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Exercisemakesyouworkupanappetite,right?
Notaccordingtonewresearch,whichshowsthatabrisk45-minuteworkoutinthemorningactuallydecreasesaperson’sdesireforfood.Saywhat?
ScientistsatBrighamYoungUniversityput35womenthroughavigorousmorningwalkonatreadmill,thenmeasuredtheirbrainwaveactivityastheyviewedimagesoffood.Theexperiment__25__(repeat)twodayslater,thistimewithouttheworkout.
Theresult:
Onworkoutdays,thesubject’sneuralactivitywas__26__(responsive)tofoodthannon-workoutdays,buttheyareaboutthesameamount.Theresultswereconsistentforobeseandnormalweightsubjects,__27__(suggest)thatthemonassumption__28__exercisemakesyouhungrydoesn’thold.
Whilethisisoneofthefirststudies__29__(measure)neuralactivitiesafterexercise,scientistsstillneedtodeterminehowlongthediminishedinterestinfood__30__lastpost-exercise.
Ifyouwanttotrytheexperimenton__31__,makesureyourworkoutisprettyvigorous.Previousresearchhasfoundthatintenseaerobicexercise,likejogging,maysuppress(压抑)yourappetiteforuptothreehours__32__reducinglevelsofhungerhormonesproducedinyourtummy.
Sothenexttimehungerpangsmakesithardforyoutostickwithyourdiet,tryboostingtheintensityofyourworkouts.
(B)
IwasonmywaytotheTaiyetosMountains.Thesunwassettingwhenmycar__33__(break)downneararemoteandpoorvillage.Cursingmymisfortune,IwaswonderingwhereIwasgoingtospendthenightwhenIfoundmyself__34__(surround)bythevillagerswhowerearguingasto__35__shouldhavethehavethehonorofreceivingme__36__aguestintheirhouse.Finally,Iacceptedtheofferofanoldwomanwholivedaloneinalittlehouse.Whileshewasgettingme__37__(settle)intoatinybutcleanroom,theheadofthevillagewastyinguphishorsetomycartopullittoasmalltownsome20kilometresaway__38__therewasagarage.
Ihadnoticedthreehensrunningfreeinmyhostess’scourtyardandthatnightoneof__39__endedupinadishonmytable.Villagersbroughtmegoat'
scheeseandbone.Wedranktogetherandtalkedmerrilytillfarintothenight.
Whenthetimecameformetosaygoodbyetomyfriendsinthevillage,Iwantedtorewardtheoldwoman__40__thetroubleIhadcausedthere.
SectionB
pletethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.rewardB.ignoreC.uniqueD.pleteE.perseveringAB.solution
AC.rideAD.recoveryAE.brushBC.challengingBD.deadline
Whatisyourdream?
Whatisthegoalthatyouhavesetforyourselfandareworkingtoachieve?
Realizingyourdreamsisnotaneasy__41__.
LastfallIdecidedtowriteanewbookformypublisher.Writingabookisa__42__goal,whichgotofftoaterrificstartlastOctober.Thewritingisflowingwell.ThenIgotsick.Infact,IgotillthatIneededsurgeryandthe__43__waslongandexhausting.IdidnotworkfromthefirstweekofNovemberuntilthesecondweekofJanuary.BythenIwasnervousaboutmeetingtheApril__44__forsubmittingthenewmanuscripttomypublisher.
Worried,Iaskedmyauthorfriendsforsomehelp,andtheygavemethiskeypieceofadvice,“Let’sstartwriting!
”theyallsaid.SoIdid.Itwasnotanimmediate__45__tomydepression,butafterafewweeksof__46__,Igotbacktonormal.SeveralpeopleinmycircleofsupportershelpedmemakesomegoodconnectionsandIgotthebook__47__,andtothepublisherontime.Itwasanexcitinggoalformetoreach,soItookmyfamilytoHawaiiasmy__48__.
Sometimesyou__49__yourowndreamsbecauseofself-doubt,fear,orexternalplications.Youcanthinkofmanydifferentexcusesto__50__thosedreamsaside,but,ifyougoafteryourdreams,yourworldwillbeemoreexcitingandyouwillbegintoliveamorepassionateandmeaningfullife.
So,now,takeaminutetowritedownthreegoalsyouwanttoacplishthisyear.
Ⅲ.Readingprehension
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphasemarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitthecontext.
Inbusiness,thereisaspeeddifference:
It’sthedifferencebetweenhowimportantafirm’sleaderssayspeedistotherepetitivestrategy(策略)andhowfastthepanyactuallymoves.Thedifferenceisimportant__51__industryandpanysize.paniesfearfuloflosingtheirpetitiveadvantagespendmuchtimeandmoneylookingforwaystopickupthe__52__.
Inourstudyof343businesses,thepaniesthatchosetogo,go,gototrytogainanedgeendedwithlowersalesandoperatinginesthanthosethat__53__atkeymomentstomakesuretheywereontheright__54__,What'
smore,thefirmsthat"
sloweddownto__55__"
improvedtheirtopandbottomlines,averaging40%highersalesand52%higheroperatinginesoverathree-yearsperiod.
Howdidthey__56__thelawsofbusiness,takingmoretimethanpetitorsyetperformingbetter?
Theythought__57__aboutwhat"
slower"
and"
faster"
mean.Firmssometimes__58__tounderstandthedifferencebetweenoperationspeed(movingquickly)andstrategicspeed(reducingthetimeittakestodelivervalue).Simplyincreasingthespeedofproduction,forexample,maybeonewaytotrytoreducethespeeddifference.Butthatoftenleadstoreducedvalueovertime,intheformoflower-qualityproductsandservices.
Inourstudy,highperformingpanieswithstrategicspeedalwaysmadechangeswhenitis__59__.Theybecamemore__60__toideaanddiscussion.Theyencouragednewwaysofthinking.Andtheyallowedtimetolookandlearn.__61__,performancesufferedatfirmsthatmovedfastallthetime,paidtoomuchattentiontoimproving__62__,stucktotestedmethods,didn’tdevelopteamspiritamongtheiremployees,andhadlittletimethinkingabout__63__.
Strategicspeed__64__asakindofleadership.Teamsthat__65__taketimetogetthingsrightaremoresuccessfulinmeetingtheirbusinessgoals.Thatkindofstrategymustefromthetop.
51.A.accordingtoB.regardlessofC.duetoD.insteadof
52.A.profitB.productC.speedD.method
53.A.pausedB.developedC.perseveredD.engaged
54.A.situationB.trackC.occasionD.duty
55.A.lookonB.keepupC.holdbackD.speedup
56.A.learnB.discoverC.disobeyD.prefer
57.A.strangelyB.abstractlyC.entirelyD.differently
58.A.failB.attemptC.pretendD.desire
59.A.convenientB.necessaryC.emergentD.incredible
60.A.alertB.restlessC.openD.specific
61.A.InshortB.BycontrastC.AboveallD.Allinall
62.A.welfareB.technologyC.efficiencyD.condition
63.A.qualitiesB.standardsC.petitorsD.changes
64.A.servesasB.standsforC.referstoD.dealswith
65.A.temporarilyB.extensivelyC.naturallyD.regularly
Direction:
Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
(A)
FredericMishkin,who'
sbeenaprofessoratColumbiaBusinessSchoolforalmost30years,isgoodatsolvingproblemsandexpressingideas.Whetherhe'
sstandinginfrontofalecturehallorengagedinacasualconversation,hishandsarealwayswavingandpointing.Whenhewasingraduateschool,oneofhisprofessorswassoannoyedbythisconstantgesturingthathemadetheyoungeconomistsitonhishandswheneverhevisitedtheprofessor'
soffice.
Itturnsout,however,thatMishkin'
sprofessorhaditexactlywrong.Gesturedoesn'
tpreventbutpromotesclearthoughtandspeech.Researchdemonstratesthatthemovementswemakewithourhandswhenwetalkformakindofsecondlanguage,addinginformationthat'
sabsentfromourwords.It'
slearning'
ssecretcode:
Gesturerevealswhatweknow.Itrevealswhatwedon'
tknow.What'
smore,theagreement(orlackofagreement)betweenwhatourvoicessayandhowourhandsmoveoffersacluetoourreadinesstolearn.
ManyofthestudiesestablishingtheimportanceofgesturetolearninghavebeenconductedbySusanGoldin-Meadow,aprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofChicago."
Wechangeourmindsbymovingourhands,"
writesGoldin-Meadowinareviewofthiswork.Particularlysignificantarewhatshecalls"
mismatches"
betweenoralexpressionandphysicalgestures.Astudentmightsaythataheavierballfallsfasterthanalightone,forexample,butmakeagestureindicatingthattheyfallatthesamerate,whichiscorrect.Suchdifferencesindicatethatwe'
removingfromonelevelofunderstandingtoanother.Thethoughtsexpressedbyhandmotionsareoftenournewestandmostadvancedideasabouttheproblemwe'
reworkingon;
wecan'
tyetabsorbtheseconceptsintolanguage,butwecancapturetheminmovement.
Goldin-Meadow'
smorerecentworkstrewsnotonlythatgestureshowsourreadinesstolearn,butthatitactuallyhelpstobringlearningabout.Itdoessointwoways.First,itelicits(引出)helpfulbehaviorfromothersaroundus.Goldin-Meadowhasfoundthatadultsresp