江西2012届高三英语专项训练阅读表达+写作

江西省 2012 届高三英语二轮专项训练：阅读表达+写作（ 1）第一节阅读表达阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的词数要求。答案写在答卷纸上）[1]It's safe, it's simple, and it works: Drinking right amounts of water really can help you lose weight, new research shows．[2]In what researchers claim is the first-ever trial of the effect of water consumption on weight loss, scientists from Virginia Tech found that dieters who started each meal with two glasses of water lost nearly five pounds more, on average, than dieters who did not, over the course of 12 weeks． There's no shortage of clear evidence about how water might work to control your appetite （食欲）． It ________________ so you don't eat so much; it keeps down your thirst so that you don't turn to calorie －rich sodas or juices． But until now, the researchers say, there has been no true evidence that water's appetite-controlling benefits ever translate into actual weight loss． Now there is． In the 12-week study period, dieters instructed to drink water with every meal lost an average of 15 ．5 pounds; dieters given no instructions lost, on average, just 11 pounds．[3]Perhaps the most surprising thing about the finding is how little we still know about healthy water consumption in general ． In fact, although doctors and public health authorities regularly remind us to drink more water, very few studies give any insight into what our ideal quantity may be．[4]The new results today suggest that many people could indeed stand to drink a little more water than they do ． But if you're looking to lose weight, be aware that it is actually possible to drink too much water, and you probably won't help matters any by drinking too much water...