【推荐2】Have you ever monitored something about yourself? Perhaps you’ve tracked how many kilometers you’ve run, how many hours you’ve slept or how many calories you’ve________ in a day.
If so, you’ve_________a movement called the “Quantified Self Movement.” Individuals gather information about their daily activities in this widespread movement, also called self-tracking. This may sound______, but technology is making the process easier.
Perhaps you’ve wanted to
______a bad habit and couldn’t. Self-tracking may be our answer. The idea is to take information about your everyday activities and analyze it to help get a
________lifestyle.
Recently, tools such as smartphones, journals and apps, along with newly_________ wearable gadgets (工具), are making self-tracking extremely easy. Today, one can use Fitbit, the Jawbone UP, Google Glass or a smart watch to_________personal data including hours slept, stress levels, heart rate and mood.
So why does a person self-track? Someone may be trying to lose weight or improve their sleep patterns. Another person feels tired after eating. Self-tracking could help him to________ what foods make him sleepy and modify his diet accordingly.
Monitoring daily activities isn’t a new concept. In years past, athletes and their coaches kept notes detailing nutrition, training and sleep patterns in order to achieve an athletic goal. _______, doctors have also helped patients to document parts of their lifestyles and eating habits to help fight allergies (过敏反应), headaches and other health issues. ________, it wasn’t until 2007 that Wired magazine editors Gary Wolf and Kim Kelly, who started tracking every move they made, coined the__________“Quantified Self.”
Although self-tracking has many advantages, Dennis Nash, president of Data Speaks Health Solutions, says self-tracking has its__________. Once people start tracking their daily activities, it can become an addiction. Also, they might begin to worry too much about their health.
While self-tracking doesn’t__________that one’s quality of life will improve, it can highlight the importance of eating well and exercising daily. ________, the quantified Self Movements’ primary focus is_________people to employ enough energy to make healthier choices.
1. | A．gathered | B．managed | C．eaten | D．counted |
2. | A．taken part in | B．taken notice of | C．known about | D．carried out |
3. | A．strange | B．interesting | C．valuable | D．difficult |
4. | A．change | B．acquire | C．learn | D．reduce |
5. | A．happier | B．healthier | C．clearer | D．simpler |
6. | A．discovered | B．tracked | C．released | D．built |
7. | A．exchange | B．search | C．process | D．record |
8. | A．identify | B．increase | C．decrease | D．choose |
9. | A．Particularly | B．Similarly | C．Surprisingly | D．Generally |
10. | A．Furthermore | B．However | C．Therefore | D．Meanwhile |
11. | A．movement | B．subject | C．term | D．equipment |
12. | A．characteristics | B．functions | C．reasons | D．drawbacks |
13. | A．guarantee | B．expect | C．conclude | D．prove |
14. | A．In general | B．As a result | C．After all | D．At last |
15. | A．forcing | B．applying | C．persuading | D．motivating |
