U6P1LeadinPhysicalactivityimprovesourbodies'health.ArecentstudypublishedinTheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine,suggeststhatmaintainingahealthylevelofphysicalfitnessthroughexercisecanhelppeoplelivelonger;andthefindingsalsoprovideupdatedsupporttoCharlesDarwin's"survivalofthefittest"theory.Butrepetitiveexercisecanbecomeboring,leadingtodiscouragement,frustration,evenquitting.Selectinganactivitythatprovidesenjoymentaswellasphysicalexercise,however,canbetheanswer.Manypeoplehaveturnedtosports.Sportscanprovideachallengephysicallyaswellasmentally-andincreaseone'sphysicalactivitywhileprovidingsocialinteraction,asenseofaccomplishmentandenjoyment.Firstheldaspartofthe1896OlympicsinAthens,Greece,andthenbroughttoBoston,Massachusettsin1897,theMarathonisnowanimportantpartofcultureinmanycitiesacrossAmerica.Marathonrunning,usuallya40k(26.2miles)race,isbecomingincreasinglypopularwithbothmenandwomenforitschallengeofperseverance,requiringbothphysicalandmentalendurance,anditsfeatofaccomplishment.Forfirst-timerunnersitistheculminationofadream-apersonalgoalobtainedaftermonthsofphysicalandpsychologicalpreparationandtraining.Forveteranmarathonersit'sanopportunitytoimprovetheirPersonalBest-competingagainsttheirownfastesttime.Key:1.published2.fitness3.support4.leadingto5.enjoyment6.challenge7.culture8.physical9.goal10preparation完形填空1.Theaudienceclappedenthusiasticallyattheendoftheplay.演出结束时观众热烈鼓掌.。2.TorrenceexpectstodefendhertitlesuccessfullyinthenextOlympics.特伦斯希望卫冕成功在下一届奥运会上。3.Wouldyouquityourjobifyouinheritedlotsofmoneyfromyourparents?如果你继承了很多父母的钱,你会辞职吗?4.Jackhasspentyearsinthedevelopmentandperfectionofhiswine-makingtechniques.杰克多年来一直致力于葡萄酒酿造技术的发展和完善.。5.Asanadvancedjournalist,shehasinterviewedcelebritiesandpoliticalleadersonherradioprogramforover25years.作为一名先进的新闻记者,她在她的广播节目中采访了25多年的名人和政治领袖.。6.Accordingtoasurveyof1000cityresidents,garbagecollectionisthecityservicepeoplelikemost.根据对1000名城市居民的调查,垃圾收集是城市服务人员最喜欢的。7.Thereportermanagedtogeta(n)exclusiveinterviewwiththePrimeMinister.记者设法获得了对首相的独家专访.。8.We'vehadtobuildsomecupboardstogiveusmorestoragespace.我们已经建立了一些橱柜给我们更多的存储空间。9."I'vealwaysfoundGermancarsveryreliable,"heobserved.”我一直认为德国汽车非常可靠,“他观察到。10.AteamofsportsjournalistswassenttoGermanytocoverthe2006WorldCup.一个团队的体育记者被派到德国报道2006世界杯Anwser:1.clapped2.defend3.quit4.perfection5.interviewed6.survey7.exclusive8.storage9.observed10.Cover1.Ifyou'regoingswimmingtomorrowmorning,youcancountmeout,becauseI'llbepreparingforanexamination.如果你明天早上去游泳,你可以把我算在内,因为我要准备考试了.。2.Thechildseemedtobeunawareofthetroublehewascausing,andstilllaughedinspiteofthemother'sanger.孩子似乎没有意识到他所造成的麻烦,尽管母亲的愤怒,他仍然笑了起来.。3.Thesuspectstoppedinhistrackswhenheheardthefootstepsbehindhim.当他听到身后的脚步声时,犯罪嫌疑人停住了脚步.。4.Itistruethatattimeseventhemosttalentedathleteslosetheirmotivation.有时即使最有天赋的运动员也失去了动力.。5.Anewdirectorhasbeenbroughtintoturnthecompanyaround.一位新董事被带到公司周围去.。Anwser:1.count...out2.beunawareof3.stoppedinhistracks4.attimes5.turn...around翻译1.那件工作很难做,不过我想试试看。(haveashot)It’sadifficultjob,butI’dliketoha...