大学英语六级仔细阅读练习题（九）
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="One">One</span></p><p> <span word="Questions">Questions</span> 56 <span word="to">to</span> 60 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 140,000 <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="helpings">helpings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="portion">portion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nuts">nuts</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="protective">protective</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span>. <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="consumed">consumed</span> <span word="a">a</span> 28 <span word="gram">gram</span> <span word="packet">packet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="walnuts">walnuts</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="were">were</span> 24 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="type">type</span> 2 <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Eating">Eating</span> <span word="walnuts">walnuts</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="type">type</span> 2 <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="findings">findings</span>, <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Journal">Journal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nutrition">Nutrition</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="highlight">highlight</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="diabetic">diabetic</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="walnuts">walnuts</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fmd">fmd</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="snarling">snarling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="nurses">nurses</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="men">men</span>.</p><p> <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="Diabetes">Diabetes</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="type">type</span> 2 <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="around">around</span> 2.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2025 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2030. <span word="Left">Left</span> <span word="untreated">untreated</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>, <span word="blindness">blindness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="amputation">amputation</span> . <span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="overweight">overweight</span>, <span word="physically">physically</span> <span word="inactive">inactive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>.</p><p> <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span>, <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. , <span word="tracked">tracked</span> 137,893 <span word="nurses">nurses</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="from">from</span> 35 <span word="to">to</span> 77 <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="type">type</span> 2 <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="dietary">dietary</span> <span word="habits">habits</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="monitored">monitored</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="nuts">nuts</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="walnuts">walnuts</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="walnuts">walnuts</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="by">by</span> 13 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="by">by</span> 24 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span>.</p>
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