2021年12月英语四级完形填空试题模考试卷(1)

One reason coffee isn’t usually given to kids may be the widely held belief that the caf einated (含咖啡因的) beverage can slow down children’s growth. But is there any 26 to this idea?The answer is an absolute “no”: There’s no 27 that coffee or caffeine hinders childhood growth and development. Instead, a person’s height is 28 governed by other factors. For example, hundreds of genes so far 29 are thought to be responsible for approximately 16% of a person’s adult height. A child’s general health also plays a role. For example, repeated infection during infancy can slow 30 uptake and bone growth, as shown by a number of different studies. Moreover, during the early years, whether a child has 31 to important dietary needs, such as milk, also 32 height, according to research in the journal Nutrition Research Reviews.

“Coffee doesn’t 33 kids’ growth. In fact, it’s probably healthier for your child to drink a weak cup of coffee than a sugary, tooth-rotting (腐蚀牙齿的) soda,” said Duane Mellor, a dietitian at Aston University in the United Kingdom. “A weak coffee probably isn’t a big deal. Some of the bitter notes in coffees are 34 by vegetables, and you might even see a benefit in getting kids used to those flavors. Obviously, you wouldn’t want to give them a strong coffee, but really I’d be more 35 about sweet drinks,” he said.

A) concerned

B) repeatedly

C) identified

D) block

E) incidents

F) nutritional

G) lower

H) largely

I) shared

J) access

K) truth

L) accepting

M) influences

N) ridiculous

O) evidence

答案：26. K 27. O 28. H 29. C 30. F 31. J 32. M 33. D 34. I 35. A

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