体质量指数与肝硬化之间的联系的。
2.The underlined phrase “succumb to” in Paragraph 4 most probably means ________. A.stand for C.get over
B.die of D.change into
答案:B 词义猜测题。第四段中的“0.8 in 1,000 would go to the hospital with liver cirrhosis or would die from liver cirrhosis”是与“2. 7 in 1,000 would go to the hospital with liver cirrhosis or would succumb__to liver cirrhosis”相对比的。由此可推知,画线词组的意思应该与die of相同。
3.It can be inferred from the passage that ________. A.improving body mass index is very difficult B.the two studies arrived at different conclusions C.it took researchers a long time to do the two studies D.drinking alcohol leads to fatness in both men and women
答案:C 推理判断题。根据文章第二段最后一句和第五段最后一句可知,研究人员做第一项研究时对实验对象跟踪研究了6.2年,做第二项研究时对实验对象跟踪研究了29年。由此可以推断,做这两项研究花费了研究人员很长时间。
4.How can people reduce the risk of liver disease according to the passage? A.By reducing excessive drinking and keeping their weight down. B.By keeping off smoking and trying to do more exercise. C.By learning much more about different kinds of diseases. D.By going to the hospital for physical examinations regularly.
答案:A 细节理解题。根据最后一段可知,减少过度饮酒和控制体重能够帮助人们降低患肝病的风险。
5.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage? A.The Influence of Excessive Drinking on Our Health B.The Connection Between Fatness and Liver Cirrhosis C.The Normal Amount of Drinking Each Day for Adults
D.The Increase in the Risk of Illness Caused by Fatness and Alcohol
答案:D 标题概括题。本文通过研究人员所做的两项研究说明:肥胖和饮酒会增加人们患病的风险。文章第一段是对全文内容的概括。
Module 2 第一课时
Ⅰ.根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母,写出该单词的正确形式
1.Some people start taking d________, because they think they will lessen their stress and renew their energy.
2.Research has shown that smoking is the main cause of lung c________. 3.Once you are a________ to smoking, you'll find it difficult to give it up. 4.Because of doctors' timely treatment, Mary's mother was out of d________. 5.A pain-killer was i________ into his foot before the operation. 6.It is recognised that something must be done to r________ air pollution. 答案:1.drugs 2.cancer 3.addicted 4.danger 5.injected 6.reduce Ⅱ.用适当的介词填空
1.The house was broken ________ last night. But strangely enough,nothing was stolen. 2.The building is ________ great danger of falling down. Keep away!
3.Those textbooks belong ________ the school library, so you have to give them back at the end of the year.
4.________ the time my mother came back, we had cooked the meal. 5.How much did you pay ________ the dictionary?
6.It is reported that 5% of the students in this school are addicted ________ the Internet. 7.I want to share the exciting news ________ you now. 8.It is said that the lonely old man died ________ hunger. 答案: 1.into 2.in 3.to 4.By 5.for 6.to 7.with 8.of Ⅲ.选择方框内的短语,并用其适当形式填空,每个短语限用一次
related to break into belong to become addicted to take one's advice as a result of used to pay for
1.The young man ________ be an alcoholic(酗酒者), but now he has completely given it up.
2.The house was on fire. Fortunately, the firemen ________ it and saved the children. 3.He was once an excellent player, but later ruined himself ________ drinking.
4.Nobody knows who the MP4 ________, so we'll have to hand it in to the teacher first. 5.As is known, education levels are ________ their incomes strongly.
6.My son, if you had ________, you would not have been caught in the rain and got wet all over.
7.The poor father had to borrow money from his relatives to ________ his son's college. 8.The parents felt helpless when they found their son ______ online games for a long time.
答案:1.used to 2.broke into 3.as a result of 4.belongs to 5.related to 6.taken my advice 7.pay for 8.had become addicted to
Ⅳ.语法填空
1.Wild animals have been over hunted, and as ________ result, some of them are among the animals ________ danger.
答案:a; in as a result“因此”;in danger“处于危险之中”。 2.As far as I am concerned, this computer ________(belong) to my sister.
答案:belongs belong to为不及物动词短语,既不能用于被动语态,也不能用于进行时态,由句子可知用第三人称单数。
3.The fall in the cost of living is directly ________(relate) to the drop in the oil price. 答案:related 句意:生活费用的下降与油价的下降有关。此处用relate的被动形式。 4.People do not give up smoking because they are addicted ________nicotine. 答案:to be addicted to“对……上瘾”,to为介词。
5.Li Chang used ________(drive) on the right in China, but he soon got used ________(drive) on the left in Australia.
答案:to drive; to driving used to do sth.“过去常做某事”;be/get sued to doing sth.“习惯做某事”。
6.We're having a meeting in half an hour. The decision ________(make) at the meeting will influence the future of our company.
答案:to be made 因为还未作决定,所以用不定式表示将要发生的动作。且分析句子结构可知,空白处为后置定语,与被修饰的名词是逻辑上的被动关系,故用不定式的被动形式。
7.At present, many students are impressed ________ computer games and waste a lot of time.
答案:with 考查介词。be impressed with“留下深刻印象”。故with为正确答案。 8.Can you break ________ this long sentence into several simpler ones?
答案:up 句意:你能把这个长句子分成几个简单句吗?break up“分解;解散”,符合题意。
9.My English teacher gave me advice ________ how to learn foreign languages. 答案:on give sb. advice on sth.“给某人在某方面的建议”。
10.I will bring a flashlight with me ________ I will be able to see in the dark.
答案:so that 句意:我要带上手电筒以便我在黑暗处能够看到。so that“以便”,表目的,符合题意。
Ⅴ.完形填空
For several reasons I decided to stop smoking. For one thing, I realized that my cigarette
smoke bothered others, __1__ my wife and children, irritating (刺激) their eyes and __2__ them to cough and sneeze. Smoking cigarettes was __3__ the reason of my messy habit. Our house __4__ with ash trays piled high with butts, matchsticks, and ashes, and the children were __5__ knocking them over. Cigarettes were __6__, and I estimated that smoking __7__ me about $950 a year. Another __8__ I stopped was that the __9__ about cigarettes being __10__ to health finally __11__to me. A heavy smoker I know from work is in Eagleville Hospital now __12__ lung cancer. Cigarettes were also __13__. When I smoked, I would have to drink something to wet my __14__ throat, and that meant I had to keep __15__ to the bathroom. I sometimes __16__ spend whole weekends doing __17__ smoking, drinking, and going to the bathroom. Most of all, I resolved (下决心) to __18__ smoking because I felt __19__. I hated the thought of wealthy, greed-filled corporations making money off my sweat and blood. The rich may keep getting richer, but—at least __20__ cigarettes—with no thanks to me.
1.A.particularly C.purposely
B.specially D.personal
答案:A specially是“特意,格外,专门地”的意思particularly是“格外,尤其地”之意,可译成“特别是”。
2.A.to force C.to have
B.making D.causing
答案:D 此处与and前的irritating是一致的,可排除A、C两项,make后接复合宾语时,省略不定式的标志词to,故选D项。
3.A.either C.too 答案:B
4.A.has been filled C.was littered
B.had covered D.was painted B.also D.as well
答案:C 此处意思是“我们的房子内扔的到处都是成堆的烟蒂……”,litter意思是“乱扔”,可与with搭配。
5.A.always C.almost
B.yet D.only
答案:A always与进行时态连用时带有一种感情色彩,此处指孩子们常常打翻烟灰缸,造成麻烦。
6.A.cheap C.high
B.expensive D.valuable
答案:B 根据下句中“I estimated that smoking cost me about $950 a year.”可知作者每年只抽烟一项就花费大约950美元,这个数目是比较大的,因此说“香烟很贵”。
7.A.spend C.cost
B.take D.pay
答案:C 此处的主语是smoking,当物作主语时,通常构成“sth. cost(s) sb. some money”的结构;take多用于指做某事花费多长时间,常用形式主语it;spend多用于指干某事花费时间、金钱等,主语是人,常用句型为:sb. spends...(in) doing sth.或sb. spends...on sth.;cost多用于指做某事花钱、花时间等,主语是某事物。pay表示“支付、付给”,后常跟介词for,主语是人。
8.A.step C.method
答案:D 全文讲述是戒烟的“原因”。 9.A.message C.words
B.notice D.sentence B.habit D.reason
答案:A 关于香烟对健康的危害的“信息”。 10.A.good C.useless
答案:D 吸烟“有害”健康。 11.A.got on C.got up
B.got through D.got along B.useful D.harmful
答案:B 那些抽烟有害健康的信息最终让“我”接受,此选项几个词组中只有get through意思是“使……理解;使……接受”。
12.A.of C.with
B.as D.from
答案:C 此处意思是“我所认识的一位重症抽烟者现在因肺癌而住在伊格尔维尔医院”。
13.A.inconvenient C.uneasy
B.comfortable D.helpful
答案:A 根据下面的讲述“When I smoked...going to the bathroom.”可知是“不方便的”。
14.A.wet C.dry
B.injured D.threatened
答案:C 根据本句中“drink something”可知抽烟时嗓子是“干燥的”。 15.A.to go C.to run
B.going D.running
答案:B 此处的意思是“我得不断地去洗手间”。keep doing意思是“不断地、重复