Eating less may bring longer life？A study by the National Institutes of Health__1__that reducing calories by 30 percent__2__to slow the rate of aging in monkeys，providing__3__evidence that humans might live longer by eating less.

The study has shown that a__4__diet that includes a sharp reduction in calories caused the animals to__5__a lower body temperature，a slower metabolism(新陈代谢) and__6__changes in the biochemical markers for aging.

Dr.George Roth，a__7__at the research center of the National Institute on Aging said，“This shows that what has been demonstrated in mice__8__can apply in monkeys.”

“We have__9__for 70 years that__10__you feed laboratory mice less food，they age slower，they__11__longer and they get diseases less__12__，” he said.“We find that monkeys respond in the same__13__and that the same biological changes may be in __14__here.”

Dr.Roth said__15__biochemical measurements also showed that eating less was__16__for the monkeys.

The study is__17__ and involves 200 monkeys.Dr.Roth said that the diets of the monkeys included all of the __18__vitamins and other nutriments__19__ that half of the monkeys received about 30 percent fewer calories than a __20__group.

1A.remarks　 B．believes　 C．causes　 D．shows

解析：shows意为“表明”，符合上下文语境。

答案：D

2A.aims　 B．appears　 C．demands　 D．agrees

解析：appear to do sth.“似乎做某事”。其他选项不符合上下文逻辑关系。

答案：B

3A.strange　 B．new　 C．no　 D．little

解析：这项研究的结果是“少吃，人可能长寿”，为论点提供了“新”的依据。

答案：B

4A.well­balanced　 　B．well­prepared

C．well­planned　 D．well­cooked

解析：根据常识可知是人的“均衡”的饮食。

答案：A

5A.produce　 B．give　 C．have　 D．change

解析：根据常识可知是“拥有”更低的体温，而不是“生产、给出、改变”。

答案：C

6A.more　 B．fewer　 C．faster　 D．deeper

解析：根据上下文，年龄增大生理变化“更少”，符合语境。

答案：B

7A.scientist　 B．doctor　 C．lawyer　 D．designer

解析：在“抗衰老研究中心”从事研究的人当然是“科学家”。

答案：A

8A.still　 B．already　 C．yet　 D．also

解析：对老鼠进行的试验“也”可以运用于猴子。

答案：D

9A.heard　 B．known　 C．done　 D．made

解析：对于后面的情况我们“知道、了解”。其他选项不符合上下文的逻辑关系。

答案：B

10A.if　 B．when　 C．though　 D．since

解析：根据前后的逻辑关系可知，应用if表示条件。

答案：A

11A.live　 B．stay　 C．sleep　 D．stand

解析：根据上下文可知，这个实验是证明“少吃”和“长寿”的关系的，所以正确答案是A项。

答案：A

12A.carefully　 　　B．obviously

C．frequently　 D．definitely

解析：少吃东西，老鼠可以活得更久，不“常”得病。

答案：C

13A.direction　 B．way　 C．method　 D．instruction

解析：猴子的反应也是以同样的“方式”，所以用in the same way。

答案：B

14A.play　 B．work　 C．peace　 D．battle

解析：in play“开玩笑地，在进行中”。

答案：A

15A.some　 B．same　 C．other　 D．all

解析：“其他的”生化检测也表明少吃对猴子是“健康的”。

答案：C

16A.healthy　 B．happy　 C．lucky　 D．fortunate

解析：“少吃”对猴子是“健康的”。其他选项不符合上下文逻辑关系。

答案：A

17A.starting　 　　B．growing　

C．developing　 D．continuing

解析：这项研究涉及200只猴子，所以应该是在“继续”。

答案：D

18A.required　 B．asked　 C．helped　 D．referred

解析：猴子的食物包含所有“所需的”维生素，其他选项不符合上下文逻辑关系。

答案：A

19A.for　 B．therefore　 C．but　 D．as

解析：句中的两个宾语从句是转折关系，所以用but连接。

答案：C

20A.guide　 B．control　 C．mix　 D．ready

解析：因为是做实验，有一组猴子在食量方面是受到“控制”的。

答案：B

1他当汽车司机维持生活。(earn one's living)

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答案：He earns his living as a motorcar driver.

2你付那人多少钱来监视我？(spy on)

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答案：How much did you pay the man to spy on me?

3我要少抽点烟，也可能完全戒掉。(cut down)

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答案：I'll cut down my smoking，maybe cut it out entirely.

4既然你自己在说谎，你怎么能期待你的孩子们诚实呢？(tell lies)

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答案：How can you expect your children to be truthful when you yourself tell lies?

5她终于重新获得了他的爱。(win...back)

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答案：She has managed to win him back finally.

1For the Turner sisters and their classmates，taking a part­time job might ______ their time for study.

　A．cut off　 　B．cut into

C．cut down　 D．cut away

解析：考查动词短语辨析。cut off“切断，切掉，剪下”；cut into“侵犯，打断”；cut down“削减，删节”；cut away“切掉，砍掉”。根据句意知应选C项。

答案：C

2-Perhaps John's not in.

-______.Look，the light's on.

A．Yes，he can be at home

B．No，he couldn't go out

C．Yes，he must be at home

D．No，he needn't go out

解析：由“Look，the light's on”可知他此刻一定在家里，所以用must be at home表示“对事情的肯定推测”。

答案：C

3The child should be punished.You shouldn't let him ______ telling lies.

A．keep away from　 B．keep away with

C．get away from　 　D．get away with

解析：keep away from“远离”；get away from“逃离”；get away with“侥幸成功；逃脱处罚”。句意：这孩子应受到惩罚。他撒谎你不应该不惩罚他。由句意可知答案为D 项。

答案：D

4______ rapid progress has he made that we all admire him.

A．Very　 B．So

C．Such　 D．Too

解析：句型so+ adj./adv.+ that和such +adj.+n.+that “如此……以至于……”中，若把“so +adj./adv.或such+adj.+n.”提到句首，则主句需部分倒装，从句不倒装。此题中，progress是名词，所以用such修饰。

答案：C

5In my opinion，keeping dogs should not be banned，but ______ to certain areas.

A．limited　 B．limiting

C．to limit　 D．to be limited

解析：句意：在我看来，不应该禁止养狗，但要限制在某些特定的区域。but后的句子补充完整为；but keeping dogs should be limited to certain areas。

答案：A

6A harmonious society is like a symphony orchestra-each person contributes a small sound，but when ______ with other sounds，it becomes beautiful music.

A．combining　 B．being combined

C．combined　 　D．to be combined

解析：句意：和谐社会就像一个管弦乐队--每个人奏出一个音，但是当和其他音和在一起时，就成了美丽的乐章。在时间、条件、让步状语从句中，若主从句主语一致，从句谓语含有动词be，可以把从句中的主语和be动词一起省略。when从句补充完整为：when it is combined with other sounds，所以C项正确。

答案：C

7As a result of the serious flood，two thirds of the buildings in the area ______.

A．needs repairing　 B．need repairing

C．need to repair　 　D．needs to be repaired

解析：分数或者百分数修饰名词作主语时，谓语的数由名词而定，所以此题中谓语的数是由buildings决定的。当need/want/require作“需要”解释时，其后接的动词若和句子的主语之间是动宾关系，则该动词要用动名词的主动形式或者动词不定式的被动形式。

答案：B

8-John got injured in the game.

-Would it be at least a fortnight ______ he could recover and return to school?

A．when　 B．that

C．since　 D．before

解析：句意：--John 在比赛中受伤了。--至少要过两周他才能康复返校吗？It will/would be +一段时间+before...“要过多久才……”，是固定句式。

答案：D

9Nowadays many famous pop stars begin to use recycled paper_______plastic to package their photographs.

A．or rather　 　B．other than

C．rather than　 D．more than

解析：or rather“更确切地说”；other than“不同于，除了”；rather than“而不是”；more than“多于；不仅仅”。句意：现在许多著名的流行歌手开始用再生纸袋而不是塑料袋来包装他们的照片。

答案：C

10-Are you satisfied with this hotel?

-Not a little.We can't have______.

A．a worse one　 　B．a nicer one

C．such a bad one　 D．so nice one

解析：比较级用于否定句式表示最高级意义，所以这里的比较级表达了最高级的意思；not a little“非常(满意)”。最后一句句意：我们不可能找到更好的了。

答案：B

学校英语俱乐部拟于2010年11月10日举办一个“戏剧之夜”，你班在选择剧目时遇到了困难。请你就你们遇到的具体困难“很难找到与学校生活有关的40分钟左右的短剧本”给Professor Smith写一封信，请求帮助。

注意：1.信的开头和落款已为你写好。

2．词数120左右。

Dear Professor Smith，

We're students from No.2 Senior School.Our teacher，Mr.Wang，told us that we may write to you for help.

Here is the problem.________________________________________________________________________

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Yours sincerely，

　 Wang Mei

参考范文：

Dear_Professor_Smith，

We're_students_from_No.2_Senior_School.Our_teacher，Mr.Wang，told_us_that_we_may_write_to_you_for_help.

Here is the problem.The English Club of our school is going to hold a Drama Night on November 10,2010.Our class would like to put on a short English play，but it is very difficult to find a good play which is not too long，about 40 minutes.It is even difficult to find something about school life.We were told that you are an expert on English drama and have been doing research in this field for many years.Would you please give us some advice？We would really appreciate your kind help and we are looking forward to your early reply.

Yours_sincerely，

　 Wang_Mei

A true apology is more than just acknowledgement of a mistake.It's recognition that something you've said or __1__ has damaged a relationship-and that you __2__ enough about that relationship to want it__3__.

It's never__4__ to acknowledge you are in the wrong.Being human，we all need the art of apology.Look back and think how __5__ you've judged roughly，said __6__ things，pushed yourself __7__ at the expense of a friend.Some deep thought in us know that when __8__ a small mistake has been made，your __9__ will stay out of balance until the mistake is acknowledged and your regret is __10__.

I remember a doctor friend，__11__ me about a man who came to him with __12__ illnesses：headache，insomnia(失眠)，stomachaches and so on.No physical __13__ could be found.Finally the doctor said to the man，“__14__ you tell me what's on your conscience，I can't help you.”

After a short silence，the man told the doctor that he __15__ all the money that his father gave to his brother，who was __16__.His father had died，so only he himself knew the matter.The old doctor made the man write to his brother making an __17__ and enclosing(附寄)a__18__.In the post office，the man dropped the letter into the mail box.As the letter disappeared，the man __19__ into tears.

“Thank you，doctor，” he said，“I think I'm all right now.” And he__20__.

1A.done　 　　　　B．thought

C．announced　 　D．expected

解析：由该句中前面的said可知，此处要填的词与它形成的是对比关系，所以用done。

答案：A

2A.lost　 　　B．care

C．advise　 D．heard

解析：由上下文可知，此处指你非常关心这种关系，所以用care about“关心”。

答案：B

3A.built　 　　B．formed

C．repaired　 D．damaged

解析：由上文的damaged可知，你想修补由你破坏的这种你非常关心的关系。所以repaired符合题意。

答案：C

4A.difficult　 B．easy

C．foolish　 D．shy

解析：由上下文可知，承认错误是需要勇气的，绝非易事。所以easy“容易的”，符合题意。

答案：B

5A.long　 　B．often

C．much　 D．soon

解析：由上下文可知，此处是说“回顾一下自己是否常作出粗鲁的决定”，所以用often“经常”。

答案：B

6A.unusual　 　B．harmful

C．precious　 D．unkind

解析：由上文可知，只有“说一些不友好的话”才会破坏与朋友的友谊，所以用unkind“不友好的”。

答案：D

7A.ahead　 　B．away

C．down　 D．off

解析：push somebody ahead at the expense of somebody “在损害某人的情况下把某人推出来；在损害朋友的前提下提高自己”，是固定的表达形式。

答案：A

8A.still　 　B．even

C．only　 D．such

解析：进一步考虑以后我们会认识到，甚至有时候出了个很小的错误，也会让你的情感失去平衡。所以此处用even“甚至”来加强语气。

答案：B

9A.sense　 　B．brain

C．weight　 D．feeling

解析：由上下文可知，是“感情”失去平衡。feeling“感情”；sense“官能；感觉；判断力；见识”；brain“大脑”；weight“重量”。

答案：D

10A.shown　 　B．explained

C．offered　 D．expressed

解析：什么时候才会把失去的情感平衡找回来呢？当然是承认了错误并且 “表达”个人后悔之意之后。express“表达”；offer“提供”；explain“解释”；show“出示；给……看”。

答案：D

11A.asking　 　　B．telling

C．requiring　 D．setting

解析：tell sb. about sth.“告诉某人有关某事的情况”，是固定搭配。

答案：B

12A.strange　 　B．serious

C．various　 D．much

解析：由下文的headache，insomnia(失眠)，stomachaches and so on可知，是各种疾病。所以various“不同的，各种各样的”符合题意。

答案：C

13A.signs　 　B．reason

C．cause　 D．marks

解析：reason为决定做某一件事的“理由”，对某种行为进行解释； cause为引起某种后果的“起因，内因”。由上下文可知，此处是虽然患有各种疾病，但都不是身体的原因。

答案：C

14A.Whenever　 B．Unless

C．Suppose　 D．Although

解析：最后医生不得不对这位病人说：“除非你告诉我实话，否则我不能帮助你。”通过这句话，我们可以推出unless“除非”符合题意。

答案：B

15A.stole　 　　B．accepted

C．seized　 D．wasted

解析：steal“偷窃”；accept“接受”；seize “独占，霸占”；waste “浪费”。通过下文可知，他“霸占”了父亲留给他弟弟的钱。

答案：C

16A.mad　 　　B．lost

C．abroad　 D．dead

解析：根据常识推断，他弟弟在国外才符合常理。所以abroad“在国外”符合题意。

答案：C

17A.order　 　　　B．excuse

C．agreement　 D．apology

解析：make an apology“道歉”，是固定搭配。

答案：D

18A.note　 　　B．card

C．check　 D．photo

解析：根据常识可知，check“支票”可随信邮寄，但是note“钞票”不行。

答案：C

19A.broke　 　　B．burst

C．laughed　 D．cried

解析：burst into tears“突然大哭起来”，是固定搭配。

答案：B

20A.should　 B．did

C．had　 　D．was

解析：由上文可知，消除了心结，此刻他心安了。此句补充完整应为：And he was all right.

答案：D

1我没有生病。正相反，我很健康。(on the contrary)

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答案：I'm not ill.On the contrary，I'm very healthy.

2我知道很危险，但我要冒险一试。(take a chance)

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答案：I know it's dangerous but I'll take a chance.

3至于旅馆，非常不舒服，并且离海边还有好几英里。(as for)

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答案：As for the hotel，it was very uncomfortable and miles from the sea.

4事实上，他是进入办公室时偶然被发现的。(spot；by accident)

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答案：As a matter of fact，he was spotted by accident when he got into the office.

5应该教育孩子们不要盯着残疾人看。(stare at)

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答案：Children should be taught not to stare at handicapped people.

1-Didn't you have a good time at the party?

-Of course I did.As a matter of fact，I had such fun that time seemed to ______ so quickly.

A．go by　 　B．go away

C．go out　 D．go over

解析：句意：“舞会上你玩得开心吗？”“我当然很开心了。事实上，我如此开心以至于时间似乎过得特别快。”go away“离开”；go out“出去”；go over“复习”；go by“(时间)过去”。

答案：A

2Mary wanted to travel around the world all by herself，but her parents did not ______ her to do so.

A．forbid　 B．allow

C．follow　 D．ask

解析：句意：玛丽想一个人周游世界，但她父母不允许她这么做。forbid“禁止”；allow“允许”；follow“跟随”；ask“要求”。只有B项符合题意。

答案：B

3Though golden weeks over the past eight years have______huge returns for China's tourism industry，voices ______ cancellation of the nationwide holidays are becoming even stronger.

A．brought about；calling for

B．brought up；called on

C．brought in；calling in

D．brought on；called up

解析：句意：尽管在过去八年里黄金周给中国旅游业带来了巨大回报，然而全国范围内要求取消假期的呼声却更强烈了。bring about“使发生，致使”；bring in“生产；挣得；介绍；引进”；bring up“教育，培养；提出，(军队等)调上来”；bring on“引起；使发展；提出”；call for“要求；需要”；call in“邀请；回收”；call up“唤起；提交，提出”；call on“号召；命令；要求”。由句意可知A项为正确答案。

答案：A

4The problem of global warming is serious.______，the sea levels have risen a little.

A．As a consequence　 B．On the contrary

C．In a nutshell　 　　D．In other words

解析：此题考查短语辨析。as a consequence“结果”；on the contrary“相反地”；in a nutshell“简短地说”；in other words“换句话说”。句意：全球变暖问题很严重。结果，海平面上升了一些。

答案：A

5Speaking of all the songs he has written，I think this one probably ______ everyone.

A．is better­known to　 B．is well­known to

C．is best­known to　 　D．is most­known to

解析：well­known“著名的”，比较级形式是better­known，最高级形式是best­known。由all the songs可知，此处应选用最高级形式。句意：说到所有他谱写的歌曲，我认为这一首大家最熟悉。

答案：C

6Can you imagine how late I went to bed last night？It was nearly 1 a．m.______ I finished my article.

A．that　 　B．when

C．before　 D．as

解析：此题考查状语从句。句意：你能想象昨晚我睡觉时是多晚吗？我写完文章的时候已快到凌晨一点了。此题考查了固定句式：It is/was+具体时间点+ when从句；before用于It will be/was+一段时间+before从句；that用于强调结构It is/was +时间状语+that...。

答案：B

7Studies show that the things that contribute most to a sense of happiness cannot be bought，______ a good family life，friendship and work satisfaction.

A．as for　 　　B．in view of

C．in case of　 D．such as

解析：as for“至于(某人或某事物)”；in view of“鉴于，由于，考虑到”；in case of“万一，如果”；such as“例如”。句意：研究表明，能够极大地给人幸福感的东西不能买到，例如好的家庭生活、友谊和对工作的满意。故答案为D项。

答案：D

8At the meeting they discussed three different ______ to the study of maths.

A．approaches　 B．means

C．methods　 　D．ways

解析：四个选项都表示“方法，方式”，但A项中的approach可以与介词to搭配，构成短语approach to sth.表示“……的方法”；其他三项中，D项最容易选错，因为way可以与to do...搭配表示“做……的方法”，也可以与介词to搭配表示“去……的路上”。

答案：A

9After five years of preparation，Shanghai presented the world ______ many said was the greatest Special Olympics.

A．when　 　B．what

C．where　 D．which

解析：此题中，present接了双宾语，一个是the world，另一个是what引导的宾语从句。what引导的宾语从句又是一个主从复合句，said的宾语从句中缺少主语，因此只有what能引导从句。

答案：B

10The policy of the mainland is very clear and straightforward，and the key problem is ______ the leaders of Taiwan will accept it.

A．that　 B．how

C．why　 D．whether

解析：句意：大陆的政策很清楚也很直接，关键问题是台湾领导人是否接受。由句意可知，要用whether(是否)引导这个表语从句。

答案：D

1既然我们已经完成了设计，就该由公司来进行建设了。(now that；in one's turn)

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答案：Now that we have finished the design，the company，in its turn，will do the construction.

2由于强大的引力，飞船被拖得离卫星很近。(gravity；pull；satellite；spaceship)

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答案：The spaceship was pulled close to the satellite by its strong gravity.

3老师幽默的谈话让我们很振奋，班里的气氛放松了下来。(atmosphere；cheer up)

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答案：The atmosphere in the classroom relaxed after the teacher's humorous talk cheered us up.

4别打扰她。她昨晚刚生了一个男孩，现在还在睡觉。(give birth to)

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答案：Don't disturb her.She gave birth to a boy last night and now she is asleep.

5大部分证据都被毁了。因此，不可能证明这种药物是有害的。(harmful；thus)

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答案：Most of the evidence are destroyed.Thus，it's impossible to prove that the drug is harmful.

1(2010江西模拟，34) Animals suffered at the hands of Man ______ they were destroyed by people to make way for agricultural land to provide food for more people.

A．in which　 B．for which

C．so that　 　D．in that

解析：句意：动物遭受人类的控制，是因为人类为了得到更多的农产品供更多的人消费，破坏动物的生存环境以得到更多的土地。in that相当于because，意为“因为，由于”。而其他三项无此意。

答案：D

2Using many symbols makes ______ to put much information on a single map.

A．possible　 　　B．it possible

C．that possible　 D．it is possible

解析：make +it +adj.+动词不定式或者宾语从句，此句式中，it是形式宾语，形容词作补足语，真正的宾语后置。

答案：B

3(2010江苏模拟，34) To learn English，we should find opportunities to hear English ______ as much as we can.

A．speak　 　B．speaking

C．spoken　 D．to speak

解析：句中的非谓语动词作English的宾语补足语。English和speak之间是被动关系，所以用过去分词作宾语补足语。

答案：C

4-It can't be too worse.

-Just ______.Things will turn out to be better so long as you don't stop trying.

A．be all right　 B．take your time

C．ignore it　 　D．take it easy

解析：all right“行，好吧”；take one's time“慢慢来；不着急”；ignore it“别理它”；take it easy“别着急，别紧张”，安慰对方的用语。句意：“糟透了。”“别着急，只要你一直努力，事情会有更好的结果的。”

答案：D

5-I am afraid I can't finish the book within this week.

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A．Please go ahead　 B．That's all right

C．Not at all　 　　　D．Take your time

解析：go ahead“继续干吧”；That's all right“没关系；不用谢”；Not at all“别客气，没什么”，对感谢的回答；take one's time“要用多少时间就用多少时间；不着急”。由语境可知，应选D项。

答案：D

6Tom as well as two of his friends ______ to the concert last night.

A．has been invited　 B．had been invited

C．were invited　 　　D．was invited

解析：由时间状语last night可知要用一般过去时态；名词/代词+as well as+名词/代词作主语时，谓语动词的数由as well as前面的名词或者代词决定。

答案：D

7If you meet ______ problems，please turn ______ me.

A．with；to　 B．down；up

C．with；up　 D．across；to

解析：meet with“偶遇，遭受”；turn to“向……求助；求得安慰”；turn up“出现；露面；把声音开大；把力量加大”。根据句意知应选A项。

答案：A

8The socks are so ______ that they can't be mended any more.

A．used up 　B．worn out

C．tired out　 D．broken out

解析：use up“用完，耗尽”；tire out“使十分疲劳”；break out“(战争、火灾等)突然发生，爆发”；wear out“穿破，用坏；克服；消磨；疲劳”。句意：这些袜子穿坏了，不能再补了。根据句意知应选B项。

答案：B

9After he ______ the table，he sat down on the sofa for a rest，waiting for his guests.

A．lay　 B．laid

C．put　 D．made

解析：lay the table意思是“摆餐具”；lay作“放置，摆放”讲时，过去式是laid。句意：他摆好餐桌后，坐在沙发上休息，等着客人的到来。

答案：B

10______ we stood at the top of the building，we were able to enjoy the town below clearly.

A．As　 　　B．Although

C．Unless　 D．Until

解析：句意：由于我们站在楼顶上，我们能够清楚地看到下面的整座城市。由句意可知，两个句子之间是因果关系，所以用A项。

答案：A