The fitness movement that began in the late 1960s and early 1970s centered around aerobic exercise. Millions of individuals became engaged in a variety of aerobic activities, and literally thousands of health spas developed around the country to capitalize 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 from 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.The word "spas" (Line 3, Para. 1) most probably refers to ( ).
2.Early fitness spas were intended mainly for ( ).
3.What was the attitude of doctors towards weight training in health improvement?
4.People were given physical fitness tests in order to find out ( ).
5.Recent studies have suggested that weight training( ).
问题1选项
A.sports activities
B.places for physical exercise
C.recreation centers
D.athletic training programs
问题2选项
A.the promotion of aerobic exercise
B.endurance and muscular development
C.the improvement of women's figures
D.better performance in aerobic dancing
问题3选项
A.Positive.
B.Indifferent
C.Negative
D.Cautious
问题4选项
A.how well they could do in athletics.
B.what their health condition was like
C.what kind of fitness center was suitable for them
D.whether they were fit for aerobic exercise
问题5选项
A.has become an essential part of people's life
B.may well affect the health of the trainees
C.will attract more people in the days to come
D.contributes to health improvements as well
第1题:B
第2题:B
第3题:C
第4题:A
第5题:D
1.词义题。"spas"所在句为:: Millions of individuals became engaged in a variety of aerobic activities, and literally thousands of health spas developed around the country to capitalize on this emerging interest in fitness...( 随着上百万人投入到有氧操运动中, 数以千计的health spas在全国内发展开来,企图在这场健身热潮中获利)。因此spas应该指某场所, 排除A、D。而文章讨论的主题是健身运动而不是娱乐休闲,故答案选项为B项 “健身锻炼场所”。
2.细节事实题。第一段指出: 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 (他们关注的不是有氧运动,而是旨在培养男性爱好者肌肉质量、力量和耐力的重量训练项目), 这里的their指的早期健身场所。因此选B “耐力和肌肉发育”。
3.观点态度题。文章指出: These fitness spas did not seem to benefit financially from the aerobic fitness movement to better health, since medical opinion suggested that weight-training programs offered few, if any, health benefits (这些健身场所井没有从这场热潮中获得很好的经济收益因为医学观点认为,体重训练项目对健康的益处很少(就算有的话))。由此可见,医学观点(也就是医生的观点)对weight training的态度应该是非常消极的,可以选择C。
4.细节事实题。根据题干关键词physical fitness tests定位至最后一段: 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 (过去,多数健康测试通常包含肌肉力量和耐力项目,这不是出于对健康的考虑,而是因为这些因素与体育竞技成绩相关), 因此选A “了解他们在体育竞技中能获得怎样的成绩”。
5.细节事实题。第二段指出: 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 (然而最近有证据表明,主要用来提升肌肉力量和耐力的训练项目对健康也是有好处的)。因此选D “负重训练对健康也是有好处的”。