Question

Have you ever wondered why there are so many skin colors in the world? Do you know why people living in particular areas usually have a certain color? Biology and history are the two reasons for this.

Skin contains something called melanin, which determines a person’s skin color. The more melanin a person has, the darker his or her skin will be. The amount of and the production of melanin are controlled by genetics, but can be affected by other things, such as sunlight. If a person lives in a place with less sunlight, a person’s body will produce less melanin, making the skin lighter.

Skin color is also affected by another source ---- vitamin D. humans all need vitamin D to build bones. People can get it by eating foods such as fish and milk, or from sunlight, so sunlight absorbed by melanin cannot be used for vitamin D production. Therefore, a dark—skinned person will produce less vitamin D than a light—skinned person when they received the same amount of sunlight.

The connection between vitamin D production and skin color is clear when we look at evolution. The earliest humans lived in Africa, their dark skin produced less vitamin D because of their dark skin. As a result, their skin made less melanin, so they could get enough sunlight to produce vitamin D. their skin gradually got lighter and they lost hair. Now, people living in areas with strong sunlight like Africa, have darker skin, while people living in other areas have lighter skin. The exception to this is the Inuit, who live in a place with little sunlight, but have dark skin because they eat a lot of fish and have enough vitamin D.

Evolution has given us a rainbow of skin colors. Humans have always had melanin to determine our skin color. What has changed through history is the environment where we have lived. This has in turn changed our melanin production, and eventually, skin color.

Brief __71__	People living in a particular __72__ usually have the same skin color and there are many different skin colors in the world.
Reason for skin  color	The reasons for different skin colors mainly__73__ in biology and history.
Biology reasons	The amount of melanin, by which a person’s skin color is__74__ , varies from people to people. The more melanin a person has, the __75__ his or her skin will be. Vitamin D is another source__76__ skin color. Vitamin D is necessary for humans to build bones. Sunlight contributes to vitamin D in the skin.
Historical                             reasons	The earliest people in Africa had dark skin with hair covering it because the sunlight is very strong. When they moved to places where they could not get enough sunlight to__77__ vitamin D, their skin color became lighter. Generally speaking, people in areas with strong sunlight, have darker skin __78__ people in other areas have lighter skin.
__79__	Melanin__80__an important role in our skin color. With our living environment changing, melanin production is changed, which leads to the changes in our skin color.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 Introduction

 area

 lie

 determined

 darker

 affecting

 produce

 while

 conclusion

 plays

【解析】

試題分析： Introduction     歸納總結題。歸納全文是關于為什么會有各種不同的膚色的原因。

 area       原詞再現。根據第一段第2行in particular areas。

 lie    同義句轉換。根據第一段最后一句Biology and history are the two reasons for this.說明膚色不同是因為生物學和遺傳，故轉換成原因在于lie in

  determined    句式轉換。根據第二段第一行which determines a person’s skin color，把這個主動句變成了被動形式。

 darker  原詞再現。根據第二段1,2行The more melanin a person has, the darker his or her skin will be.

 affecting      同義句轉換。根據第三段第一句Skin color is also affected by another source ---- vitamin D.轉換成現在分詞短語修飾another source。

 produce   原詞再現。根據第四段第四行they could get enough sunlight to produce vitamin D. their skin gradually got lighter and they lost hair.

 while     原詞再現。根據第四段Now, people living in areas with strong sunlight like Africa, have darker skin, while people living in other areas have lighter skin.

 conclusion    歸納總結。Conclusions就是上文得到的最后的結論。

 plays  固定詞組。Play a part/role in…主語是不可數名詞Melanin，故用單數形式。

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