C
“Oldwivestales”arebeliefspasseddownfromonegenerationtoanother,ForExample,mostofusrememberourparents’tellingustoeatmoreofcertainfoodsornottodocertainthings.Isthereanytr uthintheseteachings?Someofthemagreewithpresentmedicalthinking,butothershavenotpassedthetestoftime.
Didyourmotherevertellyoutoeatyourcarrotsbecausetheyaregoodforyoureyes?Scientistsnowreportthateatingcarrotscanhelppreventaseriouseyediseasecalledmaculardegeneration.Eatingjustonecarrotadaycanreducethepossibilityofgettingthisdiseaseby40%.Garlic(蒜)isgoodforyou,too.Itcankillthetypeofvirusthatcausescolds.
Unfortunately,notallofMom’sadvicepassedthetestofmedicalstudies,Forexample,generationsofchildrenhavebeentoldnottogoswimmingwithinanhouraftereating.Butr esearchsuggeststhatthereisnodangerindoingso.Dosweetscausetoothproblems?Well,yesandno.Stickysweetsmadewithgrainstendtocausemoreproblemsthansweetsmadewithsimplesugars.
Eventhoughsciencecantellusthatsomeofourtr aditionalbeliefsdon’tholdwater,thereisstillalotoftr uthintheoldwives’tales.Afterall,muchofthisknowledgehasbeenaccumulated(积累)fromthousandsofyearsofexperienceinfamilyhealthcare.Weshouldrespectthisbodyofknowledgeevenaswesearchforclearscientificsupporttoproveittr ueorfalse.
48.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetest?
A.Eatinggarlicisgoodforoureyes.
B.Stickysweetsaredamagingtoourteeth.
C.Swimmingafteramealisdangerous.
D.Carrotspreventpeoplefromcatchingcolds.
正确答案：D
