Ok, so you want to get huge?Yon get into the gym,pound weights till you have a big red head, go home and that's it, you maybe think that all you have to do.Pump the weights.If only it was that simple.
Nutrition plays a very important part in recovery and growth.Without both you won't put muscle on.Bodybuilding diets are constantly changing due to the increase of your muscle mass;if you put muscle on you have to eat more, if you lose muscle you need to eat less.So how do you keep an eye on what is happening inside the body?
Well,you have two means that would work.The first is the good old scales that sit gathering dust in the bathroom;you should monitor your weight to see if your goal to put muscle on is causing an increase in bodyweight.If the scales show that weight is staying the same or going down then it's time to look at the diet and eat more.If the weight is going up then is it muscle?Or is the stomach getting bigger?If it's the stomach getting bigger then you are eating too much.But be cautious,you can expect to put some body fat on when trying to put muscle on,but you want to monitor that the dreaded fat isn't going on too much.
Another good method of checking which is going up,muscle or fat is to use a set of body fat calipers.By using the calipers every two weeks that will show exactly what is happening,if muscle is going down due to not eating enough then that will show with the calipers and you will need to eat more.If the calipers show that body fat percentage is going up then you need to eat less.All good gyms will have a set of calipers and as long as the same person does the measurements every time you should be able to get a true reading as to what exactly is happening.Once you have obtained the amount of total millimeters and your bodyweight,the chart that comes with the calipers will show what body fat percentage you are.
(1)
What is this passage mainly about?
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A.
Nutrition
B.
Bodybuilding
C.
Bodybuilding diets
D.
fat percentage
(2)
The underlined word both in Line Four refer to ________.
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A.
muscle and fat
B.
scales and another good method
C.
recovery and growth
D.
two means that would work
(3)
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
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A.
You will have to eat more if you want to put muscle on.
B.
If you eat less you will lose weight.
C.
You need to eat less if your body fat percentage is going up.
D.
Your muscle is surely going up if the scales show that your weight is going up
(4)
You should ________ to check which is going on,muscle or fat, if you want to get huge.
Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg.I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there were a whole lot of antique(古董)shops near my home.So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me.I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception(接待).I was quite wrong.The man wouldn't even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third, and the fourth-so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind.I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes , not a bad chair.How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds ,” I said.“OK,” he said, “I'll give you twenty pounds.” “It's got a slightly broken leg, ”I said.“Yes I saw that, it's nothing.”
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited.“What will you do with it?” I asked.“Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I'll buy it,” I said.“What do you mean?Y ou've just sold it to me,” he said.“Yes, I know but I've changed my mind.I'm sorry, I'll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said.Then suddenly the penny dropped.“ I know what you want.You want me to repair your chair.” “ You're right,” I said.“And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘ Would you mend this chair for me'?” “I wouldn't have agreed to do it ,” he said.“We don't do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble.But I'll mend this for you, shall we say for a five?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused(感到有趣)by the whole thing.
(1)
We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________.
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A.
was rather impolite
B.
was warmly received
C.
asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair
D.
asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
(2)
The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ________.
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A.
changed his mind
B.
accepted the offer
C.
saw the writer's purpose
D.
decided to help the writer
(3)
How much did the writer pay?
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A.
£5.
B.
£7.
C.
£20.
D.
£27.
(4)
From the text , we can learn that the writer was ________.
[ ]
A.
honest
B.
careful
C.
smart
D.
funny
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I ran into a stranger as he passed by.“I’m so sorry!” was my reply.Then he said, “Excuse me too…I wasn’t even watching for you.” We were very 1 , this stranger and I.Then we went on our way after 2 goodbye.
But at 3 , a different story is told.How we treat our loved ones, young and old.Later in the kitchen, as I 4 the meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still.When I turned, I nearly knocked her down.“Get out of the way!” I 5 with a frown(皱眉).She stepped away silently, with her little heart 6 .I didn’t realize how rude I had been.
That night, when I lay 7 in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While 8 with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite…Go and look around on the 9 floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the door.Those are the flowers she brought for you.She picked 10 up-pink, yellow, and your favorite blue.She stood there quietly and you never saw the tears in her 11 ”.
By this time, I felt sad and my own tears began to fall.I quietly went and knelt(跪)by her 12 .“Wake up, my sweetheart,” I said.“Are these the flowers you 13 for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree, I wrapped them in a napkin(纸巾), just for you.I knew you’d like them, especially the 14 .” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today…And I 15 have shouted at you that way…”
16 , she said in a soft voice, “Mommy, that’s OK…I still love you anyway.” I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers.”
Do you know that:if you die tomorrow, the 17 you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days.But the family you leave 18 will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our 19 than into our families-an unwise investment(投资)indeed.
Remember that 20 =(F)ATHER+(A)ND+(M)OTHER+(I)+(L)OVE+(Y)OU.
(1)
[ ]
A.
angry
B.
polite
C.
happy
D.
sorry
(2)
[ ]
A.
for
B.
in
C.
on
D.
to
(3)
[ ]
A.
school
B.
work
C.
home
D.
office
(4)
[ ]
A.
cooked
B.
had
C.
ate
D.
took
(5)
[ ]
A.
told
B.
talked
C.
smiled
D.
shouted
(6)
[ ]
A.
lost
B.
missed
C.
beaten
D.
broken
(7)
[ ]
A.
asleep
B.
awake
C.
afraid
D.
alive
(8)
[ ]
A.
dealing
B.
quarrelling
C.
going
D.
arguing
(9)
[ ]
A.
table
B.
kitchen
C.
window
D.
door
(10)
[ ]
A.
her
B.
it
C.
them
D.
that
(11)
[ ]
A.
eyes
B.
ears
C.
nose
D.
hands
(12)
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A.
desk
B.
bed
C.
body
D.
knees
(13)
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A.
picked up
B.
made up
C.
put up
D.
turned up
(14)
[ ]
A.
pink
B.
yellow
C.
blue
D.
black
(15)
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A.
needn’t
B.
shouldn’t
C.
mustn’t
D.
can’t
(16)
[ ]
A.
Therefore
B.
Besides
C.
Thus
D.
However
(17)
[ ]
A.
company
B.
country
C.
place
D.
state
(18)
[ ]
A.
for
B.
with
C.
behind
D.
to
(19)
[ ]
A.
books
B.
loss
C.
meal
D.
work
(20)
[ ]
A.
RESPECT
B.
WARMTH
C.
FAMILY
D.
FRIEND
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I ran into a stranger as he passed by.“I’m so sorry!” was my reply.Then he said.“Excuse me too-I wasn’t 1 watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I.Then we went 2 our way after saying goodbye.
But at 3 , a different story is told.How we treat our loved ones, young and old.Later in the kitchen, as I 4 our meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still.When I turned, I 5 knocked her down.“Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown(皱眉头).She stepped away silently, with her little heart 6 .I didn’t realize how harshly I had spoken.
That night, when I lay 7 in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me, “While 8 with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite-Go look around on the kitchen floor, you will find some flowers there by the 9 .Those are the flowers she brought for you.She 10 them herself-pink, yellow, and your favorite blue.She stood there quietly, and you never saw the 11 in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears had begun to fall.I quietly went and knelt by her 12 , “Wake up, my dear,” I said.“Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree.I 13 them in a napkin, just for you.I knew you’d like them, especially the 14 .” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today-and I 15 have fussed(发牢骚)at you that way.”
And she whispered, “Mommy, that’s Ok-I still love you 16 .”I hugged her and said, “I love you too, and I love the flowers.”
Do you know that:if you die tomorrow, the 17 you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days.But the family you leave 8 will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our 19 than into our families-an unwise investment indeed.
Remember that 20 =(F)ATHER-(A)ND-(M)OTHER-(I)-(L)OVE-Y(OU).