Getting a workout plan started can be hard. The good news is that you can get an amount of exercise by doing normal everyday activities. If you are looking to lose weight, remember: you need to use more calories(热量) than you take in, so better food choices are the keys. Some ways are common sense, but some might be eye openers!

Talking

Yes, you do burn calories while talking. You can burn about an average(平均的) of 50 calories an hour by talking actually. If you are really into the conversation, you will be less likely to eat much because your mouth will be busy, so you will take in fewer calories. It’s great.

Texting

Yeah, that’s right: texting. If you spend most of your time on the phone, you may be burning calories without even realizing it. The constant movement of your fingers will actually burn calories throughout the day. An hour of straight texting will use up over 100 calories.

Tapping(轻敲) Your Feet

You will want to do this quietly of course so as not to make those around you angry, but it requires energy to tap your feet and move your legs. This is especially helpful if you sit for long periods of the day at a desk.

Indecisive Fashion Sense

If you have trouble deciding what you are going to wear, you will blow through calories pretty quickly. Taking off your clothes only burns 8 calories, but if you change clothes enough in the morning, this can really add up! 

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1.What does the writer think of talking when burning calories?

A Terrible.

B Tiring.

C Useful.

D Just so-so.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“It’s great.”可知，作者认为说话可以消耗热量，这很不错。故选C。

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A Tapping your feet does not help with losing weight.

B Texting burns more calories than talking.

C Taking off your clothes burns no calories.

D Talking causes you to take in more food.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“You can burn about an average of 50 calories per hour by talking actually.”和第三段最后一句“An hour of straight texting will use up over 100 calories.”可知，闲聊一小时平均消耗50卡路里，发信息一小时消耗100多卡路里，因此发信息消耗的热量比说话多。故选B。

3.What does the underlined word “Indecisive” probably mean?

A Unable to chat with someone.

B Slow in becoming successful.

C Quick at planning things.

D Weak in making decisions.

解析：选D。D 词义猜测题。根据第五段第一句的“If you have trouble deciding what you are going to wear, you will blow through calories pretty quickly.”可推断，“indecisive”表示的是在做决定方面有困难。故选D。

4.What is the structure of the passage？ (①=Para.1 ②=Para.2 ③=Para.3 …)

A ①②③/④⑤

B ①/②③④⑤

C ①②③④/⑤

D ①②/③④⑤

解析：选B。B推理判断题。通读全文可知，作者运用了“总——分”的结构，作者在第一段引出话题——有一些非常规方法可以帮助我们燃烧卡路里，作者在第二至五段分别告诉我们这些具体的方法。故选B。

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A Uncommon ways to burn calories.

B Quick ways to lose weight.

C Ways to find your fashion sense.

D Change your ideas about losing weight.

解析：选A。A主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句的“Some ways are common sense, but some might be eye openers!”以及全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了一些不常见的消耗热量的方法。故选A。