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Including a few bites of meat in the diets of poor children from developing

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问题     Including a few bites of meat in the diets of poor children from developing countries improves both their health and their performance in mental tests, according to reports presented at this year’s annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
    In one study from rural Kenya,【C1】______found that children who ate【C2】______ounces of meat every day, along with their lunch of corn and beans,【C3】______better in problem-solving tests【C4】______children given supplements of milk or vegetable oil. This small【C5】______of meat gave children all their daily needs【C6】______vitamin B12, 68 percent of all they needed of zinc, and 26 percent of their daily iron【C7】______, the researchers noted.
    Dr. Howarth Bouis of the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington D. C, told Reuters Health that research【C8】______children who don’t get enough iron, zinc and other【C9】______have a weakened immune system,【C10】______growth and cognitive impairments. And when entire generations of children aren’t getting enough nutrients,【C11】______can have implications nationwide, Bouis added.【C12】______, the World Bank estimates that micronutrient deficiencies【C13】______South Asia 5 percent of its GDP each year, he said. "When you can’t work【C14】______hard, you can’t think as well. It【C15】______from economic development, " Bouis said.
    He added that children in【C16】______countries don’t get enough nutrients【C17】______they can’t afford them, so it’s up to the government to【C18】______. For instance, the government could【C19】______programs that increase production of nutrient-rich foods, which【C20】______down the price, Bouis suggested. [br] 【C10】
选项 A、alongside
B、along with
C、equal to
D、parallel to
答案 B
解析 前面讲“没有摄取足够铁、锌及其他营养物质的孩子们免疫系统功能很差”，后面讲孩子们还会有“成长和认知问题”，这些都是对前面句子的补充，所以空格处应填入一个表增补意义的选项。[A]项alongside“在…一边”；[C]项equal to“等于，胜任”；[D]项parallel to“平行的，相同的，类似的”都不符合。而[B]项alongwith“与…一起，伴随着…”有增补的意思，表示除了免疫系统功能差，还伴随着成长和认知问题，符合题意。
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