高考英语总复习unit16stories课时练1阅读理解专项练习提速练北师大版选修6

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1、Unit16Stories课时练1阅读理解提速练阅读理解（2018•唐山一模）Anewresearchbringssomegoodnewsforloversofspicy（辛辣白勺）foods,afterfindingthateatinghotredConsuminghotredchilipeppersmightreducedeathrisk,sayChopanandLittenbergfromtheresearchteam.Inhotpeppers,suchasMexicopeppers,thestrongflavorcomesfromacompound（化合物）,whichdoe

2、snotexistinsweetpeppersoronions.Studieshavesuggestedthatthiscompoundcanofferwealthofhealthbenefits>Astudyofmorethan16,000peopleintheUnitedStatesshowedthatindividualswhoconsumedredchi1ipeppershada1owerriskofdeathfromallcausesoveranaverageof18yearsthanthosewhodidnoteatthespicyfood・Comparedwithpar

3、ticipantswhodidnotconsumehotredchi1ipeppers,thosewhodidwerefoundtobeata13percentreducedriskofall—causedeath.Forexample,arecentstudyreportedbyMedicalNewsToday,foundthatthecompoundmighthavethepotentialtostopbreastcancer,whileanearlierstudy1inkedthecompoundtoareducedriskofdigestsystemcancers.Still

4、,theavailabledatasuggestedthathotredchilipepperconsumptionwasmoststronglyassociatedwithareducedriskofdeathfromheartdisease・Whi1etheresearchersareunabletoidentifythespecificcompoundbywhichredchilipeppersmightextendlifespan,theteamsaysthatitislikelyduetothecompoundthatiseffectivelyagainstobesity（

5、月巴胖症）.Overal1,theteamsaysthattheselatestfindingssupportthoseofthe2015study,1inkingspicyfoodsintaketoreducedriskofdeathbyshowing"asignificantdecreaseindeathassociatedwithhotredchilipepperconsumption".However,ChopanandLittenbergnotethattheearlierstudywasonlyconductedinChincscadults,sothenewresear

6、chmakesthesefindingsmorecredible.【解题导语】一项新的研允发现，食用红辣椒之类的辛辣食物可能会降低死亡风险,延长人类的寿命。1.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ThestudyonlygoesforAmericanpeople.B.Redchilipepperscancureall—causediseases.C-Thecompoundprotectspeopleagainstobesity.D.Onionconsumingcanreducedeathrisk.c解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段内容可知，尽管研究人员

7、还不清楚到底是哪种具体的化合物能够延长寿命，但是研究团队认为可能是一种对防治肥胖症有效的化合物。由此可以推断，这种物质能够控制肥胖。故选c项。2.WhatisA.HotredB.HotredC.HotredD.HotredchilichilichilichiliDthefindingofthenewresearchmainlyabout?pepperloversdevelopnocancers.peppershelpcontrolbreastillness