江苏高考英语百日训练之任务型阅读(18)含答案解析

江苏高考英语百日训练之任务型阅读（18）含答案解析

【题文】

As is well-known, drinking water benefits one's health. Especially when you get up early in the morning, you'd better drink water. Here are some reasons why you should do so.

Improves Your Metabolism(新陈代谢)

Studies have shown that drinking water on empty stomach can help increase metabolic rate up by 30%. This means that the rate at which calories are burned increases by nearly one third. Do you know what that means? Quicker weight loss!

If your metabolic rate is high, then you will be able to digest food faster and maintain a slim figure despite eating those extra calories. However, this doesn't mean that you could bite down on all that junk food. Furthermore, you will need to drink around four litres of water daily for best results.

Helps in Clearing Your Bowels

Constipation(便秘) is one of the most irritating conditions which also results in deposit of poisonous materials inside the body. But did you know that one of the other benefits of drinking water is that it helps to clear out your bowels? The colon(结肠), which is in part responsible for bowel movements, require water to function properly. So just gulp down a glass of water and sit on your toilet for a clean colon.

Improves Your Appetite

Early in the morning, with your stomach totally empty, it is natural you will feel hungry. So another benefit of drinking water is preparing you to have the most important meal of the day --- breakfast. Besides this, we all know that having a healthy appetite is good for overall health.

Helps to Balance Your Nervous System

Yes, drinking water on empty stomach especially if it's hot, can improve the health of your nervous system. Early morning, the stomach is most receptive. At this moment, if you indulge in coffee, which is a central nervous system stimulant, your nervous system will be affected from the get-go. On the other hand, if you just have a glass of warm water, it can ease your nervous system, which will help it function properly.

Prevents Migraine(偏头痛) Attacks

Again, if you tend to suffer from migraine attacks, then water can help fight it off. Your doctor might have already told you that migraines happen due to lacking water amongst other reasons. So just by increasing your water intake, you are basically preventing your chances from suffering another migraine attack.

Prevents Early Aging

And now to finish off, let's see how drinking water on empty stomach can prove to be some sort of good medicine.

Water can help release toxins such as bacteria and other harmful elements from your system. This, in turn, can help your body fight the effects of free radicals(自由基) which can cause early ageing. Furthermore, if your skin doesn't lack water internally, it will feel refreshed, which can help it maintain a young state and shiny appearance.

Now that you've learned the above benefit of drinking water early in the morning, why not develop the healthy habit from now on?

【答案】77. Reasons 78. beneficial 79. lose 80. partly/ partially

81. prepared/ ready 82. tends 83. Chances 84. extent/ degree

85. release/remove/clear/clean 86. action

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。众所周知，喝水有益于健康。尤其是当你早上起得很早的时候，你最好喝水。文章介绍了一些你应该这样做的原因。

【77题详解】

根据第一段最后一句Here are some reasons why you should do so.可知文章在讲“喝水的理由”，故答案为Reasons。【78题详解】

根据第一段中As is well-known, drinking water benefits one's health. Especially when you get up early in the morning, you'd better drink water.可知，早晨喝水对你的健康是有好处的，故答案为beneficial“有益的”。

【79题详解】

根据Improves Your Metabolism(新陈代谢)中Studies have shown that drinking water on empty stomach can help increase metabolic rate up by 30%. This means that the rate at which calories are burned increases by nearly one third. Do you know what that means? Quicker weight loss!可知，喝水能减肥。lose weight“减肥”。故答案为lose。

【80题详解】

根据Helps in Clearing Your Bowels中The colon(结肠), which is in part responsible for bowel movements, require water to function properly. So just gulp down a glass of water and sit on your toilet for a clean colon.可知，结肠在一定程度上负