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【題目】A glass a day keeps obesity(肥胖) at bay. Alcohol has always been thought to cause weight gain because of its high sugar content（含量），but new research suggests a glass a day could form part of a diet. Looking at past studies they found that, while heavy drinkers do put on weight, those who drink in moderation can actually lose weight.

A spokesman for the research team at Navarro University in Spain says, “Proper alcohol intake, especially of wine, may be more likely to protect against, rather than promote, weight gain”. The International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research reviewed the findings and agreed with most of the conclusions, particularly that current data do not clearly indicate if moderate drinking increases weight.

Boston University’s Dr. Harvey Finkel found that the biologic mechanisms(生物學(xué)機制) relating alcohol to changes in body weight are not properly understood. His team pointed out the strong protective effects of moderate drinking on the risk of getting conditions like diabetes(糖尿病)，which relate to increasing obesity. Some studies suggest that even very obese people may be at lower risk of diabetes if they are moderate drinkers.

The group says alcohol provides calories that are quickly absorbed into the body and are not stored in fat, and that this process could explain the differences in its effects from those of other foods. They agree that future research should be directed towards assessing the roles of different types of alcoholic drinks, taking into consideration drinking patterns and including the past tendency of participants to gain weight.

For now there is little evidence that consuming small to moderate amounts of alcohol on a regular basis increases one’s risk of becoming obese. What’s more, a study three years ago suggested that resveratrol, a compound present in grapes and red wine, destroys fat cells.

【1】The passage is mainly for those ______.

A. who produce wine B. who are eager to gain weight

C. who go on a diet D. who have a drinking habit

【2】The underlined phrase “in moderation” in the first paragraph means_______.

A. properly B. carefully C. excitedly D. never

【3】Why has alcohol been thought to cause weight gain?

A. Because its calories are stored in fat.

B. Because it is rich in sugar.

C. Because it changes drinking patterns.

D. Because it increases the risk of diabetes.

【4】What can we learn from the text?

A. The specific roles of different types of alcoholic drinks are very clear.

B. Resveratrol is proved to increase the risk of becoming fat.

C. The research found moderate drinking has a strong protective effect.

D. Current data clearly show that moderate drinking increases weight.

【5】What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?

A. How to do some easy experiments.

B. How to prove the findings mentioned above.

C. How to make wine in a healthy way.

D. How to reduce the calories contained in wine.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇科普性文章。文章介紹適量飲酒不但對健康有益，而且利于減肥。

【1】D深層推斷題。從文章的大意可知這篇文章主要是告訴那些有飲酒習(xí)慣的人要注意飲酒的量對健康是有好處的。從文章的第一句A glass a day keeps obesity(肥胖) at bay可知D為正確選項。

【2】A詞意理解題。由文章的第一句以及后面與heavy drinker 進行比較可知in moderation的意思是適量的。結(jié)合四個選項A A. properly 適量的；B. carefully仔細地；C. excitedly 激動地；D. never從不�？芍狝為正確選項。

【3】B 細節(jié)理解題。從第一段Alcohol has always been thought to cause weight gain because of its high sugar content（含量）和while heavy drinkers do put on weight可知B為正確選項。

【4】C主旨推斷題。由第三段His team pointed out the strong protective effects of moderate drinking on the risk of getting conditions like diabetes(糖尿病)可知C為正確選項。

【5】B 后續(xù)推斷題。由文章最后一句a study three years ago suggested that resveratrol, a compound present in grapes and red wine, destroys fat cells.可知后面可能會就這一點舉出例子展開論述。所以B為正確選項。