Worried about how many calories you will get in that piece of pizza, chocolate cake or bag of chips? A new iPhone application (應(yīng)用程序) MealSnap may help. Users just need to take a picture of the meal with the phone, and it will give a calorie read-out almost immediately.
MealSnap was developed by DailyBurn, a health social network that focuses on helping its users lead healthier lifestyles. It has created several other health and diet-related iPhone applications. The application gives users a quick reply. To do that, it matches the taken picture to a databank (數(shù)據(jù)庫) with the calorie information of nearly 500,000 kinds of food. Users then get the range of calories for the meal that is photographed.
We started with something simple—an apple. A couple of minutes later, the application replied that it was an apple and between 64 and 96 calories. More impressive was the reply we received after sending a photo of a mixed salad bowl. MealSnap replied that the bowl contained “yellow rice with corn, boiled eggs and beans” and that the food was between 532 and 789 calories.
Mr. Smith, director of DailyBurn, said that usual calorie counting needed a long time, but that the application made it easier to know the calories in food. That is why it is so popular among those who are trying hard to lose weight.
In addition, MealSnap can act as a food diary. No need to write down what they’ve eaten, the photoes will be stored. The users can keep a visual log (視覺的記錄). Mr. Smith said, “it’s like a food journey, but easier. All you do is to take the picture. The simple act of recording something can cause a psychological (心理的) change that can help people on their health journey. Knowing the calorie range makes me think more about what I’m eating.”
小題1: The purpose of DailyBurn is to________.
A．help people find ways to lose weight
B．make iPhone more popular
C．persuade people to buy iPhone products
D．help people have a healthy life
小題2: What can be learned from the third paragraph?
A．MealSnap is only useful for simple things.
B．The result of MealSnap isn’t always right.
C．MealSnap can also tell what the food is.
D．MealSnap needs a long time to show the calorie range.
小題3: Which of the following statements about MealSnap is TRUE?
A．It has been put into the market.
B．People will have a physical change by using it.
C．It’s popular because it was developed by DailyBurn.
D．People have to link iPhone with the Internet to use it.

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:A

試題分析：文章介紹了新研發(fā)的MealSnap不僅可以讓人們知道食物的卡路里含量，還可以說出是哪種食物。 DailyBurn的目的是幫助人們擁有一個(gè)健康的生活，目前已經(jīng)投入市場。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)MealSnap was developed by DailyBurn, a health social network that focuses on helping its users lead healthier lifestyles.可知DailyBurn的目的是幫助人們擁有一個(gè)健康的生活，故選D。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)We started with something simple—an apple. A couple of minutes later, the application replied that it was an apple and between 64 and 96 calories.可知從第三自然段可知MealSnap還可以說出是哪種食物， 故選C。
小題3:推斷題：根據(jù)That is why it is so popular among those who are trying hard to lose weight.可知MealSnap已經(jīng)投入市場。故選A。
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