Experts say the way you design your home could play a role in weight. (A) It may have an effect on your figure (身材). You can make your environment work for you instead of against you. Here are some ways to turn your home into part of diet plan.
Open the curtains (窗帘) and turn up the lights. Dark environments are more likely (可能的) to encourage overeating, for people are often less self-conscious (难为情) when they’re in poorly lit places. If your home doesn’t have enough window light, get more lights and decorate the place with brightness.
Mind the colors. Research suggests warm colors affect our appetites (食欲). In one study, people who have dinner in a blue room ate 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room. Warm colors like yellow make food more delicious, while cold colors make us feel less hungry. So when it’s time to paint the walls of your house, go blue.
Don’t forget the clock or the radio. People who eat slowly tend to (倾向于) have about 70 fewer calories (卡路里) per meal those who rush through their meals. Begin keeping record of the time, and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes. And while you’re at it, actually sit down to eat. (B) When you have problems slowing down the speed of eating, you may turn on relaxing music.
Choose the small dishes. Big dishes can easily make us fat. We will eat about 22 percent more when using a 12-inch plate instead of a 10-inch plate. When we choose a large dish over a smaller one, we will eat more calories.
1. 从文中找出（A）处划线单词It所指代的内容。2. 回答问题。Why are dark environments more likely to encourage overeating?
3. 根据上下文，补全句子。
You can paint the walls of your house blue because
4. How to make your environment work for you in weight according to the writer?
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5. 将文中（B）处划线句子翻译成汉语。
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An e-reader can carry a whole library wherever you go, which is great for travelers or those who always want a choice of reading material Although e-readers are convenient, high levels of screen brightness from an electronic device(电子设备) can cause eye problems. A study in the Information Science Research found that young people preferred e-readers, like smart phones or iPads. That’s why most teenagers are short-sighted.
Many book lovers still prefer paper books and value the feeling of them. Paper books are very well designed, they look and smell good, and they carry with them a more human touch. Avid (热衷的)readers prefer reading on paper. Perhaps this is their choice because paper books give them a sense of ownership. It is reported that reading on paper rather than an electronic screen is better for memory and focus. But paper books are heavy and they are not convenient to carry.
Which is your decision, an e-book or a paper book?
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1. How many kinds of books are mentioned in the passage?
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2. Do young people like e-readers better?
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3. According to the study, why are most teenagers short-sighted?
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4. Which is better for memory and focus, an e-book or a paper book?
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5. What's the main idea of the passage?
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Does blue light actually influence your health? Blue light before bedtime can make it harder to sleep, and the screens on phones, computers and televisions give out a lot of blue light. It is true. But if you think blue light as a main problem influencing your sleep or your eye health, it’s time to think in another way.
A researcher says that blue light is part of sunlight, and your eyes are under the sunshine all the time. You’re fine. There are studies of mice that have found blue light can be bad for the eyes, but mice are nocturnal creatures (夜行性动物) whose eyes are different from ours. In a sense, their eyes can protect themselves.
However, adding more protection isn’t likely (可能) to help. You can buy glasses to stop the blue light, but the researcher points out that the way will waste your money. You could get the same effect (影响) just by holding your phone far from your face. Try it now and see if you notice a difference. No? Then it shouldn’t surprise you that a recent research result said that blue-blocking (防蓝光的) glasses have no special effect on sleep quality.
If you’re worried about your eye health or your ability (能力) to get to sleep on time, you already know what to do: put the screens away at bedtime. Read a book or find something else to do. While you’re using screens, take a 20-second break every 20 minutes.
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1. Biometric technology includes2. What are people worried about?
3. Where can the technology be used according to the text? (至少写出文中提到的两个地方)
4. 找出并写下第二段的主题句。
5. 将划线句子译成汉语。
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Hi, Nice to meet you. My name is Bing Dwen Dwen. I’m the mascot (吉祥物) of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games. I have big eyes and a small mouth. My arms (胳膊) and legs are short. What is it on my left hand? Haha, it is a heart pattern to welcome (欢迎) friends all over the world to China. Who is that? It is my friend, Shuey Rhon Rhon. It is the mascot of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. It looks like a red lantern.
Look! Here are the mascots of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2023. They are Chenchen, Congcong and Lianlian. They get the names from a poem by Bai Juyi. The mascot Chenchen is blue. Its name comes from the Gongchen Bridge. The bridge is about 400 years old. Congcong is yellow. Its name is from the Cong jade pendant. The mascot Lianlian is green. It stands for West Lake. It gets its name from the lotus leaves (莲叶) in West Lake. Look at them. (A)They are welcoming every friend with open arms.
We are very cute, right?
1. Who is Bing Dwen Dwen’s friend?2. 请写出第二段中划线单词Its的指代内容。
3. What color is the Mascot Congcong?
4. Where does the mascot Lianlian get its name?
5. 将文中A处划线句子翻译成汉语。
6. 请给文章拟一个标题。
