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【题目】 Sorry, potato people! Although it’s probably no surprise that French fries are among the worst food you can eat, most of us still don’t believe it. After all, it doesn’t hurt to eat some every once in a while ... right? But some people feel guilty (内疚的) to eat French fries and they have a good reason for that.

According to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people’s guilty feeling may be well-placed. The research, which researched potato eating in 4,400 older people between ages of 45 and 79 over the course of eight years, shows that eating fried potatoes at least twice a week highly increases our danger of death.

But hold up! Before you completely stop eating potatoes, you should know that it is found that eating potatoes overall (even a lot of them!) wouldn’t kill you. Instead, it’s the type of potato that makes all the difference between life and death.

Eating fried potatoes like French fries at least twice per week increased the risk of death in the study. On the other hand, potatoes that were not fried, such as boiled and baked potatoes, were less likely to cause death.

Why? Potatoes have healthy levels of fiber (纤维) and vitamins, so you can partake without feeling bad. But when it comes to the fried food, you might need to think again. French fries usually have lots of fat and added salt, leading to weight growth. Still, when all is said and done, connection isn’t totally equal to causation (因果关系). More research is needed before certainly concluding that eating French fries alone increases the risk of death.

Luckily, potatoes are still considered as one of your suggested three to five servings of vegetables per day. Just try not to eat the fatty ones, if you can.

【1】How do some people feel after eating some French fries?

A. They feel sorry for themselves.

B. They are eager to eat more French fries.

C. They are satisfied about eating them.

D. They are unhappy because their risk of heart attack increases.

【2】What’s the passage mainly about?

A. People’s reasons for feeling guilty.

B. The worst food that should be avoided.

C. A study about potatoes’ effects on people’s health.

D. Research on the relation between French fries and death.

【3】From the findings of the study, we learn that________.

A. potatoes aren't good for everyone

B. much food can mean life and death

C. we shouldn't eat one type of food too much

D. how food is cooked is important to our health

【4】What does the underlined word “ones” in Paragraph 6 refer to?

A. Fruit.B. Vegetables.C. Potatoes.D. French fries.

【5】What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A. People shouldn’t eat potatoes any more in daily life.

B. People should eat potatoes which have less fat.

C. Although potatoes arc a kind of vegetables, we can't eat them.

D. Potatoes aren’t allowed to eat by people who are in bad health.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】D

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

本文主要介绍了发表在《美国临床营养杂志》上的一项研究，这项研究对4400名年龄在45岁至79岁之间的老年人进行了为期8年的土豆饮食研究，结果表明每周至少吃两次油炸土豆会极大地增加我们的死亡危险。另一方面，未经油炸的土豆，如煮土豆和烤土豆，不太可能导致死亡。土豆仍然被认为是你被建议吃的每天三到五份蔬菜之一，尽量不要高脂肪的土豆。

【1】考查细节理解。根据第1段第4句中But some people feel guilty (内疚的) to eat French fries（但有些人吃炸薯条感到内疚。）可知有些人吃了炸薯条他们感到自责；故选A。

【2】考查主旨理解。本文主要内容发表在《美国临床营养杂志》上的一项研究，这项研究对4400名年龄在45岁至79岁之间的老年人进行了为期8年的土豆饮食研究，结果表明每周至少吃两次油炸土豆会极大地增加我们的死亡危险。另一方面，未经油炸的土豆，如煮土豆和烤土豆，不太可能导致死亡。最后表明吃油炸土豆与死亡有联系，但联系并不完全等于因果关系，还需要更多的研究。可知这篇文章的主要关于薯条与死亡关系的研究。故选D。

【3】考查细节理解。根据第2段最后一句shows that eating fried potatoes at least twice a week highly increases our danger of death.（研究表明每周至少吃两次油炸土豆会极大地增加我们的死亡危险。）与第4段第2句On the other hand, potatoes that were not fried, such as boiled and baked potatoes, were less likely to cause death.（另一方面，未经油炸的土豆，如煮土豆和烤土豆，不太可能导致死亡。）可知“如何烹饪食物对我们的健康很重要”；故选D。

【4】考查细节理解。根据上文Luckily, potatoes are still considered as one of your suggested three to five servings of vegetables per day. （幸运的是，土豆仍然被认为是你被建议吃的每天三到五份蔬菜之一。）可知此句Just try not to eat the fatty ones, if you can.（如果可以的话，尽量不要吃高脂肪的土豆。）中的ones是指代土豆；故选C。

【5】考查细节理解。根据最后一段内容“土豆仍然被认为是你被建议吃的每天三到五份蔬菜之一，如果可以的话，尽量不要吃高脂肪的土豆。”可知最后一段主要谈论人们应该吃脂肪较少的土豆；故选B。