2024届高考英语外刊阅读天天练：语法填空模拟训练三

高考英语外刊阅读天天练：语法填空模拟训练三 ① Diet sodas. Sugar-free chewing gum. Cereals. Even toothpaste and chewable vitamins. The artificial sweetener（增甜剂）aspartame _____1______(use) in more than 6,000 products, which helps explain __2____ there was an uproar last week after the World Health Organization’s cancer-research arm classified aspartame ___3___ “possibly carcinogenic(致癌的),” said Miryam Naddaf in Nature. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1974, aspartame（阿斯巴甜）, also known by the brand name Equal, was associated ____4____ statistically significant increases in breast, liver, and other ___5_______(form) of cancer, WHO said after analyzing numerous studies. The increased risk is so small, however, ____6____ it “probably isn’t worth ___7_____(worry) about,” said epidemiologist Gideon. One of the studies ____8_____(cite) by WHO found that drinking aspartame “regularly for a decade” increased cancer rates by 0.2 percent—“a meaningless risk for the average individual.” ___9______ WHO’s announcement, big Food just can’t quit aspartame. It’s one of the least expensive sugar alternatives, and “people like the way it tastes.” So, manufacturers are unlikely ______10______(change) ingredients this time, despite a recent spate of research suggesting that artificial sweeteners don’t help weight control and are even linked“to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.” 【The Week USA(July 24, 2023)】 ② AI companies are building the minds of wondrous machines by training them on copyrighted —_____1_____(work) of literature and art. That’s the thrust of recent lawsuits, including one brought last week by comedian Sarah Silverman, ____2_____(state) that AI developers like OpenAI and Meta “are showing no regard ____3____ copyrighted content, ____4____ are they seeking consent from authors and artists.” ChatGPT produces human-like responses to prompts because it _____4_______(train) on content created by humans, from Shakespeare to Atwood. AI companies argue that any appropriation of cop