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JogginghasbecomethemostpopularindividualsportinAmerica.Manytheories,evensomemysticalones,havebeenadvancedtoexplainthepopularityofjogging.Theplaintruthisthatjoggingisacheap,quickandefficientwaytomaintain(orachieve)physicalfitness.Themostusefulsortofexerciseisexercisethatdevelopstheheart,lungs,andcirculatorysystems.Ifthesesystemsarefit,thebodyisreadyforalmostanysportandforalmostanysuddendemandmadebyworkoremergencies.Onecantrainmorespecifically,asbydevelopingstrengthforweightliftingortheabilitytorunstraightaheadforshortdistanceswithgreatpowersinfootball,butrunningtrainsyourheartandlungstodeliveroxygenmoreefficientlytoallpartsofyourbody.Itisworthnotingthatthissortofexerciseistheonlykindthatcanreduceheartdisease,thenumberonecauseofdeathinAmerica.Onlyonesortofequipmentisneeded–agoodpairofshoes.Physiciansadvisebeginningjoggersnottoruninatennisorgymshoe.Manydesignadvanceshavebeenmadeinonlythelastseveralyearsthatmakeanexcellentrunningshoeindispensableifarunnerwishestodevelopasquicklyaspossible,withaslittlechanceofinjuryaspossible.Agoodrunningshoewillhaveasoftpadforabsorbingshock,aswellasaslightlybuilt-upheelandafullheelcupthatwillgivethekneeandanklemorestability.Awiseinvestmentingoodshoeswillpreventbilistersandthefoot,ankleandkneeinjuresandwillalsoenablethewearertorunonpavedorsoftsurfaces.Nootherspecialequipmentisneeded;youcanjoginanyclothingyoudesire,evenyourstreetclothes.Manyjoggerswearexpensive,flashywarm–upsuits,butjustasmanywearasimplepairofgymshoesandT-shirt;infact,manypeoplejustjoginlastyear’sclothes.Incoldweather,severallayersofclothingarebetterthanoneheavysweaterorcoat.Ifjoggersarewearingseverallayersofclothing,theycanaddorsubtractlayersasconditionschange.Ittakessurprisinglylittletimetodeveloptheabilitytorun.TheAmericanJoggingAssociationhasatwelve–weekprogramdesignedtomoveformafifteen-minutewalk(whichalmostanyonecanmanagewhoisinreasonablehealth)toathirty-minuterun.Ameasureofcommonsense,aphysicalexamination,andaplannedscheduleareallittakes.1.Theymainpurposeofthispassageisto_____.A.discussjoggingasaphysicalfitnessprogramB.describethetypeofclothingneededforjoggingC.providescientificevidenceofthebenefitsofjoggingD.distinguishbetweenjoggingasa“commonsense“fitnessprogramandacult(崇拜)movement2.Themostusefulkindofexerciseisexercisethat______.A.trainsthebodyforweighliftingB.enablesapersontorunstraightaheadforshortdistanceswithgreatpowerC.isbothbeneficialandinexpensiveD.developstheheart,lungs,andcirculatorysystems3.Wecanconcludefromthispassagethat______.A.becauseofjogging,heartdiseaseisnolongeranAmericanproblemB.joggingcanbeharmfuliftherunnerisnotproperlypreparedC.warm-upsuitsarepreferabletogymshoesandT-shirtsD.joggingisbadfortheanklesandknees4.Theauthor’stone______.A.skepticalB.aggressiveC.approvingD.purelyobjective5.Asusedinthispassage,theword“mystical“means________.A.awesomeB.horrifyingC.aspirtualdisciplineD.vicious答案：ADBCC2、ThehomeserviceindustryinBeijingisexpectedtobecomemoreattractivebothasajobandasanindustry．SourcesattheBeijingPeople’sPoliticalConsultativeConferencesaidresistancetohomeserviceworkismeltingawayfrommindsofthecity’slaid－offworkers．TheConferencesuggestedtheestablishmentofmunicipalcenterswhichsupervisepropertymanagement，householdmendingandinstallation，andhousekeepingservices．Moderncitylifeiscreatinganeedforindustrializationhomeservices．Thiswillcreatejobopportunitiesforlaid－offworkers，saidVicedirectoroftheSocialJudicialCommitteeoftheConference．Beijingresidentshavelongdesiredahomeserviceindustry．Thedemandisexpectedtodriveneweconomicgrowth．TherearefewhighqualityhomehelpservicesinBeijingandcustomersarealwayscomplaining．Inthepast，fewlaid－offworkersinBeijingdesiredtoworkashomehelpers，jobslargelytakenbyyoungwomenfromthecountryside．Atthesametime，somecityresidentshavenotfeltsafetrustingruralgirlswithmodernhouseholdmachinesorwiththeirsmallchildren．Manypeoplewouldpaymoreforreliablehousekeeperswhoaremorefamiliarwithcitylife，buttheyhavehadnowayofgettingone，eventhoughthecityishometothousandsoflaid－offworkers．BytheendofJunethisyear，therewere30，600joblessworkersinthecity．Mostofthemarewomenintheir40’s，whoarenotblessedwithparticularskillsandwhohavehadtheirworkethicsshapedbytheplannedeconomy．Manyofthemwereatalosswhentheyfirstrealizedtheyhadlosttheirjobsandawayoflifetheyhadgotusedtofordecades．Theyneverimaginedbeinglaid－offbystate－ownedenterprises；theyneverconsideredotherkindsofemployment．Forthem，theprivatesectormeanttakingrisks；housekeepingimpliedlowersocialstatus．Gaoyunfang，44，isapioneerwhoisbreakingtheice．ShesellstheBeijingMorningPostinthemorning，andworksattwohouseholdsintheafternoon．Sheearns1，000yuanpermonth．Soshenolongerworriesaboutherdaughter’stuitionatauniversityinShanghai．1．Whatistalkedaboutinthepassage?A）Homeservice．B）Moderncitylife．C）Laid－offworker．D）Socialstatus．2．Whatdoesthewordlaid－off’inthepassagemean?A）Heavily－burdened．B）Old．C）Inexperienced．D）Jobless．3．Whyweremanylaid－offworkersataloss?A）Becausetheydidn’tgetusedtothenewwayoflife．B）Becausetheyaretoooldtofindanewjob．C）Becausetheydislikebeinglaidoff．D）Because