Question

Doctors have a new weapon in the battle against obesity (过度肥胖) — a talking plate that tells people not to eat too quickly. The Mandometer monitors the amount of food leaving the plate, and tells users, “Please eat more slowly.”

The ￡1,500 Swedish device is to be used in a National Health Service plan to help hundreds of obese families lose weight. It comes in two parts — a scale placed under the plate and a small computer screen showing a graphic（图表） of the food gradually disappearing as the user eats. A red line on the screen shows the user’s eating speed, while a blue line shows a healthy rate. If the user eats too fast, the red line angles away from the blue one, warning him or her to ease off. If the lines deviate (偏离) too much, the computer voice comes on, and the  screen flashes the message “Are you feeling full yet?” to remind users to think about whether they have had enough.

Britain has an increasingly serious obesity problem, with one in four adults and one in seven children classed as obese. After a recent trial using the device, experts believe teaching obese people to eat more slowly will help them know when they are full. Around 600 families with at least one obese parent and child (aged five or older) were targeted in the project by Bristol University, along with GPs and nurses.

Professor Julian Hamilton-Shield, who is leading the plan, says obese children and adolescents using the Mandometer ate from 12 to 15 percent less per meal at the end of the 12-month trial. Six months after they stopped using the device they still ate less, and continued to lose weight. “It will be a powerful tool to help families retrain their eating habits,” he says.

1.What does the red line on the screen show?

A. A healthy rate of eating.   B. Too much food is left.

C. The user’s eating speed. D. The user is full.

2.What can we infer from the text?

A. The device can help obese people form good eating habits.

B. Every family will have such a device soon.

C. This device is the best way to lose weight.

D. People will no longer worry about obesity.

3.The underlined phrase ease off is closest in meaning to ______.

A. to become less tense              B. to eat more slowly

C. to remove gently and slowly       D. to stop

4.Which of the following is TRUE, according to the text?

A. 25% of children are obese in Britain.

B. One in seven adults is obese in Britain.

C. Children using the Mandometer ate less after the trial.

D. Six months after the trial, obese people are still eating a lot.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题解析：医生最近发现了一个应对肥胖的新武器——能提醒人们吃的太快的盘子。盘子内装有压力器，当食物超过一定量时，提醒人们需要吃得慢一点。

1.C细节辨析题。根据第二段A red line on the screen shows the user’s eating speed“显示屏上的一条红线显示用户吃饭的速度”故答案为C。

2.A细节辨析题。根据第二段The ￡1,500 Swedish device is to be used in a National Health Service plan to help hundreds of obese families lose weight.“这个价值1500英镑的瑞士装置将用于国家健康服务计划，以帮助上百个肥胖家庭减肥。”故答案为A。

3.B推理判断题。Ease off“减轻，缓和”；结合语境，If the user eats too fast, the red line angles away from the blue one, warning him or her to ease off.“如果用户吃得过快，红线和蓝线将形成直角，警告用户吃慢一点。”故答案为B。

4. children and adolescents using the Mandometer ate from 12 to 15 percent less per meal at the end of the 12-month trial.“经过12个月的使用后，使用了Mandometer的肥胖儿童和成年人吃饭的速度慢了百分之12到15。”故答案为C。根据第三段with one in four adults and one in seven children classed as obese.可知AB选项错，根据第四段Six months after they stopped using the device they still ate less, and continued to lose weight.可知D选项错

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