Question

One of the most widely accepted assumptions (假设) in our culture is that if you exercise, you will lose weight．I exercise all the time, but I still have got fat．Why does this happen?

More than 45 million Americans now belong to a health club, up from 23 million in 1993．We spend some $19 billion a year on sports．Of course, some people join the health club but never go．Still, as one main study—the Minnesota Heart Survey—found, more of us at least say we exercise regularly．

However, the number of fat people has risen greatly: a third of Americans are fat, and another third count as overweight．Yes, it's highly possible that those of us who regularly go to the sports center would weigh even more if we exercised less．But like many other people, I get hungry after I exercise, so I often eat more on the days I exercise than on the days I don't．Could exercise actually be keeping me from losing weight?

People believe that "exercise is important for weight control" is actually rather new．Doctors used to advise not to exercise too much, particularly for older adults who might hurt themselves．Today doctors encourage even their oldest patients to exercise because people who regularly exercise are at a lower risk for most illnesses, especially heart problems．They less often develop cancer and many other illnesses, but the role of exercise in weight loss has been completely overestimated (评估过高)．

"In general, for weight loss, exercise is pretty useless," says an exercise researcher．

1.From the passage we can learn that

A. more than 45 million Americans now go to the sports center regularly

B. the number of overweight people has doubled since 1993

C. some Americans join a health club but never go there

D. Americans waste too much money each year on sports

2.According to the writer, people might put on weight because ________．

A. they have the habit of going to the health club regularly

B. they eat the same food when they do not exercise

C. they exercise less than required by doctors

D. they eat more after they exercise

3.What may be the best title for this passage?

A. Overweight Is Not Good for Your Health

B. Exercise Won't Make You Thin

C. Health Club Is Part of American Lifestyle

D. Fatness Is a Social Problem in America

1.C 2.D 3.B 【解析】试题分析：短文讨论的是关于锻炼的话题，结合体育锻炼分析了体重增加的原因，得出“锻炼不能减肥的”观点。 1.题意：从文章中我们可以了解到 。考查细节理解题。A. more than 45 million Americans now go to the sports center regularly现在有超过4500万美国人定期去体育中心；根据M...

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