Question

Is  “plogging” the most  2018  fitness  trend yet? They  brought  us hygge, lagom and fika,  but  now  a new Scandinavian trend is coming, and it couldn’t be more 2018.

Hailing  from  Sw eden,  “plogging ”  is  a  fitness  craze  that  sees  participants  pick  up  plastic  litter  w hile jogging—adding a virtuous, environmentally driven element to the sport.

Plogg ing appears to have started around 2016, but is now going global, due to increasing aw areness and fear over plastic levels in the ocean.

The appeal of plogging  is its simplicity, and the feeling of getting fit w hile supporting a good cause. By adding regular squats and carrying w eight to jogging, w e can assume the health benefits are increased.

Running and good causes have alw ays gone hand in hand—just think of all the fundrais ing marathon runners do. But there couldn’t be a more on-trend w ay of keeping fit than plogging.

“Anyth ing that’s getting people out in nature and connecting positively w ith their env ironment is a good thing,” says Lizzie Carr, an environmentalist w ho helped set up Plastic Patrol, a nationw ide campaign to rid our in land w aterw ays of plastic pollut ion. “There’s been a real shift in the public mindset around plastics, helped by things like Blue Plan et high lighting how catastrophic the crisis is,” she says. “We need to keep momentum high and the pressure up, and empow er people through initiatives  like plogging and Plastic Patrol.”

The Plastic Patrol app allow s users to map plastic anyw here in the w orld by collecting disc arded items, photographing them and up load ing to the app, giv ing us a better know ledge of w hat sorts of plastic and w hich brands are being throw n out. “I’d urge all ploggers to get involved,” adds Carr. As w e can see, plogging has become a new fashion in 2018. How ever, plogging isn’t the first fitness trend to combine running w ith a good cause.

1.What does the underlined w ord“discarded”mean？

A. Useless.    B. Abandoned.    C. Exposed.    D. Distinct.

2.Carr helped set up Plastic Patrol, a nationw ide campaign, in order to                   .

A. raise public aw areness of pollution

B. shift the public mindset around plastics

C. connect positively w ith their environment

D. make our inland w aterw ays free of plastic pollution

3.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Plogging is the best w ay to keep fit.

B. 2018 sees an environmentally  friendly w ay of fitness.

C. Running w ith good causes can make a great difference.

D. The Plastic Patrol app is an effective w ay to help you run.

4.What w ill the author continue to w rite?

A. other new fashions in 2018.

B. the first healthy trends in sports.

C. other fitness w ays of running w ith a good cause.

D. the first healthy running trend w ith a good cause.

Answer

1. B

2. D

3. B

4. D

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一种从斯堪的纳维亚半岛的瑞典兴起的一项新型的环保活动“plogging”的具体内容，这项活动呼吁人们跑步捡垃圾，这是一种健身方式也是一种环保的好做法。

1.猜测词义题。根据本句“The Plastic Patrol app allows users to map plastic anywhere in the world by collecting discarded items, photographing them and uploading to the app”可知用户可以把人们扔掉的物品收集起来、拍照片并上传到这个APP上。句中的“discard”意为“抛弃，扔掉”故B项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第六段第一句后半句“... Lizzie Carr, an environmentalist who helped set up Plastic Patrol, a nationwide campaign to rid our inland waterways of plastic pollution.”可知Lizzie Carr发起这项活动主要是为了清理内陆河流里的塑料垃圾。故D项正确。

3.主旨大意题。本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一种从斯堪的纳维亚半岛的瑞典兴起的一项新型的环保活动“plogging”的具体内容，这项活动呼吁人们跑步捡垃圾，这是一种健身方式也是一种环保的好做法。故B项正确。

4.推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“However, plogging isn’t the first fitness trend to combine running with a good cause.”可知“plogging”并不是第一个把健康和环保结合在一起的活动。文章接下来最可能继续介绍第一个把健康和环保相结合的好做法。故D项正确。