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【题目】

Left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot... you can travel fast or slow. The movement of your fee. gets you where you need to go. But it also gets you so much more! Walking is such a basic, simple exercise that almost everyone can take part in it.

Walking helps you in many ways. First, it makes your heart stronger. Studies show regular walking lowers your chance of heart disease. Walking for 30 minutes per day also helps control blood pressure. It can reduce your chance of having a stroke or developing some cancers, too. Want to lose weight! You need to bum 600 more calories each day you eat. Walking is the easiest way to do that.

Walking helps your brain health. As people age, their brains don’t work as well. One in 14 people over 65 years old suffers from memory loss. Older people who walk six miles or more per week keep their brains in better shape. Putting one foot in front of the other isn’t difficult. You don’t have to think about it, so you can consider other things. You can consider problems or think of ideas. You can think over conversations again or just remember funny things that have just happened recently.

Walking is also good for your wallet. It saves the cost of going to a gym. Walking quickly for 150 minutes each week to get a good workout. A pedometer (计步器) can get you started. Begin with trying to take 1,000 steps in 10 minutes to set the right pace.

You can make walking part of your day. Instead of parking right next to your office, park a distance away— and walk. Do not take the elevator，but walk. You can even have walking meetings. They are what they sound like. Rather than sit, you walk and talk things over.

Make walking a habit, and see how it makes you feel.

【1】 your way to better health
Introduction	Walking is such a basic, simple exercise that’s 【2】 for almost everyone.
Advantages	Stronger hearts	▲ Walking lowers your chance of 【3】 disease. ▲ Walking reduces your chance of having a stroke or developing some cancers. ▲ Walking helps you 【4】 your weight.
	【5】 brains	Walking can keep old 【6】 brains in good shape because walking is 【7】. While walking, they can think about other things.
	Thicker wallets	You needn’t 【8】 any money in going to a gym.
Ways	▲ Park your car 【9】 away from your office and walk. ▲ Do not take the elevator, but walk. ▲ Have walking meetings.
Conclusion	Make walking a 【10】, and see how it makes you feel.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Walk

【2】suitable

【3】heart

【4】lose

【5】Healthier

【6】people’s

【7】easy

【8】spend

【9】far

【10】habit

【解析】

散步是一项基本的、简单的运动，几乎每个人都能参加。作者主要介绍了走路在很多方面对大家的帮助。

【1】根据短文介绍可知走路对我们的大脑健康，心脏强健，减肥等方面都有好处，可知此处指走路可以健康，故填Walk。

【2】根据Walking is such a basic, simple exercise that almost everyone can take part in it.可知散步人人可以参与，适合所有人，故填suitable。

【3】根据Studies show regular walking lowers your chance of heart disease.“研究表明经常散步会降低患心脏病的几率”可知散步降低心脏病的几率，故填heart。

【4】根据Want to lose weight! You need to bum 600 more calories each day you eat. Walking is the easiest way to do that.可知散步有助减肥，lose weight减肥，故填lose

【5】根据Walking helps your brain health可知散步有助大脑健康，即有更健康的，故填Healthier。

【6】根据Older people who walk six miles or more per week keep their brains in better shape.“每周步行6英里或以上的老年人保持他们的大脑处于更好的状态。”可知此处指散步能使老年人的大脑保持良好的状态，故填people’s。

【7】根据Putting one foot in front of the other isn’t difficult. You don’t have to think about it, so you can consider other things.可知散步能使老年人的大脑保持良好的状态因为散步简单，故填easy。

【8】根据Walking is also good for your wallet. It saves the cost of going to a gym.可知散步使你不必花任何钱就能健身，故填spend。

【9】根据Instead of parking right next to your office, park a distance away— and walk.可知把车停在远离办公室的地方走着去。故填far。

【10】根据Make walking a habit, and see how it makes you feel.养成走路的习惯，看看它能给你什么感觉，故填habit。