Peter Schoderbek was heavy his whole life, but by the time he graduated from university, his weight had ballooned to 442 pounds.

Having studied forestry (林业学), Peter realized that he wouldn’t be able to keep up with the strict demands of that line of work without losing weight. As soon as he graduated, he decided to get healthy. “In that field, you’re out in the woods all day walking around,” Peter said. “I started to realize you’re not going to be able to do anything like this as a job one day if you’re like this, so I decided to start dieting pretty hard.”

Peter started by eliminating fast food, and restaurant food in general. Instead, he prepared his meals at home, focusing on fresh fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins (瘦蛋白). He also started exercising, even after long days spent hiking at work.

He also decided to add an exercise friend to his life by adopting a puppy! Peter says he chose a beagle (比格犬) for his companion because they have a lot of energy and will force him to get up off the sofa to take walks. Now he and Toby are out and about every day, and the weight has fallen off.

Peter now weighs 239 pounds, over 200 pounds gone! He plans to continue to lose weight and exercise his muscles, encouraging others to do the same. “If I can do it, you can do it,” Peter said. He wants to challenge people to walk 20,000 steps every day.

We hope Peter’s story encourages everyone to look at the bad habits they’ve created and make positive changes for the future!

1.What inspired Peter to lose weight?

A His university life.

B His job requirement.

C His lovely dog.

D His exercise friend.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Having studied forestry, Peter realized that he wouldn’t be able to keep up with the strict demands of that line of work without losing weight.”可知，彼得是在学林业学之后意识到，如果不减肥，他将无法跟上这一行业的严格要求的。即工作要求他减肥。故选B。

2.What does the underlined word “eliminating” mean?

A Increasing.

B Removing.

C Choosing.

D Recovering.

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据划线部分后文“Instead”可知，彼得开始不吃快餐，也不吃餐馆里的食物，相反，他在家自己做饭，主要吃新鲜水果、蔬菜和瘦肉蛋白。由此推断，划线单词表示意为“排除、根除”。故选B。

3.How does Peter encourage himself to keep moving?

A By changing his diet.

B By working hard.

C By keep a pet dog.

D By awarding himself.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据倒数第三段第二句“Peter says he chose a beagle for his companion because they have a lot of energy and will force him to get up off the sofa to take walks.”可知，彼得选择养一只比格犬作为他的锻炼伙伴，因为比格犬精力充沛，会迫使他少坐并出门散步。故选C。

4.What does the author think of Peter’s story?

A Inspiring.

B Ordinary.

C Unexpected.

D Reasonable.

解析：选A。A观点态度题。根据文章最后一段可知，作者希望彼得的故事能鼓励每个人正视自己的坏习惯，并为未来做出积极的改变。由此可知，作者认为彼得的故事是激励人的。故选A。