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1、阅读理解入口练习阅读理解-A1. Myth: Skipping meals (不吃饭) helps you lose weight fast.Truth: Theres no truth in this advice.Not only will you not lost weight by starving yourself, but according to Carol Ann Rinzler, this may actually cause you to gain weight. Rinzler reasons that missing a meal causes your metabol
2、ism(新陈代谢) to slow down so that you burn food more slowly. This only makes you feel hungrier and by the time you finally do reach the table you will probably eat more food. Strange as it may seem, studies show that eating several small meals and snacks throughout the day is a more healthy way to lose
3、 pounds.2. Myth: If you swallow (吞下) gum (口香糖)，it will stay inside your stomach for seven years.Truth: Actually, it takes just a few days for gum to make its exit-not seven years, says Nei Izenberg, M. D., editor of Kids Health Organization. But because gum is made of the same thing as rubber, it ca
4、nnot be fully digested (消化) in your stomach- so if you gum up the works on a regular (经常的) basis, you might find yourself in a sticky situation. 3. Myth: The best way to stop a nosebleed is to lift your head back.Truth: Now thats bad advice. Bloody noses are caused by broken blood vessels (血管), so w
5、hile lifting your head back might stop the fluid from rushing out of your nose, it wont stop the bleeding; youll just end up swallowing lots of blood. Your best bet? “Rest quietly. Dont poke or pick, and the blood will naturally clot (凝结) within a minute or two”. Suggests Dr. Izenberg.4. Myth: Cutti
6、ng your hair will make it grow long faster.Truth: Thats not true. “Your hair isnt like a lawn or a rosebush, where cutting can stimulate (刺激) fresh growth,” says Phillip Kingsley. The length of your hair is genetically ( 遗传地) determined.When it reaches a certain length, it stops growing. When you cl
7、ear up the dead split ends, this make your hair look healthier, but not necessarily longer.1. According to Carol Ann Rinzler, skipping meals will _. A. help you lose weight fast B. help you lose weight slowly C. cause you to become fatter D. make you burning food more quickly答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节题。由第一部分 “
8、Not only will you not lost weight by starving yourself, but according to Carol Ann Rinzler, this may actually cause you to gain weight.”可知，Carol Ann Rinzler认为不吃饭不仅不会减肥，反而会增肥，故答案为C。2. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A.Gum cannot be fully digested in the stomach
9、 B. Gum can leave your stomach after you swallow is a few days laterC. If you often swallow gum, you might find yourself in a sticky situationD.Gum can stay inside your stomach for seven years if you swallow it答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。由第二部分 “Actually, it takes just a few days for gum to make its exit-not se
10、ven years”可知，实际上，口香糖几天后就会排出体外，而不是在人体内呆七年，故答案为D。3. When your nose bleeds, youd better _. A. lift your head back B. poke it C. rest quietly D. pick it答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节题。由第三部分 “Rest quietly. Dont poke or pick, and the blood will naturally clot within a minute or two”. 可知，答案为C。4. The lengh of your hair is
11、 determined by _ A. clearing up the dead split ends B. your gene C. cutting it often D. the food you eat 答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由第四部分 “The length of your hair is genetically determined.”可知，答案为B。阅读理解。While small may be beautiful, tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems, particularly when it comes to stay
12、ing in hotels and eating in restaurants.The Tall Persons Club Great Britain (TPCGB), which was formed six months ago to campaign for the needs of the tall, has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants. Beds that are too small, showe heads that are too low, and restaurant tables with hardly any
13、 leg-room all make life difficult for those of above average height, it says.But it is not just the extra-tall whose needs are not being met. The average night of the population has been increasing ye the standard size of beds, doorways, and chairs has remained unchanged.“The bedding industry says a
14、 bed should be six inches larger than the person using it, so even a king-size bed at 66(6 feet and 6 inches) is falling short for 25% of men, while the standard 63 bed caters for less than half of the male population.” Said TPCGB president Phil Heinricy, “seven-foot beds would work fine.” Sililarly
15、, restaurant tables can cause no end of problems. Small tables, which mean the long-legged have to sit a foot or so away from them, are enough to make tall customers go elsewhere.Some have already taken note, however. At Queens Moat HousesCaledoman Hotl in Edinburgh, 66beds are now put in as standard after requests for longer beds from taller visitors, particularly Americans.( ) 1. What is the purpose of the TPCGB campaign?A. To provide better services. B. To rebuild hotels and restaurants. C. To draw public attention to the needs of t
