8．There is no doubt that losing weight is much harder than gaining it．So how does one go about the difficult task of shedding those extra pounds（36）CThe tips and ideas presented to you here are meant to be the extra information you need to help you to get started off on the right foot．
（37）DIf you really like pasta，there are healthy options available to you．You can replace regular pasta noodles with noodles that are made with whole wheat．Using whole wheat pasta tends to be more filling than regular pasta．
（38）AStudies show that those who exercise，not only lose weight，but keep it off more successfully than those who don't exercise．Exercise will help raise your metabolic （新陈代谢） rate and create a calorie deficit，which helps the weight come off quicker．Keep moving to keep the weight off．
Cut your juice with half water or club soda．（39）FIf you can cut them in half with something else，you will eliminate a large number of empty calories and sugar from your diet．This can help you to lose a few pounds．
You may think that you are going to benefit by skipping a meal here and there but in all honesty，you will not．（40）GIt will make it much harder for you to burn off the calories from the food that was in your body from the previous meal．
A．Exercise will help you lose weight．
B．Get to bed very early for a full week．
C．For most，it can be hard to find a starting point．
D．When you are trying to lose weight，pasta can be a bad thing．
E．Try eating a cherry tomato out of your partner's navel tonight!
F．Many juices are filled with sugar and calories that you don't need．
G．Skipping meals will cause your body to go into a mode for fat-storing．
分析 减肥对于很多人来说是一件很困难的事情，文章给出一些减肥的小技巧．
解答 36-40CDAFG
36．C 上下文语境．从后面句子be the extra information you need to help you to get started off on the right foot．得知介绍一些方法让你开始减肥，所以前面是说对于大多数人来说，很难找到一个开始点，故答案为C．
37．D 上下文语境．从这段的一些关键词 pasta得知，这段是介绍如何应对 pasta，故答案为D．
38．A 上下文语境．根据这段的关键词Studies show that those who exercise，not only lose weight，but keep it off more successfully 得知，减肥的方法是锻炼，故答案为A．
39．F 细节理解题．这段的主旨句Cut your juice with half water or club soda．建议你戒除橙汁类的饮料，用水来代替，因为橙汁含有很多糖和热量．
40．G 上下文语境．最后一段介绍You may think that you are going to benefit by skipping a meal…想不吃饭来减肥，所以选项G提到不吃饭带来的影响，符合题意．
点评 本文是一篇选句填空阅读，题目主要考查上下文内容联系以及文章内容理解．做题时学生应仔细阅读原文，把握文章主要内容，联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义，从中选出正确答案，一定要做到有理有据，切忌胡乱猜测．
