【Ifyouthinkthatrunningmarathonswillhelpyoulivealongandhealthylife,newresearchmaycomeasashock.Accordingtoarecentscientificstudy,peoplewhodoaverystrenuousworkoutareaslikelytodieaspeoplewhodonoexerciseata】
Ifyouthinkthatrunningmarathonswillhelpyoulivealongandhealthylife,newresearchmaycomeasashock.Accordingtoarecentscientificstudy,peoplewhodoaverystrenuousworkoutareaslikelytodieaspeoplewhodonoexerciseatall.
ScientistsinDenmarkhavebeenstudyingover1,000joggersandnon-joggersfor12years.Thedeathratesfromthesamplegroupindicatethatpeoplewhojogatamoderatepacetwoorthreetimesaweekforlessthantwoandahalfhoursintotalareleastlikelytodie.Thebestspeedtojogatwasfoundtobeabout5milesperhour.Theresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewhojogmorethanthreetimesaweekorathigherspeedsofover7mphdieatthesamerateasnon-joggers.Thescientiststhinkthatthisisbecausestrenuousexercisecausesstructuralchangestotheheartandarteries(动脉).Overtime,thiscancauseseriousinjuries.
PeterSchnohr,aresearcherinCopenhagen,said,"Ifyourgoalistodecreaseriskofdeathandimprovelifeexpectancy,joggingafewtimesaweekatamoderatepaceisagoodstrategy.Anythingmoreisnotjustunnecessary,anditmaybeharmful."
Theimplicationsofthisarethatmoderateformsofexercisesuchast'aichi,yogaandbriskwalkingmaybebetterforusthan"ironman"events,triathlonsandlong-distancerunningandcycling.AccordingtoJacobLouisMarott,anotherresearcherinvolvedinthestudy,"Youdon'tactuallyhavetodothatmuchtohaveagoodimpactonyourhealth.Andperhapsyoushouldn'tactuallydotoomuch."
29.Theunderlinedword"strenuous"inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto"___".
A.hard B.regular C.practical D.flexible
30.TheauthorpresentssomefiguresinParagraph2to___.
A.suggestgivingupjogging B.showrisksofdoingsports
C.providesupportiveevidence D.introducetheresearchprocess
31.Accordingtothescientists,whyistoomuchexercise harmful?___
A.Itmayinjuretheheartandarteries.
B.Itcanmakethebodytiredout.
C.Itwillbringmuchpressure.
D.Itconsumestoomuchenergy.
32.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?___
A.Noexerciseatallisthebestch

