专题02阅读理解(说明文)(一)(原卷版）.docx

专题02阅读理解(说明文)(一)

高频话题01人与自我—个人保健/医疗

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[2025·江苏无锡·期终教学质量调研(一模)]

Vaping(抽电子烟)damagesyoungpeople’slungsasmuchassmoking,accordingtoaresearchthathascausedfreshdebateoverthehealthrisksofecigarettes.

Thestudyparedvapersandsmokersinanintenseexercisetestandfoundbothgroupslessfitandmuchmoreoutofbreaththanpeoplewhohaveneitherhabit.

Dr.AzmyFaisalandcolleaguesatManchesterMetropolitanUniversityasked60peopleintheir20stohavetheirlungcapacityrecorded.Twentywerenonsmokers,20othershadvapedforatleasttwoyearsandtheother20hadsmokedforatleasttwoyears.

Thetestmeasuredthemaximumamountofphysicalexercisethatsomeonecouldachieve,andfoundthatthevapershadanaverage“peakexercisecapacity”,which,at186watts,wassimilartothatofthesmokers(182watts)butmuchlowerthanthatamongthenonsmokers(226watts).

Inaddition,thevapersandsmokerswerelessabletotakeinoxygen—at2.7litresand2.6litresaminuterespectively—thanthosewhoneithersmokednorvaped(3litres).

“Thestudyaddstogrowingevidencethatlongtermuseofvapingisdetrimentalandchallengestheideathatvapingcouldbeahealthieralternativetosmoking”,saidFaisalandhiscoauthorsofthestudy.

Medicalresearchershavealsofoundevidencethatvapingincreasestheriskofcancer,becauseitchangestheirDNA,andalsothatitmaydamagethebrainandvitalorgansbecauseecigaretteaerosols气溶胶)andliquidscancontaintracesofpoisonousmetalssuchasleadanduranium.

Dr.FilipposFilippidis,ChairmanoftheERS’stobaccocontrolmittee,said,“Vapesarebeingsoldcheaplyandinavarietyofflavourstoappealtoyoungpeople.”

Doctorsandpolicymakersneedtoknowabouttherisksofvapingandweshouldbedoingallwecantohelpchildrenandyoungpeopletoavoidorquitvaping.

1.HowisFaisal’sresearchconducted?

A.Bymeasuringoxygenintakeintheblood.

B.Byrecordi