【題目】The pursuit of longevity has long been on people’s minds, prompting an abundance of research on the effects of food and diet on the human lifespan. According to recent research from the UC Irvine Institute, drinking coffee and wine could help you live longer.

The 90+ Study evaluated more than 1,600 people over the age of 90 for their lifestyle habits and other qualities that might have contributed to their longevity.

Participants were visited every six months, when they were given various tests. Researchers also collected information about the participants’ diets, lifestyles, and medical histories.

They found out that two of the habits that helped preserve lives the most are drinking alcohol and coffee. “I have no explanation for it,” admitted Dr Claudia Kawas, “but I do firmly believe that moderate (適度的) drinking improves longevity.” So should we all be drinking more coffee and wine? While that would be great news, the research may not be as definitive as it seems.

“Most studies about alcohol consumption, including The 90+ Study, are observational, so we can only say that something about drinking is associated with health and longevity,” registered dietitian Jennifer Markowitz told The Daily Meal.

“I’d be curious to see if the coffee and alcohol drinkers shared other important habits or lifestyle factors that might also play into their longevity.”

In other words, it might not be the wine and coffee that’s helping people live longer, but the two substances do have some considerable health benefits. “Wine and coffee are packed with antioxidants(抗氧化劑) which are known to protect our bodies from damage caused by free radicals,” explained registered dietitian Keri Gans to The Daily Meal. “Research on antioxidants has shown several heath benefits, including the possibility they may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes, improve cognitive function, decrease the risk of dementia, and lower the risk of heart disease.”

Moderate drinking can be beneficial according to other studies—so long as it’s moderate.

【1】What’s the passage mainly about?

A.Antioxidants having a positive effect on the lifespan.

B.The effects of food and diet on the human lifespan.

C.Advocating drinking wine and coffee in our daily life.

D.Moderate drinking helping people live longer.

【2】The information was collected about the participants in the 90+ Study except ________.

A.food consumption

B.lifestyle

C.hobbies

D.medical history

【3】How can the wine and coffee benefit people’s health?

A.They provide people with essential nutrition.

B.They are rich in antioxidants.

C.They protect free radicals in human bodies.

D.They can bring relief to pain.

【4】What can we infer from the passage?

A.Not all the people participating in the study are over 90.

B.Most studies about alcohol consumption are based on observation.

C.Over-drinking can also be beneficial according to other studies.

D.Antioxidants can cure type 2 diabetes.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。研究表明：適當?shù)娘嬘镁坪涂Х扔兄陂L壽。其中，酒和咖啡里的抗氧化劑起了主要作用。

【1】主旨大意題。由文章第一段中的“According to recent research from the UC Irvine Institute, drinking coffee and wine could help you live longer”和最后一段“According to recent research from the UC Irvine Institute, drinking coffee and wine could help you live longer”可知，文章主要介紹的是適度的飲用咖啡和酒有助于長壽。故選D項。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。由第三段中的“Researchers also collected information about the participants’ diets, lifestyles, and medical histories”可知，研究者們搜集了參與者們的飲食，生活方式和醫(yī)療史的相關(guān)數(shù)據(jù)，用排除法，故選C項。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。由倒數(shù)第二段中的“Wine and coffee are packed with antioxidants(抗氧化劑) which are known to protect our bodies from damage caused by free radicals”可知，酒和咖啡里的抗氧化劑可以保護我們的身體免受自由基引起的危害。故選B項。

【4】推理判斷題。由第五段中的“Most studies about alcohol consumption, including The 90+ Study, are observational”可知，大部分關(guān)于酒精攝入的研究都是以觀察為基礎(chǔ)的。故選B項。

概括主旨的方法是：先看首尾或各段開頭再看全文找主題句，若無明顯主題句，就通過關(guān)鍵詞句來概括(如議論文中尋找表達作者觀點態(tài)度的詞句，記敘文尋找概括情節(jié)和中心的動詞或反映人物特點的形容詞)。文中出現(xiàn)兩種或兩種以上的不同觀點時，務(wù)必牢記作者的觀點才是體現(xiàn)全文中心的。該文是介紹一個研究結(jié)果的，該類文章的中心一般就在第一段。因此，考生直接抓住第一段中的“According to recent research from the UC Irvine Institute, drinking coffee and wine could help you live longer”即可找到文章中心。

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