You know the drill when it comes to losing weight-take in fewer calories, burn more calories. But youalso know that most diets and quick weight-loss plans have about as much substance as a politician's campaign pledges. You're better off finding several simple things you can do on a daily basis-along with following the cardinal rules of eating more vegetables and less fat and getting more physical activity. Together, they should send the scale numbers in the right direction: down.

1. Treat high-calorie foods as jewels in the crown. Make a spoonful of ice cream the jewel and a bowl of fruit the crown. Balance a little cheese with a lot of salad.

2. Eat five or six small meals or snacks a day instead of three large meals. A 1999 South African study found that when men ate parts of their morning meal at intervals over five hours, they consumed almost 30 percent fewer calories at lunch than when they ate a single breakfast. Other studies show that even if you eat the same number of calories distributed this way, your body releases less insulin, which keeps blood sugar steady and helps control hunger.

3. Walk for 45 minutes a day. The reason we're suggesting 45 minutes instead of the typical 30 is that a Duke University study found that while 30 minutes of daily walking is enough to prevent weight gain in most relatively sedentary (久坐的) people, exercise beyond 30 minutes results in weight and fat loss. Burning an additional 300 calories a day with three miles of brisk walking (45 minutes should do it) could help you lose 30 pounds in a year without even changing how much you're eating.

4. Bring the color blue into your life more often. There's a good reason you won't see many fast-food restaurants decorated in blue; Believe it or not, the color blue functions as an appetite suppressant. So serve up dinner on blue plates, dress in blue while you eat, and cover your table with a blue tablecloth. Conversely, avoid red, yellow, and orange in your dining areas. Studies find they encourage eating.

5. Clean your closet of the "fat" clothes. Once you've reached your target weight, throw out or give away every piece of clothing that doesn't fit. The idea of having to buy a whole new wardrobe if you gain the weight back will serve as a strong incentive to maintain your new figure.

1. The passage aims to _____.

A. advertise weight-loss products

B. give advice on losing weight

C. persuade you to go on a diet

D. talk you into giving away clothing that doesn't fit

2. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. ice cream can be made into the jewel.

B. the color blue encourages eating.

C. many fast-food restaurants are decorated in blue.

D. Eating five or six small meals helps reduce weight.

3. We can infer from the passage that _____.

A. cheese is high in calories

B. a big meal helps control hunger

C. a 45-minute walk a day discourages your appetite for food

D. buying new clothes can reduce weight

4. The author agrees _____.

A. quick weight-loss plans work well

B. people should cat more fruit to lose weight

C. going on a diet is they only way to lose weight

D. restaurants should serve food with blue plates

答案

1-4: BDAB

考点名称：健康环保类阅读

健康环保累阅读概念：

健康环保类文章常是介绍科学知识、生活常识和环境保护方面的短文。体裁有记叙文、 说明文、议论文和各种应用文。

健康环保类文章阅读技巧：

健康环保类文章常是介绍科学知识、生活常识和环境保护方面的短文。阅读此类短文要以现象或事物为中心进行思考，理解现象产生的原因、条件和客观规律等。同时要抓住事物的特征、用途和相互关系等。科普环保类文章一般为说明文，从结构上看大致可分为三个部分：

第一部分一般是文章的首段，主要用来提出文章的主题，即文章想要阐述、说明的主要内容；

第二部分是文章的主体，可由若干个段落组成，对文章的主题进行展开说明；

第三部分是结尾段，对文章的主题进行归纳总结。这类文章多用一般现在时，而且一般多使用客观性词语表述。有时为了强调客观性，也常使用被动语态。

从近几年的考试题来看，科普环保类的文章越来越与人们的实际生活相接近。由于此类文章缺乏故事情节，很多同学对此类文章感到费解。但一般的科普类文章都是就事论事，需要逻辑推理和想象的时候较少，因此此类阅读题也没有同学们想象中的那么难，只要多加训练，就能较好地答题。

【阅读策略】

1、概要(Summarizing)：

阅完材料后，将所阅材料浓缩，摘要，做出所阅材料的书面或口头梗概。

2、组织(Organization)：

阅读后根据阅读内容，识别观点、人物、事件之间的关系以及文章的结构关系。如：时间关系、比较或对比关系、相关关系及因果关系等。