Question

【題目】 Humans were made for walking. With our upright posture, quick-changing joints, and strong leg muscles, our bodies were actually designed with walking in mind—which is what makes it such perfect exercise. 【1】And best of all, it’s a great way to see new things and meet new people!

Wherever you are, in the city or at the campground, you’ll find plenty of walking going on. Maybe you already love to walk, but you’ll getting tired of tracing your same old route day after day—or maybe you’re new to walking and aren’t sure how to get started. 【2】To get started, sit down with a map and find a goal. Ask yourself, what do you want to get out of walking aside from the health benefits? Do you want to meet other people? See new places? 【3】

If making friends and socializing is your goal, you may call up your friends and schedule walks with them, since this will introduce you to new places and trails. You might also find open groups of dog walkers at your local park. Your campground staff might know about fun local walking groups you can join.

【4】In cities large and small all over the country, walks are going on almost every weekend in support of cancer research, diabetes research, and other humanitarian causes.

【5】Then tie on your walking shoes and prepare to get to know the new area from the ground up! Many of our great historic cities offer detailed and well-planned walking tours. Nearly any city you can think of offers a walking tour with maps, provided by the tourist administration.

A. Headed to a new city?

B. So why not focus on walking?

C. Either way, ifs time to walk with a purpose.

D. It’s kind to our bodies and great for our waistlines.

E. Get to know people by the power of your own two feet.

F. And be sure to stay on the lookout for walks to raise money.

G. Knowing these will help you decide on the type of walk you want.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】G

【4】F

【5】A

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，介紹了徒步的好處、類型和目的。

【1】根據(jù)空前的“our bodies were actually designed with walking in mind—which is what makes it such perfect exercise.”可知，步行是一項完美的運動，此處說的是徒步的好處，故D項（它對我們的身體很好，對我們的腰圍也很好）符合語境。

【2】根據(jù)空前的Maybe you already love to walk, but you’ll getting tired of tracing your same old route day after day—or maybe you’re new to walking and aren’t sure how to get started.”可知，也許你已經(jīng)喜歡徒步了，但是你厭倦了日復(fù)一日地走同樣的路線，或者你是新手，不知道該如何開始，此處總結(jié)上文，故C項（不管怎樣，是時候有目的地步行了）符合語境。

【3】根據(jù)空前的“Ask yourself, what do you want to get out of walking aside from the health benefits? Do you want to meet other people? See new places?”可知，問問你自己，除了健康的益處外，你還想從徒步中得到什么?你想認(rèn)識其他人嗎?想看一看新的地方？此處總結(jié)上文，說的是弄清這些問題的好處，故G項（了解這些將幫助你決定你想要的徒步類型）符合語境。

【4】根據(jù)空后的“walks are going on almost every weekend in support of cancer research, diabetes research, and other humanitarian causes.”可知，為了支持癌癥研究、糖尿病研究和其他人道主義事業(yè)，幾乎每個周末都會舉行徒步活動，此處是本段主題句，講的是通過徒步活動為醫(yī)療研究和人道主義事業(yè)籌措資金，故F項（并且一定要注意目的是籌集資金的徒步）符合語境。

【5】根據(jù)本段中的“Many of our great historic cities offer detailed and well-planned walking tours.”可知，我們許多偉大的歷史城市提供詳細(xì)和精心規(guī)劃的徒步旅游，因此此處是說想去一個新的城市？那就穿上你的徒步鞋開始吧！故A項（前往一個新的城市？）符合語境。