统考《大学英语B》阅读理解专项练习

统考《大学英语B》阅读理解专项练习阅读理解一Passage1WearebusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternetbuthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternetManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattimecomputerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworkdidntworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedownthenhewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworkinginformationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingonthetime.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernmentbutintheearly1970suniversitieshospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseittoo.HowevercomputerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990scomputersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade“surfing“intheInternetmoreconvenient.Todayitiseasytogeton-lineanditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mailismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeopleslife.TheInternethasahistoryofmorethanfortyyearsA TBFAnewnetworksystemwassetuptomakecomputerscheaper.A TBFAtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment.A TBFSoftwaremadeUsurfing^^theInternetmoreconvenient.A TBFTodayitsstillnoteasytogeton-lineA TBFPassage2Mr.Youngranhisownbusinessandworkedveryhard.Hiswifewasafraidthathewouldgetsickifhecontinuedlikethatsosheoftentriedtogethimtotakeavacation.AllastshemanagedtopersuadehimtodosoandshehopedthathewouldbeabletoenjoyhisvacationwithoutanydisturbancesobeforetheyleftMrs.Youngwenttoseeherhusbandssecretary.Shesaidtoher“Myhusbandneedsavacationverymuchsowhateverhappenspleasedontbotherhimwithtelegramsandlettersaboutbusinessproblemswhile\vcarcaway.Justwaittillwcgetback.AfterMr.andMrs.YounghadbeenawayaboutaweekMr.Youngreceivedaletterfromhissecretarywhichsaid“SomethingterriblehappenedtoyourbusinessbutImnotgoingtobotheryouwithitwhileyouareenjoyingyourvacaion.^^

1.Mr.Youngwastheownerofaprivatebusiness.Theexpertssayitmaybepossibletoknowhowmanyglassesareneededtomeettheseguidelines.Peoplecantgetwaterwhentheydrinkfruitjuicesandsodasandmilk.Peopleneedtodrinkmorewater.whentheyarcphysicallyactivewhentheyliveinhotclimateswhentheyarerunninglongdistancealloftheabovePassage4Manhasalwayswantedtofly.Someofthegreatestmeninhistoryhavethoughtabouttheproblem.OneoftheseforexamplewasthegreatItalianartistLeonardodaVinci达•芬奇.Inthesixteenthcenturyhemadedesignsformachinesthatwouldfly.Buttheywereneverbuilt.Throughouthistoryotherlessfamousmenhavewantedtofly.AnexamplewasamaninEngland800yearsago.Hemadeapairofwingsfromchickenfeathers.Thenhefixedthemtohisbodyandjumpedintotheairfromatallbuilding.Hedidnotflyveryfar.Insteadhefelltothegroundandbrokeeveryboneinhisbody.ThefirstrealstepstookplaceinFrancein

1783.TwobrotherstheMontgolfiersmadeaverylarge^hotairballoon^^.Theyknewthathotairrises.WhynotfillaballoonwithitTheballoonwasmadeofclothandpaper.InSeptemberofthatyeartheKingandQueenofFrancecametoseetheballoon.Theywatcheditcarrytheveryfirstairpassengersintothesky.Thepassengerswereasheepandachicken.Wedonotknowhowtheyfeltaboutthetrip.Butwedoknowthatthetriplastedeightminutesandthattheanimalslandedsafely.Twomonthslatertwomendidthesamething.TheyroseaboveParisinaballoonofthesamekind.Theirriplastedtwenty-fiveminutesandtheytravelledabouteightkilometres.LeonardodaVinci.saidthatmanwouldflyintheskyonedaybuiltakindofmachinewhichneverflewdrewmanybeautifulpicturesofbirdsmadedesignsforflyingmachineEighthundredyearsagoanEnglishman.madeakindofflyingmachinetriedtoflywithwingsmadeofchickenfeatherwantedtobuildakindofballoontriedtoflyonalargebirdInfacttheEnglishmanwhotriedtofly.losthislifeflewonly8minutesgotbadlywoundedsucceededinflyingTheveryfirstairpassengersintheballoonwere.heKingandtheQueentwoFrenchmentwoanimalstheMontgolfiersWhendidtwoFrenchmenriseaboveParisInDecember

1783.InSeptember

1783.InNovember

1783.Intheseventeenthcentury.Passage5Habitswhethergoodorbadaregraduallyformed.Whenapersondoesacertainthingagainheisdrivenbysomeunseenforcetodohesamethingrepeatedlyhenahabitisformed.Onceahabitisformeditisdifficultandsometimesimpossibletogetridof.Itisthereforeveryimportanthatweshouldpaygreatattentiontotheformationofhabits.Childrenoftenformbadhabitssomeofwhichremainwiththemaslongastheylive.Olderpersonsalsoformbadhabitslastingaslongastheyliveandsometimesbecomeruinedbythem.Thereareotherhabitswhichwhenformedinearlylifeareofgreathelp.Manysuccessfulmensaythatmuchoftheirsuccesshassomethingtodowithcertainhabitsinearlylifesuchasearlyrisinghonestyandsoon.Amongthehabitswhichchildrenshouldnotformarelazinesslyingstealingandsoon.Thesearealleasilyformedhabits.Unfortunatelyolderpersonsoftenformhabitswhichcouldhavebeenavoided避免.Wcshouldkeepawayfromallthesebadhabitsandtrytoformsuchhabitsaswillbegoodforourselvesandothers.arcformedlittlebylittle.GoodhabitsBadhabitsBothgoodhabitsandbadhabitsEithergoodhabitsorbadhabitsTheunderlinedword“them”inthefirstparagraphrefersto.badhabitsgoodhabitschildrenotherpersonsGenerallyspeakingilsdifficultforoneandeasyforthemwhichshouldbeavoided.toformbadhabits;toformgoodhabitstoformgoodhabits;toformbadhabitstoformsuchhabitsaswillbegood;togetridofhadhabitsogetridofbadhabits;tofonngoodhabitsWhyshouldwepaymuchattentiontotheformationofhabitsBecausehabitsareofgreathelptoeveryoneofus.Becauseamancannevergetridofahabit.Becauseitshardandsometimesevenimpossibletothrowawaybadhabits.Becauseweareforcedtodothemagainandagain.Accordingtothepassageearlyrising.hassomethingtodowithsuccessisaneasilyformedhabitissuchahabitasshouldhavebeenavoidedissuchahabitaswillbekeptA TMrs.Youngworriedaboutherhusbandsbusiness.A TBFMrs.Youngwasafraidthatherhusbandsvacationmightbespoilt.A TBFThesecretarydidntexplaininherletterwhathadhappenedtoMr.YoungsbusinessbecauseshedidntwanttospoilMr.Youngsvacation.A TBFYoucanleamfromthestorythatMr.Younghadastupidsecretary.A TBFPassage3Languageisalwayschanging.Inasocietywherelifecontinuesyearafteryearwithfewchangesthelanguagesdonotchangeeither.Theearliestknownlanguageshaddifficultgrammarbutasmalllimitedvocabulary.Overthecenturythegrammarchangedandthevocabularygrew.ForexampletheEnglishandSpanishpeoplewhocametoAmericaduringthesixteenthcenturygavenamestoallthenewplantsandanimalstheyfound.InthiswayhundredsofnewwordswereintroducedintoEnglishandSpanishvocabularies.Todaylifeischangingveryfastandlanguageischangingfasttoo.Thereareseveralm可orlanguagefamiliesintheworld.Somescientistssaythereareninemainfamiliesbutotherscientistsdividedthemdifferently.Thelanguagesineachfamilyareconnectedandscientiststhinkthattheycamefromthesameparentlanguage.About3%ofhepeopleintheworldspeaklanguagesthatarcnotinthesemajorfamilies.Theearlylanguagehadmanywordsandeasygrammar.A.TB.FInthenextfewhundredyearswecanexpectlanguagetochangeagreatdeal.A.TB.FThisarticleshowsthatlanguagechangeswithchangesinsociety.A.TB.FFromthisarticlewecanknowthatlanguagewillbecomeeasierandeasier.A.TB.FThefirstEnglishandSpanishpeoplearrivedinAmericamorethan400-500yearsago.A.TB.FPassage4PeopleoftensaythattheEnglishmanshomeishiscastle.Theymeanthatthehomeisveryimportantandpersonal.MostpeopleinBritainliveinhousesratherthanflatsandmanypeopleowntheirhomes.Thismeansthattheycanmakethempersonalandchangetheminanywaytheylike.Mosthouseshaveagardenevenifilisasmalloneandthegardenisusuallyloved.Thehouseandthegardenaretheprivatespaceofaperson.Inacrowdedcityapersonknowsthatheorshehasaprivatespacewhichisonlyfbrhimorherselfandforinvitedfriends.Peopleusuallyliketomarktheirspace.Ifyouareonthebeachyoumayhavespreadyourtowelsaroundyou;onthetrainyoumayhaveputyourcoatorsmallbagontheseatbesideyou;inalibraryyoumayspreadyourbooksaroundyouOnceIwastravellingonatraintoLondon.Iwasinasectionforfourpeopleandtherewasatablebetweenus.Themanoppositetomehadhisbriefcaseonthetable.Therewasnospaceonmysideofthetabicatall.Iwasunhappy.Ithoughthethoughtthatheownedthewholetabic.IhadbeenreadingabookaboutnonverbalcommunicationsoItookvariouspapersoutofmybagandputthemonhiscase!WhenIdidthishesuddenlybecameangryandhiseyesnearlypoppedoutofhishead.Ihadakenuphisspace!AfewminuteslaterItookmypapersoffinordertoreadthem.Heimmediatelymovedhiscasetohissideofthetable.ThehomemattersgreatlytoEnglishmen.A TBFTheylovehousesmorethangardens.A TBFYouwanttotellothersthespacebelongstoyou.A TBFHeplacedhisbriefcaseonthetable.A TBFThewritertriedtogetbackhisspacebytakingallhispapersout.A TBFPassage5Threementravelingonatrainbeganaconversationabouttheworldsgreatestwonders.“Inmyopinion5thefirstmansaid4€theEgyptianpyramids埃及金字塔aretheworldsgreatestwonder.Althoughtheywerebuiltthousandsofyearsagotheyarestillstanding.Andremember:thepeoplewhobuiltthemhadonlysimpletools.Theydidnothavethekindofmachineryhatbuildersandengineershavetoday.^^“IagreethatthepyramidsinEgyptarewonderfulvthesecondmansaid“butIdonotthinktheyarethegreatestwonder.Ibelievecomputersaremorewonderfulthanthepyramids.Theyhavetakenpeopletothemoonandbroughtthembacksafely.Insecondstheycanyoutmathematicalcalculationsthatwouldtakeapersonahundredyearstodo.”Heturnedtothethirdmanandasked44Whatdoyouthinkisthegreatestwonderintheworld”Thethirdmanthoughtforalongtimeandthenhesaid“WellIagreethatthepyramidsarewonderfulandIagreethatcomputersarcwonderfultoo.Howeverinmyopinionthemostwonderfulthingintheworldisthisthermos.^^Andhetookathermosoutofhisbagandhelditup.Theothertwomenwereverysurprised.44A【hennos”theyexclaimed.44Butthatsasimplething.”“Ohnoitsnot“thethirdmansaid.Inthewinteryouputinahotdrinkanditstayshot.Inthesummeryouputinacolddrinkanditstayscold.Howdoesthethermosknowwhetheritswinterorsummer”Theunderlinedword^thermos**inChinesemeans“保温瓶.A TThatthethreemencouldnotagreeonwhattheworldsgreatestwonderwasbecausetheyallhaddifferentideas.A TBFThefirstmanthoughtthepyramidswerethemostwonderfulthingsintheworldbecausetheyhadbeenbuiltwithverysimpletools.A TBFThethirdmanthoughtathermoswasthemostwonderfulthingintheworldbecauseitcostlessthanacomputer.A TBFThethirdmanwasnotverycleverbecausehecouldnotthinkofanythingtosay.A TBFPassage6Theworkerswhobroughthegirlcotheorphanage孤JU院knewlittleabouther.Thestreetswheretheyfoundherhadbeenherhomeformanyyears.Herparentswereunknown.Theyleftherlongago.Attheorphanagethegirllikeallthechildrentherewastaughttoreadandwrite.Whileshewasstudyingattheorphanageshelearnedsomethingelse-tobeindependent.Attwenty-oneshelefttheorphanageandbeganworkasasecretary.Andthenin1975whileshewasstillworkingasanordinarysecretarysomethingspecialhappened.SheenteredtheMissHongKongcompetitionandwonit.Thiswastheturningpointinherlife.NowhernameMaryCheungwasknowntoeverybody.Maryenteredthecompetitionbecauseshewantedtoshowthatorphanagegirlscouldbesomething.Winningthecompetitiongaveherthechancetostartanewlife.Thisledherfirstintotelevisionandthenintobusinessasamanager.Whenshewasworkingasamanagershehadtroublewithherreports.MyEnglishjustwasntgoodenough*shesays.Luckilyshehadaboyfriendwholaterbecameherhusbandtohelpher.MarystudiedmanagementatHongKongPolytechnicandgraduatedin

1980.Shestartedherownbusinessin

1985.Butshedidnotstopdevelopingherself.ShethenstudiedatheUniversityofHongKong.Since1987shehadspentalotoftimeonphotography.Shehasheldseveralexhibitionsofherworkinmanyplaces-ChinaNewZealandandParis.ShestillfoundtimehoweverloworkonTVwritefornewspapersandbringupherfamily.Thegirlfromthestreethascomealongwaybutherjourneyisnotfinishedyet.BeforeMaryCheungwasbroughtloheorphanageshehadlivedinthestreetsfbrmanyyears.A TBFThesentence“orphanagegirlscouldbesomeihing”meansthatorphanagegirlscouldbepopularandsuccessful.A TBFHerlifechangedin

1985.A TBFThispassageisprobablytakenfromanovel.A TBFMarysboyfriendwasgoodatEnglish.A TBFPassage7Beforeyougotoanothercountryitisagreathelpifyouknowthelanguageandsomeofthecustomsofthecountry.WhenpeoplemeeteachotherforthefirsttimeinBritaintheysay“Howdoyoudo^^andshakehands.Usuallytheydonotshakehandswhentheyjustmeetorsaygoodbye.Buttheyshakehandsaftertheyhaventmetforalongtimeorwhentheywillbeawayfromeachotherforalongtime.LastyearagroupofGermanstudentswenttoEnglandforaholiday.TheirteachertoldthemhattheEnglishpeoplehardlyshakehands.SowhenheymetheirEnglishfriendsathestationtheykepttheirhandsbehindtheirbackstheEnglishstudentshadlearnedthattheGermansshakehandsasoftenaspossiblesotheyputtheirhandsinfrontandgotreadytoshakehandswiththem.Itmakebothofthemlaugh.Itisveryhelpfulifyouknowthelanguageandsomeofthecustomsofthecountry.A・TB.FEnglishpeopleusuallyshakehandswhentheymeeteverytime.A.TB.FUsuallyEnglishpeopledontshakehandswhentheyjustmeetorsaygoodbye.A.TB.FEnglishpeoplelikeshakinghandsverymuch.A.TB.FThisstoryisaboutlanguagesandcustoms.A.TB.FPassage8Americanswithsmallfamiliesownasmallcaroralargeone.Ifbothparentsareworkingheyusuallyhavetwocars.Whenthefamilyislargeoneofthecarsissoldandtheywillbuyavan.Asmallcarcanholdfourpersonsandalargecarcanholdsixpersonsbutitisverycrowded.Avanholdsevenpersonseasilysoafamilyofthreechildrencouldaskiheirgrandparentstogoonaholidaytravel.Theycouldalltraveltogether.Mr.Hagenandhiswifehadathirdchildlastyear.Thismadehemsellasecondcarandbuyavan.Therearesevenseatsinthevanandthesixthandseventhseatsareusedtoputotherthingsfbrafamilyoffivemustcarrymanysuitcaseswhentheytravel.WhentheyarriveattheirgrandparentshomethesuitcasesarebroughtintotheroomandthetwoseatscanthencaiTythegrandparents.Americanscallvansmotorhomes.Amotorhomeisalwaysusedfbrholidays.Whenafamilyistravelingtothemountainsortotheseasidetheycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysorweeks.Allthemembersofabigfamilycanenjoyahappierlifewhentheyaretravelingtogether.Thatiswhymotorhomeshavebecomeverypopular.InAmericatherearemanyparksformotorhomes.Fromthepassageavanisalsocalledamotorhome.A.TBeforeMr.Hagenandhiswifeboughtavantheysoldtheiroldhouse.A.TB.FAmotorhomeisusuallyownedbyafamilywithmorehantwochildren.A.TB.FAmericansusuallyusemotorhomestodrivetheirchildrentoschooleveryday.A.TB.FMotorhomeshavebecomepopularbecausetheycanletfamilieshaveahappierlifewhentheygooutfortheirholidays.A.TB.FPassage9Longlongagotherewasaveryfoolishthief.DoyouknowwhathedidonedayWhenhewantedtostealthebellonhisneighborsdoorhewalkeduptothedoortookholdofthebellandpulledhard.Thebellmadeaveryloudnoise.Thethiefwasafraidandwenthome.Thenhesatdowntothink“Imustdosomethingaboutthenoise“hesaid.Hethoughtandthought.Atlasthehadanidea.AhIHputsomecottoninmyears.ThenIwontbeabletohearthenoise.Thenextdayhewenttothedoorofhisneighborandtookholdofthebell.Thistimehepulledevenharder.Thebellrangloudlybutthethiefdidnohearanything.Withanotherhardpullhegotthebellout.Justthentheneighborcamerunningout.“StealmybellIllteachyoualesson/theangrymanshouted.Andhehitthethiefonthenose.Thefoolishthiefdidnotknowhowtheneighborfoundouthewasstealingthebell.Whydidhecomeoutjustthen7hewondered.Thethiefwastryingtogetadoorwithabellonit.A.TB.FThethiefputsomecottoninhisears.Hethoughtitwouldbesafeforhimtostealthedoorbell.A.TB.FTheneighborranoutjustbecauseheknewhisdoorbellwasbeingstolen.A.TB.FTheneighborhitthethiefopunishhimforstealing.A.TB.FThethiefthoughtheneighborcouldnHhearhenoisethebellmade.A.TB.FPassage10Computersareusefulmachines.Theycanhelppeoplealotintheireverydaylife.Forexampletheycanhelppeoplesavemuchtimeandtheycanhelppeopleworkoutmanyproblemstheycantdoeasily.Ourcountryaskseveryonetolearntousecomputersexcepttheoldpeople.Todaymoreandmorefamiliesowncomputers.Parentsbuycomputersfortheirchildren.Theyhopecomputerscanhelpthemimprovetheirstudiesinschool.YetmanyofthechildrenusecomputerstoplaygamestowatchvideoortosingKaraokeinsteadofstudying.Somanyteachersandparentscomplainthatcomputerscannothelpchildrenostudybutmakethemfallbehind.Socomputersarelockedbyparentsintheboxes.Insomeothercountriesevensomescientistshatecomputers.Theysaycomputersletmillionsofpeoplelosetheirjobsorbringthemalotoftrouble.WillcomputersreallybringtroubletopeopleorcantheybringpeoplehappinessItwillbedecidedbypeoplethemselves.Thecomputerisausefulmachinebecauseitcanhelpusalol.A.TB.FManyteachersandparentscomplainthatcomputersmakethestudentsandchildrenfallbehind.A.TB.FInthispassageweknowcomputersbringushappinessonly.A.TB.FManyofthechildrenusecomputerstoplaygamestowatchvideoortosingKaraoke.A.TB.FThelastsentenceofthispassagemeanscomputersarestrangemachines.A.TB.F阅读理解二Passage1Onedayamanandhisdaughterweregoingoutforawalk.Themanhadputonapairofodd奇怪的shoesonewithathicksole鞋跟andonewithathinsole.Ashecameouttothestreethefeltveryuncomfortable.Turningtohisdaughterhesaid:Whyshouldoneofmylegsbelongerthantheotherone”Thedaughterlookedatherfatherslegsandsaid“Youhaveputontwooddshoes!^^Whenheheardthisthemanwasveryhappyandthoughttohimself:Whatabrightdaughter1havegot!”Thenheaskedhisdaughtertogobacktothehouseandgothimanotherpairofshoes.Whenhedaughterwentbackothehouseallshecouldfindwasoneshoewiththicksoleandonewiththinsole.TakingtheshoestoherfathershesaidItsnousechanging.Theseshoesarealsooddonewithathicksoleandonewithathinsole.^^Themanlistenedandthoughttohimself:uItcanthelp.ImightaswellweartheonesIhaveonnow.sotheywentonfortheirwalk.Themanthoughtthathisdaughterwas.A.beautifulB.cleverC.lazyD.cleanItwasthethatfoundhereasonfbrthewrongshoes.A.fatherB.daughterC.neighbourD.friendThedaughtercamebackbringingwithher.apairofrightshoesapairofoddshoesapairofthick-soledshoesD.nothingWhatdoyouthinkhatthemanshouldhavedoneHeshouldreturntohishomeandgettheshoeshimself.Heshouldhavehethicksolecutoff.Heshouldhavechangedoneofhisshoes.D.Heshouldhavenoshoeson.WhatdoyouthinkofthemanandhisdaughterTheybothwerenotclever.Thefatherwasclevererthanthedaughter.Thedaughterwasclevererthanthefather.Eitherofthemwasclever.Passage2Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwordstheoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmenunlikeanimalssomehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelingsactionsandthingssothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsignscalledletterswhichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesoundsandwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesoundswhetherspokenorwritteninletterswecallwords.Thepowerofwordsthenliesintheircombinations—thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwclivethemorecertainwordsrecalltous（hegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearnthemorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandfeelings.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterary（文字的）style.Abovealltherealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccuratelyortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandrude.Theoriginoflanguage.isreflectedinsoundsandlettersishandeddownfromgenerationtogenerationdatesbacktotheprehistoricperiodisaproblemnotyetsolvedAccordingtothepassagewordsare.visuallettersrepresentedbysoundsrepresentedeitherbysoundsorletterssignscalledlettersThepowerofwordsliesintheir.A.beautyB.accuracyC.combinationsD.charmThesecretofawriterssuccessistheuseofwordsthat.recalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpastarearrangedinacreativewayareasbeautifulasmusicagreewithcertainliterarystyleTheauthorofthepassageadvisesus.tousewordscarefullyandaccuratelynottousesillyandrudewordstobecomeaslaveofwordstouseemotionalwordsPassage3Manypeoplebelievetheyarcsupposedtodrinkeightglassesofwateradayorabouttwoliters.WhyBecausethatiswhattheyhavebeentoldalltheirlife.Butanewreportofferssomedifferentadvice.Expertssaypeopleshouldobeytheirbodies;theyshoulddrinkasmuchwaterastheyfeellikedrinking.Thereportsaysmosthealthypeoplemeettheirdailyneedsforliquidbylettingthirstbetheirguide.ThereportisfromtheInstituteofMedicinepartoftheNationalAcademies.Thisorganizationprovidesscientificandtechnicaladvicetothegovernmentandthepublic.Thereportcontainssomegeneralsuggestions.Theexpertssaywomenshouldgetabouttwo-point-sevenlitersofwaterdaily.Menshouldgetaboutthree-point-sevenliters.Butwait—ineachcasethatismorethaneightglasses.Thereisanimportantdifference.Thereportdoesnottellpeoplehowmanyglassesofwatertodrink.Infacttheexpertssayitmaybeimpossibletoknowhowmanyglassesareneededtomeettheseguidelines.Thisisbecausethedailywaterrequirementcanincludehewatercontentinfoods.Peopledonotgetwateronlybyforcingthemselvestodrinkasetnumberofglassesperday.Peoplealsodrinkfruitjuicesandsodasandmilk.Theydrinkcoffeeandtea.Theseallcontainwater.AsyoumightexpecttheInstituteofMedicinesayspeopleneedtodrinkmorewaterwhentheyarephysicallyactive.Thesameistrueofthosewholiveinhotclimates.Dependingonheatandactivitypeoplecouldneedtwotimesasmuchwaterasothersdo.Accordingtothepassageexpertsadvisepeopleto.drinkeightglassesofwateradaydrinkasmuchwaterastheyfeellikedrinkingdrinkaglassofwateraftereachmealdrinknolessthaneightglassesofwateradayMosthealthypeoplemeettheirdailyneedsforwalerbydrinking.whentheyarctiredwhentheyaresweatingwhentheyarethirstywhentheyarehungryTheInstituteofMedicineusually.changessometraditionalideasannouncessomemedicaladvancesprovidesscientificandtechnicaladvicetothegovernmentandthepublicprovidesscientificandtechnicaladvicetoheNationalAcademiesWhichofthefollowingisTRUEPeoplesdailywaterrequirementcanincludethewatercontentinfoods.Thereportdoestellpeoplehowmanyglassesofwatertodrinkaday.。