剑7单选题精听练习

剑7单选题（724/734/744）-724My topic is handedness – whether in different sports ________ _______ ________ to be left – or right-__________ or whether a more balanced __________ is more successful .I’m left-handed myself and I actually __________ see any relevance to my __________ life when I happened to start reading an __________ by a sports __________ called Peter Matthews. He __________ the first part of the article talking about handedness in music __________ __________ sport, which I have to say almost __________ __________ __________ from reading __________. __________ what I soon became __________ by was the __________ __________ of both __________ and __________ he had done in many different sports. And I felt __________ that what he had to say would be of __________ interest. I think Matthews findings will be __________, __________ __________ __________ in helping sportspeople to work on their __________ side, __________ __________ that they can help them __________ the most suitable __________ to use in a __________ __________. __________ most __________ know how important handedness is, at present they are rather __________ to make use of the __________ scientists like Matthews can give, which I think is rather __________ because focusing on __________ l flexibility is only part of the story.Anyway, back to the article.Matthews found a __________ study which looked at what he called mixed-handedness, __________ __________, the capacity to use both left and right hands __________. It looked at mixed-handiness in 40 musicians on __________ __________ __________ __________. Researchers __________ a number of variables, e.g.type of instrument __________, regularity of practice __________ and __________ of time __________ instrument…and found the following: __________ players had high levels of mixed-handedness, __________ __________ players like cellists and violinists strongly __________ one hand. __________ __________ who started __________ were more mixed-handed. Matthews also reports studies of handedness in __________. __________ get a large __________ of their __________ by __________ __________ from ____________________. The studies show that apes, like __________, show handedness - __________ for them right- and left-handedness is about __________, __________ about __________ of humans are right-handed. Studies showed that apes __________ using the same hand __________ __________ 30% __________ ants than those __________ between the two.Matthews started researching __________ different sports and found different types of handedness in each. By the way, he uses “handedness” to __________ to the __________ side for feet and eyes as well as __________. Anyway, his team __________ the hand, feet, and eyes of __________ players and found that there were really three __________ types of laterality: mixed – you work equally well on both __________ – both hand and eye; single – you __________ __________ __________ one side __________ both hand and eye favour the same side; and cross-laterality – a player’s hands and eyes favour only one side but they are __________ __________. Let’s start with hockey. Matthews found that it was best to be mixed-handed – this is because a hockey __________ must be deployed in two __________ – it would be a __________ to have hand or eye favouring one side. An interesting __________ is that mixed-handed hockey players were significantly more __________ than their single-handed counterparts.Things are __________ different in racket sports like __________. Here the important thing is to have the __________ hand and eye on the one side. This means that there is a __________ __________ __________ __________ on the side where most of the action __________. If a player is cross lateral the racket is __________ from the dominant eye for much of the __________. It means that they can only make __________ much __________…and often the __________ has been done by then.And moving to a rather different type of sport which involves large but __________ __________ – gymnastics. It’s been found that cross hand-eye favouring is best. The predominant reason for this is because it __________ balance – __________ is __________ __________ absolutely __________ to performance in this sport.-734Good morning everyone. Today's lecture __________ part of the Hospitality and Tourism module. Last week I looked at the __________ end of the hotel business；this week I'm going to discuss the __________ end of the market . Let's consider the following scenario. . .You wake up in the __________ __________ __________ __________ in a strange hotel __________ away from home , disoriented most probably from __________ __________，when __________ the most expensive __________ can seem empty and __________. You have paid _________ __________ __________ __________ money to stay in this __________—class hotel with its __________ technology, but according to __________ research carried out by an internationaltravel and public relations company , all is not __________. The research suggests that even the most opulent，luxurious hotels seem to have _____________ the most __________ needs of their customers- be they traveling for __________ or __________：the __________ to __________ at home in surroundings which are both familiar and inviting.Do these findings, however, apply only to hotels situated in __________ __________? Is it possible that the __________ environment can affect a guest's well-being ? The company's research __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ different hotel types , both independent hotels and those which are part of large __________. They investigated chic so-called boutique hotels in the __________ of downtown business __________，stately mansions located in the __________ of beautiful countryside, and plush hotels built at the __________ of __________ beaches surrounded by __________ trees and idyllic blue ocean. And the research concluded that what was __________ the hotel building __________ __________ __________. This is a fascinating revelation and those of you hoping to move into careers in the travel and leisure __________ would be well __________ to look at the findings in more detail .But __________ to the main point of this lecture the need to feel at home. What can the hotel industry do about it ? And is the very idea so __________ that it's impossible to do anything about it on a __________ __________?However, nothing stands __________ in this world. One company has come up with the __________ ‘Take Your Home With You’ , and __________ __________ provide __________ with luxury serviced apartments . Those in the business travel industry __________ that these serviced apartments dispense with all the __________ and __________ hotel services that __________ travelers don't want, while maximizing the _________ they do want . For example, ________ _______ sleeping and living accommodation，but also a __________ modern kitchen that allows guests to cook and __________ if they wish，at __________ __________ __________. The __________ of such facilities ale obvious and it'll be interesting to see whether the company manages to __________ __________ __________ all over the world and make a lasting __________ on the luxury accommodation market.Now finally I want to consider the __________ underpinning the traditional holiday hotel industry. As a hotelier, how do you go __________ attracting people to give up the __________ of their own home and entrust themselves to staying in a completely __________ place and sleeping in an __________ __________? Firstly, hotels exploit people's need to __________ the predictability of their everyday __________. For a few days people can __________ they are __________ of __________ and can indulge themselves. Secondly, there is something very __________ in our need to be pampered and __________ __________. it's almost __________ __________ we return to being a __________ ,when everything was __________ for us and we felt safe and __________. And not far removed from this is the pleasure in being __________ and given little __________ like the miniscule bottles of shampoo and tiny bars of __________ ,the chocolate on your __________ at night—and we actually __________ that we are paying __________ __________ __________.Next week，I’m going to look at eco-hotels．a fairly new phenomenon but increasinglyPopular. . .-744In today's lecture, l'm going to talk about Monosodium Glutamate, or MSG, as it's more __________ __________. Now, MSG as you probably know, is a flavour__________ which is used particularly in Chinese and Japanese __________. Today I am going to __________ why it is so __________ in these __________ and, more importantly, how does it __________ the flavour of food?The main reason why MSG is more commonly used in Japanese meals is__________. For many thousands of years the Japanese have incorporated a type of __________ known as kombu in their cooking, as they discovered it had the__________ to make food __________ better. But it wasn’t until __________ that the ingredient in kombu which was __________ __________ the improvement in flavour was actually __________ to be glutamate by scientists working there.From __________ until __________, glutamate was produced ____________ in Japan by a very slow and expensive ____________ of ____________. It was in 1956 that the ____________ of the ____________ was improved, and ____________ ____________ increased dramatically and still continues to increase to this day. In fact, hundreds of ____________ of tonnes of MSG are produced all over the world today.So what exactly is MSG? Well, Monosodium Glutamate ____________ ____________ glutamate, ____________ per cent sodium and ____________ per cent water. Glutamate is an amino acid that can be ____________ naturally in all protein-containing foods, erm, so this includes food such as ____________ and____________.It is widely known that Chinese and Japanese food contains MSG, but many people ____________ ____________ ____________ be aware that it is also used in foods in other parts of the world. For example it is found in commercially made Italian____________, in American ____________ ____________ and in Britain MSG is used in things like ____________ ____________.So, how exactly does MSG ____________? Well in the ____________ world, we commonly ____________ ____________ four 'tastes', and I'm sure you're all familiar with the ____________ of ____________, ____________, ____________ and____________. Well, in 1908, Kikunae Ikeda identified ____________ 'taste'. And it is thought that MSG intensifies this naturally occurring taste' in some food. It does make perfect ____________ ____________ that we should have the ability to detect or taste glutamate because it is the amino acid which is most common in natural foods.John Prescott, an associate ____________ at the University of Chicago, __________ that this fifth taste serves a ____________ just ___________ the other tastes do. He suggests that it signals to us the presence of ____________ in food, in the____________ ____________ that sweetness ____________ that a food contains energy-giving carbohydrates Bitterness, he says, ____________ us of ____________ in the food, while sourness ____________ us of ____________ and saltiness signals the presence of ____________.So, what else do we know about this fifth taste…。