英国一项研究显示，经常饮用温度过高的茶、咖啡等饮品，可能会增加患食管癌的风险。研究指出，滚烫的液体在进入胃部的过程中，也可能损伤食管内壁的细胞层。

The Oxford University team behind the study says any drink at or above 65C is "very hot" and poses a potential risk. Compared with people who drank "warm" beverages, those who consumed "very hot" ones had around a three times higher risk of squamous cell oesophageal cancer.

开展这项研究的牛津大学团队表示，任何温度达到或超过 65 摄氏度的饮品都 “非常烫”，可能带来潜在风险。与饮用 “温热” 饮品的人相比，饮用 “非常烫” 饮品的人患食管鳞状细胞癌的风险约为其三倍多。

There are several thousand cases each year in the UK, but experts stress the overall chance of getting this cancer of the gullet is still low. Smoking and drinking alcohol are far bigger established risk factors, although waiting a few minutes for your hot drink to cool a bit is advisable.

英国每年有数千例食管癌病例，但专家强调，就普通人群而言，患上这种食管癌的总体风险仍然较低。吸烟和饮酒是已被证实、影响更大的风险因素。不过，等上几分
钟，让热饮稍微冷却后再喝仍是明智之举。

词汇表

poses 带来
beverages 饮品
consumed 饮用
squamous cell 鳞状细胞
oesophageal 食管的
stress 强调
gullet 食管，食道
established 已被证实的
risk factors 风险因素
advisable 明智的

听力练习（答案见下页）

一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。

1. In this study, drinking "very hot" drinks is seen as…
a. positive.
b. negative.
c. neutral.

二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。

1. What is a "very hot" drink, according to this study?
a. 65C
b. above 65C
c. both

2. Those who drank "warm" drinks had a lower risk of cancer, compared with those who drank "very hot" drinks.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

3. There are _______ cases of squamous cell oesophageal cancer each year in the UK.
a. less than 1,000
b. 1,000
c. more than 1,000

4. Eating sugary foods increases the risk of getting squamous cell oesophageal cancer.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

5. What advice is given about drinking hot beverages?
a. Reduce your intake
b. Wait for them to cool a little
c. Drink them with food

三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）

1. The Oxford University team behind the study says any drink ______________ 65C is "very hot" and poses a potential risk.

2. There are several thousand cases each year in the UK, but experts stress the overall chance of getting this cancer of the gullet ______________.

答案

一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。

1. In this study, drinking "very hot" drinks is seen as…
b. negative.

二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。

1. c. The Oxford University team behind the study says any drink at or above 65C is "very hot" and poses a potential risk.

2. a. True. Compared with people who drank "warm" beverages, those who consumed "very hot" ones had around a three times higher risk of squamous cell oesophageal cancer.

3. c. There are several thousand cases each year in the UK…

4. c. Not given. Smoking and drinking alcohol are included as risk factors, but there is nothing mentioned about eating sugary foods.

5. b. … although waiting a few minutes for your hot drink to cool a bit is advisable.

三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）

1. The Oxford University team behind the study says any drink at or above 65C is "very hot" and poses a potential risk.

2. There are several thousand cases each year in the UK, but experts stress the overall chance of getting this cancer of the gullet is still low.