Are you in shape?To find out, ask yourself some questions：Do I exercise regularly?Do I ever walk places instead of driving my car?Do I ever play sports for fun?Do I ever take the stairs instead of the elevator?If you answered no to any or all of the above questions, you are probably out of shape and need to start a fitness program．
Exercise is very important．It improves your strength and blood circulation(循环)．It gives you more energy．It can help you relax and sleep well, and it can help control your weight．In fact, the U．S．Surgeon General says that exercise can help prevent heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and osteoporosis(a disease that weakens the bones)．
The first step is to make a program．A good fitness program should be fun．It should involve(包含)both your arms and your legs, and it should help you to build endurance(the ability to do exercise for a long time)．To make a good program for yourself, first you should think about the types of activities you like to do, what you think you are able to do, and when you will have time to do it．A good exercise program will involve cardiovascular activities, such as running, biking, swimming, roller skating, playing soccer or tennis, or jumping rope．It will also involve weight-bearing exercise, such as weightlifting, and stretching activities．Also, daily, low-intensity activities such as walking, gardening, dancing, and climbing stairs are good for your physical health．
So what are you waiting for?Get off of the sofa and start exercising．Sign up for yoga, tai chi, or pilates．Join a gym or a running club, or just start walking a half an hour every day．Every little bit helps!
(1)
We can learn from the passage that ________．
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A．
exercise can prevent all kinds of diseases
B．
a good exercise program should be exciting
C．
exercise can help you control your weight
D．
it’s not necessary to make an exercise program
(2)
A good exercise program should involve ________ types of activities．
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A．
two
B．
three
C．
four
D．
five
(3)
Which of the following is low-intensity activities?
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A．
swimming
B．
jumping rope
C．
weightlifting
D．
climbing stairs
(4)
What does the writer mainly tell us?
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A．
Exercise is important and should be part of your daily life．
B．
A good exercise program can help you a lot to keep healthy．
C．
Exercise can improve your strength and blood circulation．
D．
Start to make an exercise program when you are out of shape．
You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year．You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly．
Perhaps you have been told about some habits (习惯) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have．
Do you still have any of these bad habits?Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions．
(1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?
(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?
(3)Do you move your head from side to side as you read?
(4)Do you read one word at a time?
If you answer“yes”to any of these questions,start at once to break the habit．If you move your tips，hold your fingers over them，or hold a piece of paper be-tween your lips while you are reading．Then if your lips move，your will know it and can stop them．
If you point to words，hold the two sides of your book，one side with your left hand，the other side with your right hand．Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading．If you move your head，place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的)．
If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time，you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words．
Even if you do rather fast now，you can learn to read even faster．As you probably have been told，the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance．Read in through groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go．Anyone who practices doing these things will he able to read faster．
(1)
You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ______．
A．to tell others to be silent
B．to feel whether your lips move or not
C．to hold a piece of paper between them
D．to keep yourself from talking to others
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(2)
When you read，______．
A．don't keep your head still
B．don't hold your books with your hands
C．don't stand up near a desk
D．don't use your finger to point to words
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(3)
If you learn to read fast，______．
A．you can read more in less time
B．you can write faster
C．you can understand better
D．you can read less in more time
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(4)
You must _______ those habits that we are talking about in this reading．
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