Question

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

It can be challenging to find time to work out(锻炼)when your schedule is full, but unless you want to deal with a waistline(腰围) that keeps increasing in size, staying active is important.  1.__

Workday

You might not have time to escape the office and visit the gym during your lunch break, but that doesn’t mean you can’t burn calories throughout your workday. Instead of driving to work or riding the bus, walk or cycle, depending on how far you live from the office. A 30-minute bike ride at just 12 to 13.9 mph will help a 155-pound person burn 298 calories.  2._ Instead of phoning a colleague across the office, walk over to speak in person.

At home

You probably want to sit or sleep on the couch, but by keeping active around the house, you can burn a significant number of calories throughout the day.  3.__ Playing with your kids for 30 minutes will help you burn 186 calories if you weigh 155 pounds, while you’ll burn 167 calories in a half-hour house-cleaning session.

Outdoors

  4.__ If you weigh 155 pounds, expect to burn 172 calories for every half hour you spend weeding the garden. You’ll burn 205 calories in 30 minutes of pushing your lawnmower(割草机) around the yard. When winter arrives, cleaning snow is worth 223 calories per 30 minutes.

Other

Everyday errands(差事) can help you burn extra calories when you can’t find time to work out.  5._Washing your car by hand will burn 167 calories in 30 minutes. By parking your car at the far end of the parking lot, you’ll burn more calories getting to and from your vehicle.

A. You can make adjustments to your lifestyle to include a variety of calorie-burning activities into everyday life.

B. Pushing a shopping cart around the supermarket causes 130 calories burned in a

half hour.

C. Instead of paying to clean up the yard, do it yourself.

D. At work, take the stairs instead of the lift.

E. Don’t visit a car wash to shine up your ride.

F. If you have a family, play with your kids.

G. You have to find the time to work out.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.F

4.C

5.E

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一些日常生活中的锻炼方法。

1.A根据本空前的“but unless you want to deal with a waistline that keeps increasing in size, staying active is important.”可知，此处承接上文，举例说明锻炼活动，故A项符合语境。

2.D根据小标题Workday及上下文内容可知，此处讲的还是在工作日的做法，故D项符合语境。

3.F根据本空后的“Playing with your kids”可知，此处建议陪孩子一起玩耍，故F项符合语境。

4.C根据本空后的“If you weigh 155 pounds, expect to burn 172 calories for every half hour you spend weeding the garden. ”可知，此处建议自己动手做室外清洁工作，故C项符合语境。

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【名师点睛】

七选五阅读题，有部分题出现在每一段的开始位置，若问题在段首 通常是段落主题句。1.认真阅读该段落，根据段落一致性原则，查找相关词或者同义词，从而推测出主题句，找到答案。 2.与后文是并列、转折、因果关系等。着重阅读后文第一两句，锁定线索信号词，然后在选项中查找 相关特征词。一般来说正确答案与它后面的一句话的在意思上是衔接的，所以通常情况下，这两句话中会 有某种的衔接手段。39.6. you weigh 155 pounds, expect to burn 172 calories for every half hour you spend weeding the garden. ”可知，此处建议自己动手做室外清洁工作，故C项符合语境。

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