【阅读理解阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。Oneofthebest-knownproverbsmustbe“earlytobedearlytorisemakesamanhealthywealthyandwise.”Thepro】
阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
Oneofthebest-knownproverbsmustbe“earlytobedearlytorisemakesamanhealthywealthyandwise.”Thepromisesofhealthwealthandwisdomtothosewhojointheranksoftheearlyretirersandrisersmustbeparticularlyappealingtomanypeopleinourcontemporarysociety.Thereisnodoubtthatoneofthegreatestconcernsofmodernmanishishealth.ItisestimatedthatintheUnitesStates$200billionarespentonhealthcareeachyear.Themedicalfieldhasgrownintosuchabigbusinessthatitemploys4.8millionpeople;anditappearsthatinmanyplacesmorestaffisneededtomeetthedemandsofthepeoplewhoareconcernedabouttheirphysicalwell-being.
Muchmoreinteresthasbeenshowninpreventivemedicineinrecentyeas.ThisisprobablydueinparttotheincreasingcostsofmedicaltreatmentbutthewritingsofsuchpeopleasDr.KenethCooperhavealsoplayedanimportantrole.InhisbookAerobicsDr.CoopercommunicatedhismessageofthebenefitsofexercisesoeffectivelymanyotherauthorshavefollowedinhistrailandliterallymillionsofreadershaveputontheirsportsshoesandtakentothehighwaysandbywaysofAmerica.Arecentsurveyshowedthatover17millionpeoplearejogging.Manyofthesearesoserioustheyhavetrainedthemselvestorunthe26milesand385yards:ofthehardandtiringmarathons(马拉松)thataresponsored(发起)alloverthecountry.ThelasttimeIwasinHonoluluIwasamazedtoseehundredsofpeopleyoungandoldrunningfortheirlivesandIdiscoveredmanyofthemhaverunintheHawaiianMarathon.
Exercisehasalsobecomeamajorpartofconversation.Atadinnerpartyrecentlythepresidentofabankaskedme“Youlooklikearunner;howfardoyouruneachday?”AfewdayslaterwhenIappearedonanationaltelevisionshowthehostsuddenlyaskedmeifIwasaregularrunner.OnbothoccasionstheconversationturnedtothesubjectofexerciseandIfoundasIhavefoundwheneverIhavetraveledrecentlythatthisisasubjectonmanypeople'sminds.Ofcoursetherearestillmanypeoplewhoarelessthanenthusiasticaboutexercise.TheyappreciatethephilosophyofRobertM.Hutchinswhosaid“WheneverthethoughtofexerciseoccurstomeIliedowntillitpasses.”
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