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Is it better for our bodies to work out at certain times of the day? Scientists have known for some time that every tissue in our bodies contains a kind of biological clock that goes off in response to messages related to our daily exposure to light, food and sleep.
However, whether and how exercise timing might influence metabolic ( 新陈代谢的 ) health has been less clear, and the results of past experiments have not always agreed. A much-discussed 2019 study found that men with Type 2 diabetes ( 糖尿病 ) who completed a few minutes of high-intensity interval ( 间隔 ) sessions in the afternoon improved their blood-sugar control after two weeks. Patrick Schrauwen, a professor of nutrition and movement sciences read that 2019 study with interest. He had been studying exercise in people with Type 2 diabetes, but had not considered the possible role of timing. Now, seeing the varying impacts of the intense workouts, he wondered if the timing of workouts might similarly affect how the workouts changed people’s metabolisms.
Incidentally, he and his colleagues had a ready-made source of data in their own prior experiment. Several years earlier, they had asked adult men at high risk for Type 2 diabetes to ride stationary bicycles at the lab three times a week for 12 weeks, while the researchers tracked their metabolic health. They also had noted when the riders showed up for their workouts. The researchers pulled data for the 12 men who consistently had worked out between 8 and 10 a.m. and compared them with another 20 who always exercised between 3 and 6 p.m. They found that the benefits of afternoon workouts far outweighed those of morning exercise.
He says, “This study does suggest that afternoon exercise may be more beneficial for people with disturbed metabolisms than the same exercise done earlier. The particular and most effective exercise for each of us will line up with our daily routines and exercise tendencies because exercise is good for us at any time of day—but only if we choose to keep doing it.”
1 ． What inspired Professor Schrauwen to carry out the research related to the timing of workouts?
2 ． What did Schrauwen’s new study figure out?
3 ． Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
Professor Schrauwen and his colleagues carried out the research by using the newly-collected data and making comparisons between two different subject groups.
4 ． When do you think is the best time for you to exercise? Why? (about 40 words)
1 ． The 2019 study.
2 ． For some people, it is better to work out in the afternoon.
3 ． Professor Schrauwen and his colleagues carried out the research by using the newly-collected data and making comparisons between two different subject groups.
According to the passage, Professor Schrauwen and his colleagues didn’t collect any new data to do the research. They made use of the ready-made source of data from their own prior experiment.
4 ．略
【分析】
本文是一篇科学研究。文章通过研究两个患有糖尿病的男性在不同的运动时间下其新陈代谢的不同，来说明运动时间选择的重要性以及它对我们新陈代谢健康的影响，进一步说明我们应该适当的选好适合自己的锻炼时间，来改善身体状况。
1 ．考查细节理解。根据文章第二段 “A much-discussed 2019 study found that men with Type 2 diabetes ( 糖尿病 ) who completed a few minutes of high-intensity interval ( 间隔 ) sessions in the afternoon improved their blood-sugar control after two weeks. Patrick Schrauwen, a professor of nutrition and movement sciences read that 2019 study with interest. （ 2019 年一项备受争议的研究发现， 2 型糖尿病患者在下午完成几分钟的高强度间歇训练后，两周后血糖控制得到了改善。营养和运动科学教授帕特里克 · 施劳文饶有兴趣地阅读了 2019 年的这项研究。） ” 可知，是 2019 年的这项研究促使施劳文教授进行这项与锻炼时间有关的研究的，故答案为 The 2019 study.
2 ．考查细节理解。根据第三段 “They found that the benefits of afternoon workouts far outweighed those of morning exercise. （他们发现下午锻炼的好处远远大于早晨锻炼的好处。） ” 以及第四段 “This study does suggest that afternoon exercise may be more beneficial for people with disturbed metabolisms than the same exercise done earlier. （这项研究确实表明，下午锻炼对代谢紊乱的人可能比早些时候做同样的锻炼更有益。） ” 可知，教授的新研究发现对于一些人来讲，在下午运动会更好，故答案为 For some people, it is better to work out in the afternoon.
3 ．考查细节理解。根据第三段 “Incidentally, he and his colleagues had a ready-made source of data in their own prior experiment. Several years earlier, they had asked adult men at high risk for Type 2 diabetes to ride stationary bicycles at the lab three times a week for 12 weeks, while the researchers tracked their metabolic health. （顺便说一句，他和他的同事在他们之前的实验中有现成的数据来源。几年前，他们曾要求患有 2 型糖尿病的高风险成年男性每周在实验室骑 3 次固定自行车，持续 12 周，而研究人员则跟踪他们的代谢健康状况。 ” ）可知， Schrauwen 教授和他的同事没有收集任何新的数据来做研究。他们利用了自己先前实验中现成的数据来源，故答案为 Professor Schrauwen and his colleagues carried out the research by using the newly-collected data and making comparisons between two different subject groups.
According to the passage, Professor Schrauwen and his colleagues didn’t collect any new data to do the research. They made use of the ready-made source of data from their own prior experiment.
4 ．开放题。表述自己的观点并解释原因。注意字数控制在 40 词左右。
