Walking is the easiest and simplest form. of exercise. By putting one foot in front of the other, you can start to walk your ways towards a healthier lifestyle. Walking is an easy way to challenge the cardiovascular(心脏血管的)system while at the same time building muscles. But to achieve these goals, a little more than a gentle walk around the block is required.
Walking actually bums as many calories as running the same distance—if done in the correct manner and at a reasonable pace.
Start with a basic program that you can complete three or four times a week. This should include five main steps:
1) A beginning warm-up for about 5 minutes.
2) A little bit faster period of 5 minutes at medium level.
3) A 10-minute" burning" at a high level.
4) A 5-minute cool down period at a low level again.
5) A suitable walking pace of around 5 kilometers per hour will bum around 80 calories in 30 minutes.
According to the passage, walking is a simple way to ______.
A.lose weight
B.cure blood diseases
C.avoid heart attacks
D.strengthen heart functions
A.Do supervised activities.
B.Take instructional programs.
C.Stay in school for supper.
D.Go in for sports.
Which of the following does the drug Viagra illustrate?
A.Some claims about genes may be silly.
B.We have a "new way of thinking about ourselves".
C.A physical disorder "might have a variety of physiological causes".
D.People are obtaining treatment for the parts of them that have gone wrong.
A.Two soldiers hijacked a jet plane full of passengers in flight.
B.The hijackers were captured after killing one of the hostages.
C.A military unit arrested the hijackers with no one injured or killed.
D.The hijacked plane landed safely at an airport in a neighboring country.
A.Language and thought definitely influence each other.
B.It is impossible to understand the relationship between the two.
C.What we think certainly determines what we say.
D.What we say very probably affects what we think.
A.How some publications avoid sexist language?
B.Why we have to avoid sexism in English?
C.The efforts we have already taken to eliminate sexism.
D.The gender issues in different languages.