職稱英語衛(wèi)生類C級模擬

［模擬］職稱英語衛(wèi)生類C級模擬46

詞匯選項(xiàng)下面共有15個(gè)句子，每個(gè)句子中均有1個(gè)詞或短語帶有

括號或下劃線，請從每個(gè)句子后面所給的4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇1個(gè)與括號

里邊部分意義最相近的詞或短語。

第1題：

TheMayancivilization<u>flourished</u>ontheYucatanpeninsulaof

Mexico.

A.profited

B.gained

C.benefited

D.prospered

參考答案：D

第2題：

Thefieldofinternationalfinanceinvolvespoliciesandproceduresthat

affectthe<u>flow</u>ofmoneyandcreditamongcountries.

A.appraisal

B.numeration

C.availability

D.circulation

參考答案：D

第3題：

Whenanelectriccurrent<u>flows</u>throughawire,amagneticfield

appearsaroundthewire.

A.travels

B.vibrates

C.alternates

D.fluctuates

參考答案：A

第4題:

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Itwasdifficulttoseeshipsinthedistancebecauseofthe<u>fog</u>.

A.sweat

B.haze

C.dew

D.frost

參考答案：B

第5題：

ManytouristsareattractedtotheNewEnglandstatesbytheautumn

<u>foliage</u>.

A.weather

B.leaves

C.festivals

D.harvest

參考答案：B

第6題：

Thoughchessplayersmaynowcompeteagainstcomputers,theystill

<u>follow</u>rulesthatwereusedover800yearsago.

A.comeafter

B.abideby

C.recite

D.allow

參考答案：B

第7題：

Theharpsichord,developedduringtheMiddleAges,wasoneofthe

<u>forerunners</u>ofthepiano.

A.competitors

B.imitators

C.predecessors

D.offspring

參考答案：C

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第8題：

Strictsanitaryprocedureshelpto<u>forestall</u>out-breaksofdisease.

A.prevent

B.control

C.minimize

D.preview

參考答案：A

第9題：

Eventhebest-buildmachinewillnotrun<u>forever</u>withoutproper

maintenance.

A.eternally

B.smoothly

C.dependably

D.accurately

參考答案：A

第10題：

Forfinancialreasons,scientistsareoftencompelledto<u>forsake</u>

theirresearch.

A.extend

B.resume

C.abandon

D.redirect

參考答案：C

第11題：

Archaeologistshavediscovered<u>fossils</u>ofmi1lion-year-old

animalsinexcavations.

A.remnants

B.graves

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C.records

D.paws

參考答案：A

第12題:

Theoldestpreservedmanuscriptsarethosewrittenonpapyrus,whichwere

<u>found</u>inEgyptiantombs.

A.protected

B.hidden

C.sought

D.discovered

參考答案：D

第13題:

Mary<u>frosted</u>thecake.

A.served

B.iced

C.split

D.cooled

參考答案：B

第14題：

Inthefirstdecadesofthetwentiethcentury,theindividualgenecould

notbeseen,butcouldbeworkedwith<u>fruitfully</u>.

A.blindly

B.completely

C.productively

D.carefully

參考答案：C

第15題：

Groundedwhalesoftenstruggle<u>fruitlessly</u>toreenterdeepwater.

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A.violently

B.desperately

C.invain

D.atlength

參考答案：c

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內(nèi)容對每個(gè)句子做出判斷。

HowtoDesignKitchenWell

Overtheyearseconomic,socialandtechnologicalfactorshave

influencedthedesignofkitchens.Sinceitisoftenusedsimultaneously

bybothfamilymembersaswellasguests,thekitchenrequiresnotonly

aglamorouslookbutapracticalone.Also,thedesignelementsmustmeet

theneedsofthemodernfamily.

Environmentalconcernshavehadanenormousimpactonkitchen

design.Thisconcernincludesrecyclingofhouseholdmaterials,aswell

asenergyefficientappliancesandthepurityofbothwaterandair.

Researchshowsthatupto85percentofthepopulationisconcernedabout

whatmightbeintheirdrinkingwater.Theyarealsooftendissatisfied

withthetasteandodorofwhatcomesoutoftheirtap.Thisiswhyit'

simportanttoconsideraddingawaterfiltersystem.

Thecharacteroftoday'skitchenisverydifferentfromtheway

itwasthirtyyearsago.There'smoresophisticationinfoodpreparation,

andmoretechnologicalhelpwithcookingandcleanup.

Whenchoosingcabinets,firstconsiderthestyle.Usethe

architecturalstyleofyourhouseasaguide.Becausecabinetsareabig

investment,itisbesttochoosequality.Popularstylesinkitchen

cabinetsareframedpaneldoorswithraisedorrecessedpanelsofwood,

cabinetfrontswithglasspanes,orsimpleslabdoorsinarichpainted

orlaminatedfinish.Cabinetpulls,handlesandknobsareofferedina

myriadofdesignsandfinishes.Treathardwareasjewelryanddon'tbe

afraidtomixandmatchstyles.

Becausemanyoftoday'skitchensconsistoftwoormorecooks

sharinginthemealpreparation,thereisaneedformorecounterspace,

cooktopsandsinks.Althoughlifestylesarechanging,theprimary

functionofthekitchenasanareaforpreparingfoodhasremained

unchanged.Thesinkremainsoneofthemostusedareasinthekitchenas

wellasanimportantdecorativestatement.

Appliancetechnologyismovingataveryfastpace.Choosingwhat

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typeofappliancesaswellashowmanywilldependonseveralfactorssuch

ashowoftenandhowmuchyoucookandthesizeofyourkitchen.

Don'tlimityourselftooneofeachkindofappliance.Youcan

havearefrigeratorinoneplaceandafreezerinaseparateareaortwo

setsofcooktops,oneonthecounternexttothewallovenandoneonan

island.Youcanevenhavetwodishwashersifsizeandbudgetrequireand

permit—thinkofitassavingtimeinthelongrun.

第16題：

Awell-designedkitchenshouldbemodern,beautifulandpracticalatthe

sametime.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：A

第17題：

Beingharmlesstotheenvironmentisthetoppriorityinkitchendesign.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：C

第18題:

Qualitymattersthemostwhenyouarechoosingkitchencabinets.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：A

第19題：

Morecounterspace,cooktopsandsinksareneededintoday'skitchens

becausefoodpreparationismorecomplicatedthanitusedtobe.

A.Right

B.Wrong

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C.Notmentioned

參考答案：B

第20題:

Thedesignofthesinkisindicativeofakitchendesigner'sintelligence.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：A

第21題：

Meansofsavinglabor,appliancesshouldbereplacedwhenevernewmodels

comeout.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：C

第22題：

Itistheamountoftimeyoucanspendinthekitchenthatdecideshow

manyappliancesofthesamekindyoushouldbuy.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：B

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務(wù)：（1）第23?26題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為規(guī)定段每段選擇1

個(gè)正確的小標(biāo)題；（2）第27?30題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇4

個(gè)正確選項(xiàng)，分別完成每個(gè)句子。

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ABrieftoSingapore

1Singaporeisanindependentcity-stateinsoutheasternAsia,

consistingofonemajorisland一theSingaporeIsland一andmorethan50

smallislands,locatedoffthesoutherntipofMalay.ThecityofSingapore,

thecapitalofthecountry,isatthesoutheasternendoftheSingapore

Island;itisoneofthemostimportantportcitiesandcommercialcenters

ofSoutheastAsia,hetotalareaoftherepublicis640sq.km.

2LowlyingSingaporeIslandhasnooutstandingrelief（輪廓鮮明

的）features.A.centralareaofhillsrisestothemaximumheightof176

m.Thecountryhasawettropicalclimate,withanaverageannual

temperatureof27.20℃.Theaverageannualrainfallis2,413mm;the

wettestmonthsareNovemberthroughJanuary.

3Singaporeisgovernedunderaconstitutionof1959.A.president,

electedtoafour-yeartermisheadofstate,andaprimeministerishead

ofgovernment.ThepresidentusedtobeselectedbyParliament,butby

a1991constitutionalamendment（修正案），thepresidentisnowelected

directlybythepeople.TheParliamentisthelaw-makingbodywithits

81memberspopularlyelected.

4Inthelate1980sthecountryhadsome290primaryschoolswith

278,300pupilsand160secondaryschoolswith200,200students.Themain

institutionsofhighereducationaretheNationalUniversityofSingapore,

severaltechnicalcolleges,andateacherscollege.

5Singaporehasoneofthehigheststandardsoflivingofany

countryinAsia.Inthelate1980sthegrossdomesticproductwasestimated

at$23.7billion,or$8.870perperson.Thefishingindustryiscentered

ontheportofDuring,onsouthwesternSingaporeIsland.Industryhas

grownrapidlysincethe1960s,andSingaporenowproducesadiversity（多

樣化的）ofgoods,includingchemicals,electronicitems,clothing,and

processedfoods,etc.Shipbuildingandpetroleumrefiningarealso

important

23-26的選項(xiàng)

A.Education

B.Landandclimate

C.Statesystem

D.Naturalresources

E.Economy

F.Population

27-30的選項(xiàng)

A.liveabetterlife

B.madeupofmorethan50islands

C.havemorefarmland

D.notbytheParliament,butbythepeople

E.producegoodsofvariouskinds

F.haveabigpopulation

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第23題：

Paragraph2

參考答案：

B

詳細(xì)解答：

第24題：

Paragraph3

參考答案：

C

詳細(xì)解答：

第25題:

Paragraph4

參考答案：

A

詳細(xì)解答：

第26題：

Paragraph5

參考答案：

E

詳細(xì)解答：

第27題:

SingaporeisasmallstateinthesoutheastofAsia

參考答案:

B

詳細(xì)解答:

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第28題：

AccordingtotheconstitutionofSingapore,thepresidentofthestate

isselected.

參考答案：

D

詳細(xì)解答：

第29題：

ComparedwithpeopleinotherAsiancountries,theSingaporeans.

參考答案：

A

詳細(xì)解答：

第30題：

Thoughsmall,Singaporehasanindustryofitsownandcan.

參考答案：

E

詳細(xì)解答：

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4個(gè)選項(xiàng)。請仔細(xì)閱讀短文并根據(jù)短文回答其后面的問題，從4個(gè)選

項(xiàng)中選擇1個(gè)最佳答案。

FamousAmericanFoods

What,besideschildren,connectsmothersaroundtheworldand

acrosstheseasoftime?It'schickensoup,oneprominentAmericanfood

expertsays.

FromRussianvillagestoAfricaandAsia,chickensouphasbeen

theremedyforthoseweakinbodyandspirit.Motherspassedtheir

knowledgeontoancientwritersofGreece,ChinaandRome,andeven12th

centuryphilosopherandphysicianMosesMaimonidesextolled（贊美）its

virtues.

Amongtheancients,Aristotlethoughtpoultryshouldstandin

higherestimationthanfour-leggedanimalsbecausetheairislessdense

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thantheearth.Chickensgotanotherboost（吹捧）intheBookofGenesis,

whereitiswrittenthatbirdsandfishwerecreatedonthefifthday,

adaybeforefour-leggedanimals.

ButaccordingtoMimiSheraton,whohasspentmuchofthepast

threeyearsexploringtheworldofchickensoup,muchofthereasonfor

chicken'srealorimaginedcurative（治愈的）powerscomesfromitscolor.

Hernewbook,“TheWholeWorldLovesChickenSoup”,looksat

thebelovedandmysteriousbrew,withdozensofrecipesfromaroundthe

world.Throughouttheages,shesaid,“Therehasbeenalotoffeeling

thatwhite-coloredfoodsareeasiertoeatfortheweak-womanandtheill”.

Inaddition,usoups,oranythingforthatmattereatenwitha

spoon“areconsidered“comfortfoods“Sheratonsaid."Ilovesoup

andlovemakingsoupandasIwascollectingrecipesIbegantoseethis

asaninternationaldish.Ithasauniversalmystiqueassomething

curative,astrengthbuilder,“SheratonsaidfromherNewYorkhome.

Herbooktreatstheoldestremedyasifitwasbrandnew.

TheNationalBroilerCouncil,thetradegrouprepresentingthe

chickenindustry,reportedthat51percentofthepeopleitsurveyedsaid

theyboughtchickenbecauseitwashealthier,50percentsaiditwas

versatile,41percentsaiditwaseconomicaland46percentsaiditwas

lowinfat.

第31題：

Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ProminentAmericanFoods

B.HistoryoftheChickenSoup

C.ChickenSoupRecipes

D.ChickenSoup,aUniversalCureAll

參考答案：D

第32題:

Sinceancienttimes,thevalueofchickensoup.

A.hasbeenover-estimated

B.hasbeenwidelyacknowledged

C.hasbeenappreciatedonlybyphilosophers

D.hasbeenknownonlytomothers

參考答案：B

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第33題：

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Chickensouphasaverylonghistory.

B.Sinceancienttimes,chickensouphasbeenahomeremedy.

C.Poultryusuallystandshigherthanfour-leggedanimals.

D.Four-leggedanimalsweresaidtobecreatedonthesixthday.

參考答案：C

第34題：

ChickensouphascurativepowersmainlyforaccordingtoSheraton.

A.itscolor

B.itstaste

C.itsflavor

D.itsrecipe

參考答案：A

第35題：

Itcanbesaidfromthesurveythatchickenis.

A.amaindish

B.apopularfood

C.cheaperthananyotherfood

D.alloftheabove

參考答案：B

15MillionAmericansSufferfromSocialAnxietyDisorder

Socialanxietydisorderpreventssome15millionAmericansfrom

leadingnormalsocialandromanticlives,anewsurveyfinds.

Thedisorderleavesmanyisolated,ashamedandoftenmisdiagnosed.

Thirty-sixpercentofthosewithsocialanxietydisorderhavesymptoms

for10yearsormorebeforeseekinghelp,theAnxietyDisorders

AssociationofAmericareports.

“Socialanxietydisorderiswhensomebodyhasanintense,

persistentandirrationalfearofsocialorperformancesituations,〃

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JerilynRoss,theassociation'spresidentandCEO,saidduringa

teleconferenceWednesday.

“Theconditioncausespeopletoavoidcommon,everydaysituations

andevenotherpeopleforfearofbeingjudgedorcriticizedorhumiliated

orembarrassingthemselves,〃Rosssaid.

Socialanxietydisordercaninterferewithdailyroutinesandjob

performance,Rossnoted.〃Italsomakesitverydifficultforpeopleto

developfriendsandromanticpartnerships,〃shesaid.

Peoplewiththisdisorderrecognizetheirfearisexcessiveand

irrational,Rossnoted."Buttheyfeelpowerlesstodoanythingaboutit,〃

shesaid.

Socialanxietydisordercanstartintheearlyteens,Dr.Mark

H.Pollack,directoroftheCenterforAnxietyandTraumaticStress

DisordersandaprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool,said

duringtheteleconference.

“Thisisadisorderthatstartsaffectingpeopleearlyon,〃

Pollacksaid."Thetypicalageofonsetisearlyadolescence,age12or

13,andmanyindividualsreportahistoryofanxietydatingbacktoearlier

childhood.〃

Thedisorderalsohasphysicalsymptoms,includingheart

palpitations,feelingsthattheirthroatwillcloseup,sweating,

blushing,faintness,tremblingandstammering,Rosssaid.

Amongpeoplewiththedisorder,75percentsaidthecondition

affectedtheirabilitytodonormalactivities.Inaddition,69percent

saidtheydidn'twantpeopletothinktheywerecrazy,and58percentsaid

theywereembarrassedbytheircondition,Rosssaid.

However,whentheconditionisdiagnosedandtreated,many

reportedimprovementintheirlives.Infact,59percentwhowere

receivingtreatmentsaidtreatmenthadapositiveeffectontheirability

tohavearomanticrelationship.Inaddition,39percentwhohadreceived

treatmentsaidknowingthattreatmentcanbesuccessfulaidedtheir

decisiontogethelp,Rossnoted.

第36題：

Peoplewithsocialanxietydisorderareknownfortheirfearof

A.beingleftalone.

B.leadingnormallives.

C.embarrassingotherpeople.

D.facingsocialorperformancesituations.

參考答案：D

第37題:

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Whatdopeoplewithsocialanxietydisorderthinkoftheirfear?

A.Theythinkit'sbeyondtheircontrol,

B.Theythinkit'sbeneficial.

C.Theythinkit'scontrollable,

D.Theythinkit'sjustified.

參考答案：A

第38題：

WhichisNOTtrueofpeoplewithsocialanxietydisorder?

A.They'reoftenisolatedandashamed.

B.Theyfinditdifficulttomakefriends.

C.Theyoftenfailtogettimelytreatment.

D.Theytendtojudgeorcriticizeotherpeople:

參考答案：D

第39題：

ThesymptomsofsocialanxietydisorderincludeallthefollowingEXCEPT

A.heartpalpitations.

B.sorethroat.

C.sweating.

D.blushing.

參考答案：B

第40題：

Itcanbeseenfromthelastparagraphthattreatmentofthedisorder

A.hasnopositiveeffectatall.

B.isunavailabletomostsufferers.

C.tendstoberefusedbythesufferers.

D.canleadtoimprovementinthesufferers'lives.

參考答案：D

HypertensionDrugsFoundtoCutRiskofStroke

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AustraliandoctorsdeclaredMondaythatacocktailofsimple

antihypertensivedrugscanlowertheriskofpatientssufferingarepeat

strokebymorethanathird.Thisistheresultoftheirresearch.The

research,presentedatamedicalconferenceinItalyovertheweekend,

hasbeenvaluedhighlyasamajorbreakthroughinstrokeprevention.

Strokeskill5millionpeopleayear,andmorethan15million

suffernon-fatalstrokesthatoftenleavethemwithuselesslimbs,slurred

speechandotherserousdisabilities.Oneinfivestrokesurvivorsgoes

ontohaveasecond,oftenfatal,strokewithinfiveyearsofthefirst.

Aninternationalsix-yearstudyof6,100patientsdirectedfrom

SydneyUniversityfoundthatbytakingtwobloodpressure-loweringdrugs,

theriskofsecondarystrokescanbereducedbyupto40percent.Even

takingoneofthecommonlyavailabledrugscancuttheriskbyathird,

thestudysaid.ThedrugsarethediureticindapamideandtheACEinhibitor

perindopril,betterknownbyitsbrandnameCoversy.Thecombinationwas

effectiveeveninpatientswhodidnothavehighbloodpressure,the

researcherssaid.Theyevenfoundthattheriskofanotherstrokecould

becutbythreequartersamongtheone-in-10patientswhohadsuffered

acerebralhemorrhage,theworsttypeofstoke,wherethereisdirect

bleedingintothebrain.

StephenMcMahon,whopresentedtheresearchattheMilancongress

oftheEuropeanSocietyofhypertension,saidabout50millionpeoplewere

alivewhohadsufferedatleastonestroke."Ifmostofthosepatients

wereabletogetaccesstothistreatment,itwouldresultinmaybethe

avoidanceofhalfamillionstrokesayear,“theprofessortoldAustralia'

sABCRadio.

McMahonsaiddoctorshadlongknownthatloweringtheblood

pressureofthosewithhypertensioncouldhelppreventstrokes."What

wehaveshownforthefirsttimeisthatitdoesnotreallymatterwhat

yourbloodpressureis;ifyouhavehadastroke,theloweringblood

pressurewillproducelargebenefits,tobeginwith一evenforpeoplewhose

bloodpressureisaverageorbelowaverage,“hesaid.

McMahonsaidtheMilangatheringhadheraldedtheresearchasa

“majorbreakthroughinthecareofpatientswithstrokes一perhapsthe

biggeststepforwardthatwehavemadeinthelastcoupleofdecades.”

第41題:

Howmanypeoplesurvivingthefirststrokemaysufferanotherattack

duringthefollowingfiveyears?

A.Morethan33%ofthem.

B.Upto40%ofthem

C.20%ofthem.

D.10%ofthem.

參考答案：C

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第42題:

Takingtwobloodpressure-loweringdrugsmayproducelessriskof

secondarystrokesthantakingonlyonesuchdrug.

A.threequarters

B.nearlyfourtenths

C.onefifth

D.aboutonefourteenth

參考答案：D

第43題:

WhichofthefollowingisNOTasymptomleftbystrokes?

A.Habitualsleeplessness.

B.Losingthefunctionofonemoreextremities.

C.Speakingunclearly.

D.Seriousdisabilitiessuchasfacialparalysis.

參考答案：A

第44題:

Howmanystrokesmaybereducedinayearifmostofstrokepatientscan

betreatedinthewayasthearticlerecommends?

A.5,000,000

B.500,000

C.50,000,000

D.15,000,000

參考答案：B

第45題:

Whatpatientsamongthosewhohavehadastrokewillbenefitgreatlyfrom

takingbloodpressure-loweringdrugs?

A.Thosewhosebloodpressureishigh.

B.Thosewhosebloodpressureisaverage.

C.Thosewhosebloodpressureisbelowaverage.

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D.Alloftheabove.

參考答案：D

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組文字，請根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容選擇5組文字，將其分別放回文章原有位

置，以恢復(fù)文章原貌。

LivingAloneIsJoyful

MoreandmoreAmericansarelivingalone.Somelivealonebecause

ofdivorceorthedeathofapartner._46_AccordingtoarecentU.S.

census（人口普查），25percentofallhouseholdsintheU.S.aremadeup

ofjustoneperson.Thisisadramaticchangefromtheextendedfamilies

ofjustacoupleofgenerationsago.

Thetypicalpersonlivingaloneisneitheroldnorlonely._47_

Themajorityofthesepeoplehavechosentolivealone.Theyareresponding

todecreasingsocialpressuretogetmarriedandhaveafamily.

It'snowsociallyacceptable,evenfashionable,tolivealone.

Aspeoplegetbetterjobsandbecomefinanciallyindependent,itbecomes

possibleforthemtomaintainaone-personhousehold._48_However,

peoplewhodogetmarriedaremarryingatalaterageanddivorcingmore

often.

Thenumberonereasongivenbymostpeopleforlivingaloneis

thattheysimplyenjoydoingwhattheywantwhentheywanttodoit.

“Livingaloneisaluxury,“saysNinaHagiwara,338.uOnceyoudoit,

youcan'tevergobacktolivingwithothers."DavidC-Debaca,46,agrees.

_49—

Childrenthinkthatbeinggrownupmeansbeingabletodoexactly

astheyplease._50_Thechancetodiscoverwhetherthatfreedomisas

wonderfulasitsoundsisachancemoreandmoreAmericansaretaking.

A.There'smorepressuretogetmarriednowadays.

B.Thegrowingnumberofwomenwithgoodjobshasdonemuchtoincrease

thenumberofpeoplelivingalone.

C.However,evenmorepeoplearelivingalonebecausetheyhavechosen

to.

D.Itseemsthatmanygrown-upstodayarerealizingthatchildhood

dream.

E.Infact,aquarterofthe23millionsinglepeopleintheU.S.

areundertheageof35.

F.Hesays,“Ilikebeingbymyself.”

第46題：

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參考答案:

C

詳細(xì)解答：

第47題：

參考答案：

E

詳細(xì)解答：

第48題：

參考答案：

B

詳細(xì)解答：

第49題：

參考答案：

F

詳細(xì)解答：

第50題:

參考答案：

D

詳細(xì)解答：

完形填空閱讀下面的短文，文中有15處空白，每處空白給出

4個(gè)選項(xiàng)，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容從4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇1個(gè)最佳答案。

IsYourChild'sStomachPainAllinHisHead?

Weallknowtherearetimesthatkidsseemtocomplain___51_

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astomachachetogetoutofchoresorgoingtoschool.Don'tbesosure

thatthepainthey_52_isallintheirminds.We'relearningmorenow

aboutacondition_53_"functionalabdominalpain〃thatisexperienced

bymillionsofkidseveryday.

Likemanyteenagers,KyleBrustmakesitapointtodohishomework

as_54_ashegetshome.Unlikemost,Kyleoftendidhiswithaterrible

stomachache.Infact,the_55_oftenstartedwhilehewasatschool,

butgettinghelptherewasgettingharder.

“Someofmyteacherswouldn'tletmego,becauseI'daskedsomany

timesbeforeandtheythoughtIwastryingtogetoutof_56_,〃says

Kyle.

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