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【題目】Most of us would like to have glowing skin, especially as we get older. The good news is that you don’t have to wait until summer to catch some sun rays. Scientists have found eating plenty of fruit and vegetables is by far the best way to achieve a healthy, golden glow.

Dr. Ian Stephen said, “Most people think that the best way to improve their skin color is to get a suntan（棕褐色）. But our research shows that eating lots of fruit and vegetables is actually more effective.”

The team first assessed the skin color of people in relation to their diet. Those who ate more fruit and vegetables a day were found to have a more golden, yellow skin color. Those with a healthy glow had a higher presence of carotenoids（類胡蘿卜素）, which play a role in the immune system. Carotenoids are commonly found in fruit and vegetables such an yellow and red peppers, spinach, apricots and melons.

The team then studied the relation between skin tone and attractiveness. They used specialist software to operate the skin color on the images of 51 faces to simulate（模擬）more or less carotenoids and suntans. Participants were then asked to adjust the skin color to make the faces look as healthy as possible. Given the choice between skin color enhanced by suntans and skin color enhanced by carotenoids, people preferred the carotenoids skin color.

The study shows that not only do people use skin color to judge how healthy other individuals are, but they are accurate when they make those judgments. While this study focus on Caucasian（白種人的）faces, it suggests this phenomenon may exist across cultures, since similar preferences for skin yellowness are found in an African population.

【1】Which statement is TRUE according to the text?

A. Carotenoids are only found in the fruit.

B. Carotenoids are important in the immune system

C. Carotenoids can be improved by catching sun rays.

D. Carotenoids are the only factor that affects the skin color.

【2】According to the text, people preferred _______.

A. the yellow skin color

B. the skin color as white as possible

C. the skin color enhanced by suntans

D. the skin color enhanced by carotenoids

【3】What can we learn from the text?

A. Young girls should not eat many melons.

B. There’s no need to worry about our skin color.

C. We cannot judge a person from his appearance.

D. Skin color is a clue to judge whether a person is healthy or not.

【4】What’s the author’s intention of writing this passage?

A. To show us how to get glowing skin.

B. To persuade us to get suntans every day.

C. To explain different diets in different cultures.

D. To share his experience of improving the skin.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

試題解析：要想改善你的膚色，日光浴不是你唯一的選擇，研究結果表明：那些每天進食大量水果蔬菜的人，膚色呈現(xiàn)出更多的金黃色。其實多吃水果蔬菜最能使你身體健康、容光煥發(fā)，何樂而不為哪？

【1】B。判斷正誤題。由第三段第三句話可知，Those with a healthy glow had a higher presence of carotenoids, which play a role in the immune system. 有健康光澤皮膚的人其體內(nèi)類胡蘿卜素含量較高。而類胡蘿卜素在人體的免疫系統(tǒng)中發(fā)揮著重要作用。故選B。

【2】D。細節(jié)題。由第四段最后一句話Given the choice between skin color enhanced by suntans and skin color enhanced by carotenoids, people preferred the carotenoids skin color. 讓參與者選擇日光色和類胡蘿卜素所致膚色的顏色時，他們更喜歡類胡蘿卜素所致膚色。可知選擇D。

【3】D。細節(jié)題。由最后一段第一句話The study shows that not only do people use skin color to judge how healthy other individuals are, but they are accurate when they make those judgments. 研究表明人們不但通過膚色來判斷一個人的健康狀況，而且這種判斷還是比較準確的。故選D。

【4】A。寫作意圖題。由第一段可知：Scientists have found eating plenty of fruit and vegetables is by far the best way to achieve a healthy, golden glow.科學家發(fā)現(xiàn)那些每天進食大量水果蔬菜的人，膚色呈現(xiàn)出更多的金黃色。故選A。