相反，肥胖人群的增加意味着在英国它现在是致癌的第二大原因，每年有22,000人因此患癌，此外，肥胖与乳腺癌、肠癌和子宫癌等13种癌症也有关。致癌的第三大根源是过多接触太阳光或日光浴床中的紫外线辐射而导致的皮肤癌，共有13,000起病例。

英国癌症研究所称，虽然养成健康的生活方式、戒烟、保持良好的饮食习惯和运动不一定会防癌，但这样做会大大降低患癌的风险。

1. 词汇表 stark 明显的

responsible for 是…造成的

bowel 肠          

womb 子宫

ultraviolet radiation 紫外线辐射

sunbeds 日光浴浴床

adopting 选择、养成…某种习惯

reduce the risk of 降低…的风险

2. 阅读理解：请在读完上文后，回答下列问题 。 1. How many cases of cancer was smoking responsible for in 2017?

2. What is the third most common cause of the disease?

3. True or false? According to Cancer Research UK, adopting a healthy lifestyle, stopping smoking, eating a good diet and exercising will guarantee that you won’t get cancer. 

4. Which word in the text means ‘starting to have or suffer from’?

3. 答案 1. How many cases of cancer was smoking responsible for in 2017?

Smoking was responsible for more than 54,000 cases of the disease in 2017.

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