Benefits of walking

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Most of us want to be healthy.Joining the gym, exercise classes and personal trainers can be really1, and therefore, most of us spend our cash elsewhere.2that is no excuse to do nothing.In fact, there’s one form of exercise which is completely3— walking.

It’s a great way to explore new areas, and it can also be the perfect opportunity for a4with your nearest and dearest friend.Also, it can give you a5to keep away from screens and everyday stresses.It has been confirmed that there are also lots of health benefits when it comes to6.Back in 2013, an NHS study7that more walking could save 37,000 lives in England every single year.

So why is it so good for us?

There are lots of reasons why you should go8for a walk.It’s a weight-bearing exercise as you9your own body weight when you’re doing it.The10include reduced risk of heart disease, reduced risk of stroke, increased heart and lung11, stronger bones and improved balance, improved high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes, reduced body fat, reduced joint and muscular pain.If you do things correctly, this12can also increase your muscle strength.

As well as helping you13, walking can bring you many mental health benefits.It14selfperception（自我認(rèn)知） and self-respect, keeps you in high spirits, and makes you sleep better.15, it also serves to reduce stress, anxiety and fatigue.

So,16can we do more walking? The easiest thing to do is to make walking part of your normal routine, so that it doesn’t feel like effort or a(n)17job.

There are actually many things you can18,such as walking to work or school instead of taking the car, using the19instead of the lift, organizing a regular walk with a friend, walking your children to school and going out for a walk with your family or friends after dinner.If you’re20to walk for a long period of time, try listening to music.The rhythm might help you to increase your pace and make time go faster.

1.A.expensive B.cheap C.attractive D.beneficial

2.A.So B.But C.or D.And

3.A.necessary B.reasonable C.free D.rewarding

4.A.competition B.fight C.debate D.chat

5.A.reason B.platform C.tool D.chance

6.A.walking B.running C.climbing D.swimming

7.A.lied B.hold C.revealed D.denied

8.A.inside B.out C.fast D.directly

9.A.increase B.maintain C.reduce D.carry

10.A.benefits B.disadvantages C.risks D.diseases

11.A.size B.fitness C.power D.weight

12.A.measure B.work C.exercise D.plan

13.A.technically B.socially C.psychologically D.physically

14.A.improves B.shows C.reduces D.affects

15.A.However B.Besides C.Indeed D.Otherwise

16.A.why B.where C.when D.how

17.A.tiring B.easy C.interesting D.important

18.A.avoid B.try C.explain D.finish

19.A.rope B.ladder C.stairs D.handle

20.A.preparing B.intending C.struggling D.refusing

1.A。考查形容詞。下文提到絕大多數(shù)人都會(huì)把錢花在其他地方，說明去健身房、參加鍛煉課、請(qǐng)私人教練太“貴”了。

2.B?？疾檫B詞。前后表示轉(zhuǎn)折，“貴”不是我們什么都不做的借口。

3.C?？疾樾稳菰~。前面提到了一些需要花錢的運(yùn)動(dòng)，這里作者就推薦了一種“免費(fèi)的”運(yùn)動(dòng)，證明雖然有的運(yùn)動(dòng)很貴，但我們?nèi)匀挥衅渌\(yùn)動(dòng)可做。

4.D?？疾槊~。這里提到了散步的好處，即給人一個(gè)與朋友“交談”的絕佳機(jī)會(huì)。

5.D?？疾槊~。這里進(jìn)一步談?wù)撋⒉降暮锰?，即還給人一個(gè)遠(yuǎn)離屏幕和日常壓力的“機(jī)會(huì)”。這里的chance與上文的opportunity構(gòu)成同義詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。

6.A。考查動(dòng)名詞。根據(jù)本文談?wù)摰脑掝}可知。

7.C?？疾閯?dòng)詞。賓語(yǔ)從句表示的是“study”所展現(xiàn)出的內(nèi)容，故選revealed。

8.B?？疾楦痹~。根據(jù)常識(shí)，散步自然是要“出去”，go out for a walk表示“外出散步”。

9.D?？疾閯?dòng)詞。根據(jù)weight-bearing（負(fù)重的）可知，走路的時(shí)候，身體就是你的負(fù)重，故選carry。

10.A?？疾槊~。下面的名詞短語(yǔ)都是散步的“益處”，故選benefits。

11.B?？疾槊~。散步有好處，一個(gè)方面就是可以增加心臟和肺部“健康”。

12.C?？疾槊~。這里說的是“散步”能增強(qiáng)肌肉力量，選項(xiàng)中沒有walking一詞，所以選擇上義詞exercise。

13.D?？疾楦痹~。上段內(nèi)容講的都是散步給人們身體帶來的好處，故選physically（身體上地）。

14.A。考查動(dòng)詞。這段說的是散步還能促進(jìn)心理健康，比如“提高（improve）”自我認(rèn)知和自尊心。

15.B。考查副詞。besides表示遞進(jìn)關(guān)系。

16.D。考查連接副詞。下文提的建議都是教我們“怎么”做的，故選how。

17.A?？疾樾稳菰~。句意為：最簡(jiǎn)單的方法就是將走路融入到日常生活中，這樣就不會(huì)覺得走路是件差事或辛苦活。tiring表示“令人疲憊的”“使人累的”。

18.B。考查動(dòng)詞。下面列舉的動(dòng)作都是作者建議“嘗試”的，故選try。

19.C。考查名詞。這里建議不要搭電梯，而要走“樓梯”。

20.C。考查動(dòng)詞。句意：如果你覺得長(zhǎng)時(shí)間走路是件難事，那可以嘗試一邊走路一邊聽音樂。be struggling to do表示“做某事很吃力”。

長(zhǎng)難句分析

1.As well as helping you physically, walking can bring you many mental health benefits.散步除了有益身體健康，還能給你帶來很多心理健康上的益處。

本句是個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單句，as well as相當(dāng)于一個(gè)連詞，表示“除了……還”，句中的副詞physically用做狀語(yǔ)，表示在“哪一方面”，bring you many mental health benefits為“動(dòng)詞+雙賓語(yǔ)”結(jié)構(gòu)，you為間接賓語(yǔ)，benefits是直接賓語(yǔ)。

2.The easiest thing to do is to make walking part of your normal routine, so that it doesn’t feel like effort or a(n) tiring job.最簡(jiǎn)單的方法就是將走路融入到日常生活中，這樣就不會(huì)覺得走路是件差事或辛苦活。

本句是一個(gè)復(fù)合句，so that引出一個(gè)狀語(yǔ)從句，在主句中，表語(yǔ)由不定式充當(dāng)，其中，動(dòng)詞make后面接的是復(fù)合賓語(yǔ)，即part of your normal routine用做walking（make的賓語(yǔ)）的賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)；在從句中，動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)feel like意為“給人某種感覺、感覺起來像（是）”。