In this day and age, knowing exactly what and how much you’re eating is necessary. You’ve probably used calorie calculators(计算器) on your smartphones before. For example, a calculator will tell you the average number of calories in a hamburger. However, it acts only as a guide, and it can’t tell you exactly how many calories are in the hamburger at your favorite fast food joint. Now Panasonic’s new device, CaloRieco, can actually give you accurate information on exactly what is on your plate in a few seconds.
Showcased at the CEATEC 2017 tech show, CaloRieco is a high－tech device that uses light reflection technology to offer accurate and expeditious calorie information so as to determine the nutritional values of any food. All you have to do is place your plate in the box－shaped device and wait between 10 and 20 seconds for it to analyze all the food there.
Once it’s done analyzing the various foods in your meal, CaloRieco displays the number of calories, as well as the nutritional content on an LED display. According to Panasonic, the device is able to recognize the vast majority of foods, except soups and similar food. CaloRieco can also connect to your smartphone via an app, and send all the data about analyzed foods to your Personal Digital Assistant, so you can access it whenever you need.
Panasonic said that its invention is aimed at people going on a diet and diabetes(糖尿病) sufferers, both of whom make up a sizable market. Unfortunately, you’ll have to wait a bit longer to get your hands on your very own CaloRieco, as the device presented at CEATEC is just a model. It’s scheduled to hit the market sometime in the next few years, but the price remains a mystery.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一款可以快速准确提供食物热量信息的最新设备。
1．What’s special about the new CaloRieco?
A．It can be linked to our smartphones.
B．It can act as a guide on healthy food.
C．It can tell you the average calories in food.
D．It can provide accurate calorie information on food.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段CaloRieco, can actually give you accurate information on exactly what is on your plate可知，该设备可以准确计算食物的热量。
2．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “expeditious” in Paragraph 2?
A．Simple. B．Quick.
C．Normal. D．Satisfying.
B 解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段All you have to do is place your plate...seconds for it to analyze all the food there.可知，该设备可以准确迅速地提供热量信息，由此可推测expeditious意为“迅速的”。
3．What’s the disadvantage of CaloRieco?
A．It is difficult to operate.
B．It couldn’t be used outdoors.
C．It cannot work without an app.
D．It functions poorly with liquid food.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段the device is able to recognize...except soups and similar food可知，该设备不能识别流质食物。
4．What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A．We can get CaloRieco at a cheap price.
B．CaloRieco is not suitable for healthy people.
C．CaloRieco is not available to consumers at present.
D．The invention of CaloRieco is proved to be a success.
C 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段末句It’s scheduled to hit the market sometime in the next few years...可推断，CaloRieco目前还不能购买。
