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阅读理解词义猜测题（A）It is reported that a California company has recently launched an interesting new product which may signal a major breakthrough (突破) in weight loss.The company，SENSA，came up with an innovative way to convince the brain to stop overeating.We know the theory behind the product.The obvious fact is that we eat too much.But why？It turns out thats the way our brains are programmed.Throughout our evolutionary history，food has been scarce，so in order to ensure survival，humans have been used to eating as much as they can whenever food is available.Unfortunately，when food is abundant and rich in calories，as it is today，the results can be ugly.Dr Alan Hirsch，an intrepid doctor and scientist，whose lifelong speciality (专长) has been understanding how our senses，and in particular，smell and taste affect the brains functioning.He noticed that many patients who had lost their sense of smell and taste due to illness or accident experienced rapid weight gain.Certain smells and tastes seemed to be acting on the brain to control the appetite.Dr Hirsch studied hundreds of compounds and after years of research developed a set of virtually odorless and tasteless food sprinkles (少量) that have shown a strong impact on the bodys appetite-control center，which he called “Tastants”Then，in one of the largest studies of a non-prescription weight-loss system，these Tastants were tested for effectiveness as a means of weight loss.The results were significant.Over a 6 month period,1,436 women and men sprinkled flavorless “Tastant” crystals (结晶) on everything they ate，and lost an average of 30.5 pounds，nearly 15% of their total body weight.Participants achieved these results without having to follow any special exercise regime (规律) or diet.Best of all，because it is tasteless and odorless and contains no stimulants and does not directly interact with the digestive system，there are no unpleasant side effects.1Whats the purpose for the writer to write this passage?ATo show a new food sprinkle which convinces the brain to stop eating.BTo persuade people to lose weight with SENSA without exercise and diet.CTo introduce a new product which is beneficial to lose weight.DTo persuade people to buy the new product with good effectiveness.2The underlined word “intrepid” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “_”Aexperienced Bclever Cuncompromising Dold3Which of the following is NOT true?AParticipants have lost weight with Tastants.BThere is some unpleasant side effects after taking Tastants.CCertain smells and tastes may control the appetite.DEating too much is linked to how our brain programs.4We can infer from the passage that_.Asome customers may try this product after reading this passageBpeople may not want to know more information about SENSACTastant is tasteless and odorless and contains no stimulantsDthe people eager to put weight can eat this product directly5What do we know about Dr Hirsch according to the passage?AHe is the CEO of the company，SENSA.BHe has spent his whole life researching the weight-loss product.CHe studied hundreds of compounds to get Tastants.DHe refused to recommend this product in some countries.(B)Many people think that listening is a passive business.It is just the opposite.Listening well is an active exercise of our attention and hard work.It is because they do not realize this，or because they are not willing to do the work，that most people do not listen well.Listening well also requires total concentration upon someone else.An essential part of listening well is the rule known as bracketingBracketing includes the temporary giving up or setting aside of your own prejudices and desires，to experience as far as possible someone elses world from the inside，stepping_into_his_or_her_shoes.Moreover，since listening well involves bracketing，it also involves a temporary acceptance of the other person.Sensing this acceptance，the speaker will seem quite willing to open up the inner part of his or her mind to the listener.True communication is under way.The energy required for listening well is so great that it can be accomplished only by the will to extend oneself for mutual growth.Most of the time we lack this energy.Even though we may feel in our business dealings or social relationships that we are listening well，what we are usually doing is listening selectively.Often we have a prepared list in mind and wonder，as we listen，how we can achieve certain desired results to get the conversation over as quickly as possible or redirected in ways more satisfactory to us.Many of us are far more interested in talking than in listening，or we simply refuse to listen to what we dont want to hear.It wasnt until toward the end of my doctor career that I have found the knowledge that one is being truly listened to is frequently therapeutic(有疗效的)In about a quarter of the patients I saw，surprising improvement was shown during the first few months of the psychotherapy(心理疗法)，before any of the roots of problems had been uncovered or explained.There are several reasons for this phenomenon，but chief among them，I believe，was the patients sense that he or she was being truly listened to，often for the first time in years，and for some，perhaps for the first time ever.(2013江西，C)6The phrase “stepping into his or her shoes” in Paragraph 2 probably means _.Apreparing a topic list first Bfocusing on ones own mindCdirecting the talk to the desired resultsDexperiencing the speake