题目内容
Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in industrialized nations.They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago.1.________
The scientists say that the human life has changed greatly.Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses.2._________ So they are called "diseases of civilization".Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases.
Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none.3._________ However, a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today.
Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than domestic ones.They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits.They did not have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains. 4. _________ We eat six times more salt than our ancestors.We eat more sugar.We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C.
5._________ But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet food.
A.Stone Age people lived a simple life.
B.But today, we enjoy eating a lot of these.
C.In that case, they would live much healthier.
D.Ancient people also got lots of physical exercise.
E.These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times.
F.People today probably don't want to live like our ancestors.
G.Modern people used to suffer from "diseases of civilization".
1.C
2.E
3.D
4.B
5.F
【解析】
试题分析:这是一篇科普文,关于现代和早期人们不同的饮食方式,倡导向早期人们学习饮食方式,提倡少盐,少脂,少糖的健康饮食。
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5.But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet food可知如果现代人可以参照古代饮食,向古代人学习,就会更加健康,而且前后意思应该相反,选择F项虽然现代人不能向先辈那样生活,最佳。
考点:考查科普文,对比现代和古代不同的饮食方式。
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