This activity will melt away the pounds, build your body and leave you on an emotional high. Yet the form of exercise, the fitness trend of the year, does not require gym membership or a personal trainer. All you need to do is walk.
"Walking is a refreshing alternative to complicated aerobic （氧）routines and overpriced gym membership," says personal trainer Lucy Knight, author of a new book on the exercise. “It is free, enjoyable and already a part of everyday life. All you need to do is correct your technique, walk faster and for longer and you will lose weight?"
There is much evidence of the benefits of walking. Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh recently discovered that overweight people who walked briskly （快）for 30 to 60 minutes a day lost weight even if they didn't change any other lifestyle habits. Another American study found that people who walked for at least four hours a week gained less weight than couch potatoes as they got older. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts medical school found that people who walked every day had 25 percent fewer colds than those who sat a lot. Best of all, walking makes you feel good about yourself "For people suffering from depression, walking three to four times a week for 30 minutes has been shown to lift their mood,” says Knight.
But how to walk your way to weight loss and wellness? Health experts recommend that we should walk 10,000 steps a day to stay healthy. Actually, you would probably need to walk at least 16,000 steps a day to lose weight. "Your workout plans depend on your level of fitness. You should aim to progress by increasing your walking time by five minutes every two weeks, and walk a bit faster. In just three months, the results should speak for themselves," says Knight.
1.What is the latest fitness trend according to the passage?
A.Brisk walking. B.Losing weight.
C.Working out in a gym. D.Exercising with a personal trainer.
2.The underlined word "overpriced" in paragraph 2 means .
A.expensive B.worthy
C.prepaid D.discountable
3.Studies and researches are mentioned in the passage to show walking .
A.is gaining increasing popularity B.benefits people in different aspects
C.is an enjoyable way to lose weight D.involves different groups of people
4.It can be learned from the last paragraph that .
A.1600 steps a day is needed for weight losses
B.the effect of walking is noticeable over time
C.your fitness level depends on your health experts
D.changing the walking time every day is necessary
I am a strong believer that if a child is raised with approval, he will learn to love himself and will be successful in his own way.
Several weeks ago, I was doing homework with my son in the third grade and he kept standing up from his chair to go over the math lines. I kept asking him to sit down, telling him that he would concentrate better. He sat but seconds later, as if he didn't even notice he was doing it, he got up again. I was getting frustrated, but then it hit me. I started noticing his answers were much quicker and accurate when he stood up. Could he be more intent while standing up?
This made me start questioning myself and what I had been raised to believe・ I was raised to believe that a quiet, calm child was a sure way to success・ This child would have the discipline to study hard, get good grades and become someone important in life.
Now those same people perhaps come to realize that their kids are born with their own sets of DNA and personality traits, and all you can do is loving and accepting them. As parents, throughout their growing years and beyond that, we need to be our kids' best cheerleaders; guiding them and helping them find their way.
I have stopped asking my son to sit down and concentrate. Obviously, he is concentrating just in his own way and not mine. We need to learn to accept our kids' ways of doing things. Some way may have worked for me but doesn't mean we need to carry it through generations. There is nothing sweeter than being individual and unique. It makes us free and happy and that's just the way I want my kids to live their own life.
1.At the beginning, the author tried to keep his son seated in order to make him .
A.pay more attention to his study B.keep silent in the room
C.finish his homework on time D.get right answers
2.Inspired by the case of his son, the author began to doubt .
A.the importance of parents B.the old form of education
C.the relationship between kids and their parents D.the good grades of some kids
3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is right?
A.We should help kids correct their wrong ways. B.Parents, should study their kids* DNA.
C.Kids should be taught to behave themselves. D.Parents should love and accept their kids.
4.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A.Study hard and you'll be successful B.Be friendly to your children
C.Children's success in their own style D.Parents' help with their children's study
After two years of careful consideration, Robert McCrum has reached a conclusion on his selection
of the 100 greatest novels written in English. Take a look at a few in his list:
The Pilgrim's Progress by John Banyan （1678）
A story of a man in search of truth told with the simple clarity and beauty of Bunyan's prose makes this an English classic.
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe （1719）
By the end of the 19th century, no book in English literary history had enjoyed more editions and translations. This world-famous novel is a complex literature that one cannot resist
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (1726)
A great work that's been repeatedly printed, Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels comes third in our list of the best novels written in English.
Clarissa by Samuel Richardson (1748)
Clarissa is a tragic heroine, pressured by her dishonorable family to marry a wealthy man she dislikes, in the book that Samuel Johnson described as "the first book in the world that shows the knowledge about the human heart".
Tom Jones by Henry Fielding (1749)
Tom Jones is a classic English novel that gets the spirit of its age and whose characters are well-known since they have come to represent the society at that time.
Emma by Jane Austen (1816)
Jane Austen's Emma is her most outstanding work, mixing the best parts of her early books with a deep sense of feelings.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe (1838)
Edgar Allan Poe's only novel—a classic adventure story with supernatural elements — has fascinated and influenced generations of writers.
1.Which English book has got the most translations before the 20th century?
A.Robinson Crusoe. B.Gulliver's Travels.
C.Tom Jones. D.Emma.
2.What does Samuel Johnson think we can learn about from the book Clarissa?
A.A love story. B.Quarrels in a family.
C.The human heart. D.The spirits of the time.
3.What makes the characters in Tom Jones famous?
A.Their classic lifestyles. B.Their different nnationalities.
C.Their typical spirits of the age. D.Their rerepresentation of the society.
Not long ago my daughter's favorite shoes were cut with a knife. She cried. I took them to the shoemaker to get them _______. The young apprentice (学徒) _______ at the cuts quickly and said, "I can do _______ except replace the uppers." The master looked at them and said, “_______ you trust me, I will add more cuts to both of the shoes." I was _______ and asked why. He _______, "As if the cuts were made on purpose for special style.” I didn't fully understand him, _______ I decided to leave the shoes.
Two days later, I went to collect the shoes. At first _______ I found there were indeed more cuts on each shoe, but all of them were _______ with red thread around. The shoes looked more unique and interesting than ever. I couldn't help but praise his ________ .
Another time, my wife's white skirt had an opening. My wife checked it ________ and said, “I'll mend it myself.” Three days later, seeing the skirt again, I was ________: the opening had been repaired by thin and white thread and it looked like a flower. I ________ with praise, "It's just as beautiful as a piece of art!"
"I got the ________ from that shoemaker. Patches (补丁)are supposed to be ugly, but a skillful person can make it look perfect.” replied my wife.
________ she said set me thinking: perfection is ________ to achieve in everything; patches are unavoidable, so is human's life, which will appear ________ the form of injury, disability or disease. ________ you can't change the existence of them, all you ________ do and have to do is to deal with the wound by ________ and try your best to bloom (盛开) a most beautiful flower on the wound, and that is the meaning of life.
1.A.repaired B.cleaned C.sold D.painted
2.A.glared B.glanced C.laughed D.stared
3.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
4.A.Even if B.If C.Though D.While
5.A.delighted B.convinced C.confused D.embarrassed
6.A.declared B.explained C.announced D.interrupted
7.A.and B.but C.or D.so
8.A.sight B.attempt C.hand D.light
9.A.occupied B.filled C.mixed D.decorated
10.A.status B.strength C.skill D.sweat
11.A.carefully B.frequently C.gradually D.curiously
12.A.touched B.satisfied C.frightened D.shocked
13.A.sighed B.breathed C.jumped D.complained
14.A.plan B.truth C.idea D.desire
15.A.What B.That C.When D.Where
16.A.necessary B.unnecessary C.impossible D.possible
17.A.on B.by C.at D.in
18.A.Now that B.In that C.So that D.In order that
19.A.must B.can C.may D.need
20.A.patches B.wishes C.regrets D.praises
It is widely believed that _______ has necessary good qualities is more____ to achieve success in their career.
A.whoever; possible B.who; likely C.who; possible D.whoever; likely
After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane her job as a doctor in the countryside.
A.set out B.took over C.took up D.set up
