高三英语二轮复习书面表达专项练习14概要写作二

1、概要写作二1、阅读下面短文 , 根据其内容写一篇60 词左右的内容概要。while numerous studies have looked at how individual habits may extend orshortena personslife,farfewerhave triedtoquantify thebenefitsofpracticinga number of healthy habits together, especiallyfor people who begin only laterinlife.this was thefocusof a 2020 studyp

2、ublishedin the american journalofmedicine.the trial examined whether newly adopting a healthy lifestyle in middle age couldstill produce significant benefits, in terms of lower risk of heart disease.a group of 15,792 older men and women living in four different communitiesin theunitedstates were tra

3、cked from1987 to1998. aged 45 to64 years,thesubjectswere examined for theirweight,height,dietary intake,smoking habits and exercise.the researchers noted they did not include moderate alcohol consumption,because the study aimed to assess the effect of adopting new healthy habits, andbeginning to dri

4、nk in middle age is not widely recommended.interestingly,at the beginningof thestudy only8.5% of thesubjectswerepracticing all four healthy habits. after 6 years, an additional 970 people hadadopted all four of the primary habits. the most common switch was to begin eatingat least 5 fruits and veget

5、ables each day.the researchers examined the successful switchers ,and concludedthat the subjects most likely to change habits for the better were older,female,those with a college education, higher income and without a history of high bloodpressure.afterfouradditionalyearsoffollow-upthe healthiestli

6、festyleswitchersenjoyeda 40% reductioninthe riskofdeathfrom any cause,and a 35% lowerchanceof heart attack or strokes.2、阅读下面短文, 根据其内容写一篇60 词左右的内容概要。the surprising reason you cant lose weight第1页共11页bob and bill are roommates and good friends.they eat the same food, havesimilar jobs and they recently

7、started doing the same sports together, too. the only difference between them, it seems, is sleep schedules: while bob gets a solid 7 to8 hours each night, bill has an irregular sleepschedule and doesn t get enoughsleep.can you guess why their shared exercise and nutrition method is successful for b

8、ob and not for bill?the only difference is sleep. while bill and bob are made up, the resultsof their circumstances are arent . if you want your lifestyle changes to reflectin the way you look and feel, sleep is the key.as the washington post pointed out this week, a growing body of research points

9、to the fact that skimping on sleep can lead to weight gain,an increase ininjuriesand a decrease intestosterone(雄性激素 )levels,whichis often associatedwith depression and bone density(密度 ) loss.duringdeep sleep,the bodysmuscles recover,repairingtissuetom duringsports, and the brain creates memories and

10、 clears out toxins(毒素 ). without theseprocesses,youre exercising and feeding a faulty machine.“many peoplethinkyoubuildmuscle in the gym,but you actuallybuildwhenyou sleep, ” chirjeevsawhney,a personal trainerand fitness manager ata goldsgym in arlington,told the post. its when you repair that broke

11、n tissue that youget stronger, sawhney said.if the fact that sleep makes your physical fitness more achievable isntenough,consideritsmany otherbenefits:qualitysleepcan make you betteratyourjob. itcan extend your lifetime.it llmake you more likable.it s timetogetthesleep you deserve. you have nothing

12、 to lose (except maybe a few pounds).3、阅读下面短文, 根据其内容写一篇60 词左右的内容概要。physicist stephen hawking said people should return to the moon and go tomars because leaving earth may be the only way to save humanity.第2页共11页hawking said that as earth faces climate change and pressure on naturalresources, human b

13、eings need to reach beyond our planet.we are runningout ofspace and the onlyplacestogo toare otherworlds,he said. it is time to explore other solar systems. spreading out may be the onlythingthatsaves us from ourselves.i am convincedthathumans need to leave earth, he added.“ if humanity is to contin

14、ue for another million years,our future liesin boldly going where no one else has gone before.”the universityof cambridge professorspoke duringa visit(injune) tothestarmus festival in trondheim, norway.hawking saidhuman beingsshouldreturnto the moon by the year 2020 and marsby 2020 . this, he said,“

15、will unite humans in the shared purpose of exploringthe universe.”“ spreading out into space will completely change the future of humanity,he said. “ i hope it would unite competitive nations in a single goal, to face thecommon challenge for us all.”hawking added thatreachingthe moon, mars and other

16、planetswould get youngpeople interested in space-relatedsciences.he saidmaking t he firstmoves intospace would “ elevatehumanitybecauseit would have to involve manycountries.whenever we make a greatnew leap,such as the moon landings,we bringpeopleand nationstogether,usher in new discoveries,and new

17、technologies,hawking said.to leave earth demands a concerted global approach, so everyone should join in.we need to rekindlethe excitementofthe earlydays of space travelin the1960s.the european space agency has announced a planto createa “ moon village”afterthe internationalspace stationistaken out

18、of servicein 2020.china is alsoreportedly interested in sending an astronaut to the moon.the united states is working on sending astronauts to mars. the u.s. spaceagency, nasa, hopes to do this by the 2020s.4、阅读下面短文, 根据其内容写一篇60 词左右的内容概要。第3页共11页how many times have you heardtheexpressionthatmost peopl

19、e spend more timeplanning their vacation than they do planning their lives? i would expand thatexpression by adding that most people spend more time“thinking” about theirvacation than they do thinking about whats important in their life.while restand relaxationarea mustinlivinga balanced life,itsnot

20、whatwe were createdtodo. afterall,themastercreatortookhis r&r(restand recreation)on the seventh day, only after six days of definitely directed thought”.wallace d. wattles,wrote,“there is no labor from which most people shrink(退缩 )as they do from that of sustained and consecutive thought; it is the

21、hardest workin the world. and yet it is the first and primary labor of achievement.my friend mike litman wrote an outstanding article this week. it5s calledthe millionaire composite and it analyzes one of the big differences betweensuccessful people and everyoneelse. he wrote,“ i recently visiteda r

22、eal estatemultimillionairemogul. what did i see nexttohis desk? i saw hisvisionstatement,along with a list of what he values in life.”“a fewmonths ago,i interviewedan individualwho has soldproductsworthover a billiondollarson television.he toldme thathe readhislifeand businessvision and goals daily,

23、 and that he took time to visualize exactly what he wantedto create each night before falling asleep.”what isyourlifes purpose or yourpersonalmis sion statement?is itwrittendown? do you reviewitand thinkabout itoften?isyourlifeorganizedaroundyourpurpose and a set of goals that support that purpose?w

24、ithoutlifespurposeand goals,youarelikea shipwithouta rudder( 舵 ).there is power in your purpose and in your goals. it is the power that takes youover obstacles,and it is the fuel that propels(驱使 ) you toward the life youenvision.5、阅读下面短文, 根据其内容写一篇60 词左右的内容概要。sugar is not good for our health. but you

25、 may reason that a single can of coke every day wont do you much harm. after all, with exercise, you can bum ofif第4页共11页the calories from that can of coke anyway. if this is your way of thinking, thencongratulations! you are big sodas ideal consumer.the term“big soda ” refers to two soft drink compa

26、nies: the coca-colacompany and pepsi co inc. american soda consumption has experienced a sustaineddecline.in china,however, itis a differentstory.accordingto a xinhua newsagencyreport, coca-colas soda sales went up 10 percent in the second quarter this yearcompared with the same time last year.incre

27、asesin soda consumptioncan be womsometo healthexperts.in her recentbook soda politics:takingon big soda (and winning), new york universitynutritionprofessormarion nestlemakes a fierycase againstthe soda industn. she says it*sall right if you drink sweet drinks occasionally. but drinking it every day

28、 isplainly unhealthy.accordingto the economistyone largestudy citedin nestlesbook found thatforeach (12-ounce)can added to a personsdailydiet,the riskof diabetesjumpedby 22 percent.there are alsolinksbetween sugar and heartdisease,obesity,strokesand cancer.unlikefruitor even a big mac, sweet drinksh

29、ave no nutritionalvalue.a 12-ounce (340-gram) can of coke, for example, has 140 calories and 39 grams ofsugar but no protein or fiber.nestle also points out that drinking diseases caused by unhealthy diets can create system.a lotof soda has a broadercost.chronica burden for acountrys health careincr

30、eased health awareness has turned a lot of us consumers against soda.on a politicallevel,lawmakers are alsowaging a war againstbig soda. thirty-threeus states are taxing soda or sugar drinks, while some are consideringintroducing warning labels for soda ads and soda products.6、阅读下面短文, 根据其内容写一篇60 词左右

31、的内容概要。apple co-founder steve wozniak has launched a school to teach computerscience and technology-related skills.第5页共11页in 2020, wozniak announced creation of what is being called an onlineuniversity, known as woz u. in the beginning, woz u will only offer classes through electronic devices connect

32、ed to computers. later, the school plans to open up classrooms in more than 30 cities so students can attend in person.stevewozniak founded apple computer,withsteve jobs,in1976. they developedand hand- builtthe companys firstcomputer,the apple i , mainlyworkingin jobs9shome, near san jose, californi

33、a.the followingyear,wozniak designedthe apple, which marked a revolutionin computer design and development.the apple iibecame the worldsfirstsuccessfullymass-produced personal computer.throughout its history, apple has been seen as one of the most innovativetechnology companies. in addition to compu

34、ters, it developed industry-changingproducts, such as theipod and iphone. according to forbes, appleis currentlytheninth largest public company in the world.steve wozniak left apple in 1985. he said he left because he did not agreewith some of the companys business goals at the time. since then, he

35、has beeninvolved with several other technology companies.wozniak has been a supporterof localeducationin areas where he has lived.he even taughtcomputer classesto young people and has donated technologyequipmentto schools.now wozniak is teamingup witha for-profitcompany to provideprograms forstudent

36、s interested in learning about technology.“ our goal is to educate and train people in employable digital skillswithout putting them into years of debt,” wozniak said in a statement. he addedthat his goal is to inspire and prepare“the next generation of innovators” tojoin the workforce of the future

37、.woz u currentlyofferstrainingin softwaredevelopment and computer support.the school plans to add several other subjects in 2020. students who finish theprograms will receive a certificate of completion upon graduation.第6页共11页wozniak says the schoolwillalso work withtechnologycompanies to help themi

38、dentify new workers and train the ones they already have.7、阅读下面短文 , 根据其内容写一篇60 词左右的内容概要。it all started with a simple request. in2020, cathryn couch wasworking asa chef, making home-deliverymeals forcustomers.one day, a friendcalledand askedif couch had any cooking jobs for her teenage daughter. she

39、didnt, but the friendpersisted.so couch eventuallycame up witha project: making meals and deliveringthem to a local homeless center.after seeing how excited and proudher friend s daughter was after makingthe meals, couch decidedto replicate(复制 )theirlessonon a granderscale.that show,in 2020, the cer

40、es community project was bom. the bay area-based program asksteen volunteers to cook healthful, all-organic meals and deliver them to localpatients with cancer and other serious conditions.that first year, 21 volunteers made 4,500 meals. in 2020, 400 volunteerspreparedmore than 90,000 meals.couch ha

41、s opened fivebranchesincountiesacrossthe bay area.and she has helped launchsimilarprogramsin citieslikeeugene,ore.,and madison,wis. and now, thegroup has expanded eastofsan francisco.infebruary,the ceres project opened up in alameda, calif., working with a supportive housingcommunity called alameda

42、point collaborative( apc). much of the funding came fromthe $100,000 left by a local woman who passed away from breast cancer. generally,their money comes from a mix of individual and foundation donations.“im seeing a lot of the kids naturalleadership and social skills comeout in the kitchen, ” says

43、 aileensuzara, thealameda program coordinatorand chef.“ i see a bright light from the kids eyes. they have a sense of how the projectis really touching someones life.”when she first started the program, couch thought that the cooking skillsthe teens gained would be the most valuable part of the prog

44、ram. but thats notthe case.“it s reallyabout learning thattheymatterin theworldand thattheirchoices make a difference, she says .第7页共11页8、阅读下面短文, 根据其内容写一篇60 词左右的内容概要。it s been named the“venice of africa ”, but comparisons between theunattractivecommunity ofmakoko and thehistoricitaliancitybeginand e

45、nd atthewaters edge.makokos huts rise from the dirty waters of the lagoon aroundlagos,nigeria s biggest city a far cry from the beautiful bridges and buildingsthat mark venice.now itis hoped thateducation,withthehelp ofcreativearchitecture,canhelp create a better future for the children of makoko.th

46、e hope comes in the shape of a floating school, built completely by thelocals.the project,backedby the un development fund,thenigeriangovernmentandthe heinrich boll foundation, is the brainchild of local architect kunle adeyemi.kunlesaidthatimprovingthe poorarearequiredsomethingnew that was more int

47、unewith local customs and the environment.living on water is actually a way of life.so, the question is them, howdo you improvethatcondition,how do you dealwiththe challengesoflivingon waterin a safe, healthy and environmentally sound way?” he said.canoes,long light boats, are howthe 150,000 people

48、wholivein makokogetaround as they try to make a living by fishing and trading.thenew school floats on250 emptybluebarrelsfixed under its wooden basedesigned to get around the problems of periodic flooding in the area. fishermensearch the waters for the days catch. the floating school gives them a pl

49、ace totie up their canoes and mend nets well while children are in class.jeremiah oleole austin is one of the few young people to have gone on tofurthereducation.“ i was bom and broughtup there,so iknow how thepeoplesuffer.i know what they really need in this community. without some. training orskills,how can they go to places?” said the art student.“there are only a few第8页共11页of us who went out into thecity to see more.if there are more schools, i believethere will be change in the community.答案1 答案：the article discusses the impact of a healthy lifestyle. (要点 1) a largenumber of