选词填空模拟题passage 1.Perhaps like most American you have some extra pounds to shed. You may even have tried a fad时尚diet or two, but found yourself right back where you __47_. The key to weight loss is regular __48__activity. And surprisingly, you don’t have to give up eating or make the gym your second home to see long-term, __49__effects. Your body needs a certain amount of energy to maintain basic __50___ such as breathing, blood circulation and digestion. The energy required to keep your organs functioning is referred to as the resting or basal metabolic rate.Any time you are active, __51__energy is requied. It is obtained from glycogen ( 糖原) and fat stored in the blood, liver, and muscles. The key to losing weight is to draw on the fat rather than on the carbohydrate reserves. Which of the two energy sources you use depends on the intensity and __52__ of your activity? The higher the intensity, the more your body will pull from the stored carbohydrates. The lower the intensity, the __53__ your body will rely on fat as its fuel.Aerobic exercise is most __54__ for weight loss. When you perform aerobic activities your __55___ contract large muscle groups such as your legs and arms. Walking, running, rollerblading, swimming, dancing, and jumping jacks are all forms of aerobic activity. Surprisingly, if your aerobic activity is low to moderately intense and of long duration, you will burn more fat then if you had __56__ in a short burst of high-intensity exercise. In short, a brisk 30-minute walk will2. Internet use appears to cause a decline in psychological well-being. Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more depression and loneliness than those who logged on __47_ frequently. And it wasn’t that people who were already feeling bad spent __48__time on the Internet, but that using the Net __49__appeared to cause the bad feelings.Reserachers are puzzling over the results, which were __50___contrary to their expectations. They __51__that the Net would prove socially healthier than television, since the Net allows users to choose their information and to communicate with othersThe fact that Internet use __52__ time available for family and friends may account for the drop in well-being, researchers hypthesized. Faceless, bodiless “virtual” communication may be less psychologically __53__ than actual conversation, and the relationships formed through it may be shallower. Another possibility is that __54__ to the wider world via the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives.“B ut it’s important to remember this is not about the __55___, perhaps; it’s about how it is used,” says psychologist Christine Riley of Intel, one of the study’s sponsors. “It really points to the need for considering social __56__in terms of how you desigh applications and services for3. In the 1940s,urban Americans began a mass move to the suburbs in search of__1__air and privacy.Suburbs began to __2_out across the countryside,since most of those making teh move were middle-class,they took with them the tax money the cities needed to maintain the neighborhood,in which they had lived.The people left in the cities were__3__those who were too old or too poor to move.Thus,many cities began to fall into disrepaire.Crime began to soar，and public__4__was neglected.Meanwhile,housing__5__costs continued to rise higher and higher.Middle-class housing was allowed to decay,and little new housing was constructed.__6__,many downtown areas existed for business only.During the day they would be filled with people working in the offices and night the would be __7__.Given these circumstances,some business__8__began asking."Why bother with going downtown at all?why not move the offices to the suburbs so that we can live and work in the same area?"Gradually some of the lager companies began moving out of the cities,withe the result that urban centers__9__even further and suburbs expanded still more.This movement of businesses to the suburbs is not __10__to the United States.Businesses have also been moving to the suburbs in Stockholm,Seeden,in Bonn,Germany as well.A executivesB constructionC freshD deliberatelyE slenderF transportationG inspiredH declinedI eventuallyJ confinedK transferL sprawlM desertedN careerO often4.When Roberto Feliz came to the USA from the Dominican Republic, he knew only a few words of English .Education soon became a 47. “I couldn’t understand anything,” he said. He 48 from his teachers, came home in tears , and thought about dropping out.Then Mrs. Malave , a bilingual educator, began to work with him while teaching him math and science in his 49 Spanish.“She helped me stay smart while teaching me English ,”he said .Given the chance to demonstrate his ability, he 50 confidence and began to succeed in school.Today, he is a 51 doctor, runs his own clinic ,and works with several hospitals .Every day ,he uses the language and academic skills he 52 through bilingual education to treat his patients.Roberto’s story is just one of 53 success stories. Research h as shown that bilingual education is the most 54 way both to teach children English and ensure that they succeed academically. In Arizona and Texas, bilingual students 55 outperform their peers in monolingual programs. Calexico, Calif. , implemented bilingual education, and now has dropout rates that are less than half the state average and college 56 rates of more than 90%.In E1 Paso ,bilingual education programs have helped raise student scores from the lowest in Texas to among the highest in the nation.A) wonder I)hidB) acquired J)prominentC) consistently K)decentD) regained L)countlessE) nightmare M)recalledF) native N)breakthroughG) acceptance O)automaticallyH) effective5.Years ago, doctors often said that pain was a normal part of life. In particular, when older patients 1 of pain, they were told it was a natural part of aging and they would have to learn to live with it.Times have changed. Today, we take pain __2__. Indeed, pain is now considered the fifth vital sign, as important as blood pressure, temperature, breathing rate and pulse in __3__ a person’s well-being. We know that chronic (慢性的) pain can disrupt (扰乱) a person’slife,causing problems that __4__ from missed work to depression.That’s why a growing number of hospitals now depend upon physicians who __5__ in pain medicine. Not only do we evaluate the cause of the pain, which can help us treat the pain better, but we also help provide comprehensive therapy for depression and other psychological and social __6__ related to chronic pain. Such comprehensive therapy often __7_ the work of social workers, psychiatrists (心理医生) and psychologists, as well as specialists in pain medicine.This modern __8__ for pain management has led to a wealth of innovative treatments which are more effective and with fewer side effects than ever before. Decades ago, there were only a_9__ number of drugs available, and many of them caused _10_ side effects in older people, including dizziness and fatigue. This created a double-edged sword: the medications helped relieve the pain but caused other problems that could be worse than the pain itself.[A] result [I] determining[B]involves [J] limited[C] significant [K] gravely[D] range [L] complained[E]relieved [M] respect[F] issues [N] prompting[G] seriously [O]specialize[H] magnificent6. In the past, TVs often served as the main points of communication. Families or groups of friends would47 around the TV set to watch the prime-time shows or the weekend games. They would laugh at the sitcoms, cheer for their local teams and during dull days, keep themselves from falling asleep.Nowadays, with broadband becoming the norm and connection speed continuing to quicken, people use the Internet to 48 the customary providers of television programming, along with the advertisements they show and the fees they collect.Television companies protect their sources of revenue 49 , and are trying to figure out ways to control or at least influence the shifts in our viewing habits. By blocking or slowing certain net transmissions, they can prevent us from viewing alternatives, 50 free ones. That idea is not as 51 as it may sound. In 2007, Comcast prevented its customers from logging onto BitTorrent, which is a file-sharing network often used to share copies of TV shows and movies. Comcast argued that heavy BitTorrent users were taking up too much 52 , to the detriment (损害) of other services. Looked at another way, Comcast was using its Web-access franchise to protect its pay-TV franchise. Internet users condemned it and consumers 53 the move. The government began an 54 . In 2008, the F.C.C.(联邦通信委员会)decided thatComcast had broken its rules, and it ordered the company not to prevent 55 to BitTorrent and other such services.In the end, network operators like Comcast will turn tidy profits by maintaining the pipes through which we get Internet service, even if we use those pipes to bypass their pay-TV offerings. But we’ll go on56 ourselves into free Internet video. We, the viewers, will be the winners.A) particularly I) investigationB) projecting J) denouncedC) bypass K) unsatisfiedD) influenced L) desperatelyE) access M) gatherF) unbelievable N) operatorsG) descriptively O) truthfulH) band-width7. The development of Jamestown in Virginia during the second half of the seventeenth century was closely related to the making and use of bricks. There are several practical reasons why bricks became important to colony. Although the forest could __1__supply sufficient timber, the process of lumbering was extremely difficult, particularly because of the lack of roads. Later when the timber on the peninsula had depleted, wood had to be brought from some __2__.Building stone was also in __3_supply. However, as clay was plentiful, it was __4__that the colonist would turn to brick making. In addition to practical reasons for using brick as the __5__construction material, there was also an ideological reason. Brick represented __6__and permanence. The Virginia company of London instructed the colonists to build new hospitals and new _7__out of brick. In 1662,the town Act of the Virginia Assembly provided for the construction of thirty-two brick buildings and __8__the use wood as a construction material. Had this law ever been successfully __9_, Jamestown would have been a model city. Instead, the residents failed to __10__fully with the law. And by 1699 Jamestown had collapsed into a pile of rubble with only three or four habitable houses.A principal I durabilityB comply J designatedC short K distanceD frankly L implyE residence M prohibitedF initially N principleG installment O inevitableH enforced。
