Use of English (2019)

Weighing yourself regularly is a wonderful way to stay aware of any significant weight fluctuations. [1], when done too often, this habit can sometimes hurt more than it [2].

As for me, weighing myself every day caused me to shift my focus from being generally healthy and physically active, to focusing [3] on the scale. That was bad to my overall fitness goals. I had gained weight in the form of muscle mass, but thinking only of [4] the number on the scale, I altered my training program. That conflicted with how I needed to train to [5] my goals.

I also found that weighing myself daily did not provide an accurate [6] of the hard work and progress I was making in the gym. It takes about three weeks to a month to notice significant changes in your weight [7] altering your training program. The most [8] changes will be observed in skill level, strength and inches lost.

For these [9], I stopped weighing myself every day and switched to a bimonthly weighing schedule [10]. Since weight loss is not my goal, it is less important for me to [11] my weight each week. Weighing every other week allows me to observe and [12] any significant weight changes. That tells me whether I need to [13] my training program.

I use my bimonthly weigh-in [14] to get information about my nutrition as well. If my training intensity remains the same, but I’m constantly [15] and dropping weight, this is a [16] that I need to increase my daily caloric intake.

The [17] to stop weighing myself every day has done wonders for my overall health, fitness and well-being. I’m experiencing increased zeal for working out since I no longer carry the burden of a [18] morning weigh-in. I’ve also experienced greater success in achieving my specific fitness goals, [19] I’m training according to those goals, not the numbers on a scale.

Rather than [20] over the scale, turn your focus to how you look, feel, how your clothes fit and your overall energy level.

[A]Besides

[B]Therefore

[C]Otherwise

[D]However

[A]helps

[B]cares

[C]warns

[D]reduces

[A]initially

[B]solely

[C]occasionally

[D]formally

[A]recording

[B]lowering

[C]explaining

[D]accepting

[A]modify

[B]set

[C]review

[D]reach

[A]definition

[B]depiction

[C]distribution

[D]prediction

[A]due to

[B]regardless of

[C]aside from

[D]along with

[A]orderly

[B]rigid

[C]precise

[D]immediate

[A]claims

[B]judgments

[C]reasons

[D]methods

10.

[A]instead

[B]though

[C]again

[D]indeed

11.

[A]track

[B]overlook

[C]conceal

[D]report

12.

[A]depend on

[B]approve of

[C]hold onto

[D]account for

13.

[A]share

[B]adjust

[C]confirm

[D]prepare

14.

[A]results

[B]features

[C]rules

[D]tests

15.

[A]bored

[B]anxious

[C]hungry

[D]sick

16.

[A]principle

[B]secret

[C]belief

[D]sign

17.

[A]request

[B]necessity

[C]decision

[D]wish

18.

[A]disappointing

[B]surprising

[C]restricting

[D]consuming

19.

[A]if

[B]unless

[C]until

[D]because

20.

[A]obsessing

[B]dominating

[C]puzzling

[D]triumphing

深度解析 (Answers & Logic)

1. [D] However. 逻辑关系题。前句说定期称重是好方法，后句说太频繁会带来伤害，构成转折，故选However（然而）。
2. [A] helps. 语义对照题。"hurt more than it helps"（弊大于利）是固定搭配，hurt与help形成对比。
3. [B] solely. 语义衔接题。作者的注意力从全面健康转移到了“仅仅（solely）”关注体重秤上。
4. [B] lowering. 逻辑推理题。作者长了肌肉导致体重增加，但因为只想着“降低（lowering）”体重秤上的数字，错误地改变了训练计划。
5. [D] reach. 固定搭配题。train to "reach my goals"（达成我的目标）。
6. [B] depiction. 词义辨析题。每日称重不能提供在健身房努力和进步的准确“描绘/反映（depiction）”。
7. [A] due to. 逻辑关系题。大约需要三周到一个月才能注意到“由于（due to）”改变训练计划而产生的显著体重变化。
8. [D] immediate. 语境题。体重的改变很慢，最“立竿见影的（immediate）”变化将体现在技能水平、力量和围度上。
9. [C] reasons. 固定搭配题。For these reasons（由于这些原因）。
10. [A] instead. 逻辑关系题。停止每天称重，“转而（instead）”切换到半月称重一次的计划。
11. [A] track. 动宾搭配题。因为减肥不是目标，所以每周“追踪（track）”体重就不那么重要了。
12. [D] account for. 词义辨析题。每两周称一次让我能观察并“弄清...的原因（account for）”显著的体重变化。
13. [B] adjust. 动宾搭配题。体重变化能告诉我是否需要“调整（adjust）”训练计划。
14. [A] results. 语义衔接题。我利用半月一次的称重“结果（results）”来获取营养信息。
15. [C] hungry. 语境推理题。如果训练强度不变，但我经常“感到饥饿（hungry）”并且掉体重。
16. [D] sign. 语义衔接题。经常饿且掉体重，这是一个“迹象/信号（sign）”，表明我需要增加热量摄入。
17. [C] decision. 语境题。停止每天称重的这个“决定（decision）”给我的健康带来了奇效。
18. [A] disappointing. 情感色彩题。每天早上的称重结果往往不好，不再背负“令人失望的（disappointing）”晨间称重负担后，锻炼热情增加了。
19. [D] because. 逻辑关系题。我取得了更大的成功，“因为（because）”我是根据目标训练，而不是根据体重秤上的数字。
20. [A] obsessing. 固定搭配题。obsess over 意为“痴迷于/过分纠结于”。与其“纠结于（obsessing over）”体重秤，不如关注外观、感觉等。

核心长难句精解 (High-Light)

1. 介词短语与动名词的连用：
"As for me, weighing myself every day caused me to shift my focus from being generally healthy and physically active, to focusing solely on the scale."
 【解析】句子的核心谓语是 `caused me to shift`。`from... to...` 结构连接了两个并列的动名词短语，清晰地对比了心态的转变：从关注全面健康，退化为只盯着体重秤上的数字。 
2. 形式主语与不定式作真正主语：
"It takes about three weeks to a month to notice significant changes in your weight due to altering your training program."
 【解析】`It takes time to do sth.` 是经典句型。`due to` 引导原因状语，说明体重的变化是由改变训练计划引起的。这句话在逻辑上强调了“肌肉生长/脂肪减少”是需要周期的，解释了每天称重不科学的原因。 
3. Because引导的原因状语从句与对比结构：
"I’ve also experienced greater success in achieving my specific fitness goals, because I’m training according to those goals, not the numbers on a scale."
 【解析】`because` 引导原因状语从句。从句内部使用了 `A, not B` 的对比结构（根据目标，而不是根据数字），点明了全文的主旨：健身应回归健康本身，而非被刻板的体重数字绑架。 