2018
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短文语法填空典题阶梯
10
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【一?/p>
Scientists have discovered that __1__ (stay) in the cold could help us
lose
weight.
Researchers
at
the
University
of
California
found
that
exposure to the cold increases levels of a protein that helps form brown
fat—the
type
of
fat
that
produces
heat
and
keeps
us
warm.
Brown
fat
burns energy, __2__ helps us lose weight. White fat stores extra energy,
which
results
__3__
weight
gain.
The
researchers
said
that
because
air
conditioning and heating give us constant, __4__ (comfort) temperatures,
our body's need for brown fat has decreased. They found that
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Outdoor
workers
in
northern
Finland
who
__5__
(expose)
to
cold
temperature
have
__6__
significant
amount
of
brown
fat
when
__7__
(compare)
to
sameaged indoor workers.
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The research was conducted on two different control groups of mice.
__8__
group
was
injected
with
the
protein
that
helps
create
brown
fat.
This
group
later
gained
30%
less
weight
after
both
groups
were
fed
highfat diets. The researchers say this could be good news in the fight
against obesity. People who are obese have __9__ (low) levels of brown
fat
than
thinner
people.
Head
researcher
Hei
Sook
Sul
said
:?/p>
This
protein could become an important target for research into the treatment
and prevention of obesity and obesityrelated diseases.
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She added
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“If
you
can
somehow
increase
levels
of
this
protein,
you
could__10__
(possible) lose more weight even if eating the same amount of food. ?/p>
答案
1
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staying
2.which
3.in
4.comfortable
5.are exposed
6
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a
7.compared
8.One
9.lower
10.possibly
【二?/p>