届高三英语二轮复习书面表达专项练习14概要写作二 Word版含答案.docx

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1、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

   Whilenumerousstudieshavelookedathowindividualhabitsmayextendorshortenaperson'slife,farfewerhavetriedtoquantifythebenefitsofpracticinganumberofhealthyhabitstogether,especiallyforpeoplewhobeginonlylaterinlife.Thiswasthefocusofa2007studypublishedinTheAmericanJournalofMedicine.Thetrialexaminedwhethernewlyadoptingahealthylifestyleinmiddleagecouldstillproducesignificantbenefits,intermsoflowerriskofheartdisease.

   Agroupof15,792oldermenandwomenlivinginfourdifferentcommunitiesintheUnitedStatesweretrackedfrom1987to1998.Aged45to64years,thesubjectswereexaminedfortheirweight,height,dietaryintake,smokinghabitsandexercise.

   Theresearchersnotedtheydidnotincludemoderatealcoholconsumption,becausethestudyaimedtoassesstheeffectofadoptingnewhealthyhabits,andbeginningtodrinkinmiddleageisnotwidelyrecommended.

   Interestingly,atthebeginningofthestudyonly8.5%ofthesubjectswerepracticingallfourhealthyhabits.After6years,anadditional970peoplehadadoptedallfouroftheprimaryhabits.Themostcommonswitchwastobegineatingatleast5fruitsandvegetableseachday.

   Theresearchersexaminedthe‘‘successfulswitchers’’,andconcludedthatthesubjectsmostlikelytochangehabitsforthebetterwereolder,female,thosewithacollegeeducation,higherincomeandwithoutahistoryofhighbloodpressure.

   Afterfouradditionalyearsoffollow-upthehealthiestlifestyleswitchersenjoyeda40%reductionintheriskofdeathfromanycause,anda35%lowerchanceofheartattackorstrokes.

2、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Thesurprisingreasonyoucan’tloseweight

   BobandBillareroommatesandgoodfriends.Theyeatthesamefood,havesimilarjobsandtheyrecentlystarteddoingthesamesportstogether,too.Theonlydifferencebetweenthem,itseems,issleepschedules:

WhileBobgetsasolid7to8hourseachnight,Billhasanirregularsleepscheduleanddoesn’tgetenoughsleep.

   CanyouguesswhytheirsharedexerciseandnutritionmethodissuccessfulforBobandnotforBill?

   Theonlydifferenceissleep.WhileBillandBobaremadeup,theresultsoftheircircumstancesarearen’t.Ifyouwantyourlifestylechangestoreflectinthewayyoulookandfeel,sleepisthekey.

   AsTheWashingtonPostpointedoutthisweek,agrowingbodyofresearchpointstothefactthatskimpingonsleepcanleadtoweightgain,anincreaseininjuriesandadecreaseintestosterone（雄性激素）levels,whichisoftenassociatedwithdepressionandbonedensity（密度）loss.

   Duringdeepsleep,thebody’smusclesrecover,repairingtissuetomduringsports,andthebraincreatesmemoriesandclearsouttoxins（毒素）.Withouttheseprocesses,you'reexercisingandfeedingafaultymachine.

   “Manypeoplethinkyoubuildmuscleinthegym,butyouactuallybuildwhenyousleep,”ChirjeevSawhney,apersonaltrainerandfitnessmanagerataGold’sGyminArlington,toldthePost."It'swhenyourepairthatbrokentissuethatyougetstronger,"Sawhneysaid.

   Ifthefactthatsleepmakesyourphysicalfitnessmoreachievableisn’tenough,consideritsmanyotherbenefits:

Qualitysleepcanmakeyoubetteratyourjob.Itcanextendyourlifetime.It’llmakeyoumorelikable.It’stimetogetthesleepyoudeserve.Youhavenothingtolose（exceptmaybeafewpounds）.

3、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

   PhysicistStephenHawkingsaidpeopleshouldreturntotheMoonandgotoMarsbecauseleavingEarthmaybetheonlywaytosavehumanity.

   HawkingsaidthatasEarthfacesclimatechangeandpressureonnaturalresources,humanbeingsneedtoreachbeyondourplanet.

   "Wearerunningoutofspaceandtheonlyplacestogotoareotherworlds,"hesaid."Itistimetoexploreothersolarsystems.Spreadingoutmaybetheonlythingthatsavesusfromourselves.IamconvincedthathumansneedtoleaveEarth,’’headded.“Ifhumanityistocontinueforanothermillionyears,ourfutureliesinboldlygoingwherenooneelsehasgonebefore.”

   TheUniversityofCambridgeprofessorspokeduringavisit（inJune）totheStarmusFestivalinTrondheim,Norway.

   HawkingsaidhumanbeingsshouldreturntotheMoonbytheyear2020andMarsby2025."This,"hesaid,“willunitehumansinthesharedpurposeofexploringtheuniverse.”

   “Spreadingoutintospacewillcompletelychangethefutureofhumanity,hesaid.“Ihopeitwouldunitecompetitivenationsinasinglegoal,tofacethecommonchallengeforusall.”

   HawkingaddedthatreachingtheMoon,Marsandotherplanetswouldgetyoungpeopleinterestedinspace-relatedsciences.

   Hesaidmakingthefirstmovesintospacewould“elevatehumanity"becauseitwouldhavetoinvolvemanycountries.

   Wheneverwemakeagreatnewleap,suchastheMoonlandings,webringpeopleandnationstogether,usherinnewdiscoveries,andnewtechnologies,Hawkingsaid."ToleaveEarthdemandsaconcertedglobalapproach,soeveryoneshouldjoinin.Weneedtorekindletheexcitementoftheearlydaysofspacetravelinthe1960s."

   TheEuropeanSpaceAgencyhasannouncedaplantocreatea“MoonVillage”aftertheInternationalSpaceStationistakenoutofservicein2024.ChinaisalsoreportedlyinterestedinsendinganastronauttotheMoon.

   TheUnitedStatesisworkingonsendingastronautstoMars.TheU.S.spaceagency,NASA,hopestodothisbythe2030s.

4、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

   Howmanytimeshaveyouheardtheexpressionthatmostpeoplespendmoretimeplanningtheirvacationthantheydoplanningtheirlives?

Iwouldexpandthatexpressionbyaddingthatmostpeoplespendmoretime“thinking”abouttheirvacationthantheydothinkingaboutwhat'simportantintheirlife.

   Whilerestandrelaxationareamustinlivingabalancedlife,it'snotwhatwewerecreatedtodo.Afterall,theMasterCreatortookhisR&R（RestandRecreation）ontheseventhday,onlyaftersixdaysof"definitelydirectedthought”.

WallaceD.Wattles,wrote,“Thereisnolaborfromwhichmostpeopleshrink（退缩）astheydofromthatofsustainedandconsecutivethought;itisthehardestworkintheworld."Andyetitisthefirstandprimarylaborofachievement.

   MyfriendMikeLitmanwroteanoutstandingarticlethisweek.It5scalledTheMillionaireCompositeanditanalyzesoneofthebigdifferencesbetweensuccessfulpeopleandeveryoneelse.Hewrote,“IrecentlyvisitedarealestatemultimillionaireMogul.WhatdidIseenexttohisdesk?

Isawhisvisionstatement,alongwithalistofwhathevaluesinlife.”

   “Afewmonthsago,Iinterviewedanindividualwhohassoldproductsworthoverabilliondollarsontelevision.Hetoldmethathereadhislifeandbusinessvisionandgoalsdaily,andthathetooktimetovisualizeexactlywhathewantedtocreateeachnightbeforefallingasleep.”

   Whatisyourlife’spurposeoryourpersonalmissionstatement?

Isitwrittendown?

Doyoureviewitandthinkaboutitoften?

Isyourlifeorganizedaroundyourpurposeandasetofgoalsthatsupportthatpurpose?

   Withoutlife’spurposeandgoals,youarelikeashipwithoutarudder（舵）.Thereispowerinyourpurposeandinyourgoals.Itisthepowerthattakesyouoverobstacles,anditisthefuelthatpropels（驱使）youtowardthelifeyouenvision.

5、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

   Sugarisnotgoodforourhealth.ButyoumayreasonthatasinglecanofCokeeverydaywon'tdoyoumuchharm.Afterall,withexercise,youcanbumofifthecaloriesfromthatcanofCokeanyway.Ifthisisyourwayofthinking,thencongratulations!

YouareBigSoda’sidealconsumer.

   Theterm“BigSoda”referstotwosoftdrinkcompanies:

theCoca-ColaCompanyandPepsiCoInc.Americansodaconsumptionhasexperiencedasustaineddecline.InChina,however,itisadifferentstory.AccordingtoaXinhuaNewsAgencyreport,Coca-Cola'ssodasaleswentup10percentinthesecondquarterthisyearcomparedwiththesametimelastyear.

   Increasesinsodaconsumptioncanbewomsometohealthexperts.InherrecentbookSodaPolitics:

TakingonBigSoda（andWinning）,NewYorkUniversitynutritionprofessorMarionNestlemakesafierycaseagainstthesodaindustn.Shesaysit*sallrightifyoudrinksweetdrinksoccasionally.Butdrinkingiteverydayis"plainlyunhealthy".

   AccordingtoTheEconomistyonelargestudycitedinNestle'sbookfoundthatforeach（12-ounce）canaddedtoaperson'sdailydiet,theriskofdiabetesjumpedby22percent.Therearealsolinksbetweensugarandheartdisease,obesity,strokesandcancer.UnlikefruitorevenaBigMac,sweetdrinkshavenonutritionalvalue.A12-ounce（340-gram）canofCoke,forexample,has140caloriesand39gramsofsugarbutnoproteinorfiber.

   Nestlealsopointsoutthatdrinkingalotofsodahasabroadercost.Chronicdiseasescausedbyunhealthydietscancreateaburdenforacountry'shealthcaresystem.

   IncreasedhealthawarenesshasturnedalotofUSconsumersagainstsoda.Onapoliticallevel,lawmakersarealsowagingawaragainstBigSoda.Thirty-threeUSstatesaretaxingsodaorsugardrinks,whilesomeareconsideringintroducingwarninglabelsforsodaadsandsodaproducts.

6、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

   Appleco-founderSteveWozniakhaslaunchedaschooltoteachcomputerscienceandtechnology-relatedskills.

   In2017,Wozniakannouncedcreationofwhatisbeingcalledanonlineuniversity,knownasWozU.Inthebeginning,WozUwillonlyofferclassesthroughelectronicdevicesconnectedtocomputers.Later,theschoolplanstoopenupclassroomsinmorethan30citiessos