Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
Weighing yourself regularly is a wonderful way to stay aware of any significant weight fluctuations. ___1___ , when done too often, this habit can sometimes hurt more than it ___2___
定期称重是了解任何显著体重波动的好方法。然而，如果做得太频繁，这种习惯有时弊大于利。
As for me, weighing myself every day caused me to shift my focus from being generally healthy and physically active, to focusing ___3___ on the scale. That was bad to my overall fitness goals. I had gained weight in the form of muscle mass, but thinking only of ___4___ the number on the scale, I altered my training program. That conflicted with how I needed to train to ___5___ my goals.
I also found that weighing myself daily did not provide an accurate ___6___ of the hard work and progress I was making in the gym. It takes about three weeks to a month to notice significant changes in your weight ___7___ altering your training program. The most ___8___ changes will be observed in skill level, strength and inches lost.
For these ___9___ , I stopped weighing myself every day and switched to a bimonthly weighing schedule ___10___ . Since weight loss is not my goal, it is less important for me to ___11___ my weight each week. Weighing every other week allows me to observe and ___12___ any significant weight changes. That tells me whether I need to ___13___ my trammg program.
I use my bimonthly weigh-in ___14___ to get information about my nutrition as
我利用每两周的称重结果来获取关于我的营养信息。
well. If my training intensity remains the same, but I'm constantly ___15___ and dropping weight, this is a ___16___ that I need to increase my daily caloric intake.
此外。如果我的训练强度保持不变，但我总是感到饥饿且体重下降，这表明我需要增加每日热量摄入。
The ___17___ to stop weighing myself every day has done wonders for my overall health, fitness and well-being. I'm experiencing increased zeal for working out since I no longer carry the burden of a ___18___ morning weigh-in. I've also experienced greater success in achieving my specific fitness goals, ___19___ I'm training according to those goals, not the numbers on a scale.
Rather than ___20___ over the scale, tum your focus to how you look, feel, how your clothes fit and your overall energy level.
与其沉迷于体重秤，不如将注意力转移到你的外表、感觉、衣服的合身程度以及整体精力水平上。
逐题答案与解析
1.
A) Besides
B) Therefore
C) Otherwise
D) However
答案 D
解析逻辑连接。前句肯定“定期称体重很好”，本句紧接 “___ , when done too often, this habit can sometimes hurt more than it helps”，转折引出负面情形，However“然而”最贴切，故选 D。Besides“此外”是并列添加；Therefore“因此”表因果；Otherwise“否则”表条件后果，均不符“先肯定再转折”的语义。
2.
A) helps
B) cares
C) warns
D) reduces
答案 A
解析搭配/语义。hurt more than it helps 是地道对比结构，表“弊大于利”，与上下文“频繁称重利弊”的论调吻合，故选 A。cares“关心”不能与 hurt 对比；warns“警告”、reduces“减少”均无法形成“弊—利”反义对照。
3.
A) initially
B) solely
C) occasionally
D) formally
答案 B
解析副词修饰。本句对比“generally healthy and physically active”与“focusing ___ on the scale”——从“整体健康”转向“只盯秤”，solely“只、单单”最贴合，故选 B。initially“最初”、occasionally“偶尔”、formally“正式地”均不能表达“只盯一处”的极端注意力。
4.
A) recording
B) lowering
C) explaining
D) accepting
答案 B
解析语境推断。前文说作者增重源于增肌（muscle mass），但她“只想着 ___ 秤上的数字”而修改训练——显然“想要降低”体重数字才会与“增肌训练目标”相冲突，故选 B lowering。recording“记录”不引发训练冲突；explaining“解释”、accepting“接受”均与“altered my training program 反着练”不符。
5.
A) modify
B) set
C) review
D) reach
答案 D
解析动宾搭配。reach my goals“达成目标”，与“训练应当为目标服务”的逻辑相符，故选 D。modify“修改目标”与“需要按目标训练”相反；set“设定”应在训练前完成；review“回顾”不构成训练方向。
6.
A) definition
B) depiction
C) distribution
D) prediction
答案 B
解析动宾搭配。an accurate depiction of the hard work and progress——“对努力与进步的准确刻画/反映”，depiction“描绘、反映”最贴切，故选 B。definition“定义”不合“对过程的呈现”；distribution“分布”、prediction“预测”均与“反映现状”一义不符。
7.
A) due to
B) regardless of
C) aside from
D) along with
答案 A
解析短语搭配。“notice significant changes in your weight ___ altering your training program”——体重的显著变化要等到“因调整训练而引起”后大约三到四周才显现，due to“由于”表因果，故选 A。regardless of“无论”表无关；aside from“除……外”表排除；along with“连同”表并列，均不能体现“训练调整→体重变化”的因果链。
8.
A) orderly
B) rigid
C) precise
D) immediate
答案 D
解析语境对比。前句强调体重变化需要 3-4 周才显现，本句对照“The most ___ changes will be observed in skill level, strength and inches lost”——技能、力量、围度等变化才是“最迅速可见”的，immediate“立即/即时的”形成对比，故选 D。orderly“有序的”、rigid“僵硬的”、precise“精确的”均与“时效”这一对比维度无关。
9.
A) claims
B) judgments
C) reasons
D) methods
答案 C
解析上下文回指。前几段列举了每日称重的多重弊端；本段开头“For these ___ , I stopped weighing myself every day”——基于上述这些“原因”，作者停止了每天称重，reasons 与前文论据呼应，故选 C。claims“主张”、judgments“判断”、methods“方法”均不能回指“弊端事实”。
10.
A) instead
B) though
C) again
D) indeed
答案 A
解析副词。“stopped weighing every day and switched to a bimonthly weighing schedule ___”——“改而采用两周一次”，instead“反而、改为”最贴切，故选 A。though“尽管”表让步；again“再一次”不合；indeed“确实”是语气强调，均与“切换方案”不符。
11.
A) track
B) overlook
C) conceal
D) report
答案 A
解析动宾搭配。track my weight“追踪体重变化”，与“减重不是目标 → 没必要每周追踪”的逻辑闭环，故选 A。overlook“忽视”过强；conceal“隐瞒”不合个人健身语境；report“汇报”需向第三方报告，与“自我监测”不符。
12.
A) depend on
B) approve of
C) hold onto
D) account for
答案 D
解析短语搭配。observe and ___ any significant weight changes——“观察并解释/说明显著的体重变化”，account for“解释、说明”与 observe 形成自然递进，故选 D。depend on“依赖”、approve of“赞成”、hold onto“保留”均不能与“显著变化”构成“观察—说明”的认知链。
13.
A) share
B) adjust
C) confi皿
D) prepare
答案 B
解析动宾搭配。“whether I need to ___ my training program”——根据观察到的体重变化决定是否“调整”训练计划，adjust 与全文“按目标灵活训练”一致，故选 B。share“分享”训练计划与自我评估无关；C 项 confi皿 系 OCR 残形（疑为 confirm），即便补全也不及 adjust 切合“按结果改方案”的语义；prepare“准备”是前置动作，与“依结果再决定”错位。
解析语义推断。本句“If my training intensity remains the same, but I’m constantly ___ and dropping weight”后文紧接“need to increase my daily caloric intake”——“持续饥饿并掉秤”才会指向“热量摄入不足”，hungry 最贴切，故选 C。bored“无聊”、anxious“焦虑”、sick“生病”均与“需要增加热量摄入”这一营养结论的因果链不符。
解析近义复现。前文“I stopped weighing myself every day”是作者主动选择，本空“The ___ to stop weighing myself every day”回指该选择，decision“决定”最贴切，故选 C。request“请求”、necessity“必要性”、wish“愿望”均不能描述“已采取的行动”。
18.
A) disappointing
B) surprising
C) restricting
D) consuming
答案 A
解析语义推断。原文承认“no longer carry the burden of a ___ morning weigh-in”——之前每日称重带来负担，体现在数字常常令人沮丧，disappointing“令人失望的”与“burden”自然联系，故选 A。surprising“惊讶”、restricting“受限”、consuming“耗费”均不能解释每日称重为何是“负担”。
19.
A) if
B) unless
C) until
D) because
答案 D
解析连接词。本句“greater success in achieving my specific fitness goals, ___ I’m training according to those goals, not the numbers on a scale”——后半给出取得成功的原因，because“因为”最贴切，故选 D。if/unless 表条件、until 表时间终点，均无法构成此处因果关系。
20.
A) obsessing
B) dominating
C) puzzling
D) triumphing
答案 A
解析搭配+主旨收束。obsess over the scale 表“执着/纠结于秤上的数字”，与全文反对“数字偏执”的主题一致，故选 A。dominating over“主宰”用法不当；puzzling over“困惑”侧重智力不解；triumphing over“战胜”与“放下执念”相反。