高三英语二轮复习外刊阅读训练：练拳击有什么用？

高考英语外刊阅读理解训练:练拳击有什么用？改编自WhatstheuseofboxingBoxingisasportthathasbeenpractisedforcenturiesanditspopularityintheUKhasincreasedsignificantlyinrecentyears.Thisislargelyduetothemanyphysicalmentalandsocialbenefitsitcanoffer.Oneofthemostobviousbenefitsofboxingisitsphysicaldemands.Whetherusingapunchingbagsparringwithapartnerorfightingintheringitprovidesafull-bodyworkoutthatcanimprovemuscularstrengthandincreaseanaerobicfitness.Theseareimportantaspectsofphysicalwell-beingastheycanimprovehearthealthandweightmanagement.Inadditiontothesephysicalbenefitsboxingcanalsohaveapositiveimpactonmentalwell-being.Exercisingregularlyisalreadyknowntobegoodformentalhealthbutboxingcanprovideanaddedsenseofdisciplineandfocusthatcanhelpalleviatesymptomsofanxietyanddepression.DrJessicaPinchbeckSeniorLecturerinSportandFitnessattheOpenUniversitysaysthatboxingcanalleviatesomeofthesymptomsofanxietyanddepression

1.Thismakesitanexcellentoptionforpeoplelookingforawaytoimproveboththeirphysicalandmentalhealth.Thereisalsoathirdbenefittoputtingontheboxinggloves:thesocialaspectPractisingpunchesalonemaybe的各行各业的人走上拳击台Withitspotentialtoenhancephysicalfitnessmentalwell-beingandsocialconnectionsitsnowonderthatanincreasingnumberofpeoplefromallwalksoflifearesteppingintothering.随着越来越多的人发现拳击的诸多好处，这项古老的运动很可能会在现代世界继续蓬勃发展Asmorepeoplediscoverthemanybenefitsofboxingitzslikelythatthisancientsportwillcontinuetothriveinthemodernworld.possiblebutboxingisnotjustanindividualactivity-itinvolvesworkingwithotherstotrainandstaysafe.DrGavinWilliamsSeniorLecturerinEducationattheOpenUniversitybelievesthatthiscooperationandteamworkcancreateasenseofidentityandbelongingwhichisessentialforpersonalgrowthanddevelopment.Thismeansthatboxingnotonlyprovidesphysicalandmentalstimulationbutalsoopportunitiesforsocialinteractionandconnection.Overallitsclearthatboxingismuchmorethanjustacontactsport-itcanprovidenumerousbenefitstothosewhopracticeitregularly.Withitspotentialtoenhancephysicalfitnessmentalwell-beingandsocialconnectionsitsnowonderthatanincreasingnumberofpeoplefromallwalksoflifearesteppingintothering.Asmorepeoplediscoverthemanybenefitsofboxingitslikelythatthisancientsportwillcontinuetothriveinthemodernworld.【重点词汇】Boxing/boksirj/n.拳击Practice/praektis/v.练习Century/sentjbri/n.世纪Popularity/ipopjolaeriti/n.受欢迎程度Significantly/signifiksntli/adv.显著地，重要地Benefit/benifit/n.好处Physical/fizikol/adj.身体的Mental/imental/adj.精神的Social/soojl/adj.社交的，社会的Full-body/fol匕di/adj.全身的Workout/ws kaot/n.锻炼Improve/impru:v/v.改善Muscular/〔mAskjola/adj.肌肉的Strength/strerjO/n.力量Anaerobic/iaensroobik/adj.无氧的Fitness/fitnss/n.健康，健身Hearthealth/ha:thel0/心脏健康Weightmanagement/weitmaenidsmsnt/体重管理Alleviate/qli:vieit/v.缓解Symptom/simptsm/n.症状Anxiety/aerjzaisti/n.焦虑Depression/diprejn/n.抑有B症Discipline/disiplin/n.纪律Focus/faokas/n.注意力Added/aedid/adj.额外的Cooperation/ksuiop81ren/n.合作Teamwork/ti:mw3ik/n.团队合作Create/kri:eit/v.创造Sense/sens/n.感觉Identity/aidentiti/n.身份认同Belonging/bihrjirj/n.归属感Essential/IsenJI/adj.关键的，必要的Personalgrowth/ip3sanalgrsoO/个人成长Development/divelspmsnt/n.发展Stimulation/istimjoHeijh/n.刺激Interaction/iintsraek^n/n.互动Connection/kanekjbn/n.连接Contactsport/kontaektspo t/接触运动Ancient/einjsnt/adj.古老的Potential/pstenjl/adj.潜在的Enhance/inhorns/v.提高增强Modernworld/modanwaild/现代世界Steppingintothering/stepirjmtu:dsrirj/上场拳击比赛Spar/spa:/v.练习技巧Opponent/spsonsnt/n.对手Well-being/wdbi:ir]/n.良好的健康状况Widely/waidli/adv.广泛地Option/opjh/n.选择Numerous/nju:moras/adj.多的，众多的Walksoflife/woiksdvlaif/社会阶层【阅读理解练习题】WhatisonebenefitboxingprovidesforphysicalhealthIncreasedheartratevariabilityImprovedmentalclarityIncreasedmuscularstrengthReducedinflammationlevels答案c解析文中提到了拳击可以提高肌肉力量，而肌肉力量可以改善心脏健康和体重管理AccordingtoDrPinchbeckhowcanboxingaffectanxietyanddepressionItcanrelievesymptomsoftheseconditionsItcanworsenthesymptomsoftheseconditionsIthasnoeffectontheseconditionsItcantreattheseconditionscompletely答案Ao解析DrJessicaPinchbeck表示，拳击可以减轻焦虑和抑郁症的一些症状〃HowdoesboxingcontributetopersonalgrowthanddevelopmentByprovidingopportunitiesforsocialinteractionByimprovingmuscularstrengthByincreasinganaerobicfitnessByreducingsymptomsofanxietyanddepression答案Ao解析DrGavinWilliams认为，合作与团队合作可以建立身份感和归属感，这对个人成长和发展至关重要，这意味着拳击不仅提供了身体和心理上的刺激也提供了社交互动和联系的机会WhathasledtoboxingsincreasedpopularityintheUKThecountryslonghistoryofpracticingthesportItsrecentinclusionasanOlympicsportThemanybenefitsitofferspeopleAdecreaseinalternativeexerciseoptions答案c解析文章指出，拳击的受欢迎程度在近年来显著提高，主要是因为它能够提供许多身体，心理和社会方面的好处BoxingcanhelpalleviatesymptomsofwhichmentalhealthconditionsAutismandADHDSchizophreniaandbipolardisorderAnxietyanddepressionD.DementiaandAlzheimersdisease答案Co解析DrJessicaPinchbeck认为，拳击可以减轻焦虑和抑郁症的一些症状HowcanboxingaffectweightmanagementByprovidingasenseofdisciplineandfocusByreducinginflammationlevelsByboostingmuscularstrengthByimprovingheartratevariability答案Ao解析文章指出，拳击可以提供全身锻炼，改善肌肉力量并增加无氧健康度，这些都是身体健康的重要方面，并进一步说明，其提供的纪律感和专注精神还有助于缓解焦虑和抑郁症状WhatisafactorthatdistinguishesboxingfromotherexercisesItspotentialtoimprovecognitivefunctionTherequirementforprofessionaltrainingItssocialaspectandopportunitiesforinteractionTheneedforadvancedequipmentorgadgets答案c解析文章指出，相对于练习其他运动，拳击不仅是一项个人活动，它需要和其他人合作训练以保持安全，并提供社交互动和联系的机会AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisapossibleimplicationoftheincreasingpopularityofboxingItmayleadtomorepeoplebuyingpunchingbagsandotherequipment.Itmayleadtodecreasedrelianceonmedicationforanxietyanddepression.ItmayhelpreduceobesityratesintheUK.Itmaycontributetothesporfscontinuedsuccessinmodernsociety.答案D解析文章指出，随着越来越多的人发现拳击的好处，这项古老的运动在现代世界中将继续蓬勃发展【全文逐句对照翻译】拳击是一项有几个世纪历史的运动，近年来在英国的受欢迎程度显著方日BoxingisasportthathasbeenpractisedforcenturiesanditspopularityintheUKhasincreasedsignificantlyinrecentyears.这主要是由于它可以提供许多身体，精神和社会益处Thisislargelyduetothemanyphysicalmentalandsocialbenefitsitcanoffer.拳击最明显的好处之一是它对身体的要求Oneofthemostobviousbenefitsofboxingisitsphysicaldemands.无论是使用沙袋，与伙伴对打还是在拳击场上打架，它都能提供一种全身锻炼，可以提高肌肉力量，增加无氧健身Whetherusingapunchingbagsparringwithapartnerorfightingintheringitprovidesafull-bodyworkoutthatcanimprovemuscularstrengthandincreaseanaerobicfitness.这些都是身体健康的重要方面，因为它们可以改善心脏健康和体重管理Theseareimportantaspectsofphysicalwell-beingastheycanimprovehearthealthandweightmanagement.除了这些身体上的好处，拳击对心理健康也有积极的影响Inadditiontothesephysicalbenefitsboxingcanalsohaveapositiveimpactonmentalwell-being.众所周知，经常锻炼对心理健康有益，但拳击可以提供一种额外的纪律性和专注感，有助于减轻焦虑和抑郁的症状Exercisingregularlyisalreadyknowntobegoodformentalhealthbutboxingcanprovideanaddedsenseofdisciplineandfocusthatcanhelpalleviatesymptomsofanxietyanddepression.英国开放大学体育与健身高级讲师杰西卡・平奇贝克博士说，拳击〃可以减轻焦虑和抑郁的一些症状〃DrJessicaPinchbeckSeniorLecturerinSportandFitnessattheOpenUniversitysaysthatboxingzcanalleviatesomeofthesymptomsofanxietyanddepression

1.这使得它成为人们寻找一种改善身心健康的方法的绝佳选择Thismakesitanexcellentoptionforpeoplelookingforawaytoimproveboththeirphysicalandmentalhealth.戴上拳击手套还有第三个好处:社交方面Thereisalsoathirdbenefittoputtingontheboxinggloves:thesocialaspect.单独练习出拳是可能的但拳击不仅仅是个人的活动——它需要与他人一起训练并保持安全Practisingpunchesalonemaybepossiblebutboxingisnotjustanindividualactivity-itinvolvesworkingwithotherstotrainandstaysafe.开放大学教育高级讲师加文•威廉姆斯博士认为，这种合作和团队合作可以创造一种认同感和归属感，这对个人成长和发展至关重要DrGavinWilliamsSeniorLecturerinEducationattheOpenUniversitybelievesthatthiscooperationandteamworkcancreateasenseofidentityandbelongingwhichisessentialforpersonalgrowthanddevelopment这意味着拳击不仅提供了身体和精神上的刺激，而且还提供了社会互动和联系的机会Thismeansthatboxingnotonlyprovidesphysicalandmentalstimulationbutalsoopportunitiesforsocialinteractionandconnection.总的来说，很明显拳击不仅仅是一项身体接触的运动，它可以为那些经常练习它的人提供许多好处Overallitsclearthatboxingismuchmorethanjustacontactsport-itcanprovidenumerousbenefitstothosewhopracticeitregularly.由于拳击具有增强体质、心理健康和社会联系的潜力，难怪越来越多。