Cycling for Weight Loss Like many aspects of health and fitness, weight loss is actually a combination of several factors. Any weight loss method really should influence all of these elements. 36 Calorie Bum 37 Depending on your speed, fitness level, landscape, and type of equipment, a 30- minute ride could bum about 320 calories. When losing weight, if you burn more calories than you eat, weight loss will result. Your body stores any calories you eat that you don’t immediately need as body fat. Generally, one pound of body fat contains about 3,500 calories. 38 To lose weight at a slow, steady pace, you need to bum about 500 more calories than you eat daily. Building Muscle In truth, however, the real weight loss power of cycling doesn’t come from this initial caloric loss. In fact, compared to the 400-and-something calories that a comparable 30-minute run could burn, cycling leaves quite a bit to be desired. 39 Because cycling challenges your muscles to handle a considerable amount of resistance repeatedly-something running does not do—so that ride will help you build more muscle fibers in your legs. 40 Therefore, developing your muscles via cycling will help you lose more weight in the long-term. A. Bicycling can help you burn calories. B. Cycling just happens to meet the factors perfectly. C. What makes cycling such an effective weight loss tool【 D. Therefore，to lose one pound, you’re going to need to burn 3,500 calories. E. But cycling has one obvious advantage over running: muscular development. F. Combining bicycling with a calorie-controlled diet can help you reach your goal G. It’s reported that each pound of muscle increases your daily caloric burn by about 6 to 10 calories.
Cycling for Weight Loss
Like many aspects of health and fitness, weight loss is actually a combination of several factors. Any weight loss method really should influence all of these elements. 36
Calorie Bum
37 Depending on your speed, fitness level, landscape, and type of equipment, a 30- minute ride could bum about 320 calories.
When losing weight, if you burn more calories than you eat, weight loss will result. Your body stores any calories you eat that you don’t immediately need as body fat. Generally, one pound of body fat contains about 3,500 calories. 38 To lose weight at a slow, steady pace, you need to bum about 500 more calories than you eat daily.
Building Muscle
In truth, however, the real weight loss power of cycling doesn’t come from this initial caloric loss. In fact, compared to the 400-and-something calories that a comparable 30-minute run could burn, cycling leaves quite a bit to be desired. 39
Because cycling challenges your muscles to handle a considerable amount of resistance repeatedly-something running does not do—so that ride will help you build more muscle fibers in your legs. 40 Therefore, developing your muscles via cycling will help you lose more weight in the long-term.
A. Bicycling can help you burn calories.
B. Cycling just happens to meet the factors perfectly.
C. What makes cycling such an effective weight loss tool【
D. Therefore，to lose one pound, you’re going to need to burn 3,500 calories.
E. But cycling has one obvious advantage over running: muscular development.
F. Combining bicycling with a calorie-controlled diet can help you reach your goal
G. It’s reported that each pound of muscle increases your daily caloric burn by about 6 to 10 calories.
题目解答
答案
36～40 BADEG
解析
本题考查对文章内容的理解以及上下文逻辑关系的把握。解题的关键在于分析每个段落的主题和上下文之间的衔接，通过理解句子的含义和逻辑来选择合适的选项。
36题
前文提到减肥是多种因素的结合，任何减肥方法都应影响这些因素。选项B“Cycling just happens to meet the factors perfectly.”（骑自行车恰好能完美地满足这些因素），很好地承接了上文，说明骑自行车这种减肥方法与前文提到的多种因素相契合，所以36题选B。
37题
此段主要围绕骑自行车燃烧卡路里展开，提到根据不同情况，30分钟骑行能燃烧约320卡路里。选项A“Bicycling can help you burn calories.”（骑自行车可以帮助你燃烧卡路里），准确概括了该段的主题，引出了下文关于燃烧卡路里的具体内容，所以37题选A。
38题
前文指出一磅体脂约含3500卡路里，选项D“Therefore, to lose one pound, you’re going to need to burn 3,500 calories.”（因此，要减掉一磅体重，你需要燃烧3500卡路里），是对前文内容的合理推导，进一步说明了减肥与燃烧卡路里之间的关系，所以38题选D。
39题
前文将骑自行车和跑步燃烧的卡路里进行对比，指出骑自行车在这方面不如跑步，而选项E“But cycling has one obvious advantage over running: muscular development.”（但骑自行车比跑步有一个明显的优势：肌肉发育），通过“but”转折，引出了骑自行车在肌肉发育方面的优势，与下文关于骑自行车有助于锻炼肌肉的内容相呼应，所以39题选E。
40题
前文提到骑自行车能帮助腿部构建更多肌肉纤维，选项G“It’s reported that each pound of muscle increases your daily caloric burn by about 6 to 10 calories.”（据报道，每增加一磅肌肉，你每天的卡路里燃烧量会增加约6到10卡路里），说明了肌肉增加与燃烧卡路里之间的关系，进一步解释了为什么通过骑自行车锻炼肌肉能帮助长期减肥，与前文和后文的逻辑紧密相连，所以40题选G。