Eating a diet high in processed food increases the risk of depression, research suggests. What's more, people who ate plenty of vegetables, fruit and fish actually had a lower risk of depression, the University College London team found.
Data on diet among 3,500 middle-aged civil servants were compared with their emotional state five years later, a British journal reported. They split the participants into two types of diet--those who ate a diet largely based on whole food，which includes lots of fruit, vegetables and fish，and those who ate a mainly processed food diet, such as sweetened desserts, fried food, processed meat，refined grains and high fat dairy products After accounting for factors such as gender, age, education, physical activity, smoking habits and chronic(慢性的) diseases, they found a significant difference in the future depression risk with the different diets.
Those who ate the most wholefood had a 26% lower risk of future depression than those who ate the least wholefood. By contrast, people with a diet high in processed food had a 58％ higher risk of depression than those who ate a diet low in processed foods.
Study author Dr. Archana Singh Manoux pointed out there was a chance that the finding could be explained by lifestyle factor they had not accounted for. He also pointed in a paper that a Mediterranean diet was associated with a lower risk of depression, but the problem with that is if you live in Britain, the likelihood of you eating a Mediterranean diet is not very high.
Dr．Andrew McCulloeh, chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation, said, this study adds to an existing body of solid research that shows the strong links between what we eat and our mental health.
He added people's diets were becoming increasingly unhealthy. The UK population is consuming less nutritious, fresh produce and more saturated fats and sugars.
小題1:The text is mainly about         .
A．the increasingly unhealthy diet of the UK population
B．the link between processed food and depression
C．the relationship between physical and mental health
D．the emotional state of the British People
小題2:What do we know about the participants?
A．They are of different ages from young to old.
B．They are from different walks of life.
C．They chose the diet they preferred.
D．Their state are also affected by other factors.
小題3:What can we learn from what Dr. Archana Singh Manoux said?
A．It is difficult for most British people to have a Mediterranean diet.
B．The Mediterranean diet is the most healthy in the world.
C．Many studies have been done on the Mediterranean diet before.
D．The Mediterranean diet is not good for depression.
小題4:Dr. Andrew McCulloch agrees that         .
A．our diets are closely related to our mental health
B．the present study needs more facts and other information
C．the UK population will become ill in the near future
D．more saturated fats and sugars should be taken in
小題5:Why might the author have written this text?
A．To tell people what a healthy diet actually is.
B．To prove people’s diets are increasingly unhealthy.
C．To encourage people to cut down on processed food.
D．To introduce some experts on the research team.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:A
小題5:C

試題分析：
小題1:B 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段內(nèi)容Eating a diet high in processed food increases the risk of depression, research suggests. What's more, people who ate plenty of vegetables, fruit and fish actually had a lower risk of depression攝入健康的飲食的人患抑郁癥的危險要遠小于那些攝入過于精細的事物的人。故本文講述的是健康與飲食的關(guān)系。B正確。
小題2:D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段1,2行Study author Dr. Archana Singh Manoux pointed out there was a chance that the finding could be explained by lifestyle factor they had not accounted for.可知影響整個結(jié)果的還有另外一些的原因如生活方式等。故D正確。
小題3:A 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段the problem with that is if you live in Britain, the likelihood of you eating a Mediterranean diet is not very high. 說明如果你生活在英國，你吃到Mediterranean diet的可能性并不高。故A正確。
小題4:A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后兩行this study adds to an existing body of solid research that shows the strong links between what we eat and our mental health. 說明Dr. Andrew McCulloch也認為事物和健康之間有很強的聯(lián)系。故A正確。
小題5:C 推理題。本文講述了一個調(diào)查—關(guān)于飲食和健康的關(guān)系。告訴我們攝入過去精細的食物對我們的健康有很大的影響。是為了說服人們以后不要吃這樣的食物，或者減少這樣的食物的攝入量。故C正確。
點評：本文講述的是健康與飲食的關(guān)系。告訴我們攝入健康的飲食的人患抑郁癥的危險要遠小于那些攝入過于精細的事物的人。文章內(nèi)容較為簡單，在審題時注意上下文的串聯(lián)理解，閱讀中要注意上下文之間的關(guān)系。然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。
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