【高二 拓展閱讀-教育】The Effect of Diet on Attention

TheEffectofDietonAttentionTheconnectionbetweennutritionandconcentrationhasbeenknownforsometimeHarvardMedicalSchoolstates,“Whatyoueatdirectlyaffectsthestructureandfunctionofyourbrain,andultimatelyyourmood.”Toexplorethis,retailerApprovedFoodcommissionedthesurveys,whichaskedstudents,“Whatdoyoufindmostdifficultaboutlectures?”and“Whatwouldyounormallyeatbeforealecture?”Theresultssuggestthatstudentshavingaproblemconcentratingontheirstudiesmaywishtolookattheirdietaryintakeinabidtoimprovefocus.Accordingtothesurvey,studentswhodideatpriortotheirstudiesconfessed（坦白）tochoosingfoodthatdoesn'thavetheoptimumnutritionalvalue.Poordiet--afactorsynonymouswithstudentliving-isoftenaresultofrestrictedfinances.However,onlinegroceryretailerApprovedFoodprovidesacost-effectivesolutionforstudentsinthenameofshort-datedfoods.DanCluderay,fromApprovedFood,says,“Short-datedfoodthathasreachedorisnearingits‘bestbefore’dateisstillabsolutelyfinetoeat;however,manyretailersdiscardthisfoodaswaste.Thisisobviouslyaridiculouswasteofperfectlygoodfood.Wespecialiseinsourcinghigh-qualityshort-datedfoodsandsupplyingthematareducedpricetoourcustomers,enablinganyone-notleastthoseontighterbudgetssuchasstudents-toaccessawidevarietyoftopbrandnutritiousfoodsatafractionofthecost.”O(jiān)therdifficultiesencounteredbystudentsreceivedfarfewervotesthanconcentration.“Understandingthesubjectmatter”camesecondwith13.3%,significantlysmallerthanthe72.4%whocitedconcentration.Thisconfirmsthatconcentrationisaseriousissueforstudents-butonethatcaneasilybeaddressedwithimprovednutrition.Increasedawarenessofcheapershoppingoptionswouldundoubtedlyimprovethequalityofstudentdiets,ultimatelyhavingapositiveknock-oneffectontheirgrades.ThereisageneralmisconceptionregardingthefreshnessguidelinesonUKpackaging,asDanconcludes,“Justbecauseafoodproductisnearingorpastits‘bestbefore’datedoesnotmeanthatitisnotfitforconsumption,thedatesimplyindicateswhentheflavoursarelikelytoreachtheirpeak.Goodscarryingausebydate--usuallyfreshmeatsanddairyproducts--aretheonesthatcouldbeharmfulifconsumedpastthedatetherefore,wedonotstockanythingcarryinga‘useby’date.”ReadingComprehensionChoosethecorrectanswerforeachquestion.1.WhatisApprovedFood?A.Afoodproducer.B.Aretailer.C.Afoodbrand.D.Anon-profitorganization.2.Whichisoftenaresultofrestrictedfinanceswithstudentsaccordingtothearticle?A.Poordiet.B.Badhealth.C.Malnutrition.D.Poorconcentration.3.Whatdomanyretailersdealwithshort-datedfoodthathasreachedits“bestbefore”date?A.Sellthisfoodatlowprices.B.Getridofthisfoodaswaste.C.Handoutthisfoodtobeggars.D.Givethisfoodtothewelfarehome.4.Howcanstudentsimprovetheirconcentration?A.Byeatingfreshfoodonly.B.Byeatingtopbrandnutritiousfood.C.Byimprovingnutrition.D.Byimprovingthequalityoflectures.5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthisarticle?A.ApprovedFoodpurchaseshigh-qualityshort-datedfoods.B.Students'concentrationishighlyconnectedwithnutrition.C.ApprovedFooddoesnotstockfoodcarryinga“useby”date.D.Eatingmorehigh-proteinfoodhelpstoimproveconcentration.Vocabulary基礎(chǔ)詞nutritionn.營(yíng)養(yǎng)（作用）；滋養(yǎng)；營(yíng)養(yǎng)的補(bǔ)給記詞根記憶：nutri（滋養(yǎng)）+tion→營(yíng)養(yǎng)explorev.探索；探測(cè)，勘探；探究記詞根記憶：ex（出）+plor（大喊）+e→把隱藏的大喊岀來(lái)→探索例Techcompaniesshouldexplorewaysofimprovingcreativity.科技公司應(yīng)該探索提高創(chuàng)新的方法。supplyn./vt.提供，供給，補(bǔ)給搭supplysthtosb（=supplysbwithsth）為某人提供某物suppliesoffoodandwater食物和水的供給budgetn.預(yù)算；開(kāi)支v.編制預(yù)算，按預(yù)算安排開(kāi)支搭familybudget家庭預(yù)算onabudget節(jié)省費(fèi)用withinbudget在預(yù)算內(nèi)beyondbudget超出預(yù)算accessvt.使用；進(jìn)入n.通道；（使用的）機(jī)會(huì)，權(quán)利；接近記詞根記憶：ac（表加強(qiáng)）+cess（行，走）→一再走近→進(jìn)入；使用搭accesstheInternet上網(wǎng)haveaccessto...有（使用或見(jiàn)到）…的權(quán)利或機(jī)會(huì)confirmv.（尤指通過(guò)提供更多證據(jù)）證實(shí)，證明；批準(zhǔn)；確認(rèn)英tostatethatsthisdefinitelytruebyprovidingevidence記詞根記憶：con（表加強(qiáng)）+firm（堅(jiān)定）→使…堅(jiān)定→證實(shí)例Ourresultsconfirmedhisobservation.我們的結(jié)論證實(shí)了他的觀察評(píng)論。concludev.得出結(jié)論；結(jié)束記詞根記憶：con（表加強(qiáng)）+cud（關(guān)閉）+e→關(guān)掉→結(jié)束搭concludefromsth從…中得出結(jié)論conclude...with…以…結(jié)束indicatev.顯示，表明；象征，暗示；指出英tobeasignofsth；toshowthatsthispossibleorlikely記詞根記憶：n（加以）+dic（說(shuō)）+ate（表動(dòng)詞）→說(shuō)出→表明例Taylormakeshandsignalstoindicateabsolutesilence.泰勒打手勢(shì)指示大家保持絕對(duì)的安靜。dairyadj.奶制的，乳制的n.乳制品；牛奶場(chǎng)記聯(lián)想記憶：每天（daily）到牛奶場(chǎng)（dairy）擠牛奶stockvt.儲(chǔ)存，儲(chǔ)備記聯(lián)想記憶：儲(chǔ)備（stock）一批短襪（sock）Vocabulary進(jìn)階詞retailern.零售商；零售店英aperson，shoporbusinessthatsellsgoodstothepubliccommissionv.委托，授權(quán)n.蠶托，授權(quán)；委員會(huì)；傭金，回扣記詞根記憶：com（共同）+miss（送）+ion（表名詞）送→交給某人→委托，授權(quán)搭sbbecommissionedtodosth某人被委托做某事specificcommission特別授權(quán)in/outofcommission可/不可使用dietaryadj.飲食的搭dietaryrequirements飲食需求intaken.攝入（量）；吸入，納入；進(jìn)氣口，入口英theamountoffood，drink，air，etc.thatyoutakeintoyourbody記聯(lián)想記憶：in（進(jìn)入）+take（帶來(lái)）被帶入里面→攝入（量）；吸入prioradj.在…前的；優(yōu)先的記詞根記憶：pri（=prim，第一）+or→優(yōu)先的搭priorto…在…之前；先于optimumadj.最好的，最佳的；最有利的記詞根記憶：optim（最好）+um→最好的synonymousadj.同義的；等同于…的搭synonymouswithsth等同于某物discardvt.丟棄記聯(lián)想記憶：dis（去掉）+card（紙片）→像扔廢紙一樣扔掉→丟棄例I'vediscardedallthoughtofpromotion.我已經(jīng)打消了晉升的念頭。specialisev.專門研究，專攻；專用于，使適應(yīng)特殊目的記來(lái)自special（adj.特殊的，