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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C 和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 What is better for you? Exercising in the great outdoors, or signing up for a gym? To try and find out, the guardian was invited to spend a month working with fitness and sports psychology experts at University of Bath and the National Trust. The concept was that participants—including me—would spend alternate weeks exercising in a gym and on National Trust land. The first week was spent on the exercise bikes, rowing machines and treadmills (跑步机) in a gym at Bath. Getting started at the gym was easy. There was a nice community too. People are gently joking and encouraging each other. On the downside, it was hard to ignore the background noise of dance and pop music. And all the machines faced screens showing music videos, rolling news and sports channels. Not a place to get away from it all. So it was a relief in week two to head for the hills of Dyrham, a National Trust parkland full of birds and deer. Weeks three and four followed the same pattern. The diaries I had kept, questionnaires I had filled in, and heart monitors I had worn, were then analyzed by scientists from University of Bath. The findings surprise me a bit. The heart monitors showed I had consumed a similar amount of energy whether exercising in the gym or outdoors. But fitness expert Martyn Standage was most interested in the fact that on the days when my exercise had been done outside, I used more energy through the rest of the day. Standage said this fitted with studies that suggest working out in the outdoors leads to a greater feeling of vitality (活力). Jo Barton, who specializes in studying outdoor exercise, suggested that working out in the fresh air could be "life-changing". "Exercising in nature lifts your mood and increases your self-respect," she said. My verdict? It was more fun outside but sometimes more convenient to get to the gym. A bit of both may be the way forward. （1） Which shows the author's exercise pattern in the four weeks? A . in the gym → in the outdoors → in the gym → in the outdoors B . in the outdoors → in the outdoors → in the gym → in the gym C . in the gym → in the gym → in the outdoors → in the outdoors D . in the outdoors → in the gym → in the outdoors → in the gym （2） What can we infer about the author? A . He used more energy when exercising indoors. B . He felt more energetic after exercising outdoors. C . He was very tired after finishing daily exercise. D . He summarized the findings after the experiment. （3） What was Barton' s attitude to outdoor exercise? A . Uncaring. B . Doubtful. C . Tolerant. D . Supportive. （4） The underlined word "verdict" in the last paragraph can be interpreted as                 . A . opinion B . concern C . chance D . challenge 答案： A B D A

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