问题 单项选择题

英国戏剧家肖伯纳有一次为宣传他的一部新作品而办一次聚会。其间一位客人当众说道:“戏剧家都.是傻瓜。”肖伯纳立即说道:“先生,我认为您是世界上最伟大的戏剧家。”可见( )。

A.肖伯纳是傻瓜
B.肖伯纳很会奉承人
C.肖伯纳机智风趣地回敬那位客人是傻瓜
D.肖伯纳公报私仇

答案

参考答案:C

解析: 肖伯纳用表面赞扬而实质却是尖刻批评的话语,回敬了戏弄他的客人,故选C。

阅读理解

WASHINGTON(Reuters)‑People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer (胰腺癌), an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported on Monday.

People who drank mostly fruit juice instead of sodas did not have the same risk, the study of 60,000 people in Singapore found.

“Sugar may be to blame but people who drink sweetened sodas regularly often have other poor health habits,” said Mark Pereira of the University of Minnesota, who led the study.

“The high levels of sugar in soft drinks may be increasing the level of insulin(胰岛素) in the body, which we think contributes to pancreatic cancer cell growth,” President said in a statement.

Writing in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, Pereira and his colleagues said they followed 60,524 men and women in the Singapore—Chinese Health Study for 14 years.

Over that time, 140 of the volunteers developed pancreatic cancer. Those who drank two or more sweetened soft drinks a week had an 87 percent higher risk of being among those who got pancreatic cancer.

Pereira said he believed the findings would apply elsewhere.

“Singapore is a wealthy country with excellent healthcare. Favorite pastimes(消遣) are eating and shopping, so the findings should apply to other western countries.” he said.

But Susan Mayne of the Yale Cancer Center at Yale University in Connecticut was cautious.

“Although this study found a risk, the finding was based on a relatively small number of cases and it remains unclear whether it was a causal(因果的) connection or not.” Said Mayne, who serves on thee board of the journal, which is published by the American Association for Cancer Research.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest form of cancer, with 230,000 cases globally. In the United States, 37,680 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in a year and 34, 290 die of it.

小题1:We can infer from Pereira’s word that_________

A.the healthcare in Singapore should be greatly improved

B.2 soft drinks a day are considered harmful to health

C.87 out of 140 volunteers developed pancreatic cancer

D.sugar might not be the only cause of pancreatic cancer.小题2:How does Susan seem to feel about the findings of the study?

A.Satisfied

B.Doubtful

C.Worried

D.Hopeful小题3:The best title of the text might be_______

A.The Deadliest Forms of Cancer

B.Drink Fruit Juice Instead of Sodas

C.A Study in University of Minnesota

D.Sugary Soft Drinks Lead to Cancer

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