1. (2021八上·康巴什月考) 阅读理解

Fast walking is the exercise between walking and race walking. A study shows that fast walking has become the most popular exercise in China and many people walk more than 5,000 steps a day. About 37% of the people choose fast walking as their favourite exercise; over 23% choose running and more than 14% choose riding bikes.

Fast walking is easy, costs little and works well, so, it is popular. And many people would rather (宁愿) do exercise in nature than go to gyms. It's best to walk fast for at least 10 minutes at one time and walk up to 6, 000 steps every day.

The study also shows that people in Guiyang, Guizhou love sports most. On average (平均), everyone there walks 5,941 steps every day. It seems(似乎）that people in places with better environment and air are more willing to(更愿意) do sports.

1. （1） The underlined word "steps" means ________ in Chinese.

   A . 段 B . 点 C . 节 D . 步
3. （2） Many people prefer to do exercise ________.

   A . at home B . in nature C . in the gym D . in the hall
5. （3） The writer probably agrees that ________.

   A . people who live in big cities are more willing to do sports B . fast walking is not difficult, costs little and works well C . it's bad for people to walk fast for more than 10 minutes at one time D . people in Beijing love sports most according to the study
7. （4） we can read this passage in the column(栏目) ________ of a newspaper.

   A . Hobbies B . Music Today C . Health & Sports D . Health &. Food