Question

Alexis Rocha is a 13-year-old boy from California, US. He weighs 147 pounds (67 kg). But six months ago, he weighed more than 202 pounds (91 kg). How did he lose all that weight in only half a year?
“One day, I was surprised to find that I weighed about 200 pounds,” Rocha says. “I thought I had to do something.”
Rocha is from a boxing (拳擊) family—his father and two older brothers are professional boxers. So he decided to start boxing. He began with simple exercises, like sit-ups and push-ups (俯臥撐). Then Rocha started jogging(慢跑). “No kid likes running,” he says. “I don’t want to do it, either, but I have no choice but to keep on.”
Months later, Rocha joined a boxing club in his city. He is always the first kid at the club to begin exercising, and the last to leave with sweat (汗水) on his face. Every day he boxes for about three hours.
“Rocha works very hard,” says his coach, Hector Lopez. “It’s surprising to see him lose the pounds so quickly. I’ve never seen anything like this in my 20 years of coaching.”
Rocha is very happy with his weight now. There is a family photo in his room from 18 months ago. “Each time I look at the photo, I laugh at myself. I was so big back then,” Rocha says. “I look 100 times thinner and 1,000 times stronger now.”

1. 1.
   How much weight did Rocha lose in six months?
   1. A.
      At least 24 pounds
   2. B.
      At least 30 pounds.　　
   3. C.
      At least 55 pounds
2. 2.
   Rocha said he had no choice but to keep on running because_______
   1. A.
      he liked running very much
   2. B.
      he wanted to be thin and strong
   3. C.
      he wanted to be a professional boxer
3. 3.
   What makes Coach Hector Lopez surprised?
   1. A.
      Rocha lost weight so quickly
   2. B.
      Rocha was so fat 18 months ago
   3. C.
      Rocha comes from a boxing family
4. 4.
   What’s the correct order of the following sentences?
   a. He did some sit-ups and push-ups.
   b. He lost the pounds quickly.
   c. He joined a boxing club.
   d. He began running.
   f. He boxed for about three hours every day
   1. A.
      a-d-c-f-b
   2. B.
      d-a-f-c-b
   3. C.
      a-d-f-c-b
5. 5.
   The writer mainly wants to tell us _______
   1. A.
      Rocha is a hardworking boy
   2. B.
      it is important to get exercise
   3. C.
      everything is possible if you work hard

Answer 1

CBAAC
文章講的是Alexis Rocha在六個月中如何減肥成功的事，告訴我們只要努力任何事都有可能。
1. C 細節題。六個月前他是more than 202 pounds (91 kg)，現在是He weighs 147 pounds (67 kg)，故至少減了202－147＝55磅，選C。
2. B 根據“One day, I was surprised to find that I weighed about 200 pounds,” Rocha says. “I thought I had to do something.”可知他發現自己的體重太重了，所以想通過跑步來減肥。A答案錯誤，文章說“No kid likes running,” he says. “I don’t want to do it, either可知他并不喜歡跑步，選B。
3. A 細節題的考查。我們找到他的教練講的話：It’s surprising to see him lose the pounds so quickly，故他吃驚的是Alexis Rocha體重的快速減少，選A。
4. A 此題是排序題，考查時間的先后。根據文章，首選他是做sit-ups and push-ups (俯臥撐)，接著是started jogging(慢跑)，然后是joined a boxing club（加入拳擊俱樂部），再是在俱樂部練習boxes for about three hours，最后體重快速減少，故選A。
5. C 此題是考查文章的主旨，通過講Alexis Rocha減肥的經歷，告訴我們任何事情都有可能。A與B只是文章的一個方面，不能全面概況全文，選C。