2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习特色专项训练第二组.阅读理解A(xx济南3月模拟)If you think that running marathons will help you live a long and healthy life, new research may e as a shock.According to a recent scientific study, people who do a very strenuous workout are as likely to die as people who do no exercise at all.Scientists in Denmark have been studying over 1，000 joggers and nonjoggers for 12 years.The death rates from the sample group indicate that people who jog at a moderate pace two or three times a week for less than two and a half hours in total are least likely to die.The best speed to jog at was found to be about 5 miles per hour.The research suggests that people who jog more than three times a week or at higher speeds of over 7 mph die at the same rate as nonjoggers.The scientists think that this is because strenuous exercise causes structural changes to the heart and arteries(动脉)Over time, this can cause serious injuries.Peter Schnohr, a researcher in Copenhagen, said, “If your goal is to decrease risk of death and improve life expectancy, jogging a few times a week at a moderate pace is a good strategy.Anything more is not just unnecessary, and it may be harmful.”The implications of this are that moderate forms of exercise such as tai chi, yoga and brisk walking may be better for us than “iron man” events, triathlons and longdistance running and cycling.According to Jacob Louis Marott, another researcher involved in the study, “You dont actually have to do that much to have a good impact on your health.And perhaps you shouldnt actually do too much.”1The underlined word “strenuous” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “_”AhardBregularCpractical Dflexible2. The author presents some figures in Paragraph 2 to_.Asuggest giving up joggingBshow risks of doing sportsCprovide supportive evidenceDintroduce the research process3According to the scientists, why is too much exercise harmful?AIt may injure the heart and arteries.BIt can make the body tired out.CIt will bring much pressure.DIt consumes too much energy.4What can be inferred from the text?ANo exercise at all is the best choice.BMore exercise means a healthier life.CMarathon runners are least likely to die.DProper exercise contributes to good health.BBig Ben，the Queen，a plate of ham and eggsno，no，no.If youre looking for a symbol of Britain，only one thing passes the testthe umbrella.Now，I know what youre thinkingwe have rain in China and we have umbrellas too.Certainly，I will never forget the way it rained when I lived in Beijing: The streets became rivers at once and the sky was full of lightning for hours on end.People ran for cover under bin bags，the shops were emptied of their plastic raincoats within seconds and I found myself soaked from head to foot，my poorlychosen skirt and Tshirt turned totally seethrough.This would never have happened in Britain.For one thing，during my year in Beijing，it only really rained about 10 times.But although we never get a Beijingstyle washout in London，the drizzle that does fall is there all the time.Even when the sky is perfectly blue，you can be sure its going to cloud over and start drizzling again within the hour.And when it does，there is chaos.Trains stop and buses break down as if this were the first time the local authorities had seen this wet stuff ing out of the clouds.Soas with so many things in the UKits up to ordinary people to sort themselves out.No selfrespecting Briton will ever leave home without his or her “brolly”as the umbrella is known to us.A brolly has hundreds of uses，even on rare rainfree days.A real gentleman of London will use his umbrella as a walking stick.A traditional game of cricket(板球) can be played using an umbrella as a bat(球棒)Nor do you ever have to be afraid of robbersyour umbrella doubles as a defensive weapon.There is no brolly more British than my own.But its not from London or Manchester or anywhere in the UK.It was a gift from my Chinese teacherin Beijing.How fitting that my No.1 symbol of Britishnesslike almost everything in Britain nowadayswas made in China.5The author mentioned her rainy weather experience in Beijing to show that _Amany foreigners have embarrassing moments living in BeijingBthe rain in Beijing is usually much heavier than the rain in LondonCBritish people are more used to rainy weather than Chinese peopleDboth Beijingers and Londoners have unpleasant experiences with sudden rain6The underlined word “This” in the third paragraph refers to “_”Apeople getting extremely wet on rainy daysBsudden rain leading to traffic troublesCpeople being wellprepared on rainy daysDit only raining a dozen times per year7The tone of the article is _AhumorousBoptimisticCobjective Dannoyed8What is the main idea of the article?ABeijingstyle rain and Londonstyle