Doctors are researching the health benefits of red wine, specifically the apparently wondrous powers of resveratrol, a polyphenol that is found in the skin of grapes and is thought to prevent illness and promote longevity. This wasn’t the first time trumpeting the virtues of red wine; in 1991, it called attention to the so-called French Paradox, which assumed that the low rate of heart disease in France, despite a national diet gloriously abundant in rich foods, was due to the country’s huge consumption of red wine. That report fanned an obsessive interest in the nutritional and therapeutic properties of wine. This seems to be a particularly American fixation, and it raises an intriguing question: Why are we-Americans-so anxious to find justifications for drinking wine beyond the fact that it tastes good and we like it?
Obviously, scientists aren’t investigating wine’s physiological impact because they are camouflage for the wine industry and want to encourage Americans to drink; the research is being pursued and the results disseminated because it appears that there really is a link between red wine and well-being. It is now widely recognized that moderate red wine consumption-generally defined ad one or two 5-ounce glasses a day for women and two or three for men, drunk with food-increases HDL cholesterol. The “good” cholesterol that remover fatty deposits from arteries. In addition, scientists have determined that the flavonoids in red wine have an anticoagulant effect that can help prevent blood clots leading to heart attacks.
Resveratrol is also said to have a role in preventing clots and is believed to inhibit the production of LDL cholesterol-the bad kind. Resveratrol seems to be the omnipotent ingredient in red wine-a “vascular pipe-cleaner,” as Dr. Christoph Westphal and Harvard biochemist David Sinclair put it, whose research suggests that resveratrol can delay the aging process and prevent many gerontological diseases. A few years ago, scientists reported that resveratrol may discourage the onset of one such illness, Alzheimer. It is also claimed that this antioxidant can boost stamina, reduce lung inflammation stemming from chronic pulmonary disease, and help prevent cancer. In the fall of 2008, University of Pittsburgh scientists even reported that resveratrol might offer some protection against radiation poisoning.
1.The author refers to the “French Paradox” (Line 4, Para 1) in order to（ ）.
2.The last sentence in Paragraph 1 implies （ ）.
3.The author’s purpose is to （ ）.
4.In the last paragraph, “Alzheime” is stated as an example of（ ）.
问题1选项
A.explain all former studies have failed to discover the medical function of red wine
B.give more information on a newly-found scientific discovery of red wine
C.advocate further study should be conducted on the national diet of France
D.show it’s hard to decide whether red wine results in lower heart disease rate in France
问题2选项
A.Americans are always curious to find out scientific evidence for their diet
B.as long as we like the flavor of wine, we can just go ahead to have more
C.Americans have for long had a very strong interest in raising questions
D.people can continue drinking red wine regardless of its taste and effect
问题3选项
A.narrate
B.instruct
C.criticize
D.explain
问题4选项
A.the aging process
B.chronic pulmonary disease
C.gerontological disease
D.radiation poisoning
第1题:
【选项释义】
The author refers to the “French Paradox” (Para 1) in order to __________. 为了__________，作者引用了“French Paradox”（第一段）。
A. explain all former studies have failed to discover the medical function of red wine A. 解释所有以前的研究都没有发现红酒的医疗功能
B. give more information on a newly-found scientific discovery of red wine B. 为关于红酒的新科学发现提供更多信息
C. advocate further study should be conducted on the national diet of France C. 主张对法国国民饮食进行进一步的研究
D. show it’s hard to decide whether red wine results in lower heart disease rate in France D. 表明很难判定红酒是否让法国心脏病发病率降低
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据题干中出处提示词Para 1和信息词French Paradox定位到，该处讲到“这已经不是第一次鼓吹红酒的好处了（wasn’t the first time trumpeting the virtues），1991年呼吁人们注意所谓法国悖论（so-called French Paradox）就是其中的一次。”，结合上一句“医生们正在研究红酒的健康功效（researching the health benefits），特别是……”，可知第二句是对第一句的进一步补充，提供更多关于红酒新发现的信息。因此B选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“解释所有以前的研究都没有发现红酒的医疗功能”：对应文章第一句“白藜芦醇被认为可以预防疾病（prevent illness），延年益寿。”，而文章第二句提到“法国悖论认为，尽管法国的国民饮食中富含丰富的食物，但心脏病发病率很低（low rate of heart disease），这是因为该国大量饮用红酒。”，第二句说的心脏病发病率低就是指的第一句的预防疾病，所以预防疾病的医疗功能以前就发现了，而不是没有发现，属于反向干扰；
C选项“主张对法国国民饮食进行进一步的研究”：文中没有提到，属于无中生有；
D选项“表明很难判定红葡萄酒是否导致法国心脏病发病率降低”：对应文章第二句“心脏病发病率很低，这是因为（was due to）该国大量饮用红酒。”，可知已经确定了红酒让法国人民心脏病发病率降低，而不是很难判定，属于偷换概念。
第2题:
【选项释义】
The last sentence in Paragraph 1 implies __________. 第一段的最后一句话暗示__________。
A. Americans are always curious to find out scientific evidence for their diet A. 美国人总是好奇地为他们的饮食寻找科学证据
B. as long as we like the flavor of wine, we can just go ahead to have more B. 只要我们喜欢酒的味道，我们可以继续喝
C. Americans have for long had a very strong interest in raising questions C. 美国人长期以来对提出问题有强烈的兴趣
D. people can continue drinking red wine regardless of its taste and effect D. 不管红酒的味道和效果如何，人们都可以继续喝下去
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据题干中出处提示词The last sentence in Paragraph 1定位到第一段最后一句，该处讲到“这似乎是一种特别的美国情结，它提出了一个耐人寻味的问题：为什么我们美国人如此渴望找到喝酒的理由，而不只是因为它味道好，我们喜欢它（beyond the fact that it tastes good and we like it）？”，这里指的是美国人为自己喝红酒找其他理由，实际上喜欢喝红酒就是因为喜欢红酒的味道，作者想说的就是想喝酒就喝吧，不要找其他理由。因此B选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“美国人总是好奇地为他们的饮食寻找科学证据”：作者强调的是没有必要为喝红酒找理由，想喝就喝，而不是他们因为好奇而寻找科学依据，属于曲解原文；
C选项“美国人长期以来对提出问题有强烈的兴趣”：这里没有体现出美国人长期以来都爱提问题，属于曲解原文；
D选项“不管红酒的味道和效果如何，人们都可以继续喝下去”：这里指的是好喝就喝，而不是无论红酒是什么味道，都可以继续喝，也没有提到红酒的效果这方面的内容，属于曲解原文。
第3题:
【选项释义】
The author’s purpose is to __________. 作者的目的是__________。
A. narrate A. 叙述
B. instruct B. 命令
C. criticize C. 批判
D. explain D. 解释
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】此题定位到第一段第二句“这不是第一次鼓吹（wasn’t the first time trumpeting）红酒的优点。”，第一段最后一句“为什么我们美国人如此急于为喝红酒寻找理由（find justifications）？”，以及第二段第一句“科学家是在为葡萄酒行业掩饰（camouflage for the wine industry），并希望鼓励美国人喝酒（encourage Americans to drink）。”，可知作者对于强调红酒的优点这件事持批判态度，并且举出例子支持他的观点。因此C选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“叙述”，B选项“命令”和D选项“解释”：作者不是这样的意思，属于曲解原文。
第4题:
【选项释义】
In the last paragraph, “Alzheimer” is stated as an example of __________. 在最后一段，“Alzheimer”是作为__________的例子。
A. the aging process A. 衰老过程
B. chronic pulmonary disease B. 慢性肺疾病
C. gerontological disease C. 老年疾病
D. radiation poisoning D. 辐射中毒
【考查点】细节事实题。
【解题思路】根据题干中出处提示词last paragraph和信息词Alzheimer定位到第三段第二、三句，该处讲到“研究表明白藜芦醇可以延缓衰老过程，预防许多老年疾病（delay the aging process）……白藜芦醇可能会抑制阿尔茨海默氏症这类疾病的发作。”，可知这里阿尔茨海默氏症是老年疾病的例子。因此C选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“衰老过程”：衰老过程不是疾病，而阿尔茨海默氏症是一种疾病，并且是因为衰老而出现的疾病，不是最佳答案，属于曲解原文；
B选项“慢性肺疾病”：对应第三段倒数第二句“这种抗氧化剂可以增强体力，减少由慢性肺部疾病（chronic pulmonary disease）引起的肺部炎症。”，这和阿尔茨海默氏症无关，属于曲解原文；
D选项“辐射中毒”：对应第三段最后一句“白藜芦醇可能会保护人们不受辐射中毒的伤害。”，这和阿尔茨海默氏症无关，属于曲解原文。
