Question

Many people hurt their backs when they try to lift heavy things from the floor. It is easy to hurt your back muscle(肌肉) when you try to pick up a heavy thing. However, there is a correct way to lift things from the floor. If you pick up heavy things correctly, you probably will not hurt your back.
To lift something from the floor correctly, first bend (彎曲) your knees and lower yourself. Keep your back straight. Do not bent over, from your waist (腰) keep your back and hips (臀部) and waist in a line. If you bent over, the muscles in your lower back can became hurt very easily. If you keep your back and hips straight, the muscles are stronger, because they hold up together. The other muscles can then help the lower back muscles.
As you lower yourself, try to get as close to thing as you can, put one knee on each side of the thing. Remember at all times to keep your back straight. Put your hand under the thing that is in front of you, between y our knees.
To lift the thing, you should stand up slowly. Use your leg muscles in order to stand up. In other words, lift with your legs, not with your back.
【小題1】Which part of your body is more easily to be hurt when you lift heavy things?

A．The leg muscles.	B．The back muscles
C．The hips	D．The knees

【小題2】Many people hurt their backs when they lift something because _______.

A．they are not strong

B．the things are very heavy

C．the way to lift the things is not correct

D．they are very heavy

【小題3】The muscles are stronger if you _______.

A．keep your back, hips and waist in a line

B．bend over from your waist

C．lower yourself

D．get down on your knees

【小題4】To lift heavy things, the most important of all is to _________.

A．stand up slowly

B．keep your back straight

C．bend your knees

D．put one knee on each side

【小題5】What does “In other words” mean? ________

A．總而言之

B．換句話說

C．在其它話中

D．在其它單詞中

Answer 1

【小題1】Ｂ
【小題2】Ｃ
【小題3】Ａ
【小題4】Ｂ
【小題5】Ｂ

解析試題分析：這篇短文主要描述了一些人之所以總是弄傷背部的原因，并對此提出了幾點詳細的建議。
【小題1】根據第一段It is easy to hurt your back muscle(肌肉) when you try to pick up a heavy thing.描述，可知選Ｂ。
【小題2】根據第一段If you pick up heavy things correctly, you probably will not hurt your back.描述，可知選Ｃ。
【小題3】根據第二段If you keep your back and hips straight, the muscles are stronger, because they hold up together.描述，可知選Ａ。
【小題4】根據第三段Remember at all times to keep your back straight.描述，可知選Ｂ。
【小題5】聯系上下文可知前后表達的意思一樣，只是表達方式的不同，故選Ｂ。
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