Question

【題目】Some Myths You Strongly Keep Believing Are Untrue

There are varieties of false myths we spread from day to day.【1】. Otherwise, people will continue to believe such ridiculous myths undoubtedly. You will realize some of the most acceptable facts are completely untrue.

Men get beer bellies from beer.

We blame the beer for the belly. It is widely believed that men who constantly drink beer end up with a beer belly. However, it is not the beer that’s to blame, but the abundance of unhealthy snacks that often accompany the drink. Alcohol in beer irritates the stomach, therefore causing an increased appetite. Dr. Michael Jensen, an obesity specialist in Minnesota USA says that drinking beer makes liver burn alcohol instead of fat, leaving the latter to accumulate in the waist.【2】, while the one of women’s accumulates in the hips and bottoms, as a result of different sexual characteristics.

【3】.

We are told that dogs see the world in black and white. But the truth is that they can distinguish colors just not in the same way we do. Jay Needs from the University of Washington in Seattle proves that our furry friends are able to receive a limited range of colors, which means they can distinguish objects of the same shape. In general, a dog’s vision is very similar to that of a person with red-green color blindness.

Carrots improve eyesight.

【4】. This myth came into existence during the Second World War. The British Army claimed that fighter pilots had excellent night vision as a result of their consumption of large quantities of carrots. Actually, they had radars onboard which made it faster and easier to detect the enemies. The myth about the amazing power of carrots was invented and spread by the media so that enemies would not learn about the fact.【5】.

A. Dogs can distinguish colors

B. Men’s fat is stored in their bellies

C. Dogs see the world in black and white

D. Men’s fat is not mostly accumulated in these parts

E. Eventually, it spread all over the world and people are still convinced of it

F. We agree with the view that eating carrots plays an essential part in good vision

G. It is high time that scientists created a separate department dedicated to exposing the truth

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】B

【3】C

【4】F

【5】E

【解析】

這是一篇議論文。文章主要講了我們每天都在傳播各種各樣的錯誤的謬見。你一直堅信的一些謬見可能是不正確的。并列舉了一些謬見。

【1】上文There are varieties of false myths we spread from day to day.說我們每天都在傳播各種各樣的錯誤的謬見。下文 Otherwise, people will continue to believe such ridiculous myths undoubtedly.說否則，人們無疑會繼續(xù)相信這些荒謬的謬見。該空承上啟下，G選項“科學(xué)家們早就該成立一個專門揭露真相的部門了”切題，故選G。

【2】上文Dr. Michael Jensen, an obesity specialist in Minnesota USA says that drinking beer makes liver burn alcohol instead of fat, leaving the latter to accumulate in the waist.說美國明尼蘇達州的肥胖專家邁克爾·詹森博士說，喝啤酒會使肝臟燃燒酒精而不是脂肪，使脂肪堆積在腰部。下文 while the one of women’s accumulates in the hips and bottoms, as a result of different sexual characteristics.說而女性則由于不同的性別特征而在臀部和臀部堆積。該空承上啟下，B選項“男人的脂肪儲存在他們的肚子里”切題，故選B。

【3】根據(jù)We are told that dogs see the world in black and white.（我們被告知狗看世界是黑白的。）可知這一段的標題是“狗眼中的世界是黑白的”，故選C。

【4】這一段的標題是Carrots improve eyesight.（胡蘿卜提高視力。）該空與標題相呼應(yīng)，F(xiàn)選項

“我們同意吃胡蘿卜對良好視力至關(guān)重要的觀點”切題，故選F。

【5】上文The myth about the amazing power of carrots was invented and spread by the media so that enemies would not learn about the fact.說有關(guān)胡蘿卜神奇力量的謬論是媒體編造和傳播的，這樣敵人就不會知道這個事實。該空承接上文，E選項“最后，它傳播到世界各地，人們?nèi)匀幌嘈潘�”切題，故選E。