They say that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Well, there is one lady who believes that it's actually chocolate. At 102 years of age, she's living proof.
According to Boonville, Indiana's Eunice Modlin, a daily dose of chocolate has been the key to a long and healthy life. Specifically, two pieces of dark chocolate. It's not just Eunice who believes this.
Many scientists have attributed the sweet to health benefits such as lower chances of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.
However, researchers believe that Eunice might be overlooking the fact that she has never smoked or drunk alcohol in her long life, and that chocolate might not be the significant cause of her longevity.
"There are so many other factors to her long life and chocolate isn't the only one," nutritionist Vanessa Rissetto said. "Genes, her diet in general…are probably the main reasons."
At any rate, Eunice is still alive and kicking. With four children, seven grandkids, 14 great-grandkids and 11 great-great grandkids, this lady has a big family.
It must be noted that Eunice was also very athletic, being an archer in her 20s .Amazingly, she has lived through tough times such as the Great Depression and World War II .Also, the healthy blood runs through the veins of other family members. Eunice's brother is also still alive, at 101 years of age.
No matter what you might think, Eunice's consumption of chocolate can't be ignored. In 2015, a BMJ study showed that a daily treat of one small bar would give the consumer 23% less chance of having a stroke (中風).
What is in the sweet that makes it so beneficial? Apparently, cocoa beans have flavonoids, plant nutrients that have useful antioxidants (抗氧化劑).
"Not all chocolate is created equal," Rissetto warns. "Dark chocolate has more flavonoids than milk chocolate, and white chocolate—which does not actually contain chocolate—is not a good source of flavonoids."
（1）According to the article, which of the following lead to Eunice Modlin's long and healthy life?
a. two pieces of dark chocolate
b. genes
c. lifelong exercise
d. good diet
e. love of her large family
A. a, b, d B. b, c, d C. a, b, e D. a, c, d
（2）Rissetto thinks that .
A. chocolate is the most important thing that affects Eunice's health B. no smoking or drinking contributes the most to Eunice's longevity
C. chocolate really has nothing to do with her long and healthy life D. Eunice's good diet doesn't only mean taking chocolate every day
（3）What the author presented in the passage sounds .
A. persuasive B. objective C. subjective D. critical
（4）From the whole passage we can conclude that______________.
A. there's universal proof for what contributes to a long life B. it is generally accepted that chocolate is the key to longevity
C. many factors may contribute to people's good health D. a bit of any chocolate a day keeps the doctor away
【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）B（4）C
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，美國印第安納女性Eunice Modlin現在已經102歲的了，她認為自己長壽的秘密是每天吃巧克力，並分析了她長壽的原因以及巧克力對健康產生影響的原因。
（1）考查細節理解。根據第五段「『There are so many other factors to her long life and chocolate isn't the only one,』 nutritionist Vanessa Rissetto said. 『Genes, her diet in general…are probably the main reasons.』」可知研究人員認為Eunice Modlin長壽的原因有很多，基因、飲食以及巧克力都起了作用。故選A。
（2）考查推理判斷。根據最後一段「 『Not all chocolate is created equal,』 Rissetto warns. 『Dark chocolate has more flavonoids than milk chocolate, and white chocolate—which does not actually contain chocolate—is not a good source of flavonoids.』」可知Rissetto認為只有黑巧克力才黃酮，而黃酮是抗氧化劑的很好的來源。Eunice的飲食不僅僅意味著吃巧克力，而要吃黑巧克力。故選D。
（3）考查態度觀點。本文是一篇說明文，美國印第安納女性Eunice Modlin現在已經102歲的了，她認為自己長壽的秘密是每天吃巧克力，並分析了她長壽的原因以及巧克力對健康的影響。文章中作者只是客觀陳述事實，並沒有發表個人觀點，所以作者持客觀的態度。故選B。
（4）考查推理判斷。根據第五段「『There are so many other factors to her long life and chocolate isn't the only one,』 nutritionist Vanessa Rissetto said. 『Genes, her diet in general…are probably the main reasons.』」可知研究人員認為Eunice Modlin長壽的原因有很多，基因、飲食以及巧克力都起了作用。同樣人們的健康是受到不同因素的影響的，故選C。
【點評】本題考點涉及細節理解，推理判斷和觀點態度三個題型的考查，是一篇生活類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節信息，並根據上下文的進行邏輯推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。