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Part II: Cloze Test
Directions: There are twenty blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
New research from Australia supports the belief that many pet owners have — it shows that pets are good for your health. The [31] ____ of this new study suggest that people who have pets are [32] ____ less risk from heart disease than [33] ____ who do not.
Ironically, this [34] ____ study on pets was intended to [35] ____ the myth that pets are good for your health. Earlier research [36] ____ the benefits of owning pets received a lot of [37] ____, but the results were not good enough to [38] ____ the more skeptical doctors. The new research was carried [39] ____ over three years and examined 6000 people, the largest group yet involved in [40] ____ a study. They took tests that measured a [41] ____ of different factors known to be [42] ____ in heart disease — [43] ____ and blood levels of cholesterol and triglyceride. [44] ____, people were asked about their lifestyles.
The 800 people who owned pets had [45] ____ levels on each of the factors [46] ____ than those who did not own pets. The differences were even greater than those found in similar studies on people who [47] ____ to vegetarian diets or took [48] ____ exercise. The study also showed that it did not matter [49] ____ kind of pet was owned — a cat was as good as a dog — so the benefits could not be attributed [50] ____ the exercise involved in walking a dog.
31. | A. | findings | B. | conclusions | C. | indications | D. | signs |
32. | A. | in | B. | on | C. | at | D. | of |
33. | A. | others | B. | ones | C. | these | D. | those |
34. | A. | late | B. | later | C. | latter | D. | latest |
35. | A. | explore | B. | explode | C. | exploit | D. | express |
36. | A. | about | B. | in | C. | on | D. | of |
37. | A. | publicity | B. | public | C. | publican | D. | publication |
38. | A. | consult | B. | convert | C. | convict | D. | convince |
39. | A. | on | B. | out | C. | through | D. | for |
40. | A. | so | B. | such | C. | how | D. | what |
41. | A. | kind | B. | sort | C. | variety | D. | difference |
42. | A. | including | B. | involving | C. | included | D. | involved |
43. | A. | blood | B. | pressure | C. | indigestion | D. | high fever |
44. | A. | However | B. | Also | C. | Therefore | D. | So |
45. | A. | similar | B. | same | C. | lower | D. | fewer |
46. | A. | calculated | B. | same | C. | mentioned | D. | measured |
47. | A. | switched | B. | shut | C. | ate | D. | directed |
48. | A. | in | B. | out | C. | up | D. | over |
49. | A. | what | B. | which | C. | a | D. | the |
50. | A. | through | B. | to | C. | by | D. | for |
参考答案:
31. 选A。原文意为“这项新发现”,finding意为“发现”;conclusion意为“推论”;indication意为“暗示”:sign意为“迹象”。
32. 选C。at risk为固定搭配,意为“处于风险之中”。
33. 选D。those who经常连用,引导从句。
34. 选D。late指晚的;later指较晚的,是late比较级;latter指后者;只有latest最新的符合文意。
35. 选B。explode the myth为常用动宾搭配, 意为“戳穿谣言”。
36. 选C。research on意为“关于……的研究”
37. 选A。receive publicity为常用动宾搭配,意为“得到广泛关注”
38. 选D。原文意为“实验结果还是不足以说服那些多疑的医生”。consult指咨询;convert指转换;convict指给……定罪。
39. 选B。carry out 为固定搭配,意为“展开,施行”。
40. 选B。such指代前文试验。
41. 选C。从后文different推出,此处应选a variety of 多样的。a kind of有几分;a sort of可以说是……;没有a difference of这种说法。