2021-22学年度第40期总第870期(5版)
Girls lose passion for sports (Page 5)

I. Answer the following questions.
1. What did the research from a UK charity find?
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2. Why do teenage girls tend to lose interest in sports, according to the text?
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3. What are the benefits of sports, according to the text?
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II. Translate the following sentences with the given expressions. 
1. 忙并不意味着高效率。(equate to)
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2. 和家人在一起改善了我的心理健康。（mental wellbeing）
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3. 她呼吁政府举行投票。（call on sb to do sth）
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III. Find the synonyms (同义词) of the following expressions from the text.
1. interest                 ___________
2. participate in             ___________
3. teenage years             ___________
4. important                 ___________

参考答案：
I. 1. Girls are likely to become less interested in sports during teenage years.
2. They don’t like being watched by other people and are anxious about their appearance.
3. Sports bring people joy and good lifelong health. Sports also have a profound and positive effect on mental wellbeing, and provide many important life skills such as resilience, teamwork and communication. Additionally, sports help people gain confidence and keep them active and social.
II. 1. Being busy doesn't equate to being efficient.
2. Being with my family improved my mental wellbeing.
3. She called on the government to hold a vote.
III. 1. love, passion, willingness
2. take part in, engage in 
3. puberty
4. significant, pivotal