2024年人教版高一英语同步讲义（必修第三册）Unit 3 Diverse Cultures：重要题型专练（解析版）.pdfVIP

Unit3DiverseCultures重要题型专练

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Regularlypracticingfacial“yoga”,orexercisesforyourfacialmuscles,mayactuallymakeyoulookyounger,

earlyresearchsuggests，

Inasmall,newstudy,researcherstaught27middle-agewomen(ages40to65)howtoperform32facial

exercises,whichincludedsimpleactionssuchassmilinginthecheeks.Afterthistraining,theparticipants

performedtheseexercisesathomefor30minutesaday,everydayforeightweeks.Ontheninthweekofthestudy,

theparticipantsreducedthefrequencyoftheir30-minuteexerciseroutinetoeveryotherday(threetofourdaysa

week),andcontinuedtheexercisefor20weeks.

Theparticipantsalsohadtheirphotostakenatthebeginningandendofthestudy,andseveraldoctorsrated

thesephotosusingastandardmethodforassessingtheappearanceofaginginthefaceandneck.Theraters,who

didn’tknowwhichphotosweretakenbeforeandwhichphotosweretakenaftertheexercises,alsoestimatedthe

ageofthepersoninthephoto.

After20weeks,theparticipantshadbetterratingsforthefullnessoftheircheeks,onaverage,comparedwith

theirratingsatthestartofthestudy.Inotherwords,theircheekslookedfulleraftertheir20-weekfacialexercise.

Thischangeincheekfullnessalsomadetheparticipantslookyounger:Ratersestimatedthattheparticipantslooked

nearlythreeyearsyoungeraftertheexercises,comparedwithbefore.

However,thefindingsarepreliminaryandshouldbeconfirmedwithalargerstudy,theresearcherssaid.And

manyquestionsremainaboutexactlywhichexercisesarebeneficialandwhomightbenefitfromthem.“Thestudy

involvedmiddle-age,mainlywhitewomen,whostayedinthestudyfor20weeks,soit’snotknownwhetherthe

effectsseeninthestudywouldapplytomen,ortopeopleofotheragesorraces.It’salsonotclearhowlongpeople

needtoperformtheexercisesinordert