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重庆市高考英语阅读理解试题(附答案)

一、高中英语阅读理解

1．阅读理解

Eatingredmeatislinkedtocancerandheartdisease,butaretherisksbigenoughtojustify

givingupjuicyburgersanddelicioussteaks?Probablynot,accordingtoresearcherswhoreviewed

datafrom12clinicaltrialsinvolvingabout54,000people.Inaseriesofcontroversialpapers,the

researchersarguethattheincreasedhealthriskstiedtoredmeataresmallanduncertain,and

thatcuttingbacklikelywouldntbeworthitforpeoplewhoenjoymeat.

Thoseconclusionsgoagainstestablishedmedicaladvice.Theywereswiftlyattackedbyagroup

offamousU.S.scientistswhotooktheunusualstepoftryingtostopthepapersfrombeing

publisheduntiltheircriticismswereaddressed.

Thenewworkdoesnotsayredorprocessedmeatslikehotdogsandbaconarehealthy,orthat

peopleshouldeatmoreofthem.Theteamsreviewsofpaststudiesgenerallysupportthetiesto

cancer,heartdiseaseandotherbadhealthoutcomes.Buttheauthorssaytheevidenceisweak,

andthattheresnotmuchcertaintymeatisreallythecause,sinceotherdietandlifestylefactors

couldbeatplay.

Ifthelatestexampleofhowdivisivenutritionresearchhasbecome,withitsuncertainties

leavingthedooropenforconflictingadvice.Criticssayfindingsoftenarentbackedbystrong

evidence.Defenderscounterthatnutritionstudiescanrarelybeconclusivebecauseofthe

difficultyofmeasuringtheeffectsofanysinglefood,butthatmethodshaveimproved.

Basedontheiranalyses,theresearcherssaidpeopledonothavetocutbackforhealthreasons.

Buttheynotedthattheirownadviceisweak,andacknowledgedthattheydidntconsiderfactors

suchasanimalwelfareandtheenvironment.Indeed,thecasethatmeatproductionisbadfor

animalwelfareandtheenvironmentisstrongerthanthecasethatitsbadforhumanhealth,

accordingtoaneditorialthataccompaniesthereport.