届高三英语二轮复习书面表达专项练习14概要写作二.docx

届高三英语二轮复习书面表达专项练习14概要写作二.docx

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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。

Whilenumerousstudieshavelookedathowindividualhabitsmayextendor

shortenaperson'slife,farfewerhavetriedtoquantifythebenefitsofpracticinganumberofhealthyhabitstogether,especiallyforpeoplewhobeginonlylaterinlife.Thiswasthefocusofa2007studypublishedinTheAmericanJournalofMedicine.Thetrialexaminedwhethernewlyadoptingahealthylifestyleinmiddleagecouldstillproducesignificantbenefits,intermsoflowerriskofheartdisease.

Agroupof15,792oldermenandwomenlivinginfourdifferentcommunities

intheUnitedStatesweretrackedfrom1987to1998.Aged45to64years,thesubjectswereexaminedfortheirweight,height,dietaryintake,smokinghabitsandexercise.

Theresearchersnotedtheydidnotincludemoderatealcoholconsumption,becausethestudyaimedtoassesstheeffectofadoptingnewhealthyhabits,andbeginningtodrinkinmiddleageisnotwidelyrecommended.

Interestingly,atthebeginningofthestudyonly8.5%ofthesubjectswerepracticingallfourhealthyhabits.After6years,anadditional970peoplehadadoptedallfouroftheprimaryhabits.Themostcommonswitchwastobegineatingatleast5fruitsandvegetableseachday.

Theresearchersexaminedthe‘‘successfulswitchers'',andconcluded

thatthesubjectsmostlikelytochangehabitsforthebetterwereolder,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'tgetenough

sleep.

CanyouguesswhytheirsharedexerciseandnutritionmethodissuccessfulforBobandnotforBill?

Theonlydifferenceissleep.WhileBillandBobaremadeup,theresultsoftheircircumstancesarearen't.Ifyouwantyourlifestylechangestoreflect

inthewayyoulookandfeel,sleepisthekey.

AsTheWashingtonPostpointedoutthisweek,agrowingbodyofresearchpointstothefactthatskimpingonsleepcanleadtoweightgain,anincreaseininjuriesandadecreaseintestosterone（雄性激素）levels,whichisoftenassociatedwithdepressionandbonedensity（密度）loss.

Duringdeepsleep,thebody'smusclesrecover,repairingtissuetomduringsports,andthebraincreatesmemoriesandclearsouttoxins（毒素）.Withoutthese

processes,you'reexercisingandfeedingafaultymachine.

“Manypeoplethinkyoubuildmuscleinthegym,butyouactuallybuildwhenyousleep,”ChirjeevSawhney,apersonaltrainerandfitnessmanagerataGold'sGyminArlington,toldthePost."It'swhenyourepairthatbrokentissuethatyougetstronger,"Sawhneysaid.

Ifthefactthatsleepmakesyourphysicalfitnessmoreachievableisn't

enough,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,“willunitehumansinthesharedpurposeofexploring

theuniverse.”

“Spreadingoutintospacewillcompletelychangethefutureofhumanity,hesaid.“Ihopeitwouldunitecompetitivenationsinasinglegoal,tofacethe

commonchallengeforusall.”

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”abouttheir

vacationthantheydothinkingaboutwhat'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）youtowardthelifeyou

envision.

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.Butyoumayreasonthatasinglecanof

Cokeeverydaywon'tdoyoumuchharm.Afterall,withexercise,youcanbumofif

thecaloriesfromthatcanofCokeanyway.Ifthisisyourwayofthinking,thencongratulations!

YouareBigSoda'sidealconsumer.

Theterm“BigSoda”referstotwosoftdrinkcompanies:

theCoca-Cola

CompanyandPepsiCoInc.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'shealthcare

system.

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,Wozniakannouncedcreationofwhatisbeingcalledanonline

university,knownasWozU.Inthebeginning,WozUwillonlyofferclassesthrough

electronicdevicesconnectedtocomputers.Later,theschoolplanstoopenupclassroomsinmorethan30citiessostudentscanattendinperson.

SteveWozniakfoundedAppleComputer,withSteveJobs