Question

【題目】

(joggers)

A few months ago, my neighborhood joined an army of joggers. They were there all the time; early morning, noon, and evenings. There were little old ladies in grey sweaters, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. “Come on!”

My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. “You'll feel great.”

Well, I had nothing against feeling great, so I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. According to my experience and the number of the people who left our neighbor jogging army, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around. I'm not alone in my opinion.

First of all, jogging is very hard on the body. Your legs and feet take a real pounding (重擊) while you run down a road for two or three miles. I developed foot, leg, and back problems. Then I read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack (心臟病突發(fā))while jogging, and I had something else to worry about. Jogging doesn't kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me.

Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging. Putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes isn't my idea of fun.Some joggers say, “I love being out there with just my thoughts.” Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt.

And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain? And that wasn't just the first week: it was practically every day for two months. I never got past the pain level, and pain isn't fun. So many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog?

I don't jog any more, and I don't think I ever will. I'm walking fast for two miles three times a week, and that feels good. I bicycle to work when the weather is good. I'm getting exercise, and I'm enjoying it at the same time. I could never say the same for jogging, and I've found a lot of better ways to stay in shape.

【1】What was the writer’s attitude towards jogging in the beginning?

A.He felt it was worth a try.B.He was very fond of it.

C.He was strongly against it.D.He thought it must be painful.

【2】Why did the writer give up jogging two months later?

A.He disliked doing exercise outside.B.He was afraid of having a heart attack.

C.He was worried about being left alone.D.He found it neither healthy nor interesting.

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A.Not everyone enjoys jogging.B.Jogging is an exercise fit for everybody.

C.Jogging will surely cause physical illness.D.Jogging makes people feel greater than other sports.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】A

【解析】

短文講了“我”被朋友鼓勵參加慢跑，“我”并不反感，所以認真地開始慢跑，根據(jù)“我”的經(jīng)驗和離開我們鄰居慢跑部隊的人數(shù)，慢跑是最被高估的一種運動形式。因為首先，慢跑對身體很難。慢跑不會殺死成百上千的人，但是如果你有任何身體上的弱點，慢跑肯定會把他們帶出來。其次，“我”從慢跑中得不到任何樂趣。所以后來“我”不再慢跑。“我”發(fā)現(xiàn)了很多更好的保持身材的方法。

【1】本題考查細節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干“writer’s attitude towards jogging in the beginning”定位到第二段第一句“Well, I had nothing against feeling great, so I took up jogging seriously”。翻譯為“我不反對這種的好的感覺，所以我認真的開始參加慢跑”這句話表達出作者一開始對于鄰居招呼自己參加慢跑的態(tài)度，即不反對。A選項中“worth a try”翻譯為“值得一試”。B選項中“very fond of it”翻譯為“非常喜歡”。C選項中“strongly against it”翻譯為“強烈反對”。D選項中“must be painful”翻譯為“一定很痛苦”。因此，確定選項A為正確答案。

【2】本題考查細節(jié)題。題目問的是作者兩個月后放棄慢跑的原因，通過題目中“two months”定位到第二段第一句后半部分“…and gave it (jogging) a good two months of my life, and not a day more”。可以看出，作者堅持慢跑整整兩個月后就放棄了，一天都沒再多。后半段進一步說明了并不是作者一個人放棄慢跑，并在第二段最后一句提到“I’m not alone in my opinion”。整段并沒提到具體原因，需要繼續(xù)從后文中找。第三段第一句提到“First of all, jogging is very hard on the body”可知慢跑對身體會產(chǎn)生不好的影響。第四段第一句“Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging”，可知作者通過跑步不能獲得任何愉快的感受。結(jié)合以上兩點，對比選項，只有D選項同時提到慢跑既不健康也不太有趣，因此，確定選項D為正確答案。

【3】本題考查細節(jié)題。A選項翻譯為“不是所有人都喜歡慢跑”；B選項翻譯為“慢跑是一種適合所有人的鍛煉”；C選項翻譯為“慢跑一定會引起身體上的疾病”; D選項翻譯為“慢跑比起其它運動能讓人感覺更好”。通過前文作者放棄慢跑及對原因的闡述，加上最后一段“I don’t joy any more, and I don’t think I ever will”可知作者以后再不會慢跑，對慢跑持有否定的態(tài)度�？芍�B，D選項跟作者觀點不一致，C選項過于絕對，A選項所跟作者觀點態(tài)度一致，因此，確定選項A為正確答案。