Question

    Have you ever had someone tell you, “If you eat before bed, you're going to get fat” 1. But is eating late at night, specifically after 8 p.m., really going to make you gain weight?

One theory is that your metabolism(新陈代谢)slows down when you're asleep. With a slower metabolism, fewer calories are being burned. Thus the calories you eat right before bed would not be bumped off as much as they would be while you're awake. Although the science seems pretty sound, recent studies have shown that metabolism changes very little while you are asleep. The heart is still beating, lungs are still working, and the brain is still very active. 2. So while we are asleep, we are still burning calories.

3. Carbohydrates(碳水化合物)are one of your body's main sources of energy. When they go unused, they are stored primarily as fat. However, the time of day that carbohydrates are consumed does not play a role as to how much of it is stored as fat.

Actually, weight gain is based on the amount of calories being consumed overall and the amount of calories used overall. 4. It has little to do with the time when you eat. So how come individuals have higher BMIs when they snack' at night? Although there is a relation between the two, it is simply a result of eating too many calories!

Snacks that individuals tend to eat during the night are usually high in sugar and calories, such as ice cream, candy, potato chips, and soft drinks. The time these snacks are consumed does not matter.5..

A.All of these actions take energy.

B.That is to say, you will not get fat if you eat before bed.

C.Anyone eating anytime after the morning will become fat.

D.Food consumed late at night will more likely be stored away.

E.Without ever questioning it, people quickly assume this to be true.

F.Simply speaking, if you eat more calories than you burn, you will gain weight.

G.There's another theory about eating specifically carbohydrates before bed.

Answer

1.E

2.A

3.G

4.F

5.B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要就深夜吃东西会不会发胖进行探究。最后结果表明，如果你摄入的卡路里比你燃烧的多，你就会发胖。这和你吃饭的时间没有多大关系。

1.

根据上文Have you ever had someone tell you, “If you eat before bed, you're going to get fat”（ 你有没有听过别人告诉你，“如果你睡前吃东西，你会发胖”）以及下文中But is eating late at night, specifically after 8 p.m., really going to make you gain weight?（但是深夜进食，特别是晚上8点以后，真的会让你发胖吗？）故E项（Without ever questioning it, people quickly assume this to be true）没有人质疑过，人们很快就会认为这是真的。E项中的it指代上文的睡前吃会发胖。故E项承上启下，符合题意。故选E。

2.

根据上文The heart is still beating, lungs are still working, and the brain is still very active.（心脏还在跳动，肺还在工作，大脑还很活跃）以及下文So while we are asleep, we are still burning calories.（所以当我们睡着的时候，我们仍然在燃烧卡路里。）故A项（All of these actions take energy.）所有这些行动都需要能量。A项中的these指代上文中的“The heart is still beating, lungs are still working, and the brain is still very active”，故A项承上启下，符合题意。故选A。

3.

根据第二段中第一种理论是One theory is that your metabolism(新陈代谢)slows down when you're asleep.当你睡着的时候，你的新陈代谢会减慢。此处讲的是第二种理论，即Carbohydrates(碳水化合物)are one of your body's main sources of energy. When they go unused, they are stored primarily as fat. However, the time of day that carbohydrates are consumed does not play a role as to how much of it is stored as fat. 碳水化合物是你身体的主要能量来源之一。当它们闲置时，它们主要以脂肪的形式储存。然而，一天中碳水化合物被消耗的时间并不能决定有多少碳水化合物被储存为脂肪。故G项（There's another theory about eating specifically carbohydrates before bed）关于睡前吃碳水化合物还有另一种理论。符合题意。故选G。

4.

根据上文中Actually, weight gain is based on the amount of calories being consumed overall and the amount of calories used overall. 实际上，体重增加是基于摄入的卡路里总量和的卡路里总量。故F项（Simply speaking, if you eat more calories than you burn, you will gain weight）简单地说，如果你摄入的卡路里比你燃烧的多，你就会发胖。是对上文的简单解释。故F项符合题意。故选F。

5.

根据上文中Snacks that individuals tend to eat during the night are usually high in sugar and calories, such as ice cream, candy, potato chips, and soft drinks. The time these snacks are consumed does not matter. 人们在夜间吃的零食通常含糖量和卡路里都很高，比如冰淇淋、糖果、薯片和软饮料。这些零食的消费时间并不重要。故B项（That is to say, you will not get fat if you eat before bed.）也就是说，如果你睡前吃东西，你不会发胖。B项是对上文的总结，符合题意。故选B。