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课时分层作业(十二) Module 6 Films and TV Programmes
Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2022·南京六校联合体调研测试)
If you're planning to go on a diet, or if you suffer from serious conditions like diabetes (糖尿病), knowing exactly what and how much you're eating is essential.In this day and age, we have calorie and nutrition calculators even on our smartphones, but they act only as guides, whereas a famous company's revolutionary new device, CaloRieco, actually analyzes the food on your plate and provides accurate information in just a few seconds.
You've probably used calorie calculators before,and you know that they only offer general information.For example, a calculator will tell you the average number of calories in a hamburger, but it can't tell you exactly how many calories are in the hamburger.The same goes for nutrients like protein or fat.And this is what makes the new CaloRieco so special.
Displayed at a recent tech show, CaloRieco is a hightech device that uses light reflection technology to determine the nutritional values of almost any food and also provide accurate calorie estimates.All you have to do is put your plate in the boxshaped device and wait between 10 and 20 seconds for it to analyze all the food.
Once it's done analyzing the various ingredients in your meal, CaloRieco displays the number of calories,as well as the nutritional content on an LED display.According to the company, the device is able to recognize the vast majority of foods, except soups and very dark dishes.
CaloRieco can also connect to your smartphone via an app, and send all the data about analyzed foods to your handheld device, so you can access it whenever you need.
The spokesman for the company said that its outstanding invention is aimed at dieters and diabetes 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 the show is just a prototype (样机) which needs to be improved.It's scheduled to hit the