Question

【题目】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

A professor of public health at UCLA says that pet ownership might provide a new form of health care. As far back as the 1790s, the elderly at a senior citizens’ home in England 【1】(encourage) to spend time with farm animals. This helped patients’ mental state more than the cruel therapies 【2】 (use) on the mentally ill at the time. In recent years, scientist have finally begun to find proof 【3】 contact with animals can increase a sick person’s chance of survival and has been shown 【4】 (lower) heart rate, calm upset children, and get people to start a conversation.

Scientists think that animal companionship is beneficial 【5】 animals are accepting and attentive, and they don’t criticize or give orders. Animals have the unique ability to be more social. For example, visitors to nursing homes get more social responses from patients when they come with animal companions.

Not only do people seem 【6】(anxious) when animals are nearby, but they may also live longer. Studies show that a year after heart surgery, survival rates for heart patients were higher for those with pets in their homes than those without pets. Elderly people with pets make fewer trips 【7】 doctors than those without animal companions, possibly because animals relieve loneliness. Staying with animals is believed to create a peaceful state of mind, 【8】(result) in a favourable environment for everyone.

Research confirms that the findings concerning senior citizens can be applied to restless children. They are more easy-going when there are animals around with, with 【9】 company they tend to calm down more easily. They involve 【10】 in playing with animals and the presence of animals comforts them greatly.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】were encouraged

【2】used

【3】that

【4】to lower

【5】because

【6】less anxious

【7】to

【8】resulting

【9】whose

【10】themselves

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。加州大学洛杉矶分校的一位公共卫生教授说，养宠物可能提供一种新的医疗保健形式。近年来，科学家终于证明与动物接触可以增加病人的生存机会，并已被证明可以降低心率，安抚不安的孩子，并让人们开始交谈。并说明了动物陪伴不同人群给他们带来的益处。

【1】考查动词时态语态。本句主语与谓语动词构成被动关系，且根据上文As far back as the 1790s可知应用一般过去时的被动语态，主语为the elderly“老年人”，谓语动词应用复数。故填were encouraged。

【2】考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知use在句中应用非谓语动词形式，与逻辑主语therapies构成被动关系，故用过去分词。故填used。

【3】考查连接词。句意：近年来，科学家终于开始找到证据，证明与动物接触可以增加病人的生存机会，并已被证明可以降低心率，安抚不安的孩子，并让人们开始交谈。此处为同位语从句，从句中不缺少成分，故用that引导。故填that。

【4】考查非谓语动词。句意同上。分析句子结构可知lower在句中应用非谓语动词形式，且根据上文be shown to do表示“被证明……”后跟不定式。故填to lower。

【5】考查连接词。句意：科学家认为动物的陪伴是有益的，因为动物会接受和专注，它们不会批评或发号施令。此处为原因状语从句，表示“因为”应用because。故填because。

【6】考查比较级。句意：当动物在附近时，人们不仅看起来不那么焦虑，而且可能活得更久。结合后文but they may also live longer.以及句意表示“不那么焦虑”应用形容词比较级less anxious。故填less anxious。

【7】考查介词。句意：与没有动物陪伴的老年人相比，有宠物的老年人去看医生的次数更少，这可能是因为动物可以缓解孤独感。表示“去……”短语为make a trip to。故填to。

【8】考查非谓语动词。句意：人们认为和动物呆在一起可以创造平静的心境，给每个人都带来有利的环境。分析句子结构可知result在句中应用非谓语动词形式，与逻辑主语Staying with animals构成主动关系，故用现在分词。故填resulting。

【9】考查定语从句。句意：有动物在身边时，他们会变得更随和，有动物作伴时，他们更容易冷静下来。此处为“介词+关系代词”结构定语从句修饰先行词animals，且先行词在从句中作定语，故用关系代词whose。故填whose。

【10】考查代词。句意：他们参与到与动物的玩耍中，动物的存在让他们感到非常舒适。表示“某人参与……”短语为involve oneself in，此处指代上文they应用反身代词themselves。故填themselves。