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體裁說明文詞數(shù)371限時10分鐘

Snappedup:Pre-weddingphotoindustryboomsinChina

Ahappycoupleexchangeakissfbrthecamera,thebrideinawhiteoff-the-shoulderdressholding

adelicatebouquet（花束）,thegroominmatchingwhitesuit,standingtogetheronagreenlawn

linedwithpinkblossoms.Itlooksliketheperfectweddingmemory-exceptit'snottheirwedding

day.Instead,itispartofaboomingindustryinChinaforincreasinglyelaboratepre-wedding

photos,asyoungcouplesspendtimeandcashliningupglamorous（獨特的，有魅力的）photo

shootstodisplayontheirbigday.

Butforthosewhocan'taffordtotraveloverseasortoChinesetouristhotspotsinsearchofsuitable

backdrops,companiesliketheLoveStoryinRomestudiobringarangeofbackgrounds,costumes,

accessoriesandthemestogether-allwithinoneBeijingcomplex."It'sreallytiringtoshoot

outside,movingfromoneplacetoanotherplace.Thisweddingshootcenterisindoorsandit

provideseverythingyouwant,"saidbrideZhaoTianyou,25,whohadbeenshootingsince8am.

Rowsofcouplesposeforphotographsinsidethesprawlingcomplex（繁雜的攝影棚）inBeijing,

withsettingsrangingfromtropicalgardenstoautumnfields,waterfallstostarlitskies.Inone

carefullystage-managedshot,abrideinawhitedressfloatshalf-submergedinwater,drinkinga

glassofwine."Chineseweddingphotographyhasbecomemorecustomized,nsaidgeneral

managerZhaoRongchang.''Chinesepeopleusedtolovetogoontripsforshootingtheirwedding

photos...Butnowtheyprefertoshootindoorsandpreferamoreprecisephotographystyle.'1

ThevalueoftheweddingindustryinChinahasbeenbooming,withresearchgroupASKCI

predictingthatbytheendof2019itsvaluewillreach2.27trillionyuan（$321.7billion）.Zhao

saysbetween50and60couplescometotheircentereverydayonaquestfortheperfectsnaps.

Theenormousbuildingisfullofaislesofclothingandaccessoriesineverycolor,fromtraditional

redChineseweddingoutfitstomodernWestern-stylewhitegownsandsuits.Anarmyofhelpers

takephotographsandmanagesets,adjustclothingandaddaccessorieswithcoupleschanging

outfitsmultipletimesthroughouttheday.nIloveallthestylesthey'vedesignedforme,"saida

bridesurnamedWu,aged26."It'sabittiring,butTmveryhappy."

1.Theunderlinedword"customized"isclosestinmeaningto.

A.fullofvariouscostume

B.showingdifferentcustoms

C.customer-dependent

D.fullofvariousstyles

2.Whichwillnotbeprovidedbytheindoorshootscompanies?

A.backdrops

B.plantsintropicalgardens

C.accessories

D.costumes

3.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?

A.Chinesepeoplelovetogoontripsforshootingtheirweddingphotos.

B.Chinesepeopleprefertotakephotosoutdoorsinamoreprecisephotographystyle

C.IndoorsweddingshootaremorepopularamongChinesenewcouplesthangooutnowadays.

D.Abrideinawhitedressfloatshalf-submergedinwatertodrinkaglassofwine.

4.What*sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Snappedup:Pre-weddingphotoindustryboomsinChina.

B.Sprawlingcomplexwithcustomizedweddingshoot.

C.Bigdayswithdelicatepre-weddingphotos.

D.Atiringbuthappyweddingphotoshoot.

【背景知識】

1.ASKCI：中商情報網(wǎng)是國內(nèi)第三方市場研究機構(gòu)和企業(yè)綜合咨詢服務(wù)提供商。已構(gòu)建企業(yè)

商業(yè)情報數(shù)據(jù)庫，致力于為企業(yè)中高層管理人員，企事業(yè)發(fā)展研究部門研究人員，市場投資

人士，投行及咨詢行業(yè)人事，投資專家等提供各行業(yè)的市場研究資料和商業(yè)競爭情報。

【補充詞匯】

1.delicate：adj.fine,elegant,gracefulinquality,character,construction,etc.精美的，雅致的

2.multiple：adj.verymanyofthesametype,orofdifferenttypes.多個的，多種的

3.enormous：adj.unusuallylargeinsize,extent,ordegree;immense;vast.極大的，龐大的

4.accessory:n.asmallaccompanyingitemofdress,especiallyofwomen'sdress.配飾

體裁說明文詞數(shù)395限時11分鐘

Citigroup'sfemaleemployeesearn27%lessthanmen

Citigroupismakingprogresstowardshrinkingitsgenderpaygap.Butitstillhassomeworktodo.

Globally,thebank'sfemaleemployeesearned27%lessthanmendid,accordingtoanewreport

fromthecompany.That'saslightimprovementoverthe29%genderpaygapCitigroupreported

for2018.

Thisyear*sanalysisalsofoundthatthemedianincomeforminorityworkersintheUSwas6%

lessthanthemedianincomefornon-minorities,downfrom7%lastyear.

These"rawgap"numbersarenotadjustedforseniority（年資）,jobtitleorlocation,Citigroupsaid.

Thecompanybeganreleasingnumbersongenderpayinrecentyearsamidpressurefrom

investors.

"ThepaygapreflectsaneedtoincreaserepresentationofwomenandUSminoritiesinseniorand

higher-payingroles,HwroteSaraWechter,Citigroup'sheadofhumanresources,inablogpost.

Whenadjustedtoaccountforjobtitles,seniorityandlocation,womenatCitigroupearned1%less

thantheirmalecounterparts,accordingtothereport.

Citigroupsaidthatfollowingareviewofitsglobalpay,itmadepayadjustmentsaspartofthis

year'scompensationcycleaccordingtotheblogpost.

Thecompanyalsosaidithascommittedtoincreasingrepresentationattheassistantvicepresident

throughmanagingdirectorlevelstoatleast40%forwomengloballyand8%forblackemployees

intheUSbytheendof2021.

''Continuingtoreduceourrawpaygaprequiresthatwemakeprogressonourrepresentation

goals,MWechterwrote.

AcrosstheUS,femalefull-time,year-roundworkerswerepaid82centsforeverydollarearnedby

aman,whichisagenderpaygapof18%,accordingtotheInstituteforWomen'sPolicyResearch.

Andthatmaybeunderestimatingthepaygapbecausewhenlookingatpayovera15-yearperiod,

womenmadejusthalfofwhatmenearned.

AccordingtotheIWPR,atthecurrentrateofchangeitwilltake40yearsforwomentoachieve

payparity（對等）.Forwomenofcolor,itwouldtakeevenlonger.

AreportingruleputintoplaceintheUKin2018requirescompanieswithmorethan250

employeestoreportdataongenderpaydisparities.AdvocatesforequalpayintheUSareasking

forsimilardisclosurerequirementsbecauseresearchhasshownthatcompanydisclosureleadsto

closingpaygaps.

1.Theunderlinedphrase"rawgap"isclosestinmeaningto.

A.newspace

B.unrealisticdifference

C.originaldifference

D.potentialspace

2.AccordingtoSaraWechter,thepaygaprequires.

A.thedecreaseofrepresentationofmeninseniorandhigher-payingroles

B.theonlyneedtoimprovethepayoffemaleemployees

C.theincreaseofrepresentationofwomenandUSminoritiesinseniorandhigher-payingroles

D.thatpeopleshouldonlyshrinkgenderpaygap

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Citigrouphasfinishedshrinkingitsgenderpaygapsofar.

B.Ifthewageisadjustedtoaccountforjobtitles,seniorityandlocation,womenatCitigroupwill

earnmorethanmenthere.

C.ForwomenofcolorinUS,itwouldbeeasiertoachievepayparity.

D.Citigroupwillincreaserepresentationattheassistantvicepresidentofwomenandblack

employeesintheUSbytheendof2021.

4.What*sthethemeofthepassage?

A.ThedevelopmentofCitigroup.

B.Citigroupisshrinkingitspaygap.

C.ThestoryoffemaleemployeesinCitigroup.

D.MenearnsmorethanfemalecounterpartsinCitigroup.

【背景知識】

Citigroup:花旗集團(tuán)是美國第一家集商業(yè)銀行、投資銀行、保險、共同基金、證券交易等諸

多金融服務(wù)業(yè)務(wù)于一身的金融集團(tuán)，是當(dāng)今世界資產(chǎn)規(guī)模最大、利潤最多、全球連鎖性最高、

業(yè)務(wù)門類最齊全的金融服務(wù)集團(tuán)。合并后的花旗集團(tuán)總資產(chǎn)達(dá)7000億美元，凈收入為500

億美元，在100個國家有1億客戶，信用卡發(fā)行量約6000萬張。

TheInstituteforWomen'sPolicyResearch:婦女政策研究所是美國領(lǐng)先的智囊團(tuán)，主要關(guān)注家

庭婦女問題。IWPR成立于1987年，其報告和其他信息資源在全美各個主要計劃領(lǐng)域（就

業(yè)，教育和經(jīng)濟變革；民主與社會；貧困，福利與收入保障：工作與家庭，健康與安全）。

IWPR進(jìn)行嚴(yán)格的研究，并分發(fā)其研究結(jié)果，以滿足婦女的需求，促進(jìn)公眾對話，并加強家

庭，社區(qū)和社會?

【補充詞匯】

1.shrink:vt.tomakesomethingsmaller.使縮

2.counterpart:noun,thepersonorthingthathasthesamepurposeasanotheroneinadifferent

placeororganization.極相似的人或物

3.underestimate:vt.tofailtoguessorunderstandtherealcost,size,difficulty,etc.ofsomething.

低估

4.disparity:noun,alackofequalityorsimilarity,especiallyinawaythatisnotfair.不等,懸殊

體裁說明文詞數(shù)416限時13分鐘

Hatchedinlocalpondsandlivingamonggardenplantings,thesecousinsofthedragonflycaptured

thephotographer^attentionandimagination.

First,theywerelookingathim—andthenhestartedlookingback.PhotographerRemusTiplea

noticedthedamselfliesperchedonfoliageinhisgardeninNegre§ti-Oa§,Romania.Staringwith

bulgingeyes,thedelicateinsectslookedinquisitive,Tipleathought,andalittleimposing.Long

afternoonsphotographingdamselfliesbecamehissummertimeritual.

Oftenterritorial,maledamselflieswillbattleoverthesameleaforflower.Afterextensive

observationoftheinsects,Tipleasayshecantellwhenabattleisimminent.

Tipleasaysphotographingdamselfliesisofteneasierinthemorning,whenthelightissoftandthe

airisusuallystill.Inrainorbrightsun,heshieldsthefragileinsectswithanumbrella.

Focusingacameraonsmallinsectsperchedonvibrantleavesandflowersisachallenge,hesays.

Ittookhimthreeseasonstofindwhatheconsiderstheidealcamerasettings.

Underbrightsun,Tipleaheldaparasol(遮陽傘)toshieldthismaledamselflyandreducelight

contrast.

Tipleabroughtthesedamselfliestohisgardenfromanearbydam.Theylaidtheireggsinthe

stalks(莖)ofaquaticplants.Somedamselflies,likethisone,takeadvantageofhideawaysto

watchtheirpreyandpredators.Beforephotographing,Tipleafilledhisgardenwithflowersto

makeahospitablehabitatfordamselflies.

Tipleaphotographedthisdamselflyanditscolorfulbackgroundwithafixedlensandadapterrings.

Throwingabluetowelbehindaredflowercanaddburstsofcolortoaportrait——withoutthe

damselflyeverknowing.

Throughhoursofwatching,Tiplealearnedthebehaviorsofthedamselflies,acloserelativeof

dragonfliesbutwithslimmerbodiesandnarrowerwings.Heobservedwhentheygothungry,

whentheyreproduced(seewhyfemaledragonfliesfakedeathtoavoidsex),andwhatcaused

themtosuddenlytakeflight.Hesawhowtheybehavedinrainandhowtheychosewheretosleep.

Withtime,hecouldtelltheirgenderandthedominantqualitiesinmateselection.Ifhesaw

multipledamselfliesinoneframe,he'dhaveafewsecondstoshootbeforethey'dshow

themselvesasterritorialrivals(bystartingtofight)orlovers.4€Theywouldignoremecompletely,

hesays.

Asyearshavepassedandsummershavegrownwarmer,Tipleahasnoticedfewerdamselfliesat

hisgardenpond."Theirnumberisinconsistent,hesays一but"themostimportantthingisthatwe

aretogetherinthesamebackyard.”

1.Whydothedamselflies“battleoverthesameleaforflower^^?

A.Thefemaledamselfliesbattleoverthesameleaforflowerforterritory.

B.Thefemaledamselfliesbattleoverthesameleaforflowerforamate.

C.Themaledamselfliesbattleoverthesameleaforflowerforamate.

D.Themaledamselfliesbattleoverthesameleaforflowerforterritory.

2.Tipleafilledhisgardenwithflowerstomakeahospitablehabitatfordamselflies,because.

A.ifsmoreconvenienttophotographthebehaviorsofdamselflies

B.hewantstomakethedamselfliesadapttoanewenvironment

C.thegardenwillbemorelively

D.damselflieslaidtheireggsinthestalksofflowers

3.Whichstatementaboutthisarticleiswrong?

A.Tipleaspendsninemonthstofindwhatheconsiderstheidealcamerasettings.

B.Abluetowelbehindaredflowercanaddburstsofcolortoaportrait.

C.Damselflieshavemoreslimmerbodiesandnarrowerwingsthandragonflies.

D.Tipleashieldsthefragileinsectswithanumbrellawhenthelightissoftandtheairisstill.

4.Theunderlinedword"inconsistent“isclosestinmeaningto.

A.uncountable

B.incontrollable

C.individual

D.unequal

5.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Photographer'ssummertimeritual.

B.Thehiddenworldofcutedamselfliesenchantedaphotographer.

C.Challengeofphotographondamselflies.

D.Differencesbetweendragonfliesanddamselflies.

【背景知識】

I.Damselfly:豆娘，屬于昆蟲綱，蜻蜓目，束翅亞目，統(tǒng)稱螭（c6ng）。體形嬌小，休息時

翅束于背上方。身體細(xì)長且軟弱的飛行昆蟲，類似小型的蜻蜓，但不是蜻蜓。這一類比較原

始的昆蟲，中國約有650余種，約占世界蜻蜓目昆蟲總數(shù)的百分之十。

【補充詞匯】

1.foliage:n.theleavesofatreeorplant;leavesandbranchestogether（植物的）葉，枝葉

2.bulging:adj.thatstickoutfromsth.inaroundshape鼓起的，隆起的

3.ritual:n.aseriesofactionsthatarealwaysperformedinthesameway程序，‘慣/U

4.imminent:adj.likelytohappenverysoon即將發(fā)生的，臨近的

5.vibrant:adj.fulloflifeandenergy充滿生機的，生機勃勃的

6.叫uatic:adj.growingorlivingin,onornearwater水生的，水棲的

7.portrait:n,apainting,drawingorphotographingofaperson肖像

體裁說明文詞數(shù)230限時12分鐘

Asmorecompaniesareseekingwaystoimproveproductivitywhilereducingstress,architects,

designers,andengineerswantmorewellnessintheworkplace.

Circadianlighting（晝夜節(jié)律照明）isdesignedtomimicthedailycolortemperaturecycleof

naturaldaylighttomakeusmoreawakeinthedaytimeandallowustowinddownintheevening.

Inthemorning,thelighthasawarmerglowthatslowlytransitionstoacoolerlighttemperature

untiltheafternoon,whenitbeginstransitioningbacktoawarmcolor.

Acousticsisoneofthemostchallengingparametersthatgointocreatingahealthyworkspace.

Designersmightexplorecreatingdistinctquietandcollaborativespacesandinstallingwhitenoise

machinesforanunderlyinghum.Sound-absorbentmaterialssuchascarpetcanactlikeasponge

forambientsound.

Designerswanttoenhancenaturaldaylightwheneverpossible.AbuildinginSydney,Australia,

hasbeautifulwoodenshadesthatautomaticallyadjustwiththesun'spositioninthesky.When

there,saglarereflectingoffSydneyHarbor,theshadesmovetoblockitwhileallowingagolden

glowtofilterinside.

Biophilicdesign—thatis,designthatconnectspeoplewithnature—isaninnovativewaytoreduce

stressandenhancecreativity,clarityofthought,andhappiness.Whenemployeescan'tspendtime

outside,greenwalls,furniturecraftedinfluidshapes,nature-inspiredcarpetpatterns,andeven

soundinstallationsbringthenaturalworldinside.

1.Theunderlinedword“mimic“isclosestinmeaningto.

A.control

B.create

C.simulate

D.adjust

2.Forcreatingahealthyworkspace,.

A.designershavealreadycreateddistinctquiet

B.acousticswillbeseenasthemostchallengingparameter

C.spongeandcarpetcanbeusedassound-absorbentmaterials

D.whitenoisemachinescaneliminatethepotentialhum

3.Whichstatementaboutthefourthparagraphisnotright?

A.ThebuildinginSydneyisasuccessfulexampleofenhancingnaturaldaylight.

B.Thewoodenshadesaredesignedtoautomaticallyadjustwiththesun'spositioninthesky.

C.Whenthere'saglarereflectingoffSydneyHarbor,thewoodenshadesmovetoblockitand

filterinsidethegoldenglow.

D.ThebeautifulshadeswillmovetocompletelyblockthenaturallightreflectingoffSydney

Harbor.

4.Whafsthebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.Thewellnessofthefuture.

B.Circadianlighting.

C.Thenaturaldaylight.

D.Healthylightingintheworkplace.

【背景知識】

Circadianlighting:是一種能讓人工光源與人的生物鐘節(jié)律步調(diào)趨向一致的照明方式。

【補充詞匯】

1.acoustics:n.relatedtosoundortothesenseofhearing.聲學(xué)

2.collaborative:adj.involving,ordonebyseveralpeopleorgroupsofpeopleworkingtogether.

合作的，協(xié)作的，合力的

3.ambient:adj.relatingtothesurroundingarea;onallsides.周圍環(huán)境的，周圍的

4.enhance:vt.toincreaseorfurtherimprovethegoodquality,valueorthestatusofsb./sth.提高,

增強，增進(jìn)

體裁說明文詞數(shù)480限時12分鐘

WhyWriting—NotTaping一WillMakeYouSmarter

Handwritingisquicklybecomingadyingart.Fewbusinessescanrunnowadayswithout

computers.Mostcollegestudentstypevirtuallyeverything.Elementaryandhighschoolsacross

thecountrynowviewtypingcoursesasessentialtotheircurricula.Butwhatarewelosingas

handwritinglosesitssignificanceinsociety?Brainpower,accordingtoscience.

ResearchersfromPrincetonUniversityandtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngelesconducteda

seriesofstudiestodemonstratethedifferencesbetweenstudentswhowroteouttheirnotesand

thosewhotypednotes.Participantstooknotesonalectureusingoneofthetwomethodsandwere

testedonthematerial30minutesafterthelectureandagainaweeklater.

TheresultsoftheresearchappearedinPsychologicalScience,andtheywereprettytelling.The

authorsofthestudynotedthat,whilepaststudiesonthistopictendedtozeroinonthedistractions

thatusingacomputercouldpresent,inthisstudy,participantswereusingthelaptopsonlytotake

notes.Andhand-writingstillemergedasthechamp.

That'snottosaythattypingdoesn'talsohaveitsbenefits;therearereasonsthattypinghas

becomesowidespread.Thetypershadasignificantedgewhenitcametonote-takingefficiency.

Thetyperscouldcopydownsignificantlymanymorewordsthanthewriters,sometimeseven

transcribing（轉(zhuǎn)錄）thecontentsofthelectureword-for-word.

Butwhilemoreofthelecture'scontentwasretainedonpaperwhentyping,itwasn'tnecessarily

retainedinparticipants5heads.Theteststhattheparticipantstookprovedthis.Onthetest30

minutesafterthelecture,typersandwritersdidmoreorlessequallywellonquestionsaboutthe

basicfactsofthelecture,buttypersfalteredwhenitcametomoreconceptualquestions.Sowhile

havingmoreprecise,detailednotescanhelpinrecallingfactsshort-term,ittakesthefocusaway

fromthemainpointsofthelessons.Studentswhotakehandwrittennotesneedtoquicklyprocess

thelessonandrewriteitinawaytheycanunderstand,givingthemanadvantageinremembering

newconceptslong-term.

Asforthelaterquiz,well,theresultsweresimilar.Studentswithhandwrittennoteswereableto

rememberandstillunderstandtheconceptsofthelectureafteraweekhadpassed.These

participantswerealsomoreopentounderstandingnewideas.

Computersaren'tgoingawayanytimesoon,butthatdoesn'tmeanpapernotebooksneedto

becomeobsolete.Italsomightbehelpfultolookatthetyping-vs.-writingdebateona

case-by-casebasis.Ifyourgoalistobeabletospitbackfacts,theefficiencyoftypingmightbest

benefityou.Butwhenitcomestotrulydissecting（仔Z田分析）information,trulylearningfromit

inthesenseofmakingconnectionsbetweenandanalyzingthematerial,andretainingitinthelong

run,youcan'tbeatwritingbyhand.

1.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?

A.Toshowhandwritingisdisappearing.

B.Toleadtothemaintopic.

C.Toexplainthesignificanceoftypingcourses.

D.Tointroducethebrainpower.

2.Whatcanweknowaboutthestudy?

A.Itcenteredondistractionscomputeruserssuffered.

B.Itssubjectswereonlyrequiredtousecomputerstotakenotes.

C.Itanalyzedwhytypingbecamesowidelyused.

D.Itcomparedandcontrasteddifferentwaysoftakingnotes.

3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat

A.Typersareasefficientaswriterswhenthey'retakingnotes.

B.Typersarebetteratansweringconceptualquestionshalfanhourafterthelecture.

C.Writershaveanadvantageovertypersintermsofrememberingnewconceptsinthelongrun.

D.Comparedtowriters,typersaremorewillingtocomprehendnewthoughts.

4.Whichofthefollowingsharestheclosestmeaningwiththeunderlinedwordobsolete?

A.Outdated

B.Impressive

C.Forgettable

D.Troublesome

【背景知識】

1.PrincetonUniversity:普林斯頓大學(xué)，簡稱普林斯頓，是世界著名私立研究型大學(xué)，位于

美國東海岸新澤西州的普林斯頓市，是美國大學(xué)協(xié)會的14個始創(chuàng)院校之一，也是著名的常

青藤聯(lián)盟成員。

【補充詞匯】

1.zeroinon:tofixallyourattentiononthepersonorthingmentioned集中全部注意力于

2.edge:n.?（on/oversb/sth）aslightadvantageoversb/sth（微弱的）優(yōu)勢

3.retain:v.toke叩sth;tocontinuetohavesth保持；持有；保留；繼續(xù)擁有

4.virtually:adv.almostorverynearly,sothatanyslightdifferenceisnotimportant幾乎；差不多;

事實上；實際上

5.curricula:n.課程；總課程（curriculum的名詞復(fù)數(shù)）

6.demonstrate:v.?sth（tosb）toshowsthclearlybygivingprooforevidence證明；證實；論證；

說明

體裁說明文詞數(shù)263限時12分鐘

Spicyfoodscouldleadtoweightloss

AnewstudyfromUSArizonaStateUniversity（ASU）ledbytwoChinesescientistsshowedthe

firstpromisinglinkbetweencapsaicinoids（辣椒素）,theactiveingredientinchilipeppers,and

one'senergy-burningability.

Spicyfoodswill"notreduceone'sappetite,itistoincreasethemetabolism（新陳代謝）,whichis

anintrinsicpropertyofpeople,'1YueDeng,afemaleresearcherattheBiodesignInstituteofASU,

wholedthestudywithFangChen,toldXinhuainanemailFriday.

Fortypeopleweregivenaplacebo（無藥川效果的安慰齊ll）or2miligramsofacapsaicinoid

supplementperday,thentheresearchersmeasuredboththeirmetabolismandtheirheartrates.

"Theparticipantswereofferedtheextractionsupplementandadesigneddietfirst,thentheir

metabolicratewastracked1,2,3hoursafterthemeal.Theotherdaytestwasexactlysameexcept

theywereofferedplacebopill（controlgroup）/saidDeng,theyoungscientistfromChina's

Shanxiprovince.

Thepeoplewhotookthesupplementsburnedanaverageof130caloriesperday,whilethepeople

whotooktheplacebosonlyburnedanaverageof8caloriesperday,thestudyfound.

"Thefinalresultsshowedthatbyintakeofthepill,participants*metabolismcouldberaised

around122kcal/daycomparingtothecontrolgroup,'*Dengsaid,butshealsowarnedthe

supplementsalonearenot"magicbullets."

Whilethismaysoundlikegoodnewsforspicyfoodloverswhoarelookingtoshedsomepounds,

buttheyshouldbetakenaspartofa''holistic"weightmanagementpracticethatincludesahealthy

dietandexercise,shetoldASUNowonWednesday.

1.Theunderlinedphrase"magicbullets'1isclosestinmeaningto.

A.easysolutionstoallkindsofproblems

B.smallpiecesofmetalswhicharepowerful

C.effectivesmeasurestoloseweight

D.usefultreatmenttokeephealthy

2.WhichofthefollowingsentencesaboutthecapsaicinoidsupplementisRIGHT?

A.Itcannotonlystimulateone'sappetitebutalsoincreasethemetabolism.

B.Itisanactiveingredientextractedfromchilipeppers

C.Ithasnothingtodowithone'senergy-burningability

D.Itisquiteeffectivetohelppeopletoloseweight

3.Whatmighttheauthortalkaboutinthefollowingpartofthispassage?

A.Whatkindsoffoodcontainscapsaicinoids.

B.Thehealthconditionofspicylovers.

C.Howtotakeextractionsupplementeveryday.

D.Howtoshedsomepoundsforspicylovers.

4.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Howtoincreaseyourmetabolism.

B.Spicyfoodscouldleadtoweightloss.

C.Takeacapsaicinoidsupplementinsteadofaplacebo.

D.Theeffectivewaytoloseweight.

【背景知識】

1.ArizonaStateUniversity：亞利桑那州立大學(xué)，簡稱ASU,坐落在亞利桑那州州府和最大

城市菲尼克斯（又譯鳳凰城），于1885年成立，是美國一所著名的公立研究型大學(xué)。該大學(xué)

是美國學(xué)生人數(shù)最多的大學(xué)。

2.controlgroup：對照組（控制組）。對照組實驗也叫平行組實驗，是指既有實驗組又有對照

組（控制組）的一種實驗方法。實驗組即實驗單位，對照組是同實驗組進(jìn)行對比的單位。兩組

在范圍，特征等方面基本相同。該實驗方法目的在于消除無關(guān)變量對實驗結(jié)果的影響，增強

實驗結(jié)果的可信度。

【補充詞匯】

1.promising：adj.Someoneorsomethingthatispromisingseemslikelytobeverygoodor

successful.有望成功的；前景很好的

2.extraction：n.theactorprocessofremovingorobtainingsthfromsthelse.提取，提煉

3.supplement:n.Asupplementisapillthatyoutakeoraspecialkindoffoodthatyoueatinorder

toimproveyourhealth.營養(yǎng)片劑;補品

4.intrinsicproperty：basicnatureorcharacter.固有特性

體裁說明文詞數(shù)332限時8分鐘

WHOSaysMysteriousIllnessinChinaLikelyBeingCausedbyNewVirus

TheWorldHealthOrganizationconfirmedonWednesdaythatChineseauthoritiesbelieveanew

corona-virus（冠狀病毒）-fromthefamilythatproducedSARSandMERS-maybethecauseof

mysteriouspneumonia（肺炎）casesinthecityofWuhan.

TheChinesegovernmenthasnotyetpubliclystatedthatacorona-virusisthecauseoftheillness,

whichhasinfectedatleast59people.ButtheWallStreetJournalreportedthatwasthecaseearlier

Wednesday,citingunnamedsources.

"Corona-virusesarealargefamilyofvirusesthatrangefromthecommoncoldtoSARS.Some

causeless-severedisease,somemoresevere.Sometransmiteasilyfrompersontoperson,while

othersdon't,"theWHOstatementsaid.

Theviruscancausesevereillnessinsomepatients,theagencysaid,addingthatitdoesnot

"transmitreadily1'betweenpeople.EarlierstatementsfromtheWuhanMunicipalHealthAuthority

saidtherehasbeennoperson-to-personspread—aclaimdiseaseexpertssayisimpossibletomake

atthisstageintheexplorationofanewdisease.

"Idon'tknowhowyouknowthatatall,"saidMatthewFrieman,acorona-virusexpertatthe

UniversityofMarylandSchoolofMedicine.Henotedthenumberofcasesreportedmakesitseem

unlikelythatanimal-to-humantransmissionistheonlywaythisvirusspread.

TheWHOsaidthatasauthoritieshomeinonthecause-anddevelopbetterdetectiontools-the

numberofcasesassociatedwiththisoutbreakmayrise.

TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionsentoutanalerttohealthcareprovidersnotifying

themoftheoutbreakandurgingthemtoaskpatientswithsevererespiratoryinfectionsiftheyhad

traveledrecentlytoWuhan,whichis700milessouthofBeijing.

Thefactthatacorona-virusmayberesponsiblewillcomeasnosurprisetotheinfectiousdiseases

expertswhohavebeenwatchingthesituationunfold.Thetypeofillnessandthefactthatitis

emerginginChina-whereanumberofSARS-likeandothercorona-viruseshavebeenisolated

frombats—haspointedinthatdirection.

1.Theunderlinedword"readily'*isclosestinmeaningto.

A.withwellpreparation

B.withoutdifficulty

C.willingly

D.withoutdelay

2.Thecorona-virus.

A.hasinfected59people.

B.cancausesevereillnessinallpatients.

C.hasnotbeenstatedpubliclytobethecauseoftheillness.

D.cantransmiteasilyfrompersontoperson.

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Chineseauthoritiesbelieveanewcorona-virusmaybethecauseofmysteriouspneumonia