单选题 The study showed that ectomorphs, who make up one in three of the population, usually have a small delicate shape, have a sweet tooth but hate bitter foods. Mesomorphs, who make up 20 percent of the population, usually have a muscular shape and prefer salty or bitter foods but dislike sweet foods. Half the British population are endomorphy with soft, rounded bodies, and they like most foods. The findings showed that for two in three people food preference was a physiological rather than a psychological choice.
Body shape expert Simon Bradshaw, who takes charge of this team, said: "It appears that simply by looking at an individual's body shape we can make sure about their preferences." But Catherine Collins, of the British Dietetic Association said: "It is difficult to dictate whether our body shape dictates the food we like, or the food we like dictates body shape." It stands to reason people who prefer most types of foods will be fatter and people who are the endomorph shape tend to find it more difficult to lose weight.

单选题 The whole passage is mainly about ______.
A. how to lose weight
B. a report on your body shape and favorite food
C. how body shape is determined by the arrangement of your taste buds
D. how body shape has something to do with your taste buds

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 文章并没有谈论如何减肥，所以排除A项：文章虽然涉及到体形与饮食偏好的关系，但并未涉及关于二者关系的任何报告，只是提到他们做的有关研究，所以排除B项；文章第一段最后一句话提到科学家认为一个人的体形暗示出他的大多数味蕾有可能分布在他舌头上的哪一个部位，但并没有说味蕾的分布情况决定体形，所以排除C项；文章第一段明确指出，科学家认为一个人的体形暗示出他的大多数味蕾有可能分布在他舌头上的哪一个部位；由于味蕾分布与饮食偏好有密切关系，所以第二段详细指出不同体形的人有什么不同的饮食偏好；由此可看出，本文主要谈论体形与味蕾的关系，故选D。

单选题 It is implied that ______.
A. there are only three body shapes
B. the ectomorphs enjoy most food
C. Catherine Collins is an expert in body shape
D. People who enjoy most food have trouble in losing weight

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 根据文章最后一句可知，大部分食物都喜欢的人会更胖一些，胖型体质者往往认为减肥很难。所以，D项为正确答案。

单选题 It is uncertain that ______.
A. how many body shapes there are
B. how the taste buds arrange on your tongue
C. food preference is a physiological choice
D. whether our body shape is decided by the food we enjoy most

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 根据最后一段“It is difficult to dictate whether-our body shape dictates the food we like, or the food we like dictates body shape”可知，很难断定是我们的体形决定我们喜欢吃的食物，还是我们喜欢吃的食物决定我们的体形，也就是说，“我们最喜欢吃的食物是否决定了我们的体形”这是尚未确定的，故选D。

单选题 "It stands to reason" in the third paragraph means "______".
A. Everyone finds it hard to believe B. It is obvious to everyone
C. Everyone knows the reason D. Nobody believes it

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] A项意为“大家都认为很难相信”：B项意为“对每个人来说都是显而易见的”；C项意为“每个人都知道…的原因”；D项意为“没有人相信”。从文中可看出：大部分食物都喜欢的人会更胖一些，胖型体质者更容易感到减肥很难，这是显而易见的事实，故选B。

单选题 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. People of the endomorph shape tend to lose weight more difficultly.
B. People who don't like most food are easy to lose weight.
C. Different body shape determines one's weight.
D. Half of the British are mesomorphs with soft, rounded bodies, and they like most foods.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 由文章最后一句话可知，大部分食物都喜欢的人会更胖一些，胖型体质者往往感到减肥很难。但并没有说不喜欢吃大部分食物的人容易减肥，所以排除B；C项体形决定体重，文章均未涉及；由第二段中的“Half of the British population are endomorphy with soft，rounded bodies, and they like most foods”可知，有一半的英国人是胖型体质者，D项一半的英国人是强壮型体质者(mesomorphs)，与原文不符，故选A。