Coffee is one of the world's most widely-enjoyed drinks. Now, a new research suggests that if you drink enough coffee, it might help you avoid certain kinds of cancer.
Dr. Mia Hashibe of the University of Utah School of Medicine was interested in the connection between coffee drinking and certain cancers of the head and neck. Researchers have looked into this before, but without reaching any firm conclusions. She said, "So this finding from our new study was quite a surprise. We didn't really have any expectation of which direction it could go into."
To sort out the confusion, Hashibe and her assistants used statistical (统计学 ) techniques to, in effect, make one big study out of the earlier smaller studies. She explained,  "Thanks to the earlier studies, we have a lot more power than earlier studies that looked at this. And we included 4,000 cancer patients who have cancer of the mouth and throat. And then 9,000 controls, people who do not have cancer. '
Those studies--in Europe and the United States--found that people who drank a lot of coffee were less likely to develop cancers of the mouth and throat. "We saw a protective effect for drinking more than 4 cups of coffee per day," Hashibe said. "This was the 40 percent decrease in risk. We did not see the same effect for drinking three cups or less per day."
Mia Hashibe said there was a weak connection between cancer risk and drinking coffee without caffeine. And she and her assistants found no proof that drinking tea provided the same protection as drinking Coffee. Their research is published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
Hashibe says it is not clear how coffee might protect drinkers from certain cancers. "There are a few chemicals that are known to be antioxidants （抗氧化物）in coffee. So we are thinking perhaps they are playing some sort of protective role against several cancers."
【小题1】This passage is probably taken from __

Ruth Mckenney was born in 1911 in Mishawak, Indiana. She grew up in Cleveand, Ohio, and at the age of fourteen she got her first job working nights in a printer’s shop. She also worked as a waitress, but after dropping two fruits salads on the floor, she was fired.

While Miss Mckenney was studying in a Ohio State University, she found an outside job as a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch. In fact, she left college before she got her degree in order to devote all her time to newspaper work. She later worked on papers in Akron, Ohio, and New York City.

In New York, Miss Mckenney began to write stories about the amusing experiences she shared with her sisiter. These were published in the New York magazine, and later in a book called “My Sister Eileen”. This book was an immediate bestseller, and soon became a hit play. Miss Mckenney has also written a guide to England and a number of serious books on American labor.

Miss Mckenney married Richard Bransten in 1937. They had one daughter, and it came as no surprise when the author named her Eileen.

Ruch Mckenney died in 1972.

69. Ruth Mckenney started her newspaper work      .

  A. after she left college

  B. when she was a university student

  C. before she got her degree

  D. when she worked in New York City

70. The book My Sister Eileen consists of stories about      .

  A. Miss Mckenney only

  B. Miss Mckenney’s sister only

  C. both Miss Mckenney and her sister

  D. Miss Mckenney’s family and her fellow reporters

71. Why do you suppose it came as no surprise when the author name her daughter “Eileen”?

  A. Because the best-selling book made her famous and its heroine’s（女主人公的）name was “Eileen”.

  B. Because this name could help her to remember her sister forever.

  C. Because she had only one daughter and she loved her so much.

  D. Because she wished her daughter would be as successful as she had been.

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Ruth Mckenney was born in 1911 in Mishawaka, India. She grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and at the age of fourteen she got her first job working nights in a printer’s shop. She also worked as a waitress, but after dropping two fruits salads on the floor, she was fired.
While Miss Mckenney was studying in an Ohio State University, she found an outside job as a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch. In fact, she left college before she got her degree in order to devote all her time to newspaper work. She later worked on papers in Akron, Ohio, and New York City.
In New York, Miss Mckenney began to write stories about the amusing experiences she shared with her sister. These were published in the New York magazine, and later in a book called “My Sister Eileen”. This book was an immediate bestseller, and soon became a hit play. Miss Mckenney has also written a guide to England and a number of serious books on American labor.
Miss Mckenney married Richard Bransten in 1937. They had one daughter.  It came as no surprise when the author named her Eileen.
Ruth Mckenney died in 1972.
56. The Columbus Dispatch is the name of _____.
A. a department of Ohio State University        B. the printer’s shop
C. a state of the United States                         D. a newspaper
57. Ruth Mckenney started her newspaper work _____.
A. after she left college                           B. when she was a university student
C. after she got her degree                        D. when she worked in New York City
58. Which of the following was a great success?
A. My Sister Eileen.                               B. The hit play.
C. Miss Mckenney’s newspaper work.         D. The New York magazine.
59. Why do you suppose it came as no surprise when the author named her daughter “Eileen”?
A. Because the best-selling book made her famous and its heroine’s（女主角）name was Eileen.
B. Because this name could help her to remember her sister forever.
C. Because she had only one daughter and she loved her so much.
D. Because she wished her daughter would be as successful as she had been.

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Ruth Mckenney was born in 1911 in Mishawaka, India. She grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and at the age of fourteen she got her first job working nights in a printer’s shop. She also worked as a waitress, but after dropping two fruits salads on the floor, she was fired.

While Miss Mckenney was studying in an Ohio State University, she found an outside job as a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch. In fact, she left college before she got her degree in order to devote all her time to newspaper work. She later worked on papers in Akron, Ohio, and New York City.

In New York, Miss Mckenney began to write stories about the amusing experiences she shared with her sister. These were published in the New York magazine, and later in a book called “My Sister Eileen”. This book was an immediate bestseller, and soon became a hit play. Miss Mckenney has also written a guide to England and a number of serious books on American labor.

Miss Mckenney married Richard Bransten in 1937. They had one daughter.  It came as no surprise when the author named her Eileen.

Ruth Mckenney died in 1972.

56. The Columbus Dispatch is the name of _____.

A. a department of Ohio State University        B. the printer’s shop

C. a state of the United States                         D. a newspaper

57. Ruth Mckenney started her newspaper work _____.

A. after she left college                           B. when she was a university student

C. after she got her degree                        D. when she worked in New York City

58. Which of the following was a great success?

A. My Sister Eileen.                               B. The hit play.

C. Miss Mckenney’s newspaper work.         D. The New York magazine.

59. Why do you suppose it came as no surprise when the author named her daughter “Eileen”?

A. Because the best-selling book made her famous and its heroine’s（女主角）name was Eileen.

B. Because this name could help her to remember her sister forever.

C. Because she had only one daughter and she loved her so much.

D. Because she wished her daughter would be as successful as she had been.

Coffee is one of the world's most widely-enjoyed drinks. Now, a new research suggests that if you drink enough coffee, it might help you avoid certain kinds of cancer.

Dr. Mia Hashibe of the University of Utah School of Medicine was interested in the connection between coffee drinking and certain cancers of the head and neck. Researchers have looked into this before, but without reaching any firm conclusions. She said, "So this finding from our new study was quite a surprise. We didn't really have any expectation of which direction it could go into."

    To sort out the confusion, Hashibe and her assistants used statistical (统计学 ) techniques to, in effect, make one big study out of the earlier smaller studies. She explained,  "Thanks to the earlier studies, we have a lot more power than earlier studies that looked at this. And we included 4,000 cancer patients who have cancer of the mouth and throat. And then 9,000 controls, people who do not have cancer. '

Those studies--in Europe and the United States--found that people who drank a lot of coffee were less likely to develop cancers of the mouth and throat. "We saw a protective effect for drinking more than 4 cups of coffee per day," Hashibe said. "This was the 40 percent decrease in risk. We did not see the same effect for drinking three cups or less per day."

Mia Hashibe said there was a weak connection between cancer risk and drinking coffee without caffeine. And she and her assistants found no proof that drinking tea provided the same protection as drinking Coffee. Their research is published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

Hashibe says it is not clear how coffee might protect drinkers from certain cancers. "There are a few chemicals that are known to be antioxidants （抗氧化物）in coffee. So we are thinking perhaps they are playing some sort of protective role against several cancers."

1.This passage is probably taken from __

A. a literature book                          B. a travel journal

C. an old directory                       D. a medical magazine

2.Dr. Hashibe expected nothing of her research because __

A. it was impossible to get the desired result   B. the research was much surprising in fact

C. no conclusions had been reached before    D. the research team lacked faith in success

3.Which of the following might have something to do with the protection against mouth cancer?

A. Coffee without chemicals.                   B. Coffee without caffeine.

C. Four cups of tea a day.                 D. Antioxidants in coffee.

4.What do we know about Dr. Mia Hashibe and her research?

A. She knew for sure how coffee may affect drinkers.

B. She included 4,000 people without cancer in study.

C. She found an effect for three cups of coffee a day.

D. She based her research on several earlier studies.

5.What would be the best title for the text?

A. Drinking Coffee May Protect Some Cancers     B. Drinking Coffee May Prevent Some Cancers

C. Drinking Coffee May Cure Some Caneers       D. Drinking Coffee May Cause Some Cancers