专题06 阅读理解（说明文）15篇【2025高频考点】-冲刺2025年高考英语演练 （广东专用)

专题06 阅读理解（说明文）15篇【2025高频考点】-冲刺2025年高考英语演练 （广东专用） （2025·广东清远·二模）If walking is part of your exercise routine, you might want to try stopping to smell the roses once in a while along your route, a new study suggests. Researchers in Italy found short periods of walking might actually give your metabolism (新陈代谢) more of a workout than walking the same distance without a break. Francesco Luciano, the lead researcher, and his team explain that using long, continuous walking to calculate energy consumption “significantly diminishes the metabolic cost of short-duration walks.” This is meaningful not only for people who are trying to burn off more of their energy, but also for people who might be trying to conserve it. This may also be important information for programs designed to help prevent people losing weight while still getting the benefits of exercise, like eating disorder treatment programs. It’s important to note these findings are based on a pretty small sample size of just 10healthy participants — 5 male, 5 female — all around 27 years of age, so the results may not be representative of a broader population. For the study, each participant walked on a stair climber for 10, 30, 60, 90, and 240seconds, and in a separate experiment, walked for those same periods on a treadmill (跑步机).The research team measured how much oxygen participants used, on average, when they were at rest before the experiments, and then again after the walking. Oxygen consumption is often used to measure how much energy is being used during exercise. “Our findings show that the time-averaged oxygen consumption and metabolic cost are greater for shorter than longer walks,” the researchers report. During 30-second walks, the participants consumed 20-60 percent more oxygen than the standard estimates for walking exercise, which are based on long, continuous walking. 1．What did the new study find about walking A．Long walks would bring greater metabolic cost. B．Stops during walks may boost the calorie burn. C．Fast walking might be helpful for losing weight. D．Continuous walking could treat eating disorders. 2．What does the underlined word “diminishes” in paragraph 2 mean A．Clarifies. B．Uncovers. C．Investigates. D．Underestimates. 3．What is paragraph 3 mainly about A．The research objectives and methods. B．The sample selection and characteristics. C．The potential drawbacks and weaknesses. D．The practical implications and applications. 4．How did the researchers determine participants’ energy consumption A．By counting their steps. B．By measuring their speed. C．By comparing their time length. D．By monitoring their oxygen intake. （2025·广东清远·二模）Indoor gardening offers all the same benefits as a garden in the ground outside. Namely, fresh food and a low environmental impact. But not everyone has the natural space for a garden, which is where indoor planting comes in for the win. While there are many ... ...