America is a country on the move. In unheard of numbers, people of all ages are exercising  their way to better health. According to the latest figures, 59 percent of American adults exercise regularly-up 12 percent from just two years ago and more than double the figure of 25 years ago. Even non-exercisers believe they would be more attractive and confident if they were more active.
It is hard not to get the message. The virtues of physical fitness are shown on magazine covers, postage stamps, and television ads of everything from beauty soaps to travel books. Exercise as a part of daily life did not catch on until the late 1960s when research by military doctors began to show the health benefits of doing regular physical exercises. Growing publicity (宣傳) for races held in American cities helped fuel a strong interest in the ancient sport of running. Although running has leveled off in recent years as Americans have discovered equally rewarding—and sometimes safer-forms of exercise, such as walking and swimming, running remains the most popular form of exercise.
As the popularity of exercise continues to mount, so does scientific evidence of its health benefits. The key to fitness is exercising the major muscle groups vigorously (強(qiáng)有力地) enough to approximately double the heart rate and keep it doubled for 20 to 30 minutes at a time. Doing such physical exercises three times or more a week will produce considerable improvements in physical health in about three months.
小題1:It can be learnt from the passage that the health benefits of exercise ___________.
A．a(chǎn)re to be further studied
B．a(chǎn)re yet to be proved
C．a(chǎn)re self evident
D．a(chǎn)re supported by scientific evidence
小題2:A growing interest in sports developed after ______________.
A．a(chǎn)n increasing number of races were held in American cities
B．research showed their health benefits
C．scientific evidence of health benefits was shown on TV ads
D．people got the message from magazine covers and postage stamps
小題3:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．Running—A Popular Form of Sport
B．Scientific Evidence of Health Benefits
C．Different Forms of Exercise
D．Exercise—The Road to Health
小題4:Which of the following is closest in meaning to the phrase “l(fā)eveled off” in the paragraph 2?
A．“reached its lowest level in popularity”
B．“stopped being popular”
C．“stopped increasing in popularity”
D．“become very popular”

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:B
 
小題1:D推理判斷題。第三段首句“… so does scientific evidence of its health benefits”表明鍛煉人數(shù)在不斷增加，而鍛煉有益于健康的科學(xué)依據(jù)也在不斷增加，即鍛煉有益于健康是得到科學(xué)依據(jù)支持的。
小題2:B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“…When research by military doctors began to show the health benefits of…”，可知B項(xiàng)正確。
小題3:A文章標(biāo)題題。作者論述了體育鍛煉的益處、方式及適當(dāng)?shù)倪\(yùn)動(dòng)量，表明要有健康的身體就得運(yùn)動(dòng)、鍛煉。故A項(xiàng)正確。
小題4:C詞義理解題。第二段指出宣傳使人們提高了對(duì)跑步的興趣，后來(lái)人們發(fā)現(xiàn)其他形式的鍛煉同樣有益于健康，有時(shí)更加安全些，于是“跑步”這種運(yùn)動(dòng)形式才“l(fā)evel off”，同時(shí)指出雖然“l(fā)evel off”但仍然是the most popular form，由此可知“l(fā)evel off”應(yīng)是“stop climbing (increasing in popularity)”，故C項(xiàng)正確。
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