阅读下面的短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题纸上圈出所选的字母符号。
Passage 1
Although international travel is usually an (21) __________ and pleasant experience, travellers should take steps to ensure that their health does not suffer either (22) ______ their time _____ the air or ______ their time abroad.
Before you go, check with your doctor or local travel clinic (23) ______ injections are necessary for the areas you are travelling (24) _____. Allow sufficient time to have these injections before you (25) _______ because they may take time to become effective. Be sure that the information on health is up-to-date. Check on the Internet if you are not sure.
Don’t go to bed late the day (26) _______ you fly.
Your body has a natural daily sleep pattern. It takes time to adjust to a new time zone. There are many different (27) __________ of jet lag: you may not be able to sleep, you may not want to eat or you may feel sick and tired. You may not be able to concentrate for some days after you arrive.
There are several things you can do to (28) ________ the effects of jet lag:
- Do your (29) ______ to relax during the flight;
- Sleep as much as you can on the flight. Use a mild sleeping pill if necessary;
- Drink as much water as you can;
- Don’t drink alcohol and caffeine;
- Take mild sleeping pills (30) ______ the first few days in the new time zone if you need them.
21. A) excited B) exciting C) excitted D) excitting
22. A) of…on…of B) of…in…of
C) from…on…from D) from…in…from
23. A) where B) - (不填) C) which D) that
24. A) - (不填) B) in C) to D) at
25. A) will leave B) is leaving C) leave D) have left
26. A) after B) in C) on D) before
27. A) effects B) effect C) affect D) affects
28. A) short B) shorten C) less D) lessen
29) A) good B) better C) best D) most
30. A) at B) for C) of D) on
(Key: 21. B 22. D 23. C 24. C 25. C 26. D 27. A
28. D 29. C 30. B
Passage 2
A study (21) _____________ that fitness is the key (22) ______ long life, irrespective of body shape or even smoking habits. Researchers discovered that people (23) _________ exercise live longer than those who do not, (24) __________ they are overweight and smoke.
The study found that the least fit of the 6,000 middle-aged men in the study were five times (25) _____________ to die within six years of the start of the research than the fittest. This was true whether or not the men had heart problems, smoked or (26) ______ overweight. Scientists concluded that it was better to be fat and active than skinny and sedentary. Dr Ken Cooper, a fitness expert, said, "You are better off smoking a packet of cigarettes a day and (27) __________ regularly than being a non-smoker and sedentary." Although he adds, " But don't misunderstand me. I am not endorsing smoking. I am trying to tell you how dangerous it is to be sedentary."
(28) ________, the study appears to fly in the face of research last year which concluded that more than 30,000 people die prematurely every year in Britain from illnesses caused by being overweight.
The British Government is putting pressure on manufacturers (29) ____________ high levels of sugar in food and to restrict the hard-sell of junk food to children in order to improve the nation's health. But the new study suggests the Government (30) __________ more people to exercise.
21. A) showing B) show C) has shown D) had shown
22. A) to B) for C) of D) in
23. A) –(不填) B) which C) whom D) who
24. A) if B) unless C) even if D) because
25. A) like B) likely D) less likely D) more likely
26. A) was B) were C) is D) are
27. A) to exercise B) exercising
C) exercise D) exercised
28. A) However B) So C) Although D) Furthermore
29. A) reduce B) reducing C) to reduce D) reduced
30. A) encouraged B) encouraging
C) to encourage D) encourage
(Key: 21. C 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. B 28. A
29. C 30. D)
Passage 3
More and more people (21) ____ to install burglar alarms in their houses if they want to get insurance. Insurance companies (22) ____ people in certain areas to install the alarms before they will give them insurance for the fast year. This is (23) ____ to increasing crime in some parts of the country. This can be a problem for people (24) ____ are struggling to make (25) ____ ends meet. The alarms, (26) ____ can be very expensive, need to be installed by an electrician. It is (27) _____ that 20% of homes have alarms installed, and that another 20% of people plan (28) _____ but have not installed them (29) _____. The insurance companies told people (30) _____ the alarms on all doors and windows.
21. A. must B. have C. had D. has
22. A. have been asked B. asked C. will ask D. have been asking
23. A. due B. caused C. because D. because of
24. A. which B. what C. who D. –
25. A. the B. all C. - D. those
26. A. that B. which C. who D. it
27. A. estimate B. estimating C. estimates D. estimated
28. A. to have them installed B. to have them installing
C. to have been installing them D. to install them
29. A. still B. already C. yet D. too
30. A. install B. installed C. installing D. to install
(Key: 21. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. C 26. B 27. D 28. A
29. C 30. D)
Passage 4
A study has shown that fitness is the key (21) _____ long life, irrespective of body shape (22) _____ even smoking habits. Researchers discovered that people who exercise live longer than (23)______, even if they are overweight and smoke.
The study found that (24) ______ fit of the 6,000 middle-aged men in the study were five times more likely to die within six years of the start of the research than the fittest. This was true (25)_______the men had heart problems, smoked or were overweight. Scientists concluded that it was better (26)_______and active than skinny and sedentary. Dr Ken cooper, a fitness expert, said, “ You are better off smoking a packet of cigarettes a day and exercising regularly than (27)_______ a non –smoker and sedentary.” Although he adds, “But don’t misunderstand me. I am not endorsing (28)_____, I am trying to tell you how dangerous it is to be sedentary.”
The British Government is putting pressure (29)_____ manufacturers to reduce high levels of sugar in food and to restrict the hard-sell of junk food to children in order to improve the nation’s health. But the new study suggests the Government should encourage more people (30)_____.
21. A. for B. of C. to D. in
22. A. or B. and C. but D. either
23. A. those who does not B. these who do not
C. these that do not D. those who do not
24. A. the little B. less C. least D. the least
25. A. that B. whether or not C. if or not D. when
26. A. being fat B. to be fat C. to do D. doing
27. A. being B. be C. to be D. is
28. A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. smoked
29. A. on B. in C. to D. for
30. A. exercise B. exercising C. to exercise D. exercised
(Key: 21. C 22. A 23. D 24. D 25. B 26. B 27. A 28. C
29. A 30. C)
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