Physical Fitness

Physical fitness is today’s hot topic. And wherever you turn, you hear something new. But is it all true?

The more you sweat, the more fat you burn. This myth has encouraged people to work out in extreme heat or wear layers of clothes or rubber or plastic weight-loss suits in the hope of sweating fat off. Unfortunately, it’s water they’re losing, not fat. When you first begin to exercise, you burn carbohydrates or sugars. To burn the fat, plan on working out at least 40 minutes.

No pains, no gains. Many people tend to overdo (過度)their exercise programs looking for quick results. Doing so, however, may result in your injury or sore (疼痛的)muscles. Your best bet is to start any exercise program slowly and gradually increase the workout. This gives people a good beginning without the pain or injury.

Exercise increases appetite. This is true for hard or intense (劇烈的) exercise that lasts for 60 minutes or longer. Gentle exercise that is less than 60 minutes, however, will probably reduce your appetite for one to two hours. Exercise always lowers blood sugar.

You can get fit in 10 minutes a week. This and similar claims are common, but untrue. There are no shortcuts to getting fit. Becoming fit takes work and the general rule is 20 minutes of aerobic activity(有氧運動) three times a week. Consistency is the key. If you stop working out, your muscles will turn to fat. If you decrease your activity and continue to eat the same or more, you may gain back the fat that you worked so hard to lose. It’s not, however, because your muscles turned to fat. Muscles may atrophy (萎縮), but they won’t turn to fat. Muscle is muscle and fat is fat.

1.If you work out less than 40 minutes, you are actually losing

A.fat.

B.water.

C.muscles.

D.plastics.

正確答案:B

解析:問題問的是：如果你健身少于40分鐘，你其實在消耗什么?由第二段可知，少于40分鐘的運動消耗的其實是水分，而不是脂肪。

2.Paragraph 3 suggests people that

A.they overdo exercise at the very beginning and slow down gradually.

B.they not do exercise to avoid injury.

C.they start slowly and gradually increase the workout.

D.ignore the injury and sore muscle and persevere in doing the exercise.

正確答案:C

解析:問題問的是：第三段建議人們?nèi)绾芜\動?推理判斷題。第三段提到運動最好是開始慢些，漸漸增加運動量。

3.Which statement is NOT true according to Paragraph 4

A.Doing intense exercise for 60 minutes or more increases appetite.

B.Doing gentle exercise for much more than 60 minute might increase appetite.

C.Doing gentle exercise for less than 60 minutes will probably reduce appetite.

D.Doing gentle exercise for less than 60 minutes will not lower blood sugar.

正確答案:D

解析:問題問的是：根據(jù)第四段哪個說法不正確?第四段結(jié)尾提到任何運動都會降低血糖。D運動60分鐘以下不會降低血糖錯誤。

4.The writer believes that

A.one can get fit in ten minutes a week.

B.there is no shortcuts to getting fit.

C.if one is consistent, he/she will find the shortcut to getting fit.

D.one must have a job if he/she wants to get fit.

正確答案:B

解析:問題問的是：作者相信什么?倒數(shù)第二段結(jié)尾提到B的說法“減肥沒有捷徑”。

5.If you decrease your activity and continue to eat the same or more

A.your muscles may become smaller.

B.your muscles become fat.

C.you will put on muscles.

D.nothing changes at all.

正確答案:A

解析:問題問的是：減少運動，但繼續(xù)保持或增加食量會怎樣?最后一段可知A肌肉會變小正確。B肌肉會變成脂肪;C肌肉會增加;D沒有變化。這幾項都不正確。

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