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Chocolate is good for your heart, skin and brain. Usually, people think
that chocolate is bad for their health. They describe chocolate as" something
to die for" or say" death by chocolate". Now they should bite their tongues! Evidence(证据)is showing that some kinds of
chocolate are actually good for you in the following ways:
A happier heart.
Scientists at Harvard University recently examined 136 studies on
cocoa—the main ingredient(成分)in chocolate and found that it does seem to strengthen the heart.
Better blood pressure.
Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University recently found that people with
high blood pressure who ate 3. 5 ounces of dark chocolate per day for two weeks
saw their blood pressure drop quickly.
Muscle magic.
Chocolate milk may help you recover after a hard workout(锻炼). In a small study at Indiana
University, people who drank chocolate milk
between workouts did better on a tiredness test than those who had some sports
drinks.
Better for your skin.
German researchers found that chocolate helped protect and increase blood
flow to the skin, improving its appearance.
(1)
What's the meaning of " bite their tongues" in the first paragraph?
A . Think of it.
B . Speak up.
C . Stop talking.
D . Listen to it.
(2)
What's the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4?
A . Sports drinks are better than chocolate milk.
B . Sports drinks can make people easy to be tired.
C . Drinking chocolate milk can keep you energetic at work.
D . Milk is useful to fight against tiredness during our work.
(3)
that chocolate might help lower blood pressure.
A . Scientists at Harvard University believe
B . Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University believes
C . Scientists at Indiana University believe
D . German researchers believe
(4)
Which would be the best title of the text?
A . Chocolate, a Healthy Food
B . More Chocolate, Less Health
C . Chocolate and Blood Pressure
D . Advice on Eating Chocolate
答案: C
C
B
A