第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在非选择题答题卷上标号为31—40的相应位置。

A new study from Finland shows pet owners tend to be heavier.  31   active and in poorer health than people without a pet, which was released in PLOS ONE, an online journal   32  (publish) by the Public Library of Science.

33   a number of studies showed certain people can take advantage of a dog or cat to ease stress or loneliness in the elderly, researchers recently found pet owners were generally more likely to be overweight and to view their own health   34   poor.

to be overweight and to view their own health   34   poor.

The conclusion   35   (draw) from survey data of more than 21,000 young to middle – aged Finnish adults.

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This was   36   (large) because pet owners tended to be the middle – aged.  37   had less education and more health – risk factors explained Dr. Leena K. Koivusilta, the study is leading author.

The fact that pet owners were in poorer health does not mean pets are bad for people. Koivusilta said. “In my opinion, pets provide us all   38   a vast potential for health promotion, and this has indeed been shown when some special groups have been studied.”

As for pet owners, the researchers point out,   39   need to make more of   40  effort –such as walking and playing with the dog instead of showing him the way to the yard.

 

根据汉语完成句子。

1.在美国省略介词的地方，英国人会使用介词。

The British use prepositions__(1)____ Americans sometimes ___(2)____ them.

2.于是面具的使用就受到了法律条文的限制，这最早可以追溯到14世纪。

The use of masks was limited by laws, the first of ___(3)__  ___(4)__ back to the fourteenth century.

3.这两种变体的另两个不同之处是拼写和发音。

The other two areas__(5)___ which the two varieties _(6)___ are spelling and pronunciation.

4.很多路况都不好，事故频繁发生。

Many roads are in bad ___(7)____and accidents are ____(8)_____.

5.但经常他们只是从他身边驶过，把人体交通标志看作是理所当然的事情。

But often they just pass by,__(9)_____ the human traffic____(10)____for granted.

6.最后一次经历给他带来了深刻的影响。

This last experience has a ___(11)__ ___(12)____on Timoteo.

7.但我说服了他帮我的忙，找到了他们拴在汽船另一边的小船。

But I _____(13)__ him to help me, and we found the men’s boat ____(14)___ to the others side of steamboat.

8.当他听到这些话时，吉姆惊慌失措并跑向木筏。

When he heard these words, Jim __(15)____ and ran to the ___(16)_____.

9.他很早就离开了学校，还是青少年的时候就下决心要去南美洲发财，于是他离开家乡密苏里洲的翰尼堡，动身去了新奥尔良。

He left school early and as an adolescent, _____(17)____ to make his fortune in South American, set off from his home in Hannibal, Missouri, ______(18)_____ New Orleans.

10.尽管没有人清楚地看到这个神秘怪物的真面目，但当地一个摄影师薛俊林声称，怪物的头看起来像马头。

Although no one really got a clear look at the___(19)____creature, Xue Junlin, a local photographer, ____(20)___ that its head looked like a horse.

 

阅读理解

　　Virtually all American workers are suffering as a result of the current economic crisis. Hardest hit of all according to official statistics, are black workers and their families. The recently released (发表，发布) official Bureau of Labor Statistics (统计数字) (BLS)figures show unemployment for March to be 8 million, or 8.7 percent overall with 8 percent for whites and 14. 2 percent for blacks. The figures for teenagers are 20.6 percent overall with 41.6 percent for black youths.

　　The BLS lists as employed the 3.9 million part-time workers, most of whom need and want full-time jobs. About half of these involuntary (非本意的，无意的 ) part-times are blacks. The BLS does not count the millions of teenagers who have never had a job and have not registered (记录，登记) for work. Many have looked for jobs without success. Others just don't look, knowing full well that there are no jobs available, let alone decent (体在的，优雅的 ) jobs.

　　Surprisingly, the majority of both white and black unemployed workers are not eligible (合格的，符合条件的) for unemployment benefits: 3.2 million out of the official 5.6 million unemployed during the last quarter of 1974 were ineligible. Fifty-seven percent of the blacks who lost their jobs during that quarter were ineligible for benefits. This figure was over 20 percent higher than the percentage for white workers.

　　What's happened in this period to small black business? Frequently lacking cash reserves, credit and management know-how and facing diminishing (逐渐缩小的) markets amidst (在……当中) soaring (猛增的，飞涨的) black unemployment, many black-owned businesses are being rocked especially hard by the economic ill winds. The majority of the 195,000 black - owned businesses, 94 percent of which are individually owned and run, are in real trouble. Eighty-five percent had gross (总的，毛的) annual receipts (收到物，收入) of less than $ 13,000 and less than 20 percent had any paid employees. It has been reported that 18 percent of black businesses failed in 1974, compared to the less than one percent failures of white - owned businesses.

(1)The official BLS figures show that ________.

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A．there are more unemployed teenagers than grown-ups

B．the percentage of unemployed blacks is higher than that of the white

C．most of the part-time workers lost their jobs

D．most of the unemployed are able to get the social benefits for the

unemployment

(2)The word “soaring” (in line 3, para．4) most probably means ________.

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(3)What is most striking in the details about the unemployed?

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A．Many teenagers can not find jobs.

B．The percentage of the unemployed is rising.

C．More blacks are suffering from the unemployment.

D．Most of the unemployed can not get the unemployment benefits.

(4)Which of the following statements is NOT the result of the current economic crisis?

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A．The percentage of the unemployed blacks is higher than that of the whites.

B．Most of the unemployed workers can not get unemployment benefits.

C．Many black-owned-and-run businesses failed．

D．Many part-time workers can not find a full-time job．

(5)From the passage we can infer that the author's attitude to the blacks is________.

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阅读理解

　　Virtually all American workers are suffering as a result of the current economic crisis. Hardest hit of all according to official statistics, are black workers and their families. The recently released (发表，发布) official Bureau of Labor Statistics (统计数字) (BLS)figures show unemployment for March to be 8 million, or 8.7 percent overall with 8 percent for whites and 14. 2 percent for blacks. The figures for teenagers are 20.6 percent overall with 41.6 percent for black youths.

　　The BLS lists as employed the 3.9 million part-time workers, most of whom need and want full-time jobs. About half of these involuntary (非本意的，无意的 ) part-times are blacks. The BLS does not count the millions of teenagers who have never had a job and have not registered (记录，登记) for work. Many have looked for jobs without success. Others just don't look, knowing full well that there are no jobs available, let alone decent (体在的，优雅的 ) jobs.

　　Surprisingly, the majority of both white and black unemployed workers are not eligible (合格的，符合条件的) for unemployment benefits: 3.2 million out of the official 5.6 million unemployed during the last quarter of 1974 were ineligible. Fifty-seven percent of the blacks who lost their jobs during that quarter were ineligible for benefits. This figure was over 20 percent higher than the percentage for white workers.

　　What's happened in this period to small black business? Frequently lacking cash reserves, credit and management know-how and facing diminishing (逐渐缩小的) markets amidst (在……当中) soaring (猛增的，飞涨的) black unemployment, many black-owned businesses are being rocked especially hard by the economic ill winds. The majority of the 195,000 black - owned businesses, 94 percent of which are individually owned and run, are in real trouble. Eighty-five percent had gross (总的，毛的) annual receipts (收到物，收入) of less than $ 13,000 and less than 20 percent had any paid employees. It has been reported that 18 percent of black businesses failed in 1974, compared to the less than one percent failures of white - owned businesses.

(1)The official BLS figures show that ________.

[　　]

A．there are more unemployed teenagers than grown-ups

B．the percentage of unemployed blacks is higher than that of the white

C．most of the part-time workers lost their jobs

D．most of the unemployed are able to get the social benefits for the

unemployment

(2)The word “soaring” (in line 3, para．4) most probably means ________.

[　　]

(3)What is most striking in the details about the unemployed?

[　　]

A．Many teenagers can not find jobs.

B．The percentage of the unemployed is rising.

C．More blacks are suffering from the unemployment.

D．Most of the unemployed can not get the unemployment benefits.

(4)Which of the following statements is NOT the result of the current economic crisis?

[　　]

A．The percentage of the unemployed blacks is higher than that of the whites.

B．Most of the unemployed workers can not get unemployment benefits.

C．Many black-owned-and-run businesses failed．

D．Many part-time workers can not find a full-time job．

(5)From the passage we can infer that the author's attitude to the blacks is________.

[　　]

阅读理解

　　Virtually all American workers are suffering as a result of the current economic crisis. Hardest hit of all according to official statistics, are black workers and their families. The recently released (发布) official Bureau of Labor Statistics (统计数字) (BLS) figures show unemployment for March to be 8 million, or 8.7 percent overall with 8 percent for whites and 14.2 percent for blacks. The figures for teenagers are 20.6 percent overall with 41.6 percent for black youths.

　　The BLS lists as employed the 3.9 million part-time workers, most of whom need and want full-time jobs. About half of these involuntary (非本意的) part-timers are blacks. The BLS does not count the millions of teenagers who have never had a job and have not registered (登记) for work. Many have looked for jobs without success. Others just don't look, knowing full well that there are no jobs available, let alone decent(体面的) jobs.

　　Surprisingly, the majority of both white and black unemployed workers are not eligible (合格的) for unemplayment benefits: 3.2 million out of the official 5.6 million unemployed during the last quarter of 1974 were ineligible. Fifty-seven percent of the blacks who lest their jobs during that quarter were ineligible for benefits. This figure was over 20 percent higher than the percentage for white workers.

　　What's happened in this period to small black business? Frequently lacking cash reserves, credit and management know- how and facing diminishing (逐渐缩小的) markets amidst (在…当中) soaring black unemployment, many black-owned businesses are being rocked especially hard by the economic ill winds. The majority of the 195,000 black 7 owned businesses, 94 percent of which are in dividudly owned and rim, are in real trouble. Eighty-five percent had gross (总的) annual receipts (收入)of less than $ 13,000 and less than 20 percent had any paid employees. It has been reported that 18 percent of black husinesses failed in 1974, compared to the less than one percent failes of white-owned businesses.

1．The official BLS figures show that ________.

[　　]

A．there are more unemployed teenagers than grown-ups

B．the percentage of unemployed blacks is higher than that of the white

C．most of the part-time workers lost their jobs

D．most of the unemployed are able to get the social benefits for the unemployment

2．The word “soaring” (in Line 4, para. 4) most probably means ________.

[　　]

3．What is most striking in the details about the unemployed?

[　　]

A．Many teenagers can not find jobs.

B．The percentage of the unemployed is rising.

C．More blacks are suffering from the unemployment.

D．Most of the unemployed can not get the unemployment benefits.

4．Which of the following statements is NOT the result of the current economic crisis?

[　　]

A．The percentage of the unemployed blacks is higher than that of the whites.

B．Most of the unemployed workers can not get unemployment benefits.

C．Many black-owned-and-run businesses failed.

D．Many part-time workers can not find a full-time job.

5．From the passage we can infer that the author's attitude to the blacks is ________.

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