Question

  Early in the morning, at noon, or in the evening in big cities and in the countryside, all over the United States, you can see Americans running — men and women, young and old. People run           — along the beaches of California,             Central Park in New York, down quiet streets in small towns or at the gym. Some people even run in             living rooms.

Running wasn’t so popular in the past. In the 1960s, runners were mostly athletes and healthy strong people. When people saw a runner, they used             ,“Hey, what’s the hurry for？”or they might say to             ,“Is he crazy？”At that time, women almost never ran. If they did, they might be laughed at. But today all these have            Men and women of all             enjoy running.

Doctors say many of the health problems in the United States             these bad habits: eating too much, smoking cigarettes, and taking             exercise. Doctors tell us,“Eat less, don’t smoke, and exercise more. ”Running is a good exercise             it helps build strong hearts and lungs. It also helps most people lose weight.

1.A. anywhere    B. somewhere    C. everywhere    D. nowhere

2.A. amongB. throughC. withD. on

3.A. ourB. yourC. hisD. their

4.A. to askingB. to speakC. to speaking    D. to ask

5.A. themB. themselves    C. theirD. they

6.A. changedB. stoppedC. workedD. done

7.A. peopleB. citiesC. villagesD. ages

8.A. come fromB. look forC. care forD. think of

9.A. fewB. manyC. muchD. little

10.A. howB. where    C. becauseD. until

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要介绍了当今在美国参加跑步的人很多，但是在过去不是这样。并简单介绍了参加体育锻炼对于我们健康的好处。

1.考查语境理解及副词辨析。Anywhere任何地方；somewhere某地；everywhere每个地方，到处；nowhere无处，任何地方都不。联系后半句描述，可知此处指的是，每个地方都有跑步的人。故选C。

2.Among在……多个之中；through通过；with带有，伴随，用某种工具；on在……上面，关于。结合语境可知此处指的是，通过美国中央公园，故选B。

3.Our我们的；your你们的；his他的；their他们的。句意：一些人在他们的客厅里面跑步。故选D。

4.Ask问，请求；speak说某种语言。根据下文“Hey, what’s the hurry for？可知此处指的是，他们经常问，used to do sth过去常常做某事，故选D。

5.Them人称代词宾格，他们；themselves反身代词，他们自己；their形容词性物主代词，他们的；they人称代词主格，他们。结合语境可知此处指的是，对自己说，故选B。

6.Changed改变；stopped停止；worked工作，运行；done做。联系上下文描述，可知本句指的是，现在一些都改变了。故选A。

7.People人们；cities城市；villages村庄；ages年龄。结合语境可知所有年龄段的男女都喜欢跑步。故选D。

8.come from来自；look for寻找；care for关心，照顾；think of考虑，想到。根据本段下文描述，可知句意为：医生说在美国许多健康问题都是来自这些不好的习惯。故选A。

9.Few很少，修饰可数名词复数；many许多，修饰可数名词复数；much许多，大量，修饰不可数名词；little 很少，修饰不可数名词。结合语境可知此处指的是，很少锻炼。Exercise是不可数名词，故选D。

10.考查语境理解及连词辨析。How如何，怎样；where在哪儿；because因为；until直到……。句意：跑步是一种很好地锻炼，因为它有助于强健心脏和肺。故选C。

考点：考查健康保健类短文