阅读理解——词义猜测(l陆彩霞）

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1、阅读理解——词义猜测题（A）ItisreportedthataCaliforniacompanyhasrecentlylaunchedaninterestingnewproductwhichmaysignalamajorbreakthrough(突破)inweightloss.Thecompany，SENSA，cameupwithaninnovativewaytoconvincethebraintostopovereating.Weknowthetheorybehindtheproduct.Theobviousfactisthatweeattoomuch.Butwhy？Itturns

2、outthat’sthewayourbrainsareprogrammed.Throughoutourevolutionaryhistory，foodhasbeenscarce，soinordertoensuresurvival，humanshavebeenusedtoeatingasmuchastheycanwheneverfoodisavailable.Unfortunately，whenfoodisabundantandrichincalories，asitistoday，theresultscanbeugly.DrAlanHirsch，anintrepiddoctorands

3、cientist，whoselifelongspeciality(专长)hasbeenunderstandinghowoursenses，andinparticular，smellandtasteaffectthebrain’sfunctioning.Henoticedthatmanypatientswhohadlosttheirsenseofsmellandtasteduetoillnessoraccidentexperiencedrapidweightgain.Certainsmellsandtastesseemedtobeactingonthebraintocontrolthe

4、appetite.DrHirschstudiedhundredsofcompoundsandafteryearsofresearchdevelopedasetofvirtuallyodorlessandtastelessfoodsprinkles(少量)thathaveshownastrongimpactonthebody’sappetite-controlcenter，whichhecalled“Tastants”．Then，inoneofthelargeststudiesofanon-prescriptionweight-losssystem，theseTastantsweret

5、estedforeffectivenessasameansofweightloss.Theresultsweresignificant.Overa6monthperiod,1,436womenandmensprinkledflavorless“Tastant”crystals(结晶)oneverythingtheyate，andlostanaverageof30.5pounds，nearly15%oftheirtotalbodyweight.Participantsachievedtheseresultswithouthavingtofollowanyspecialexerciser

6、egime(规律)ordiet.Bestofall，becauseitistastelessandodorlessandcontainsnostimulantsanddoesnotdirectlyinteractwiththedigestivesystem，therearenounpleasantsideeffects.1．What’sthepurposeforthewritertowritethispassage?A．Toshowanewfoodsprinklewhichconvincesthebraintostopeating.B．Topersuadepeopletolosewe

7、ightwithSENSAwithoutexerciseanddiet.C．Tointroduceanewproductwhichisbeneficialtoloseweight.D．Topersuadepeopletobuythenewproductwithgoodeffectiveness.2．Theunderlinedword“intrepid”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto“________”．A．experien