Question

【題目】Evaluating Sources (來源) of health Information

Making good choices about your own health requires reasonable evaluation. A key first step in bettering your evaluation ability is to look carefully at your sources of healthy information. Reasonable evaluation includes knowing where and how to find relevant information, how to separate fact from opinions, how to recognize poor reasoning, and how to analyze information and the reliability of sources. 【1】

Go to the original source. Media reports often simplify the results of medical research. Find out for yourself what a study really reported, and determine whether it was based on good science. Think about the type of study. 【2】

Watch for misleading language. Some studies will find that a behavior “contributes to” or is “associated with” an outcome; this does not mean that a certain course must lead to a certain result. 【3】 Carefully read or listen to information in order to fully understand it.

Use your common sense. If a report seems too good to be true, probably it is. Be especially careful of information contained in advertisements. 【4】 Evaluate “scientific” statements carefully, and be aware of quackery(江湖騙術(shù)).

【5】 Friends and family members can be a great source of ideas and inspiration, but each of us needs to find a healthy lifestyle that works for us.

Developing the ability to evaluate reasonably and independently about the health problems will serve you well throughout your life.

A. Make choices that are right for you.

B. The goal of an ad is to sell you something.

C. Be sure to work through the critical questions.

D. And examine the findings of the original research.

E. Distinguish between research reports and public health advice.

F. Be aware that information may also be incorrectly explained by an author’s point of view.

G. The following suggestions can help you sort through the health information you receive from common sources.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】D

【3】F

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

試題分析：文章針對如何對來自各種渠道的健康信息進(jìn)行分類整理和判斷給出了一些建議。

【1】G 考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。第一段簡要提出我們要學(xué)會分析來自各種渠道的健康信息，下文接著就如何對這些信息進(jìn)行分類整理給予一些建議。G項連接前后，故選G。

【2】D 考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。根據(jù)該段主題句的第一句Go to the original source.(去探尋最初的來源。)可知，本段都是圍繞這個話題展開的，D項中的the original research與主題句相照應(yīng)，符合本段意思。故選D。

【3】F 考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。F項與第三段的主題句Watch for misleading language.相關(guān)，其中incorrectly explained與misleading相照應(yīng)。故選F。

【4】B 考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。由空格前的Be especially careful of information contained in advertisements.(對廣告中所包含的信息一定要特別當(dāng)心)及該段中的be aware of quackery (警惕江湖騙術(shù))可知，B項(廣告的目的是賣出商品)符合該段語境。為了達(dá)到這個目的，商品的廣告中可能包含虛假信息。故選B。

【5】A 考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。由該段中but each of us needs to find a healthy lifestyle that works for us可知，盡管我們有來自家人及朋友的大量信息，但歸根結(jié)底還是要依靠我們自己來作出正確的選擇。A項概括全段內(nèi)容，故選A。