1．When I walk through the streets，I pass strange rooms where people are doing strange things．Some are biking madly．Others are holding metal bars to keep them from dropping down．Still others are jumping around while someone is shouting at them．It looks like something out of Dante's Inferno （但丁《神曲》中的《地狱篇》）．But what is the most amazing is that people pay for these sufferings!
The strange rooms are gyms．It is reported that some 41 million Americans are gym members.12% of the memberships are born in January，as they are determined to knock off the holiday fat．Maybe it is good to exercise in the gym．However，should they know they can keep in good shape，spending little money，would they still agree with its necessity？
At the age of 23，I joined a gym．I lifted weights twice a week in Muscle's Gym．I paid as little as 200 per year．You can't find such gyms in every city any more．Too often，the gym is fancy （花哨的） with lots of equipment．If you ask how much it costs to join it，the person at the front desk often won't tell you straight．Instead，he'll let you meet with a fitness consultant （健身顾问），who will provide you with a great number of reasons and suggestions，such as losing weight and getting healthier，just in order to put pressure on you to spend much money joining the gym and becoming a member there．
Working out with the help of equipment at home has problems，too．In the early 2000s，I bought a spinning bike （动感单车） at a cost of 700 for home use．I tried a few times only to find that it brought me a neck problem．
Now I'm back to my old way．I do Yoga （瑜伽） every morning and evening．Total cost：$60 for an exercise mat （垫子）．I'm enjoying fitness．
61．The strange rooms are places where peopleD．
A．do strange things
B．suffer from great pains
C．play Dante's Inferno
D．take physical exercise
62．In the author's opinion，joining a gym nowadays isC．
A．exciting B．inexpensive C．unnecessary D．helpful
63．The author wrote something about Muscle's Gym toD．
A．tell us he was fat when he was young
B．suggest a new way of losing weight
C．provide us with an example of gyms
D．compare it with the gyms of today
64．The author will possibly agree thatC．
A．working out in gyms will bring a lot of sufferings
B．to be a fitness consultant can bring in a lot of money
C．taking up Yoga at home is a good way to keep healthy
D．you should buy good equipment if you exercise at home
65．From the text we can infer thatA．
A．many Americans put on weight after Christmas and New Year's Day
B．the author and his family had spent a lot of money exercising in gyms
C.12% of the American people are members of gyms
D．spinning bikes are good equipment for exercise．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了很多人到健身房健身达到瘦身健康的目的．但健身房是否能够起到作用？作者结合自身经历，认为锻炼不一定必须要去健身房．
解答 61．D．细节理解题．根据文章第一段"I pass strange rooms where people are doing strange things．Some are biking madly．Others are holding metal bars to keep them from dropping down"可知奇怪的房间是健身房，用于做运动，故选D．
62．C．文意理解题．根据文章第二段However，should they know they can keep in good shape，spending little money，would they still agree with its necessity（必要性）？作者反问，如果人们能够花费更少保持身材，是否健身房就一定是必要的？可以推断，作者认为去健身房锻炼不是必须的，故选C．
63．D．判断推理题． 根据文章第三段"I paid as little as 200 per year．You can't find such gyms in every city any more"，作者将Muscle's Gym和现在的健身房做对比，认为现在的健身房更贵，故选D．
64．C．推理判断题．根据文章最后一段"Now I'm back to my old way．I do Yoga （瑜伽） every morning and evening"可知作者认为瑜伽是一个保持健康的好方法；故选C．
65．A．判断推理题．根据文章第二段It is reported that some 41 million Americans are gym members.12% of the memberships are born in January，as they are determined to lose the holiday fat．据报道，大约有4100万美国人是健身房的会员．而其中的12%，是1月加入的，目的是减掉假期增加的脂肪．可追在经过圣诞和元旦两个假期后，美国人决定运动减脂，故选A．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
