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Aselflesspianist—HarrietStubbs

在疫情期間，鋼琴家哈莉特?斯塔布斯帶來(lái)了250場(chǎng)免費(fèi)的音樂(lè)會(huì)，這給人們

帶來(lái)了極大的慰藉。

主題語(yǔ)境：音樂(lè)篇幅：294詞建議用時(shí)：5分鐘

1TheQueen'sBirthdayHonorsmarktheextraordinarycontributionsand

serviceofpeopleacrosstheUK.Everyyear,alistofhonoreesarepublishedonthe

QueensofficialbirthdayinJune.HarrietStubbs,aconcertpianistfromtheUK,

wasrecognizedforservicestothecommunityinWestLondonduringCOVID19,as

sheperformed250dailyfreeconcertsinLondon/sW8during2020and2021.

2Whenthecoronavirusbegantospread,StubbsreturnedtoLondonfromNew

YorkCity,intendingtostayaweek—whichturnedintoayearandahalf.Shewas

planningtorecordanalbumthatmixedDavidBowiessongswithclassicalpieces.

WhilelockeddowninLondon,shepracticedandpeoplewouldstopoutsideher

windowtolisten.

3"\thought,whataboutifIjustdoitatthesametimeeverydayandleavemy

windowopenintentionally,becausewe'vealllostroutine?Andwhatifitisjust

somethingthathappensatthesametimeeveryday?”shetoldABCNews.

4So,shebeganplayingeverydayat5pmwithherwindowopen.She

advertisedtheinformalconcertslocally.Asrestrictionswerelifted,thecrowd

grewlargerandlarger,withheroccasionallycomingouttoservedrinksandmeet

herfans.StubbsendedupperforminglOOconcertsin100daysbeforetakinga

break.ThenshereturnedanddidanotherlOOconcertsin100days.Accordingtoher

website,sheperformed250totalshows.

5"PeoplestoodoutsideinthemiddleofDecember,withmaskson,intherain,

tolistentomusicthroughawindow,whichwasdistorted（失真的）withabusy

intersectionoftraffic—ifthatdoesn'ttellushowmuchweneedmusicashuman

beings,Idon/tknowwhatdoes,wStubbssaid.

ReadingCheck

Detail

1.WhywasStubbsrecognizedontheQueen'sBirthdayHonorsList?

A.Shedonatedmanyitems.

B.Shehadgreatpianoskills.

C.Shegavefreeperformances.

D.Shepublishedamazingbooks.

Detail

2.WhatinspiredStubbstoplaythepianowithherwindowopen?

A.Beinglockeddown.

B.Losingallherroutine.

C.Seeingpeoplestoptolisten.

D.Planningtorecordanalbum.

Gist

3.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?

A.TheexperiencesStubbshad.

B.ThecontributionsStubbsmade.

C.Stubbsprocessofbeingfamous.

D.Stubbscommitmenttopianocareer.

Inference

4.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeStubbs?

A.Talentedandenergetic.

B.Adaptableandmodest.

C.Ambitiousandelegant.

D.Devotedandresponsible.

LanguageStudy

Difficultsentences

1.Whenthecoronavirusbegantospread,StubbsreturnedtoLondonfrom

NewYorkCity,intendingtostayaweek—whichturnedintoayearandahalf.當(dāng)

新型冠狀病毒開(kāi)始傳播時(shí)，斯塔布斯從紐約回到倫敦，打算待一周，結(jié)果卻待

了一年半。

【點(diǎn)石成金】該句的主干為StubbsreturnedtoLondonfromNewYorkCity；

Whencoronavirusbegantospread為時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句；intendingtostayaweek為現(xiàn)

在分詞結(jié)構(gòu)作狀語(yǔ)；whichturnedintoayearandahalf為定語(yǔ)從句，修飾aweek。

2.WhilelockeddowninLondon,shepracticedandpeoplewouldstopoutside

herwindowtolisten.在倫敦被封鎖時(shí)，她練習(xí)，人們會(huì)在她的窗外駐足聆聽(tīng)。

【點(diǎn)石成金】該句的主干為shepracticedandpeoplewouldstopoutsideher

window,是由and連接的兩個(gè)并列句；tolisten為不定式作目的狀語(yǔ)；While

為時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句的省略，省略了

lockeddowninLondonshewaso

Lightworkout,fewmemoryproblems

記年退,運(yùn)動(dòng)函寸

一項(xiàng)新的研究表明，簡(jiǎn)單的運(yùn)動(dòng)有助于改善輕度認(rèn)知功能障礙患者的認(rèn)知功

能，幫助其緩解記憶力衰退。

1Recentlyanewstudysuggestedthatevenasimpleexerciseprogrammight

helpelderswithlightmemoryproblems.Doctorshaveforalongtimeadvised

patientstodophysicalactivitytohelpkeeptheirbrainshealthy.ButtheUS

governmentsupportedresearchmarksthelongeststudyofwhetherexercisemakes

anydifferenceoncememorystartstodecline.

2Researchersfoundaround300inactiveolderadultswithmemorychanges

calledmildcognitiveimpairment(MCI).Intheresearch,theparticipantswere

dividedintotwogroupsandhalfofthemdidaerobicexercises(有氧運(yùn)動(dòng))，while

therestdidstretchingandbalancemovementsthatraisetheirheartratesalittle.

Afterayear,testingofmentalactivityindicatedneithergrouphadworsened,

saidleadresearcherLauraBakerofWakeForestSchoolofMedicine.Bycomparison,

similarMCIpatientsinanotherlongtermstudyofbrainhealth—butwithout

exercise—sufferedfromcognitivedeclineoverayear.

3MariaCarrilloistheAlzheimersAssociationchiefscientificofficer.Shesaid

earlierresearchhasfoundregularphysicalactivityofanykindmayreduce

damaginginflammation（炎癥）andincreasebloodflowtothebrain.Sheadded

thatthenewstudyisparticularlyinterestingbecausetheCOVID19pandemicbegan

halfwaythroughthestudy.Thatmeantthestudyparticipantsbecamesocially

isolated.Socialisolationhaslongbeenknowntoincreasepeople'sriskofmemory

problems.

4Itisastrugglingtimefordementia（癡呆）research.Doctorsarenotsure

aboutprescribing（開(kāi)處方）ahighpricednewdrugcalledAduhelm.Thedrugis

supposedtobethefirsttoslowdowntheprogressionofdementia—butitisnotyet

clearsifitreallyhelpspatients.Researchersreportedanotherdrugthatworks

similarlyfailedinanimportantstudy.Thereisgrowingurgencytofindwhether

exercisemightofferatleastsomeprotection.Bakerwillleadanevenlargerstudyof

olderadultstoseeifaddingexercisetootherstepssuchasahealthydiet,brain

gamesandsocialactivitiesmayreducetheriskofdementia.

ReadingCheck

Detail

1.Whatdoesthenewstudymainlyfocuson?

A.Waystoslowdowntheagingprocess.

B.EffectivemedicinesforelderswithMCI.

C.Thecausesofdecliningmemoryinolderadults.

D.Theinfluenceofworkoutoneldersmemory.

Detail

2.Inwhichaspectwerethetwogroupsdifferentintermsofresearchdesign?

A.Thedietplan.

B.Theworkoutform.

C.Theprofessionalbackground.

D.Thepreviousphysicalcondition.

Inference

3.WhatdidMariaCarrillothinkofthenewstudy?

A.Itismeaningful.

B.Itisimpractical.

C.Itiscontroversial.

D.Itistimeconsuming.

Detail

4.WhatwillBakerdonextaccordingtothetext?

A.FindouthowtolowerthepriceofAduhelm.

B.Developanewdrugtohelppatientswithbraindiseases.

C.Organizeawidevarietyofsocialactivitiesforolderpeople.

D.Conductfurtherresearchonhowtoreducetheriskofdementia.

I.Usefulexpressions

physicalactivity身體活動(dòng)

heartrate心率

sufferfrom遭受

socialisolation社會(huì)隔離

besupposedto應(yīng)該

growingurgency日益緊迫

suchas例如；諸如

ahealthydiet健康飲食

II.Difficultsentence

Intheresearch,theparticipantsweredividedintotwogroupsandhalfofthem

didaerobicexercises,whiletherestdidstretchingandbalancemovementsthat

raisetheirheartratesalittle.在研究中，參與者被分為兩組,其中一半人進(jìn)行

有氧運(yùn)動(dòng)，其余的則進(jìn)行一些可以稍微提高心率的伸展和平衡運(yùn)動(dòng)。

【點(diǎn)石成金】本句是一個(gè)復(fù)合句，while為并列連詞，意為"然而；而"，表前

后意義上的對(duì)比或轉(zhuǎn)折，while后的分句中含有that引導(dǎo)的限制性定語(yǔ)從句，

修飾先行詞movements.

Donotdrinktoomuchcoffee

BfllB非雖好，不要貪杯

咖啡因的過(guò)多攝入對(duì)人體有不利影響，因此我們應(yīng)避免攝入過(guò)多。

主題語(yǔ)境：日常生活篇幅：315詞建議用時(shí)：6分鐘

1Caffeineisincoffeebeans,whicharegroundtomakecoffee.Although

caffeinecanbepartofahealthydiet,toomuchofitcanbebadforyourhealth.

Coffeefromcoffeeshopscanbehighincaffeine.Researchshowsthatacupof

coffeefromonepopularchainofcoffeeshopscontains277milligramsofcaffeine.A

cupofteahasaround22milligrams.

2TheNationalHealthServicesaysthatcaffeinedrinks,includingcoffee,are

unsuitablefortheyoung.Caffeineisastimulant（興奮齊U），whichmeansitmakes

peoplefeelmorealertandawakeforashorttime,butitcanalsomakeithardto

sleep,whichaffectsconcentration.Coffeeisadrinkforadults.Althoughthere

hasn/tbeenmuchresearchonhowcoffeeaffectsyoungpeople,lotsofstudies

showtheimpactitcanhaveonadults.Caffeineaffectsbloodpressureanddisturbs

sleep,whichcanmakepeoplefeelstressed,wornoutandunabletoconcentrate.

Thiswouldbebadnewsforteenagerspreparingfortestsorexams.Somescientists

thinkcaffeineisaddictive.Inotherwords,themoreofityoudrink,themoreyou

willneed.

3Anoccasionalcoffeeisfine.Insmalldoses,caffeinecanmakepeoplefeel

morealertandincreasementalenergy.Nowonderlotsofbusyteenagerslike

coffee.Studieshaveshownthatadultswhoregularlydrinkcoffeehavealowerrisk

ofdevelopingheartdisease.

4Butwhyfocusoncoffee?Youngpeoplealreadygetcaffeinefromother

drinkslikecola,teaandenergydrinks.Caffeineisalsofoundinchocolateand

somemedicines.Ratherthantellingyoungpeoplenottodrinkcoffee,it'sbetterto

educatethemaboutcaffeine.Thentheycankeepaneyeonhowmuchcaffeine

they/regettingfromalltheirfoodanddrink.Keepingteenagersawayfromcoffee

won/tmakethemfreeofcaffeine.

ReadingCheck

Inference

1.Whydoestheauthormentionthecaffeinecontentofacupoftea?

A.Tostressteahaslittlecaffeine.

B.Toproveteaisbeneficialtous.

C.Totellusaboutthepopularityofcoffee.

D.Toshowcoffeehasmoreca