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(1)D.细节理解题。根据第二段的第一句In the observational study,researchers from the University of Oxford studied the relationship between the self﹣reported alcohol intake of some 25,000 people in the UK,and their brain scans.(在这项观察性研究中,牛津大学的研究人员研究了英国约2.5万人报告的饮酒量和他们的大脑扫描图像之间的关系。)可知,这项研究是通过对比不同饮酒量对应的大脑扫描图像来开展的。故选D项。
(2)C.细节理解题。根据第二段的第二句The researchers noted that drinking had an effect on the brain's gray matter.(研究人员指出饮酒会影响大脑灰质。)以及第三段的第一句The more people drank,the less the volume of their gray matter.(人们喝的酒越多,大脑灰质就越少。)可知,这项研究的结果为饮酒越多,大脑灰质越少,脑容量也就会变少。故选C项。
(3)B.细节理解题。根据最后一段的However,certain characteristics,such as high blood pressure or obesity,could put people at higher risk,researchers added. (不过,研究人员补充道,高血压、肥胖等身体特征会提高大脑受损风险。)可知,高血压人群饮酒的风险比常人更高。故选B项。
(4)A.标题归纳题。第一段引入一项有关饮酒量影响脑健康的研究;第二至四段介绍该研究的开展与研究结果,即饮酒量不论多少,都会减少大脑灰质容量,损害大脑;第五段强调饮酒会对身体各部位带来健康风险。所以A项"远离酒精'最适合作为文章标题。故选A项。