Fast walking is the exercise between walking and race walking. A study shows that fast walking has become the most popular exercise in China and many people walk more than 5,000 steps a day. The results of the study are from QQ users. About 37% of the people choose fast walking as their favorite exercise; over 23% choose running and more than 14% choose riding bikes.
Fast walking and running are easy, cost little and work well, so they are popular. And many people would rather do exercise in nature than go to gyms(健身房). It’s best to walk fast for at least 10 minutes at one time and walk up to 6,000 steps every day.
The study also shows that people in Guiyang, Guizhou love sports most. On average(平均),everyone there walks 5,941 steps every day. It seems that people in places with better environment and air are more willing to(更愿意) do sports.
1.Many people in China walk more than _______ steps a day.
A. 6,000 B. 5, 941 C. 5,000
2.Over 23% of the Chinese people choose _______ as their favorite exercise.
A. running B. walking C. riding bikes
3.Many people prefer to do exercise _______.
A. at home B. in nature C. in the gym
4.The writer probably agrees that _______.
A. people live in big cities are more willing to do sports
B. fast walking is not difficult, costs little and works well
C. it’s bad for people to walk fast for more than 10 minutes at one time
5.We can read this passage in the column(栏目) _______ of a newspaper.
A. Mum’s Kitchen B. Music Today C. Health & Sport
One evening, I went out for a walk on the path (小路) near my house with my husband. On my finger was a very special ring with a diamond (钻石) that my grandmother gave me for my 23rd birthday. At the end of the path, when I looked down at it again and found the diamond was ______. I started back along the path hurriedly ______ the tiny stone. In my heart, I knew it seemed impossible for me to find it. The path was very long and ______ with leaves. As I searched the ground, crying and upset, I met an old lady. “What’s the matter, love ?” She asked kindly. I______
about the missing diamond and showed her my ring. She said, “That’s going to be hard to find. Tell me what, love, I walk along this path every day, I’ll keep my eyes ______ for it.” I thanked her, ______ nothing, but still told her that we sometimes walked our dog along the path if she might find something.
A few days later, my husband and I met the old lady on the path. “Guess what?” She said, “I found your diamond!” To our ______, she’d found the tiny stone and was willing to hand it back to me. “It was lucky that I found it.” When we ______ her with some money for her help, she ______
politely. I was deeply moved. She could have easily kept the diamond, or sold it, for it’s worth several thousand dollars, but she didn’t.
Every time I look at my ring and ______ myself that there’re kind and beautiful hearts in the world. I’ll spend the rest of my life trying to do something like that.
1.A. changing B. shining C. burning D. missing
2.A. looking for B. staring at C. running after D. taking away
3.A. fed B. filled C. covered D. taken
4.A. explained B. asked C. cared D. learned
5.A. opened B. closed C. close D. open
6.A. getting B. expecting C. wondering D. telling
7.A. attention B. sadness C. surprised D. surprise
8.A. gave B. offered C. provided D. showed
9.A. refused B. received C. accepted D. confused
10.A. ask B. remind C. warn D. promise
—Do you know _________?
—Yes, she is very kind and outgoing.
A. what’s his mother like B. what his mother likes
C. what his mother is like D. how his mother is like
Jane was seen ________ the white building two hours ago.
A. enter B. entered C. enters D. to enter
—Tangshan _________ a lot in the past few years.
—That’s true. It’s becoming more and more beautiful.
A. changed B. has changed C. have changed D. is changing
（2017·山东东营·31）WeChat Pay（微信支付） makes our life convenient. We can buy things ________ we don't take any money.
A. unless B. because
C. even if D. so that
