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Question No. 1
- Coffee may offer health benefits.
- Many people drink too much coffee.
- Coffee can cause many health problems.
- It proved nothing about the effects of coffee.
Question No. 2
- It can cause diabetes.
- It can raise blood pressure.
- It may lead to Parkinson’s disease.
- It may increase the risk of heart attack.
Dictation
Another Cup of Coffee?
Do you sometimes worry about how much coffee you drink? Now you can relax. Earlier ( ) about coffee have proven ( . Furthermore, several positive effects have recently been discovered.
Concerned that coffee increased the risk of heart attacks, medical experts launched a massive 40-year study in the ( ). Now, 40 years later, the results showed that
( ) is no connection between coffee consumption and heart attacks, Interestingly, they ( )find that heavy coffee drinkers are actually less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease.
A Harvard University study revealed more good news. People who consume four ( ) five cups a day lower their risk of type 2 diabetes.
The only negative ( ) turned up, according to a Johns Hopkins study, is that coffee drinkers may have slightly higher blood pressure. For now, though, experts agree that drinking ( ) ( ) three cups a day is safe. It may even be good for you.
スクリプト
Another Cup of Coffee?
Do you sometimes worry about how much coffee you drink? Now you can relax. Earlier fears about coffee have proven groundless. Furthermore, several positive effects have recently been discovered.
Concerned that coffee increased the risk of heart attacks, medical experts launched a massive 40-year study in the 1960s. Now, 40 years later, the results showed that there is no connection between coffee consumption and heart attacks, Interestingly, they did find that heavy coffee drinkers are actually less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease.
A Harvard University study revealed more good news. People who consume four to five cups a day lower their risk of type 2 diabetes.
The only negative that’s turned up, according to a Johns Hopkins study, is that coffee drinkers may have slightly higher blood pressure. For now, though, experts agree that drinking up to three cups a day is safe. It may even be good for you.
Question No. 1: What did the 40-year study reveal?
Question No. 2: According to the speaker, what ill effect can coffee have?
語彙チェック
groundless:「根拠のない」
launched a massive 40-year study:大規模な40年間の研究を開始した
type 2 diabetes:「2型の糖尿病」
2型糖尿病は、インスリンの効果不足による代謝異常であり、成人期に発症します。肥満や運動不足、遺伝的要因がリスクと関連し、血糖値を下げるホルモンの働きが弱まります。食事療法、運動、薬物療法、インスリン注射が治療法に含まれ、早期発見と適切な管理で合併症のリスクを減らせます。
up to:「~まで」
なぜ間違えたのか?
Q1:What did the 40-year study reveal?
という設問に対して「40年後の結果は次のことを示している」の部分に正解がある。
Now, 40 years later, the results showed that there is no connection between coffee consumption and heart attacks, Interestingly, they did find that heavy coffee drinkers are actually less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease.
本文では具体的にパーキンソン病になりにくいと書かれているが、選択肢はこれを抽象化している
- Coffee may offer health benefits.
が正解。
Q2: According to the speaker, what ill effect can coffee have?
設問ではill effectとあるが、これを本文ではnegativeと言い換えられている。
The only negative that’s turned up, according to a Johns Hopkins study, is that coffee drinkers may have slightly higher blood pressure.
この箇所が根拠とわかれば、
正解は、2. It can raise blood pressure.となる。
正解
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全訳
コーヒー摂取量と心臓発作の関連性についての懸念があったが、最近の研究でその心配は杞憂だったことが証明され、さらにいくつかの肯定的な効果が発見されました。
1960年代に医学専門家がコーヒーが心臓発作のリスクを増加させる可能性があると懸念し、40年にわたる大規模な研究を開始しました。そして、40年後、その結果はコーヒー摂取と心臓発作の間には関連性がないことを示しました。興味深いことに、彼らは重度のコーヒー飲用者が実際にパーキンソン病を発症する可能性が低いことを発見しました。
ハーバード大学の研究ではさらに良いニュースが明らかになりました。1日に4〜5杯のコーヒーを摂取する人は、2型糖尿病のリスクが低くなります。
ジョンズ・ホプキンス大学の研究によると、唯一のマイナス面は、コーヒーを飲む人々がわずかに高い血圧を持っている可能性があるということです。ただし、今のところ、専門家は1日に最大3杯のコーヒーを飲むことが安全であると合意しています。それはさらに、あなたのために良いかもしれません。
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