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【题目】From VOA learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report.

Next time you make yourself a hot cup of tea or coffee, you might want to let it cool down a bit before drinking. Researchers say letting your hot drinks cool off could help you avoid some kinds of cancer.

In fact, the United Nations' cancer research agency decided to list hot drinks with lead, gasoline and exhaust fumes as “possibly carcinogenic.” In other words, each one could cause cancer.

Researchers at IARC(The International Agency for Research on Cancer) found evidence that drinks at temperatures above 65 degrees Celsius, when swallowed, can cause cancer of the esophagus(食管).

In developed countries, health experts have linked esophageal cancer to smoking and alcoholic drinks. However, researchers said “this form of cancer is more common in areas where people drink beverages at very high temperatures.”

In Europe and the United States, many people drink coffee and tea at temperatures around 60 degrees Celsius. And they often add milk which lowers the temperature considerably.

The findings, however, are good news for coffee drinkers.

In 1991, the World Health Organization listed coffee as “possibly carcinogenic.” WHO officials have since changed their position on that listing. They now suggest that the temperature of your hot drink is a greater risk factor than the actual drink itself.

Christopher Wild is the director of the IARC. When he spoke with the AFP news agency, he said the results “suggest that drinking very hot beverages is one probable cause of esophageal cancer and that it is the temperature, rather than the drinks themselves, that appears to be responsible.”

But how common is esophageal cancer? Worldwide, it is the eighth most common cancer. Cancer of the esophagus killed about 400,000 people in 2012.

I’m Anna Matteo.

【1】The passage is probably taken from________

A. A health magazine B. A scientific research

C. A news report D. A school text.

【2】According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the possible cause of cancer?

A. Lead B. Petrol

C. Exhaust fumes D. Drinks.

【3】The new research tells us________

A. Drinking coffee may cause cancer.

B. Smoking and alcoholic drinks are related with esophageal cancer.

C. Esophageal cancer is the most common cancer.

D. Hot drinks have something to do with esophageal cancer.

【4】The relationship between “coffee” and “beverages” is just like________

A. Rose and flowers B. Tea and milk

C. Fish and water D. Cancer and doctor

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

本文为记叙文。这里是美国之音慢速英语健康与生活报道：喝高温热饮或引发癌症。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段From VOA learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report 。 “这里是VoA慢速英语健康与生活报道”。由此可知这是节选自新闻报道。故选C项。

【2】细节理解题。第二段最后一句Researchers say letting your hot drinks cool off could help you avoid some kinds of cancer. 及第七段…that it is the temperature, rather than the drinks themselves, that appears to be responsible. 喝非常热的饮料是可能导致食管癌的一个原因。研究人员称，待热饮冷却后饮用或能避免某些癌症。由此可知D. Dinks不是导致癌症的。第三段内容“联合国癌症研究机构决定将热饮与铅、汽油及废气一同列入“潜在致癌”的名单中。”可知，A、B和C是导致癌症的原因，故D项符合题意。

【3】细节理解题。根据第七段Christopher Wild…“suggest that drinking very hot beverages is one probable cause of esophageal cancer and that it is the temperature, rather than the drinks themselves, that appears to be responsible. 喝非常热的饮料是可能导致食管癌的一个原因，而且是饮料的温度，而不是饮料本身，似乎对此有影响的。由此可知，喝热饮料与食管癌有一定的关系。分析选项可知D项与之相符。故稳定D项。

【4】推理判断题。本文内容可知，coffee指的是“咖啡”，而beverage是“饮料”，根据常识可知，咖啡就是饮料的一种，是从属关系。A. Rose and flowers玫瑰与花；B. Tea and milk荼与牛奶；C. Fish and water 鱼和水 D. Cancer and doctor癌症与医生。分析选项可知A项（玫瑰是花一种 ），二者是从属关系，符合题意，故选A .