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Speed walking has now become part of my daily routine for six years.I am always keen to do it regularly without a break.Even though I am neither a physician nor a specialist in medical science, I am fully aware that exercise, especially speed walking, helps maintain health and lowers the chance of falling ill.
I urge everybody to speed walk on a daily basis, with one day off a week, or at least to do it three times a week.I managed to burn around 17 kg of fat after taking up speed walking.This should also be accompanied with a change in diet.We need to reduce how much we eat and avoid junk food, sweets and carbonate drinks.Reducing the amount of food we eat in the evening by around 80 percent and increasing how much water we drink are also good practice.Overeating should also be avoided.
I usually walk at a speed of 1 km per 8.5 minutes.It will initially make you tired.However, over time it will become a habit and an addiction.
This type of exercise will help you mentally, will also help you sleep and give you an appetite.It will make you physically fit and help burn fat.Speed walking makes you healthy and everyone can find time to walk.The problem is that some people do not plan their days and do not, therefore, find time.We can gain health and social benefits from speed walking.It will help change our lifestyles, fight diabetes, obesity and other illnesses.
Arguments such as “I am too old and obese to walk” do not hold_water.People of any age who speed walk will see the benefits within a couple of months.Walking outdoors is ideal and it is best done in the company of friends.
语篇解读：本文是说明文。每天坚持快走被越来越多的人作为日常锻炼的一种方法。快走不仅可以减去身上多余的脂肪、走出好的身材，还可以预防疾病、走出健康。
1．What can be the best title for the passage?
A．Benefits of speed walking
B．My success in reducing weight
C．The history of speed walking
D．Tips on how to keep healthy
解析：选A 标题归纳题。作者在文中介绍了快走的益处，并且通过自身的实例进行说明，故选A。
2．It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that ________.
A．speed walking possibly leads to an eating disorder
B．many people are too busy to have a fast walk every day
C．more calories and fat will result in serious illnesses
D．speed walking can effectively cure kinds of diseases
解析：选C 推理判断题。依据第四段的第二句可知，快走有助于燃烧脂肪；依据尾句可知，快走会帮助改变我们的生活方式，有助于抵抗糖尿病、肥胖和其他疾病。由此可推知，过多的热量和脂肪会导致疾病发生。
3．What does the underlined part “hold water” mean?
A．Have a drink. B．Make sense.
C．Work out. D．Build up.
解析：选B 词义猜测题。依据下文可知，不管多大年龄的人，在快走几个月后就会看到快走的益处。因此此处指那些人说自己太老太胖而不能快走是没有意义的。
