticingallfourhealthyhabits.After6years,anadditional970peoplehadadoptedallfouroftheprimaryhabits.Themostcommonswitchwastobegineatingatleast5fruitsandvegetableseachday.
Theresearchersexaminedthe‘‘successfulswitchers’’,andconcludedthatthesubjectsmostlikelytochangehabitsforthebetterwereolder,female,thosewithacollegeeducation,higherincomeandwithoutahistoryofhighbloodpressure.
Afterfouradditionalyearsoffollow-upthehealthiestlifestyleswitchersenjoyeda40%reductionintheriskofdeathfromanycause,anda35%lowerchanceofheartattackorstrokes.
2、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Thesurprisingreasonyoucan’tloseweight
BobandBillareroommatesandgoodfriends.Theyeatthesamefood,havesimilarjobsandtheyrecentlystarteddoingthesamesportstogether,too.Theonlydifferencebetweenthem,itseems,issleepschedules:
WhileBobgetsasolid7to8hourseachnight,Billhasanirregularsleepscheduleanddoesn’tgetenoughsleep.
CanyouguesswhytheirsharedexerciseandnutritionmethodissuccessfulforBobandnotforBill?
Theonlydifferenceissleep.WhileBillandBobaremadeup,theresultsoftheircircumstancesarearen’t.Ifyouwantyourlifestylechangestoreflectinthewayyoulookandfeel,sleepisthekey.
AsTheWashingtonPostpointedoutthisweek,agrowingbodyofresearchpointstothefactthatskimpingonsleepcanleadtoweightgain,anincreaseininjuriesandadecreaseintestosterone(雄性激素)levels,whichisoftenassociatedwithdepressionandbonedensity(密度)loss.
Duringdeepsleep,thebody’smusclesrecover,repairingtissuetomduringsports,andthebraincreatesmemoriesandclearsouttoxins(毒素).Withouttheseprocesses,you'reexercisingandfeedingafaultymachine.
“Manypeoplethinkyoubuildmuscleinthegym,butyouactuallybuildwhenyousleep,”ChirjeevSawhney,apersonaltrainerandfitnessmanagerataGold’sGyminArlington,toldthePost."It'swhenyourepairthatbrokentissuethatyougetstronger,"Sawhneysaid.
Ifthefactthatsleepmakesyourphysicalfitnessmoreachievableisn’tenough,consideritsmanyotherbenefits:
Qualitysleepcanmakeyoubetteratyourjob.Itcanextendyourlifetime.It’llmakeyoumorelikable.It’stimetogetthesleepyoudeserve.Youhavenothingtolose(exceptmaybeafewpounds).
3、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
PhysicistStephenHawkingsaidpeopleshouldreturntotheMoonandgotoMarsbecauseleavingEarthmaybetheonlywaytosavehumanity.
HawkingsaidthatasEarthfacesclimatechangeandpressureonnaturalresources,humanbeingsneedtoreachbeyondourplanet.
"Wearerunningoutofspaceandtheonlyplacestogotoareotherworlds,"hesaid."Itistimetoexploreothersolarsystems.Spreadingoutmaybetheonlythingthatsavesusfromourselves.IamconvincedthathumansneedtoleaveEarth,’’headded.“Ifhumanityistocontinueforanothermillionyears,ourfutureliesinboldlygoingwherenooneelsehasgonebefore.”
TheUniversityofCambridgeprofessorspokeduringavisit(inJune)totheStarmusFestivalinTrondheim,Norway.
HawkingsaidhumanbeingsshouldreturntotheMoonbytheyear2020andMarsby2025."This,"hesaid,“willunitehumansinthesharedpurposeofexploringtheuniverse.”
“Spreadingoutintospacewillcompletelychangethefutureofhumanity,hesaid.“Ihopeitwouldunitecompetitivenationsinasinglegoal,tofacethecommonchallengeforusall.”
HawkingaddedthatreachingtheMoon,Marsandotherplanetswouldgetyoungpeopleinterestedinspace-relatedsciences.
Hesaidmakingthefirstmovesintospacewould“elevatehumanity"becauseitwouldhavetoinvolvemanycountries.
Wheneverwemakeagreatnewleap,suchastheMoonlandings,webringpeopleandnationstogether,usherinnewdiscoveries,andnewtechnologies,Hawkingsaid."ToleaveEarthdemandsaconcertedglobalapproach,soeveryoneshouldjoinin.Weneedtorekindletheexcitementoftheearlydaysofspacetravelinthe1960s."
TheEuropeanSpaceAgencyhasannouncedaplantocreatea“MoonVillage”aftertheInternationalSpaceStationistakenoutofservicein2024.ChinaisalsoreportedlyinterestedinsendinganastronauttotheMoon.
TheUnitedStatesisworkingonsendingastronautstoMars.TheU.S.spaceagency,NASA,hopestodothisbythe2030s.
4、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Howmanytimeshaveyouheardtheexpressionthatmostpeoplespendmoretimeplanningtheirvacationthantheydoplanningtheirlives?
Iwouldexpandthatexpressionbyaddingthatmostpeoplespendmoretime“thinking”abouttheirvacationthantheydothinkingaboutwhat'simportantintheirlife.
Whilerestandrelaxationareamustinlivingabalancedlife,it'snotwhatwewerecreatedtodo.Afterall,theMasterCreatortookhisR&R(RestandRecreation)ontheseventhday,onlyaftersixdaysof"definitelydirectedthought”.
WallaceD.Wattles,wrote,“Thereisnolaborfromwhichmostpeopleshrink(退缩)astheydofromthatofsustainedandconsecutivethought;itisthehardestworkintheworld."Andyetitisthefirstandprimarylaborofachievement.
MyfriendMikeLitmanwroteanoutstandingarticlethisweek.It5scalledTheMillionaireCompositeanditanalyzesoneofthebigdifferencesbetweensuccessfulpeopleandeveryoneelse.Hewrote,“IrecentlyvisitedarealestatemultimillionaireMogul.WhatdidIseenexttohisdesk?
Isawhisvisionstatement,alongwithalistofwhathevaluesinlife.”
“Afewmonthsago,Iinterviewedanindividualwhohassoldproductsworthoverabilliondollarsontelevision.Hetoldmethathereadhislifeandbusinessvisionandgoalsdaily,andthathetooktimetovisualizeexactlywhathewantedtocreateeachnightbeforefallingasleep.”
Whatisyourlife’spurposeoryourpersonalmissionstatement?
Isitwrittendown?
Doyoureviewitandthinkaboutitoften?
Isyourlifeorganizedaroundyourpurposeandasetofgoalsthatsupportthatpurpose?
Withoutlife’spurposeandgoals,youarelikeashipwithoutarudder(舵).Thereispowerinyourpurposeandinyourgoals.Itisthepowerthattakesyouoverobstacles,anditisthefuelthatpropels(驱使)youtowardthelifeyouenvision.
5、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Sugarisnotgoodforourhealth.ButyoumayreasonthatasinglecanofCokeeverydaywon'tdoyoumuchharm.Afterall,withexercise,youcanbumofifthecaloriesfromthatcanofCokeanyway.Ifthisisyourwayofthinking,thencongratulations!
YouareBigSoda’sidealconsumer.
Theterm“BigSoda”referstotwosoftdrinkcompanies:
theCoca-ColaCompanyandPepsiCoInc.Americansodaconsumptionhasexperiencedasustaineddecline.InChina,however,itisadifferentstory.AccordingtoaXinhuaNewsAgencyreport,Coca-Cola'ssodasaleswentup10percentinthesecondquarterthisyearcomparedwiththesametimelastyear.
Increasesinsodaconsumptioncanbewomsometohealthexperts.InherrecentbookSodaPolitics:
TakingonBigSoda(andWinning),NewYorkUniversitynutritionprofessorMarionNestlemakesafierycaseagainstthesodaindustn.Shesaysit*sallrightifyoudrinksweetdrinksoccasionally.Butdrinkingiteverydayis"plainlyunhealthy".
AccordingtoTheEconomistyonelargestudycitedinNestle'sbookfoundthatforeach(12-ounce)canaddedtoaperson'sdailydiet,theriskofdiabetesjumpedby22percent.Therearealsolinksbetweensugarandheartdisease,obesity,strokesandcancer.UnlikefruitorevenaBigMac,sweetdrinkshavenonutritionalvalue.A12-ounce(340-gram)canofCoke,forexample,has140caloriesand39gramsofsugarbutnoproteinorfiber.
Nestlealsopointsoutthatdrinkingalotofsodahasabroadercost.Chronicdiseasescausedbyunhealthydietscancreateaburdenforacountry'shealthcaresystem.
IncreasedhealthawarenesshasturnedalotofUSconsumersagainstsoda.Onapoliticallevel,lawmakersarealsowagingawaragainstBigSoda.Thirty-threeUSstatesaretaxingsodaorsugardrinks,whilesomeareconsideringintroducingwarninglabelsforsodaadsandsodaproducts.
6、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Appleco-founderSteveWozniakhaslaunchedaschooltoteachcomputerscienceandtechnology-relatedskills.
In2017,Wozniakannouncedcreationofwhatisbeingcalledanonlineuniversity,knownasWozU.Inthebeginning,WozUwillonlyofferclassesthroughelectronicdevicesconnectedtocomputers.Later,theschoolplanstoopenupclassroomsinmorethan30citiessostudents