广东省廉江市实验学校届高三英语复习Day 7 阅读理解7说明文Word下载.docx
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Twonewstudiessuggestthatmodernrunningsh
oescouldincreasetheriskofinjuriestorunners.
Onestudyinvolvedsixty-eighthealthyyoungwomenandmenwhoranatleasttwenty-fourkilometersaweek.Therunnerswereobservedonatreadmillmachine(跑步机).Sometimestheyw
orerunningshoes.Othertimestheyranbarefoot(赤脚).
ResearchersfromtheJKMTechnologiesCompanyinVirginia,theUniversityofVirginiaandtheUniversityofColoradodidthestudy.
Theyfoundthatrunningshoescreatemorestressthatcoulddamageknees,hipsandanklejointsthanrunningbarefoot.Theyobservedthattheeffectwasevengreaterthantheeffectreportedearlierforwalkinginhighheels.ThestudyappearedintheofficialscientificjournalofTheAmericanAcademyofPhysicalMedicine.
TheotherstudyappearedinthejournalNature.ItcomparedrunnersintheUnitedStatesandKenya.TheresearcherswerefromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts,MoiUniversityinKenyaandtheUniversityofGlasgowinScotland.
Theydividedtherunnersintothreegroups.Onegrouphadalwaysrunshoeless.Anothergroupha
dalwaysrunwithshoes.Andthethirdgrouphadchangedtoshoelessrunning.
Runnerswhowearshoesusuallycomedowntheirheelfirst.Thatpu
tsgreatforceonthebackofthefoot.Butthestudyfoundthatbarefootrunnersgenerallylandonthefrontormiddleoftheirfoot.Thatwaytheyeaseintotheirlandingandavoidstrikingtheirheel.
Harvard’sDanielLiebermanledthestudy.Hesaysthewaymostrunningshoesaredesignedmayexplainwhythosewhow
earthemlandontheirheel.Theheeloftheshoeisbiggerandheavierthanotherpartsoftheshoe,soitwouldseemmorelikelytocomedownfirst.Also,theheelgenerallyhasthickmaterialunderittosoftenlandings.
Buttheresearchersdonotsuggestthatrunnersimmediatelystartrunningbarefoot.Theysayittakessometraining.Andtherecanberisks,likerunningwhenyourfeetaretoocoldtofeelifyougetinjured.
ThestudywaspartlysupportedbyVibram,whichmakesakindoffootwearthatitsaysislikerunningbarefoot.Thefindingshavegottenalotofattention.Buttheresearcherssaytherearemanyproblemsinthewaythepresshasreportedintheirpaper.SotheyhavetriedtoexplaintheirfindingsonaHarvardWebsite.
1.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Walkinginhighheelscouldcauselessseriouseffectsthanrunningbarefoot
B.T
wonewdiscoveriesencouragepeopletoruninhighheels.
C.Runninginshoesispartlygoodtorunners.
D.Twonewstudiesproverunningwithoutshoesislessriskytorunnersinmostcases.
2.Whichpartofourbodycouldbeinjuredifweruninrunningshoes?
A.Toes.B.Hips.C.Feet.D.Legs.
3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Thewaythatwerunbylandingonthefrontormiddleofourfootcouldavoiddamagingourheel.
B.Weshouldstartrunningbarefootinnotime.
C.Runninginmodernrunningshoescouldcausemoreseriouseffectsthanrunninginhighheels.
D.Wewon’tbeinjuredifwerunbarefoot.
4.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardtheuseofthemodernrunningshoes?
A.Persuasive.B.Negative.
C.Objective.D.Supportive.
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Ifyouseeagroupofpeopledancingandsingingonthestreetorintherailwaystation,youdon’t
needtofeelsurprised.Theyareaflashmob(快闪族),whichisagroupofpeoplewhocometogethersuddenlyinapublicplace,dosomethingunusualforabriefperiodoftime,andthenquicklybreakup.TheyareusuallyorganizedwiththehelpoftheInternetorotherdigitalcommunicationnetwork.Atapredeterminedtime,theygatherandperformsomedistractions(消遣)suchaswavingtheirhandsandexchangingbooks.Then,theyquicklybreakupbeforethepolicecanarrive.Usingmobilephones,theflashmobcanchangeitslocationifthefirstonehasbeenreplacedforanyreason.
BillLasik,senioreditorofHarper’sMagazine,organizedthefirstflashmobinManhattaninMay,2003andthefirstsuccessful
flashmobcametogetheronJune3,2003—afterthefirstattemptwasfoiledatMacy’sdepartmentstore.Lasikclaimedthattheactivitywasdesignedtomakefunofhipsters(赶时髦的人),andcallattentiontotheculturalatmosphere.
Flashmobgatheringscansometimesshockpeople.Suchanactivitymightseemamusinganduntrue,butitalsomightfrightenpeoplewhoarenotawareofwhatistakingplace.Undoubtedly,flashmobscanserveasgoodpoliticaltoolsinanydirection.Theyalsohavegreateconomicpotential,suchasusingflashmobstoadvertiseaproduct.
Theflashmobisnowbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Peopleuseittodomanythings.Forexample,in2009,MichaelJackson’sfanstookpartinaflashmobtorememberhim.HundredsofhisfansgatheredsinginganddancingMichael’sfa
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