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1、高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练 语法填空专题二十三Ultra-processed foods themselves arent new, but there has been a recent spate of high-profile books _1_(warn)about their risks. The term itself _2_(coin) by Carlos Monteiro, a professor of nutrition and public health. Nutritional advice had traditionally focused on ingredient

2、s: avoiding too much salt, sugar and fat, for example. But in 2009, Monteiro proposed instead classifying foods by the amount of processing theyve undergone: in his view, it was the _3_(heavy) processed ones, the UPFs, _4_ posed the most significant health risks. Researchers were sceptical at first,

3、 but a large number of scientific studies have shown a link between UPFs, obesity and _5_(associate) illnesses. The exact mechanisms by _6_ they affect us are still under debate, but bodies such as the World Health Organisation increasingly accept the concept, and the idea that they are _7_(harm)._8

4、_ the authors of a Maryland study point out,“several attributes of ultra-processed foods make them difficult _9_(replace): they are inexpensive, have long shelf-life, provide important nutrients, and are highly convenient”. So there are _10_(argue) for not stigmatising UPFs. 【The Week UK(May 20, 202

5、3)】If you think the wrongful arrest of numerous peaceful protesters on coronation day _1_(be) a one-off, think again, says Adam Wagner. Its “a sign of things to come”. A new law _2_（set） fundamentally to alter the relationship between citizen and state. The Public Order Act makes _3_ a criminal offe

6、nce for protesters to attach _4_(they)to any object, or just to be “_5_(equip) for locking on”. Police _6_ “reasonably believe” such offences may be committed in certain areas can stop and search anyone they want. So a power _7_(design) to tackle knife crime can now be used to arrest someone whos si

7、mply carrying Sellotape to a demo to make a placard. Hitherto we have respected peoples right to protest up to the point _8_ their actions risk _9_(breach) the peace. But the new law defines disruption in and of itself as a threat to public order. Such an illiberal measure is bound to prove counterp

8、roductive. It will induce the wider public to avoid rallies for “fear of _10_(catch) in the police dragnet”, while provoking hardcore protesters to adopt even more disruptive tactics. The sooner we scrap it, the better.【The Week UK(May 20, 2023)】Will artificial intelligence destroy jobs? You bet it

9、will, says Andy Kessler. But theres no need to panic about it. Technological advances always_1_(destroy) jobs, and they always, contrary to everyones fears, have created new and _2_(good) jobs in their place. The travel agents, elevator operators, typing pools and stenographers disappear, and new ro

10、les emerge. A study last year, _3_(lead) by economist David Autor, found that 60% of employment in 2018 was in job _4_(title) that didnt exist in 1940. The Goldman Sachs report in March _5_ warned that generative AI could cost 300 million jobs also stated that “85% of employment _6_(grow) over the l

11、ast 80 years is explained by the technology-driven creation of new positions”. New types of jobs _7_(create)all the time.“Search-engine optimisation barely existed two decades ago, and entire industries _8_(spring) from it. Imagine the boom in AI- optimisation jobs.” Rather than fighting progress an

12、d seeking to preserve obsolete trades, we must focus on educating and training people _9_(adapt). It was recently reported that school districts in Las Vegas and elsewhere are abandoning homework and deadlines in a bid to promote equity in the classroom.“In a world of continued job disruption, that

13、doesnt sound like the right _10_(solve).【The Week UK(May 20, 2023)】Astronomers have, for the first time, captured the moment _1_ an ageing star swells and sucks in a nearby planet_2_(give) them fresh insights into the fate that awaits Earth, in some five billion years. Dr Kishalay De first got a _3_

14、(suggest)of the“cosmic catastrophe”in 2020, said The Guardian, when data from the Palomar Observatory in California revealed a 100- fold spike in brightness,“unlike any other stellar outburst I _4_(see) in my life”, in a star 12,000 light years away. He and his team initially suspected the merger of

15、 two stars, _5_ observations with an infrared space telescope indicated that, in fact, a planet had crashed into its star. _6_ now seems that the Jupiter-sized planet had been dragged so close to the star _7_ for about nine months, it skimmed its surface. It then plunged into it, causing the burst o

16、f light. This will eventually happen to Mercury, Venus and Earth, _8_the Sun exhausts its core hydrogen fuel, expands and starts to pull in _9_(surround) objects. After billions of years, it all ends in a final flash that lasts just a few months. But there are consolations, said astrophysicist Morga

17、n MacLeod. It wont happen for some time; and as the Sun will have increased in output by then, all the water on Earth will have evaporated,“and it wont be such a nice place _10_（live）”anyway.【The Week UK(May 20, 2023)】答案warning；was coined；heavily；that；associated；which；harmful；As；to replace；argumentswas；is set;it;themselves ;equipped;who;designed;where;breaching;being caughthave destroyed；better；led；titles；that;growth;are being created ;sprung;to adapt;solutionwhen；giving；suggestion；had seen；but；It；that；as ；surrounding；to live学科网（北京）股份有限公司