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【题目】 For some people, running outdoors is a great way to exercise. What may not be so great is seeing trash all over the ground. Well, some people are doing something about it. They are plogging! Plogging began in Sweden in 2016. A Swedish man named Erik Ahlstrom became concerned about the amount of trash and litter he saw each day on his way to work and he began picking up the trash. That is how plogging was born!

Plogging, by that term，may have officially begun in Sweden. But many people who exercise outdoors have been doing this for years. Take Jeff Horowitz for example. He is a personal trainer in Washington，D. C. He would often pick up trash while running outside. He even turned it into a game; he would try to pick up the trash without stopping.

Today, plogging is an official activity, one that is becoming increasingly popular. Plogging can build closer social connections in a community, and it can also be fun. When Dana Allen goes plogging around D. C., she invites her friends, and they make a day of it. Although Allen enjoys plogging，she doesn’t do it all the time. When she is training for a serious marathon race，the trash has to wait.

Cities around the world now hold plogging events. The goal is to spread the idea that littering is not acceptable. Along with cleaning up the environment, there may be another reason to choose plogging. One fitness app，Lifesum，records one hour of plogging as burning 288 calories. Usual jogging burns about 235 calories.

Getting ready to plog is similar to getting ready to jog. Ploggers do some deep knee bends as well as some balancing exercises and then they put on protective gloves. There are other safety rules for plogging. The main one is to plog in areas where there are not too many people. Stopping quickly in front of someone. to pick up an empty bag of potato chips, for example, could cause a crash.

【1】What do we know about Jeff Horowitz from the text?

A.He was the first person to plog.B.He has been actually plogging.

C.He is in support of eco-travelling.D.He is an expert in picking up trash.

【2】What is so special about Dana Allen’s plogging?

A.She doesn’t always do it with her friends.

B.She always finds it interesting to do it.

C.She nearly does it in a park every day.

D.She doesn’t insist doing it every day.

【3】What do the numbers in Paragraph 4 mainly tell us?

A.Picking up trash is important.B.Plogging events are of little use.

C.Plogging is a better workout.D.The idea of plogging is strange.

【4】Why should ploggers choose to plog in less crowded areas?

A.To avoid a crash.B.To save energy.

C.To pick up more trash.D.To make it unknown.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。介绍了关于垃圾环保的一个活动“拾荒慢跑”，如今， “拾荒慢跑”已成为一项越来越受欢迎的官方活动。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段的内容A Swedish man named Erik Ahlstrom became concerned about the amount of trash and litter he saw each day on his way to work and he began picking up the trash.以及第二段But many people who exercise outdoors have been doing this for years. Take Jeff Horowitz for example. He is a personal trainer in Washington，D. C. He would often pick up trash while running outside. He even turned it into a game; he would try to pick up the trash without stopping.可知，其实早在Erik Ahlstrm提出跑步捡垃圾之前，杰夫·霍洛维茨（Jeff Horowitz）已经进行了这种健身方式。故选B项。

【2】推理判断题。根据第三段的“Although Allen enjoys plogging，she doesn’t do it all the time.”可知，丹娜·艾伦非常喜欢跑步捡垃圾的健身方式，但她并不是每一天都坚持做。故选D项。

【3】推理判断题。根据第四段的Along with cleaning up the environment, there may be another reason to choose plogging. One fitness app，Lifesum，records one hour of plogging as burning 288 calories. Usual jogging burns about 235 calories.可知，跟平常的慢跑相比，跑步捡垃圾是更能消耗卡路里的锻炼方式。故选C项。

【4】细节理解题。根据最后一段的Stopping quickly in front of someone to pick up an empty bag of potato chips, for example, could cause a crash.可知，不在人口密集的地方进行这种健身方式，目的是避免撞上其他人。故选A项。