Wu Tiangen, a 31-year-old surgeon from the Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University in Hubei Province, has become famous online for losing 25 kilograms in just 42 days and winning a professional bodybuilding contest.

At the end of 2024, Wu weighed 97.5 kilograms, the heaviest he had ever been. Worried about his health — especially after discovering he had a fatty liver (脂肪肝) — he decided to make a big change. By late January 2025, the 1.82-meter-tall doctor had lost weight and was in such an amazing physical condition that he won a bodybuilding competition.

Wu, who usually helps overweight patients through surgeries like gastric bypasses, knew he needed to shed a few pounds in order to avoid developing serious health problems. He set a goal to join a bodybuilding contest to push himself. Despite his busy schedule — performing three surgeries a week, visiting patients, and doing daily research — he trained hard. At first, he exercised for two hours daily. He woke up at 5:30 a.m. for an hour of exercise, worked all day, did another hour of exercise, and ended his day with a hot shower and a foot bath to relax his muscles. Later, he increased his training to four hours a day to prepare for the contest.

Though Wu didn’t share details about his diet, his trainer, Shi Fan — a famous Chinese athlete who won the Overall Fit Model championship at the IFBB World Fit Model Championships in Lithuania last year — said training was the main factor of his weight loss achievements. “Wu’s workouts were even tougher than many professional athletes’,” Shi said.

When asked why he did it, Wu said he wanted to inspire others struggling with weight. Surprisingly, he didn’t support extreme diets or eating very little. Instead, he proved that determination and training can lead to amazing results.

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1.1. Why did Wu Tiangen decide to lose weight?

A Because he wanted to become famous online.

B Because he was worried about his health.

C Because he wanted to win a bodybuilding contest.

D Because he thought he was too short.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“At the end of 2024, Wu weighed 97.5 kilograms, the heaviest he had ever been. Worried about his health — especially after discovering he had a fatty liver — he decided to make a big change.”可知，吴天根因为担心自己的健康，尤其是发现自己有脂肪肝后，决定做出改变去减肥。故选B。

2.2. What does the underlined word “shed” in the third paragraph probably mean?

A Ignore.

B Increase.

C Keep.

D Lose.

解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据前文的“the heaviest he had ever been”“especially after discovering he had a fatty liver — he decided to make a big change”和“the 1.82-meter-tall doctor had lost weight”可知，吴天根体重过重且有脂肪肝，需要避免严重健康问题，所以这里应该是他知道自己需要“减掉”几磅体重。故选D。

3.3. What mainly contributed to Wu’s success according to his trainer?

A Strict diet control.

B Professional medical knowledge.

C Intensive training.

D Enough sleep time.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中史璠教练说的“training was the main factor”和“Wu’s workouts were even tougher than many professional athletes’”可知，吴天根的训练强度甚至超过很多专业运动员，因此训练强度大是他减肥成功的主要原因。故选C。

4.4. What can we infer from Wu Tiangen’s words about extreme diets?

A He thought extreme diets were the quickest way to lose weight.

B He believed that extreme diets could inspire others to lose weight.

C He didn’t think extreme diets were a good way to lose weight.

D He supported extreme diets but didn’t do it himself.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“he didn’t support extreme diets or eating very little”可知，他不认为极端节食是减肥的好方法。故选C。