咖啡和維生素，絕佳搭配？

藍利霞

Our cup of coffee may be an essential part of our morning routine， but new research suggests it comes with some serious health benefits. Then， we want to know whether adding vitamins to our coffee would make it a super cup.

There’s no easy answer. According to registered nutritionist Uta Boellinger， it can be a good option for those who aren’t getting the right vitamins from their diet. If someone is unwilling and unable to make any dietary changes and won’t take any supplements in other forms， perhaps having them in their coffee is the best option.

Supplements are a useful tool for boosting our overall health. In Boellinger’s clinic， she always go for a food-first approach but supplements are not only necessary when there is a deficiency， but can help us see results more quickly as they may be more highly concentrated and easier to include than certain foods.

However， BANT registered nutritionist Eva Humphries explains that we need to be wary of the type of nutrients added to our coffee so we can be realistic about the effect. It is also worth noting that synthetic nutrients， such as those typically added to coffee， may not be in the right form for us to fully digest. So we think we are getting 100% of our daily recommended intake of a specific vitamin from that enrich-coffee， but we may only actually assimilate 10% of that nutrient.

As a nutritionist， Humphries suggest supplements to her clients for shorter periods of time if there is a very specific need for them. For example， an athlete will likely have nutrient needs so high that it may be a struggle to meet those needs through food alone. In this context， supplements may be useful. On a more general level， it would be more advantageous to get the vitamins we need from food.

（材料出自“METRO”網站，有刪改）

1. Who is suitable to drink coffee with vitamins？

A. People enjoying drinking coffee.

B. People putting no supplements in their diet.

C. People having no right vitamins from their diet.

D. People knowing vitamin supplements in any form.

2. What is the Humphries’s attitude to drinking coffee with vitamins？

A. Unclear. B. Cautious.

C. Favorable. D. Intolerant.

3. What does the underlined word “assimilate” mean in the fourth paragraph？

A. Throw. B. Absorbed.

C. Purchase. D. Distribute.

4. Why does the author mention “athlete” in Paragraph 5？

A. To explain a rule. B. To clarify a concept.

C. To present a fact. D. To support an argument.

1.C。解析：細節理解題。根據材料第二段第二句中的“it can be a good option for those who aren’t getting the right vitamins from their diet”，我們可知，沒有從飲食中攝入合適維生素的人可以在咖啡里面放維生素，故選C項。

2.B。解析：細節理解題。根據材料第四段第一句“However， BANT registered nutritionist Eva Humphries explains that we need to be wary of the type of nutrients added to our coffee so we can be realistic about the effect.”，我們可知，漢弗萊斯對喝含維生素的咖啡的態度是謹慎的。故選B項。

3.B。解析：詞義猜測題。根據材料第四段最后一句中的“but”，我們可知，前半句“we think we are getting 100% of our daily recommended intake of a specific vitamin from that enrich-coffee”跟后半句“we may only actually assimilate 10% of that nutrient”是轉折關系。前半句提到“我們認為我們100%獲得了咖啡里面的特定的維生素”，據此我們可以推理出后半句大概是講營養物質的實際攝入量。再結合前一句中的“digest（消化）”，我們可推斷出“assimilate”表示“吸收”。故選B項。

4.D。解析：推理判斷題。根據材料最后一段的第一句“As a nutritionist， Humphries suggest supplements to her clients for shorter periods of time if there is a very specific need for them.”，我們可知，此處提到“運動員”這一例子是為了論證漢弗萊斯的觀點。故選D項。