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Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Breastfeeding(母乳饲养)foramonthorlongerappearstoreduceawoman’sriskofgettingdiabetes(糖尿病)laterinlife,accordingtoanewstudy.Thebreastfeedinganddiabeteslinkhasbeenreportedinotherstudies,accordingtoresearcherEleanorSchwarz.Yet,herstudymakesthelinkeasiertobelieve.HerstudyispublishedinajournalofmedicineinAmerica.Schwarzandhercolleagueslookedatdataaboutbreastfeedingpractices.Theyevaluateddataon2,233womenfromCalifornia.Ofthose,405werenotmothers,1,125weremotherswhobreastfedforatleastamonth,and703weremotherswhohadneverbreastfed.Theywere40to78yearsold.
AccordingtoSchwarz’sstudy,theriskofgettingadiagnosis(诊断)ofType2diabetesforwomenwhobreastfedalltheirchildrenforamonthorlongerwassimilartothatofwomenwhohadnotgivenbirth.Butmotherswhohadneverbreastfedwerenearlytwiceaslikelytodevelopdiabetesaswomenwhohadnevergivenbirth.Motherswhoneverbreastfedwereabout1.4timesaslikelytodevelopdiabetesaswomenwhobreastfedforonetothreemonths,Schwarzfound.
Whileonemonthofbreastfeedingappearstomakeadifference,Schwarzsays,evenlongerisbetter.(76)“Previousstudieshaveshownthelongerthemombreastfeeds,themorebenefitforherbody."
Manyexpertsrecommendbreastfeedingforsixmonthsandcontinuingforayear,shesays.
Thediabetes-breastfeedinglinkisprobablyexplainedbybellyfat.Mothers,whodon’tbreastfeed,astheygetolder,mayhavemorebellyfat,asbreastfeedinghelpsnewmotherstakeoffweight.“Bellyfatincreasestheriskofdiabetesasyougetolder,”shesays.
Thefindingisn’tsurprisingatall,saysKimberlyGregory.Sheoftengivesadvicetowomenwhogetdiabetes(occurringduringpregnancy(怀孕)thattheyareatriskforlatergettingType2diabetesandsuggeststheybreastfeed.ThenewfindingswillprobablyinspireGregorytoaddtotheadviceshegivesmoms-to-beaboutthebenefitsofbreastfeeding.Sheoftenfocusesonthebenefitstothebaby.
1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Abouttwothousandandtwohundredoldwomentookpartinthestudy.
B.EleanorSchwarz’sresearchprogramwasaboutmenandwomenwhosufferedfromdiabetes.
C.Overonefifthsofthewomennevergotmarried.
D.EleanorSchwarz’sresultsseemmorereliable.
2.AccordingtoSchwarz’sfindings,whoaremorelikelytogetdiabeteslaterinlife?
A.Thosemotherswhohadneverbreastfed.
B.Thosemotherswhonevergavebirth.
C.Thosemotherswhobreastfedforamonth.
D.Thosemotherswhobreastfedforsixmonths.
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldSchwarzagreewith?
A.Breastfeedingisnotadvisablebecauseitisnotgoodforamomtokeepagoodshape.
B.Breastfeedingcangreatlyreduceamother’schancesofgettingallkindsofseriousdisease.
C.Breastfeedingforamonthishighlyrecommended:
thelonger,thebetter.
D.Breastfeedingforamonthorlongermakesbabiessmarter.
4.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“moms-to-be”inthelastparagraph?
A.Womenwhoarepregnant,especiallyforthefirsttime.
B.Womenwhodreamofhavingbabiesforthefirsttime.
C.Womenwhoalreadyhavechildren.
D.Womenwhohavejustgotbabiesforthefirsttime.
5.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?
A.BreastfeedingMayEnhanceBabies’ChancesofSurvival
B.BreastfeedingMayLowerMoms’DiabetesRisk
C.BreastfeedingMayBecomeVeryFashionableinNearFuture
D.BreastfeedingMayHelpWomenLoseWeight.
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Archaeology,likemanyacademicwords,comesfromGreekandmeans,moreorless,“thestudyofoldthings”.So,itisreallyapartofthestudyofhistory.However,mosthistoriansusepaperevidence,suchasletters,paintingsandphotographs,butarchaeologists(考古学家)learnfromtheobjectsleftbehindbythehumansoflongago.Normally,thesearethehardmaterialsthatdon’tbreakdownordisappearveryquickly—thingslikehumanbonesandobjectsmadefromstoneandmetal.
Itisveryunusualtofindanythingmorethanthehardevidenceofhistory—normally,thebacteria(细菌)intheaireatawayatsoftmaterials,likebodies,clothesandthingsmadeofwood.Occasionally,thingsaredifferent.
In1984,twomenmadeanamazingdiscoverywhileworkinginabogcalledLindowMoss,inthenorthofEngland