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 新闻

Question 24 is based on the following news.

Can green tea fight cancer? Green tea is one of the most popular drinks in Asia. It's different from most American teas because its leaves are raw，not fermented¹. Japanese  scientists have discovered that green tea can lower cholesterol² and stop the growth of some cancer, with a substance that attacks cancer-producing free radicals³. Free radicals are in every body，but too many can stimulate⁴ cancer growth, green tea pumps up the immune system to make the charge and break apart cancer cells. (24) The Japanese drink several cups of green tea a day and have very low levels of lung cancer，even though they are known to be among the world’s heaviest smokers⁵.

 

题目

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Question 24 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item，you will be given 5 seconds to answer the questions.

Now listen to the news.

24. What can be inferred from the news?

A. American teas are fermented.

B. Green tea can lower cholesterol.

C. Heavy smoking can lead to cancer

D. Tea can break apart cancel cells.

 

答案解析

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24. C推理判断题。由题目中的infer这个单词，我们就应该知道原文中直接出现的 内容是不能成为正确答案的。所以B项可以最先排除。选项A和D与原文意思不 完全相符(A少了 most, D少了 green),所以也不能选。原文说：“日本人每天喝几 杯绿茶，虽然他们是世界上吸烟最厉害的民族之一，他们患肺癌的几率却很低。”可 知大量吸烟易患癌症，因此C正确。

1 fermented   

v.（使）发酵( ferment的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）激动；骚动；骚扰

参考例句：

• When wine is fermented, it gives off gas. 酒发酵时发出气泡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His speeches fermented trouble among the workers. 他的演讲在工人中引起骚动。 来自辞典例句

2 cholesterol   

n.（U）胆固醇

参考例句：

• There is cholesterol in the cell of body.人体细胞里有胆固醇。
• They are determining the serum-protein and cholesterol levels.他们正在测定血清蛋白和胆固醇的浓度。

3 radicals   

n.激进分子( radical的名词复数 )；根基；基本原理；[数学]根数

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals. 一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent. 现在人们担忧激进分子会变得更加不妥协。 来自辞典例句

4 stimulate   

vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋

参考例句：

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。

5 smokers   

吸烟者( smoker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily. 许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
• Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking. 烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。