2014年英语六级考试阅读理解练习(十七)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="Younger">Younger</span> <span word="Diet">Diet</span></p><p> <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fountain">Fountain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="myth">myth</span>? <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nutrition">nutrition</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>, <span word="Age">Age</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="slowits">slowits</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="declares">declares</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Kenneth">Kenneth</span> <span word="Cooper">Cooper</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Aerobics">Aerobics</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dallas">Dallas</span>. <span word="Jeffrey">Jeffrey</span> <span word="Blumberg">Blumberg</span>, <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Agricultures">Agricultures</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Nutrition">Nutrition</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Aging">Aging</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Tufts">Tufts</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span>, <span word="agrees">agrees</span>, <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="age">age</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="declines">declines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="physiological">physiological</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="aging">aging</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>.</p><p> <span word="Obesity">Obesity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="accelerated">accelerated</span> <span word="aging">aging</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Cooper">Cooper</span>, <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>, <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aging">aging</span> <span word="processand">processand</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> 37-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>-<span word="distribution">distribution</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="considerably">considerably</span> <span word="overweight">overweight</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="like">like</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hurting">hurting</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>, <span word="whos">whos</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="older">older</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="When">When</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="fat">fat</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="control">control</span>.</p><p> <span word="Determined">Determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="over">over</span> 70 <span word="pounds">pounds</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feeland">feeland</span> <span word="lookten">lookten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="younger">younger</span>. <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> 82, <span word="Clarice">Clarice</span> <span word="R">R</span>. <span word="Mc">Mc</span> <span word="Williams">Williams</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dallas">Dallas</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span>, <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="agility">agility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="younger">younger</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> 60<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="she">she</span> <span word="boasts">boasts</span>.</p>
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