【中国好题英语】原创英文阅读理解，为您讲述吸烟危害2014-02-11金太阳教育 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Drinkingalcoholisasociallyacceptablebehaviorinmanypartsoftheworld.Somemedicalexpertssaylightdrinkingmayevenbegoodforyourhealth,especiallyfortheheart.Buttheysaysuchhealthbenefitsshouldbecomparedtothemanyhealthrisksconnectedwithalcoholuse.Someresearchsuggeststhathavingonetotwodrinksofalcoholadaymayoffersomehealthbenefits.Severallargestudieshaveshownthatthistypeofmoderate(适量的)drinkingmaylowertheriskofheartdiseaseandotherdiseases.Astudylastyearsuggestedthatdrinkingsmallamountsofredwinemayhelplowertheriskofbreastcancerinwomen.ResearchersatMedicalCenterinCaliforniastudied36women.Eachwomandrankaglassofredorwhitewineeverydayforalmostamonth.Researcherscollectedbloodsamplesfromthewomentwotimesamonthtomeasuretheirhormone(激素)levels.Thenextmonththewomenwhodrankredwineweretoldtodrinkwhitewineinstead.Thewhitewinedrinkersweretoldtodrinkredwine.Theresearchersfoundthatthewomenwhodrankredwinehadlowerlevelsofthefemalehormonethanthewhitewinedrinkers.Theysaidredgrapeshavechemicalsthatmayhelptolowertheriskofbreastcancer.However,recentstudiessuggestedthatevensmallamountsofalcoholmaygenerallyincreasetheriskofbreastcancerinwomen.Theyfoundthatwomenwhodrinkfoursmallglassesofwineaweekincreasetheirriskofbreastcancerby15percent.Manystudieshaveexaminedtheharmfuleffectsofalcoholuseonthebody.AliciaAnnKowalchukservesasmedicaldirector,saying“Healthyuseforadults-thatsmenunderage65-isnomorethan4drinksinadayandnomorethan14drinksinaweek.Andforwomenofallages,itsnomorethan7drinksinaweekandnomorethan2drinksinaday.”Shesaystoomuchalcoholusehasbeenlinkedtoliverdiseases,andmanyothercancers.赵岚9:51:49（）1.Howdidtheresearcherscarryouttheirstudy?A.Byfollowinganexample. B.BylistingfactsC.Bycollectinginformationworldwide.D.Bycomparingtestedobjects.（）2.Whichofthefollowingisthemostbeneficialtowomenwithbreastcancer?A.Aglassofwhitewineperday. B.Aglassofredwineperday.C.Smallamountsofalcoholperday.D.Foursmallglassesofwineperday.（）3.Intermsofhealth,howmuchalcoholcanonehave?A.Threedrinksonaverageperdayforwomen.B.Sixteendrinksinaweekformen.C.Threedrinksonaverageperdayformen.D.Eightdrinksinaweekforwomen.（）4.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?（）5.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.DrinkingalcoholispopularinmanypartsoftheworldB.AlcoholdrinkingcanbebothgoodandbadforyouC.DrinkingalcoholadaymaygiveyourhealthsomebenefitsD.Alcoholdrinkingmaydoharmtoyourhealth【答案与解析】本文说明了饮酒的益处与害处。每天一、两杯酒对身体有好处，然而过量的饮酒会引发诸多疾病。1.D根据第3、4段可知，研究人员分别对俩组女性饮用红酒和白葡萄酒进行了研究，从而得知通过对比的方法来进行实验研究。2.B根据第3段可知实验中女性每天喝一杯葡萄酒；结合“Theysaidredgrapeshavechemicalsthatmayhelptolowertheriskofbreastcancer”可推知答案。3.C根据最后一段AliciaAnnKowalchuk所说的话可知答案。4.D文章第1段提出饮酒有益亦有弊。第2、3段说明饮酒的好处，第4、5段说明过量饮酒的弊端。5.B全文说明了饮酒的益处与害处。前半部分说明了饮酒的好处，后半部分讲述了饮酒的坏处。故B项符合题意。【专家点评】本篇阅读理解为一篇原创阅读。文章取材于英文网站，所以语言地道、标准。材料简化合理，充分考虑了高中阶段的学情。设题规范，考查知识和能力比较全面。2、3题考查细节知识；第5题考查综合知识和能力；第1题考查写作手法；第4题考查篇章结构。该题目反映了作者高超的命题意识，有助于全面检测和促进学生的阅读水平。