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2024届高三英语寒假每日1小时
综合提升练习二
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People do physical exercise as part of their healthy lifestyle to get stronger and healthier.
There are three basic modes of physical exercise: flexibility exercise helps the human body in general or its part in particular to be able to reach farther and bend better; aerobic exercise helps the body work hard for a long time; anaerobic exercise makes the arms and legs stronger.
It has long been known that exercise is not only good for your body, but also for your mind. According to researchers, gymnasts are more likely to be emotionally stable, football players the most outgoing and swimmers the happiest.
The psychological study, which was carried out by experts, also revealed that sports can also offer clues to a person’s attitude to charity, reading habits and even their voting intentions. Boxers, for example, are most likely to focus on material possessions in life. Meanwhile, runners tend to be outgoing people who love being the centre of attention. Walkers, a group that includes those who enjoy wandering and cross-country races, are least concerned about other people and like doing things by themselves without interruption from others. Those who play chess are confident when they face challenges and trouble. Those who swim tend to be tidy and charitable. However, according to Mind Lab, 61 percent of adults are fond of helping others regardless of their choice of sports.
The results from this study also show that no matter what kind of person you are, there is the right kind of exercise for you.
1.Which of the following sports belongs to flexibility exercise?
A.Running. B.Swimming. C.Football. D.Gymnastics.
2.What can we learn from the text?
A.Walkers enjoy loneliness in their lives.
B.Boxers tend to ignore wealth in life.
C.Runners have great power of concentration.
D.Chess players like challenging other people.
3.Why does the author mention Mind Lab in Paragraph 4?
A.To make a contrast. B.To draw a comparison.
C.To place an e