?A study about eyesight

By Andrews

陳望珍（編）

◆語篇導讀

近視被列為世界三大疾病之一。目前，全世界近視率達22%，而我國患近視人數近4億，近視率為33%，青少年患近視的約2.7億，且每年新增近視者約為6%。那么，近視與什么有關？怎樣可以降低近視率呢？英國科學家經過研究得出了結論，并提出了合理的建議。

Are you short-sighted? As we all know, it's bad for our eyes to use mobile phones and watch TV too much.It is said thateyesight alsohas something to do withthe time to get an education. Is it true?

The more years you spend in full-time education, the more shortsighted you are likely to be,according toa large UK study.

The study iscarried outby Cardiff and Bristol University scientists.They analysed (分析) information on the genetics (遺傳學), eyesight and educational background of 68,000 people in the UK. They wrote a report and sent it to a medical magazine in England.

The report tells that a person whospent 17 years oneducation is more short-sighted (近視) than someone who left schoolat the age of16 after spending 12 years on education. It's abouton averagemore than 100 degrees. The degrees mean the difference between having perfect eyesight and needing glasses to drive safely.

“In the world,the number ofshort-sighted people is more and more. And bad eyesight may cause other illness. The findings of this study are important and meaningful for educational practice.”said the scientist Jez from Cardiff University.

They found that the number of years at school and college strongly influenced eyesight, but there was no effect in the opposite direction. If someone is short-sighted, that will not lead him to remain in education for longer.

Don't worry!In fact, the reason is that students have toolittle time tostay in the bright natural light. And the advice from the scientists is for children to spend more of the day outdoors.

◆語塊收藏

It is said that 據說……

have something to do with 與……有關

according to 根據；按照

carry out 執行；實行；完成

spend...on 在……上花費

at the age of 在……歲時

on average 平均；通常

the number of... ……的數量

in fact 事實上

◆典句賞析

1.The more years you spend in full-time education, the more short-sighted you are likely to be, according to a large UK study.英國一項大型研究顯示，你接受全日制教育的時間越長，你的近視度數的可能性就越高。

“the+比較級……，the+比較級……”是一個復合句句型，表示“越……就越……”，前一個“The more...”相當于比較狀語從句，后一個“the more...”相當于主句。

2.The report tells that a person who spent 17 years on education is more short-sighted than someone who left school at the age of 16 after spending 12 years on education.報告顯示，一名受過十七年教育的人，比一名十六歲就輟學、受過十二年教育的人的近視度數要高。

這是一個含that引導的賓語從句的復合句，在賓語從句里又包含兩個定語從句，who spent 17 years on educa tion is more short-sighted修飾先行詞person，who left school at the age of 16 after spending 12 years on educaion修飾先行詞someone。

3.They found that the number of years at school and college strongly influenced eyesight, but there was no effect in the opposite direction.他們發現，雖然在中小學和大學學習的時長對視力有很大的影響，但反過來卻不成立。

that在這里作連接代詞引導賓語從句，該從句又是由but連接的兩個并列分句。

◆理解自測

根據短文內容，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇正確的答案。

1.This study about eyesight is from_____.

A.Britain B.America

C.China D.Australia

2.The scientists didn't analyse people's_____.

A.genetics B.eyesight

C.background D.health

3.According to the passage, if you don't want to be short-sighted, you should_____.

A.play sports more

B.read books less

C.stay outdoors more

D.eat vegetables more

◆詞句微練

根據所給漢語句子，完成下列英語句子。每空詞數不限。

1.這個事故與他有關。

This accident____________________.

2.根據你的觀點，我們應該扔掉它。____________________, we should throw it away.

3.我們班的學生人數是五十人。in our class is fifty.

4.我們太累了不能繼續工作。

We are____________________.

5.這些老人的平均年齡是六十八。

These old people are____________________.

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