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Do you often run outdoors to keep healthy? Have you ever thought about how running helps to clean up the earth? Sometimes a creative mind can bring us a win-win(双赢) situation.

Plogging, a new way to exercise, began in Sweden(瑞典). The name “plogging” comes from two words—the Swedish(瑞典的) word “plocka”, which means “to pick up(捡起)”, and the word “jogging”, which means "to run slowly". A Swedish man called Erik started the movement. He saw rubbish here and there when riding to work each day. He became worried about the dirty environment and decided not to go to work by bike any more. Instead, he began to run to work and pick up the rubbish at the same time. To his joy, more and more people followed him and soon plogging became popular.

Many people choose plogging instead of just jogging because they think plogging is a good way to help clean up the earth. Sometimes rubbish is difficult to collect because it may scatter all around. But if the runners pick up the rubbish on the way, it is quite different. After all, many hands make light work. Another reason is that plogging burns more calories(卡路里). According to a research, plogging for 10 minutes burns 48 calories, while usual jogging for 10 minutes burns about 39 calories.

Everyone on the earth should play a part in cleaning it up! It's time for us to take action together. So ready? Let’s plog tomorrow!

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1.The underlined(划线的) word ”scatter” in the passage means “_______” in Chinese.

A 爆炸

B 集中

C 散落

解析：选C。词义猜测题。结合上下文内容和生活常识可推知，有时候垃圾很难收集是因为垃圾很容易到处“散落”，scatter意为“散落”，故选C。

2.After Erik saw much rubbish, ______.

A he became worried

B he kept riding to work every day

C he didn't care and did nothing about it

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段He became worried about the dirty environment and decided not to go to work by bike any more.可知，Erik每天骑车上班，看到到处都是垃圾，开始担心环境，故选A。

3.People choose plogging because ______.

A there are too many bikes in the city

B riding bikes is harmful to their health

C it can help clean up the earth and burn more calories

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第三段Many people choose plogging instead of just jogging because they think plogging is a good way to help clean up the earth. 以及Another reason is that plogging burns more calories.可知，人们选择跑步捡垃圾是因为这是帮助清洁地球的好方法，其次还可以燃烧卡路里，达到运动锻炼的效果，故选C。

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

A Plogging started in Sweden.

B Plogging for 10 minutes burns about 84 calories.

C The name “plogging” comes from two English words.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第三段plogging for 10 minutes burns 48 calories可知，B不对；根据第二段The name “plogging” comes from two words—the Swedish(瑞典的) word可知，C不对；根据第二段Plogging, a new way to exercise, began in Sweden.可知，跑步捡垃圾源于瑞典，故选A。

5.What's the best title for the passage?

A A Bad Habit—Littering

B The Best Sport—Jogging

C A New Way to Exercise—Plogging

解析：选C。主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲的是一种新型运动方式—plogging(跑步捡垃圾)，故选C。