How are you feeling today? Often when we ask people that question, they reply “not bad”, or “could be worse”. But what would make us feel “perfect”? Maybe we could live better by being healthier, less stressed, more active– but how?
Of course there are many ways for improving our mental health(精神健康状态), but sometimes there are small and simple ways to help improve our health. It’s something the BBC TV program Easy Ways to Live Well has been looking at. It offered several health suggestions. And maybe they could help us.
Firstly, to deal with putting on weight and to cut the calories (热量), the program found the strong smell of peppermint (薄荷) can distract our brain from the food we’re thinking about. That is to say, peppermint can help us give up the idea to have a snack.
If your addiction (上瘾) to your smartphone is getting you down, it’s suggested that turning your phone screen white and black helps you cut down screen time because a black and white screen becomes less pleasant to look at. With recent studies showing our phones can make us 26% less productive and give us less stress.
Imagine a swim in ice-cold water? Well, the BBC program found a daily swim in freezing water gets you used to the stress of doing it and therefore prepares you for other life stresses. And another way to relax is to leave your smartphone at home, lose yourself in a forest, and breathe in the fresh air. Forest bathing is the perfect medicine for the stresses of city life.
In conclusion, whatever way we choose, it seems any change to our lifestyle can help improve our body and mind.
【小题1】What’s the writer’s purpose (目的) in writing the first paragraph?| A．To introduce one of the ways for improving health. |
| B．To provide readers with more background information. |
| C．To call on more people to focus on the topic. |
| D．To draw out the topic of the passage. |
| A．make something less or smaller in size, amount, price, etc |
| B．feel uncertain about something and do not know if it is true or possible |
| C．take someone’s interest away from what they are trying to do |
| D．like one activity very much and spend as much time doing it as they can |
| A．forest bathing can help you get away from the stresses of city life |
| B．making the phone screen colorful helps you free from your your phone |
| C．swimming in ice-cold water every day can help you eat less |
| D．smelling peppermint from time to time can make you do your job better |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
