Question

【题目】Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列句子。每空格限填一词)

【1】When Mark is working, he likes to stand for the _______ _______.

【2】According to some doctors, standing while working provides people with a _______ _______ to live.

【3】A study shows if people sit for over 6 hours a day, they are more likely _______ _______.

【4】Besides, standing while working lets people feel as if they are _______ _______.

【5】Doctors think people should _______ _______ rather than just stand there all day.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 whole day

【2】 healthy way

【3】 to die

【4】 the leaders

【5】 walk around

【解析】

【原文】

Mark is a manager in an American company. When he works, he can sit in a comfortable chair if he wants. However, he likes to stand for the whole day while he is working. He thinks it is more natural to stand and he feels full of energy as well.

Nowadays, more and more American people choose to stand while they are working. There are some reasons. First of all, doctors think standing while working provides people with a healthy way to live. According to a study, if people sit more than 6 hours a day, they are more likely to die. And they even die earlier than people who sit less than 3 hours a day. The study was done on over 100, 000 adults for nearly 15 years. Second, standing stops people from feeling sleepy. It makes people pay more attention to their work. Standing while working also makes them feel as if they are the leaders.

Some doctors suggest that people should also walk around, rather than just stand there all day. Sitting for many hours a day is really bad for health. But, at the same time, a good rest is still necessary after you stand for a long time.