Section B
    Passage One
    If you’re confused about how much water you really need, I’m not surprised. (26)Conflicting advice in recent headlines appears against the old “8 a day” advice we all grew up with. Is it necessary to swallow down eight glasses of water daily, or is this recommendation exaggerated and out of date? We’ve heard for years that eight glasses of water daily is the minimum necessary to keep healthy. Your weight loss and health depend on it. Drink the minimum and see clearer skin, better sleep, and improved vision. We’re warned of the danger of water shortage in our body without at least eight glasses. But, (27)the tide has turned away from liquid requirement toward examining your daily diet, including what you eat, as well as what you drink. The answer is — you need what you need! If it’s summer, you need more. If you’re exercising, you need more. If you’re a “normal person who sits a lot, who is not sweating, and not exercising more than 15-20 minutes daily, Dr. Heinz Valtin of Dartmouth Medical School says you need no more than four glasses of water daily. Most drinks can be counted as part of your daily fluid consumption. Although the World Health Organization recommends that everyone drink a minimum of two liters of water daily, or about eight cups, (28)the old “8 a day” rule is based on studies performed on people under extraordinary circumstances, including soldiers at high altitude and hospitalized patients. What you and I need is different.
    26. What is the traditional opinion concerning water drinking?
    C)。預(yù)讀選項(xiàng)可知，本題與飲水習(xí)慣有關(guān)?？碱}考查的是traditional opinion。遵循短文聽力聽首尾句的原則，在文章第一句提出問題后，第二句接著就說到Conflicting advice in recent headlines appears against the old “8 a day” advice we all grew up with，符合題目中traditional opinion的要求，C)為答案。
    27. According to the passage, what is the more proper way of drinking water?
    B)。分析選項(xiàng)可知，本題與飲水的根據(jù)有關(guān)。文章開始先分析了傳統(tǒng)的每天8杯水的觀點(diǎn)，接著用一個but進(jìn)行轉(zhuǎn)折，提出新的觀點(diǎn)。由于在短文理解中but、however、only、just等后面往往是出考題之處，可知本題的考點(diǎn)即在此處:“But, the tide has turned away…the answer is — you need what you need!”。
    28. Why does the author believe that the “8aday” rule doesn’t apply to all people?
    C)。本題的考點(diǎn)在文章結(jié)尾，分析選項(xiàng)可知，本題考查制定“8aday” rule的原因。本題中需要注意的是although引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語從句，事實(shí)上，主句前隱含了轉(zhuǎn)折的意味，與but、however等一樣，這是一個暗含的出題點(diǎn)。The old “8aday” rule is based on studies performed on people under extraordinary circumstances，遵循“聽到即是解”的原則，C)為答案。