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A new study finds that beverages containing added sugar might be harmful.
In the study, researchers analyzed information from over 80,000 women and 37000 men. Participants worked in the health profession.(1)They were followed for approximately three decades. They completed surveys about their diet every four years.They also answered questions about sleep and exercise and health every two years.
The more beverages containing added sugar that people drank, the greater their risk of death was during the study period.
These beverages included soda, energy drinks and sports drinks. Beverages like pure fruit juice which are sweet but do not contain added sugar were not part of the study. The findings held even after the researchers considered other factors that could affect people's health.These factors included lack of exercise and not eating enough vegetables. They also included consuming too much meat.
(2)The scientists say that their results support limiting beverages with added sugar They argue we should replace them with other drinks, with water being the best choice.However, the researchers admit this is simply their recommendation. The study found only an association:It did not prove that drinks with added sugar cause early death.
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预览两道题各选项，由选项中出现的studied、participants、findings、EatingDrinking、Consuming和 drinks 等词可知，新闻内容与和饮食相关的科学研究有关。根据第1题选项中的主语It和 Its推测，本期 的考查内容可能与文中对该研究的描述有关。第2题各选项均为动名词形式的短语，并出现了more instead of 等词，由此推测本题可能考查研究给人们的饮食建议。
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1. What do we learn about the new study from the news report?
【详解】D)。事实细节题。新闻开头提到,在一项新研究中,其研究对象被随访了大约三十年。由此可知,这项研究进行了大约三十年。因此,答案为 D)。
2. What is the scientists’ recommendation?
【详解】B)。事实细节题。新闻末尾提到,科学家的研究结果支持限制添加糖的饮料,他们认为人们应该用其他饮料代替添加糖的饮料,而水是最好的选择。因此,答案为 B)。