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Breastfeeding can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke later in life and could prevent hundreds of __1__ of deaths each year，researchers said on Friday.
Babies who are breastfed have fewer childhood infections and allergies and are less __2__ to obesity.British scientists have now shown that breastfeeding and slow growth in the first weeks and months of life has a protective effect __3 __ cardiovascular disease.
Diets that promote more rapid growth put babies at risk many years later in __4__ of raising their blood pressure，raising their cholesterol and increasing their tendency to diabetes and obesitythe __ 5 __ main risk factors for stroke and heart attack.said Professor Alan Lucas of the Institute of Child Health in London.
Our evidence suggests that the reason why breast-fed babies do better is because they grow more __6 __ in the early weeks.
Lucas said the effects of breastfeeding on blood pressure and cholesterol later in life are greater than __7 __adults can do to control the risk factors for cardiovascular disease, other than taking drugs.
An estimated 17 million people die of __8__ disease，particularly heart attack and strokes，each year，according to the World Health Organization.
Lucas and his colleagues compared the health of 2 1 6 teenagers __9__as babies had either been breastfed or given different nutritional baby formulas.They reported their__10__ in The Lancet medical journal.
The teenagers who had been __11__had a 14一percent lower ratio of bad to good cholesterol and lower concentrations of a protein that is a marker for cardiovascular disease risk.
The researchers also found that，__12 __ of the childs weight at birth，the faster the infants grew in the early weeks and months of life，the __13__ was their later risk of heart disease and stroke.The effect was the __14__ for both boys and girls.
The more human milk you have in the newborn period，the lower your cholesterol level is， the lower your blood pressure is 1 6 years __15__，Lucas said.
詞匯：
breastfeeding n.母乳喂養
cardiovascular adi.心血管的
allergy n.變態反應;過敏性
cholesterol n.膽固醇
diabetes n.糖尿病
obesity n.肥胖
marker n.標識，標志
注釋：
1. nutritional baby formulas-有營養的配制嬰兒喂養奶
練習：
1. A)hundreds B) thousands C) millions D) numbers
2. A)likely B) possible C) easy D) prone
3. A)against B) towards C) onto D) upon
4. A)forms B) cases C) terms D) places
5. A)two B) four C) three D) five
6. A)slowly B) quickly C) strongly D) obviously
7. A)which B) that C) something D) anything
8. A)various B) heart C) cardiovascular D) multiple
9. A)who B) such C) when D) taken
10. A)thoughts B) findings C) viewpoints D) breakthrough
11. A)surveyed B) interviewed C) handled D) breastfed
12. A)despite B) warning C) regardless D) needful
13. A) smaller B) greater C) faster D) worse
14. A) true B) right C) proper D) sam
15. A) later B) after C) late D) ago
答案與解析：
1.分析文章主題：
BreastfeedingCan Cut Cardiovascular Risk
文章主題詞：
breastfeed, cut, cardiovascular risk
2. 直接解題：
1. A)hundreds B) thousands
C) millions D) numbers
Breastfeeding can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke later in life and could prevent hundreds of __1__ of deaths each year，researchers said on Friday.
1. B分析：hundreds of thousands of是固定搭配，表示成千上萬之意。
2. A)likely
B) possible
C) easy D) prone
Babies who are breastfed have fewer childhood infections and allergies and are less __2__ to obesity.
2. D. 分析：因為空格后跟的是介詞to ，能和介詞to搭配使用的只有prone。
be prone to sth./ 傾向于...，容易...
be likely/possible/ easy to do sth.
The train is likely to be late.
補充：
Easy come easy go 來得容易去得快。
3. A)against B) towards
C) onto D) upon
British scientists have now shown that breastfeeding and slow growth in the first weeks and months of life has a protective effect __3 __ cardiovascular disease.
3. A。分析：被選項是介詞，因此注意搭配結構：effect通常是和介詞 on搭配，但被選項中沒有該介詞，再注意搭配結構語意..心血管疾病具有保護性的影響，因此判斷A合適。
against: prep. 靠著, 反抗, 與相反, 預防
lean against the tree斜靠著樹
struggle against fate同命運抗爭
protection against the cold預防感冒
4. A)forms B) cases
C) terms D) places
5. A)two B) four C) three D) five
Diets that promote more rapid growth put babies at risk many years later in __4__ of raising their blood pressure，raising their cholesterol and increasing their tendency to diabetes and obesitythe __ 5 __ main risk factors for stroke and heart attack.said Professor Alan Lucas of the Institute of Child Health in London.
4.C. 分析：與介詞in 和of構成的固定搭配結構是：
in case of
in terms of
form和place不與in 和of形成固定搭配， 但也可以形成臨時性的搭配結構， 如：
in the forms of.../以...的形式
in the places of.../在...的地方
因此判斷C是答案。
5.B. 分析：前句中先后提到了血壓、膽固醇、糖尿病和肥胖，共計四項。
6. A)slowly B) quickly
C) strongly D) obviously
Our evidence suggests that the reason why breast-fed babies do better is because they grow more __6 __ in the early weeks.
6.A.分析：A和B是正反項，重點注意。根據句意和前句中提到的內容 嬰兒的頭幾周和頭幾個月發育緩慢，對預防心血管疾病有幫助， 由此判斷A是答案。
7. A)which B) that
C) something D) anything
Lucas said the effects of breastfeeding on blood pressure and cholesterol later in life are greater than __7 __adults can do to control the risk factors for cardiovascular disease, other than taking drugs.
7.D.分析：根據語法結構和句意判斷D合適。
other than adv.不同于, 除了
8.A)various B) heart
C) cardiovascular D) multiple
An estimated 17 million people die of __8__ disease，particularly heart attack and strokes，each year，according to the World Health Organization.
8.C. 分析：選項C是文章主題詞， 因此該選項成為答案的可能性較大。空格后出現的是單數名詞，因此排除修飾復數名詞的形容詞various和 multiple ， 空格已經提到了心臟病發作，所以判斷C)出現在空格處合適。
9. A)who B) such
C) when D) taken
Lucas and his colleagues compared the health of 2 1 6 teenagers __9__as babies had either been breastfed or given different nutritional baby formulas.
9.A.分析：空格處需要引導定語從句并修飾人的連接代詞who。
10.A)thoughtsB) findings
C) viewpoints D) breakthrough
They reported their__10__ in The Lancet medical journal.
10.B.分析：上文提到了他們的調查研究，接下來應該出現的是他們的研究結果。
11.A)surveyed B) interviewed
C) handled D) breastfed
The teenagers who had been __11__had a 14一percent lower ratio of bad to good cholesterol and lower concentrations of a protein that is a marker for cardiovascular disease risk.
11.D.分析：D是文章主題詞，因此成為答案的可能性較大。從句意看， 該句講述曾經...的青少年中壞膽固醇與好膽固醇的比率要低14%，而且他們的蛋白質積聚也較低，而蛋白質的積聚是患心血管疾病風險高低的標志之一。文章主題是母乳喂養能夠減少心血管疾病的危險， 由此推測出現這種較好健康情況的人應該是母乳喂養的人， 因此D是答案。
12.A)despite B) warning
C) regardless D) needful
13. A) smaller B) greater
C) faster D) worse
The researchers also found that，__12 __ of the childs weight at birth，the faster the infants grew in the early weeks and months of life，the __13__ was their later risk of heart disease and stroke.
12.C.分析：空格后出現了介詞 of， 因此首先排除A：despite是介詞; 剩下的選項中能與介詞of搭配使用的是B: warning of.../對...的警告; regardless of.../不管...，不顧....。根據空格所在的搭配結構...of the childs weight at birth/...孩子出生時的體重判斷C放入空格中意義通順：不管孩子出生時的體重是多少。
13.B.分析：根據前文內容判斷，嬰兒前期生長越快， 他們患心臟病的風險越大。
補充：
the more ..., the more ... 越越
e.g. The more angry he became, the more she laughed at him. 他越生氣，她就越笑他。
the more ..., the less ...越越不
The more difficult the questions are, the less likely I am to be able to answer them. 問題越困難，我就越不可能回答。
14. A) true B) right
C) proper D) same
The effect was the __14__ for both boys and girls.
14.D.分析：句意應該是該影響對男孩，女孩都一樣所以D是答案。
15. A) later B) after
C) late D) ago
The more human milk you have in the newborn period，the lower your cholesterol level is， the lower your blood pressure is 1 6 years __15__，Lucas said.
15.A.分析：此處要表達的意思是：十六年之后。因此應選later。
Breastfeeding can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke later in life and could prevent hundreds of __1__ of deaths each year，researchers said on Friday.
Babies who are breastfed have fewer childhood infections and allergies and are less __2__ to obesity.British scientists have now shown that breastfeeding and slow growth in the first weeks and months of life has a protective effect __3 __ cardiovascular disease.
Diets that promote more rapid growth put babies at risk many years later in __4__ of raising their blood pressure，raising their cholesterol and increasing their tendency to diabetes and obesitythe __ 5 __ main risk factors for stroke and heart attack.said Professor Alan Lucas of the Institute of Child Health in London.
Our evidence suggests that the reason why breast-fed babies do better is because they grow more __6 __ in the early weeks.
Lucas said the effects of breastfeeding on blood pressure and cholesterol later in life are greater than __7 __adults can do to control the risk factors for cardiovascular disease, other than taking drugs.
An estimated 17 million people die of __8__ disease，particularly heart attack and strokes，each year，according to the World Health Organization.
Lucas and his colleagues compared the health of 2 1 6 teenagers __9__as babies had either been breastfed or given different nutritional baby formulas.They reported their__10__ in The Lancet medical journal.
The teenagers who had been __11__had a 14一percent lower ratio of bad to good cholesterol and lower concentrations of a protein that is a marker for cardiovascular disease risk.
The researchers also found that，__12 __ of the childs weight at birth，the faster the infants grew in the early weeks and months of life，the __13__ was their later risk of heart disease and stroke.The effect was the __14__ for both boys and girls.
The more human milk you have in the newborn period，the lower your cholesterol level is， the lower your blood pressure is 1 6 years __15__，Lucas said.
詞匯：
breastfeeding n.母乳喂養
cardiovascular adi.心血管的
allergy n.變態反應;過敏性
cholesterol n.膽固醇
diabetes n.糖尿病
obesity n.肥胖
marker n.標識，標志
注釋：
1. nutritional baby formulas-有營養的配制嬰兒喂養奶
練習：
1. A)hundreds B) thousands C) millions D) numbers
2. A)likely B) possible C) easy D) prone
3. A)against B) towards C) onto D) upon
4. A)forms B) cases C) terms D) places
5. A)two B) four C) three D) five
6. A)slowly B) quickly C) strongly D) obviously
7. A)which B) that C) something D) anything
8. A)various B) heart C) cardiovascular D) multiple
9. A)who B) such C) when D) taken
10. A)thoughts B) findings C) viewpoints D) breakthrough
11. A)surveyed B) interviewed C) handled D) breastfed
12. A)despite B) warning C) regardless D) needful
13. A) smaller B) greater C) faster D) worse
14. A) true B) right C) proper D) sam
15. A) later B) after C) late D) ago
答案與解析：
1.分析文章主題：
BreastfeedingCan Cut Cardiovascular Risk
文章主題詞：
breastfeed, cut, cardiovascular risk
2. 直接解題：
1. A)hundreds B) thousands
C) millions D) numbers
Breastfeeding can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke later in life and could prevent hundreds of __1__ of deaths each year，researchers said on Friday.
1. B分析：hundreds of thousands of是固定搭配，表示成千上萬之意。
2. A)likely
B) possible
C) easy D) prone
Babies who are breastfed have fewer childhood infections and allergies and are less __2__ to obesity.
2. D. 分析：因為空格后跟的是介詞to ，能和介詞to搭配使用的只有prone。
be prone to sth./ 傾向于...，容易...
be likely/possible/ easy to do sth.
The train is likely to be late.
補充：
Easy come easy go 來得容易去得快。
3. A)against B) towards
C) onto D) upon
British scientists have now shown that breastfeeding and slow growth in the first weeks and months of life has a protective effect __3 __ cardiovascular disease.
3. A。分析：被選項是介詞，因此注意搭配結構：effect通常是和介詞 on搭配，但被選項中沒有該介詞，再注意搭配結構語意..心血管疾病具有保護性的影響，因此判斷A合適。
against: prep. 靠著, 反抗, 與相反, 預防
lean against the tree斜靠著樹
struggle against fate同命運抗爭
protection against the cold預防感冒
4. A)forms B) cases
C) terms D) places
5. A)two B) four C) three D) five
Diets that promote more rapid growth put babies at risk many years later in __4__ of raising their blood pressure，raising their cholesterol and increasing their tendency to diabetes and obesitythe __ 5 __ main risk factors for stroke and heart attack.said Professor Alan Lucas of the Institute of Child Health in London.
4.C. 分析：與介詞in 和of構成的固定搭配結構是：
in case of
in terms of
form和place不與in 和of形成固定搭配， 但也可以形成臨時性的搭配結構， 如：
in the forms of.../以...的形式
in the places of.../在...的地方
因此判斷C是答案。
5.B. 分析：前句中先后提到了血壓、膽固醇、糖尿病和肥胖，共計四項。
6. A)slowly B) quickly
C) strongly D) obviously
Our evidence suggests that the reason why breast-fed babies do better is because they grow more __6 __ in the early weeks.
6.A.分析：A和B是正反項，重點注意。根據句意和前句中提到的內容 嬰兒的頭幾周和頭幾個月發育緩慢，對預防心血管疾病有幫助， 由此判斷A是答案。
7. A)which B) that
C) something D) anything
Lucas said the effects of breastfeeding on blood pressure and cholesterol later in life are greater than __7 __adults can do to control the risk factors for cardiovascular disease, other than taking drugs.
7.D.分析：根據語法結構和句意判斷D合適。
other than adv.不同于, 除了
8.A)various B) heart
C) cardiovascular D) multiple
An estimated 17 million people die of __8__ disease，particularly heart attack and strokes，each year，according to the World Health Organization.
8.C. 分析：選項C是文章主題詞， 因此該選項成為答案的可能性較大。空格后出現的是單數名詞，因此排除修飾復數名詞的形容詞various和 multiple ， 空格已經提到了心臟病發作，所以判斷C)出現在空格處合適。
9. A)who B) such
C) when D) taken
Lucas and his colleagues compared the health of 2 1 6 teenagers __9__as babies had either been breastfed or given different nutritional baby formulas.
9.A.分析：空格處需要引導定語從句并修飾人的連接代詞who。
10.A)thoughtsB) findings
C) viewpoints D) breakthrough
They reported their__10__ in The Lancet medical journal.
10.B.分析：上文提到了他們的調查研究，接下來應該出現的是他們的研究結果。
11.A)surveyed B) interviewed
C) handled D) breastfed
The teenagers who had been __11__had a 14一percent lower ratio of bad to good cholesterol and lower concentrations of a protein that is a marker for cardiovascular disease risk.
11.D.分析：D是文章主題詞，因此成為答案的可能性較大。從句意看， 該句講述曾經...的青少年中壞膽固醇與好膽固醇的比率要低14%，而且他們的蛋白質積聚也較低，而蛋白質的積聚是患心血管疾病風險高低的標志之一。文章主題是母乳喂養能夠減少心血管疾病的危險， 由此推測出現這種較好健康情況的人應該是母乳喂養的人， 因此D是答案。
12.A)despite B) warning
C) regardless D) needful
13. A) smaller B) greater
C) faster D) worse
The researchers also found that，__12 __ of the childs weight at birth，the faster the infants grew in the early weeks and months of life，the __13__ was their later risk of heart disease and stroke.
12.C.分析：空格后出現了介詞 of， 因此首先排除A：despite是介詞; 剩下的選項中能與介詞of搭配使用的是B: warning of.../對...的警告; regardless of.../不管...，不顧....。根據空格所在的搭配結構...of the childs weight at birth/...孩子出生時的體重判斷C放入空格中意義通順：不管孩子出生時的體重是多少。
13.B.分析：根據前文內容判斷，嬰兒前期生長越快， 他們患心臟病的風險越大。
補充：
the more ..., the more ... 越越
e.g. The more angry he became, the more she laughed at him. 他越生氣，她就越笑他。
the more ..., the less ...越越不
The more difficult the questions are, the less likely I am to be able to answer them. 問題越困難，我就越不可能回答。
14. A) true B) right
C) proper D) same
The effect was the __14__ for both boys and girls.
14.D.分析：句意應該是該影響對男孩，女孩都一樣所以D是答案。
15. A) later B) after
C) late D) ago
The more human milk you have in the newborn period，the lower your cholesterol level is， the lower your blood pressure is 1 6 years __15__，Lucas said.
15.A.分析：此處要表達的意思是：十六年之后。因此應選later。
