If you are like millions of other people in the world, you probably want to live a healthy lifestyle. While many people are able to achieve this lifestyle, there are even more that are looking for ways to improve their health. Here are 5 tips to help you.
1. Healthy diet
The food you eat plays a huge role in what type of lifestyle you live. If you eat fast food every day, you clearly don’t have the best diet. You should eat vegetables, fruit, bread as well as meat and fish, and even some snack food once in a while.
2. Water
Drink plenty of water every day and it is good for your health. Usually you need to drink 8～10 glasses of water a day.
3. Exercise
Take some exercise every day. You can take a walk, play ball games with your friends, or ride a bike. Exercise is a necessary part of a healthy lifestyle.
4. Have fun
Getting out and having fun is crucial because it helps let out the stresses. Go out for a movie with your friends once in a while. Go to the park and enjoy a nice sunny day. Or just lie down and read a book.
5. Sleep
Without enough sleep, our immune system will be weak and it will be difficult to get through the day. Getting a good night’s sleep can make the world of a difference in how you feel and how much you can do the next day.
【语篇概述】怎样才能拥有健康的生活方式呢? 作者就此给我们提供了5条建议。
Ⅰ. Skim the passage and find the main idea quickly.
The passage mainly tells us____________________.
答案： how to improve our health
Ⅱ. Read the passage again and choose the best answers.
1. The underlined word“crucial”probably means“ ”.
A. important B. interesting
C. relaxing D. useless
【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据其所在的语境及排除法可知该词表达的意思与important接近。
【规律方法】巧用定义或释义猜测词义
阅读中会遇到一些需要猜测其词义的词语, 为帮助读者理解, 作者常用一个句子或一个段落来说明其内涵。对词语下定义的句子往往出现在这个词语之后, 有时整个段落、甚至整篇文章都围绕这一定义展开。因而, 借助作者的定义或释义推断词义是最直接的办法。用来表示定义或释义的提示语有: mean, refer to, be defined as, be described as, be known as, be called, be termed, that is, or, in other words等。
2. A healthy diet includes all of the following EXCEPT .
A. vegetables and fruit B. bread and fish
C. snack food sometimes D. fast food very often
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据Healthy diet一段内容可知答案。
3. This passage is most probably intended for .
A. children B. adults
C. parents D. young and old
【解析】选D。推理判断题。文章提出了几种保持健康的生活方式的建议, 这些建议应适合于各个年龄段的人。
