: . nd old．People run (11)-along the beaches of California，(12)Central Park in New York，down quiet streets in small towns or at the gym．Some people even run in (13) living rooms． Running wasn't so popular in the past．In the 1960s，runners were mostly athletes and healthy strong people．When people saw a runner，they used (14)，"Hey，what's the hurry for？"or they might say to (15)，"Is he crazy？"At that time，women almost never ran．If they did， they might be laughed at．But today all these have (16)Men and women of all (17)enjoy running． Doctors say many of the health problems in the United States (18) these bad habits：eating too 第 1 页，共 14 页much，smoking cigarettes，and taking(19) exercise．Doctors tell us，"Eat less，don't smoke ，and exercise more．"Running is a good exercise (20)it helps build strong hearts and lungs．It also helps most people lose weight． 11. A. anywhere B. somewhere C. everywhere D. nowhere 12. A. among B. through C. with D. on 13. A. our B. your C. his D. their 14. A. to asking B. to speak C. to speaking D. to ask 15. A. them B. themselves C. their D. they 16. A. changed B. stopped C. worked D. done 17. A. people B. cities C. villages D. ages 18. A. come from B. look for C. care for D. think of 19. A. few B. many C. much D. little 20. A. how B. where C. because D. until 三、阅读理解（本大题共 15 小题，共 分） A Take a look at some coolest inventions． Solar - powered plane（太阳能飞机）A plane flew for more than 18 hours over the U．S．on Saturday and didn't use a drop of oil' How？ Solar Impulse is a solar - powered plane， the biggest such pl
