【正文】 eed with most of the conclusions, particularly that data do not clearly indicate if moderate drinking increases weight. Boston University39。s Dr. Harvey Finkel found that the biologic mechanisms(生物學機制) 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 one39。s risk of being obese. What39。s more, a study three years ago suggested that resveratrol(白藜蘆醇), a pound present in grapes and red wine destroys fat cells.（1）The passage is mainly for those___________. produce wine have a drinking habit go on a diet are eager to lose weight（2）The underlined phrase in moderation in the first paragraph means ___________. （3）What can we learn from the passage? data clearly show that moderate drinking increases weight. is proved to increase the risk of being fat. research found moderate drinking has a strong protective effect. specific roles of different types of alcoholic drinks are very clear.（4）What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows? to do some easy experiments. to reduce the calories contained in wine. to prove the finding mentioned above. to make wine in a healthy way.【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）C（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)酒也可能成為人們飲食的一部分，適當?shù)娘嬀撇⒉粫е氯藗儼l(fā)胖，并且適量飲酒會防止人們得糖尿病。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“It has always been thought that alcohol causes people to put on weight because it contains a lot of sugar, but new research suggests a glass a day could form part of a diet.”可知，研究發(fā)現(xiàn)酒也可能成為人們飲食的一部分，適當?shù)娘嬀撇⒉粫е氯藗儼l(fā)胖。全文都在敘述與之有關(guān)的研究，所以本文應該是寫給那些喝酒的人的。故選B。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第一段中的“Looking at past studies they found that, while heavy drinkers do put on weight。 those who drink in moderation can actually lose weight.”盡管酗酒的確可以增加體重，但是那些適當飲酒的人實際上會減肥。根據(jù)連詞while可知，上下文存在對比關(guān)系，in moderation指適當?shù)?，有?jié)制的，故選D。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“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.”可知，適量飲酒對于糖尿病有防護作用，也就是說適量飲酒的人不會患上糖尿病。故選C。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“What39。s more, a study three years ago suggested that resveratrol, a pound present in grapes and red wine destroys fat cells.”可知，一項研究說明葡萄和紅酒中存在的resveratrol實際上可以破壞肥胖細胞，那么接下來就應該證明這一理論的正確性，故選C。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇健康類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday. When it es to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world39。s recordholder. She lived to the ripe old age of 122. So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(壽命)? If scientists e up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150－or beyond? Researchers don39。t entirely agree on the answers. Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn39。t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135, says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas. Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees. People can live much longer than we think, he says. Experts used to say that humans couldn39。t live past 110. When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120. So why can39。t we go higher? The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it39。s all just guessing. Anyone can make up a number, says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan. Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine. Won39。t new antiaging techniques keep us alive for centuries? Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120. Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most. So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller, adding another 50 percent would get you to 120. So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers? That life span is flexible(有彈性的), but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington. We can get flies to live 50 percent longer, he says. But a fly39。s never going to live 150 years. Of course, if you became a new species (物種), one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story, he adds. Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve (進化)their way to longer life? It39。s pretty cool to think about, he says with a smile.（1）What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us? can live to 122. people are creative. are sporty at 85. live longer than men.（2）According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ______. average human life span could be 110 cannot find ways to slow aging people can expect to live to over 150 are not sure how long people can live（3）Who would agree that a scientist will bee famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity? Shay. Austad. Miller. Martin.（4）What can we infer from the last three paragraphs? of us could be good at sports even at 120. average human life span cannot be doubled. believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before. techniques could be used to change flies into a new species【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了科學家對長壽的不同觀點和對延長人的壽命的不同理解。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Jeanne Calment is the world39。s recordholder. She lived to the ripe old age of 122. ”說明人們可以活到122歲，故選A。 （2）考查細節(jié)