05.锻炼的正确的方式及作用-冲刺2023中考英语热点话题+重点题型提升练(通用版)

冲刺2023中考英语热点话题+重点题型提升练(通用版) 05.锻炼的正确的方式及作用 一、阅读单选 1 About fifteen years ago, Andrew McLindon, a successful businessman as well as a cyclist, was riding his bike as usual in Austin, Texas, when he thought about a friend’s 12-year-old son. The boy had never known the joy of biking because he suffered from a serious disease in the brain, which often causes balance (平衡) problems. When he got home, McLindon went online and found a three-wheel shaped bike with a seat belt, perfect for a child with balance problems. Soon the boy was riding around the street with his friends, having fun and getting exercise at the same time. But there was more, as McLindon read from his friend’s expression. “To see his son communicating with other kids,” McLindon says. “I’ll never forget the smile on his face.” That smile lit the McLindon Family Foundation (基金会) called the Bike Project. With great efforts, the foundation works with some local hospitals to search for children who can get help from owning such a bike, which can meet the special needs of the child. The bike includes a part of seat that supports a person’s head, a seat belt and a braking (刹车) part in the back. The bike is expensive—$3,000 to $4,000, and that’s a present with the foundation’s huge support. It’s enough lucky for kids to get one. “We worked with a 14-year-old girl who has spina (脊柱) disease,” says McLindon. “She spent most days on the couch watching TV. Soon after she got her bike, she was training for special-needs sports. In a magazine interview, she said, ‘I always knew there was a player in me.’ ” So far, the foundation has given away 450 bikes, and that’s just a start. “I do a lot of things. I run a lot of companies,” McLindon says. “But getting these kids their bikes is the most important thing that I do.” 1. McLindon started the McLindon Family Foundation because ________. A. he wanted kids to fall in love with riding B. he was satisfied with his friend’s experience C. the foundation could offer the local