【推荐2】A study from Switzerland’s Université de Genève(UNIGE) looked to answer the question of which came first: a decrease in physical activity or cognitive (认知的) decline?

“Interrelationships have been ________ between these   two   factors,   particularly   in   terms   of memory but also regarding the growth and survival of new neurons (神经元).” said Boris Cheval, a researcher at UNIGE’S Swiss Centre for Affective Sciences (CISA) in a press release. “But we have never yet ________ tested which comes   first: Does   physical activity   prevent a decline in cognitive skills or ________ ? That’s what we wanted to ________ .”

Earlier studies have considered that physical activity ________ cognitive decline.   But according to Cheval, recent studies may ________ that past research has “only told half the story… since those   recent studies demonstrate that our brain is ________ when it comes to engaging in physical activity.”

Researchers at UNIGE tested the two possible ________ by using data from the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe, a socioeconomic database covering more than 25 countries across the continent.

Over the course of 12 years, 105, 206 adults _______ in age from 50 to go were tested every two years on their cognitive abilities and their physical activity.

Researchers ________ cognitive abilities with a verbal fluency test that saw participants name as many animals as they could in 60 seconds. They also tested cognitive abilities with a ________ test where they memorized 10 words before reciting them. Physical activity was measured using a scale from 1 to 4. A 1 indicated participants “never” ________ physical activity while a 4 meant they were physically ________ “more than once a week”.

The study found that the ________ of what past studies concluded was true ― cognitive abilities mostly influence physical activity, not the other way around.

“This study backs up our theory that the brain has to make a real effort to get out of a sitting lifestyle and that by _______ cognitive capabilities, physical activity will follow,” Cheval said.

【推荐1】Back to the Hanfu-ture: Young Chinese Revive Ancient Fashion

Dressed in a flowing long robe decorated with old-time embroidery(刺绣), stylist Xiao Hang looks like she surfaced from a time machine as she walks across the busy Beijing metro, attracting ________ glances and inquisitive questions.

China has welcomed Western fashion and futuristic technology as its economy boomed in recent decades. ________, a growing number of young people like Xiao are looking to the past for their clothing choices and dressing traditional “hanfu”, or “Han clothing”. These ________ costumes of the Han majority are ________ a renaissance in part because the government is promoting traditional culture. Period dramas have also ________ to the rise in interest in traditional Chinese “hanfu”-The Story of Minglan, a TV series set in the Song Dynasty, appealed to more than 400 million viewers in three days earlier this year.

There is no ________ definition of what counts as “hanfu” since each Han-dominated dynasty had its own style, but the outfits are ________ by loose, flowing robes that drape around the body, with sleeves that hang down to the knees. “When we were little, we would also drape sheets and duvets around ourselves to ________ we were wearing beautiful clothes,” Xiao told AFP. Xiao, who used to work at a state-owned machine manufacturing company, now runs her own “hanfu” business, where she ________ customers for photo shoots and even plans hanfu-style weddings. In modern China, the “hanfu” community gathers people: from history ________ to anime(动画)fans, to students and even young professionals. Yang Jiaming, a high school student in Beijing, wears his outfit under his school uniform. “Two-thirds of my wardrobe is ‘hanfu’,” he said, showing up in a Tang-style beige gown and black boots at a hanfu gathering, adding that his classmates and teachers have been ________ his style. “Clothes are the foundation of culture,” said Jiang Xue, who is part of Beijing-based “hanfu” club. “If we, as a people and as a country, do not even ________ our traditional clothing or don’t wear them, how can we talk about other essential parts of our culture?” she said.

There is some way before the style reaches mainstream ________ in China. Others say they’re ________ by the odd looks they get when wearing “hanfu” in public. “I used to be very embarrassed to wear hanfu out,” screenwriter Cheng Xia told AFP. Yang, the high school student, is more ________. He said, “At the very least, we can wear our own traditional clothes.”

【推荐2】If you're visiting Florence, Italy, you've got to see the world-famous Uffizi Gallery. But why? Because that's what   ________ does in Florence? Because you feel it ________ to post a selfie in front of the Italian painter Sandro Botticelli's The Birth of Venus (《维纳斯的诞生》)?

Those are obviously ________ reasons. We shouldn't go to places because they're world-famous; instead, we should go to fully ________ what makes them world-famous. But that requires a well-planned visit, not just following the ________, taking pictures and then checking it off on your wish list.

For example, you cannot visit the Statue of Liberty (自由女神像) at all without serious ________. “On busy days, we're taking 25 , 000 people on the small island, and only 500 a day get to the statue,” said Michael Amato, the lead park ranger (管理人) for the Statue of Liberty National Monument. “Right now we're sold out until two months later.” So you need to check when the ticket is available ________.

Still, a lot can ________ before you actually go on the trip. “Keep yourself up to date,” said Jade McKellar, director of the visitor experience centre at the Sydney Opera House. “________ us on social media and sign up for our newsletter.” Even without a booking, visitors can often buy tickets for events that run 363 days a year. But like visiting many sites, a true visit means spending a full day, something a(n) ________ traveller might be unwilling to do.

Another reason to set aside more time: visitors can check out the less famous but equally worthwhile—often beautifully complementary (互补的) sites ________. Susan Greaney, a senior historian at English Heritage, who is in charge of Stonehenge (巨石阵), ________ a trip to the two history museums with Stonehenge-relevant exhibitions. Each of them is less than a 30-minute drive but likely to be ________ on a one-day tour of London. Of course, you can simply ________ the world-famous attraction. If you're ________ museums by the time you get to Florence, forget the Uffizi and take advantage of other things Florence offers. Don't worry about what your friends will think.

【推荐1】China’s cultural relic protection has made progress, but many problems still exist and need to be solved. China has made over 30 ________ based on the law of cultural relic protection.

China has also ________ four international agreements concerning cultural relic protection and investment in cultural relic protection has also ________.

Statistics show that from 2000 to 2005 when China carried out its 10th Five­Year Development Plan, total investment in the field ________ 7.889 billion yuan. With financial support from government, China also started a nationwide campaign to search and ________ cultural relics in 2003.

China has so far included a total of 2,351 cultural relic sites and 518 intangible (无形的) cultural relics on the ________ of national protected items. Recovery and protection have been ________ on important cultural relic sites such as the Potala Palace in Tibet and the Palace Museum in Beijing.

Chinese museums have developed well in recent years. China has more than 2,300 museums that ________ about 150 million people annually.

However, cultural relics in China now face great ________. Many historic cities have been ________. Illegal trade and smuggling (走私) activities have not been forbidden, which has led to the loss of national treasures overseas. ________, many important cultural relic sites have disappeared or are hard to pass on because of too much exploration and improper use. And cultural relics ________ by minority ethnic groups have lost their character due to the ________ lifestyle of the people.

Therefore, we should keep our mind clear and take ________ to better protect cultural relics, and ________ the whole society to take part in this cause.

【推荐2】Along with its Nordic neighbours, Sweden features near the top of most gender-equality rankings. The World Economic Forum rates it as having one of the _________ gender gaps in the world.

But Sweden is not only a good place to be a woman: it also appears to be an idyll (田园生活) for new dads. Close to 90% of Swedish fathers take paternity leave (陪产假). Last year some 340,000 dads took a total of 12m days’ leave, _________ to about seven weeks each. Women take even more leave days to spend time with their children, but the gap is _________. Why do Swedish dads take so much time off work to _________ their children?

Forty years ago Sweden became the first country in the world to introduce a gender-neutral paid parental-leave allowance. Benefits were _________ of 90% of wages for 180 days per child, and parents were free to divvy up (分摊) the days between them in whatever way they pleased. But the policy was _________ a hit with dads: in the scheme’s first year men took only 0.5% of all paid parental leave.

Today they take a quarter of it. One reason is that the scheme has become more _________, with the number of paid leave days for the first child being bumped up from 180 to 480. But it has also been _________ to encourage a more equal sharing of the allowance. In 1995 the first so-called “daddy month” was introduced. Under this reform, families in which each parent took at least one month of leave received an additional month to _________ to their total allowance. The policy was expanded in 2002 so that if the mother and father each took at least two months’ leave, the family would get two extra months. Some politicians now want to go further, __________that the current system of shared leave be turned into one of individual entitlements, under which mothers should be allowed to take only half of the family’s allowance, with the rest __________ for fathers.

Policies similar to the Swedish “daddy months” have been introduced in other countries. __________, Germany amended (修正) its parental leave scheme in 2007 along Swedish lines, and within two years the share of fathers who took paid leave jumped from 3% to over 20%. One of the most powerful arguments __________ splitting parental leave more equally is that it has __________ ripple effects (波及效应) for women. Since Swedish men started to take more responsibility for child rearing, women have seen both their incomes and levels of self-reported happiness __________. Paying dads to change nappies and hang out at playgrounds seems to benefit the whole family.