Manypeoplefinditdifficulttodoanyactivityforpurepleasure.I'mheretotellyouaboutoneofmyfavoritepleasures.Itdoesn'tcostathingandtakesverylittletime.Bestofall，youcandoitforpureenjoyment.It'swalking.

There'ssomethingaboutwalkingthat'sdifferentfromjogging.WhenI'mjogging，I'mconstantlychallengingmyselftogofartherorfaster，sweatmore，andbreatheharder.ButwhenI'mwalking，I'mtakingtimetogooutsideandputonefootinfrontoftheotherwhileIlookaround，breathe，andfeelthesunandthewind.WhenIwalk，I'msubmerging(浸没)myselfinlife.

Onwalks，Imakefriendswithmyself.Thatlittlevoiceinmyheadasks，“Howareyougoingtofinishthreemajorprojectsthisweek？”Ianswer，“Now，calmdown.Thisisyourtime.Nodeadlines，noprojects，nohave­to­dos.”

Walksaloneandwalkswithcompanionseachhavetheirownpleasures.Onwalkswithcompanions，acquaintancesbecomefriendsandfriendshipsdeepen.Therearealwaysmemoriesandthoughtstoshareonwalks.

Ialsoenjoywalkinganywherewithmychildren，whoconstantlyopenmyeyestonewdiscoveries－rollingdownahill，orfindingastrangerock.Walkingexpandstheirmindsandteachesthemaboutnature.

Yearsago，whenIread“PrideandPrejudice”，InoticedElizabethBennetwalkedthreemilestovisithersister.ThenIlearnedthattheRomanticpoets－WilliamWordsworth，JohnKeats，andPercyByssheShelley－frequentlywalkedforhoursforcreativeinspiration.ImightnothavebeenabletowritelikethesepoetsbutIcouldtakewalksastheydid，Ithought.ThenIbecameinterestedintheactivity.

BecauseIwalksooften，Inowhavealistofmyfavoritewalkingspots.Oneofmyfavoritespotsisaparknearmyhouse.Theparkletsmeexperiencethecycleoftheseasonsatmyconvenience.

Whereelsecanyouappreciatethebeautyintheworldexceptonawalk?Whynottakeawalkanddoitforpleasure?

56.Comparedwithjogging，walking________.

A.ismoreboring B.ismorerelaxing

C.needsmoreenergy D.takeslesstime

57.Theauthorseemstobelievethat________.

A.walksmayhelppromotefriendship

B.walkshelpbuil