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【題目】 Sorry, potato people! Although it’s probably no surprise that French fries are among the worst food you can eat, most of us still don’t believe it. After all, it doesn’t hurt to eat some every once in a while ... right? But some people feel guilty (內(nèi)疚的) to eat French fries and they have a good reason for that.

According to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people’s guilty feeling may be well-placed. The research, which researched potato eating in 4,400 older people between ages of 45 and 79 over the course of eight years, shows that eating fried potatoes at least twice a week highly increases our danger of death.

But hold up! Before you completely stop eating potatoes, you should know that it is found that eating potatoes overall (even a lot of them!) wouldn’t kill you. Instead, it’s the type of potato that makes all the difference between life and death.

Eating fried potatoes like French fries at least twice per week increased the risk of death in the study. On the other hand, potatoes that were not fried, such as boiled and baked potatoes, were less likely to cause death.

Why? Potatoes have healthy levels of fiber (纖維) and vitamins, so you can partake without feeling bad. But when it comes to the fried food, you might need to think again. French fries usually have lots of fat and added salt, leading to weight growth. Still, when all is said and done, connection isn’t totally equal to causation (因果關系). More research is needed before certainly concluding that eating French fries alone increases the risk of death.

Luckily, potatoes are still considered as one of your suggested three to five servings of vegetables per day. Just try not to eat the fatty ones, if you can.

【1】How do some people feel after eating some French fries?

A. They feel sorry for themselves.

B. They are eager to eat more French fries.

C. They are satisfied about eating them.

D. They are unhappy because their risk of heart attack increases.

【2】What’s the passage mainly about?

A. People’s reasons for feeling guilty.

B. The worst food that should be avoided.

C. A study about potatoes’ effects on people’s health.

D. Research on the relation between French fries and death.

【3】From the findings of the study, we learn that________.

A. potatoes aren't good for everyone

B. much food can mean life and death

C. we shouldn't eat one type of food too much

D. how food is cooked is important to our health

【4】What does the underlined word “ones” in Paragraph 6 refer to?

A. Fruit.B. Vegetables.C. Potatoes.D. French fries.

【5】What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A. People shouldn’t eat potatoes any more in daily life.

B. People should eat potatoes which have less fat.

C. Although potatoes arc a kind of vegetables, we can't eat them.

D. Potatoes aren’t allowed to eat by people who are in bad health.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】D

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

本文主要介紹了發(fā)表在《美國臨床營養(yǎng)雜志》上的一項研究，這項研究對4400名年齡在45歲至79歲之間的老年人進行了為期8年的土豆飲食研究，結果表明每周至少吃兩次油炸土豆會極大地增加我們的死亡危險。另一方面，未經(jīng)油炸的土豆，如煮土豆和烤土豆，不太可能導致死亡。土豆仍然被認為是你被建議吃的每天三到五份蔬菜之一，盡量不要高脂肪的土豆。

【1】考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第1段第4句中But some people feel guilty (內(nèi)疚的) to eat French fries（但有些人吃炸薯條感到內(nèi)疚。）可知有些人吃了炸薯條他們感到自責；故選A。

【2】考查主旨理解。本文主要內(nèi)容發(fā)表在《美國臨床營養(yǎng)雜志》上的一項研究，這項研究對4400名年齡在45歲至79歲之間的老年人進行了為期8年的土豆飲食研究，結果表明每周至少吃兩次油炸土豆會極大地增加我們的死亡危險。另一方面，未經(jīng)油炸的土豆，如煮土豆和烤土豆，不太可能導致死亡。最后表明吃油炸土豆與死亡有聯(lián)系，但聯(lián)系并不完全等于因果關系，還需要更多的研究。可知這篇文章的主要關于薯條與死亡關系的研究。故選D。

【3】考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第2段最后一句shows that eating fried potatoes at least twice a week highly increases our danger of death.（研究表明每周至少吃兩次油炸土豆會極大地增加我們的死亡危險。）與第4段第2句On the other hand, potatoes that were not fried, such as boiled and baked potatoes, were less likely to cause death.（另一方面，未經(jīng)油炸的土豆，如煮土豆和烤土豆，不太可能導致死亡。）可知“如何烹飪食物對我們的健康很重要”；故選D。

【4】考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)上文Luckily, potatoes are still considered as one of your suggested three to five servings of vegetables per day. （幸運的是，土豆仍然被認為是你被建議吃的每天三到五份蔬菜之一。）可知此句Just try not to eat the fatty ones, if you can.（如果可以的話，盡量不要吃高脂肪的土豆。）中的ones是指代土豆；故選C。

【5】考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段內(nèi)容“土豆仍然被認為是你被建議吃的每天三到五份蔬菜之一，如果可以的話，盡量不要吃高脂肪的土豆。”可知最后一段主要談論人們應該吃脂肪較少的土豆；故選B。