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杩濊�呭繀绌?/p>
鐢ㄥ績鍋氬ソ姣忎竴涓?/p>
鍖椾含甯堣寖澶у
2008
骞磋�冨崥鑻辫璇曢鍙婄瓟妗堣В鏋?/p>
绗竴閮ㄥ垎锛氳瘯棰?/p>
Part 1
Listening Comprehension (15%)
Part 11
Reading Comprehension (30%)
Directions: Read the following passages carefully and then select the best answer from the four
choices marked A,B,C, and D by marking the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with
a single line through the center.
1
The fitness movement that began in the late 1960s and early 1970s centered around aerobic
exercise (
鏈夋哀鎿?/p>
). Millions of individuals became engaged in a variety of aerobic activities, and
literally
thousands
of
health
spas
developed
around
the
country
to
capitalize
(
鑾峰埄
)
on
this
emerging
interest
in
fitness,
particularly
aerobic
dancing
for
females.
A
number
of
fitness
spas
existed prior to this aerobic fitness movement, even a national chain with spas in most major cities.
However,
their
focus
was
not
on
aerobics,
but
rather
on
weight-training
programs
designed
to
develop muscular mass, strength, and endurance in their primarily male enthusiasts. These fitness
spas did not seem to benefit financially form the aerobic fitness movement to better health, since
medical
opinion
suggested
that
weight-training
programs
offered
few,
if
any,
health
benefits.
In
recent years, however, weight training has again become increasingly popular for males and for
females. Many current programs focus not only on developing muscular strength and endurance
but on aerobic fitness as well.
Historically, most physical-fitness tests have usually included measures of muscular strength
and endurance, not for health-related reasons, but primarily because such fitness components have
been
related
to
performance
in
athletics.
However,
in
recent
years,
evidence
has
shown
that
training
programs
designed
primarily
to
improve
muscular
strength
and
endurance
might
also
offer some health benefits as well. The American College of Sports Medicine now recommends
that
weight
training
be
part
of
a
total
fitness
program
for
healthy
Americans.
Increased
participation
in
such
training
is
one
of
the
specific
physical
activity
and
fitness
objectives
of
Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives.
1
6. The word 鈥渟pas鈥?nbsp;(Line 3, Para. 1) most probably refers to _________.
A) sports activities
B) places for physical exercise
C) recreation centers
D) athletic training programs
17. Early fitness spas were intended mainly for __________.
A) the promotion of aerobic exercise
B) endurance and muscular development
C) the improvement of women鈥檚 fi
gures
D) better performance in aerobic dancing
18. What was the attitude of doctors towards weight training in health improvement?
A) Positive.
B) Indifferent.
C) Negative.