Question

Many people believe they are supposed to drink eight glasses of water a day, or about two liters. Why? Because that is the amount of water they have been told all their life. But a recent report offers some different advice. Experts suggest people should obey their bodies: they should drink as much water as they feel like drinking.

The report says most healthy people meet their daily needs for liquid by letting thirst be their guide. The report is from the Institute of Medicine, which provides scientific and technical advice to the government and the public. The report contains some general suggestions. It says women should get about 2.7 liters of water daily and men about 3.7 liters. But wait–in each case, that is more than eight glasses.

There is one important difference. The report does not tell people how many glasses of water are needed to meet these guidelines. This is because the daily water requirement can include the water content in foods.

As you might expect, the Institute of Medicine says people need to drink more water when they are physically active. The same is true of those who live in hot climates. Depending on heat and activity, people could need twice as much water as others do.

All this, however, does not answer one question. No one seems sure why people have the idea that good health requires eight glasses of water daily. It may have started with a misunderstanding.

How much water we should drink every day

Belief or advice	the 1.________ of water needed daily
Traditional public belief	men	eight glasses of water	women	2.________ glasses of water
A 3.________ medical report	men	4.________ than 3 liters of water	women	2.7 liters of water
while doing hard 5._______ or in the hot 6.________
men	7.4 liters of water	women	7.________ liters of water
Experts’ 8.________	as 9.________ as our bodies need, 10.________ the water from other foods

Answer 1

1.amount

2.8/eight

3.recent

4.more

5.labor/work

6.weather/climate

7.5.4

8.suggestion/advice

9.much

10.including

【解析】

試題分析：許多人認為人們每天應該喝八杯水對健康有好處，但最近的報告顯示不同的建議，人每天的攝水量應由他們自己想要喝的量來衡量，而且人可以喝多于其他人兩倍的水，取決于熱量和運動量。

1.How much water we should drink every day我們每天應該喝多少水？以及文章第一段Because that is the amount of water they have been told all their life.因為那是人們告知他們的在生活中所需的飲水量，可知文章談論的話題是關于人每天應該的喝水量，故填amount

2. people believe they are supposed to drink eight glasses of water a day,可知人們認為喝八杯水，故填8/eight。

3. a recent report offers some different advice，最近的調差，結合表格是傳統與現在的對比，故填recent。

4.It says women should get about 2.7 liters of water daily and men about 3.7 liters.女人應該每天喝2.7升的水，男人大約3.7升，故此處填more。

5. you might expect, the Institute of Medicine says people need to drink more water when they are physically active. The same is true of those who live in hot climates.醫學研究所認為當人們工作積極時，會需要更多的水。在炎熱氣候下生活的人也一樣。故填labor/work。

6. you might expect, the Institute of Medicine says people need to drink more water when they are physically active. The same is true of those who live in hot climates.醫學研究所認為當人們工作積極時，會需要更多的水。在炎熱氣候下生活的人也一樣。故填weather/climate。

7.Depending on heat and activity, people could need twice as much water as others do.在熱和活動的情況下，人們可需要其他人喝水量的兩倍，一般情況下，女人是2.7升，男生是3.7升，所以此處應為5.4升

8. report contains some general suggestions.這篇報告包含了一些建議，故填suggestions。

9. suggest people should obey their bodies: they should drink as much water as they feel like drinking.專家建議人們應該遵循身體的規則，去喝想要喝的那么多的水。故填much。

10.This is because the daily water requirement can include the water content in foods.這是因為日常水的需求可以包括食物中的水，可知，此處填including。

考點：考查學生對信息的歸納。