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Health experts have discovered that adding low-calorie vegetable soup to the start of a meal can actually help to lose weight.
Because you feel full sooner, you eat less of your main course.
The soup regime（养生法）was tested by researchers at Pennsylvania State University, led by Dr Barbara Rolls.
They found that when people ate a first course of soup before lunch they reduced their total calorie intake by 20 per cent, compared with those who did not begin the meal with soup.
But those who favor creamy soups should be careful．Researchers stressed the soup must be low-calorie and based on stock（菜汤）, not cream.
All of the soups tested in the study were made from identical ingredients - chicken stock , broccoli（硬花甘蓝）, potato, cauliflower（菜花）and carrots.
They were mixed together to create four different textures and thickness from separate stock and vegetables through to pureed soup.
Scientists thought that thick soups with chunks of vegetables which required chewing might be more filling, but to their surprise they found all forms had the same effect.
The findings were presented to the Experimental Biology conference in Washington, DC, and the research was part-funded by the National Institutes of Health.
1. What’s the reason that adding low-calorie vegetable soup to the start of a meal can actually help to lose weight?
A. You can take in large quantities of vegetables.
B. You can absorb high calories from the soup.
C. You can take in low calories from the soup.
D. You can feel full soon after having the soup.
2. Which of the following can not be in the low-calorie soup?
A. chicken stock B. cauliflower C. cream D. carrots
3. What is the best title of this passage?
A. Vegetable Soup Helps to Lose Weight．
B. A Scientific Research is Carrying out.
C. A Research Done at Pennsylvania State University
D. Findings Carried out to the Experimental Biology.
4. The underlined word “favor” is the same in meaning with ______.
A. hate B. enjoy C. prefer D. drink.
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Health experts have long known that vitamin D is important for healthy bones and teeth. It may also help to protect the body against diseases such as diabetes and cancer. And now, researchers say vitamin D might help fight brain diseases called dementia (痴呆).
Dementia is a brain disease that damages thinking and memory processes, which scientists call “cognitive (认知) abilities.” Dementia is difficult to treat. Taking care of someone who has dementia is extremely demanding. And the disease is very frightening to sufferers. Chris Roberts suffers from dementia. He says the worst part of living with this disease was getting lost while driving. “The worst thing that I found was getting lost in the car, not just forgetting where I was going— I wouldn’t know where I was.” More than 47 million people around the world suffer from dementia. The World Health Organization reports that 60 percent of them live in low- and middle-income countries.
We get vitamin D from some foods like nuts, lentils (扁豆) and fatty fish. We also get vitamin D from the sun. But that is not dependable. In some parts of the world, there is not enough sunlight to provide enough vitamin D. Also, sunblock prevents the vitamin from entering the body. To add to the problem, the skin’s ability to process vitamin D weakens as a person ages.
Researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey are exploring the relationship between vitamin D and dementia. The team recently measured vitamin D levels and cognitive ability in older people. Nutritional sciences professor Joshua Miller led the team. He said cognitive abilities differed among the study subjects. He said tests showed that about 60 percent of the group was low in vitamin D.
1.Which of the following is true about vitamin D?
A. Vitamin D can decrease people’s risk of heart diseases.
B. Vitamin D helps the body fight against cancer.
C. Vitamin D is mainly obtained from the sun.
D. The need for Vitamin D decreases as people age.
2.What does the underlined word “demanding” mean in Paragraph 2?
A. Boring but rewarding.
B. Disturbing and frightening.
C. Disgusting and stressful.
D. Hard and tiresome.
3.What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A. How vitamin D affects people’s health.
B. Where people get vitamin D.
C. Whether sunlight can produce vitamin D.
D. Why people’s age influences the production of vitamin D.
4.Where can we most probably read the passage?
A. In a travel brochure.
B. In a literature magazine.
C. In a science journal.
D. In a commercial advertisement.
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The health experts recommend that a person________a balanced diet to keep fit.
A．has B．must have C．have D．need have
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【2011浙江卷,2】Experts think that __________recently discovered painting may be ________ Picsso.
A.the ;不填 B. a ;the C. a ; 不填 D. the; a
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Experts think that __________recently discovered painting may be ________ Picasso.
A．the ;不填 B．the; a C．a ;the D．a ; 不填
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Experts think that _________ recently discovered painting may be_________ Picasso.
A. the; a B. a;
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If you have health examinations______, any disease you may have can be discovered early and successful treatment is more likely,
A. approximately B. regularly C. gradually D. roughly
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C.advertising a book for sale D.giving advice on food and recipes
2.What advice can you find in Recipes & Remedies?
A.how to go on a diet to keep healthy B.how to keep fit through good diet
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Mental health experts estimate that depression affects more than 120 million people worldwide. It severely affects the person’s quality of life and, in extreme cases, can lead to people killing themselves. Anti-depressant medicines have been shown as an effective treatment for most patients. But the drugs are unable to help a small number of people with the disorder.
For such person, doctors may suggest deep transcranial magnetic stimulation(经颅磁力刺激), or DTMS for short. In this treatment, patients wear a special helmet connected to a machine. An electric coil(线圈)in the helmet sends out regular waves of electromagnetic energy. These beating sounds produce changes in the brain area responsible for the disorder.
Electromagnetic stimulation(刺激) was first tried to treat depression over 30 years ago. Now, a new generation of wiring can direct the energy on one part of the brain. DTMS starts with daily 20-mimute-long treatments for 20 to 30 days. The patient then returns for treatment two to three times a week for several weeks.
The only side effect is sometimes slight head pain. Aaron Tendler is the chief medical officer of Brains way, the company that makes the machine. He said that it’s hard to say how long the effects of DTMS last.
DTMS is being used in Europe to treat both depression and other conditions. Patients there are getting treated for dementia, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. And DTMS is even being used to help some Europeans give up smoking.
But in the United States, the Federal Food and Drug Administration(FFDA) has approved it only for the treatment of depression which cannot be treated by medicine. But clinical tests are continuing on other conditions, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Both of the disorders, like depression, can get in the way of a person working and getting along with people.
1.Why are people concerned about depression?
A.Because it may lead to death sometimes.
B.Because only a few people can recover from it.
C.Because it does not affect social communication.
D.Because medicine treatment usually fails to work on it.
2.How does DTMS help patients with depression?
A.By wearing a helmet in daily life.
B.By performing an operation on the head.
C.By making them face the disease bravely.
D.By letting electromagnetic waves stimulate the brain.
3.What can we infer about DTMS from the text?
A.It is quite safe to use it worldwide.
B.The use of it in America is forbidden.
C.It can cure patients of depression in a month.
D.It will be widely used in treating more diseases.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A.Finding Hope in A Hopeless Depression
B.DTMS - A New Treatment for Depression
C.The Killer of Modern Humans Depression
D.Using Electromagnetic Waves to Cure Depression
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Most smoker say that they _______ smoking to some degree, but health experts suggest that they had better _______.
A. benefit from; cut it out B. benefit; cut it in
C. benefit; cut it off D. benefit from; cut it away
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