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Including the following food or fruit in your breakfast makes you healthier and full of energy.
Grapefruit
“Even if you changed nothing else about your diet,eating half a grapefruit before each meal may help you lose up to a pound a week,” says Patricia Bannan,author of Eat Right When the Time Is Right.“Researchers found that when obese people ate half a grapefruit before each meal,they dropped an average of 3.5 pounds over 12 weeks,” she says.
Tart Cherry
Tart cherries have been shown to benefit heart health as well as body weight in a study on obese rats.A 12-week study by the University of Michigan found that rats fed tart cherries showed a 9 percent belly fat reduction.Moreover, the researchers noted that the cherry consumption had great ability to alter the expression of fat genes.Enjoy them during breakfast to kick your morning off right.
Sweet Potato
Sweet potatoes are packed with nutrients and can help you burn fat.They are high in fiber and have a low glycemic index(血糖指数),which means they are absorbed slowly and keep you feeling full longer.Min Chen likes to use them to whip up a sweet potato hash.“I love any kind of this dish because it provides rich vitamins,minerals and fiber.It is very filling, which helps keep appetite and portions under control as the day goes on,”she says.
Bell Pepper
Green,red or yellow,fresh or frozen,peppers are never a bad companion for your eggs.Thanks to their high vitamin C content,eating them can help burn stored fat.Studies also indicate that Vitamin C helps muscles process a fatty acid called carnitine that’s essential to muscle growth and recovery.
【语篇概述】本文是一篇说明文。文中主要介绍了四种对人有好处并有助于减肥的水果和食物。
21.Which food or fruit is beneficial to the patients who suffer from heart diseases?
A.Grapefruit.
B.Sweet potato.
C.Tart cherry.
D.Bell pepper.
【解析】选C。细节理解题。由文章介绍Tart Cherry一段中的第一句提到“Tart cherries have been shown to benefit heart health”(酸樱桃被证明有益于心脏健康),也就是说对于心脏有问题的人吃酸樱桃是有好处的。故选C。
22.What benefit do these food and fruit have in common?
A.Making people live longer.
B.Making muscles grow strong.
C.Helping control glycemic index.
D.Helping people lose weight.
【解析】选D。 细节理解题。文章第二段第一句提到了“eating half a grapefruit before each meal may help you lose up to a pound a week”;第三段第二句提到了“rats fed tart cherries showed a 9 percent belly fat reduction”;第四段第一句提到了“Sweet potatoes are packed with nutrients and can help you burn fat.”;第五段第二句提到了“eating them can help burn stored fat”,由此可知,四种水果和食物都提到了有减重和燃烧脂肪的作用,因此它们的共同的好处就是帮助人们减肥。故选D。
23.In which part of a newspaper can you read the text?
A.Education.
B.Health.
C.Agriculture.
D.Technology.
【解析】选B。文章出处题。本文主要介绍了四种水果和食物的特点,以及对人们健康方面的好处。因此应位于报纸的“Health”版面。故选B。
