全国2021年10月自考英语写作00603真题

全国2021年10月自考英语写作00603真题

TheRewardsofHomeCooking

Fewthingsareasdifficulttocategorizeascooking.What

elsecanbecalledaskill,anart,ascience,andevena

survivaltoolatthesametime?It'sahumanadaptation,a

clevertrickthatevolutiongraduallybakedintoourbrainsto

conjureupmorecaloriesoutofrawfoodtopowerthelarge

brains.It'ssofundamentalthateveryoneknowshowtodoit

tosomeextent.Asalifeskill,homecookinghelpssaveenergy,

improvehealth,andraiseself-esteemallatonce.

Cookingathomecontributestoenergyconservation.

Unquestionably,itconsumesenergyandresourcessparinglyto

cookathome,arecentstudyclaims.Theresearchsaysittakes

sevenkilocaloriesofenergytogrowfood,butprocessingit

takesanotherten.Toputitsimply,thatmeansitneedsmuch

moreenergytoprocessfoodthantogrowit.Also,processed

foodisoftenfrozenandcookedwithunnecessaryenergy

consumption.Afterpurchasingafrozendinner,weareusing

abouttwiceasmanyresourcestofeedourselvesasittakesour

neighbortocookathome.

Apartfromthehealthbonuses,cookingathomeboostsself-

esteemaswell.Cookingisbothabiologicalnecessityanda

behavioralscripthardwiredintoourbrainsintheevolution.

Areportregardingtheimpactofcookinginterventionson

mentalhealthfoundanumberofpositiveoutcomes.According

tothereport,cookinglearnersdevelopedbetterself-esteem

asaresultoftheirimprovedconcentration,coordination,and

confidence—3Cs,ifyouwill.Itwasalsoreportedthatone

ofthemostsatisfyingaspectsincookingwasbeingableto

preparedishestobeenjoyedbyothers.Otherrelatedstudies

showedthesimilarresult:cookingraisedself-esteem.

Cookingfoodathomeisrewardinginmanyways.Withthe

mosteconomicaluseofenergy,itservesasareticentsafeguard

oftheenvironment.Inaddition,homecookingimprovesoverall

well-beingandheath-relatedlifequality,primarilyduetothe

ensuingnutritionalbenefits.Goodnutritionisthe

prerequisitetomentalhealth.Withthe3Csenhancedincooking

andcontentmentfoundinsharing,self-esteemisraised

likewise.Whileitisnicetogotoanelegantrestaurant

occasionally,nothingbeatshomemadefood.

II.Writeanoutine.(20points)

Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcomposea“Topic

Outlineforit.

WhyYouNeedtoTryForestBathing?

Onhearingtheterm,youmightassumeforestbathing“means

splashinginaspringamongwoods.Thatsoundsenjoyable,but

it'snotcorrect:Forestbathingbasicallyconsistsofhanging

outinthewoodsandreapingitshealthbenefits.Thetermwas

coinedinJapanintheearly1980s,highlightinganationwide

close-to-naturepastime.ThepracticesoonprevailedintheU.S.

aswell;nowresortsandnatureparksacrossthecountryoffer

forestbathingwalksthatfocusonsoakinginthesightsand

soundsofnature.Indeed,forestbathinggainspopularityas

naturenourishesbothmindandbody.

Forestbathingleavespeoplelessstressed.Researchersat

DukeUniversitycomparednearly300collegestudentsafterthey

tookwalksinacityandaftertheywalkedinaforest.The

studentshadlowerconcentrationsofthestresshormone

cortisol（皮质醇），lowerpulseratesandlowerbloodpressure

aftertheytookforestbathsthanondayswhenthey'dwalked

inthecity.Similarly,inalargerstudyatKyotoUniversity,

participantsscoredloweronratingsforhostilityand

depressionafterspendingtimeinthewoodscomparedtowhen

theyroamedanurbansetting.

Forestbathing,apartfromitssoothingeffectonthemind,

mayalsohelpwardoffinesses.Additionalresearchfrom

EdinburghMedicalSchoolfoundthatimmune-boostinghuman

“naturalkillercells,whichbetterprotectusagainstviruses

andcancers,showedhigheractivitylevelsafterparticipants

wentforestbathing.Thecellscontinuedtofunctionatahigher

levelformorethanaweekaftertheexperience.Someexperts

believeforestbathing(shealthprofitscomefrominhalingthe

chemicalsplantsemit.Othersaren，tsosureofthecause,

sayingperhapsincreasedfelingsofawearewhyforestbathers

enjoyimprovedhealth.

Otherthanhealth-boostingeffectsonbothmindandbody,

forestbathingoffersaddedbonuses.U.S.-basedresearch

showednaturewalksclearedtheheadmorethancitystrolls.

OneEuropeanstudyfoundthatsimplylivinginatrefilled

neighborhoodimprovedfocus,promotedcreativity,increased

efficiencyandproductivity.Inshort,youfeelmorealive.You

won'tbelievehoweasyforestbathingis.Japanhasdesignated

“foresttherapywalkingpathsinforestsacrossthenation.

However,designatedwalkingpathsarenotmandatory.TheU.S.

hasnosuchsystem,thoughyoucanbecomeacertifiedforest

therapyguideandleadoutdooradventures.

Trainingisn'tnecessary:Simplyfindaspotwithtrees,

andtakeatwo-hourwalkwhileenjoyingthesights,soundsand

smellsofnaturewithoutrushing.Breathedeeply,sit

occasionally,andtouchthe