外研版（2019）必修第二册Unit 1 Food for thought 单元话题阅读理解练习（含答案解析）.docxVIP

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（2022·江苏·扬州大学附属中学高一阶段练习）Peoplewhoofteneatnutsappeartolivelonger,accordingtothelateststudyofitskind.Thefindings,publishedintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine,suggestedthegreatestbenefitwasinthoseeatingthemontheirdailydiet.

Eatingnutswaslinkedtoahealthierlifestyleincludingbeinglesslikelytosmokeorbeoverweightandmorelikelytoexercise.TheBritishHeartFoundationsaidmoreresearchwasneededtoprovethelink,“Whilethisisaninterestinglink,weneedfurtherresearchtomakesureifit’sthenutsthatprotecthearthealth,orothersidesofpeople’lifestyle.”

Thestudyfollowednearly120,000peoplefor30years.Themoreregularlypeopleatenuts,thelesslikelytheyweretodieduringthestudy.Peopleeatingnutsonceaweekwere11%lesslikelytohavediedduringthestudythanthosewhoneveratenuts.LeadresearcherDr.CharlesFuchs,fromtheDana-FarberCancerInstituteandBrighamandWomen’Hospital,said,“Themostobviousbenefitwasadecreaseof29%indeathsfromheartdisease,butwealsosawasignificantreduction—11%—inthedangerofdyingfrowncancer.”Theysuggestnutsareloweringcholesterol(胆固醇).Andinsulinresistance(胰岛素抗性).Nutscontainunsaturatedfat(不饱和脂肪),proteinandseveralkindsofvitaminsandmineralsandtheycantaketheplaceofsnackslikechocolatebars,cakesandbiscuits.

VictoriaTaylor,seniorexpertattheBritishHeartFoundation,said,“Thisstudyshowscloseconnectionbetweenregularlyeatingasmallhandfulofnutsandalowerriskofdeathfromheartdisease.”Choosingplain,unsaltedfoodsratherthansweet,salted,orchocolate-coveredwillkeepyoursaltandsugarintakedown.

1．Accordingtothepassage,whatkindofpeoplebenefitmostfromeatingnuts?

A．Thosewhosufferfromacancer.

B．Thoseundermedicaltreatments.

C．Thosewhoeatnutsontheirdailydiet.

D．Thosecagestolowercholesterol.

2．Whichkindo