绵阳市2013高考英语阅读理解三月天天练（3）及答案Americaisacountryonthemove.Inunheard-ofnumbers,peopleofallagesareexercisingtheirwaytobetterhealth.Accordingtothelatestfigures,59percentofAmericanadultsexerciseregularly—up12percentfromjusttwoyearsagoandmorethandoublethefigureof25yearsago.Evennon-exercisersbelievetheywouldbemoreattractiveandconfidentiftheyweremoreactive.Itishardnottogetthemessage.Thevirtuesofphysicalfitnessareshownonmagazinecovers,postagestamps,andtelevisionadsofeverythingfrombeautysoapstotravelbooks.Exerciseasapartofdailylifedidnotcatchonuntilthelate1960swhenresearchbymilitarydoctorsbegantoshowthehealthbenefitsofdoingregularphysicalexercises.Growingpublicity(宣传)forracesheldinAmericancitieshelpedfuelastronginterestintheancientsportofrunning.AlthoughrunninghasleveledoffinrecentyearsasAmericanshavediscoveredequallyrewarding--andsometimessafer—formsofexercise,suchaswalkingandswimming,runningremainsthemostpopularformofexercise.Asthepopularityofexercisecontinuestomount,sodoesscientificevidenceofitshealthbenefits.Thekeytofitnessisexercisingthemajormusclegroupsvigorously(强有力地)enoughtoapproximatelydoubletheheartrateandkeepitdoubledfor20to30minutesatatime.Doingsuchphysicalexercisesthreetimesormoreaweekwillproduceconsiderableimprovementsinphysicalhealthinaboutthreemonths.60.Itcanbelearntfromthepassagethatthehealthbenefitsofexercise.A.aretobefurtherstudiedB.areself-evidentC.areyettobeprovedD.aresupportedbyscientificevidence61.Agrowinginterestinsportsdevelopedafter.A.anincreasingnumberofraceswereheldinAmericancitiesB.researchshowedtheirhealthbenefitsC.scientificevidenceofhealthbenefitswasshownonTVadsD.peoplegotthemessagefrommagazinecoversandpostagestamps62.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Exercise—TheRoadtoHealth.B.ScientificEvidenceofHealthBenefits.C.DifferentFormsofExercise.D.Running—APopularFormofSport.63.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothephrase"leveledoff"intheparagraph2?A.Reacheditslowestlevelinpopularity.B.Stoppedbeingpopular.C.Stoppedincreasinginpopularity.D.Becomeverypopular.参考答案60--63DADC*******************************************************结束1IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistration（登记）cardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.Withsomanyloopholes（漏洞）ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanho...
