阅读理解——词义猜测题（A）ItisreportedthataCaliforniacompanyhasrecentlylaunchedaninterestingnewproductwhichmaysignalamajorbreakthrough(突破)inweightloss.Thecompany，SENSA，cameupwithaninnovativewaytoconvincethebraintostopovereating.Weknowthetheorybehindtheproduct.Theobviousfactisthatweeattoomuch.Butwhy？Itturnsoutthat’sthewayourbrainsareprogrammed.Throughoutourevolutionaryhistory，foodhasbeenscarce，soinordertoensuresurvival，humanshavebeenusedtoeatingasmuchastheycanwheneverfoodisavailable.Unfortunately，whenfoodisabundantandrichincalories，asitistoday，theresultscanbeugly.DrAlanHirsch，anintrepiddoctorandscientist，whoselifelongspeciality(专长)hasbeenunderstandinghowoursenses，andinparticular，smellandtasteaffectthebrain’sfunctioning.Henoticedthatmanypatientswhohadlosttheirsenseofsmellandtasteduetoillnessoraccidentexperiencedrapidweightgain.Certainsmellsandtastesseemedtobeactingonthebraintocontroltheappetite.DrHirschstudiedhundredsofcompoundsandafteryearsofresearchdevelopedasetofvirtuallyodorlessandtastelessfoodsprinkles(少量)thathaveshownastrongimpactonthebody’sappetite-controlcenter，whichhecalled“Tastants”．Then，inoneofthelargeststudiesofanon-prescriptionweight-losssystem，theseTastantsweretestedforeffectivenessasameansofweightloss.Theresultsweresignificant.Overa6monthperiod,1,436womenandmensprinkledflavorless“Tastant”crystals(结晶)oneverythingtheyate，andlostanaverageof30.5pounds，nearly15%oftheirtotalbodyweight.Participantsachievedtheseresultswithouthavingtofollowanyspecialexerciseregime(规律)ordiet.Bestofall，becauseitistastelessandodorlessandcontainsnostimulantsanddoesnotdirectlyinteractwiththedigestivesystem，therearenounpleasantsideeffects.1．What’sthepurposeforthewritertowritethispassage?A．Toshowanewfoodsprinklewhichconvincesthebraintostopeating.B．TopersuadepeopletoloseweightwithSENSAwithoutexerciseanddiet.C．Tointroduceanewproductwhichisbeneficialtoloseweight.D．Topersuadepeopletobuythenewproductwithgoodeffectiveness.2．Theunderlinedword“intrepid”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto“________”．A．experiencedB．cleverC．uncompromisingD．old3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．ParticipantshavelostweightwithTastants.B．ThereissomeunpleasantsideeffectsaftertakingTastants.C．Certainsmellsandtastesmaycontroltheappetite.D．Eatingtoomuchislinkedtohowourbrainprograms.4．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A．somecustomersmaytrythisproductafterreadingthispassageB．peoplemaynotwanttoknowmoreinformationaboutSENSAC．TastantistastelessandodorlessandcontainsnostimulantsD．thepeopleeagertoputweightcaneatthisproductdirectly5．WhatdoweknowaboutDrHirschaccordingtothepassage?A．HeistheCEOofthecompany，SENSA.B．Hehasspenthiswholeliferesearchingtheweight-lossproduct.C．HestudiedhundredsofcompoundstogetTastants.D．Herefusedtorecommendthisproductinsomecountries.(B)Manypeoplethinkthatlisteningisapassivebusiness.Itisjusttheopposite.Listeningwellisanactiveexerciseofourattentionandhardwork.Itisbecausetheydonotrealizethis，orbecausetheyarenotwillingtodothework，thatmostpeopledonotlistenwell.Listeningwellalsorequirestotalconcentrationuponsomeoneelse.Anessentialpartoflisteningwellistheruleknownas‘bracketing’．Bracketingincludesthetemporarygivinguporsettingasideofyourownprejudicesanddesires，toexperienceasfaraspossiblesomeoneelse’sworldfromtheinside，stepping_into_his_or_her_...
