高考英语二轮复习外刊阅读专项训练：喝咖啡能长寿吗

高考英语外刊阅读理解训练——喝咖啡能长寿吗？——改编自CanCoffeeHelpYouLiveLonger?Accordingtorecentresearch,peoplewhodrinkcoffeemaylivelongerthannon-drinkers.NealFreedmanandhisteamanalyzeddatafromover400,000Americansbetweentheagesof50and70.Theyfoundthatthosewhodrankatleasttwotothreecupsofcoffeeadayhadaslightlylowerriskofdeathovera13-yearperiodthannon-drinkers.Whenlookingatspecificcausesofdeath,coffeedrinkingseemedtoreducetheriskofdyingfromheartdisease,lungdisease,injuries,accidents,andinfections.However,Freedmanmakesitclearthatthestudycannotprovethatcoffeecausespeopletolivelonger.Thestudyonlysuggeststhattheremaybealinkbetweencoffeeandlongevity.Theresearchdoesnotprovideanexplanationforwhycoffeemayhavethesehealthbenefits.Althoughcoffeehaspreviouslybeenlinkedtopotentialhealthrisks,suchasincreasedriskofcertaindiseases,recentevidencesuggeststhatitmayalsohaveprotectivequalitiesagainstotherdiseases.Theconflictingresearchoncoffeeandhealthhasledtomixedmessagesforconsumers.Similartowineresearch,thereseemstobealotofinterestincoffeeresearchaswell.Scientistscontinuetoinvestigatethepotentialhealthbenefitsandrisksassociatedwithcoffee.Whiledrinkingcoffeeinmoderationdoesnotappeartobeharmful,excessiveconsumptionshouldbeavoided.Inconclusion,therelationshipbetweencoffeeandlongevityisstillbeingexplored.Whilethestudysuggeststhatcoffeemayhavesomehealthbenefits,itistooearlytosaywhethercoffeecanactuallymakepeoplelivelonger.Fornow,itseemsthatdrinkingcoffeeinmoderationissafe,butmoreresearchisneededtofullyunderstanditsimpactonhealth.【重点词汇】1.recent/ˈriːs(ə)nt/adj.最近的2.research/rɪˈsɜːtʃ/n.研究3.people/ˈpiːpl/n.人们4.drink/drɪŋk/v.喝5.coffee/ˈkɒfi/n.咖啡6.live/lɪv/v.生活7.longer/ˈlɒŋə/adj.更长的8.non-drinkers不喝咖啡的人9.analyze/ˈænəlaɪz/v.分析10.data/ˈdeɪtə/n.数据11.Americans/əˈmerɪkənz/n.美国人12.slightly/ˈslaɪtli/adv.稍微地13.lower/ˈləʊə(r)/adj.更低的14.risk/rɪsk/n.风险15.death/deθ/n.死亡16.period/ˈpɪəriəd/n.时间段17.specific/spəˈsɪfɪk/adj.具体的18.causesofdeath死亡原因19.reduce/rɪˈdjuːs/v.减少20.dyingfromheartdisease死于心脏病21.lungdisease肺病22.injuries/ˈɪnʤəriz/n.伤害23.accidents/ˈæksɪdənts/n.事故24.infections/ɪnˈfekʃ(ə)nz/n.感染25.study/ˈstʌdi/n.研究26.link/lɪŋk/n.连接27.longevity/lɒnˈdʒevəti/n.长寿28.healthbenefits健康益处29.explanation/ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃ(ə)n/n.解释30.potential/pəˈtenʃ(ə)l/adj.潜在的31.risks/rɪsks/n.风险32.conflicting/kənˈflɪktɪŋ/adj.矛盾的33.messages/ˈmesɪdʒɪz/n.消息34.consumers/kənˈsjuːməz/n.消费者35.wineresearch葡萄酒研究36.scientist/ˈsaɪəntɪst/n.科学家37.investigate/ɪnˈvɛstɪgeɪt/v.调查38.moderation/ˌmɒdərˈeɪʃ(ə)n/n.适度39.excessive/ɪkˈsesɪv/adj.过度的40.consumption/kənˈsʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n/n.消费41.relationship/rɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nʃɪp/n.关系42.explored/ɪksˈplɔːd/v.探索43.impact/ˈɪmpækt/n.影响44.health/hɛlθ/n.健康45.conclusion/kənˈkluːʒ(ə)n/n.结论46.potentialhealthbenefits健康潜在益处47.early/ˈəːli/adj.早期的48.fully/ˈfʊli/adv.完全地49.understand/ʌndəˈstand/v.理解50.impactonhealth对健康的影响【阅读理解练习题】1.Accordingtothestudydiscussedinthearticle,whichofthefollowingisNOTacauseofdeaththatcoffeedrinkingmayreducetheriskof?A.HeartdiseaseB.LungdiseaseC.DiabetesD.Infections答案：C中文解析：文章提到，喝咖啡可能降低死于心脏病、肺病、伤害、事故或感染的风险，但没有提到喝咖啡能够降低患上糖尿病的风险。2.ThestudymentionedinthearticleanalyzeddatafromhowmanyAmericans?A.200,000B.300,000C.400,000D.500,000答案：C中文解析：NealFreedman和他的团队分析了来自50到70岁的40多万美国人的数据。3.Whatdidthestudydiscussedinthearticlesuggestaboutthelinkbetweencoffeeandlongevity?A.Coffeeisproventomakepeoplelivelonger.B.Coffeehasnoeffectonpeople'slifespan.C.Theremaybealinkbetweencoffeeandlivinglonger,butitcannotbeprovenbythisstudy.D.Drinkingcoffeewilldefinitelyshortenone'slifespan.答案：C中文解析：文章表明，研究只是暗示存在着咖啡和寿命之间的关联，而不足以证明咖啡导致人类寿命延长。4.Whatisthepotentialhealthriskassociatedwithexcessivecoffeeconsumption,accordingtothearticle?A.IncreasedriskofheartdiseaseB.IncreasedriskofcertaincancersC.DevelopmentofdiabetesD.Nonehavebeenmentionedinthearticle答案：D中文解析：文章没有提到咖啡的过量摄入可能导致什么有害健康的风险。5.Thearticlerecommendsthatpeopleshoulddowhatwithregardstodrinkingcoffee?A.Drinkasmuchcoffeeaspossibleformaximizedhealthbenefits.B.Avoiddrinkingcoffeealtogether.C.Drinkcoffeeonlyinmoderation.D.Drinkcoffeeatanytimeregardlessofpersonalpreference.答案：C中文解析：文章建议人们应该适度饮用咖啡，不推荐过量饮用咖啡。6.Whatdoesthearticlesuggestaboutcoffeeresearchcomparedtowineresearch?A.Thatthereislessinterestincoffeeresearch.B.Thatthereismoreinterestincoffeeresearch.C.Thatbothtypesofresearchreceiveequalamountsofattention.D.Thatthearticleprovidesnocomparisonbetweenthetwo.答案：B中文解析：文章提到了像葡萄酒研究一样的对咖啡研究的兴趣，表明与酒研究相比，咖啡研究更受关注。7.AccordingtoFreedman,whatcanthestudymentionedinthearticleproveaboutcoffeeanditsrelationshiptolongevity?A.Thatcoffeehasnoeffectonlifespan.B.Thatcoffeeisthedirectcauseofalongerlifespan.C.Thattheremaybealinkbetweencoffeeandlongevity.D.Thatcoffeehasanegativeimpactonlifespan.答案：C中文解析：Freedman指出，这项研究不能证明咖啡导致人类寿命延长，只是表明存在着咖啡和寿命之间的联系。8.Whatiscurrentlyknownabouttheeffectofcoffeeconsumptiononhealth,accordingtothearticle?A.Thatitdefinitelyleadstoincreasedriskofdisease.B.Thatitdefinitelyhasoverallpositiveeffectsonhealth.C.Thatitmayhavebothpotentialrisksandbenefits,dependingontheindividual.D.Thatthereisnoresearchorevidenceonthesubject.答案：C中文解析：文章给出了有关咖啡对健康影响的相互冲突的研究结果。尽管一些研究表明喝咖啡可能会导致某些疾病的风险增加，但最近的证据也表明，它可能具有保护性。因此，要想全面评估咖啡对人体的影响，需要更多的调查和研究。【全文逐句对照翻译】根据最近的研究，喝咖啡的人可能比不喝咖啡的人更长寿。Accordingtorecentresearch,peoplewhodrinkcoffeemaylivelongerthannon-drinkers.尼尔·弗里德曼和他的团队分析了40多万名年龄在50到70岁之间的美国人的数据。NealFreedmanandhisteamanalyzeddatafromover400,000Americansbetweentheagesof50and70.他们发现，在13年的时间里，每天至少喝两到三杯咖啡的人比不喝咖啡的人死亡的风险略低。Theyfoundthatthosewhodrankatleasttwotothreecupsofcoffeeadayhadaslightlylowerriskofdeathovera13-yearperiodthannon-drinkers.当研究具体的死亡原因时，喝咖啡似乎可以降低死于心脏病、肺病、受伤、事故和感染的风险。Whenlookingatspecificcausesofdeath,coffeedrinkingseemedtoreducetheriskofdyingfromheartdisease,lungdisease,injuries,accidents,andinfections.然而，弗里德曼明确表示，这项研究并不能证明咖啡能使人长寿。However,Freedmanmakesitclearthatthestudycannotprovethatcoffeecausespeopletolivelonger.这项研究只是表明咖啡和长寿之间可能存在联系。Thestudyonlysuggeststhattheremaybealinkbetweencoffeeandlongevity.这项研究并没有解释为什么咖啡可能有这些健康益处。Theresearchdoesnotprovideanexplanationforwhycoffeemayhavethesehealthbenefits.虽然咖啡以前被认为与潜在的健康风险有关，比如增加患某些疾病的风险，但最近的证据表明，咖啡也可能具有预防其他疾病的功效。Althoughcoffeehaspreviouslybeenlinkedtopotentialhealthrisks,suchasincreasedriskofcertaindiseases,recentevidencesuggeststhatitmayalsohaveprotectivequalitiesagainstotherdiseases.关于咖啡和健康的相互矛盾的研究给消费者带来了不同的信息。Theconflictingresearchoncoffeeandhealthhasledtomixedmessagesforconsumers.与葡萄酒研