More than 4 in 10 cancers—600,000 in the UK alone—could be prevented if people led healthier lives,say experts.The population of the UK is about 63,000,000.
Latest figures from Cancer Research UK show smoking is the biggest avoidable risk factor (因素),followed by unhealthy diets.The charity advises people to live healthily,limit alcohol intake and do regular exercise.
According to the figures from 2007 to 2011,more than 300,000 cases of cancer recorded were linked to smoking.A further 145,000 were linked to unhealthy diets containing too much processed food.Obesity contributed to 88,000 cases and alcohol to 62,200.Sun damage to the skin and physical inactivity were also contributing factors.
Professor Max Parkin,a Cancer Research UK statistician,says,“There’s now little doubt that certain lifestyle choices can have a big influence on cancer risk,with research around the world all pointing to the same key risk factors.
“Of course,everyone wants to enjoy some extra treats during the Christmas holidays so we don’t want to ban beef pies and wine but it’s a good time to think about taking up some healthy habits.
“Leading a healthy lifestyle can’t guarantee someone won’t get cancer but we can stack the odds in our favour by taking positive steps.”
Public Health England says a healthy lifestyle can play an important role in reducing cancer risk.It says campaigns such as Smokefree,Dry January and Change 4 Life-Sugar Swaps all aim to raise public awareness.It’s important that we not only continue to make progress in noticing cancer earlier and improving treatments,but helping people understand how they can reduce their risk of developing cancer in the first place remains important in dealing with cancer.
1.Which of the following is the third biggest avoidable cancer factor?
A.Obesity. B.Alcohol intake.
C.Unhealthy diets. D.Physical inactivity.
2.By saying the underlined words in Paragraph 6,Professor Max Parkin means we can .
A.help others B.improve our lives
C.discover cancer early D.decrease our cancer risk
3.What’s the main idea of the text?
A.Most cancers are caused by smoking.
B.Cancer is greatly linked to our lifestyle.
C.There are different factors that lead to cancer.
D.Public awareness should be raised to prevent cancer.
语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。专家们认为,如果我们拥有健康的生活方式,那么超过十分之四的癌症是可以避免的。
答案及剖析:
1.A 细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知,可避免的致癌因素中排名第一的是吸烟,第二是不健康的饮食,第三是肥胖,第四是喝酒。
2.D 句意理解题。根据第四段中的“certain lifestyle choices can have a big influence on cancer risk”可知,生活方式的选择对得癌症的几率有很大的影响。因此健康的生活方式虽然不能确保我们不得癌症,但可以“降低我们得癌症的几率”。
3.B 主旨大意题。本文前三段通过数据等说明可避免的致癌因素的前几名都跟生活方式有关,第四、五、六段引用 Max Parkin 教授的话进一步证明了生活方式与癌症之间的关系,最后一段通过英国公共卫生部的官方发言再一次说明了健康的生活方式可以降低得癌症的几率。
