2023年3月英語六級(jí)真題試卷

2023年3月六級(jí)真題試卷

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WritingPartI(30minutes)

(請于正式開考后半小時(shí)內(nèi)完成該部分，之后將進(jìn)行聽力考試)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed3ominutestowriteanessaythatbegins

withthesentence"Peoplearenowincreasinglyawareofthedangerof'appearance

anxiety'orbeingobsessedwithone*slooks.HYoucanmakecomments,citeexamples

oruseyourpersonalexperiencestodevelopyouressay.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation.youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afieryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromtheJourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),ThenmarkthecorrespondingI

ereronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1

A)lnarestaurant.

B)lnakitchen.

C)Inafoodstore.

D)lnasupermarket.

3.

A)Shecatsmeatoccasionally.

B)Sheenjoyscheeseburgers.

C)Sheisallergictoseafood.

D)Sheisapartialvegetarian.

3.

A)Dealingwithone'scolleagues.

B)Changingone'seatinghabit.

C)Followingthesamedietforyears.

D)Keepingawakeatmorningmeetings.

4.

A)Theyenjoyperfecthealth.

B)Theyarebothanimallovers.

C)Theyonlyeatorganicfood.

D)Theyarecuttingbackoncoffee..

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.

A)Themangotapoorevaluationfromhiscolleagues.

B)Themanmadelittlecontributiontothecompany.

C)Themanpaidattentiontotrivialthings.

D)Themanhadanattitudeproblem

6.

A)Theymakeunhelpfuldecisionsforsolvingproblems.

BJTheyfavorsomeemployees'suggestionsoverothers'.

C)Theyusemanipulativelanguagetomasktheirirrationalchoices.

D)Theyrejectemployees'reasonableargumentsforworkefficiency.

7.

A)Itisamustforrationaljudgment.

B)ltismoreofasinthanavirtue

C)ltisagodeanbyexwortFeeBootheBort

D)Itismoreimportantnowthanever.

8.

A)Smoothingrelationshipsintheworkplace.

BJMakingrationalandproductivedecisions.

C)Focusingonemployeescarcergrowth

D)Preservingtheirpowerandprestige.

SectionB

Directionsdnthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeach

passage,you

willhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmusichoosethebestanswerfromthe

four

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.

A)Theyshowgeniuswhichdefiesdescription.

B)Theyaccomplishfeatsmanyofuscannot.

C)Theycreateveryhighcommercialvalue.

D)Theybringgreathonortotheircountry.

10.

A)Theytakepartinkids'extra-curricularactivities.

B)Theyworkinsparetimetoteachchildrensports.

C)Theytrytobepositiverolemodelstochildren.

D)Theyserveasspokespersonsforluxurygoods.

11.

A)Separatinganathlete'sprofessionallifefromtheirpersonallife..

B)Preventingcertainathletesfromgettingintroublewiththelaw.

C)Keepingathletesawayfromdrugoralcoholproblems.

D)Beingsupersportsstarswithoutappearingarrogant.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.

A)Theyalwayscostmorethanexpected.

B)Theyarejoyousandexcitingoccasions.

C)Theyshouldbepaidupbytheattendees.

D)Theyaredreamscomingtruetothebrides.

13.

Itcost$60,000.

Itwascancelled.

Ithadeightguestsonly

ItwasheldinLasVegas.

14.

Postponeherwedding.

Askherfriendsforhelp

Keeptoherbudget.

Nvitemoreguests.

15.

A)Shecalleditromantic.

B)Shewelcomeditwithopenarms.

C)Shesaidshewouldthinkaboutit.

D)Sherejecteditflatly.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalks

Followedbythreeorfourquestions.Therectordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA),B)C)awaID).ThenmurkthecorrespondingIesteronAnswerSheetI

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.

Itdeterminespeople'smoods.

Itcanimpactpeople'swellbeing.

Itiscloselyrelatedtopeople'semotions.

ItcaninfluencepcopteIspersonaIitics>

17.

A)Theymakepeoplemorereproductive.

B)Theyincreasepeople'slifeexpectancy.

C)Theytendtoproducepositivefeelings.

D)Theymayalterpeople'sgenesgradually.

18.

A)Thelinkbetweentemperatureandpersonalityisfairlyweak.

B)PcopIesharemanypersonalitytraitsdespitetheirnationalitics.

C)Peopleinthesamegeographicalareamaydifferinpersonality.

D)TheAmericansareapparentlymoreoutgoingthantheChinese.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.

A)ThenumberofolderAmericanslivingaloneisontherise.

B)Chroniclonelinessdoesharmtoseniorcitizensinparticular.

C)Correlationshavebeenfoundbetweenlonelinessandillhealth.

D)AgrowingnumberofUSseniorsfacetheriskofearlymortality.

20.

Medicationisavailablefortreatingloneliness.

Lonelinessrarelyresultsfromlivingalone

Beingbusyhelpsfightloneliness

Lonelinessisprobablyreversible.

21.

Livingwithone'schildren..

Meetingsocialexpectations.

Meaningfulsocialcontact.

Timelymedicalintervention

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22.

A)Shehadasuccessfulcareerinfinance.

B)Shewrotestoriesaboutwomentravelers.

C)ShemaderegulartripstoAsiancountries.

D)Sheinvestedinseveralprivatecompanies.

23.

A)Buyaranch.

B)Startablog.

C)Travelroundtheworld.

D)Setupatravelagency.

24.

A)Workhardtoattractattentionfrompublishers.

B)Gainsupportfromtraveladvertisingcompanies.

C)Trytofindafull-timejobinthetravelbusiness.

D)Createsomethinguniquetoentertheindustry.

25.

A)Attractingsufficientinvestment.

B)Creatinganexoticcorporateculture.

C)Avoidingtoomuchadvertisingearlyon.

D)Refrainingfrompromotingsimilarproducts.

PartIIIReadiacomprensm(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredto

selectonewordforeachbiankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbarkfollowir

gthepassage.ReadthepassagetaroughcarefiuIybeforemakingyourchoices.

EachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaIener.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletter

foreachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmay*tot

useanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Unthinkableasitmaybe,humanity,everylastperson,couldsomedaybewipedfrom

thefaceoftheEarth.Wehavelearnedtoworryaboutasteroids(小行星)andsuper

volcanoes,butthemorelikely26,accordingtoNickBostrom,aprofessorof

philosophyatOxford,isthatwehumanswilldestroyourselves.

ProfessorBostrom,whodirectsOxford'sFutureofHumanityInstitute,hasargued

overthecourseofseveralpapersthathuman27risksarepoorlyunderstoodand,

Worscstill.28underestimatedbysociety.Someoftheseexistentialrisksarefairly

wellknown,especiallythenaturalones.Butothersare29orevenexotic.Most

worryingtoBostromisthesubsetofexistentialrisksthat30fromhuman

technology,asubsetthatheexpectstogrowinnumberandpotencyoverthenext

century.

Despitehisconcernsabouttherisks31_tohumansbytechnologicalprogress,

BostromisnoIuddite(科技進(jìn)步反對(duì)者).Infact.heisalongtime32of

trans-humanism-theefforttoimprovethehumancondition,andevenhuman

natureitscIf,throughtechnologicalmeans.Inthelongrunheseestechnologyasa

bridge,abridgewehumansmustcrosswithgreatcare,inordertoreachnewand

bettermodesofbeing.Inhiswork,Bostromusesthetoolsofphilosophyand

mathematics,in33,probabilitytheory,totryanddeterminehowwoasa34might

achievethissafepassage.WhatfollowsismyconversaticnwithBostrom

aboutsomeofthemostinterestingandworryingexistentialrisks

Thathumanitymight35inthedecadesandcenturiestocome,andaboutwhat

wecandotomakesureoutlastthem.

Varietyl)extinction

B)speciesJ)evaporation

C)shrewdlyK)encounter

D)severelyL)encounter

E)scenarioM)arise

F)posedN)advocate

G)particular0)advocate

H)obscure

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoirigtoreadapassagewithtenstatements

AIuachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneofthe

paragraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Yaumay

chooseaparagraphmorethanonce.EachparagraphismarkedwithaIetr

er.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

SanFranciscoHasBecomeOneHugeMetaphorforEconomicInequalityinAmerica

[A]Thefogstillchillsthemorningairandthecablecarsstillclimbhalfwaytothe

stars.

Yetontheground,theBayArcahaschaingedgreatlysincesingerTonyBennetleft

hishearthere.SiliconValleyandthetechindustryhaveledtheregionintoaperiodof

unprecedentedwealthandinnovation.Butcxistingpoliticalandlandlimitshave

causedanalarminghousingcrisisandastronomicalriseinsocialandeconomic

difference.

[B]Whiletheresidentsofmostcitiesdisplayprideandsupportfortheirhome

industries,drasticmarketdistortionsintheSanFranciscoBayAreahavecreated

Boillingresentmentintheregiontowardsthetechindustry.Avocalminorityiseven

callingonofficialstopunishthosewhoarebenefittingfromtheeconomicand

housingboom.Ifthisboomanditsconsequencesarenotresolved,adrasticincrease

insocialandeconomicdifferencemayhaveaprofoundimpactontheregionfor

generations.Ahistoryandanalysisofthistransformationmayholdinvaluable

insightsabouttheopportunities.Perilsooftechcitiesarecurrentlybeingcultivated

acrosstheUS,andindeedaroundtheworld.

[C]Accordingtoarecentstudy,SanFranciscoranksfirstinCaliforniaforeconomic

difference.Theaverageincomeofthetop1%ofhouschoIdsinthecityaverages

S3.6million.Thists44timestheaverageineoineofthoseatthebottom,which

stands

at$81,094.Thetop1%oftheSanFranciscopeninsula'sshareoftotalincomenow

extendsto30.8%oftheregion'sincome.Thiswasadramaticjumpfrom1989,where

itstoodat15.8%.

[D]Theregion'seconomyhasbeenfundamentallytransformedbythetechnolog

industryspringingfromSiliconVaIIcy.PoIicicspushedbyMayorEdLeeprovided

taxbreaksfortechcompaniestosetupshopalongthecity'slong-neglected

Mid-Market

area.ThecityisnowhometoTwitter,Uber,Airbnb,Pinterest,Dropboxandothers.

Inshort,theBayAreahasbecomeaglobalmagnetforthosewithspecialized

skills,whichhasinturnhelpedfueleconomicenthusiasm,andthiseconomicgrowth

hasreducedunemploymentto3.4%,anadmirablefeat.

Inspiteofallthat,thestrengthoftherecentjobgrowth,combinedwithpoliciesthat

havetraditionallylimitedhousingdevelopmentinthecityandthroughoutthe

peninsula,didnothelpeasetheaffordabilitycrisis.In2015alone,theBayAreaadded

64,000injobs.Inthesameyear,only5,000newhomeswerebuilt.

[F]Withtheaveragehouseinthecitycostingover$1.25millionandaverageflat

pricesover$1.11million,theminimumqualifyingincometopurchaseahousehas

increasedto$254,000.Consideringthattheaveragehouseholdincomeinthecity

currentlystandsataround$80,000,itisnotanexaggerationtosaythatthedreamof

homeownershipisnowbeyondthegraspofthevastmajorityoftoday'speoplewho

rent.

Forgenerations,thestabilityandprosperityoftheAmericanmiddleclasshasbeen

anchoredbyhomeownership.Studieshaveconsistentlyshownthatthevalueofland

hasovertakenoverallincomegrowth,thusprovidingahugeadvantagetoproperty

ownersasavehicleofwealthbuilding.Whenhomepricessoarabovethereachof

mosthoucholds,thegapbetweentherichandthepoordramaticallyincreases.

[H]Ifcontributingfactorsleadingtohousingbecominglessthanaffordablearenot

resolvedovermultiplegenerations,asmallelitewillcontrolavastshareofthe

country'stotalwealth.Theresult?Asocictywherethethreatofelasswarfare

wouldloomlarge.Asociety'slevelofhappinessistiedlesstomeasuresof

quantitativewealthandmoretomeasuresofqualitativewealth.Thismeansthat

howapersonjudgestheirsecurityincomparisontotheirneighbors'hasmoreofan

impactontheirhappinessthantheirobjectivestandardofliving.Atthesametime,

whenasystemnolongerprovidesopportunitiesforthemajoritytoparticipatein

wealthbuilding,itnotonlyrobsthosewhoareexcIudedfromopportunities,but

alsodeprivesthemoftheirdignity.

SanFranciscoandtheBayAreahaveIoongbeencommittedtovalueswhich

embraceinclusionandrejectionofmainstreamctuIture.Toseethesevalues

comingapartsopubliclyaddsinsulttoinjuryforaregiononcedefinedbyits

progressivesocialfabric.Inthefaceofresentment,itishumantowantrevenge.But

deterioratingpoliciessuchasheavilytaxingtechnologycompaniesorrealestate

developersarenotlikelytoshiftthebalance.

Thehousingcrisisiscausedbytwoprimaryfactors!hegrowingdesirabilityofthe

BayAreaasaplacetoliveductoitsexcellenteconomy,andourlimitedhousing

stock.

Althoughthecityisexperiencinganunprecedentedboominnewhousing.more

unitsaresorelyneeded.Protectionpolicieswereoriginallydesignedtosuppressbad

developmentandboosthistoricpreservationinoururbanareas.Now,toomany

developersareexperiencingexcessivedelays.Meanwhile,therearetheland

limitationsoftheBayAreatoconsider.Theregionissurroundedbywaterand

mountains.Localgovernmentsneedtoaiddevelopmentaswell.Thismeans

increasinghousingdensitythroughouttheregionandbuildingupwardswhile

streamliningtheapprovalprocess.

[K]Realestatealonewillnotsolvetheproblem,ofcourse.Transportation,too,needs

tobeupdatedandinfrastructureextendedtolinkdistantregionstoSiliconValley

andthecity.Weneedtobuildaneffectivehigh-speedcommutingsystemlinkingthe

high-pricedandcrowdedBayAreawiththelow-pricedandlow-densityCentral

Valley.

Thiswoulddramaticallyreducetraveltimes.Andbasedontheoperatingspeedsof

hoveringtrainsusedincountricssuchasJapanorSpain,high-speedrailcould

shortenthetimetotravelbetweenSanFranciscoandCalifornia'scapital,

Sacramento,orfromStocktontoSanJose,tounder30minutes.Thissystemwould

bringoncedistantregionswithinreasonablecommutetoheavyjobcenters.Thecity

alsoneedstoupdateexistingtransportationroutescombinedwithsmart

home-buildingpoliciesthatdramaticallyincreasehousingdensityinareas

surroundinghigh-spcedrailstations.Bydoingso.wewillbeabletobuild

affordablehousingwithinacccptablecommutingdistancesforasignificantbulkof

theworkforce.

[L]Ourthreateninghousingcrisisforcesthedifficultquestionofwhattypeof

societywewouldliketobe.Willitbeonewheretheelitecommandthevastbulkof

wealthandregionalcultureisdefinedbyanaggressivebusinessworld?Wewere

recentlytreatedtoatasteofthelatter,whenlocaltechemployeeJustinKellerwrote

anopenlettertothecitycomplainingabouthavingtoseehomelesspeopleonhis

waytowork.

[M]Itdocsn'thavetobethisway.Butsolutionsneedtobeimplemented

now,beforeangrycrowdsgrowfromanuisancetoseriousconcern.Itmaytakeless

thanyoumightthink.Andinfact,thesolutionstooourhousingcrisisarealready

fairlyclear.

Weneedtoincreasethedensityofhousingunits.Weneedtouseexisting

technologytoshortentraveltimesandbreakthelandlimits.Thereisawaytosolve

complexsocialandeconomicproblemswithoutabandoningsocialresponsibility.This

istheBayArea'sopportunitytoprovethatitcaninnovatemorethanjusttechnology.

36.Thehigherrateofemployment,combinedwithlimitedhousingsupply,didnot

makeitanyeasiertobuyahouse.

37.Onewaytodealwiththehousingcrisisisforthegovernmenttosimplify

approvalproceduresforhousingprojects.

38.ResidentsoftheSanFranciscoBayAreastronglyresentthetechindustrybecause

oftheeconomicinequalityithascontributedto.

39.Thefastriseinthepricesoflandanhousesincreasestheeconomicinequality

amongpeople.

40.SanFranciscocitygovernmentofferedtaxbenefitstoattracttechcompaniesto

establishoperationsinalessdevelopedarca.

41.Innovativesolutionstosocialandecornomicproblemsshouldbeintroduced

beforeitistoolate.

42.Whenpeoplecomparetheirownlivingstandardwithothers,ithasagreater

impactontheirsenseofcontentment.

43.SanFranciscohasbeenfoundtohavethebiggestincomegapinCalifornia

betweentherichandthepoor.

44.Improvedtransportnetworksconnectingthecitytodistantoutlyingareaswill

alsohelpsolvethehousingcrisis.

45.AverageincomesintheBayAreamakeitvirtuallyimpossibleformosttenant

familiestobuyahome.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.EachpassageisjoIIowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchaiceandmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theabilitytomakeinferencesfromsameanddifferent,oncethoughttobeunique

tohumans,isviewedasacornerstoneofabstractintelligentthought.Anewstudy,

however,hasshownthatwhatpsychologistscallsame-differentdiscriminationis

presentincreaturesgenerallyseenasurninte11igent:newbornducklings(小鴨).

Thestudy,publishedThursdayinSciende,challengesourideaofwhatitmeansto

haveabirdbrain,saidEdwardWassennan,an-experimental

PsychoIogistatthe

UniversityofIowawhowroteanindependemoreticwofthestudy.

"Infact,birdsareextremelyintelligentandourproblemprettymuchliesinfiguring

outhowtogetthemto'talk'tous,ortellushowsmarttheyreallyare,"hesaid.

AntoneMartinhoandAlexKaceInik,co-authorsofthenewpaper;deviseda

cleverexperimenttobettertestbirdintelligence.

First,theytook1-day-oldducklingsandexposedthemtoapairofmovingobjects.

Thetwoobjectswereeitherthesameordifferentinshapeorcolor.Thenthey

exposedeachducklingtotwoentirelynewpairsofmovingobjects.

Theresearchersfoundthatabout70%oftheducklingspreferredtomovetoward

thepairofobjectsthathadthesameshapeorcolorrelationshipasthefirstobjects

theysaw.Aducklingthatwasfirstshowntwogreenspheres,inotherwords,was

morelikelytomovetowardapairofbluespheresthanamismatchedpairoforange

andpurplespheres.

Ducklingsgothrougharapidlearningprocesscalledimprintingshortlyafter。

birth-it'swhatallowsthemtoidentifyandfollowtheirmothers.

Thesefindingssuggestthatducklingsuseabstraetrelationshipsbetweensensory

inputslikecolor.shape,soundsandodortorecognizetheirmothers,saidDr.KaceInik.

Bystudyingimprinting,theauthorsofthisstudyhaveshownforthefirsttimethat

ananimalcanlearnrelationshipsbetweenconceptswithouttraining,saidJeffrey

Katz,anexperimentalpsychologistatAtburnUniversitywhowasnotinvolvedinthe

study.

Previousstudieshavesuggestedthatotheranimals,includingpigeons,dolphins,

honeybeesandsomeprimates(靈長類動(dòng)物),candiscernsamefromdifferent,but

onlyafterextensivetraining.

Addingducklingstothelist-particularlyuntrainednewbornducklings-suggests

thattheabilitytocompareabstractconcepts"isfarmorenecessarytoawider

varietyofanimals'survivalthanwepreviouslythought,"Dr.Martinhosaid.Hebelieves

theabilityissocrucialbecauseithelpsanimalsconsidercontextwhenidentifying

objectsintheirenvironment.

It'sclearfromthisstudyandothersIikeitthat"animalsproccssandappreciate

farmoreoftheintricaciesintheirworldthanwe'veeverunderstood."Dr.Wasser

mansaid."Weareinarevolutionaryphaseintermsofourabilitytounderstandthe

minds

ofotheranimals."

46.Inwhatwaywerehumansthoughttobeunique?

A)Beingamajorsourceofanimalintelligence.

B)Beingthecorncrstoneofthecreativeworld.

C)Beingcapableofsame-differentdiscrimination.

D)Beingabletodistinguishabstractfromconcrete.

47.WhatdowelearnfromthestudypublishedinScience?

A)Ourunderstandingofthebirdworldwasbiased.

B)Ourconceptionofbirds'intelligencewaswrong.

C)Ourcommunicationwithbirdswasfarfromadequate.

D)Ourknowledgeaboutbirdpsychologyneedsupdating.

48.Whatdidtheresearchersdiscoveraboutmostducklingsfromtheirexperiment?

A)Theycouldassociateshapewithcolor.

B)Theyreactedquicklytomovingobjects.

C)Theypreferredcoloredobjectstocolorlessones.

D)Theycouldtellwhethertheobjectswerethesame.

49.WhatwasnovelabouttheexperimentinthestudyreportedinScience?

A)Theanimalsusedreceivednotraining.

B)Itusedanumberofcolorsandshapes.

C)ltwasconductedbyexperimentalpsychologists.

D)Theducklingswerecomparedwithotheranimals.

5O.WhatdowelearnfromDr.Wasserman'scommentonthestudyofanimalminds

attheendofthepassage?

A)Itisgettingmoreandmoreintricate.

B)Researchmethodsarebeingupdated.

C)ltisattractingmorepublicattention.

D)Remarkableprogressisbeingmadc.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thesuggestionthatpeopleshouldaimfiordietarydiversitybytryingtoeatavariety

offoodshasbeenabasicpublichealthrecommendationfordecadesintheUnited

Statesandelsewhere.Now,however;expertsarewarningthataimingforadiverse

dietmayactuallyleadtojusteatingmorecalories,and,thus,toobesity.Oneissueis

thatpeoplemaynotinterpret'variety"thewaynutritionistsintend.Thisproblemis

highlightedbynewresearchcorductedbytheAmericanHeartAssociation.

Researchersreviewedalltheevidencepublishedrelatedtodietarydiversityandsaw

acorrelationbetweendietarydiversityandgreaterintakeofbothhealthyand

unhealthyfoods.Thishadimplicationsforobesityasresearchersfoundagreater

prevalenceofobesityamongstpeoptewithagreaterdietarydiversity.

Oneauthorofthenewstudyexplainedthattheirfindingscontradictstandard

dietaryadvice,asmostdietaryguidelinesaroundtheworldincludeastatementof

eatingavarietyoffoods.Butthisadvicedoesnotseemtobesupportedbyscience,

possiblybecausethereisIttleagreementaboutthemeaningof"dietarydiversity/'

whichisnotclearlyandconsistentlydefined.Someexpertsmeasuredietarydiversity

bycountingthenumberoffoodgroupseaten,whileotlerslookatthedistributionof

caloriesacrossindividualfoods,andstillothersmeasurehowdifferentthefoods

eatenarefromeachother.

Althoughthefindingsofthisnewstudycontradictstandarddietaryadvice,theydo

notcomeasasurprisetoalloftheresearchersinvolved.Dr.Rao,oneofthestudy

authors,notedthat,after20yearsofexperienecinthefieldofobesity,hehas

observedthatpeoplewhohavearegimentedlifestyleanddiettendtobethinner

andhealthierthanpeoplewithawidevarietyofconsumption.Thisanecdotal

evidencematchestheconclusionsofthestudy,whichfoundnoevidencethatdietary

diversitypromoteshealthybodyweightor