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(2022·无锡市高三质检)
Beijing resident Hou Lixin started eating meal replacement products in February when she wanted to lose weight. She bought various meal replacement products online and ate them for more than a month.
“Most of them don’t taste good, but at least they have low calories and are convenient to buy, store and cook，” she said, adding the product she consumed gave a strong sense of fullness.
Hou is by no means alone.“Meal replacement products, or substitutes for regular meals that can fill you up with low-calorie intakes, appear as a potential big market in China, driven by Chinese consumers’ demand for products that can help in weight control and offer convenience，”experts said.
The most common meal replacement products include powders, liquids, shakes, porridge and energy bars containing fiber, protein, vitamins, minerals and other nutritious contents.
The meal replacement market is at the early stage of competition and there is big room for future development, like in the United States and Japan. Euromonitor International, a market research company, said sales revenue of meal replacement products in China hit 57.17 billion yuan in 2017 and is expected to reach 120 billion yuan by 2022. More fast-moving consumer goods giants are partaking in the market action. PepsiCo’s oat brand Quaker released a new shake product in June. A major Chinese snack brand Bestore released 27 meal replacement products in August.
Jia Jianbin, secretary general of cereals, oils and nutrition branch at Chinese Cereals and Oils Association, told a CCTV reporter that despite meal replacement products’ possible effectiveness that many people believe, this way of weight loss may bring greater harm as it breaks the balance of nutrition and food.As a result，it can only be a temporary move, not a long-term use.
“Cereal meal replacement powder, for example, is mainly composed of carbohydrates(碳水化合物), which have enough calories, but the vitamins and minerals are not enough. Instead, it is better to soak oatmeal(燕麦片) in milk, which may be more nutritious and more economical，” said Gu Zhongyi, a dietitian of the Beijing Dietetic Association. “Meal replacements can be an alternative for busy workers, but they are no substitute for a balanced diet, and try not to eat more than one meal a day.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。代餐食品开始越来越受减肥人群的欢迎，包括一些代餐粉、能量棒等。但是专家指出，这些东西可能会起到一些作用，但是危害大于好处。
1．The author quotes the example of Hou Lixin to __C__.
A．show an efficient way to lose weight
B．promote the meal replacement products
C．introduce the topic of meal replacement products
D．arouse readers’ interest in the meal replacement products
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段可知，北京市民侯女士为了减肥在吃各种代餐食品。文章第三段开始讨论代餐食品的普遍性及其影响，故作者引用Hou Lixin的例子是要引出代餐产品这一文章主题。故选C。
2．Why are meal replacement products popular among many Chinese consumers？__B__
A．Because they are highly recommended by health experts.
B．Because they are helpful to control weight and bring convenience.
C．Because they have a large market share in the food market.
D．Because they provide various forms and flavors for the consumers.
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“driven by Chinese consumers’ demand for products that can help in weight control and offer convenience”可知，代餐食品的风靡得益于人们对控制体重的需求以及对便利的追求这两个特点。故选B。
3．What does the underlined word “partaking” in Paragraph 5 mean？__A__
A．Participating. B．Advertising
C．Experimenting. D．Cooperating.
解析：词义猜测题。根据第五段第一句中的“The meal replacement market is...big room for future development”及画线词上下文可知，代餐产品未来有巨大的发展空间，其中获得的巨大利润吸引着越来越多的食品行业巨头参与进来。故选A。
4．What attitude do Jia Jianbin and Gu Zhongyi have toward the meal replacement products？__A__
A．Cautious. B．Favorable.
C．Disapproving. D．Confused.
解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后两段可知，两个人都认为代餐食品只能作为暂时的选择，而不能长期食用。无论如何，代餐食品都无法比拟均衡饮食所能够提供的营养。故两个人皆持谨慎态度。故选A。
