B3U5新世纪大学英语系列综合教程3答案

ReadandExploreUnit5Health

GetStartedListenandRespondOptionalClassroomActivitiesEnhanceYourLanguage

AwarenessSitingroupsofthreesorfoursanddiscussthefollowingquestions.Whatdoyouusuallydotokeepfit?Whatdoyouthinkarethecriteriaofbeinghealthy?Doyouknowanythingaboutthebodyclock?Howisitrelatedtoourhealth?GetStarted-discussionQuotes1Studythefollowingquotesabouthealth.Whichquote(s)

doyoulikebest?Why?

GetStarted-quotes1Quotes1Ahealthybodyistheguest-chamber(房间)ofthesoul;asick,itsprison.

—FrancisBaconInterpretation:Physicalhealthandmentalhealtharecloselyrelated.Asickbodywillcertainlyaffectone’smood,attitudeandcharacter,etc.Here,FrancisBaconcomparesthesickbodyvividlytoaprisonwhichgreatlyhampers(妨碍)thedevelopmentofone’sspirituallife.GetStarted-quotes1ClickPictureQuotes2Cheerfulnessisthebestpromoterofhealthandisasfriendlytothemindastothebody.

—JosephAddison

Interpretation:Moodshavegreatinfluenceonbothourphysicalandmentalhealth.Ashasbeenprovedinmedicalscience,wearelessvulnerabletoillnesseswhenweareinacheerfulmood.Agoodmoodisthekeytomentalhealth.GetStarted-quotes2ClickPictureQuotes3Moneyisthemostenvied,buttheleastenjoyed.Healthisthemostenjoyed,buttheleastenvied.

—CharlesCalebColtonInterpretation:Byusingfoursuperlatives,Coltonpointsouttheparadoxofpeople’sattitudestowardsmoneyandhealth.Wetendtoenvythosewhopossessmoremoney,butthosewhopossessmoremoneymaynotfeelhappyandsatisfied.Incontrast,weseldomfeelenvyforthosewhoenjoygoodhealth,forgoodhealthcanonlybeenjoyedbythosewhopossessit.GetStarted-quotes3ClickPictureQuotes4Givingisthesecretofahealthylife.Notnecessarilymoney,butwhateveramanhasofencouragementandsympathyandunderstanding.

—JohnD.Rockefeller,Jr

Interpretation:Asagreatphilanthropist(慈善家),RockefellerJr.believesthatgivingandcaringforotherswillbringyouahealthylife.Whatyouoffertoothersmaynotnecessarilybemoneyormaterialcomforts.Spiritualcaresuchasencouragement,sympathyandunderstandingisequallygoodandcanalsoserveasthekeytoahealthylife.GetStarted-quotes4ClickPictureWatchthefollowingvideoclip“Fitness”andthencompletethetasksthatfollow:clickhereclickhereFillinthemissingwordsaccordingtowhatyouhearfromthevideoclip.Abody/ageassessmentisameasurementofyourcardiovascular,yourstrength,yourflexibilityandyour.Anditgivesyouanumberwhichisyourfitnessagecomparedtoyourchronologicalage.Anyfitnessevaluationshouldincludesometimeonatreadmill,totestyourandstamina.Acompletefitnesssnapshotaddsabout45minutestoyourexam,butleavesyouwithanewonyourwell-being.fitnessriskfactorshearthealthperspective______________________________videovideo2.WhatcanwelearnfromJohnHumphrey?

(Open.)AIDS

n.[U]AcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome;averyseriousdiseasecausedbyaviruswhichbreaksdownthebody’snaturaldefencesagainstinfection艾滋病，获得性免疫缺损综合征HIVn.

humanimmunodeficiencyvirus;theviruswhichcausesthediseaseAIDS人体免疫缺损病毒，艾滋病病毒

infection

n.

[C;U]theactorresultofinfecting,oradiseasespread

byinfecting传染，感染；传染病ListenandRespond–WordBankL&R1ignorant

a.

notknowingfactsorinformationthatyououghttoknow无知的virus

n.

alivingthingevensmallerthanbacteriawhichcausesinfectiousdiseaseinthebody,inplants,etc.病毒

cure

n.

[C,U(for)]treatmentorsubstancethatcures;remedy[常与for连用]疗法；药物L&R1transmit

v.

[(to)]sendorpassfromoneperson,place,orthingtoanother[常与to连用]传播，传染

positive

a.

(ofamedicaltest)showingsignsofthepresenceofasubstanceorgrowth（医学试验）阳性的

HIV-positive

艾滋病检查呈阳性的

community

n.

thepeoplelivingtogetherand/orunitedbycommonbackground,nationality,etc.团体；社区Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentencesaccordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.L&R2L&R2OneofthereasonsfortheannualincreaseinHIVinfectionsisthat________.A)peopleshowlittleconcernaboutHIVB)noeffectivecureforAIDShasbeenfoundyetC)peopleareunawareofthedangerofHIVD)thereisnowaytopreventHIVfromspreadingL&R22.ThefirstreasongivenforAIDSeducationis_____.A)topreventnewinfectionsfromtakingplaceB)tohelppeopleknowwhereHIVinfectionsmayhappenC)totellpeoplehowtoprotectthemselvesfromHIVandAIDSD)totellpeopleaboutthetwoprocessesofpreventionfromHIVinfectionsL&R23.ThesecondreasonforAIDSeducationis__________.A)tocurbtheHIVinfectionB)toaskhospitalstooffermorehelpC)toimprovethequalityoflifeforHIV-positivepeopleD)togivefinancialaidtoAIDSpatientsL&R24.ThethirdreasonforAIDSeducationis_________.A)toreducethefearofHIVandAIDSB)tobringdownthedeathrateofAIDSC)topreventthespreadofHIVD)toprotectHIV-positivepeopleorAIDSpatients

A)toexplainwhyweshouldovercomethefearofAIDSB)tocriticizeschoolsforneglectingAIDSeducationC)toprovethatthedangerofAIDShasbeenoverstated(夸大)D)togivethereasonsforAIDSeducationL&R25.Thepurposeofthepassageis_________.L&R3Listentotherecordingagainandfillineachoftheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.L&R3AsurveyintheUKfoundrecentlythatathirdofteenagersthoughttherewasa.SoeducationisimportantinofHIV.ThereareTWOprocessestopreventnewHIVinfections:oneistogivepeopleaboutHIVandtheotheristoteachpeoplehowtothisinformationtoand

itpractically.“cure”forAIDSpreventingthespread____________acton______put___use______________________information__________L&R33.HIVpositivepeopleneedtogetand.Andtheyalsoneedtofindappropriateandsupportandhelp.4.ManypeoplefearthosewhoareHIV-positive.Someextremecasescanbefoundin

,whereAIDSpatients.medicalservicesemotionaldrugsuppliespractical__________________________________________India_____wereburnedtodeath__________________1.WhydoestheauthordescribeCharlesWingetandhiswifeinthefirstparagraph?2.HowwouldbehavioralscientistsexplainthedifferencesbetweenCharlesWingetandhiswife?3.Whatare“circadianrhythms”accordingtoFranzHalberg?4.Howdoesthestudyofchronobiologybenefitpeopleingeneral?MainIdeaExercise1:AnswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedinTextA.5.Whatapproachhasbeendevelopedtohelpapersonrecognizehisbody’spatterns?6.Howshouldwearrangeourmentalandphysicalworkaccordingtotheauthor?7.Whattipsdoeschronobiologyofferforeffectivedieting?8.Whattipsforsleepproblemsareofferedinthetext?MainIdeaMainIdeaExercise2:TextAcanbedividedintofourparts.Nowwritedowntheparagraphnumber(s)ofeachpartandthengivethemainideaofeachpartinoneortwosentences.MainIdeaShewasangry,yettheboy’sfatherencouragedhimtothrowsand.PartPara(s).MainIdeaOne1-4Two5-6Three7-17Four18

Ourbodiesoperatewiththecomplexityofclocks.FranzHalberg,aphysician-biologist,discoveredthatthereisa25-hourcycleinthebodywiththebodysystemsrunningwithregularpatterns.Halbergcalledtheseregularpatterns“circadianrhythms.”

Circadianprincipleshavealreadybeenusedtoscheduleastronauts’workanditisexpectedthattheworkinchronobiologywillbeappliedtoincreasingourefficiencyindailyactivities.

Takingthegivenapproachtofigureoutourbody’spatterns,wecanthentakeadvantageofchronobiologytechniquestoimproveourhealthandproductivityinsuchaspectsoflifeasourdailywork,dieting,takingmedicineandsleeping.

Itisimportanttokeepregularityinallaspectsofourlifeandlearntoactinsynchronizationwithourbody’snaturalrhythms.Haveyoueverwonderedwhysometimeseachdayyouachievegreaterefficiencythanothertimes,whyyouareawaremorekeenlyofachesandpains,andwhyitiseasierforyoutofallasleep?Actuallyit’sallbecauseyourbody’stimeclockisatwork.In-DepthIn-Depth1 AsthefirstraysofsunlightfilteroverthehillsofCalifornia’sSiliconValley,CharlesWingetopenshiseyes.Itisbarely5a.m.,butWingetisraringtogo.Meanwhile,hiswifepullsupthecoversandburiesherfaceunderthepillow.“Forthepastfifteenyears,”saysWinget,“we’vehardlyevergottenuptogether.”2 TheWingets’situationisnotuncommon.Ourbodiesoperatewiththecomplexityofclocks,andlikeclocks,weallrunatslightlydifferentspeeds.Wingetisamorningperson.Hiswifeisnotatherbestuntilafternightfall.SetYourBody’sTimeClocktoWorkforYou

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In-Depth3 Behavioralscientistslongattributedsuchdifferencestopersonaleccentricitiesorearlyconditioning.Thisthinkingwaschallengedinthelate1950sbyatheorylabeledchronobiologybyphysician-biologistFranzHalberg.InaHarvardUniversitylaboratory,Dr.Halbergfoundthatcertainbloodcellsvariedpredictablyinnumber,dependingonthetimeofdaytheyweredrawnfromthebody.Thecellcountwashigheratagiventimeofdayandlower12hourslater.Healsodiscoveredthatthesamepatternscouldbedetectedinheartandmetabolicratesandbodytemperature.In-Depth4 Halberg’sexplanation:insteadofperformingatasteady,unchangingrate,oursystemsfunctiononanapproximately25-hourcycle.Sometimesweareaccelerating,sometimesslowingdown.Weachievepeakefficiencyforonlyalimitedtimeeachday.Halbergcalledtheseregularpatterns“circadianrhythms.”5 MuchoftheleadingworkinchronobiologyissponsoredtodaybytheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration.CharlesWinget,aNASAresearchphysiologistandauthorityoncircadianrhythms,saysthatcircadianprincipleshavebeenappliedtoastronauts’workschedulesonmostofthespace-shuttleflights.6 Thespace-ageresearchhasmanyusefulapplicationshereonearth.Chronobiologistscantellyouwhentoeatandstillloseweight,whattimeofdayyou’rebestequippedtohandlethetoughestchallenges,whentogotothedentistwithyourhighestthresholdofpainandwhentoexerciseformaximumeffect.“It’sabiologicallawofhumanefficiency:toachieveyourbestwiththeleasteffort,youhavetocoordinatethedemandsofyouractivitieswithyourbiologicalcapacities,”Wingetsays.In-Depth7 Circadianpatternscanbemadetoworkforyou.Butyoumustfirstlearnhowtorecognizethem.Wingetandhisassociateshavedevelopedthefollowingapproachtohelpyoufigureoutyourbody’spatterns.8 Takeyourtemperatureonehouraftergettingupinthemorningandthenagainatfour-hourintervalsthroughouttheday.Scheduleyourlastreadingasclosetobedtimeaspossible.Youshouldhavefivereadingsbytheendoftheday.9 Nowaddyourfirst,thirdandfifthreadingsandrecordthistotal.Thenaddyoursecondandfourthreadingsandsubtractthisfigurefromthefirsttotal.Thatnumberwillbeanestimateofyourbodytemperatureinthemiddleofthenight.Considerityoursixthreading.In-Depth10 Nowplotallsixreadingsongraphpaper.Thevariationsmayseemextremelysmall—onlyone-tenthofadegreeinsomecases—buttheyaresignificant.You’llprobablyfindthatyourtemperaturewillbegintorisebetween3a.m.and6a.m.,reachingapeaksometimeinthelatemorningorearlyafternoon.Byeveningthereadingsstarttodrop.Theywillsteadilydecline,reachingtheirlowestpointsataround2a.m.11 Ofcourse,individualvariationsmakeallthedifference.Atwhathourisyourbodytemperatureontherise?Whendoesitreachitshighestpoint?Itslowest?Onceyouhavefamiliarizedyourselfwithyourpatterns,youcantakeadvantageof

chronobiologytechniquestoimproveyourhealthandproductivity.In-Depth12 Wedoourbestphysicalworkwhenourrhythmsareattheirpeak.Inmostpeople,thispeaklastsaboutfourhours.Scheduleyourmostdemandingactivitieswhenyourtemperatureishighest.13 Formentalactivities,thetimetableismorecomplicated.Precisiontasks,suchasmathematicalwork,arebesttackledwhenIn-Depthyourtemperatureisontherise.Formostpeople,thisisat8or9a.m.Bycontrast,readingandreflectionarebetterpursuedbetween2and4p.m.,thetimewhenbodytemperatureusuallybeginstofall.14 Breakfastshouldbeyourlargestmealofthedayforeffectivedieting.Caloriesburnfasteronehourafterwewakeupthantheydointheevening.Duringasix-yearresearchprojectknownastheArmyDietstudy,Dr.Halberg,chronobiologistRobertSothernandresearchassociateErnaHalberg

monitoredthefoodintakeoftwogroupsofmenandwomen.Bothateonlyone2000-In-Depthcaloriemealaday,butonegroupatetheirmealatbreakfastandtheotheratdinner.“Allthesubjectslostweighteatingbreakfast,”statesSothern.“Thosewhoatedinnereithermaintainedorgainedweight.”15 Iffoodsareprocesseddifferentlyatdifferenttimesoftheday,certainlycaffeine,alcoholandmedicineswillbetoo.Aspirincompounds,forexample,producethegreatesteffectinthemorning,between7and8.(Sodoesalcohol.)Theyareleasteffectivebetween6p.m.andmidnight.Caffeinehasthemostimpactaround3intheafternoon.CharlesWalker,DeanoftheCollegeofPharmacyatFloridaA&MUniversity,explains,“Stimulantsaremosteffectivewhenyouarenormallyactive,andsedativesworkbestwhenyou’renaturallysedateorasleep.”In-Depth16 Knowingyourrhythmscanalsohelpyouovercomesleepproblems.Consultyourbody-temperaturechart.Yourbedtimeshouldcoincidewiththepointatwhichyourtemperatureislowest.Thisisbetween11p.m.and2a.m.formostpeople.17 Dr.MichaelThorpyoftheSleep-WakeDisordersCenteratMontefioreMedicalCenterinNewYorkCityoffersothercircadiansleeptips:gotobedatthesametimeeverynightandgetupatthesametimeeverymorning,evenonweekends.“Irregularityinsleepandwakingtimesisthegreatestcauseofsleepproblems,”Dr.Thorpysays.Thebestwaytorecoverfromabadnight’ssleepissimplytoresume

yournormalcycle.Bewareofsleepingpills.“Mostsleepingpillswon’tworkforperiodslongerthantwoweeks,”warnsDr.Thorpy.Andthereisrealdangerofdrugaccumulationintheblood.In-Depth18 Knowingyourbody’spatternsisnoguaranteeofgoodhealth.Butwhatchronobiologyrevealsistheimportanceofregularityinallaspectsofyourlifeandoflearningtoactinsynchronizationwithyourbody’snaturalrhythms.In-DepthvoicingWorkingroupsanddiscusswhatoneshoulddotostayhealthy.Shareyourideaswiththeclass.Thefollowinghintsmaybeofsomehelp.voicingSuggestionsonStayingHealthy1.Physicalfactors:haveabalanceddiet;keeparegularsleep-wakepattern;haveadequatesleep;doexercise/sportsregularly;haveregularcheck-ups,etc.2.Psychologicalfactors:beoptimistic;laughalot;keepyourcuriosityalive;beopen-mindedandkeeplearning;learntorecognizeandmanagestressinyourlife;cultivatesomehobbies,etc.3.Socialfactors:stayinclosetouchwithfriendsandfamily;befriendlywithpeoplearound;becaringandhelpfultopeopleinneed;developsocialties;participateinactivitiesyouenjoy,etc.KeyWords(B)KeyWordsforTextBapplauseinfectcontractthreatignoranceprejudiceisolatehealissueappealExpressions(B)ExpressionsforTextBbringsth.toanend

atrisksetasidemakeroomfor1)Whatisthemeaningofthissentence?1.Ihavecometonighttobringoursilencetoanend.(Para.1)SentencesToactontheproposalImade,Ihavetobreakthesilencemyselftonight.Itistimetospeakoutthetruthaboutthedeadlydisease—AIDS.

2)TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.今晚，我来到这儿，打破我们的沉默。1)Whatistheimpliedmeaningoftheitalicizedpartinthissentence?2.Tonight,IrepresentanAIDScommunitywhosememberscamereluctantlyfromeverysegmentofAmericansociety.SentencesAIDShasbecomesowidespreadthatthosewhohavebeeninfectedcomefromeverypartofsociety.2)TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.今晚，我代表的是一个罹患艾滋病的社群。这个社群的成员来自美国社会的各个阶层，但都不是自愿加入的。1)Whatistheimpliedmeaningoftheitalicizedpartinthissentence?3.Areyouhuman?Andthisistherightquestion:Areyouhuman?(Para.7)2)TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.RealizingThisquestionrevealstheessenceoftheAIDSissue:SinceAIDSposesathreattohumankind,everyoneofus,irrespectiveofrace,ageorsex,maycontractHIVandbecomeavictimofAIDSforthesimplestreasonthatweareallhuman.Sentences你们是人吗？问得好！你们是人吗？

1)Explaintheimpliedmeaningofthesentence.4.

BecausepeoplewithHIVhavenotenteredsomealienstateofbeing.(Para.7)SentencesBecausepeoplewithHIVhavenotturnedintosomestrangekindofcreaturethatistotallydifferentfromus.Theyarejustashumanasanyoneelse.Wehavenoreasontopracticeprejudiceagainstthem.2)TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.因为艾滋病病毒的携带者并非变成了某种怪异的生物体。

1)Explaintheimpliedmeaningoftheitalicizedpartofthesentence.5.

Thentheirchildren,andyours,maynotneedtowhisperitatall.(Para.15)SentencesThenthefuturegenerationswillfacetheprobleminanhonestandfrankmanner.Onlyinthiswaycantheydealwiththediseaseeffectivelyandmaketheworldsafeandfreefromthisdeadlydisease.2)TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.这样，孩子的孩子以及你们的孩子也许就再也不必悄悄说出“艾滋病”这个字眼儿了。Q1WhatdidFisherasktheRepublicanPartytodolessthanthreemonthsbeforethespeechwasdelivered?Q2WhydoesMaryFisher,whoisHIV-positive,havethecouragetoaddresstheaudience?Paras.1-2ComprehensionQ1WhatisthebrutallyclearrealityofAIDS?Q2Whatmessageisimpliedinthetwoparagraphs?Paras.3-4ComprehensionQ1OnwhosebehalfdoesFisherspeak?Q2

WhatmessagedoesFishertrytoconveyinthisparagraph?Q3WhatareAIDSvictimssufferingfrom?Para.5ComprehensionQ4Q1HowdangerousisAIDS?Q2HowdoesAIDSdifferfromotherdeadlydiseasessuchascancerandheartdisease?Q3Whatmistakenideasdoesthespeakerthinkweshouldcorrect?Canyouinferwhatthespeakeriscallingontheaudiencetodo?Paras.6-7ComprehensionQ1WhatdoesFishercallonthenationtobeawareof?Q2WhoarethemostlikelyvictimsofHIV?Paras.8-9ComprehensionQ1Whatisthemainideaofthisparagraph?Q2Howdoherfamilymemberssupporther?Para.10ComprehensionQ4Q1WhomdoesFisheraddressinparticularinthesethreeparagraphs?Q2Whatproblemsdotheyhave?Q3WhoaretoblameforthemiseryofAIDSvictims?WhatdoesFisheraskustodo?WhatdoesshecallonAIDSpatientstodo?Paras.11-13ComprehensionQ1WhydoesFishercallonustosetasideprejudiceandpoliticsindealingwiththeAIDSissue?Q2WhydoesFishercallontheaudiencetolearnthelessonsofhistoryandofgrace?Paras.14-15Comprehension1)ComparethetwotablesandfindoutinTable2.a.Whatnewcausesofdeathareadded?b.Whatcausesmoveupinranking?2)Discusswhatmighthavecausedtheabovedifferences.Thefollowingtwotablesillustraterespectivelytheleadingcausesofdeathworldwidein2002(Table1)andtheleadingcausesofdeathamong15-to59-year-oldsworldwide(Table2)inthesameyear.Workinsmallgroupsandstudythetablescarefully,andthendothefollowingtwotasks:OptionalTable1：LeadingCausesofDeathWorldwide,2002Totaldeathsinthousands(Source:WHO)Optional慢性支气管炎腹泻的疟疾呼吸系统的中风气管肺结核

Table2：LeadingCausesofDeathamong15-to59-year-oldsWorldwide2002Totaldeathinthousands(Source:WHO)Optional慢性支气管炎肺结核

呼吸系统的UsefulExpressionsUsefulExpressionsfromTextAChineseEquivalences

attribute...toatagiventimeofdayachievepeakefficiencybebestequippedtodosth.handlethetoughestchallengeswithone’shighestthresholdofpainachieveone’sbestwiththeleasteffortcoordinate...with...将……归因于在一天里的某个特定时间达到最佳效率最有能力去做某事应对最严峻的挑战最不容易感到疼痛花费最小的力气获得最好的效果

将……与……协调UsefulExpressionsUsefulExpressionsfromTextAChineseEquivalences

makeallthedifferenceontherisetakeadvantageofbycontrastcoincidewith…benoguaranteeofgoodhealthinallaspectsofone’slifeactinsynchronizationwith情况完全不一样上升利用相比之下与……相一致并不能保证良好的健康状况生活的各个方面

与……保持一致；与……同步UsefulExpressionsUsefulExpressionsfromTextBChineseEquivalences

bringsth.toanendbearamessageofchallengebeonewithsb.takerefugeinsth.arockofsupport结束某事带来挑战的信息与……命运相连受到……的保护磐石般的支持ObservethefollowingsentencesfrombothTextAandTextB,payingspecialattentiontotheanticipatory(先行词)“it”.Thendothefollowingtwotasks.GrammarGrammar1)

It’sabiologicallawofhumanefficiency:toachieveyourbestwiththeleasteffort,…(Para.6,TextA)2)Wemustbreakthesilence,makingit

safeforyoutoreachoutforcompassion.(Para.12,TextB)Grammar先行词it作形式主语、宾语先行词it用作形式主语、形式宾语，是指先行词it在主语或宾语的位置，真正的主语或宾语是后面的不定式、动名词或名词性从句。

Itissillyofhimtodoso.

It’snogoodwaitinghere.Isitcertainthattheywillwin?

It’smydutytohelpyouimproveEnglish.

一、作形式主语。主要用于“Itis+adj./n.+doing/todo/that…”句型。例如：二、作形式宾语。主要用于以下句型：vt.(find,think,make,etc.)+it+adj./n.+doing/todo/that…例如：

2.vt.(enjoy,like,love,hate,prefer,appreciate,take,etc.)+it+if/when…例如：GrammarHemadeitarulenevertoeatbetweenmeals.Wefounditnogoodarguingwithhim.I’llmakeitcleartoyouthatfailureisthemotherofsuccess.Idon’tlikeitifyouarrivelate.Shehatesitwhenheusesherpen.Itakeityouhavebeenout.

Grammar3.seetoitthat…/dependonitthat…(因介词后通常不接that从句，故用it作形式宾语)。例如：

Seetoitthatyouarenotlateagain.Youmaydependuponitthatweshallneverloseheart.4.takeitforgrantedthat…例如：Itookitforgrantedthatyouwouldstaywithus.GrammarNow,dothetasksonpages159-160inyourtextbook.ThefollowingisanexcerptfromanarticleintheGuardian.Makecommentsonthenews.

SuicideblightsChina’syoungadults

Surveyrevealsmaincauseofdeathofpeopleunder35SuicideisthemaincauseofdeathamongyoungadultsinChina,thestatemediasaidyesterdayinareportthathighlightsthegrowingpressurestosucceedinlove,workandeducationinoneoftheworld’sfastestchangingsocieties.Increasingstress,lonelinessandalackofmedicalsupportfordepressionarethoughttohavecontributedtoanannualsuicidetollthatisestimatedat250,000peopleayear.AccordingtoChinaDaily,anadditional2.5millionto3.5millionmakeunsuccessfulattemptstokillthemselveseachyear.(byJonathanWatts,July26,2005)

WhydotheYoungAdultsKillThemselves?

Youngadultsareintheprimeoftheirlivesandaresupposedtopursuetheirdreamsandenjoythemselves.YetitwasreportedintheGuardianthatsuicideisthemaincauseofdeathamongyoungadultsinChina.Whyhavesomanyyoungpeopleendedtheirlives?Threefactorsarethoughttoaccountforthehighsuiciderate:increasingstress,lonelinessandalackofmedicalsupportfordepression.Themostpressingone,Ithink,isstress.TakemycollegelifeforwritingSampleWritingexample.FromthefirstdayIenteredtheuniversity,Ihavebeenlivingunderpressure.IusedtoworrythatIcouldnotquitefitintothecampuslife;IalsofearedthatImightnotcatchupwithmyclassmatesinmystudiesorcouldnotliveuptomyparents’expectations.NowIamdeeplyconcernedaboutwhetherIcanfindadesirablejobaftergraduation.Endlesspressuresgiverisetostress.Lonelinessisanotherproblem.Manyyoungpeoplefindtheyjustfeelhelplesswhentheyaresufferingintolerablesadnessorfrustration.Suicideisagreattragedy,especiallyfortheyoung.Ifwecanfindwaystorelievethemoftheirstressandoffertimelyhelp,wemaysavemanyyounglives.writingSampleWritingThankYou!a.toeatnutritiousfood;b.todoexercisesregularly;c.tohaveapositiveattitudetowardslife;d.toenjoygoodinterpersonalrelationships,etc.Possibleanswers:

KeytoDiscussion(1)Beinghealthyisacomprehensivematter.Wecanjudgeahealthypersonfromthreedifferentperspectives:physicalhealth,mentalhealthandinterpersonalrelationships.Firstofall,ahealthypersonisfreefromanyillnessandhasenoughenergytodohis/herdailywork.Second,he/shedoesnotsufferfromanymentalproblemandisstrongenoughtofacechallenges.Lastbutnotleast,he/shegetsalongwellwithpeoplearoundhim/her.KeytoDiscussion(2)Thebodyclock,orthebiologicalclock,referstotheinternalbiologicalmechanismwhichcausesourbodytoautomaticallybehaveatregulartimesoftheday,suchassleepingoreating.Thebodyclockisimportantforhealth.Itcontrolsourbodytemperature,hormones,bloodpressureandotherimportantbodysystems.Sofollowingyourbodyclockcanhelpyoureducetirednessandincreaseworkefficiency,etc.KeytoDiscus