Question

5．Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice t o people in industrialized nations．They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10，000 years ago（36）CThe scientists say that the human life has changed greatly．Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses．（37）ESo they are called"diseases of civilization"．Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases．
    Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco，probably none．（38）DHowever，a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today．
    Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat，which had much less fat than domestic ones．They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits．They did not have milk or any other dairy products，and they made very little use of grains．（39）BWe eat six times more salt than our ancestors．We eat more sugar．We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C．（40）F But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did，cutting the amount of fatty，salty and sweet food．

A．Stone Age people lived a simple life．
B．But today，we enjoy eating a lot of these．
C．In that case，they would live much healthier．
D．Ancient people also got lots of physical exercise．
E．These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times．
F．People today probably don't want to live like our ancestors．
G．Modern people used to suffer from"diseases of civilization"．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于议论文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们讲述了古代人的生活与现代人的生活之间的差异，古代人的生活比我们如今的生活更健康，我们应该学习他们的生活方式．

解答 36．C  本题考查前后句子的联系，根据前文They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10，000 years ago．可知人们应该吃1万年前人们吃的东西，在那种情况下，人们将活得更为健康，故选C．
37．E    本题考查前后句子的联系，根据前文Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses．可知我们的身体已不能应对这些变化和生活方式导致的新的疾病，因此这些疾病是我们闻所未闻的，故选E．
38．D    本题考查前后句子的联系，根据前文Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco，probably none．可知古代人不抽烟喝酒，由此推断接下来应该说古代人还经常锻炼，故选D．
39．B    本题考查前后句子的联系，根据前文They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits．They did not have milk or any other dairy products，and they made very little use of grains．可知这些讲述的是古代人有很多好的习惯，而现代人恰恰与之相反，故选B．
40．F    本题考查前后句子的联系，根据后文But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did，cutting the amount of fatty，salty and sweet food．可知现代人不想像古代人那样生活，故选F．

点评 定位选项，明确各备选选项的含义，抓住其关键词语，根据文章整体结构与具体内容，将选项填入文中，填写时尤为注意各选项中出现的句子衔接手段及句中的衔接标志词．在定位选项时，要特别注意空格上下段的写作内容，以及空格上段尾句和下段首句的结构和意义．将所选项放入空白处，看看是否与上下文构成语义及逻辑上的直接关系，是否符合该处语境．能否承接前后的写作线索．使文章无论内容还是衔接上都能做到通顺．比如第39小题，B根据后半句But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did，cutting the amount of fatty，salty and sweet food．可知现代人不想像古代人那样生活．故选B．