Half of US dog owners and 62 percent of American cat owners share the sheets with their pets, a practice that sleep experts warn can lead to sleep deprivation (剥夺). Besides，Mayo Clinic found that more than half of the patients seeking consultations at its sleep clinic were pet owners whose sleep was disturbed by their cats or dogs in 2014.
However, a 2018 study found that is not the case. Researchers from Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, surveyed 150 of the patients who visited the facility’s center for sleep medicine. Every participant received a piece of paper and answered questions on it about their sleeping habits, their pets’ behavior, sleeping locations and how their pets affected their nightly sleep.
The researchers found that 56 percent of the study participants shared their bed or bedroom with their cat or dog. However, while 20 percent reported disturbed sleep because of their pets, 41 percent said that their pets presence in bed actually helped them sleep better.
Those who reported sleeping more soundly when their pets were present said that having them in the bedroom or on the bed offered them relaxation and provided a sense of companionship and security. Single sleepers were especially likely to report that sharing a bed with a cat or dog helped them get some shut-eye.
“Participants described feeling secure, content and relaxed when their pet slept nearby,” the study authors wrote. “The value of these experiences, although poorly understood, cannot be dismissed because sleep is dependent on a state of physical and mental relaxation.”
A similar small study published by the researchers from the University of Alberta found that having pets in bed can help people with chronic (慢性的) pain sleep better, while also easing feelings of loneliness and anxiety.
“They liked the physical contact with their dogs — cuddling before bed, and how it distracted them from feeling anxious about being alone at night,” researcher Cary Brown said. “They felt more relaxed and safer, so they weren’t anxious as they were trying to sleep.”
1. What is the 2018 study based on?| A．A controlled experiment of sleep. |
| B．A questionnaire survey of the patients. |
| C．The comparison of the patients’ sleeping habits. |
| D．The long-term observation of all the participants. |
| A．Sleeping with pets is beneficial. |
| B．It is painful to sleep with pets. |
| C．Some people suffer from loneliness. |
| D．Physical relaxation is important to our health. |
| A．Distracted. | B．Crowded. |
| C．Calm. | D．Nervous. |
| A．Sleeping has something to do with health |
| B．Owners can get on well with their pets |
| C．It is hard for people to sleep soundly |
| D．Pets may help you sleep better |
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However, it wasn't all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals attacking, while a dog doing the same signals giving in.
In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behavior. They are learning how to talk each other's language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk “dog”，and dogs can learn how to talk “cat”．
What's interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn to read each other's body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously thought. Once familiar with each other's presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.
The meaning of this research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets—to people who don't get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.
1. The underlined word “swimmingly” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.
| A．early | B．quickly | C．sweetly | D．violently |
| A．they are cold to each other |
| B．they look away from each other |
| C．they are introduced at an early age |
| D．they misunderstand each other's signals |
| A．have common interests |
| B．are less different than what we thought |
| C．have a common body language |
| D．are less intelligent than what we expected |
| A．We should learn to live in harmony. |
| B．We should know more about animals. |
| C．We should live in peace with animals. |
| D．We should learn more body languages. |
【推荐2】Pangolins (穿山甲), the world’s only mammals with scales (鳞片), have existed on earth for about 60 million years. Pangolins are very sensitive creatures and most of them don’t like staying indoors. In the wild, they’re slow to reproduce and give birth to only one baby at a time. Pangolins are alone and shy — nearly impossible for even the most devoted field researchers to catch sight of.
However, over recent ten years, their wild population has decreased greatly. More than a million pangolins are believed to have been taken from the wild in Asia and Africa. In the first eight days of April 2019 alone, authorities caught two 14-ton shipments of pangolin scales in Singapore, representing about 72,000 animals and worth a combined $90 million. In February, Malaysian seized a 33-ton shipment of mostly whole, frozen pangolins.
“The present scale of trade could drive this species to extinction,” said an Indian official.
If the illegal pangolin trade continues at such high levels, it’s thought that another 10 years might see them die out altogether. The trade is caused by a series of factors, but the fact that the local government doesn’t make strict laws against it plays a major role.
Another big challenge facing pangolins is that so few people know what they are and why they’re in such danger. As National Geographic Photo Ark photographer Joel Sartore says, “You won’t save what you don’t love.”
1. According to Paragraph 1, pangolins ______.| A．are rare mammals | B．like living indoors |
| C．are outgoing but sensitive | D．are easily found in the wild |
| A．People in Africa like hunting pangolins. |
| B．Strict laws against it haven’t been made. |
| C．Pangolins’ population is increasing rapidly. |
| D．Pangolins have existed on earth for a long time. |
| A．Uncaring. | B．Puzzled. |
| C．Supportive. | D．Worried. |
| A．Pangolins are hunted in Asia. |
| B．Pangolins are facing extinction. |
| C．People are trying to save Pangolins out of love. |
| D．Many countries are taking action to protect Pangolins. |
【推荐3】There are many fascinating aspects of ant life, but none may be a more practical lesson for us than their gift for avoiding traffic jams.
A new research paper published in the journal eLife reveals how ants keep traffic flowing by changing their behavior to meet changing conditions. For their experiments, researchers from the University of Toulouse and the University of Arizona focused on Argentine ants that frequently move from one colony to another depending on the proximity (临近) of food sources.
Exploring the Argentine ants’ gift for fast commutes, the researchers built bridges connecting their colonies. The bridges varied in width from a fifth to three-quarters of an inch. The colonies, too, were of different sizes, ranging from 400 to more than 25,000 ants. Essentially, researchers built a new infrastructure (基础设施) system for the ants, connecting their biggest cities to the smallest villages. Then they sat back and monitored the traffic.
To their surprise, even when those narrower bridges reached near capacity, there were no 20-ant pile-ups. Indeed, there was never a hold-up. Traffic remained steady regardless of how overburdened the infrastructure was because ants were able to adjust to the change of road conditions. At some point, when the bridges got really busy, ants moved not so much as individuals but rather like water flowing in an ever-constant stream.
“When density on the trail increased, ants seemed to be able to assess crowding locally and adjusted their speed accordingly to avoid any interruption of traffic flow,” the authors note in a news release. “Moreover, ants kept themselves from entering a crowded path and ensured that the capacity of the bridge was never exceeded.” Argentine ants are extremely effective in getting to where they need to be in a hurry.
The lesson for humans? The traffic problem may lie in our inability to adjust our driving habits for the good of the whole. “Traffic jams are everywhere in human society where individuals are pursuing their own personal objectives,” the authors write. “In contrast, ants share a common goal: the survival of the colony, and thus they are expected to act cooperatively to optimize (优化) food return.”
1. How do the ants keep traffic flowing?| A．By monitoring the traffic flow. | B．By adjusting to the road conditions. |
| C．By communicating with each other. | D．By building their own paths. |
| A．They scrambled to pass automatically. |
| B．They flowed in the stream constantly. |
| C．They moved on individually in a hurry. |
| D．They changed their speed accordingly. |
| A．To raise traffic safety awareness. | B．To give up individuals’ ambitions. |
| C．To act for the good of the whole society. | D．To find solutions to present problems. |
| A．How Argentine Ants Move on the Roads |
| B．Interesting Exploration of Ants’ Gifts |
| C．A New Research Paper on Ants |
| D．Ants Teach Us How to Avoid Traffic Jams |
【推荐1】A new study shows that the more people read any kind of fiction, the better their language skills are likely to be. The piece was written by Sandra Martin-Chang, professor of education, and PhD student Stephanie Kozak. They found that people who enjoyed reading fiction at leisure (休闲) and those who identified themselves as readers scored higher on language tests, whereas those who read to access specific information scored more poorly on the same tests.
As leisure reading declines as a pastime for younger adults especially, Martin-Chang says emphasizing the fun aspect of it can draw them back to novels while at the same time improving their verbal abilities.
Martin-Chang and Kozak used a scale called the Predictors of Leisure Reading ( PoLR) to investigate reading behavior ( motivations, obstacles, attitudes and interests). They then examined how well the PoLR predicted the language skills o£ 200 undergraduate students, with all data gathered at York University. The researchers note that the age range of the subjects in the study is of key interest. In early adulthood, reading becomes self-directed rather than imposed by others, which makes this a key time to develop one's own reading habits. This population is also rather understudied, with most existing research focusing far more on children.
The researchers administered a series of measures over two separate half-hour sessions. First, the volunteers completed the 48-question PoLR scale measuring various reading factors. They were then given language tests similar to those found in the SAT and a measure of reading habits called the Author Recognition Test. Those who scored higher read more and have better verbal abilities than those who scored lower. After analyzing the data, the researchers concluded that reading enjoyment, positive attitudes and deeply established interests predicted" better verbal abilities and that they were more strongly associated with exposure to fiction than non-fiction.
Besides having better verbal abilities, lifelong readers are known to be more understanding, more empathetic （同感的），less prejudiced, to attain higher socioeconomic status and even to live longer, healthier live than non — readers. Teachers and parents can inspire a love of reading by letting young people read what they want, without guilt or shame.
1. According to the new study, people's language skills are mainly influenced by their reading| A．environments | B．speeds | C．motivations | D．frequencies |
| A．approved | B．recommended | C．forced | D．evaluated |
| A．By making data analysis. | B．By conducting wide surveys. |
| C．By consulting previous studies. | D．By making reasonable assumptions. |
| A．Great pleasure of reading. | B．Various benefits of reading. |
| C．Ways to be a lifelong reader. | D．Methods of developing reading skills. |
【推荐2】Bumblebees are in rapid decline (下降) across Europe and North America due to hotter and more frequent extremes in temperatures, scientists say. A study suggests the possibility of a bumblebee population surviving in any given place has declined by 30% within a single human generation.
Peter Soroye, a PhD student at the University of Ottawa and the study’s lead author, said, “We found that populations were disappearing in areas where the temperatures had gotten hotter. If declines continue at this pace, many of these species could disappear forever within a few decades.”
Dr. Tim Newbold, of London’s Centre for Biodiversity Environment Research, said, “We were surprised by how much climate change has already caused bumblebee declines. Our findings suggest that much larger declines are likely if climate change speeds up in the coming years, showing that we need great efforts to reduce climate change if we are to preserve bumblebee diversity.”
Bumblebees pollinate (授粉) plants such as cucumber, tomatoes and berries, and they are among the best pollinators we have in the wild life. Plants and crops that rely on pollination from bumblebees are likely to suffer if bumblebee population continues to drop, which could result in terrible results for the ecosystem.
Prof Jeremy Kerr, of the University of Ottawa and the study’s senior author, said, “It’s high time to prevent climate change worsening for bumblebees and others by keeping habitats (栖息地) that offer shelter, like trees, shrubs or slopes, that could let bumblebees get out of the heat.”
“Most importantly, we must deal with climate change itself and every effective action we take will help in the long run.”
1. What leads bumblebee population to decrease?| A．Competition of various species. | B．More and better habitats. |
| C．Increase of human populations. | D．Hotter and extreme weather. |
| A．Hopeful. | B．Worried. | C．Unconcerned. | D．Positive. |
| A．The shelters of bumblebees. | B．The drop of bumblebees. |
| C．The importance of bumblebees. | D．The change of climate. |
| A．Reducing climate change. | B．Keeping nature balance. |
| C．Decreasing other lives. | D．Preserving bumblebees diversity. |
【推荐3】Since it first opened after four years of construction in 1937 at a cost of $27 million，the Golden Gate Bridge has made its appearance in films and poetry.
CNN Travel spent a day climbing into and ground the bridge，learning these secrets from the people who know and love it best.
Why is it called the Golden Gate Bridge?It’s not golden.
“The Golden Gate Bridge gets its name because it spans what is called the Golden Gate Strait，”said Paolo Cosulich-Schwartz，spokesman for the Golden Gate Bridge，Highway and Transportation District，which operates the bridge. It’s a three-mile-long and one-mile-wide body of water that connects the Pacific Ocean to the San Francisco Bay.
What color is the bridge?It looks red.
“It’s not red，although you’re not crazy to think so. Visitors all call it red，”said Russell. “Back in the day，the US Navy，then part of the War Department，oversaw the waterways and wanted to paint this bridge black and yellow for high visibility，”said fellow painter Jarrod Bauer. “They ended up mixing paint to create the color International Orange，which is similar to the color of red lead，”he said.
Does the bridge get entirely painted every year?
No，and it doesn’t need to be. It’s true that the top coat has been fully repainted over time with new and environmentally-improved International Orange top coats.
Who performs bridge rescues?
McVeigh and his fellow ironworkers，the so—called“Cowboys of the Sky”，have that responsibility. McVeigh has lost count of how many troubled souls he’s been called to rescue over the past 17 years.
In September in 2018，the bridge started constructing a suicide(自杀)prevention system，also known as the safety net，to keep people from jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. It’s expected to be completed in 2021.
1. What’s the true color of the Golden Gate Bridge?| A．Red. | B．Red lead. |
| C．Black and yellow. | D．International Orange. |
| A．McVeigh. | B．Jarrod Bauer. |
| C．Russell. | D．Paolo. |
| A．It is safer now because of the safety net. |
| B．It got its name because of its color. |
| C．It took much time and money to be built. |
| D．It needs to be repainted once a year. |
【推荐1】There are energy savings to be made from all recyclable materials, sometimes huge savings. Recycling plastics and aluminum, for instance, uses only 5% to 10% as much energy as producing new plastic or smelting (提炼) aluminum.
Long before most of us even noticed what we now call “the environment”, Buckminster Fuller said, “Pollution is nothing but the resources (资源) we are not harvesting. We allow them to be left around because we’ve been ignorant of their value.” To take one example, let’s compare the throwaway economy with a recycling economy as we feed a cat for life.
Say your cat weigh 5kg and eats one can of food each day. Each empty can of its food weights 40g. In a throwaway economy, you would throw away 5,475 cans over the cats 15-year lifetime. That’s 219kg of steel — more than a fifth of a ton and more than 40 times the cat’s weight.
In a recycling economy, we would make one set of 100 cans to start with, then replace them over and over again with recycled cans. Since almost 3% of the metal is lost during reprocessing, we’d have to make an extra 10 cans each year. But in all, only 150 cans will be used up over the cat’s lifetime — and we’ll still have 100 left over for the next cat.
Instead of using up 219kg of steel, we’ve used only 6kg. And because the process of recycling steel is less polluting than making new steel, we’ve also achieved the following significant savings:in energy use — 47% to 74%; in air pollution — 85%; in water pollution — 35%; in water use — 40%.
1. What does Buckminster Fuller say about pollution?| A．It is becoming more serious. | B．It is the resources yet to be used. |
| C．It destroys the environment. | D．It benefits the economy. |
| A．50. | B．100. | C．150. | D．250. |
| A．To introduce an environmentalist. | B．To promote the idea of recycling. |
| C．To discuss the causes of pollution. | D．To defend the throwaway economy. |
| A．A novel. | B．A fiction. | C．Sports column of newspaper. | D．A magazine. |
【推荐2】Jellyfish are badly named. They are neither a fish nor made of jelly. Instead, their bodies are made up of 95%water and 5%solid matter. They have been in existence for at least half a billion years. Hence, they are older than dinosaurs. Surprisingly, they don’t have a brain, a heart, or lungs. You may wonder how they can possibly survive without these vital organs, but everything is for the heat. they don’t have lungs because their skin is so thin that they can absorb oxygen through it. They don’t need a heart to pump blood because they don’t have any. And they have a nerve net which is sensitive to touch below their outer skin. They respond to the changes in their environment using signals from the nerve net, so they don’t need a brain to process complex thoughts.
Their variety is nearly endless. Most of them are umbrella-shaped and have tentacles (触角). Some jellyfish have very long tentacles. However, they never sting(刺) themselves. That’s because the tentacles are very slippery and will only sting other animals. Most jellyfish have little or no vision, but they can detect light and ocean currents, which helps them to navigate and move. A few species can also recognize color and have a 360-degree view of their environment.
Jellyfish come in all sizes, from 0.5 millimoters to the giant Nomura’s jellyfish, which can measure up to two meters in diameter and weigh over 200 kilograms. While jellyfish are beautiful, they can also be dangerous. Some jellyfish toxins (毒素) can be deadly to humans, such as those from the box jellyfish and the Australian Irukandji, but deaths are relatively rare given the number of jellyfish-sting victims every year. In any case, it’s better to stay out of the way of any jellyfish you may see! You can go swimming with dolphins, but you definitely want to think twice before swimming with jellyfish.
1. What does the author mean by “everything is for the best” in the first paragraph?| A．Ocean creatures without vital organs don’t live long. |
| B．Jellyfish live just fine with what they naturally have. |
| C．The numerous ocean species make life pretty easy for jellyfish. |
| D．It’s best for jellyfish to live because everything is suitable for them. |
| A．At least 5,000,000,000 years. | B．More than 500,000,000 years. |
| C．Roughly 50,000,000 years. | D．Less than 5,000,000 years. |
| A．They are not painful to humans at all. |
| B．Only Nomura’s jellyfish are deadly. |
| C．Thousands of people die from them every year. |
| D．They are rarely deadly, but people should watch out. |
| A．Their size. | B．Their toxicity. | C．Their diets. | D．Their appearance. |
【推荐3】People have got faster at typing text messages on their phones. But how fast are we at using a smart phone compared to typing words on a traditional keyboard? A team of researchers carried out an experiment.
The researchers used an Internet-based system to test the typing speed of over 37,000 volunteers on their smart phones. The volunteers spent about six hours a day using their phones. Most of them used two thumbs to type. Both Android and iPhone users were tested. They were given 15 English sentences to type out on their phones as quickly and accurately as possible.
The research team found that people wrote about 36 words per minute. It is slower than the average rate for people using a computer keyboard. In a 2018 University of Cambridge study, the average speed for computer typists was 52 words per minute. Noting the narrowing of speed rates between smart phones and computers, the team said we have become slower at typing on keyboards over the years. 75 percent of those taking part in the study had typing speeds below 44 words per minute. But the fastest phone typists reached speeds of 80 words per minute. People using two thumbs typed 38 words per minute. Those using only one finger 29 words per minute.
According to the findings, Anna Feit, a researcher at ETH Zurich, said it makes sense that younger people have higher typing speeds because they spend a lot more time on their devices. It was found that a phone's automatic correct tool can be helpful. Users were able to type faster with it. “The given understanding is that techniques like word completion help people”, Feit said. “But we found the time spent thinking about the word suggestions often outweighs the time spent typing the letters, making you slower.”
The difference between typing on a smart phone and a keyboard is called “the typing gap". They say this gap will further narrow in future as people get less skilled with keyboards and as smart methods for typing on devices continue to improve.
1. What is the purpose of the experiment?| A．To prove typing on keyboards is the fastest way. |
| B．To track over 37,000 volunteers' typing habits. |
| C．To promote people's typing speed on smart phones. |
| D．To find out how faster people type on their phones. |
| A．People using two thumbs in the research. |
| B．Those using only one finger in the research. |
| C．75 percent of the volunteers in the study. |
| D．Computer typists in the 2018 Cambridge study. |
| A．Automatic correct tool isn't useful. | B．Word completion can't help much. |
| C．The aged need word suggestions. | D．Typing won't be needed on phones |
| A．It will become smaller and smaller. |
| B．It will be replaced by word completion. |
| C．It will make people less skilled at typing. |
| D．It will slow the development of smart phones. |
【推荐1】If you expect to work in the future in the travel industry, you should begin learning Chinese.
That's because Chinese people spent nearly $258 billion in total on international travel last year. That's more than twice the combined amount spent on international travel by people from the United States and Germany, the next two biggest-spending nations. The Chinese are relative（相对的）newcomers when it comes to traveling beyond their nation's borders and only a small percentage of them travel outside of China each year. Given the size of that nation's population, even that small percentage represents well over 100 million Chinese travelers to foreign destinations.
Yet Chinese citizens flew, on average, just 65 miles last year versus（与......相对）the 227 miles flown on average by US residents（居民）， the 285 miles flown on average by Germans, the 271 miles flown on average by those from the United Kingdom, and the 632 miles flown by the average Canadian last year.
China's high total spending on international travel and its low average number of miles flown on international travel may show that while only a small percentage of China's residents actually travel outside their homeland, those who do spend a lot of money don't go that far. But there are reasons for China's low average of miles travel on international trips. A small percentage of Chinese now have enough money to travel internationally, while the number of people who do travel outside of China is growing fast every year. Besides, a large percentage of Chinese people traveling abroad stay close to home.
However, as more and more Chinese gain the financial ability to travel internationally and as Chinese become more and more interested in visiting destinations farther and farther away from home, their spending on international travel and the average distances flown will both rise rapidly.
1. Why is it important to learn Chinese for the future work in travel industry?| A．Because being good at Chinese is a must for future work. |
| B．Because Chinese is most commonly used in travel industry. |
| C．Because, travel industry requires employees to learn Chinese. |
| D．Because China will probably be a big-spending nation in international travel |
| A．There is indeed great potential in Chinese travel market. |
| B．People from different countries have different preferred destinations. |
| C．Chinese people are more willing to travel abroad compared with Canadians. |
| D．People going on a journey around the world hate taking international planes. |
| A．North America. | B．Developing countries. |
| C．Southeast Asia. | D．European countries. |
| A．Hopeless. | B．Promising. |
| C．Confusing. | D．Unclear. |
【推荐2】One in five children starting primary school in the UK are overweight. By the time they leave school, that figure will rise to one in three. The chance of them being overweight in adulthood, which brings range of associated health risks, is high, at 50-75%.
The root cause of diet-related fatness is no secret: an energy imbalance between the quantity of food being consumed and the level of physical activity being conducted. Addressing this imbalance needs to be, in part, a review of our diet. More fresh ingredients(原料) especially fruit and vegetables, less processed foods and fewer additives(添加剂) are all important factors in building a balanced diet.
The Department of Health has recognized that a collective approach, rather than just individual behavior change, is a successful way of achieving this. Universal adjustments like a blanket decrease in sugar content influence the way we eat through the choices available to us.
Applying this approach to school kitchens makes sense. They have an important role to play in maintaining healthy diets. Offering a school menu packed with fresh ingredients and without artificial additives makes a direct and effective impact on what children eat at school.
It's an area the Soil Association consistently works to handle through its Food for Life program -working with schools to transform food culture, improve food education and encourage lasting changes to the way schools think about food. It works. In Food for Life schools, pupils are a third less likely to eat no fruit or vegetables than those in comparison schools.
One way for schools to get involved is a Food for Life Served Here award, which means at least 75% of dishes are prepared on site using fresh ingredients. It encourages local seasonal produce and, at silver or gold level, requires a commitment to environmentally friendly produce. At its heart, the award is designed to support health and enhance food understanding.
Over 50% of English primary schools have such an award, already, -serving around 1.7 million meals each day to over10.000 schools and it's a figure we'll see grow.
1. What does the underlined word “addressing” in paragraph 2 mean?| A．Tackling | B．Ignoring. | C．Maintaining. | D．Postponing. |
| A．Stopping them eating alone in schools. |
| B．Getting them aware of the harm of fatness. |
| C．Ensuring healthy recipes on school menus. |
| D．Increasing the availability and flavor of food. |
| A．It's a heavy load on schools. |
| B．It's complicated to operate. |
| C．It's a temporary project. |
| D．It's fruitful attempt. |
| A．Sugary snacks. |
| B．First-class sausages. |
| C．High-quality imported beef. |
| D．Freshly picked organic beans. |
【推荐3】Are you concerned about your body image? These days, both women and men are surrounded by magazines and websites full of tips about dieting, exercise and fashion. Not to mention hairstyles! Gone are the days when all men had to consider wearing a nice suit to be smart and handsome. Things have changed.
Now, a survey by the University of the West of England (UWE) has suggested that 80% of men are unhappy about their body. The biggest body problems for them were beer bellies and lack of muscles.
Some think this sudden change is due to the pressure or influence of role models we see on TV and in magazines.
People end up with an understanding of what the perfect body should look like. But not everybody wants to put in the effort to have perfect pecs(胸肌) and white teeth like Arnold Schwarzenegger.
A factory has even invented a muscle-enhancing shirt to be worn under a man’s clothes to make him look more of a hunk.
But Joe Warner, the former editor of Men’s Fitness magazine in the UK, thinks the padded shirt is just a gimmick(骗人的玩意). He thinks many people in the country are overweight, and should accept they need to do more exercise.
Warner says, “I think it’s a real shame that people still want short cuts when it doesn’t take an awful lot of efforts to get to the gym or go for a walk.”
Exercise is always a good thing. But we mustn’t forget that beauty is only skin deep. Character is more important than appearance.
So before I head off to the pub, it might be worth spending an hour at the gym. I’m not looking to get a six-pack(块块隆起的腹肌), but looking healthier would certainly improve my confidence and self-esteem.
1. From the survey by UWE, we can know 80% of men ________.| A．lack opportunity to prove themselves | B．are not satisfied with their body image |
| C．want to have a muscle-enhancing shirt | D．make complaints about the working conditions |
| A．a brave and cool man | B．a strong and sexually attractive man |
| C．a handsome and energetic man | D．a wise and wealthy gentleman |
| A．is the present editor of Men’s Fitness magazine in the UK |
| B．thinks it’s right for people to want short cuts to a good body image |
| C．thinks many people are overweight and should take regular exercise |
| D．thinks the shirt with soft materials can change the appearance of the body |
| A．You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. |
| B．More and more people become overweight in England. |
| C．Role models put great pressure on common people. |
| D．Men become more and more aware of the body image. |
