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Eating a diet high in processed（经过加工的） food increases the risk of depression（抑郁）, research suggests. What's more, people who ate plenty of vegetables, fruit and fish actually had a lower risk of depression, the University College London team found.

Data on diet among 3,500 middle-aged civil servants were compared with their emotional state five years later, a British journal reported. They split the participants（参与者） into two types of diet--those who ate a diet largely based on whole food，which includes lots of fruit, vegetables and fish，and those who ate a mainly processed food diet, such as sweetened desserts, fried food, processed meat，refined（精制的） grains and high fat dairy products After accounting for factors such as gender, age, education, physical activity, smoking habits and chronic(慢性的) diseases, they found a significant difference in the future depression risk with the different diets.

Those who ate the most wholefood（全天然食物） had a 26% lower risk of future depression than those who ate the least wholefood. By contrast, people with a diet high in processed food had a 58％ higher risk of depression than those who ate a diet low in processed foods.

Study author Dr. Archana Singh Manoux pointed out there was a chance that the finding could be explained by lifestyle factor they had not accounted for.（解释原因） He also pointed in a paper that a Mediterranean(地中海) diet was associated（有关） with a lower risk of depression, but the problem with that is if you live in Britain, the likelihood （可能）of you eating a Mediterranean diet is not very high.

Dr．Andrew McCulloeh, chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation, said, this study adds to an existing body of solid research that shows the strong links between what we eat and our mental health.

He added people's diets were becoming increasingly unhealthy. The UK population is consuming （消费）less nutritious, fresh produce and more saturated（饱和） fats and sugars.

1.The text is mainly about______.

A．the increasingly unhealthy diet of the UK population

B．the link between processed food and depression

C．the relationship between physical and mental health

D．the emotional state of the British People

2.What can we learn from what Dr. Archana Singh Manoux said?

A．It is difficult for most British people to have a Mediterranean diet.

B．The Mediterranean diet is the most healthy in the world.

C．Many studies have been done on the Mediterranean diet before.

D．The Mediterranean diet is not good for depression.

3.Dr. Andrew McCulloch agrees that______.

A．our diets are closely related to our mental health

B．the present study needs more facts and other information

C．the UK population will become ill in the near future

D．more saturated fats and sugars should be taken in

4.Why might the author have written this text?

A．To tell people what a healthy diet actually is.

B．To prove people’s diets are increasingly unhealthy.

C．To encourage people to cut down on processed food.

D．To introduce some experts on the research team.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章通过研究表明使用经过高加工的食物能增加患抑郁症的风险，我们的饮食与我们的精神健康也有密切的联系。

1.细节题。由第一段第一句Eating a diet high in processed（经过加工的） food increases the risk of depression（抑郁）, research suggests.研究表明，食用经过高加工的食物会增加患抑郁症的风险，后文详细介绍了两者之间的实验对比及影响。可知，本文主要讲的是加工食品和抑郁症之间的关系。故选B

2.细节题。由第四段第二句He also pointed in a paper that a Mediterranean(地中海) diet was associated（有关） with a lower risk of depression, but the problem with that is if you live in Britain, the likelihood （可能）of you eating a Mediterranean diet is not very high.

Dr. Archana Singh Manoux在论文中指出，患抑郁症的风险较低和地中海的食物有关，但问题是，如果你居住在英国，你食用地中海食物的可能性不是非常高，故对大多数英国人来说，有地中海饮食是困难的。故选A。文中并未说明地中海食物是世界最健康的，没有比较关系。

3.细节题。由第五段Dr．Andrew McCulloeh, chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation, said, this study adds to an existing body of solid research that shows the strong links between what we eat and our mental health. Dr．Andrew McCulloeh这项研究表明我们所吃的和我们的心理健康之间有着紧密的关系。故选A

4.主旨题。作者写本文的目的是想鼓励人们应少食用高加工食品。文章整个围绕加工食品会增加人们患抑郁症的风险这个主题来行文，所以答案中必须提到加工食品的相关论点。故选C

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