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【題目】Eating nuts and peanuts reduces the risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke, a new study claims. Researchers found they were linked with a reduced risk of death from heart disease among people on low incomes.And they believe their findings suggest peanuts may be a cost-effective measure to improve cardiovascular(心血管) health because they are so cheap.
However, experts cautioned today that salt-covered nuts would not have the same health benefits. Nuts are rich in nutrients and peanuts, although classified as one bean, have nutrients similar to tree nuts.
The new study, led by Dr Xiao-Ou Shu, of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Tennessee, analysed various groups of people.One involved 72,000 low-income black and white men and women living in the US, the other 134,000 men and women living in Shanghai, China.In both groups, men ate more peanuts than women.In the US group, about half of the nuts consumed were peanuts, and in the Chinese group only peanut consumption was considered..
The researchers found that overall, eating nuts reduced the risk of death from heart disease.This was regardless of gender, race, body condition, smoking, alcohol consumption and conditions such as diabetes(糖尿病), high blood pressure and obesity.
In the US, the highest consumption resulted in a risk reduction of 21 per cent.　In the Chinese group, it was 17 per cent.
Dr Shu said: 'We observed no significant associations between nut or peanut consumption and risk of death due to cancer and diabetes.She added the findings highlight the large public health impact of nut or peanut consumption in lowering deaths from heart disease - especially for their affordability.
The research was published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Dr Mitchell Katz, deputy editor of the journal, added: 'Of course, peanuts are not really nuts - they are legumes since they grow in bushes, unlike tree nuts.'But who cares if they help us to live longer at an affordable price?'
（1）Peanuts are considered very useful in improving heart health mainly because______.
A.Nuts are rare.
B.People can afford to buy peanuts.
C.Peanuts are people's favorite.
D.peanuts and nuts are the same.
（2）According to the passage,which of the following statements is true?
A.Peanuts are classified as nuts.
B.The Chinese eat less peanuts than Americans.
C.Peanuts have no effects on cancer.
D.People care if they can live longer.
（3）In paragraph 2,the underlined word “cautioned”is probably the closest to____.

A.warned
B.announced
C.concerned
D.doubted
（4）Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A.Peanuts: a best nut
B.Peanuts: People's favorite
C.Peanuts: a medicine for all
D.More peanuts, fewer deaths.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）C
（3）A
（4）D
【解析】1推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段和第七段“And they believe their findings suggest peanuts may be a cost-effective measure to improve cardiovascular(心血管) health because they are so cheap.”“ She added the findings highlight the large public health impact of nut or peanut consumption in lowering deaths from heart disease - especially for their affordability.”可知花生在降低人們心血管疾病發(fā)病導(dǎo)致死亡的幾率上的極大作用，最主要是因為它便宜，人們買得起。故選B.
2推理判斷題。根據(jù)第6段“We observed no significant associations between nut or peanut consumption and risk of death due to cancer and diabetes”可知吃花生對因癌癥而導(dǎo)致的死亡沒有影響。故選C.
3詞義猜測題。根據(jù)所在句子意義“However, experts cautioned today that salt-covered nuts would not have the same health benefits. ”專家們警告說鹽津堅果可能對健康沒有同樣的效果。A.warned 警告，提醒；B.announced 宣告，宣布； C.concerned 擔(dān)心；D.doubted懷疑，不相信；故選A.
4主旨大意題。本文整體就是介紹多吃花生能夠降低心血管病發(fā)病死亡率。. A.Peanuts:a best nut 花生不是堅果； B.Peanuts:People’s favorite花生：人們的最愛；C.Peanuts: a medicine for all 花生：包治百病的藥；D.More peanuts,fewer deaths.多吃花生，少點死亡。故選D.