Question

【題目】You know the drill when it comes to losing weight: take in fewer calories and burn more calories.【1】If you're trying to drop a few pounds fast, these interesting tips will make it easy for you to lose the weight quick.

Eat in front of mirrors and you'll lose weight

One study finds that eating in front of mirrors reduces the amount people eat by nearly one third. Having to look yourself in the eye reflects back some of your own inner standards and goals.【2】

Sniff a banana or an apple when you feel hungry

【3】Researchers find that the more frequently people sniff, the less hungry they are and the more weight they lose—an average of 30 pounds each. One theory is that sniffing the food tricks the brain into thinking you're actually eating it.

【4】

Whether that's a floor, a couple of windows, or your car, a 150-pound person will burn about four calories for every minute spent cleaning. Scrub for 30 minutes and you could work off approximately 120 calories, the same number in a half-cup of frozen yogurt.

Start at the color blue

There's a good reason you won't see many fast-food restaurants decorated in blue: it helps to control an appetite. So serve up dinner on blue plates, dress in blue while you eat, and cover your table with a blue tablecloth. 【5】Studies find they encourage eating.

A. You might feel silly, but it works.

B. Therefore, adjust your eating habits.

C. Wash something thoroughly once a week.

D. That's all it takes to lose as many pounds as possible.

E. On the contrary, avoid red, yellow, and orange in your dining areas.

F. In other words, it reminds you of why you're trying to lose weight in the first place.

G. But you also know that most diets and quick weight-loss plans don't work as promised.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】F

【3】A

【4】C

【5】E

【解析】本文介紹了快速減肥的幾個小方法。

【1】前面一句說一提到減肥的方法就是少食多運動，后面接著說可以快速減肥的方法，故空格處是說前面的方法并不適用于快速減肥。故選G。

【2】Having to look yourself in the eye reflects back some of your own inner standards and goals.___2___.看著鏡中的自己吃飯可以反思出自己內(nèi)在的標準和目標，也就是自己為什么要減肥。故選F。

【3】雖然標題“覺得餓的時候就嗅嗅香蕉或蘋果”聽起來很傻，但＂Researchers find that the more frequently people sniff, the less hungry they are and the more weight they lose—an average of 30 pounds each.＂卻十分有效。故選A。

【4】根據(jù)下文中的＂a 150-pound person will burn about four calories for every minute spent cleaning.＂可知，清潔工作很有助于減肥，所以標題應(yīng)該和cleaning有關(guān)。故選C。

【5】前面說到藍色可以控制進食，而后，＂___5___Studies find they encourage eating.＂可知，前面應(yīng)該是列舉鼓勵進食的其他顏色。故選E。