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[研究生入学考试题库]考研英语(二)模拟题72 Section Ⅰ Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.  Exposure to UV radiation is the main cause of the most common forms of skin cancer. And one of the most effective ways to 1 it, of course, is sunscreen. Any conversation on sunscreen must start with acknowledging that there is 2 evidence that it prevents skin cancer, says Richard Weller, honorary consultant dermatologist at the University of Edinburgh. This is why, although skin cancer is rising in some countries, its decreasing in others—particularly those that have raised the most 3 around the importance of using sunscreen.  But some researchers have raised concerns that, despite being an 4 important tool in our fight against skin cancer, the 5 of sunscreen may need to be improved to contain safer ingredients—and, at worst, some sunscreens could be damaging our health. Earlier this year the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—one of the two main global regulators of sunscreen ingredients around the world 6 the European Commission— 7 14 of the 16 chemicals found in sunscreens from its generally accepted as safe and effective category.  Two types of UV filters can be used for sunscreen. The most commonly used are known as organic filters, which absorb UV radiation and 8 it into safer radiation. Inorganic UV filters like titanium dioxide and zinc oxide—which are broadly considered safe— 9 UV radiation away from the skin.  Its long been 10 that some organic filters are absorbed through the skin and into the blood-stream. This alone doesnt mean sunscreen is unsafe, but there is growing focus on the potential 11 effects of the most common UV filter worldwide: oxybenzone. In one study from 2015, researchers studied 500 couples who were trying to 12 and found that female partners with