外研版（2019）高中英语必修第二册 Unit1_Starting_out_and_Understanding_ideas提升测评.docxVIP

PAGE2 / NUMPAGES2 Unit1 Starting out and Understanding ideas提升测评 I.阅读理解 We live in a sweet world. The average American kid consumes more than 20 teaspoons of sugar per day, and adults eat 50% more sugar today than they did in the 1970s. We all know that too much sugar isn’t good for us. But do we know it can be dangerous? A team of researchers at the University of Utah used mice to conduct a study on the negative effects of sugar. They found it could have serious effects on people’s health. Sugar is found not only in sweets, but also in many other food like bread and noodles. During the 58-week-long study, mice were fed a diet containing 25% more sugar. This percentage equal a healthy human diet along with three cans of soda daily. The team found that these mice were twice as likely to die as mice fed a similar diet without the sugar. Though the mice did not show signs of obesity or high blood pressure, they produced 25% fewer offspring（幼崽）than the other mice. Scientists often use mice for research because they have a similar genetic（基因的）structure to that of humans. “Since most substances that are dangerous for mice are also dangerous for people, it’s likely that those physical problems that cause those mice to have increased deaths also affect people,” says James Ruff of the University of Utah. Findings from this study reveal negative effects that are not as noticeable as heart problems. Sugar can contribute to long-term changes in the body that can change development and even shorten lives. Cutting sugar out of the American diet altogether may be difficult. But making the effort to control our nation’s sugar desire will provide for a truly sweeter future. 1. The study conducted by researchers aimed at learning about ________. A. the advantages and disadvantages of sugar B. the negative effects of sugar on people’s health C. the genetic structure of mice D. Americans’ eating habit 2. From the passage we can infer ________. A. sugar plays a very important role