单选题   Exercise is good for you. But most people really know very little about how to exercise. Look at the following true-false tests. You will be surprised!
    The best way to reduce the mid-section is to do abdominal exercise.
    False. Many people believe that when specific muscles are exercised, the fatty tissues in the immediate area are 'burned up'. The truth is that exercise bums fat from all over the body and not from one specific area, regardless of the type of exercise. Of course, if you reduce the fat throughout your body, you will certainly see results around your waistline too!
    To maintain an adequate level of physical fitness, you need to exercise only twice a week.
    False. Studies conducted by NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, show that unexercised muscles lose their strength very quickly. After 48 to 72 hours, you must use the muscles again to re-establish the good physical effects.
    To lose weight you should always 'work up a good sweat' when exercising.
    False. Sweating only lowers body temperature to prevent overheating; it does not help you reduce. You may weigh less immediate after a workout, but this is due to water loss. Once you replace the liquid, you replace the weight.
    You bum more calories jogging one mile than walking the same distance.
    False. You use the same amount of energy whether you walk or jog the mile, since in both cases you are moving the same weight the same distance. The speed doesn't matter. Of course, if you jog rather than walk for 30 minutes, you'll cover more distance, and therefore bum more calories.
    If your breathing doesn't return to normal within minutes after you finish exercising, you've exercised too much.
    True. Five minutes or so after exercising, your breathing should be normal, your heart shouldn't be pounding, and you shouldn't be exhausted. Beneficial exercise is not overly difficult, unpleasant, and refreshing.
    Walking is one of the best exercises.
    True. Walking helps circulation of blood through-out the body, and thus has a direct effect on your overall feeling.
    Vigorous stretching exercises keep muscles flexible.
    False. Stretching exercises (for example: twisting or bending at the waist, touching your toes) should be done slowly, allowing the muscles to relax and 'let go'. Vigorous stretching makes the muscles tighter.
    The minimum amount of time you should spend exercising in a day is 20 minutes.
    True. There are more than 400 muscles that attach to your skeleton. A good exercise routine should contract and stretch all these muscles, and this simply cannot be done with four or five exercises in five or ten minutes. From experience, I've found that about 20 minutes is the minimum amount of time needed for an adequate workout.
单选题     What does the author mean by saying 'You will be surprised!' (Line 2, Para.1)?
 
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】推断题。第一段讲到,“锻炼对你有好处,但是大多数人对怎样进行适当锻炼却知之甚少。看以下对与错的测试,你可能会感到惊讶!”,由此可知,因为人们对怎样适当锻炼知之甚少,以为自己错误的运动习惯是正确的,看到以下对与错的测试才会意识到自己的运动方式不科学,进而会感到惊讶。C项符合。
单选题     Which is not the reason why jogging one mile bum the same calories with walking the same distance?
 
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】细节题。根据题干中的jogging one mile bum the same calories with walking the same distance可定位至第八段和第九段,根据第九段内容You use the same amount of energy whether you walk or jog the mile, since in both cases you are moving the same weight the same distance. The speed doesn't matter. 可知,A、B、C均符合文意,而D项在文中找不到依据,因此不能构成其原因。
单选题     Which of the following exercising notion is true?
 
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】细节题。A项意为“做腹部运动可以减腹部肥肉”,根据文章第二段和第三段可知,这一运动理念错误;B项指的是“出汗越多人越瘦”,根据文章第六段、第七段可知,该理念错误;C项意为“一周只锻炼两次就可以保持身体健康”,根据文章第三、第四段可知,该观点错误;D项意为“一天至少应该锻炼20分钟”,这在文章最后两段可找到依据。故D项正确。
单选题     Which of the following statements is Not True?
 
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】细节题。A项意为“运动燃烧全身的脂肪,而非局部身体部位”,这与第三段第二句The truth is that exercise bums fat from all over the body and not from one specific area, regardless of the type of exercise. 意思相同,故正确;B项意为“慢跑30分钟和走路30分钟消耗同样多的热量”,这与第九段Of course, if you jog rather than walk for 30 minutes, you'll cover more distance, and therefore bum more calories.矛盾,因此错误;C项可以在第十三段找到依据,故正确;D项与第十五段末句意思相同,也正确。
单选题     The best title of the passage may be ______.
 
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】主旨题。本文通过一系列对与错的测试告诉人们哪些运动方式正确,哪些错误,即怎样进行适当锻炼,D项“怎样锻炼?”可以概括全文大意,因此是最合适的题目。