单选题
成人英语三级
2017-04-13
Questions are based on the following passage.
It can be really frustrating(使人沮丧的) for an overweight person to go to a gym and work out with a positive attitude. All one has to do is walk by almost any nice gym and notice all the healthy,sweating, "skinny" members. Sometimes they stare at those of us who are, well, zaftig. It is easy to see the judgment behind their eyes. Who wants to put up with that?
Many people are self-conscious of their bodies and fee] isolated when joining workout classes or while exercising, especially if they are larger than most of the others in the group. Now the fitness in-dustry is finally paying attention. Popular gyms are catering(迎合) to overweight and weight con-scious customers by dedicating areas where the "skinny" people are not allowed.
There are even gyms or programs that require members to be at least 50 pounds overweight to participate.
Trainers recommend functional fitness as a practical goal, rather than six-pack abs(六块腹肌) .
(78) They often use text messages to stay in touch with customers.
Often at these specialized gyms, the trainers are overweight themselves, or working on their own weight goals, and this can help those people with anxiety caused by poor body image. The equipment has been designed for use by larger people. Wider seats, more cushioning, no mirrors, and tinted (有色的)windows for privacy, are all important changes.
(79) Hopefully these types of gyms will successfully grow in numbers in the future. The idea is a very simple and potentially popular one. If it helps those of us who are bigger exercise more and im-prove our fitness level, it's a step in the right direction.
The word zaftig in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to__________.
A.fat
B.healthy
C.friendly
D.polite
参考答案
A
答案解析
【内容概要】
本文介绍超重者专用健身房。第一段陈述超重者在传统健身房可能会遭遇的境况。第二、三段讲述健身业开始关注超重者健身时所遇到的问题。第四、五段讲述超重者专用健身房和传统健身房不一样的地方。最后一段是作者的期盼。
【参考译文】
对超重的人来说,用积极的态度去健身房进行锻炼是一件非常令人沮丧的事情。他所能做的就是走遍几乎所有不错的健身房却只发现满目都是健康的、大汗淋漓的、“皮包骨头的”会员。有时候,他们会盯着看我们这些,嗯,丰满的人。他们眼里的鄙夷显而易见。谁愿意忍受这样的待遇呢?
许多人在参加健身课或者运动的时候,都很介意自己的身材并且感觉不太合群,特别是当他们的体型比群体中的大多数人都庞大的时候。现在,健身行业终于注意到这个问题了。为了迎合超重或者对体重敏感的顾客的需求,时髦的健身馆特别设置一些“瘦子”免进的区域。
甚至有些健身馆或健身课程只接受超重50磅的成员。
健身教练将功能健身,而不是练就六块腹肌作为一个实用的目标推荐给顾客。他们通常使用短信来与顾客保持联系。
在这些特别的健身房,健身教练本人往往就是超重者,或有自己体重训练目标的人。这可以帮助那些因为不好看的身材引起焦虑的人们。健身设备都是专为体型较大的人设计的。更宽的座位、更多防护垫、没有镜子、保护隐私的有色玻璃窗,这些都是重要的改变。
希望这类健身房在未来会大量增多。这是个简单但潜力无限的新潮的想法。如果它能够帮助我们这些体型大的人多运动并提高我们的健康水平,那就是在正确的方向上的一次进步。
【精解精析】
【定位】第一段第三句话“Sometimes they stare at those of us who are,well,zaftig.”。
【答案详解】推断题。题干问的是“第一段的zaftig的意思是什么?”根据定位句“有时候,他们会盯着我们这些,嗯,丰满的人”,zaftig的意思可以在上下文中推测出来,根据前一句的“skinny(皮包骨头的)”可知,zaftig是意思相反的,即“丰满的,胖的”,故选A。
本文介绍超重者专用健身房。第一段陈述超重者在传统健身房可能会遭遇的境况。第二、三段讲述健身业开始关注超重者健身时所遇到的问题。第四、五段讲述超重者专用健身房和传统健身房不一样的地方。最后一段是作者的期盼。
【参考译文】
对超重的人来说,用积极的态度去健身房进行锻炼是一件非常令人沮丧的事情。他所能做的就是走遍几乎所有不错的健身房却只发现满目都是健康的、大汗淋漓的、“皮包骨头的”会员。有时候,他们会盯着看我们这些,嗯,丰满的人。他们眼里的鄙夷显而易见。谁愿意忍受这样的待遇呢?
许多人在参加健身课或者运动的时候,都很介意自己的身材并且感觉不太合群,特别是当他们的体型比群体中的大多数人都庞大的时候。现在,健身行业终于注意到这个问题了。为了迎合超重或者对体重敏感的顾客的需求,时髦的健身馆特别设置一些“瘦子”免进的区域。
甚至有些健身馆或健身课程只接受超重50磅的成员。
健身教练将功能健身,而不是练就六块腹肌作为一个实用的目标推荐给顾客。他们通常使用短信来与顾客保持联系。
在这些特别的健身房,健身教练本人往往就是超重者,或有自己体重训练目标的人。这可以帮助那些因为不好看的身材引起焦虑的人们。健身设备都是专为体型较大的人设计的。更宽的座位、更多防护垫、没有镜子、保护隐私的有色玻璃窗,这些都是重要的改变。
希望这类健身房在未来会大量增多。这是个简单但潜力无限的新潮的想法。如果它能够帮助我们这些体型大的人多运动并提高我们的健康水平,那就是在正确的方向上的一次进步。
【精解精析】
【定位】第一段第三句话“Sometimes they stare at those of us who are,well,zaftig.”。
【答案详解】推断题。题干问的是“第一段的zaftig的意思是什么?”根据定位句“有时候,他们会盯着我们这些,嗯,丰满的人”,zaftig的意思可以在上下文中推测出来,根据前一句的“skinny(皮包骨头的)”可知,zaftig是意思相反的,即“丰满的,胖的”,故选A。
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