这篇四级选词填空是2007年6月的四级考试真题，考生普遍反映很难，因
为绝大多数的备选单词都不认识，这也是这种阅读题型成为中国四六级考生最崩溃的题型的最本质的和最无奈的原因。
Years ago, doctors often said that pain was a normal part of life. In particular,
when older patients 47____ 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 48____. Indeed, pain is now considered the fifth vital sign, as important as blood pressure, temperature, breathing rate and pulse in 49____ a person’s well-being. We know that chronic (慢性的) pain can disrupt (扰乱) a person’s life, causing problems that 50____ from missed work to depression.
That ’s why a growing number of hospitals now depend upon physicians who 51____ 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 52____ related to chronic pain. Such comprehensive therapy often 53____ the work of social workers, psychiatrists (心理医生) and psychologists, as well as specialists in pain medicine.
This modern 54____ 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 55____ number of drugs available, and many of them caused 56____ 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.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答
A) result
B) involves
C) significant
D) range
E) relieved
F) issues G) seriously H) magnificent I) determining J) limited K) gravely L) complained M) respect N) prompting O) specialize
第一步：把15个单词通过后缀进行词性分类，但是通常我的习惯是遇到动词进行二次分类：确定时态，确定单三还是非单三; 遇到名词确定单数还是复数; 我一直认为单词不认识不应该成为学生放弃选词填空的原因，在做第一步之前我先把4级历年真题选词填空中出现频率最高的后缀全部列举出来：
名词后缀：tion/sion/ness/ment/er/or/ist/ism
形容词后缀：able/al/ant/ent/tive/sive/ous/less/ed/ing
动词后缀:ate/lize/ing/ed
副词后缀：ly/ward/wise
在历年真题中只要出现ly 一定为副词，这是频率。
好，我们开始分类：
名词单数：A) result结果 M) respect(尊重)
可能的名词复数：F) issues B) involves
动词原形： O) specialize M) respect(尊重)
动词进行时：I) determining决定，确定 N) prompting
动词过去式：J) limited限制 L)complained 抱怨 E) relieved
可能的动词单三：B)involves F)issues
形容词：C) significant H)magnificent J) limited有限的
副词：G) seriously严肃的 K) gravely
不能确定的：D)range
第二步：
回到原文确定空内应填入的词性、单复数形式、动词时态以及其他语法现象。具体怎么操作，我会在接下来第三步解题的时候具体讲解。
第三步：
具体分析，重点打击，先易后难。怎么操作? 我现在开始讲解：
具体解法：
47题： when older patients __47__ of pain，前面是patients 为复数名词，后面是of ，确定应填入一个动词; 后半句为they were told告诉我们填入过去时动词，满足此题的单词分别是：J) limited L)complained E)relieved，根据本句中的pain(痛苦) ，确定L)complained(抱怨) 与pain(痛苦) 的感情方向一致。
48题：前面是we take pain __48__，确定应填入副词来修饰take ，满足的单词有
G) seriously 严肃的K) gravely ，由于是pain(痛苦) ，搭配严肃，如果这两个单词都不认识也是2猜1。
49题：in __49__ a person’s well-being.，我们知道，in 后面跟两种词性，名词或动名词，比如spend time in doing sth，所以满足的单词有I) determining决定，确定 N)prompting ，2猜1。
50题：causing problems that __50__ from missed work to depression.，由于有from---to---, 所以填入动词单配这两个介词，由于没有任何特殊信息词，本题填入一个动词原形，由于前面是problems 这个复数，所以排掉B)involves ，满足的只有O) specialize ，D)range ，两个都不认识，先放着不管，待会再结合处理。 51题：now depend upon physicians who __51__ in pain medicine，后面是in ，确定填动词搭配in ，前面是physicians who ，人作主语，并且是复数，所以必须是动词原形，满足的单词依然是O) specialize ，D)range ，我们可以将50和51题全部填入O) specialize，结果是必对一道，有时候放弃是为了得到。
52题：other psychological and social __52__，前面是psychological and social这两个形容词，空内应该填入名词，由于是other ，要求我们填入一个名词复数，满足的只有一个单词F)issues B)involves，二选一，别着急，让我们看下一道题。 53题：Such comprehensive therapy often __53__ the work，前面是often ，要求空内填入实义动词，Such comprehensive therapy明显是单数，不认识也无所谓，确定空内的填入的单三形式的动词，满足的是F)issues B)involves ，知道怎么样最功利吗? 那就是这道题和上面的52题都填入其中一个，结果依然必对一道!!! 54题：This modern __54__ for pain management，前面是形容词modern ，要求填入名词被它修饰，满足的是A)result 结果 M)respect(尊重) ，空后是介词for ,有一点基础的人都知道M) respect(尊重) 最搭配for ，所以也就排除了它作为动词原形的可能性，所以现在知道我为什么将51题的满足单词固定为O) specialize ，
D)range 了吗?
55题：there were only a __55__ number of drugs available, 根据后面的名词number ，和前面的a ，我们确定天形容词修饰number, 满足的有C) significant
H)magnificent J) limited有限的，同学们，看到了only 了吗? 答案是 limited 有限的。
56题：and many of them caused __56__ side effects ，后面是名词概念side effects ，填入形容词来修饰吧! 满足的只有C) significant H)magnificent J) ，2猜1吧，结合49题2猜1，几率是两道2猜1，两道可以对一道。
One in six. Believe it or not, that’s the number of Americans who struggle with
hunger. To make tomorrow a little better, Feeding America, the nation ’s largest hunger-relief organization, has chosen September as Hunger Action Month . As part of its 30 Ways in 30 Days program, it’s asking across the country to help the more than 200 food banks and 61,000 agencies in its network provide low-income individuals and families with the fuel they need to It’s the kind of work that’s done every day at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in
San Antonio, People who at its front door on the first and third Thursdays of each month aren’t looking for God --they’re there for something to eat . St. Andrew’s runs a food pantry (食品室) that In the wake of the , the number of families in need of food assistance
began to grow. It is that 49 million Americans are unsure of where they will find their next meal. What’s most surprising is that 36% of them live in where at least one adult is working. ―It used to be that one job was all you needed, ‖ says St. Andrew’s Drane. ―The people we see now have three or four part-time jobs and they’re still right on the edge y.‖
A) survive B) surrounding C) serves D) reviewed E) reported F) recession G) households H) gather I) formally J)financially K) domestic L) competition M)communities N) circling O)accumulate
2011年12月
With the world’s population estimated to grow from six to nine billion by 2050,
researchers, businesses and governments are already dealing with the impact this increase will have on everything from food and water to infrastructure and jobs. Underlying all this double over the next 40 years.
Finding the resources to meet this demand in a cornerstone of our nation’s energy security, and will be one of the major of the 21st century. Alternative forms of energy--bio-fuels, wind and solar, to name a few, arebeing funded and developed, and will play a growing in the world’s energy supply. But experts say that, even when , alternative energy sources will likely meet only about 30% of the world’s energy needs by 2050. For example, even with energy development in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, important alternative energy sources such as wind and bio-fuels only about 1% of the market today.
Energy and sustainability experts say the answer to our future energy needs will
likely come from a lot of A stable B solutions C significant D role E progress F marvelous G included H growth I exactly J consist K comprise L competitions M combined N challenges O certainly
The popular notion that older people need less sleep than younger adults is a
myth, scientists said yesterday. While elderly people to sleep for fewer hours than they did when they were younger, this has a(n) effect on their brain's performance and they would benefit from getting more, according to research.
Sean Drummond, a. psychiatrist (心理医生) at the University of California, San
Diego, said older people are more likely to suffer from broken sleep, while younger people are better at sleeping More sleep in old age, however, is with better health, and most
older people would feel better and more if they slept for longer periods, he said.
―The ability to sleep in one chunk (整块时间) overnight goes down as we age
but the amount of sleep we need to well does not change,‖ Dr Drummond told the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in San Diego.
―It's older adult is, the more they sleep like they did when they were suggests that older adults would benefit from to get as much sleep as they did in their 30s. That's from person to person, but the amount of sleep we had at 35 is probably the same amount as we need at 75.‖
A) alert B) associated C) attracting D) cling E) continuing F) definitely G) different H) efficiently I) formally J) function K) mixed L) negative M) sufficient N) tend O) younger
2010年12月
What determines the kind of person you are? What factors make you more or
less bold, intelligent, or able to read a map? All of these are influenced by the interaction of your genes and the environment in which you were The study of how genes and environment interact to influence activity is known as behavioral genetics. Behavioral genetics has made important to the biological revolution, providing information about the extent to which biology influences mind, brain and behavior.
Any research that suggests that 50 abilities to perform certain behaviors are based in biology is controversial. Who wants to be told that there are limitations to genes? It is easy to accept that genes control physical characteristics such as sex, race and eye color. But can genes also determine whether people will get divorced, how 52 smart they are, or what career they are likely to choose? A concern of psychological scientists is the to which all of these characteristics are influenced by nature and nurture (养育), by genetic makeup and the environment. Increasingly, science that genes lay the groundwork for many human traits. From this perspective, people are born like undeveloped photographs: The image is already captured, but the way it appears can vary based on the development process. However, the basic picture is there from the beginning.
A) abilities B) achieve C) appeal D) complaints E) contributions
J) indicates K) proceeds L) psychological I) extent M) raised
F) displayed N) smart G) essentially O) standard H) eventually
2010年6月
When we think of green buildings, we tend to think of new ones – the kind of
high-tech, solar-paneled masterpieces that make the covers of architecture magazines. But the U.S. has more than 100 million existing homes, and it would be wasteful to tear them all down and them with greener versions. An enormous amount of energy and resources went into the construction of those houses. And it would take an average of 65 years for the carbon emissions from a new energy-efficient home to make up for the resources lost by destroying an old one. So in the broadest built. But at the same time, nearly half of U. S. carbon emissions come from heating, cooling and our homes, offices and other buildings. "You can't deal with climate change without dealing with existing buildings," says Richard Moe, the president of the National Trust.
With some 52 exceptions, the oldest homes tend to be the least energy-efficient. Houses built before 1939 use about 50% more energy per square foot than those built after 2000, mainly due to the tiny cracks and gaps that over time and let in more outside air.
Fortunately, there are a 54 vast number of relatively simple changes that can green older homes, from ones like Lincoln's Cottage to your own postwar home. And efficiency upgrades (升级) can save more than just the earth; they can help A) accommodations B) clumsy C) doubtful D) exceptions E) expand F) historic G) incredibly H) powering I) protect J) reduced K) replace L) sense M) shifted N) supplying O) vast
2009年12月
In families with two working parents, fathers may have more impact on a child’s
language development than mothers, a new study suggests.
Researchers 92 families from 11 child care centers before their
children were a year old, interviewing each to establish income, level of education and child care arrangements. Overall, it was a group of well-educated middle-class families with married parents both living in the home.
When the children were 2, researchers videotaped them at home in free-play
sessions with both parents, the November issue of The Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology.
The scientists measured the number of utterances (话语) of the parents,
the number of different words they used, the complexity of their sentences and other
did not differ in the length of utterances or proportion of questions asked.
Finally, the researchers the children ’s speech at age 3, using a
standardized language test. The only predictors of high scores on the test were the mother ’s level of education, the words the father used.
The researchers are ’s speech, and not the mother’s, had
an effect. ―It ’s well that the mother’s language does have an impact,‖ said Nadya Pancsofar, the lead author of the study. It could be that the high-functioning mothers in the study had children ’s speech development, Ms. Pancsofar said, ―or it may be that mothers are in a way we didn’t measure in the study.‖
A) already B)analyzed C) aspects D)characters E) c ontributing F) describing G)established H) quality I) quoted J)recording K) recruited L) total M) unconscious N) unsure O) yet
2009年6月
Every year in the first week of my English class, some students inform me that
writing is too hard. They never write, unless assignments it. They find the writing process and difficult.
How awful to be able to speak in a language but not to write in it, English with its rich vocabulary. Being able to speak but not write is like living in an mansion(豪宅) and never leaving one small room . When I meet students who think they can’t write, I know as a teacher my them the rest of the rooms. My task is to build fluency while providing the opportunity inherent in any writing activity to development of my students. One great way to do this is by having students write in a journal in class every day.
Writing ability is like strength training. Writing needs to be done , just like exercise; just as muscles grow stronger with exercise, writing skills improve quickly with writing practice. I often see a rise in student confidence and Expressing oneself in writing is one of the most important skills I teach to strengthen the whole student. When my students practice journal writing, they are practicing for their future academic, political, and lives. They build skills so that some day they might write a great novel, a piece of sorely needed legislation, or the perfect love letter. Every day that they write in their journals puts them a step 56 closer to fluency, eloquence (雄辩), and command of language .
A) closer B) daily C) emotional D) enhance E) enormous
F) especially G) hinder H) mission I) painful J) performance K) profession L) remarkably M) require N) sensitive O) urge
2008年12月
A bookless life is an incomplete life. Books influence the depth and breadth of life. They meet the natural beauty of life. Learners, therefore, must have books, and the right type of book, for the satisfaction of their need. Readers turn to books because their curiosity concerning all manners of things, their eagerness to share in the experiences of others and their need to find in books food for the mind and the spirit. Through their reading they find a deeper significance to life as books acquaint them with life in the world as it was and it is now. They are presented with aother ways of thought and living. And while their own relationships and responses to life, the readers often find that the in their stories are going through similar adjustments, which help to clarify and give significance to their own.
Books provide material for readers’ imagination to grow. Imagination is a valuable quality and a motivating power, and stimulates achievement. While enriching their imagination, books their outlook, develop a fact-finding attitude and train them to use leisure . The social and educational significance of the readers’ books cannot be overestimated in an academic library.
A) Abundant B) Characters C) Communicating D) Completely E) Derive F) Desire G) Diversity H) Escape I) Establishing J) Narrow K) Naturally L) Personnel M) Properly N) Respect O) Widen
2008年6月
Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been abroad a couple of times, but I could hardly to know my way around the continent. Moreover, my knowledge of foreign languages was I hesitated. How would I, unable to speak the language, 49 totally unfamiliar with local geography or transportation systems, set up It seemed impossible, and with considerable I sat down to write a letter be gging off. Halfway through, a thought ran through my mind: you can’t learn if you don’t try. So I accepted the assignment.
There were some bad 52 moments. But by the time I had finished the trip I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most remote of places, without guides or even bookings, confident that
somehow I will manage.
The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition 54 scary, but each time you try something, you learn. And as the learning plies up, the world opens to you.
I’ve learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a 55 balloon. And I know I’ll go to doing such things. It’s not because I’m braver or more daring than others. I’m not. But I’ll accept anxiety as another name for challenge and I believe I can wonders.
A accomplish B advanced C balloon D claim E constantly F declare G interviews H limited I manufacture J moments K news L reduced M regret N scary O totally
2007年12月
As war spreads to many comers of the globe, children sadly have been drawn into the center of conflicts. In Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Colombia, however, groups of children have been taking part in peace education children, after learning to resolve conflicts, took on the of peacemakers. The Children’s Movement for peacemakers was even nominated(提名) for the Nobel peace prize in 1998. Groups of children as peacemakers studied human rights an poverty issues in Colombia, eventually forming a group with five other schools in Bogota known a The Schools of Peace.
The classroom opportunities for children to replace angry, violent behaviors with , peaceful ones. It is in the classroom that caring and respect for each person empowers children to take a step toward becoming peacemakers. Fortunately, educators have access to many online resources that are useful when helping children along the path to peace. The Young Peacemakers Club, started in 1992, provides a Website with resources for teachers and on starting a Kindness Campaign. The World Centers of Compassion for Children International call attention to children’s rights and how to help the of war. Starting a Peacemakers’ Club is a praiseworthy venture for a class and one that could spread to other classrooms and ideally affect the culture of the school.
A) acting B) assuming C) comprehensive D) cooperative E) entire F) especially G) forward H) images I) information J) offers K) projects L) respectively M) role N) technology O) victims
2007年6月
Years ago, doctors often said that pain was a normal part of life. In particular, when older patients and they would have to learn to live with it.
Times have changed. Today, we take pain . Indeed, pain is now considered the fifth vital sign, as important as blood pressure, temperature, breathing ’s well-being. We know that chronic (慢性的) pain can disrupt (扰乱) a person’s life, causing problems that from missed work to depression.
That ’s why a growing number of hospitals now depend upon physicians whohelp us treat the pain better, but we also help provide comprehensive therapy for depression and other psychological and social comprehensive therapy often 心理医生) and psychologists, as well as specialists in pain medicine.
This modern 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 number of drugs available, and many of them caused 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 B)involves C) significant D)range E)relieved F) issues G)seriously H)magnificent I)determining J) limited K) gravely L) complained M) respect N) prompting O) specialize
2006年12月
The flood of women into the job market boosted economic growth and changed U.S. society in many ways. Many in-home jobs that used to be done women —ranging from family shopping to preparing meals to doing work —still need to be done by someone. Husbands and children now do some of these jobs, a that has changed the target market for many products. Or a working woman may face a crushing ―poverty of time‖ and look for help elsewhere, creating opportunities for producers of frozen meals, child care centers, dry cleaners, financial services, and the like.
Although there is still a big wage working women gives them new independence and buying power. For example, women now half of all cars. Not long ago, many cars dealers women shoppers by ignoring them or suggesting that they come back with their husbands. Now car companies have realized that women are
customers. It’s interesting that some leading Japanese car dealers were the first to or buy cars—the Japanese society is still very much male-oriented. Perhaps it was the contrast with Japanese society that prompted American firms to pay more attention to women buyers.
A) scale B) retailed C) generate D) extreme E) technically F) affordable G)situation H)really I) potential J) gap K) voluntary L) excessive M) insulted N) purchase O) primarily
2006年6月
El Nino is name given to the mysterious and often unpredictable change in the climate of the world. This strange happens every five to eight years. It starts in the Pacific Ocean and is thought to be caused by a failure in the trade winds (信风) ，which affects the ocean currents driven by these winds. As the trade winds lessen in from the east to warm up by as much as 5℃.
The warming of the ocean has far-reaching effects. The hot, humid (潮湿的) air over the ocean causes severe thunderstorms. The rainfall is increased across South America. floods to Peru. In the West pacific, there are droughts affecting Australia and Indonesia. So while some parts of the world prepare for heavy rains and floods, other parts face drought, poor crops and El Nino usually lasts for about 18 months. The 1982-83 El Nino brought the most weather in modern history. Its effect was worldwide and it left more than 2,000 people dead and caused over eight billion pounds of damage. The 1990 El Nino lasted until June 1995. Scientists longest El Nino for 2,000 years.
Nowadays, weather experts are able to forecast when an El Nino will , but they are still not be.
A estimate B strength C deliberately D notify E tropical F phenomenon G stable H attraction I completely J destructive K starvation L bringing M exhaustion N worth O strike
这篇四级选词填空是2007年6月的四级考试真题，考生普遍反映很难，因
为绝大多数的备选单词都不认识，这也是这种阅读题型成为中国四六级考生最崩溃的题型的最本质的和最无奈的原因。
Years ago, doctors often said that pain was a normal part of life. In particular,
when older patients 47____ 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 48____. Indeed, pain is now considered the fifth vital sign, as important as blood pressure, temperature, breathing rate and pulse in 49____ a person’s well-being. We know that chronic (慢性的) pain can disrupt (扰乱) a person’s life, causing problems that 50____ from missed work to depression.
That ’s why a growing number of hospitals now depend upon physicians who 51____ 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 52____ related to chronic pain. Such comprehensive therapy often 53____ the work of social workers, psychiatrists (心理医生) and psychologists, as well as specialists in pain medicine.
This modern 54____ 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 55____ number of drugs available, and many of them caused 56____ 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.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答
A) result
B) involves
C) significant
D) range
E) relieved
F) issues G) seriously H) magnificent I) determining J) limited K) gravely L) complained M) respect N) prompting O) specialize
第一步：把15个单词通过后缀进行词性分类，但是通常我的习惯是遇到动词进行二次分类：确定时态，确定单三还是非单三; 遇到名词确定单数还是复数; 我一直认为单词不认识不应该成为学生放弃选词填空的原因，在做第一步之前我先把4级历年真题选词填空中出现频率最高的后缀全部列举出来：
名词后缀：tion/sion/ness/ment/er/or/ist/ism
形容词后缀：able/al/ant/ent/tive/sive/ous/less/ed/ing
动词后缀:ate/lize/ing/ed
副词后缀：ly/ward/wise
在历年真题中只要出现ly 一定为副词，这是频率。
好，我们开始分类：
名词单数：A) result结果 M) respect(尊重)
可能的名词复数：F) issues B) involves
动词原形： O) specialize M) respect(尊重)
动词进行时：I) determining决定，确定 N) prompting
动词过去式：J) limited限制 L)complained 抱怨 E) relieved
可能的动词单三：B)involves F)issues
形容词：C) significant H)magnificent J) limited有限的
副词：G) seriously严肃的 K) gravely
不能确定的：D)range
第二步：
回到原文确定空内应填入的词性、单复数形式、动词时态以及其他语法现象。具体怎么操作，我会在接下来第三步解题的时候具体讲解。
第三步：
具体分析，重点打击，先易后难。怎么操作? 我现在开始讲解：
具体解法：
47题： when older patients __47__ of pain，前面是patients 为复数名词，后面是of ，确定应填入一个动词; 后半句为they were told告诉我们填入过去时动词，满足此题的单词分别是：J) limited L)complained E)relieved，根据本句中的pain(痛苦) ，确定L)complained(抱怨) 与pain(痛苦) 的感情方向一致。
48题：前面是we take pain __48__，确定应填入副词来修饰take ，满足的单词有
G) seriously 严肃的K) gravely ，由于是pain(痛苦) ，搭配严肃，如果这两个单词都不认识也是2猜1。
49题：in __49__ a person’s well-being.，我们知道，in 后面跟两种词性，名词或动名词，比如spend time in doing sth，所以满足的单词有I) determining决定，确定 N)prompting ，2猜1。
50题：causing problems that __50__ from missed work to depression.，由于有from---to---, 所以填入动词单配这两个介词，由于没有任何特殊信息词，本题填入一个动词原形，由于前面是problems 这个复数，所以排掉B)involves ，满足的只有O) specialize ，D)range ，两个都不认识，先放着不管，待会再结合处理。 51题：now depend upon physicians who __51__ in pain medicine，后面是in ，确定填动词搭配in ，前面是physicians who ，人作主语，并且是复数，所以必须是动词原形，满足的单词依然是O) specialize ，D)range ，我们可以将50和51题全部填入O) specialize，结果是必对一道，有时候放弃是为了得到。
52题：other psychological and social __52__，前面是psychological and social这两个形容词，空内应该填入名词，由于是other ，要求我们填入一个名词复数，满足的只有一个单词F)issues B)involves，二选一，别着急，让我们看下一道题。 53题：Such comprehensive therapy often __53__ the work，前面是often ，要求空内填入实义动词，Such comprehensive therapy明显是单数，不认识也无所谓，确定空内的填入的单三形式的动词，满足的是F)issues B)involves ，知道怎么样最功利吗? 那就是这道题和上面的52题都填入其中一个，结果依然必对一道!!! 54题：This modern __54__ for pain management，前面是形容词modern ，要求填入名词被它修饰，满足的是A)result 结果 M)respect(尊重) ，空后是介词for ,有一点基础的人都知道M) respect(尊重) 最搭配for ，所以也就排除了它作为动词原形的可能性，所以现在知道我为什么将51题的满足单词固定为O) specialize ，
D)range 了吗?
55题：there were only a __55__ number of drugs available, 根据后面的名词number ，和前面的a ，我们确定天形容词修饰number, 满足的有C) significant
H)magnificent J) limited有限的，同学们，看到了only 了吗? 答案是 limited 有限的。
56题：and many of them caused __56__ side effects ，后面是名词概念side effects ，填入形容词来修饰吧! 满足的只有C) significant H)magnificent J) ，2猜1吧，结合49题2猜1，几率是两道2猜1，两道可以对一道。
One in six. Believe it or not, that’s the number of Americans who struggle with
hunger. To make tomorrow a little better, Feeding America, the nation ’s largest hunger-relief organization, has chosen September as Hunger Action Month . As part of its 30 Ways in 30 Days program, it’s asking across the country to help the more than 200 food banks and 61,000 agencies in its network provide low-income individuals and families with the fuel they need to It’s the kind of work that’s done every day at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in
San Antonio, People who at its front door on the first and third Thursdays of each month aren’t looking for God --they’re there for something to eat . St. Andrew’s runs a food pantry (食品室) that In the wake of the , the number of families in need of food assistance
began to grow. It is that 49 million Americans are unsure of where they will find their next meal. What’s most surprising is that 36% of them live in where at least one adult is working. ―It used to be that one job was all you needed, ‖ says St. Andrew’s Drane. ―The people we see now have three or four part-time jobs and they’re still right on the edge y.‖
A) survive B) surrounding C) serves D) reviewed E) reported F) recession G) households H) gather I) formally J)financially K) domestic L) competition M)communities N) circling O)accumulate
2011年12月
With the world’s population estimated to grow from six to nine billion by 2050,
researchers, businesses and governments are already dealing with the impact this increase will have on everything from food and water to infrastructure and jobs. Underlying all this double over the next 40 years.
Finding the resources to meet this demand in a cornerstone of our nation’s energy security, and will be one of the major of the 21st century. Alternative forms of energy--bio-fuels, wind and solar, to name a few, arebeing funded and developed, and will play a growing in the world’s energy supply. But experts say that, even when , alternative energy sources will likely meet only about 30% of the world’s energy needs by 2050. For example, even with energy development in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, important alternative energy sources such as wind and bio-fuels only about 1% of the market today.
Energy and sustainability experts say the answer to our future energy needs will
likely come from a lot of A stable B solutions C significant D role E progress F marvelous G included H growth I exactly J consist K comprise L competitions M combined N challenges O certainly
The popular notion that older people need less sleep than younger adults is a
myth, scientists said yesterday. While elderly people to sleep for fewer hours than they did when they were younger, this has a(n) effect on their brain's performance and they would benefit from getting more, according to research.
Sean Drummond, a. psychiatrist (心理医生) at the University of California, San
Diego, said older people are more likely to suffer from broken sleep, while younger people are better at sleeping More sleep in old age, however, is with better health, and most
older people would feel better and more if they slept for longer periods, he said.
―The ability to sleep in one chunk (整块时间) overnight goes down as we age
but the amount of sleep we need to well does not change,‖ Dr Drummond told the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in San Diego.
―It's older adult is, the more they sleep like they did when they were suggests that older adults would benefit from to get as much sleep as they did in their 30s. That's from person to person, but the amount of sleep we had at 35 is probably the same amount as we need at 75.‖
A) alert B) associated C) attracting D) cling E) continuing F) definitely G) different H) efficiently I) formally J) function K) mixed L) negative M) sufficient N) tend O) younger
2010年12月
What determines the kind of person you are? What factors make you more or
less bold, intelligent, or able to read a map? All of these are influenced by the interaction of your genes and the environment in which you were The study of how genes and environment interact to influence activity is known as behavioral genetics. Behavioral genetics has made important to the biological revolution, providing information about the extent to which biology influences mind, brain and behavior.
Any research that suggests that 50 abilities to perform certain behaviors are based in biology is controversial. Who wants to be told that there are limitations to genes? It is easy to accept that genes control physical characteristics such as sex, race and eye color. But can genes also determine whether people will get divorced, how 52 smart they are, or what career they are likely to choose? A concern of psychological scientists is the to which all of these characteristics are influenced by nature and nurture (养育), by genetic makeup and the environment. Increasingly, science that genes lay the groundwork for many human traits. From this perspective, people are born like undeveloped photographs: The image is already captured, but the way it appears can vary based on the development process. However, the basic picture is there from the beginning.
A) abilities B) achieve C) appeal D) complaints E) contributions
J) indicates K) proceeds L) psychological I) extent M) raised
F) displayed N) smart G) essentially O) standard H) eventually
2010年6月
When we think of green buildings, we tend to think of new ones – the kind of
high-tech, solar-paneled masterpieces that make the covers of architecture magazines. But the U.S. has more than 100 million existing homes, and it would be wasteful to tear them all down and them with greener versions. An enormous amount of energy and resources went into the construction of those houses. And it would take an average of 65 years for the carbon emissions from a new energy-efficient home to make up for the resources lost by destroying an old one. So in the broadest built. But at the same time, nearly half of U. S. carbon emissions come from heating, cooling and our homes, offices and other buildings. "You can't deal with climate change without dealing with existing buildings," says Richard Moe, the president of the National Trust.
With some 52 exceptions, the oldest homes tend to be the least energy-efficient. Houses built before 1939 use about 50% more energy per square foot than those built after 2000, mainly due to the tiny cracks and gaps that over time and let in more outside air.
Fortunately, there are a 54 vast number of relatively simple changes that can green older homes, from ones like Lincoln's Cottage to your own postwar home. And efficiency upgrades (升级) can save more than just the earth; they can help A) accommodations B) clumsy C) doubtful D) exceptions E) expand F) historic G) incredibly H) powering I) protect J) reduced K) replace L) sense M) shifted N) supplying O) vast
2009年12月
In families with two working parents, fathers may have more impact on a child’s
language development than mothers, a new study suggests.
Researchers 92 families from 11 child care centers before their
children were a year old, interviewing each to establish income, level of education and child care arrangements. Overall, it was a group of well-educated middle-class families with married parents both living in the home.
When the children were 2, researchers videotaped them at home in free-play
sessions with both parents, the November issue of The Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology.
The scientists measured the number of utterances (话语) of the parents,
the number of different words they used, the complexity of their sentences and other
did not differ in the length of utterances or proportion of questions asked.
Finally, the researchers the children ’s speech at age 3, using a
standardized language test. The only predictors of high scores on the test were the mother ’s level of education, the words the father used.
The researchers are ’s speech, and not the mother’s, had
an effect. ―It ’s well that the mother’s language does have an impact,‖ said Nadya Pancsofar, the lead author of the study. It could be that the high-functioning mothers in the study had children ’s speech development, Ms. Pancsofar said, ―or it may be that mothers are in a way we didn’t measure in the study.‖
A) already B)analyzed C) aspects D)characters E) c ontributing F) describing G)established H) quality I) quoted J)recording K) recruited L) total M) unconscious N) unsure O) yet
2009年6月
Every year in the first week of my English class, some students inform me that
writing is too hard. They never write, unless assignments it. They find the writing process and difficult.
How awful to be able to speak in a language but not to write in it, English with its rich vocabulary. Being able to speak but not write is like living in an mansion(豪宅) and never leaving one small room . When I meet students who think they can’t write, I know as a teacher my them the rest of the rooms. My task is to build fluency while providing the opportunity inherent in any writing activity to development of my students. One great way to do this is by having students write in a journal in class every day.
Writing ability is like strength training. Writing needs to be done , just like exercise; just as muscles grow stronger with exercise, writing skills improve quickly with writing practice. I often see a rise in student confidence and Expressing oneself in writing is one of the most important skills I teach to strengthen the whole student. When my students practice journal writing, they are practicing for their future academic, political, and lives. They build skills so that some day they might write a great novel, a piece of sorely needed legislation, or the perfect love letter. Every day that they write in their journals puts them a step 56 closer to fluency, eloquence (雄辩), and command of language .
A) closer B) daily C) emotional D) enhance E) enormous
F) especially G) hinder H) mission I) painful J) performance K) profession L) remarkably M) require N) sensitive O) urge
2008年12月
A bookless life is an incomplete life. Books influence the depth and breadth of life. They meet the natural beauty of life. Learners, therefore, must have books, and the right type of book, for the satisfaction of their need. Readers turn to books because their curiosity concerning all manners of things, their eagerness to share in the experiences of others and their need to find in books food for the mind and the spirit. Through their reading they find a deeper significance to life as books acquaint them with life in the world as it was and it is now. They are presented with aother ways of thought and living. And while their own relationships and responses to life, the readers often find that the in their stories are going through similar adjustments, which help to clarify and give significance to their own.
Books provide material for readers’ imagination to grow. Imagination is a valuable quality and a motivating power, and stimulates achievement. While enriching their imagination, books their outlook, develop a fact-finding attitude and train them to use leisure . The social and educational significance of the readers’ books cannot be overestimated in an academic library.
A) Abundant B) Characters C) Communicating D) Completely E) Derive F) Desire G) Diversity H) Escape I) Establishing J) Narrow K) Naturally L) Personnel M) Properly N) Respect O) Widen
2008年6月
Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been abroad a couple of times, but I could hardly to know my way around the continent. Moreover, my knowledge of foreign languages was I hesitated. How would I, unable to speak the language, 49 totally unfamiliar with local geography or transportation systems, set up It seemed impossible, and with considerable I sat down to write a letter be gging off. Halfway through, a thought ran through my mind: you can’t learn if you don’t try. So I accepted the assignment.
There were some bad 52 moments. But by the time I had finished the trip I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most remote of places, without guides or even bookings, confident that
somehow I will manage.
The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition 54 scary, but each time you try something, you learn. And as the learning plies up, the world opens to you.
I’ve learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a 55 balloon. And I know I’ll go to doing such things. It’s not because I’m braver or more daring than others. I’m not. But I’ll accept anxiety as another name for challenge and I believe I can wonders.
A accomplish B advanced C balloon D claim E constantly F declare G interviews H limited I manufacture J moments K news L reduced M regret N scary O totally
2007年12月
As war spreads to many comers of the globe, children sadly have been drawn into the center of conflicts. In Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Colombia, however, groups of children have been taking part in peace education children, after learning to resolve conflicts, took on the of peacemakers. The Children’s Movement for peacemakers was even nominated(提名) for the Nobel peace prize in 1998. Groups of children as peacemakers studied human rights an poverty issues in Colombia, eventually forming a group with five other schools in Bogota known a The Schools of Peace.
The classroom opportunities for children to replace angry, violent behaviors with , peaceful ones. It is in the classroom that caring and respect for each person empowers children to take a step toward becoming peacemakers. Fortunately, educators have access to many online resources that are useful when helping children along the path to peace. The Young Peacemakers Club, started in 1992, provides a Website with resources for teachers and on starting a Kindness Campaign. The World Centers of Compassion for Children International call attention to children’s rights and how to help the of war. Starting a Peacemakers’ Club is a praiseworthy venture for a class and one that could spread to other classrooms and ideally affect the culture of the school.
A) acting B) assuming C) comprehensive D) cooperative E) entire F) especially G) forward H) images I) information J) offers K) projects L) respectively M) role N) technology O) victims
2007年6月
Years ago, doctors often said that pain was a normal part of life. In particular, when older patients and they would have to learn to live with it.
Times have changed. Today, we take pain . Indeed, pain is now considered the fifth vital sign, as important as blood pressure, temperature, breathing ’s well-being. We know that chronic (慢性的) pain can disrupt (扰乱) a person’s life, causing problems that from missed work to depression.
That ’s why a growing number of hospitals now depend upon physicians whohelp us treat the pain better, but we also help provide comprehensive therapy for depression and other psychological and social comprehensive therapy often 心理医生) and psychologists, as well as specialists in pain medicine.
This modern 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 number of drugs available, and many of them caused 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 B)involves C) significant D)range E)relieved F) issues G)seriously H)magnificent I)determining J) limited K) gravely L) complained M) respect N) prompting O) specialize
2006年12月
The flood of women into the job market boosted economic growth and changed U.S. society in many ways. Many in-home jobs that used to be done women —ranging from family shopping to preparing meals to doing work —still need to be done by someone. Husbands and children now do some of these jobs, a that has changed the target market for many products. Or a working woman may face a crushing ―poverty of time‖ and look for help elsewhere, creating opportunities for producers of frozen meals, child care centers, dry cleaners, financial services, and the like.
Although there is still a big wage working women gives them new independence and buying power. For example, women now half of all cars. Not long ago, many cars dealers women shoppers by ignoring them or suggesting that they come back with their husbands. Now car companies have realized that women are
customers. It’s interesting that some leading Japanese car dealers were the first to or buy cars—the Japanese society is still very much male-oriented. Perhaps it was the contrast with Japanese society that prompted American firms to pay more attention to women buyers.
A) scale B) retailed C) generate D) extreme E) technically F) affordable G)situation H)really I) potential J) gap K) voluntary L) excessive M) insulted N) purchase O) primarily
2006年6月
El Nino is name given to the mysterious and often unpredictable change in the climate of the world. This strange happens every five to eight years. It starts in the Pacific Ocean and is thought to be caused by a failure in the trade winds (信风) ，which affects the ocean currents driven by these winds. As the trade winds lessen in from the east to warm up by as much as 5℃.
The warming of the ocean has far-reaching effects. The hot, humid (潮湿的) air over the ocean causes severe thunderstorms. The rainfall is increased across South America. floods to Peru. In the West pacific, there are droughts affecting Australia and Indonesia. So while some parts of the world prepare for heavy rains and floods, other parts face drought, poor crops and El Nino usually lasts for about 18 months. The 1982-83 El Nino brought the most weather in modern history. Its effect was worldwide and it left more than 2,000 people dead and caused over eight billion pounds of damage. The 1990 El Nino lasted until June 1995. Scientists longest El Nino for 2,000 years.
Nowadays, weather experts are able to forecast when an El Nino will , but they are still not be.
A estimate B strength C deliberately D notify E tropical F phenomenon G stable H attraction I completely J destructive K starvation L bringing M exhaustion N worth O strike