問題詳情
3. Maybe you have heard something from your parents, your friends and even read in e-mails, but are you surethey are true? Let’s see some common myths (迷思), and maybe you’ll be surprised!First Myth: Eating at night makes you fat.Actually, it doesn’t matter what time of day you eat. As long as you eat only the total calories that you burneach day, you will not gain weight. If you eat fewer calories than you burn, you will lose weight, and if you eatmore calories, you will gain. It is as simple as that.Second Myth: Swimming is a great weight loss activity.While swimming is a great exercise, professionals say the surprising truth is that unless you are swimming forhours a day, it may not help you lose a lot of weight. Because the water is supporting your body, you're notworking as hard as you do when you run. Furthermore, people usually feel ravenous after swimming, so it mayactually cause you to eat more than you normally would!Third myth: It takes seven years for gum to pass through your digestive system (消化系統).Mom always says that if you ever swallowed gum, you would have to wait for seven years to see it again!However, the truth is that the gum doesn’t stick to your insides, it just continues along with any food you haveeaten and pops out the other end. Although gum is indigestible, which actually just means your stomach acids(胃酸) are unable to break down the components (成份) of gum.Fourth Myth: It’s easier to catch a cold when it’s cold outside.Mom always says, “Put on a jacket or you’ll catch a cold!” But is it true? There’s a link between cold weatherand colds, but it’s not what you think. You see, the “common cold” is caused by the rhinovirus (鼻病毒), andtemperature has no effect on them. So why do people get a cold when it's cold outside? Because cold weatherusually makes people stay indoors, which might increase the chance for people to catch other people’s virus. So,if your mother were smart, she would kick you outside when it’s winter!
【題組】52. From your understanding, what could the underlined word ravenous probably mean?
(A) very sad
(B) very hungry
(C) very bored
(D) very thirsty
參考答案
答案：B[無官方正解]
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(1),B(2),C(0),D(1),E(0)