Here's a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly．Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods — even if you also exercise regularly — could be   1  for your health．And it doesn't matter where the sitting takes place — at the office, at school, in the car or before a computer or TV — just the overall number of hours it   2   ．

       Research is preliminary, but several studies   3  people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat, have a heart attack or even die．

       In an editorial   4  this week in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Elin Ekblom-Bak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences suggested that authorities rethink how they define   5  activity to highlight the dangers of sitting．

       While health officials have issued guidelines   6  minimum amounts of physical activity, they haven't suggested people try to limit how much time they spend in a seated  7  ．

       "After four hours of sitting, the body starts to send   8  signals," Ekblom-Bak said．She explained that genes regulating the amount of glucose and fat in the   9  start to shut down．

       Even for people who   10  , spending long stretches of time sitting at a desk is still harmful．Tim Armstrong, a physical activity expert at the World Health Organization, said people who exercise every day —   11  still spend a lot of time sitting — might get more benefit if that exercise were spread across the day,   12  in a single bout．

       That wasn't   13  news for Aytekin Can, 31, who works at a London financial company, and spends most of his days sitting   14  a computer．Several evenings a week, Can also teaches jiu jitsu, a Japanese martial art  15  wrestling, and also does Thai boxing．

       "I'm sure there are some detrimental   16  of staying still for too long, but I hope that being   17  when I can helps," he said．"I wouldn't want to think the sitting could be   18  dangerous．"

       Still, in a study published last year that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians for about a dozen years, researchers found people who sat   19  had a higher death risk, independently of whether or not they exercised．

       Figures from a US survey in 2003-2004 found Americans spend more than half their time sitting, from working at their desks to sitting in cars．

       Experts said more research is needed to    20  just how much sitting is dangerous, and what might be possible to offset those effects．

1．A．bad                      B．good                  C．mean                  D．dead

2．A．does                    B．occurs                C．matches              D．dies

3．A．advise                  B．talk                    C．suggest              D．say

4．A．thrown                 B．caught                C．seen                   D．published

5．A．biological              B．physical              C．psychological      D．logical

6．A．commending         B．mending             C．recommending    D．communicating

7．A．stand                   B．state                   C．post                  D．position

8．A．harmful                B．careful                C．wonderful           D．skillful

9．A．head                    B．arm                    C．body                  D．foot

10．A．sleep                  B．rest                    C．walk                  D．exercise

11．A．and                    B．so                      C．but                     D．then

12．A．rather than          B．other than           C．more than            D．less than

13．A．bad                    B．harmful              C．disadvantage        D．welcome

14．A．behind                B．back                   C．in front of           D．forward

15．A．referring             B．involving             C．taking                 D．bringing

16．A．effects               B．prefects              C．affects               D．offers

17．A．inactive              B．active                 C．interactive           D．positive

18．A．such                  B．little                    C．lot                      D．that

19．A．less                    B．fewer                 C．more                  D．further

20．A．leave out            B．bring out             C．hold out            D．figure out

LONDON----Here’s a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly.
Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods — even if you also exercise regularly — could be bad for your health. And it doesn’t matter where the sitting takes place — at the office, at school, in the car or before a computer or TV — just the overall number of hours it occurs. Several studies suggest people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat, have a heart attack or even die.
　　In an editorial published this week in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Elin EkblomBak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences suggested that authorities rethink how they define physical activity to highlight the dangers of sitting.
　　While health officials have issued guidelines recommending minimum amounts of physical activity, they haven’t suggested people try to limit how much time they spend in a seated position.
　　"After four hours of sitting, the body starts to send harmful signals," Ekblom-Bak said. She explained that genes regulating(调节) the amount of glucose（葡萄糖） and fat in the body start to shut down.
　　Even for people who exercise, spending long periods of time sitting at a desk is still harmful. Tim Armstrong, a physical activity expert at the World Health Organization, said people who exercise every day — but still spend a lot of time sitting — might get more benefit if that exercise were spread across the day, rather than in a single bout.（一回）
　　Still, in a study published last year that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians for about a dozen years, researchers found people who sat more had a higher death risk, independently of whether or not they exercised.
　　"We don’t have enough evidence yet to say how much sitting is bad," said Peter Katzmarzyk of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, who led the Canadian study. "But it seems the more you can get up and interrupt this sedentary behavior, the better."
　　Figures from a U.S. survey in 2003-2004 found Americans spend more than half their time sitting, from working at their desks to sitting in cars.
　　Experts said more research is needed to figure out just how much sitting is dangerous, and what might be possible tooffset those effects.
　　"People should keep exercising because that has a lot of benefits," Ekblom-Bak said. "But when they’re in the office, they should try to interrupt sitting as often as possible," she said.
【小题1】What is the best title for the text?

LONDON—Here’s a new warning from health experts：Sitting is deadly.

Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for long periods—even if you also exercise regularly—could be bad for your health.And it doesn’t matter where the sitting takes place—at the office，at school，in the car or before a computer or TV—just the overall number of hours it occurs.Several studies suggest people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat，have a heart attack or even die.

In an editorial published this week in the British Journal of Sports Medicine，Elin Ekblom?Bak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences suggested that authorities rethink how they define physical activity to highlight the dangers of sitting.

While health officials have issued guidelines recommending minimum amounts of physical activity，they haven’t suggested people try to limit how much time they spend in a seated position.

“After four hours of sitting，the body starts to send harmful signals，”said Ekblom?Bak.She explained that genes regulating(调节) the amount of glucose(葡萄糖) and fat in the body start to shut down.

Even for people who exercise，spending long periods of time sitting at a desk is still harmful.Tim Armstrong，a physical activity expert at the World Health Organization，said people who exercise every day—but still spend a lot of time sitting—might get more benefit if that exercise was spread across the day，rather than in a single bout(一回)．

Still，in a study published in 2009 that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians for about a dozen years，researchers found people who sat more had a higher death risk，whether or not they exercised.

“We don’t have enough evidence yet to say how much sitting is bad，” said Peter Katzmarzyk of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge，who led the Canadian study.“But it seems the more you can get up and interrupt this sedentary behavior，the better.”

Figures from a U．S. survey in 2003?2004 found Americans spend more than half their time sitting，from working at their desks to sitting in cars.

Experts said more research is needed to figure out just how much sitting is dangerous，and what might be possible to offset those effects.

“People should keep exercising because that has a lot of benefits，” Ekblom?Bak said.“But when they’re in the office，they should try to interrupt sitting as often as possible，” she said.

1.What is the best title for the text?

A．Not Sitting Too Much While Working

B．How to Avoid Sitting Too Much

C．Sitting Too Much Could Be Deadly

D．More and More People Sit Too Much

2.According to the research，________.

A．the more time you spend in exercising in a single bout(一回)，the healthier you will be

B．those who often sit too much are sure to grow fat or suffer from a heart attack

C．regular exercise is effective to get rid of the side effects of sitting too much

D．you had better not sit for more than four hours in a single bout

3.How does the danger of sitting too much affect the human body?

A．It results in a higher death risk.

B．It increases glucose and fat in the body.

C．It makes a person unable to exercise long enough in a day.

D．It causes the gene to fail to balance the glucose and fat in the body.

4.The underlined word “offset” in Paragraph 10 most probably means “________”．

A．improve? B．avoid

C．ignore? D．achieve

       阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

       Here's a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly．Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods — even if you also exercise regularly — could be   36  for your health．And it doesn't matter where the sitting takes place — at the office, at school, in the car or before a computer or TV — just the overall number of hours it   37   ．

       Research is preliminary, but several studies   38  people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat, have a heart attack or even die．

       In an editorial   39  this week in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Elin Ekblom-Bak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences suggested that authorities rethink how they define   40  activity to highlight the dangers of sitting．

       While health officials have issued guidelines   41  minimum amounts of physical activity, they haven't suggested people try to limit how much time they spend in a seated   42  ．[来源:Z+xx+k.Com]

       "After four hours of sitting, the body starts to send   43  signals," Ekblom-Bak said．She explained that genes regulating the amount of glucoseand fat in the   44  start to shut down．

       Even for people who   45   , spending long stretches of time sitting at a desk is still harmful．Tim Armstrong, a physical activity expert at the World Health Organization, said people who exercise every day —   46  still spend a lot of time sitting — might get more benefit if that exercise were spread across the day,    47  in a single bout．

       That wasn't   48  news for Aytekin Can, 31, who works at a London financial company, and spends most of his days sitting    49   a computer．Several evenings a week, Can also teaches jiu jitsu, a Japanese martial art  50  wrestling, and also does Thai boxing．

       "I'm sure there are some detrimental   51  of staying still for too long, but I hope that being   52  when I can helps," he said．"I wouldn't want to think the sitting could be   53  dangerous．"

       Still, in a study published last year that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians for about a dozen years, researchers found people who sat   54  had a higher death risk, independently of whether or not they exercised．

       Figures from a US survey in 2003-2004 found Americans spend more than half their time sitting, from working at their desks to sitting in cars．

       Experts said more research is needed to    55  just how much sitting is dangerous, and what might be possible to offset those effects．

36．A．bad B．good        C．mean       D．dead

37．A．does        B．occurs      C．matches    D．dies

38．A．advise      B．talk C．suggest    D．say

39．A．thrown    B．caught     C．seen D．published

40．A．biological       B．physical   C．psychological D．logical

41．A．commending   B．mending C．recommending        D．communicating

42．A．stand       B．state        C．post       D．position

43．A．harmful   B．careful     C．wonderful       D．skillful

44．A．head        B．arm C．body        D．foot

45．A．sleep       B．rest   C．walk        D．exercise

46．A．and B．so     C．but   D．then

47．A．rather than      B．other than       C．more than D．less than

48．A．bad B．harmful   C．disadvantage    D．welcome

49．A．behind     B．back        C．in front of       D．forward

50．A．referring B．involving        C．taking      D．bringing

51．A．effects     B．prefects    C．affects     D．offers

52．A．inactive   B．active      C．interactive       D．positive

53．A．such        B．little        C．lot    D．that

54．A．less B．fewer       C．more       D．further

55．A．leave out  B．bring out C．hold out   D．figure out

第二节： 完形填空（ 共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

       阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

       Here's a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly．Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods — even if you also exercise regularly — could be   36  for your health．And it doesn't matter where the sitting takes place — at the office, at school, in the car or before a computer or TV — just the overall number of hours it   37   ．

       Research is preliminary, but several studies   38  people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat, have a heart attack or even die．

       In an editorial   39  this week in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Elin Ekblom-Bak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences suggested that authorities rethink how they define   40  activity to highlight the dangers of sitting．

       While health officials have issued guidelines   41  minimum amounts of physical activity, they haven't suggested people try to limit how much time they spend in a seated   42  ．

       "After four hours of sitting, the body starts to send   43  signals," Ekblom-Bak said．She explained that genes regulating the amount of glucoseand fat in the   44  start to shut down．

       Even for people who   45   , spending long stretches of time sitting at a desk is still harmful．Tim Armstrong, a physical activity expert at the World Health Organization, said people who exercise every day —   46  still spend a lot of time sitting — might get more benefit if that exercise were spread across the day,    47  in a single bout．

       That wasn't   48  news for Aytekin Can, 31, who works at a London financial company, and spends most of his days sitting    49   a computer．Several evenings a week, Can also teaches jiu jitsu, a Japanese martial art  50  wrestling, and also does Thai boxing．

       "I'm sure there are some detrimental   51  of staying still for too long, but I hope that being   52  when I can helps," he said．"I wouldn't want to think the sitting could be   53  dangerous．"

       Still, in a study published last year that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians for about a dozen years, researchers found people who sat   54  had a higher death risk, independently of whether or not they exercised．

       Figures from a US survey in 2003-2004 found Americans spend more than half their time sitting, from working at their desks to sitting in cars．

       Experts said more research is needed to    55  just how much sitting is dangerous, and what might be possible to offset those effects．

36．A．bad         B．good        C．mean               D．dead

37．A．does            B．occurs      C．matches            D．dies

38．A．advise          B．talk     C．suggest            D．say

39．A．thrown        B．caught     C．seen                D．published

40．A．biological       B．physical   C．psychological     D．logical

41．A．commending   B．mending C．recommending        D．communicating

42．A．stand           B．state            C．post               D．position

43．A．harmful       B．careful     C．wonderful           D．skillful

44．A．head            B．arm     C．body                D．foot

45．A．sleep           B．rest       C．walk                D．exercise

46．A．and         B．so         C．but               D．then

47．A．rather than      B．other than C．more than         D．less than

48．A．bad         B．harmful   C．disadvantage        D．welcome

49．A．behind         B．back        C．in front of           D．forward

50．A．referring     B．involving C．taking               D．bringing

51．A．effects         B．prefects    C．affects             D．offers

52．A．inactive       B．active      C．interactive           D．positive

53．A．such            B．little        C．lot                D．that

54．A．less         B．fewer       C．more               D．further

55．A．leave out      B．bring out C．hold out           D．figure out