Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Choosing an active way to get to work could make a big 【1】 ( differ) in people’s weight , a large U.K. study suggests.

Studying tens of thousands of commuters (乘客)over age 40, researchers found that people who 【1】 (drive) to work weighed more and had a 【1】 (high) percentage of body fat than those who got to work by walking or biking.

Those who commuted by bicycle were the slimmest of all."We know that exercise 【1】 (protect) against obesity and chronic diseases. However, we all struggle 【1】 (fit)enough of it into our busy lives," said lead author Ellen Flint ."This study shows that people who manage to build physical activity into their daily commute have 【1】 (significant) lower body weight and healthier body composition than those who commute by car.

Men and women who commuted to work 【1】 any means other than driving had lower body fat percentage and BMI 【1】 (compare) to adults who commuted by car.

Even after accounting for 【1】 wide range of characteristics and lifestyle information about the 【1】 (participate), active commuting methods were linked to lower body weight and body fat.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】difference

【2】drove

【3】higher

【4】protects

【5】to fit

【6】significantly

【7】by

【8】compared

【9】a

【10】participants

【解析】

【1】difference 考查词性转化。形容词之后应该用名词，故填difference。

【2】 drove 考查动词时态。本句话是叙述过去的事，应该用一般过去时态，故填drove。

【3】 higher 考查形容词的比较级。根据后面的than可知此处应该用比较级，故填higher。

【4】 protects 考查动词的时态。本句话叙述的是锻炼的作用，应该用一般现在时态，exercise是第三人称单数，故填protects。

【5】 to fit 考查不定式的用法。struggle to do sth .是固定短语，意思是“努力做某事”，故填to fit。

【6】 significantly 考查副词的用法。lower是形容词的比较级，修饰形容词的词应该是副词，故填significantly。

【7】 by 考查介词的用法。means的意思是方式，用……方式应该用by，故填by。

【8】compared 考查过去分词的用法。compared to…是固定短语，意思是“同……比较”，故填compared

【9】a 考查冠词的用法。a wide range o…是固定短语，意思是“各种各样的”，故填a。

【10】 participants 考查名词的数。本句话的意思是：即便在考虑到众多参与者的个性和生活方式信息之后，积极的通勤方式仍和低体重、低脂有关，此处应该用名词的复数，故填participants。