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　　Evaluating Sources (來源) of Health Information

　　Making good choices about your own health requires reasonable evaluation. A key first step in bettering your evaluation ability is to look carefully at your sources of health information. Reasonable evaluation includes knowing where and how to find relevant information, how to separate fact from opinion, how to recognize poor reasoning, and how to analyze information and the reliability of sources. __1__

　　Go to the original source. Media reports often simplify the results of medical research. Find out for yourself what a study really reported, and determine whether it was based on good science. Think about the type of study. __2__

　　Watch for misleading language. Some studies will find that a behaviour “contributes to” or is “associated with” an outcome; this does not mean that a certain course must lead to a certain result. __3__ Carefully read or listen to information in order to fully understand it.

　　Use your common sense. If a report seems too good to be true, probably it is. Be especially careful of information contained in advertisements.__4__ Evaluate “scientific” statements carefully, and be aware of quackery(江湖騙術).

　　__5__ Friends and family members can be a great source of ideas and inspiration, but each of us needs to find a healthy lifestyle that works for us.

　　Developing the ability to evaluate reasonably and independently about health problems will serve you well throughout your life.

　　A.Make choices that are right for you.

　　B.The goal of an ad is to sell you something.

　　C.Be sure to work through the critical questions.

　　D.And examine the findings of the original research.

　　E.Distinguish between research reports and public health advice.

　　F.Be aware that information may also be incorrectly explained by an author's point of view.

　　G.The following suggestions can help you sort through the health information you receive from common sources.

　　文章大意：有關個人健康信息的來源由許多，應該如何對這些信息進行正確評價，得到真正對自己合理有用的信息，本文給出了幾個有用的途徑。

　　答案：

　　1. G　 前面連續(xù)有幾個how to...提出的問題，下面四段都是幾個建議，所以此處應該用一個句子過渡，說明下面將要給出幾個建議。

　　2.D　 文章第二段說的是要“查看原始材料”，所以D項當中的original是關鍵詞，應該“考慮一下研究成果的類型，并應檢查原始研究的調查報告”。

　　3.F　 文章第三段的建議是要當心語言的誤導。結合本文，這里的語言誤導是指因為某種語言的描述導致對于結果的錯誤的理解�！澳硞�過程并不意味著一定會導致某個結果(this does not mean that a certain course must lead to a certain result)”，信息也有可能因為作者觀點的原因被錯誤的解讀，故選F項。

　　4.B　 由空格前面的句子“Be especially careful of information contained in advertisements.”可知此處應選B項，說明為什么要當心包含廣告的信息。

　　5.A　 “朋友和家庭成員可以是看法和激勵的巨大(信息)來源，但我們每個人都應該找到適合我們自己的健康的生活方式”，所以，本段的主題是“作出對自己正確的選擇”。