Emerging evidence in humans suggests a typically Western high-fat, high-sugar junk food diet can quickly weaken your brain’s appetite control.

After offering volunteers a week-long binge (大吃大喝) of waffles, milkshakes and similarly rich foods, researchers in Australia found young and healthy ones scored     1     (badly) on memory tests and experienced a greater desire to eat junk food, even     2     they were already full.

The findings suggest something is special in the hippocampus (海马体)—a region of the brain     3     supports memory and helps to regulate appetite. When we are full, the hippocampus is thought to quieten down our memories of delicious food, thereby     4     (reduce) our appetite. When it’s interrupted,     5     control can be seriously damaged. Over the years, extensive research on mice has found the function of the hippocampus is very sensitive     6     junk food, but recently this    7     (observe) only in young and healthy humans.

In 2017, after a week of Western-style breakfasts of toasted sandwiches and milkshakes, researchers found     8     (participate) didn’t perform well on learning and memory tests which are typically       9     (depend) on the hippocampus.

Now, in this latest study the scientists of the team have found that not only do such high-fat, high-sugar diets impair memory in humans, but they appear to directly affect our ability    10     (control) our appetite.

From something tasty     1     good skincare, the mushroom (蘑菇) is experiencing something amazing. “I have come to the conclusion that much can be learned about music by     2     (devote) oneself to the mushroom,” says John Cage in his book. The experimental musician was not alone in     3     (he) belief that the mushroom is, in fact, quite valuable. Chefs, skincare experts, and     4     (artist) alike are harvesting the various benefits of the mushroom for their own creations. Recent studies have shown that the mushroom is not only a tasty addition,     5     also a large source of health benefits. A daily dosage (剂量) is said to make sure that your blood sugar     6     (remain) balanced. Beauty experts are also making good use of the unique benefits of mushrooms. “I was so excited     7     (discover) the wide range of amazing benefits mushrooms have in the skin, says Dr. Dennis Gross,     8     has used mushrooms in his skincare line. The mushroom will     9     (certain) become an even more popular ingredient, as our growing attention to health leads to a     10     (great) interest in natural solutions.

Young Chinese are fighting against society through a simple act of resistance: lying down. Examples of the “tangping”, or “lying flat”, way of life     1     (include) not getting married, not having children, and refusing to work extra hours or to hold a job at all. “I stay at home and sleep and watch television series.” said Zhang, who described herself as “lying flat” for the last two weeks     2     leaving her job in the film industry in Wuxi.

“Tangping”     3     (emerge) over the last few months. Some compare them to the 1950s Beat Generation in the United States.     4     (other) call their behavior a form of nonviolent resistance. “People realize there is no upward mobility,” said Yicheng Wang, a PhD student in political science at Boston University. The term developed after     5     April post on the Tieba forum, whose author, unemployed for the last two years, described a low-effort, low-cost lifestyle consisting of just a few months’ work out of the year.

“Lying flat is my movement,” he     6     (write), referring to the Greek philosopher Diogenes, who was known for living in a large container. He posted a picture of himself lying in bed in the middle of the day with the curtains     7     (draw).

But as “tangping” gained     8     (popular), it also brought a level of dishonor. Nanfang Daily called the philosophy “shameful”. Global Times made light of it describing “lying flat” as “not a serious philosophy”.

For Zhang in Wuxi, lying flat is not about giving up or withdrawing from society. “Many people want to lie down because 996 is too     9     (tire), ” she said, referring to the constant hours common in tech industry,     10     the staff are expected to work from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. , six days a week. The philosophy is also about giving oneself a break.

【推荐3】Near the town of Montignac in Southern France, visitors can find some of the most beautiful cave paintings in the world-the Lascaux Cave Paintings (拉斯科洞窟壁画).

The history of these paintings is very interesting. Most caves are formed     1     nature under the ground, but some have entrances people can find. That’s just what happened one day in 1940. Four boys were taking     2     walk in the woods near Montignac. As they walked along, one of them noticed an unusual rock.    3     they got closer, they found it wasn’t a rock but an opening in the ground. This opening led to a cave, so they decided to have a look around it. The walls of the cave were     4     (cover) with ancient art. The boys didn’t know it, but the cave was the find of the century!

Over the years, many historians and artists came to study the art. They wanted to understand who painted the pictures and     5     they might mean. They soon realized some of the art indicated animals that were on Earth a long time ago. Many of the pictures also showed people     6     (follow) animals and trying to kill them for food. In the end, historians agreed that this was likely to be the art of a civilization that existed over 15,000 years ago.

By 1950, over a thousand people from all over the world were visiting the cave every day. But by 1955, the paintings were beginning to become difficult     7     (see). Many people were passing through the cave, so the paintings were losing their color.    8     (sad), people can no longer visit the cave. However, another set of cave paintings has been created. These paintings look exactly the same     9     the Lascaux Cave Paintings. People     10     (make) the paintings so that everyone can still learn about this great ancient civilization.