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Washington (Reuters)—People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer (胰腺癌)，an unusual but deadly cancer，researchers reported on Monday.
People who drank mostly fruit juice instead of sodas did not have
the same risk，the study of 60,000 people in Singapore found.
Sugar may be to blame but people who drink sweetened sodas regularly often have other poor health habits，said Mark Pereira of the University of Minnesota，who led the study.
“The high levels of sugar in soft drinks may be increasing the level
of insulin (胰岛素) in the body，which we think contributes to pancreatic cancer cell growth，” Pereira said in a statement.
Writing in the journal Cancer Epidemiology，Biomarkers & Prevention，Pereira and his colleagues said they followed 60,524 men and women in the Singapore Chinese Health Study for 14 years.
Over that time,140 of the volunteers developed pancreatic cancer.Those who drank two or more sweetened soft drinks a week had an 87 percent higher risk of being among those who got pancreatic cancer.
Pereira said he believed the findings would apply elsewhere.
“Singapore is a wealthy country with excellent healthcare.Favorite pastimes (消遣)are eating and shopping，so the findings should apply to other Western countries，”he said.
But Susan Mayne of the Yale Cancer Center at Yale University in Connecticut was cautious.
“Although this study found a risk，the finding was based on a relatively small number of cases and it remains unclear whether it is a causal (因果的)connection or not，” said Mayne，who serves on the board of the journal，which is published by the American Association for Cancer Research.
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer，with 230,000 cases globally.In the United States,37,680 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in a year and 34,290 die of it.
【解题导语】 华盛顿路透社报道。研究人员发现，喝甜软饮料的人更容易患胰腺癌——一种非同寻常而又致命的癌症。
9. According to the text，who is in control of the health study?
A．Mark Pereira.B．Scientists from Singapore.
C．Researchers in Yale.
D．Susan Mayne.
解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第三段后半部分内容可知这项健康研究的负责人是Mark Pereira。
10．We can infer from Pereira’s words that ________.
A．the healthcare in Singapore should be greatly improved
B．2 soft drinks a day are considered harmful to health
C．87 out of 140 volunteers developed
pancreatic cancer
D．sugar might not be the only cause of pancreatic cancer
解析：选D。推理判断题。第三段中Pereira提到糖分也许应该受到责备，但那些喝甜软饮料的人通常有其他不健康的习惯，故可推断D项正确。
11．How does Susan seem to feel about the findings of the study?
A．Satisfied.
B．Doubtful.
C．Worried.
D．Hopeful.
解析：选B。推理判断题。倒数第三段中提到耶鲁大学癌症中心的Susan Mayne对此非常谨慎，倒数第二段接着讲述了她对此的看法，由此可推断此人对这项研究发现持“怀疑”态度。
12．The
best
title
of the
text
might
be ________.
A．The Deadliest Forms of Cancer
B．Drink Fruit Juice Instead of Sodas
C．A Study in University of Minnesota
D．Sugary Soft Drinks Lead to Cancer
解析：选D。主旨大意题。本文是研究报道，第一段是文章的中心段，根据本段的内容可知此项最能概括解题导语，作为标题最合适。
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