Question

    A bunch of strangers showed up at the gym in the early morning of the last Sunday of April. A few athletes were already stretching their arms, but most of us could barely focus. As I was burning off last night’s wrong decision-a big meal, I spotted a poster about a gym’s 21-day workout challenge, and I immediately signed up. I always wanted to train for a marathon, so I considered this as my warm-up. Besides, I needed to stop being lazy and this was my chance to make a change.

It was easy to promise on paper, but three weeks of recommended exercise routines and diet restrictions wouldn’t be easy, I stuck to working out 30 minutes a day, and I didn’t disturb my normal routine. Instead, I had to be faced with the tough work of being more creative in my spare time, thus breaking some bad habits.

Overcoming weaknesses with willpower was my goal for the next part of the journey. But the difficult part about making a challenge is realizing that “wanting” and “doing” are two very different things. Just like a career, you have to physically work for it rather than just wait for it to happen. But that’s hard. Throughout the 22 days, I often told myself that the challenge was meaningless and tried to sabotage myself from exercising. However, finally I overcame that negative thought and kept working out.

At the end of the challenge, I learned something even more important: Feeling the results is better than seeing them. I had fewer headaches and more energy, and was simply happier. I even felt a little smarter as I researched which foods were better for my body, and learned how to make healthier meals. I felt a sense of accomplishment, too, because even though I wanted to give up dozens of times, I didn’t. I felt my waist got smaller and my arms got stronger, and I no longer felt guilty after having a piece of cake or a drink.

1.What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

A.Some of the author’s bad habits.

B.Some ways of the author’s killing his spare time.

C.The importance of sticking to the normal daily routine.

D.The difficulty of the author’s keeping on with the workout plan.

2.What does the underlined word“sabotage”in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A.prevent B.hear

C.improve D.distinguish

3.What did the author learn from the workout challenge?

A.Eating healthy food is more important than exercising.

B.Overcoming a challenge could bring good feelings to him.

C.It’s more important to see what he likes than just feel it.

D.There was no need to feel guilty about things he disliked to do.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者参加一个健身项目时面对的挑战与困难以及战胜困难之后的感想。

1.

主旨大意题。根据文章第二段It was easy to promise on paper, but three weeks of recommended exercise routines and diet restrictions wouldn’t be easy（在纸上许下承诺很容易，但三周的锻炼计划和饮食限制却不容易）可知，第2段主要讲的是关于作者坚持锻炼计划的困难。故选D。

2.

词句猜测题。根据划线词所在句子的下文内容However, finally I overcame that negative thought and kept working out.（然而，最终我克服了消极的想法，并坚持锻炼。）可知，上文内容提到的是一个消极的想法。划线词所在的句子Throughout the 22 days, I often told myself that the challenge was meaningless and tried to sabotage myself from exercising.（在这22天里，我经常告诉自己这个挑战毫无意义，并试图阻止自己锻炼。）中sabotage意为“阻止”。故选A。

3.

推理判断题。根据文章最后一段At the end of the challenge, I learned something even more important: Feeling the results is better than seeing them.（在挑战结束时，我学到了更重要的东西：感觉结果比看到结果要好。）可知，作者从运动挑战中学到了克服挑战能给他带来好心情。故选B。