People around the world drink about 180 billion liters of soda a year. That translates to more than 29 liters per person. Experts say the amount of carbonated soft drinks we consume(消费) is growing. New research from the American Heart Association finds that drinking soda, even diet soda, may significantly increase your risk for heart disease. Dr. Ramachandran Vasan led the study. "Drinking just one or more sodas a day may not be as innocuous as people think." B．harmless.试题及答案-完形填空-云返教育

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【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】D
【小题4】A
试题分析：文章介绍美国健康协会的一项新研究，表明喝苏打水甚至是低热量的苏打水也会增加心脏病的危险，但是也有人认为低热量的苏打水不会导致健康的危害。
【小题1】猜词题：从第二段的描述In a large study of 9,000 people, doctors discovered that those who drank one or more sodas a day had a 30% increased risk for obesity(肥胖),……，可知Dr. Ramachandran Vasan 领导的这个调查，所以他认为一天一杯苏打水不象人们想的那样是无害的，“innocuous”=harmless，选B
【小题2】细节题：从第一段的句子：New research from the American Heart Association finds that drinking soda, even diet soda, may significantly increase your risk for heart disease. 还有第三段的句子：And there was no difference in the results for those who drank diet soda over regular soda.可知美国健康协会的新研究表明喝苏打水甚至是低热量的苏打水也会增加心脏病的危险，选C
【小题3】推理题：从文章最后一句话：Dr. Vasan agrees that the link he found between heart disease risk and diet soda needs additional study.可知Vasan博士认为这项研究的结果还需要进一步证明。选D。
【小题4】写作手法题：文章介绍苏打水可能造成的健康危害，给出了研究人员的观点，但是也列出了反对的观点，所以文章是通过对比不同的观点呈现的，选A
考点：考查健康类短文