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1、高中英语外刊阅读语法填空October 101 不让孩子玩 当心长大找不到工作Children need to play more to gain work skillsChildren will lack the work skills they need in the future because they are not spending enough time 1_(play), a Lego(乐高) executive(高管) has warned. John Goodwin, head of Legos charitable arm the Lego Foundation, say
2、s less time in the classroom and more time playing is the 2_(solve). The foundation has a 25% stake(股权) in the Danish toy maker, 3_(give) it a vested interest in encouraging play. Mr Goodwin is attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, the annual gathering of top business and political leaders, i
3、n a bid 4_( persuade) them of the importance of play. He hopes the Davos elite will put pressure on governments to make education more play-based. If not, he believes companies will find it 5_(increasing) difficult to hire the type of staff they need: Critical thinking and problem solving starts in
4、early childhood development. Its 6_ the foundations are laid. Mr Goodwin said technological advances, particularly the growth of the internet, meant that knowledge 7_(it) had become obsolete(过时的). Instead he said it was now more important to teach children how to learn, and work things out for thems
5、elves, with play being one way to achieve this goal. Yet in a warning that will be familiar 8_ many parents, the Lego Foundation chief says the increasingly overscheduled world of children has resulted in 9_(little) time for them to do so. This could have serious long term consequences for companies
6、, he said. Mr Goodwin is not the first to warn about the issue: several studies have linked a drop in play with negative consequences. Dr Peter Gray, a US psychologist and professor at Boston College, has argued that the fact children play less has led to 10_ increase in childhood mental disorders i
7、ncluding anxiety and depression, as well as a decline in empathy(同理心).All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Keys:1 playing 2 solution 3 giving 4 to persuade 5 increasingly6 where 7 itself 8 to 9 less 10 an2床单应该多久洗一次?让科学家来告诉你How often you should wash your bed sheets, according to a microbiologi
8、stWe spend more than a third of our lives in bed - but that place can 1_(quick) blossom into a botanical park(植物园) of bacteria and fungus(真菌), according 2_New York University microbiologist Philip Tierno. If 3_(leave) for too long, the microscopic life within the wrinkles and folds(褶皱) of our bed sh
9、eets can even make us sick, Tierno told Business Insider. To stem the 4_(visible) tide, he said sheets should 5_(wash) once a week. Humans naturally produce roughly 26 gallons of sweat in bed every year. When its hot and humid(潮湿) outside, this moisture(湿度) becomes 6_ scientists call an ideal fungal
10、 culture medium.(理想的真菌培养基) In a recent study that assessed(评估) the level of fungal contamination in bedding, researchers found that feather and synthetic (化纤)pillows between 1.5 and 20 years old can contain between four and 17 different species of fungus. And its not just your own microbial life you
11、re sleeping with. In addition to the fungi and bacteria 7_ come from your sweat, sputum(唾液), skin cells, and anal excretions(分泌物), you also share your bed with foreign microbes(外来微生物).Tierno says all that gunk(污物) becomes significant in as little as a week. And unclean bedding still exposes you to m
12、aterials that can trigger the sniffing(鼻炎) and sneezing(喷嚏), since the microbes are so close to your mouth and nose that youre almost forced 8_( breathe) them in. Even if you dont have allergies per se(过敏体质), you can have an allergic response(过敏反应), Tierno said.Another reason your sheets get dirty q
13、uickly has little to do with your 9_(behave) or sweat patterns - the issue is simply gravity. Just like Rome overtime was buried with the debris(碎片) that falls from gravity, gravity is what brings all that material into your mattress(床上), Tierno said. One to two weeks of this build-up is enough to l
14、eave anyone with a scratchy(痒的) throat - especially those with 10_(significance) allergies or asthma(哮喘).keys:1 quickly 2 to 3 left 4 invisible 5 be washed6 what 7 that/which 8 to breathe 9 behavior 10 significant 3 边工作还能边减肥?只要站立办公就行了Office workers could lose half a stone a year simply by standing u
15、p at workOffice workers could lose almost half a stone(半英石,相当于3.2公斤) a year simply by 1_(stand) up at their desks, new research suggests.The international study of more than 1,000 men and women found that standing instead of sitting for six hours a day burned an extra 54 calories 2_(day) - resulting
16、 in significant weight loss. The research, 3_(publish) in theEuropean Journal of Preventive Cardiology, found that standing burned almost twice 4_ many calories in men compared with women, compared with their higher muscle mass. The study, 5_ examined data from 1,184 people taking part in 46 previou
17、s studies, found the average difference in energy expenditure(能量消耗) between sitting and standing was 0.15 calories a minute. It means those who spent six hours of the day standing rather than sitting could expect 6_(lose) almost six pounds in a year if they did not change their diet. Researchers sai
18、d many office workers could achieve significant weight loss if they spent regular periods standing at their desks, 7_(especial) if it encouraged them to move about more. Senior author Dr Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, chairman of preventive cardiology at Mayo Clinic, in Minnesota, said: Standing for long
19、periods of time for many adults may seem unmanageable, especially those who have desk jobs, but, for the person who sits for 12 hours a day, 8_(cut) sitting time to half would give great benefits. Researchers found the effects were most pronounced (明显)among men, which they said was likely to reflect
20、 the fact those with 9_(great) muscle mass burn calories more quickly. Prof Lopez-Jimenez said the results might even be an underestimate(低估), and said standing could also boost(提升) overall (整体)health. Standing not only burns more calories, the 10_(addition) muscle activity is linked to lower rates
21、of heart attacks, strokes, and diabetes, so the benefits of standing could go beyond weight control. When people are standing, more muscles are tensed and stretched to fight gravity and bear weight. Researchers stressed that the weight loss from extra time standing would only be achieved if the extra calories burned were not counteracted(抵消) by an increase in food intake.keys:1 standing 2 daily 3 published 4 as 5 which6 to lose 7 especially 8 cutting 9 greater 10 additional