Question

完形填空,阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Why exercise？

You’ve probably heard countless times how exercise is “good for you”. But did you know that it can ________ help you feel good? Exercise plays a key role in ________ healthy. It can strengthen the bones, heart, lungs and muscles. It can also________ the stress and help you sleep better. Experts suggest that teenagers should get 60 minutes or more of physical ________ each day. Here are some of the reasons:

Exercise benefits（有益）every part of the body, ________the mind. Exercising causes body to produce chemicals that can ________a person feel more peaceful and happier. It can ________ help some people who have mild mental diseases. ________ exercising can help you look better. People who exercise burn more energy and look________ than those who don’t.

In fact, exercise helps people lose ________ and lower the risk of some diseases. Exercising to maintain (保持) a healthy weight decreases a ________ risk of developing certain diseases. These diseases, which ________ found mostly in adults, are becoming more common in teenagers.

Exercise can help a person age well. This ________ not seem important now, but your body will thank you later. Studies have found that weight-bearing exercise, ________ jumping, running and walking, can help people keep their ________ strong.

You may not feel like doing exercise regularly, but why not do it due to the above mentioned reasons from now on?

1.A. quietly       B. actually         C. recently         D. quickly

2.A. staying       B. helping          C. giving          D. looking

3.A. keep          B. reply            C. refuse          D. reduce

4.A. homework     B. activity        C. experiment      D. language

5.A. except      B. plus             C. during          D. including

6.A. help         B. ask              C. tell             D. teach

7.A. already       B. also             C. afterwards       D. almost

8.A. Although     B. Because          C. Unless          D. And

9.A. fatter        B. slimmer          C. taller           D. shorter

10.A. energy       B. weight           C. happiness       D. experience

11.A. people’s    B. person’s        C. humans’        D. mankind’s

12.A. used to do  B. are used to be  C. used to be       D. are used to being

13.A. should       B. must             C. may             D. need

14.A. such as     B. for example     C. the same as      D. so that

15.A. hands        B. bones            C. mouths           D. feet

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.B

11.B

12.C

13.C

14.A

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了锻炼对于人们有好多好处，并提出了要求人们加强锻炼的原因。

1.B考查副词及语境的理解。句意：但是你知道吗它的确能帮你感到很好。A. Quietly安静的；B. actually 事实上；C. Recently最近；D. Quickly快速的。这里表示锻炼确实对于人们有好处。故选B。

2.A考查动词及语境的理解。句意：保持健康锻炼起着重要的角色。A. Staying呆着；保持；B. Helping帮助；C. Giving给；D. Looking看。根据短语stay healthy表示保持健康地意思。故选A。

3.D考查动词及语境的理解。句意：他也能减少压力，帮助你睡的更好。A. Keep保持；B. Reply回复；C. Refuse拒绝；D. Reduce减少。根据句意可知，锻炼可以使人们减少压力。故选D。

4.B考查名词及语境的理解。句意：专家建议青少年应该每天60分钟或更多的体育活动。A. Homework作业；B. Activity活动；C. Experiment实验；D. language[动。故选B

5.D考查介词及语境的理解。句意：锻炼有益于身体的每一部分，包括心脏。A. Except除了；B. Plus加；C. During在……期间；D. Including包括。这里指包括心脏。故应选D。

6.A考查动词及语境的理解。句意：锻炼使身体产生化学物质，可以帮助人们感到更和平和更幸福。A. Help帮助；B. Ask问；C. Tell告诉；D. Teach交。根据短语help sb. Do sth.表示帮助某人做某事。故选A。

7.B考查副词及语境的理解。句意：它也可以帮助一些有轻度精神疾病的人。A. Already已经；B. also 也；C. Afterwards然后；D. Almost几乎。根据题意故选B。

8.D考查连词及语境的理解。句意：并且锻炼能帮助你看起来更好。A. Although尽管；B. Because 因为；C. Unless 除非；D. And和，又。这里表示并列关系。故选D。

9.B考查形容词的比较级及语境的理解。句意：锻炼身体的人比那些不运动的人看起来要更苗条。A. Fatter更胖；B. Slimme更苗条；C. Taller更高；D. Shorter更矮。根据题意可知表示用比较级。故选B。

10.B考查名词及语境的理解。句意：事实上，锻炼有助于人们减肥，降低一些疾病的风险。A. Energy能力；B. Weight重量；C. Happiness幸福；D. Experience经验。短语lose weight表示减肥的意思。根据句意故选B。

11.B考查名词所有格及语境的理解。句意：锻炼身体，保持健康的体重降低了人患某些疾病的风险。A. people’s人们的；B. person’s人的；C. humans’人类的；D. mankind’s男性的。故选B。

12.C考查短语及语境的理解。句意：这些疾病，过去主要是出现在成年人身上。A. used to do过去常常做某事；B. are used to be被用来；C. used to be 过去是；D. are used to being习惯于做……。这里表示过去常常。故选C。

13.C考查情态动词及语境的理解。句意：这可能似乎并不重要。 A. Should应该；B. Must必须；C. May可以；D. Need需要。在这里表示一种推测。故选C。

14.A考查短语及语境的理解。句意：研究发现，负重锻炼，比如跳跃、跑步和散步，可以帮助人们保持更强得骨骼。A. such as比如；B. for example例如；C. the same as相同的；D. so that目的。在这里表示举例子。故选A。

15.A. Hands手；B. Bones骨头；C. Mouths嘴；D. Feet脚。这里指骨骼更强壮。故选B。

考点：健康类短文阅读