Money, or the lack of it, changes everything, and that includes how people will be working out in 2010.
In these belt-tightening times1, cost-conscious workouts(鍛煉)at home and at the gym topped the list of fitness trends for this year in a survey, followed2by shorter, more time-efficient regimens, such as3boot camp(強(qiáng)力集中訓(xùn)練) and circuit training.
"People are looking4for ways to accomplish as much as possible with as little5time and money as necessary," said Cedric X. Bryant, chief science officer of the American Council on Exercise (ACE), which conducted the online poll of fitness professionals.
"Last year money was on the list but this6year the majority of the respondents put7it as one of the top," he added.
Bryant said some 600 ACE-certified fitness8professionals responded to the annual poll9, which the non-profit organization has been conducting for a decade.
Other money-saving measures10, such as the shift from personal training sessions to small group training11classes and in-home workouts12using smaller, more portable equipment, also made the list.
"Personal trainers are seeing they've got to respond to market needs13. Working with two to four clients at a14time they can charge less15but still get their hourly fee," Bryant said.
Boot-camp workouts and circuit training, both of which burn16calories while building strength and endurance(持久性), will be among the most popular trends in 2010, as time-constrained(受壓制的) consumers17seek shorter, more intense activities.
One bright spot is the rise of exergaming-type systems, like Nintendo's Wii Sports, Wii Fit and the PC-based Dancetown. Bryant says the fitness-based video games are turning up18in health clubs and senior centers.
Functional training workouts, which are geared to improving the quality of life and the ability to perform everyday tasks, will remain strong19, and the use of computerized tracking and online training and scheduling tools will increase20in the coming year.

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ABCDA CBDAA BBCDA BCACC
本文通過(guò)一項(xiàng)調(diào)查說(shuō)明了錢左右著人們的健身方式。完成本完形填空時(shí)，我們應(yīng)把生活中的金融危機(jī)這個(gè)實(shí)際和作者的思路邏輯聯(lián)系起來(lái)。
1. A 檢測(cè)名詞的含義辨析及準(zhǔn)確理解應(yīng)用。聯(lián)系上下文的語(yǔ)境，及日常生活中的常識(shí)，我們?nèi)菀淄评沓鲞@一句的語(yǔ)境是：在當(dāng)下需要勒緊褲腰帶過(guò)日子的時(shí)期，人們將在家和健身房用省錢的方法健身列為首選，緊接著是如強(qiáng)力訓(xùn)練和循環(huán)訓(xùn)練這種更省時(shí)間的強(qiáng)化鍛煉方式。我們?nèi)菀着袛喑龃颂帒?yīng)該填上表示時(shí)期時(shí)代之意的名詞，這四個(gè)詞中只有A項(xiàng)（times：時(shí)代）有這樣的意思。BCD項(xiàng)依次分別所表達(dá)的意思是：數(shù)年，數(shù)世紀(jì)，社會(huì)，很明顯放在這兒都不能使句意通順，故我們選擇A項(xiàng)為最佳答案。
2. B考查動(dòng)詞過(guò)去分詞的含義理解及在語(yǔ)言邏輯方面的準(zhǔn)確應(yīng)用。由上一題的分析我們不難看出此處應(yīng)該填上表示緊接著之意的動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去分詞，用它來(lái)和by搭配，構(gòu)成表示由……緊跟著，由……緊接著等這樣的意思，也即是B項(xiàng)（follow:跟在，跟著），而其余ACD項(xiàng)依次分別所表達(dá)的意思是：抓住，覆蓋，實(shí)施，這些詞語(yǔ)所表示的意思都和這兒的語(yǔ)言邏輯及語(yǔ)境不相契合，故我們選擇B項(xiàng)為最佳答案。
3. C 檢測(cè)介詞短語(yǔ)的含義的準(zhǔn)確記憶與理解英語(yǔ)。由第一題的分析我們很容易確定此處應(yīng)該填上表示例如之意的介詞短語(yǔ)，也即是C項(xiàng)（such as :例如），而BD項(xiàng)依次分別所表達(dá)的意思是：換句話說(shuō)，也就是說(shuō)，其實(shí)它們兩個(gè)意思一樣，至于A項(xiàng)，根本就沒(méi)這樣的搭配，故C項(xiàng)為準(zhǔn)確答案。
4. D考查動(dòng)詞現(xiàn)在分詞的含義辨析及在語(yǔ)言邏輯方面的準(zhǔn)確應(yīng)用。經(jīng)過(guò)分析，語(yǔ)意是：人們一直在尋找能盡量少花時(shí)間、少花錢，達(dá)到最好的效果的方法。我們?nèi)菀淄评沓龃颂帒?yīng)該填上表示尋找之意的動(dòng)詞現(xiàn)在分詞，而A項(xiàng)和for搭配后，所表達(dá)的意思是：把……當(dāng)做……，而其余BC兩項(xiàng)依次分別所表達(dá)的意思是：發(fā)展，打開，通常也不會(huì)和for搭配，再者即使搭配起來(lái)，這些詞語(yǔ)所表示的意思都和這兒的語(yǔ)言邏輯不相適宜，顯得不倫不類，故我們選擇D項(xiàng)為最佳答案。
5. A 檢測(cè)形容詞的含義的準(zhǔn)確記憶與理解辨析及在語(yǔ)言邏輯方面的合理應(yīng)用。由上一題的分析我們不難發(fā)現(xiàn)此處應(yīng)該填上表示少之意的形容詞來(lái)修飾time，D項(xiàng)(少)的具有很大的迷惑性，但是它用來(lái)修飾可數(shù)名詞，而time(時(shí)間)是不可數(shù)名詞，故用A項(xiàng)來(lái)修飾。而其余BC兩項(xiàng)依次分別所表達(dá)的意思是：很多（修飾不可數(shù)名詞），很多（修飾可數(shù)名詞），這樣的意思和這兒要表達(dá)的意思剛好相反，當(dāng)然不對(duì)了，故我們選擇A項(xiàng)為最佳答案。
6. C檢測(cè)指示代詞的含義辨析及在語(yǔ)言邏輯方面的準(zhǔn)確應(yīng)用。聯(lián)系上下文的語(yǔ)境，我們?nèi)菀淄评沓鲞@一句的語(yǔ)境是：去年，錢被列為需要考慮的因素，但今年大部分受訪者將其列為最重要的考慮因素之一，我們不難看出此處應(yīng)該填上表示這之意的代詞，和year一起表示今年這樣的意思，也即是C項(xiàng)，而其余ABD項(xiàng)依次分別所表達(dá)的意思是：那個(gè)，下一個(gè)，先前的，很明顯放在這兒都都不符合此處的上下文之間語(yǔ)言邏輯，也不能使句意通順，故我們選擇C項(xiàng)為最佳答案。
7. B 考查動(dòng)詞的含義辨析及在語(yǔ)言邏輯方面的準(zhǔn)確應(yīng)用。由上一題的分析我們不難看出此處應(yīng)該填上的詞應(yīng)和后面的as一起構(gòu)成動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)，并且表示把……歸為…….，把……列為……，之意，這四個(gè)詞中只有B項(xiàng)（put：放，擱置）有這樣的意思，而其余ACD三項(xiàng)依次分別所表達(dá)的意思是：管理，嘗試，組織，這些詞語(yǔ)所表示的意思都和這兒的語(yǔ)言邏輯不相契合，故我們選擇B項(xiàng)為最佳答案。
8. D 檢測(cè)名詞的含義辨析及在語(yǔ)言邏輯方面的準(zhǔn)確應(yīng)用。聯(lián)系上下文的語(yǔ)境，我們?nèi)菀淄评沓鲞@一句的語(yǔ)境是：約600名經(jīng)美國(guó)鍛煉協(xié)會(huì)認(rèn)證的保健專業(yè)人士參與了這一年度調(diào)查。之所以是保健專業(yè)人士，是因?yàn)槿恼撌龅亩际侨藗兓ㄥX來(lái)鍛煉，當(dāng)然是為了保持身體健康，對(duì)從事這樣專業(yè)的人士進(jìn)行調(diào)查更具有意義，而其余ABC項(xiàng)依次分別所表達(dá)的意思是：藥，培訓(xùn)，經(jīng)濟(jì)，很明顯放在這兒都不能使句意通順，故D項(xiàng)為準(zhǔn)確答案。
9. A檢測(cè)名詞的含義辨析及在語(yǔ)言邏輯方面的準(zhǔn)確應(yīng)用。由上一題的分析我們不難看出此處應(yīng)該填上表示調(diào)查之意的名詞，也即是A項(xiàng)，BCD項(xiàng)依次分別所表達(dá)的意思是：會(huì)議，觀察，接待，其中C項(xiàng)的具有很大的迷惑性，但是全文是建立在調(diào)查之上的，前文已經(jīng)有了提示，故我們選擇A項(xiàng)為最佳答案。
10. A 檢測(cè)名詞的含義的準(zhǔn)確記憶與理解辨析。聯(lián)系上下文的語(yǔ)境，及日常生活中的常識(shí)（當(dāng)人們沒(méi)有錢來(lái)進(jìn)行高級(jí)而昂貴的鍛煉時(shí)，自然要轉(zhuǎn)向花費(fèi)較少的鍛煉方式），我們?nèi)菀淄评沓鲞@一句的語(yǔ)境是：其他省錢辦法包括從個(gè)人課程轉(zhuǎn)為集體課，以及使用更小更便攜的器材在家鍛煉等也在調(diào)查的列表里。不難看出此處應(yīng)該填上表示方式辦法之意的名詞，也即是B項(xiàng)，而其余ACD項(xiàng)依次分別所表達(dá)的意思是：進(jìn)程，政策，系統(tǒng)，這些詞語(yǔ)所表示的意思都和這兒的語(yǔ)言邏輯不相吻合，故我們選擇A項(xiàng)為最佳答案。
11. B 檢測(cè)動(dòng)名詞的含義的準(zhǔn)確記憶與理解應(yīng)用。由上一題的分析我們不難看出前面有私人培訓(xùn)課程，那么此處應(yīng)該填上表示小組培訓(xùn)課程（training：培訓(xùn)）之意的動(dòng)名詞，也即是B項(xiàng)，而其余ACD項(xiàng)依次分別所表達(dá)的意思是：講話，鍛煉，處理，其中C項(xiàng)的具有很大的迷惑性，但是為了和前面的結(jié)構(gòu)相一致，我們選擇B項(xiàng)為最佳答案。
12. B 檢測(cè)名詞的含義辨析及在語(yǔ)言邏輯方面的準(zhǔn)確應(yīng)用。由第10題的分析我們不難看出此處應(yīng)該填上表示鍛煉之意的名詞，這四個(gè)詞中只有B項(xiàng)有這樣的意思，而其余ACD項(xiàng)依次分別所表達(dá)的意思是：工作，休息，比賽，這些意思在這兒都不符合此處的上下文之間語(yǔ)言邏輯，故B項(xiàng)為準(zhǔn)確答案。
13. C 檢測(cè)名詞的含義的準(zhǔn)確記憶與理解及邏輯應(yīng)用。聯(lián)系上下文的語(yǔ)境，及日常生活中的常識(shí)(私人培訓(xùn)者因?yàn)樯倭伺嘤?xùn)對(duì)象也得考慮自己的需求)，我們?nèi)菀淄评沓鲞@一句的語(yǔ)境是：私人教練覺(jué)得必須針對(duì)市場(chǎng)需求形勢(shì)做出相應(yīng)的回應(yīng)，進(jìn)行調(diào)整。我們?nèi)菀状_定此處應(yīng)該填上表示需求之意的名詞，ABD項(xiàng)依次分別所表達(dá)的意思是：變化，價(jià)格，習(xí)慣，很明顯放在這兒都不能使句意通順，只有C項(xiàng)（need：需求）有這樣的意思，故C項(xiàng)為準(zhǔn)確答案。
14. D 檢測(cè)名詞詞組的含義辨析及在語(yǔ)言邏輯方面的準(zhǔn)確應(yīng)用。聯(lián)系上下文的語(yǔ)境，由上一題的分析，我們?nèi)菀淄评沓鲞@一句的語(yǔ)境是：他們可以一次同時(shí)輔導(dǎo)兩到四個(gè)客戶，這樣可以收較少的收費(fèi)，但仍可以保證收入。顯然，此處應(yīng)該和time一起構(gòu)成短語(yǔ)并且表示一次之意，這四個(gè)詞中只有D項(xiàng)有這樣的意思。而其余ABC項(xiàng)依次分別和time搭配之后所表達(dá)的意思是：一段時(shí)間，沒(méi)有時(shí)間，任何時(shí)間，這些短語(yǔ)語(yǔ)所表示的意思都和這兒的語(yǔ)言邏輯不相契合，故我們選擇D項(xiàng)為最佳答案。
15. A 檢測(cè)形容詞比較級(jí)的含義的準(zhǔn)確記憶與理解辨析應(yīng)用。由上一題的分析我們不難看出此處應(yīng)該填上表示較少的之意的形容詞的比較級(jí)，并且代指錢，也即是A項(xiàng)，而其余BCD項(xiàng)依次分別所表達(dá)的意思是：較少的（代指可數(shù)名詞），較多的，很多的，其中B項(xiàng)的容易讓人上當(dāng)，但是這些意思在這兒都不符合此處的上下文之間語(yǔ)言邏輯，故A項(xiàng)為準(zhǔn)確答案。
16. B 考查動(dòng)詞的含義辨析及在語(yǔ)言邏輯方面的準(zhǔn)確應(yīng)用。經(jīng)過(guò)分析，語(yǔ)意是：由于人們時(shí)間緊迫，耗時(shí)少、強(qiáng)度大的健身活動(dòng)更受青睞，2010年最受歡迎的健身項(xiàng)目將是強(qiáng)力瘦身訓(xùn)練和循環(huán)訓(xùn)練，這兩種方式既可以燃燒脂肪，又可以增強(qiáng)力量和耐力。我們?nèi)菀淄评沓龃颂帒?yīng)該填上表示燃燒之意的動(dòng)詞，也即是B項(xiàng)，而其余ACD項(xiàng)依次分別所表達(dá)的意思是：生產(chǎn)，剪切，加上，很明顯放在這兒都不能使句意通順，故B項(xiàng)為準(zhǔn)確答案。
17. C 檢測(cè)名詞的含義辨析及在語(yǔ)言邏輯方面的準(zhǔn)確應(yīng)用。由上一題的分析我們不難看出此處應(yīng)該填上表示進(jìn)行鍛煉的人們，其實(shí)就是這些鍛煉活動(dòng)的消費(fèi)者（C項(xiàng)：consumers），而其余ABD項(xiàng)依次分別所表達(dá)的意思是：專業(yè)人士，學(xué)生，培訓(xùn)者，都不符合此處的上下文之間語(yǔ)言邏輯，故C項(xiàng)為準(zhǔn)確答案。
18. A 考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)的含義辨析及在語(yǔ)言邏輯方面的準(zhǔn)確應(yīng)用。我們?nèi)菀淄评沓鲞@一句的語(yǔ)境是：健身類視頻游戲越來(lái)越多地出現(xiàn)在健康俱樂(lè)部和老人中心，不難看出此處應(yīng)該填上表示出現(xiàn)之意的動(dòng)詞詞組，這四個(gè)詞的意思分別依次是：變大或出現(xiàn)，變小或拒絕，轉(zhuǎn)身或繞過(guò)，結(jié)果是�？磥�(lái)只有A項(xiàng)有這樣的意思。故我們選擇A項(xiàng)為最佳答案。
19. C 檢測(cè)形容詞的含義的準(zhǔn)確記憶與理解。聯(lián)系上下文的語(yǔ)境，及日常生活中的常識(shí)，我們?nèi)菀淄评沓鲞@一句的語(yǔ)境是：以功能性訓(xùn)練為目的的健身將繼續(xù)保持強(qiáng)勁勢(shì)頭，此處應(yīng)該填上表示強(qiáng)勁之意的形容詞，這四個(gè)詞中只有C項(xiàng)有這樣的意思。而其余ABD項(xiàng)依次分別所表達(dá)的意思是：虛弱的，有用的，可能的，很明顯放在這兒都不能使句意通順，故我們選擇C項(xiàng)為最佳答案。
20. C 考查動(dòng)詞的含義辨析及在語(yǔ)言邏輯方面的準(zhǔn)確應(yīng)用。聯(lián)系上下文的語(yǔ)境，我們?nèi)菀淄评沓鲞@一句的語(yǔ)境是：此外，計(jì)算機(jī)跟蹤、在線訓(xùn)練和排程工具的使用在來(lái)年也會(huì)增加。這四個(gè)詞中只有C項(xiàng)是增加之意的動(dòng)詞。而其余ABD項(xiàng)依次分別所表達(dá)的意思是：減少，出現(xiàn)，想要，很明顯放在這兒都不能使句意通順，故我們選擇C項(xiàng)為最佳答案。
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A．Every technology product costs an average of $252.
B．Consumers are spending $252 more on technology products than last year.
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D．The hardware of the iPad Mini.
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