Passage 11（2019 •浙江省宁波市）
阅读下面材料, 将图片所示步骤(A-D) 与第31-34小题相应的文字匹配, 并完成第35小题。
Some experts believe that burpee (立卧撑) is the best exercise in the world because this exercise is one that anyone can do very easily and extremely cheaply.
How to perform the basic burpee correctly:
 
31. _________ Keep your back straight, squat (下蹲) down and place your hands on the floor.
32. _________ Begin in a standing position with your back straight and your arms at your sides.
33. _________ Bring your feat back to the squat position by placing your hands on the floor. Then jump straight up as high as you can after the squat position  holding your arms up directly overyour head.
34. ______ Move your feet back behind you, so that you move from a squat position to a full--length leg extension. Keep both arms and legs straight and strong.
35. As a form of exercise, the burpee is ________________.
A. difficult and boring B. useful but difficult
C. simple and inexpensive D. simple but expensive
【答案与解析】
【文章大意】一些专家认为立卧撑是世界上最好的运动，这种运动任何人都可以做，它非常简单，也不需要花钱买运动器材。那么怎样正确做这个运动呢？这篇短文给我们进行了详细的讲解。
31. B  根据句意Keep your back straight, squat (下蹲) down and place your hands on the floor.“保持背部挺直，蹲下来，双手放在地板上”。观察图片可知应该是B。
32. A  根据句意Begin in a standing position with your back straight and your arms at your sides.“从站立开始，背部挺直，双臂放在身体两侧”，结合图片可知应该是A。
33. D  根据动作的描述Bring your feat back to the squat position by placing your hands on the floor. Then jump straight up as high as you can after the squat position, holding your arms up directly over your head.“双手放在地板上，将你的动作恢复到蹲姿。然后在蹲姿结束后，尽可能向上跳，双臂举过头顶”，仔细观察图片可知应该是D。
34. C  根据对动作的描述Move your feet back behind you, so that you move from a squat position to a full--length leg extension. Keep both arms and legs straight and strong.“把你的脚移到身后，这样你就可以从蹲着的姿势移到伸直的腿。保持手臂和腿伸直”，结合图片可知应是C。
35. C  根据短文第一句话Some experts believe that burpee (立卧撑) is the best exercise in the world because this exercise is one that anyone can do very easily and extremely cheaply.可知，立卧撑这个运动做起来非常容易，任何人都可以做，而且非常的便宜。故C选项simple and inexpensive“简单而且不贵”，是正确的，选C。
【点睛】这篇短文给我们详细介绍了立卧撑这个运动的正确做法。短文主题明确，结构清晰。第一段先说明这个运动非常简单、便宜；第二段点明文章主旨How to perform the basic burpee correctly“怎样正确地完成立卧撑的基本动作”；下面分成四个步骤进行具体的介绍，并配上了适当的图片，可以让我们更清楚地看到。题型是任务型阅读，前四个题目要求将图片对应到适当的位置，这几个题目需要学生们仔细阅读后面的介绍，理解他们的意思，并且仔细观察图片。例如第1小题，根据句意Keep your back straight, squat (下蹲) down and place your hands on the floor.“保持背部挺直，蹲下来，双手放在地板上”。观察图片可知应该是B。第5小题是一个细节理解题，根据短文第一段的内容可知答案，这个题目使用了同义异构，simple与原文的easily同义；inexpensive与原文的cheaply同义。