Heavy Eyelids Make You Heavy 睡太少会变胖？
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- 发布于 2012年2月11日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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People try all sorts of things to lose weight: weird diets, heavy workouts and even medication. However, research shows that sleep – one thing most people don’t consider – may have ___1___ with losing weight.
为了减肥，人们无所不用其极：采用奇怪的节食法、大量运动，甚至服用药物。然而研究显示，睡眠可能出乎意料地和减重息息相关。
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(A) a lot in common |
(B) nothing in common |
(C) a lot to do |
(D) nothing to do |
Researchers tracked subjects’ sleep pattern and monitored their weight for six years. They found that people who slept for less than six hours a night gained weight. They also found that people who got more than nine hours of sleep a night gained weight. It seems the magic amount of sleep lies ___2___ in the middle.
研究人员追踪受试者六年间的睡眠习惯和体重，他们发现，晚上睡不到六小时的人体重增加了。他们还发现，晚上睡眠时间超过九小时的人也变胖了。看来理想的睡眠时间介于六小时到九小时之间。
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(A) anyplace |
(B) anywhere |
(C) somewhere |
(D) somewhat |
The connections between obesity and insufficient sleep are fairly ___3___. Lack of sleep leads to lower energy levels, so people don’t exercise. Also, a weary body decreases the production of leptin, a hormone which makes us feel ___4___. So when you don’t get enough sleep, you get hungry more often and overeat.
肥胖与睡眠不足的关联似乎显而易见。睡太少会导致精神不振，让人们不想运动。此外，疲惫的身体会减少分泌令人产生饱足感的荷尔蒙，也就是脂瘦素。所以，缺乏足够睡眠时，你会更容易感到饥饿，因而饮食过量。
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(A) circumstantial |
(B) ambiguous |
(C) outspoken |
(D) straightforward |
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(A) starved |
(B) full |
(C) jammed |
(D) plump |
It is less evident ___5___ people who get too much sleep gain weight. Researchers suggest that people who sleep for a long time probably aren’t getting good quality sleep. This means that they would ___6___ from the same problems that short sleepers have. ___7___, it’s clear that getting the right amount of sleep is good for your weight. Six to nine hours of sleep a day may keep the kilograms away.
睡太多的人体重增加的原因就没这么明确了。研究人员表示，睡眠时间长的人可能睡眠质量并不好。这意味着他们和睡眠不足的人有同样的问题。因此，适当的睡眠显然有益于你的体重。每天六至九小时的睡眠也许可以让你远离肥胖。
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(A) when |
(B) why |
(C) what |
(D) which |
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(A) escape |
(B) recover |
(C) dispatch |
(D) suffer |
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(A) Therefore |
(B) However |
(C) Still |
(D) Meanwhile |
−by Alan Campana
Vocabulary
单词发音
weird [wɪrd] adj.【非正式】古怪的﹐奇异的
monitor [ˋmɑnətɚ] v. 监测；监视
obesity [oˋbisətɪ] n. 肥胖；过胖
insufficient [͵ɪnsəˋfɪʃənt] adj. 不充分的，不足的
weary [ˋwɪrɪ] adj. 疲倦的，疲劳的
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单词发音
workout [ˋwɝk͵aʊt] n.〔尤指运动的〕锻炼; 训练
medication [͵mɛdɪˋkeʃən] n. 药物治疗
track [træk] v. 跟踪；追踪
evident [ˋɛvədənt] adj. 明显的；明白的
ambiguous [æmˋbɪgjʊəs] adj. 含糊不清的
straightforward [͵stretˋfɔrwɚd] adj. 明确的，肯定的
plump [plʌmp] adj. 胖乎乎的；圆滚滚的
Answer
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2. ( C ) |
3. ( D ) |
4. ( B ) |
5. ( B ) |
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6. ( D )
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7. ( A ) |
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