A.Have a good rest. | B.Exercise daily. | C.work hard. |
2 . Like every gym class I have ever taken, I felt like the odd one out. Opening the door and glancing around the room, I seemed to be the only girl struggling. Everyone else, in their fitted tank tops and leggings, not a hair out of place, looked as if they belonged. I on the other hand, with my curly hair now wildly unleashed, oversized shirt, wondered why I had ever bothered to subject myself to a gym class.
Earlier that year, with a healthy dose of encouragement from my family, I decided to give fitness a real shot. I showed up to my university gym for spin class with my stomach in a bundle of nerves. The first time I tried to stand on the bike pedals, I felt my legs shake and immediately sat down. All the muscles I hadn’t used before creaked as they suddenly engaged in rapid movement. It wasn’t until the third class, when I smoothly transitioned to standing up on the bike, that I started to gain some confidence.
Eventually, as my comfort on the bike grew, I became less focused on how I looked and the exact movements my legs and arms were to engage in and more focused on looking inward. I had never considered myself athletic. But now, rather than agonize (感到痛苦) over my weight, I started to reflect in amazement at my body’s ability to lift groceries, move apartments and all the other countless tasks it did to keep my life moving forward.
Somewhere between being yelled at to squat lower, jump higher and push harder, gym class made me realize that while I was wrong about many things when it came to fitness, I was right about one important thing: What truly matters is showing up, not what you wear or your fitness abilities. Because once you show up, the rest gets easier, one sweaty adventure at a time.
1. How did the author feel when she first entered the gym class?A.Excited. | B.Awkward. | C.Confident. | D.Bothered. |
A.The changes to the author’s body. |
B.The author’s passion for spin classes. |
C.The author’s experience as a new gym-goer. |
D.The reasons for the author’s entering gym classes. |
A.She is in pretty good shape. |
B.She cares more about her weight. |
C.She is critical of her body’s ability. |
D.She is proud of her body’s capability. |
A.Pushing harder is good for you. |
B.What you wear to the class matters the most. |
C.Showing up plays a determining role in fitness. |
D.Fitness abilities are more important than showing up. |
A.How to lose weight. | B.When to do exercise. | C.Where to buy beer. |
A.Work out. | B.Sit at the desk. | C.Put on some weight. |
A.At a public pool. | B.In a classroom. | C.In a gym. |
6 . Long after the coronavirus pandemic is declared over, another health plight(困境) could take its place: a mental health crisis, experts have warned. But according to a new study, practicing yoga may help to reduce the blues, at least somewhat.
Researchers with the University of South Australia, in a partnership with the Federal University of Santa Maria, UNSW Sydney, Kings College London, and Western Sydney University, conducted what is said to be the first “world study” on the mental health benefits of practicing yoga.
In a meta-analysis of 180 studies across six countries that involved some 1,080 participants-all of whom had a “formal diagnosis of a mental disorder, including depression and anxiety,” according to news release on the findings-researchers found that the participants’ mental health improved with “movement-based yoga,” with the benefits “being incremental(递增的) with the amount of yoga they practiced,” they said.
Movement-based yoga was defined by the researchers as “any form of yoga where participants are physically active at least 50 percent of the time, that is, forms of yoga that emphasize holding poses and flowing through series of poses,” according to the news release.
“As self-isolation continues and people find themselves working from home and unable to physically catch up with their friends and family, we’re likely to see more people feel lonely and disconnected,” said lead researcher and University of South Australia Ph.D. candidate Jacinta Brinsley, in a statement. “Exercise has always been a great strategy for people struggling with these feelings as it boosts both mood and health. But as gyms and exercise classes of all kinds are now closed — even jogging with a friend is strongly discouraged — people are looking for options, and this is where yoga can help.”
Our research shows that movement-based yoga improved symptoms of depression(or improved mental health) for people living with a range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, post-traumatic(创伤后) stress and major depression. “So, it’s very good news for people struggling in times of uncertainty,” Brinsley added.
1. Why did the scientists conduct the research?A.To call on more people to practice yoga. |
B.To test the seriousness of the mental health crisis. |
C.To find out the effects of practicing yoga on mental health. |
D.To warn people of the potential risk caused by the pandemic. |
A.It demands high accuracy of poses. |
B.It requires participants to move constantly. |
C.It stresses the flow through poses after poses. |
D.It makes up 50 percent of the time people spend on exercising. |
A.They struggle with the strategy to exercise. |
B.They grow tired of jogging with their friends. |
C.They are too depressed to make other choices. |
D.Routine exercise is not accessible for the moment. |
A.Breakthrough in Times of Uncertainty |
B.Yoga Helps Coronavirus-related Depression |
C.How to Defeat Depression During the Pandemic |
D.Benefits of Practicing Yoga on a Regular Basis |
假如你是中学生李华,你的同学王海最近感觉体质较差想要健身,他对于在家添置家用健身器材和去专业健身房健身这两种方式犹豫不决。你作为班级中的健身达人,给王海写一封信谈谈你的想法,供他参考。你的信必须满足以下要求:
1. 简述你写信的目的以及你建议王海选择哪一种健身方式;
2. 说明你的理由(从便利性、费用和效果等方面对这两个健身选择进行对比)。
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Every sport has its own specific health benefits. Swimming, for example, is an excellent physical activity as nearly all muscles
Sport, as well as being a physical activity,
The world of sport is a fairground of exciting opportunities where you can discover who you really are. Time. I think, to lace up your sports shoes and go play!
9 . Do you love holidays but hate the increase in weight that follows? You are not alone.
Holidays are happy days with pleasure and delicious foods.Many people,however,are worried about the weight that comes along with these delicious foods.
With proper planning,though,it is possible to control your weight.The idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too much.You don’t have to turn away from the foods that you enjoy.The following suggestions may be of some help to you.
Don’t miss meals.Before you leave home for a feast (宴会),have a small,lowfat snack.This may help to keep you from getting too excited before delicious foods.
Begin with clear soup and fruit or vegetables.
A large glass of water before you eat may help you feel full.
Use a small plate; a large plate will encourage you to have more than enough.
Better not have highfat foods.Dishes that look oily or creamy have much fat in them.
Choose lean meat.Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables.
If you have a sweet tooth,try mints(薄荷) and fruit.They don’t have fat content as cream and chocolate.
Don’t let exercise take a break during the holidays.A 20minute walk after a meal can help burn off excess calories(多余的热量).
1. Holidays are happy days with pleasure but they may .A.bring weight problems |
B.bring you much trouble in your life |
C.make you worried about your foods |
D.make you hate delicious foods |
A.drink much water and have vegetables only |
B.not eat too much food in high fat |
C.not accept invitations to feasts |
D.turn away from delicious foods |
A.vegetables | B.water |
C.calories of energy | D.physical exercise |
10 . Do you think you would work out more if you were offered money to do so? Science has shown that money can give people motivation to work out, but perhaps not in the way that you think.
According to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine Journal, the best strategy isn’t offering money; it’s giving someone money, then threatening to take it away.
Researchers gave 281 people the goal of walking 7,000 steps every day over 13 weeks.
To motivate the people who took part to reach the goal, researchers divided them into three groups.
People in the first group received $1,40(9 yuan) each day as long as they finished 7,000 steps, the second group was only able to collect the $1.40 if they had reached 7,000 steps the day before, and the third group was given $42 at the beginning of each month and $1.40 was taken away every time someone failed to meet the goal.
The third group met their daily fitness goals 50 percent more often than the other two groups, showing that people were most motivated to walk by the fear of losing money.
“People are more motivated by losses than gains, and they like immediate gratification.” study author Dr Mitesh Patel, an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania in the US, told CNN. “They want to be rewarded today, not next year or far into the future.”
Our brains tend to avoid wanting to lose things more than they try to get the benefits from gaining them, Patel explained. “It makes people think like the money is theirs to lose from day one.”
In addition, in most programs, many participants will drop out quickly and only the motivated will stay involved, Patel said.
“In ours, we were pleasantly surprised that 96 percent stayed.” he added.
The study provides evidence that what matters is not only the money incentive (激励), but also how you think about them. This is important to how effective they are. The evidence could have a big effect on health promotion programs in the future, according to the study.
“Incentives themselves are not all you need,” Stephanie Pronk, a health and wellness consultant with the Aonplc corporation, told The Wall Street Journal. “It’s really important to change up the incentive design and keep people on their toes.”
1. According to Dr Mitesh Patel, the third group did better than the other two groups mostly because______.A.they were satisfied with being paid immediately |
B.they did not want the money they had gained to be taken away |
C.they were able to get more money than the other two groups |
D.they were given money at first while the others were not |
A.prove that their program has been more successful |
B.show that motivation mattered more in other programs |
C.stress that they didn’t expert the result |
D.make a further comparison between these programs |
A.Incentives are of little importance in the process of getting fit. |
B.Incentives and ways in which they are given are key to fitness programs. |
C.People should keep fit actively instead of being motivated by incentives. |
D.There are many ways to get people to feel motivated to work out more. |
A.more benefits than losses should be obvious for participants |
B.direct profits should be given rather than long-term ones |
C.designers need to consider how people think about incentives |
D.designers need to work out the right from of motivation |