Forget about diamonds and put away your gold. The latest jewelry craze won't deplete your wallet, but instead may bring about healing powers that are priceless. A genuine silver necklace is bound to bring a smile to practically anyone's face. _(1)_
Titanium is a metal known for being strong and rustproof. What's more, it is hypoallergenic; that is, it won't irritate even the most sensitive skin. Because it won't corrode or cause a reaction in patients, it is widely used as rods, pins, and plates in the human body. Titanium's other benefit is its ability to increase blood circulation. _(2)_
Germanium, another recently researched element, is a mineral that is most commonly used as a semiconductor. It works by helping electricity flow from one source to another. Jewelry using germanium has been found to help raise the level of activity in many of the body's internal organs. _(3)_ Besides, germanium may even get rid of pollutants and germs in other parts of the body.
Both titanium and germanium jewelry use what is known as magnetic therapy. _(4)_ As a result, more oxygen moves around and a person may have more energy.
Currently, research is still being done to explore the health benefits of wearing jewelry made from titanium or germanium. _(5)_ In fact, they may just cure what ails you.
——by Jerri Graham
(A) It helps organs use oxygen better, improving their health and performance.
(B) When worn as a bracelet, it can warm up those with low body temperatures and poor circulation.
(C) Until a conclusion is reached, wearing a bracelet or a piece of jewelry made from these materials won't cause you any ill effects.
(D) Necklaces made from titanium or germanium, however, may actively help one's body.
(E) By using the circulatory, nervous, and endocrine system, the metal and mineral act as a magnet to pick up the blood and move it around in the body.
1. 第一題空格應選 (D)
理由:
a. 空格前點出最近流行一股珠寶熱潮，提到一條純銀的項鍊幾乎能讓每個人笑顏逐開，空格後應該提到新珠寶飾品能為人們帶來什麼好處。
b. 選項 (D) 說鈦或鍺製的項圈能幫助你有效改善身體狀況，符合上述條件且語意連貫。而 Necklaces made from titanium or germanium（鈦或鍺製的項鍊）與前一句的 a genuine silver necklace（一條純銀項鍊）形成對照，故選之。
大補丸:
a. be made from... 由……製成（產品不保留材料原來的性質）
be made of... 由……製成（產品仍保有材料原來的性質）
例: The wine was made from grapes.
（這酒是用葡萄釀成的。）
The bowl was made of plastic.
（這個碗是塑膠做的。）
b. titanium n. 鈦
c. germanium n. 鍺
2. 第二題空格應選 (B)
理由:
a. 空格前提到鈦金屬的另一項益處是能促進血液循環，空格內應該進一步說明對人體的影響。
b. 選項 (B) 提到，戴鈦項圈可以讓體溫低與循環不好的人暖和起來。其中的 those...with poor circulation（血液循環不好的人）和空格前的 its ability to increase blood circulation（其促進血液循環的能力）形成關鍵，故選之。
大補丸:
warm up (...) （使……）暖和起來
例: Drink some ginger tea and you'll soon warm up.
（喝一點薑茶，你很快就會暖和起來。）
3. 第三題空格應選 (A)
理由:
a. 空格前提到鍺製造的首飾被發現能提高人體內臟的活動力。由此可知，空格內應該說明它如何提高人體內臟的效能。
b. 選項 (A) 說鍺能協助器官更有效地運用氧氣，進而改善健康與提昇表現，符合上述推論。同時選項中的 organs（器官）與前一句中的 internal organs（內臟）形成關鍵字，故選之。
4. 第四題空格應選 (E)
理由:
a. 空格前提到鈦和鍺製成的飾品都是運用所謂的磁性療法（magnetic therapy），空格內應該說明何謂磁性療法。
b. 選項 (E) 說到，金屬（鈦）和礦物質（鍺）發揮類似磁鐵的功能吸起血液，讓血液通流全身，後一句接著說因此有更多氧氣流通全身，使人更有活力，上下文語意連貫，故為正選。
大補丸:
a. circulatory a. 循環的
b. endocrine a. 內分泌的
endocrine gland 內分泌腺
c. act as... 充當……
= serve as...
例: An umbrella can act as a cane when you go hiking in the mountains.
（當你到山上健行時，傘可以充當柺杖用。）
d. magnet n. 磁鐵
5. 第五題空格應選 (C)
理由:
空格前說穿戴鈦或鍺製成的首飾對健康的好處仍在研究階段（research is still being done），而 (C) 選項說得到結論之前（before a conclusion is reached），穿戴這些材質製成的首飾對你不會有任何負面影響，上下語意連貫，可知為正選。
大補丸:
reach a conclusion 達成結論
例: We still didn't reach a conclusion after meeting for five hours.
（我們開了五個小時的會還是沒有達成結論。）
1. deplete vt. 減少
例: Wars in the region have depleted the country's food supplies.
（這地區的戰事已經耗損了該國的食物供應。）
2. bring about... 促成∕導致……
例: The deforestation in the Amazon will bring about dramatic changes in the global climate.
（亞馬遜的森林砍伐會導致全球氣候巨大變化。）
3. be bound to V 必定會……
例: Drinking too much alcohol is bound to cause liver damage.
（喝太多酒鐵定會傷肝。）
4. sensitive a. 敏感的
be sensitive to... 對……敏感
例: Christine is sensitive to changes in temperatures.
（克莉絲汀對溫度的變化很敏感。）
5. benefit n. 益處 & vt. 有利於
for the benefit of... 為了……（的利益）
= in the interest of...
例: The new policy is for the benefit of people who want to start their own businesses.
（新政策對自己想創業的人很有利。）
6. get rid of... 擺脫……
例: Jay got rid of a lot of his old CDs before he moved into a new apartment.
（阿傑搬進新公寓之前丟了很多舊 CD。）
1. genuine a. 真正的
2. rustproof a. 防鏽的
3. hypoallergenic a. 低敏感度的
4. irritate vt. 刺激
5. corrode vi. 腐蝕
6. rod n. 棒
7. plate n. 金屬板
8. circulation n.（血液）循環
9. semiconductor n. 半導體
10. pollutant n. 污染源
11. magnetic therapy n. 磁性療法
12. ail vt. 使不適
忘記你的鑽石，把黃金擺在一邊。最近的這股珠寶熱潮不會讓你的荷包大失血，反而會帶給你無價的療效。一條純銀的項鍊幾乎能讓每個人笑顏逐開。然而，鈦或鍺製的項圈卻能幫助你有效改善身體狀況。
鈦金屬堅固且防鏽。再者，它是低敏感性的金屬，也就是說，即使是最敏感的肌膚也不會受到刺激。由於本身不會腐蝕也不會引起病人的不良反應，因此被廣泛運用於置入人體內的棒、鋼釘、金屬板等。鈦金屬的另一項益處是能促進血液循環。當被製成項鍊穿戴，它可以讓體溫低與循環不好的人暖和起來。
最近另一種受到廣泛研究的元素是鍺，它是一種常用來作為半導體的礦物。它能協助電流從某處移動到另一處。以鍺製造的首飾被發現能提高許多人體內臟的活動力。它協助器官更有效地運用氧氣，進而改善健康與提昇表現。此外，鍺甚至可以去除身體其他部位的污染物質與細菌。
鈦和鍺製成的飾品都是運用所謂的磁性療法。藉由循環、神經及內分泌系統，金屬及礦物質發揮類似磁鐵的功能將血液吸起來，使血液流通全身。因此就有更多氧氣在體內流通，使人更有活力。
穿戴鈦或鍺製首飾對健康的好處目前尚在研究階段。得到結論之前，穿戴這些材質製成的首飾對你不會有任何負面影響。事實上，它們可能正好可以治好困擾你的不適。
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