Benefits of walking

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Most of us want to be healthy. Joining the gym，exercise classes and personal trainers can be really__1__，and therefore，most ofus spend our cash elsewhere. __2__that isno excuse to do nothing. In fact，there's oneform of exercise which is completely__3__——walking.

It's a great way to explore new areas，and it can also be the perfect opportunity fora，__4__with your nearest and dearest friend. Also，it can give youa__5__to keep away from screens and everyday stresses. It has been confirmed that there are also lots of health benefits when it comes to__6__. Back in 2013，an NHS study__7__that more walking could save 37，000 lives in England every singleyear.

So why is it so good for us？

There are lots of reasons why you shouldgo__8__for a walk. It's a weight-bearingexercise as you__9__our own body weightwhen you're doing it. The__10__include reduced risk ofheart disease，reduced risk ofstroke，increased heart and lung__11__，stronger bones and improvedbalance，improved high blood pressure，high cholesterol and diabetes，reduced bodyfat，reduced joint and muscular pain. If you dothings correctly，this__12__can also increase yourmuscle strength.

As well as helping you__13__，walking canbring you many mental health benefits. It__14__self-perception（自我認知）and self-respect，keepsyou in high spirits，and makes you sleep better. __15__，it also serves to reduce stress，anxiety andfatigue.

So，__16__can we do more walking？ The easiest thing to do is to make walking part of yournormal routine，so that it doesn't feel like effort ora（n）__17__job.

There are actually many things you can__18__，such as walking to work or school instead of taking the car，using the__19__instead of the lift，organizing a regular walk with a friend，walking your children toschool and going out for a walk with your family orfriends after dinner. If you're__20__ to walk for a longperiod of time，try listening to music. The rhythmmight help you to increase your pace and maketime 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。下文提到絕大多數人都會把錢花在其他地方，說明去健身房、參加鍛煉課、請私人教練太“貴”了。

2. B。考查連詞。前后表示轉折，“貴”不是我們什么都不做的借口。

3. C。考查形容詞。前面提到了一些需要花錢的運動，這里作者就推薦了一種“免費的”運動，證明雖然有的運動很貴，但我們仍然有其他運動可做。

4. D。考查名詞。這里提到了散步的好處，即給人一個與朋友“交談”的絕佳機會。

5. D。考查名詞。這里進一步談論散步的好處，即還給人一個遠離屏幕和日常壓力的“機會”。這里的chance與上文的opportunity構成同義詞復現。

6. A。考查動名詞。根據本文談論的話題可知。

7. C。考查動詞。賓語從句表示的是“study"所展現出的內容，故選revealed。

8. B。考查副詞。根據常識，散步自然是要“出去”，go out for a walk表示“外出散步”。

9. D。考查動詞。根據weight-bearing（負重的）可知，走路的時候，身體就是你的負重，故選carry。

10. A。考查名詞。下面的名詞短語都是散步的“益處”，故選benefits。

11. B。考查名詞。散步有好處，一個方面就是可以增加心臟和肺部“健康”。

12. C。考查名詞。這里說的是“散步"能增強肌肉力量，選項中沒有walking一詞，所以選擇上義詞exercise。

13. D。考查副詞。上段內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。考查動詞。這段說的是散步還能促進心理健康，比如“提高（improve）”自我認知和自尊心。

15. B。考查副詞。besides表示遞進關系。

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。考查形容詞。句意為：最簡單的方法就是將走路融入到日常生活中，這樣就不會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。考查動詞。下面列舉的動作都是作者建議“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。考查動詞。句意：如果你覺得長時間走路是件難事，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/難句分析

1. As well as helping you physically，walking can bring youmany 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。

本句是個簡單句，as well as相當于一個連詞，表示“除了……還”，句中的副詞physically用做狀語，表示在“哪一方面”，bring youmany mental health benefits為“動詞+雙賓語”結構，you為間接賓語，benefits是直接賓語。

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

本句是一個復合句，so that引出一個狀語從句，在主句中，表語由不定式充當，其中，動詞make后面接的是復合賓語，即part of your normal routine用做walking（make的賓語）的賓語補足，語;在從句中，動詞短語feel like意為“給人某種感覺、感覺起來像（是）”。