题文
The findings come ___36___ a study of nearly 1,000 US people that looked at diet, calorie intake and body mass index (BMI) - a measure of obesity.___37___ is found that those who ate chocolate a few times a week were, on ___38___, slimmer than those ___39___ ate it occasionally. Even though chocolate is loaded with calories, it contains ingredients（材料）that may favour weight loss ___40___ than fat synthesis, scientists believe.___41___ boosting calorie intake, regular chocolate consumption was related to lower BMI in the study, ___42___ is published in Archives of Internal Medicine. The link remained even when other factors, like how ___43___ exercise individuals did, were taken into ___44___.And it appears it is how often you eat chocolate that is important, rather than how much of it you eat. The ___45___ found no link with quantity consumed.___46___ to the researchers, there is only one chance in a hundred that their findings could be explained by chance alone. Lead author Dr Beatrice Golomb, from the University of California at San Diego, said: "Our findings appear to add to a body of information suggesting that the composition of calories, not just the number of them, matters for determining their ultimate impact on weight."This is not the first time scientists ___47___ that chocolate may be healthy for us. Other studies have claimed chocolate may be good for the heart. Consumption of certain types of chocolate has been linked to some favourable changes in blood pressure, insulin（胰岛素）sensitivity and cholesterol（胆固醇）level. And chocolate, ___48___ dark chocolate, does contain antioxidants（抗氧化剂）which can help to mop up harmful free radicals - unstable chemicals that can damage our cells.
Dr Golomb and her team believe that antioxidant compounds, called catechins（儿茶素）, can improve lean muscle mass and reduce weight ___49___ studies in rodents would suggest this might be so. Mice ___50___ for 15 days with epicatechin (present in dark chocolate) had improved exercise performance and observable changes to their muscle composition.They say clinical trials are now needed in humans to see ___51___ this is the case.
But before you reach ___52___ a chocolate bar, there are still lots of unanswered questions. And in the absence of conclusive evidence, experts advise caution.While there's no harm in allowing yourself a treat like ___53___ now and again, eating too much might be harmful because it often ___54___ a lot of sugar and fat too.And if you are looking to change your diet, you are ___55___ to benefit most from eating more fresh fruits and vegetables.
小题1:A．toB．inC．from D．with小题2:A．AsB．ItC．WhichD．What小题3:A．wholeB．averageC．generalD．short小题4:A．who B．that C．whichD．why小题5:A．otherB．ratherC．less D．more小题6:A．ThoughB．Even ifC．when D．Despite小题7:A．that B．whichC．whereD．when小题8:A．muchB．oftenC．long D．many小题9:A．thoughtsB．mind C．accountD．effect小题10:A．newsB．reportC．study D．book小题11:A．AccordingB．basedC．ReplyD．Response小题12:A．had suggestedB．suggestedC．have suggestedD．suggest小题13:A．speciallyB．particularlyC．luckilyD．unfortunately小题14:A．at leastB．at mostC．in factD．by accident小题15:A．feedingB．fedC．to feedD．feed小题16:A．if B．what C．whyD．that小题17:A．outB．forC．with D．into小题18:A．noodlesB．chocolateC．rice D．nuts小题19:A．includesB．takesC．absorbsD．contains小题20:A．probableB．possible C．likelyD．about 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:C
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:B
小题19:D
小题20:C
解析
文章讲述的是一项研究发现巧克力的经常摄入有助于人们的身体质量。小题1:词组搭配，come from来自，来源于 句意为这个发现来源于一个研究。
小题2:固定句型，It is found that ........it作形式主语，代指后面的that从句。
小题3:词组。On average 平均
小题4:定语从句，根据句意可知此处为定语从句指的是those，指人，
小题5:词组。Rather than 而不是
小题6:句意理解。此处句意为尽管卡路里吸收的增加，经常性的巧克力的摄入与低的身体质量指数是有关的。
小题7:非限制性定语从句，指代前面的一句话。
小题8:因为exercise作锻炼讲时是不可数名词，所以选择how much。
小题9:固定短语，take sth into account/consideration 考虑
小题10:上下文，根据文章第一段第一句话可知，文章讲述的是该研究的结果，所以此处是研究没有发现与巧克力的量的关系。
小题11:句意理解。此处意为根据研究人员，according to 根据
小题12:固定用法。因为This is not the first time是现在完成时的标志。
小题13:句意理解，巧克力，尤其是黑巧克力，存在抗氧化剂。
小题14:词组辨析，at least 至少 at most至多 in fact事实上 by accident 偶然，意外地
小题15:mice和feed之间是被动关系，此处作mice的定语，="which" were fed
小题16:句意理解，此处意为他们说还需要人体的临床试验来看是否是这样的。
小题17:词组reach for a chocolate伸手去拿巧克力
小题18:上下文，文章主要在讲巧克力。
小题19:动词辨析，contain意为包含某种物质，此处意为巧克力含有大量的糖。
小题20:当主语是人的时候，只能选择likely意为，某人很可能干某事。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“The findings come __.....”主要考查你对 [健康环保类阅读 ]考点的理解。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。
