12.One of the best-known proverbs must be"Early to bed,early to rise,making a man healthy,wealthy and wise".The promise of health,wealth and wisdom to those who join the ranks of the early retirees and risers must be particularly appealing to many people in our modern society.There is no doubt that one of the greatest concerns(关心) of modern man is his health.It is estimated that in the United States $200billion is spent on health care each year.The medical field has grown into such a big business that it employs 4.8million people; and it appears that in many places,more staff is needed to meet the demands of the people who are concerned about their physical well-being.?
Much more interest has been shown in preventive medicine in recent years.This is probably due in part to the increasing costs of medical treatment,but the writings of such people as Dr.Kenneth Cooper have also played an important role.In his book Aerobics Dr Cooper communicated his message of the benefits(好处) of exercise so effectively that many other authors have followed in his trail,and literally millions of readers have put on their sports shoes and taken to the highways and byways of America.A recent survey showed that over 17 million people are jogging.Many of these are so serious that they have trained themselves to run the 26 miles and 385 yards of the hard and tiring marathons that are organized all over the country.The last time I was in Honolulu,I was greatly surprised to see hundreds of people,young and old,running for their lives,and I discovered many of them have run in the Hawaiian Marathon.?
Exercise has also become a major part of conversation.At a dinner party recently,the president of a bank asked me,"You look like a runner; how far do you run each day?"A few days later when I appeared on a national television show,the host suddenly asked me if I was a regular runner.On both occasions the conversation turned to the subject of exercise and I found,as I have found whenever I have traveled recently,that this is a subject of being on many people's minds.Of course,there are still many people who are less than enthusiastic about exercise.They appreciate the philosophy of Robert M.Hutchins who said,"Whenever the thought of exercise occurs to me,I lie down till it passes."
32.The first paragraph suggests that medical workersA.
A.are in great need
B.make a lot of money
C.are concerned with their own health
D.like sports more than ordinary people
33.In the United States,medical treatment isD.
A.very effective
B.not enough
C.cheap
D.expensive
34.Aerobic is a book aboutB.
A.medicine
B.exercise
C.driving
D.marathon
35.The examples of conversation in the last paragraph are usedC.
A.to prove that people are tired of old conversation topics
B.to prove that the writer was a good runner
C.to show people's interest in exercise
D.to show the writer's love for travel.
分析 短文主要通过描述现在的医疗费用之高,表示很多人都注重身体健康,并且很多人都愿意花时间在运动上面.
解答 32.A,细节理解题,从第一段最后一句中的"more staff is needed to meet the demands of the people who are concerned about their physical well-being"可以看出缺少医务工作者,故答案为A.
33.D,推理判断题,根据句子This is probably due in part to the increasing costs of medical treatment可以推测出美国的医疗费用急剧增长,故答案为D.
34.B,细节理解题,根据句子In his book Aerobics Dr Cooper communicated his message of the benefits(好处) of exercise 可知,Aerobics这本书是关于运动的.
35.C,推理判断题,根据句子Exercise has also become a major part of conversation.可知,在很多场合例如晚宴上和电视直播节目上,很多人都提到了运动,可见人们现在对运动很感兴趣,故答案为C.
点评 解答任务型阅读理解题,首先对原文材料迅速浏览,掌握全文的主旨大意.因为阅读理解题一般没有标题,所以,速读全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速读的过程中,应尽可能多地捕获信息材料.其次,细读题材,各个击破.掌握全文的大意之后,细细阅读每篇材料后的问题,弄清每题要求后,带着问题,再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息.最后,要善于抓住每段的主题句,阅读时,要有较强的针对性.对于捕获到的信息,要做认真分析,仔细推敲,理解透彻,只有这样,针对题目要求,才能做到稳、准.