1、考研英语二(完形填空)-试卷 70 及答案解析(总分:120.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、Use of English(总题数:3,分数:120.00)1.Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.(分数:40.00)_Being plugged into an iPod is a feature of adolescence. A new study suggests t
2、hat teens who spend too much time listening to music may be at higher risk of depression. The study found that teens who reported listening to music more often【C1】_using other types of media like TV and bookswere more likely to have major depressive disorder,【C2】_with teens who listened to music les
3、s frequently. With each level increase in music use, teens had an 80% higher risk of depression, the study found. The study didn“t measure【C3】_listening times, but based on previous data, the study authors【C4】_that teens in the highest-use group were likely listening to music【C5】_at least four or fi
4、ve hours a day. At this【C6】_it is not clear whether depressed people begin to listen to more music to【C7】_or whether listening to large【C8】_of music can lead to depression, or both.【C9】_researchers found that reading books had the opposite【C10】_: with time spent in reading increasing, teens“ risk of
5、 depression【C11】_50%. This is worth emphasizing because overall in the U.S., reading books is decreasing,【C12】_nearly all other forms of media use are increasing. For the study, the researchers【C13】_106 participants aged 7 to 17 for two months; 46 participants had been previously【C14】_with depressio
6、n. Throughout the course of the study, researchers made【C15】_weekend phone calls to the teens in order to determine, in real time, what forms of media they were using,【C16】_television, music, video games, Internet, magazines and books. On average, teens were most likely to be watching a movie or TV
7、when researchers called (26% of the time). Teens reported listening to music 9% of the time, followed by Internet use and video gaming (6% each) and,【C17】_, reading printed media (0.2%). Of all the media reported, only music showed【C18】_associations with increased depression risk,【C19】_researchers h
8、ad control of【C20】_like age, sex and race.(分数:40.00)(1).【C1】(分数:2.00)A.less thanB.more thanC.other thanD.rather than(2).【C2】(分数:2.00)A.comparedB.collidedC.disputedD.accompanied(3).【C3】(分数:2.00)A.casualB.spareC.totalD.additional(4).【C4】(分数:2.00)A.estimatedB.upheldC.opposedD.refuted(5).【C5】(分数:2.00)A.
9、inB.forC.byD.to(6).【C6】(分数:2.00)A.altitudeB.timeC.pointD.rate(7).【C7】(分数:2.00)A.entertainB.avertC.immerseD.escape(8).【C8】(分数:2.00)A.amountsB.numbersC.scoresD.dozens(9).【C9】(分数:2.00)A.In additionB.After allC.By contrastD.Above all(10).【C10】(分数:2.00)A.assumptionB.associationC.assuranceD.aspiration(11)
10、.【C11】(分数:2.00)A.droppedB.soaredC.remainedD.fluctuated(12).【C12】(分数:2.00)A.butB.thoughC.andD.while(13).【C13】(分数:2.00)A.recruitedB.questionedC.inquiredD.surveyed(14).【C14】(分数:2.00)A.affirmedB.provedC.diagnosedD.deduced(15).【C15】(分数:2.00)A.frequentB.redundantC.constantD.occasional(16).【C16】(分数:2.00)A.
11、includingB.concludingC.precludingD.consisting(17).【C17】(分数:2.00)A.moreoverB.finallyC.justD.even(18).【C18】(分数:2.00)A.significantB.negligibleC.absurdD.temporary(19).【C19】(分数:2.00)A.beforeB.whenC.afterD.while(20).【C20】(分数:2.00)A.factorsB.methodsC.speciesD.figuresMore than 45 million Americans now belon
12、g to a health club. We spend some $19 billion a year on gym memberships. Of course, some people join and never go. According to a survey, the number of people who said they【C1】_regular exercise, has been rising. And yet obesity【C2】_have risen significantly: a third of Americans are obese, and anothe
13、r third【C3】_as overweight by the Federal Government“s【C4】_. Yes, it“s entirely possible that those of us who regularly go to the gym would weigh even more if we exercised【C5】_. But like many other people, I get hungry after I exercise,【C6】_I often eat more on the days I work out than on the days I d
14、on“t. Could exercise actually be keeping me from losing weight? The【C7】_wisdom that exercise is essential for shedding pounds is actually fairly【C8】_. As recently as the 1960s, doctors routinely advised against【C9】_exercise, particularly for older adults who could【C10】_themselves. Today doctors enco
15、urage even their oldest patients to exercise, which is sound advice for many reasons: People who regularly exercise are at significantly lower risk for all manner of【C11】_those of the heart in particular. They less often develop cancer, diabetes and many other illnesses. But the past few years of ob
16、esity research show that the role of exercise in weight loss has been wildly【C12】_. “In general, for weight loss, exercise is pretty【C13】_,“ says Eric Ravussin, chair in diabetes and metabolism at Louisiana State University and a prominent exercise researcher. Many recent studies have found that exe
17、rcise isn“t as important【C14】_helping people lose weight as you hear so regularly in gym advertisements or on【C15】_like The Biggest Loser. The basic problem is that【C16】_it“s true that exercise burns calories and that you must burn calories to lose weight, exercise has another effect: it can【C17】_hu
18、nger. That causes us to eat more, which【C18】_can deny the weight-loss benefits we just【C19】_. Exercise, in other words, isn“t necessarily helping us lose weight. It may even be making it【C20】_.(分数:40.00)(1).【C1】(分数:2.00)A.managed onB.engaged inC.set asideD.returned to(2).【C2】(分数:2.00)A.growthB.index
19、esC.figuresD.variation(3).【C3】(分数:2.00)A.deemB.accountC.agreeD.count(4).【C4】(分数:2.00)A.definitionB.defenseC.regulationD.measure(5).【C5】(分数:2.00)A.moreB.quicklyC.lessD.slowly(6).【C6】(分数:2.00)A.butB.soC.ifD.whether(7).【C7】(分数:2.00)A.generalB.ordinaryC.conventionalD.usual(8).【C8】(分数:2.00)A.dullB.newC.c
20、onservativeD.popular(9).【C9】(分数:2.00)A.regularB.rigorousC.persistentD.consistent(10).【C10】(分数:2.00)A.enhanceB.improveC.damageD.injure(11).【C11】(分数:2.00)A.diseasesB.dangersC.disastersD.misfortunes(12).【C12】(分数:2.00)A.confirmedB.approvedC.exaggeratedD.expanded(13).【C13】(分数:2.00)A.meaninglessB.uselessC
21、.helpfulD.effective(14).【C14】(分数:2.00)A.inB.byC.toD.with(15).【C15】(分数:2.00)A.exhibitionsB.showsC.projectsD.commercials(16).【C16】(分数:2.00)A.forB.onceC.unlessD.while(17).【C17】(分数:2.00)A.promoteB.stimulateC.ascendD.facilitate(18).【C18】(分数:2.00)A.on the contraryB.on no conditionC.in turnD.by contrast(19
22、).【C19】(分数:2.00)A.gainedB.occupiedC.utilizedD.owned(20).【C20】(分数:2.00)A.heavierB.quickerC.lighterD.harder考研英语二(完形填空)-试卷 70 答案解析(总分:120.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、Use of English(总题数:3,分数:120.00)1.Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mar
23、k A, B, C or D.(分数:40.00)_解析:Being plugged into an iPod is a feature of adolescence. A new study suggests that teens who spend too much time listening to music may be at higher risk of depression. The study found that teens who reported listening to music more often【C1】_using other types of media li
24、ke TV and bookswere more likely to have major depressive disorder,【C2】_with teens who listened to music less frequently. With each level increase in music use, teens had an 80% higher risk of depression, the study found. The study didn“t measure【C3】_listening times, but based on previous data, the s
25、tudy authors【C4】_that teens in the highest-use group were likely listening to music【C5】_at least four or five hours a day. At this【C6】_it is not clear whether depressed people begin to listen to more music to【C7】_or whether listening to large【C8】_of music can lead to depression, or both.【C9】_researc
26、hers found that reading books had the opposite【C10】_: with time spent in reading increasing, teens“ risk of depression【C11】_50%. This is worth emphasizing because overall in the U.S., reading books is decreasing,【C12】_nearly all other forms of media use are increasing. For the study, the researchers
27、【C13】_106 participants aged 7 to 17 for two months; 46 participants had been previously【C14】_with depression. Throughout the course of the study, researchers made【C15】_weekend phone calls to the teens in order to determine, in real time, what forms of media they were using,【C16】_television, music, v
28、ideo games, Internet, magazines and books. On average, teens were most likely to be watching a movie or TV when researchers called (26% of the time). Teens reported listening to music 9% of the time, followed by Internet use and video gaming (6% each) and,【C17】_, reading printed media (0.2%). Of all
29、 the media reported, only music showed【C18】_associations with increased depression risk,【C19】_researchers had control of【C20】_like age, sex and race.(分数:40.00)(1).【C1】(分数:2.00)A.less thanB.more thanC.other thanD.rather than 解析:解析:空格前的 listening to music more often(听更多音乐)和空格后的“使用其他类型的媒体”是对立的,是不兼容的二选一
30、关系,故选 D 项 rather than“而不是”。(2).【C2】(分数:2.00)A.compared B.collidedC.disputedD.accompanied解析:解析:此处说明研究的结果,空格前后分别提到两群 teens(青少年),一群是听音乐 moreoften(更经常),一群是听音乐 less frequently(更不经常),由此可知两者为对比关系,故选 A 项 compared“比较”。(3).【C3】(分数:2.00)A.casualB.spareC.total D.additional解析:解析:此空格描述青少年听音乐的时间。下文提到“根据之前的数据,那些听音乐
31、时间最长的青少年每天听音乐的时间有 4 到 5 个小时”,由此可推测研究没有测算总共花在听音乐上的时间,故答案为 C项 total“一共”。(4).【C4】(分数:2.00)A.estimated B.upheldC.opposedD.refuted解析:解析:本句的句意为“基于以前的数据,研究者那些听音乐时间最长的青少年每天听音乐的时间可能至少有 4 到 5 个小时”,由 likely(可能)可知此处表猜测,故 A 项 estimated“估计”符合句意。(5).【C5】(分数:2.00)A.inB.for C.byD.to解析:解析:空格后“至少 4-5 个小时”,表示时间的持续,只有 B
32、 项 for 符合这一用法。(6).【C6】(分数:2.00)A.altitudeB.timeC.point D.rate解析:解析:上文提出了一个观点“花大量时间听音乐的青少年得抑郁症的风险更高”。下文就这个观点做深度剖析,故选 C 项 point“点”,at this point“在这一点上”。(7).【C7】(分数:2.00)A.entertainB.avertC.immerseD.escape 解析:解析:此处两个 whether 从句为并列对比,讲的是听音乐和抑郁之间的关系。根据前面提到的观点,填入的词应具有消极意义,故选 D 项 escape“逃避”,即抑郁人群听更多的音乐是为了逃
33、避现实。(8).【C8】(分数:2.00)A.amounts B.numbersC.scoresD.dozens解析:解析:此处需填入修饰不可数名词 music 的连词,只有 amounts of 能和不可数名词搭配。故选 A项 amounts“数量”。(9).【C9】(分数:2.00)A.In additionB.After allC.By contrast D.Above all解析:解析:上文提到听大量音乐与患抑郁症的风险大关系紧密,而这句话提到阅读有着 opposite(相反的)的效果:阅读越多,抑郁风险越小。由此可看出,这里要表现强烈的对比,故选 C 项 Bycontrast“相比之
34、下”。(10).【C10】(分数:2.00)A.assumptionB.association C.assuranceD.aspiration解析:解析:上一句讲到听音乐与抑郁之间的关系,而这句转向了 reading books;空格后的冒号表示解释说明,讲的是阅读和抑郁之间的关系。只有 B 项 association“联系”符合题意,即阅读与抑郁有着相反的关联。(11).【C11】(分数:2.00)A.dropped B.soaredC.remainedD.fluctuated解析:解析:由冒号前的 opposite 可知,阅读有着与听音乐相反的效果。前面提到,听音乐的时间越长,青少年患抑郁
35、症的风险就增加更多。由此推断,读书时间越长,青少年得抑郁症的风险反而会下降很多。故选 A 项 dropped“下降”。(12).【C12】(分数:2.00)A.butB.thoughC.andD.while 解析:解析:从上文 reading books is decreasing(阅读书籍在减少)及下文 other forms of me-dia use are increasing(使用其他形式的媒体在增加),可知此处是读书与其他媒体形式的对比,故答案为 D项 while“然而”。(13).【C13】(分数:2.00)A.recruitedB.questionedC.inquiredD.s
36、urveyed 解析:解析:由 For the study 提示,研究者必须对某个群体进行一段时间的“调查”,而且下文也具体讲到调查的具体过程,故选 D 项 surveyed“调查”。(14).【C14】(分数:2.00)A.affirmedB.provedC.diagnosed D.deduced解析:解析:根据句意:46 名参与者之前被有抑郁症,由此可推测填入的词有“确认”“诊断”之类的意思。只有 C 项 diagnosed“诊断”符合句意和搭配。(15).【C15】(分数:2.00)A.frequent B.redundantC.constantD.occasional解析:解析:在调查
37、过程中,要 in real time(实时地)了解青少年在用何种形式的媒介,就必须频繁性地调查,经常打电话,故答案为 A 项 frequent“频繁的”。(16).【C16】(分数:2.00)A.including B.concludingC.precludingD.consisting解析:解析:从上文“正在用何种形式的媒介”及下文列举出来的具体形式,可知前者包括后者,故选 A项 including“包括”。(17).【C17】(分数:2.00)A.moreoverB.finally C.justD.even解析:解析:上文列举了五种媒介所占比例的研究数据,且按照高低顺序排列。此处为最后一种
38、媒介的数据,且 and 提示此处是并列的最后一项,故选 B 项 finally“最后”。(18).【C18】(分数:2.00)A.significant B.negligibleC.absurdD.temporary解析:解析:这句提到,研究人员研究了上述媒介与抑郁的高风险性的关系但从 only 一词可知音乐与抑郁的关系最为显著,故选 A 项 significant“值得注意的”。(19).【C19】(分数:2.00)A.beforeB.whenC.after D.while解析:解析:一项调查在得出比较客观的结论之前,当然是先要排除一些外在的因素。所以此处选 C 项after“在之后”,即在
39、调研人员控制了年龄、性别和种族等之后再做出研究结论。(20).【C20】(分数:2.00)A.factors B.methodsC.speciesD.figures解析:解析:年龄、性别和种族都是影响调查结果公平公正性的外在因素,所以要控制好。故选 A 项factors“因素”。More than 45 million Americans now belong to a health club. We spend some $19 billion a year on gym memberships. Of course, some people join and never go. Accor
40、ding to a survey, the number of people who said they【C1】_regular exercise, has been rising. And yet obesity【C2】_have risen significantly: a third of Americans are obese, and another third【C3】_as overweight by the Federal Government“s【C4】_. Yes, it“s entirely possible that those of us who regularly g
41、o to the gym would weigh even more if we exercised【C5】_. But like many other people, I get hungry after I exercise,【C6】_I often eat more on the days I work out than on the days I don“t. Could exercise actually be keeping me from losing weight? The【C7】_wisdom that exercise is essential for shedding p
42、ounds is actually fairly【C8】_. As recently as the 1960s, doctors routinely advised against【C9】_exercise, particularly for older adults who could【C10】_themselves. Today doctors encourage even their oldest patients to exercise, which is sound advice for many reasons: People who regularly exercise are
43、at significantly lower risk for all manner of【C11】_those of the heart in particular. They less often develop cancer, diabetes and many other illnesses. But the past few years of obesity research show that the role of exercise in weight loss has been wildly【C12】_. “In general, for weight loss, exerci
44、se is pretty【C13】_,“ says Eric Ravussin, chair in diabetes and metabolism at Louisiana State University and a prominent exercise researcher. Many recent studies have found that exercise isn“t as important【C14】_helping people lose weight as you hear so regularly in gym advertisements or on【C15】_like
45、The Biggest Loser. The basic problem is that【C16】_it“s true that exercise burns calories and that you must burn calories to lose weight, exercise has another effect: it can【C17】_hunger. That causes us to eat more, which【C18】_can deny the weight-loss benefits we just【C19】_. Exercise, in other words,
46、isn“t necessarily helping us lose weight. It may even be making it【C20】_.(分数:40.00)(1).【C1】(分数:2.00)A.managed onB.engaged in C.set asideD.returned to解析:解析:本句是要讲经常进行锻炼的人数在持续增长,所以选 B 项 engaged in“从事,参加”。(2).【C2】(分数:2.00)A.growthB.indexesC.figures D.variation解析:解析:根据此句冒号后的内容:三分之一的美国人属于肥胖(obese),另外三分之一也
47、属于超重(overweight),由此可看出美国的肥胖人数增速明显。选 C 项 figures“(用数学表示的)数量”。(3).【C3】(分数:2.00)A.deemB.accountC.agreeD.count 解析:解析:本空格应填入一个能和 as 搭配的动词,只有 D 项 count 能与 as 搭配,表示“算作;视为”。代入句中意为“另外三分之一的美国人算作超重”。(4).【C4】(分数:2.00)A.definition B.defenseC.regulationD.measure解析:解析:本句是想表达“按照联邦政府的,另有三分之一的人被算作超重”,联邦政府应该是对何为超重做了定义,所以选 A 项 definition“解释;定义”。(5).【C5】(分数:2.00)A.moreB.quicklyC.less D.slowly解析:解析:此句为条件状语从句,根据主句里的 even more,再根据语义“如果锻炼的话,经常去健身房锻炼的人体重会增长更快”,经常锻炼的人,如果锻炼少了就会胖得更快,可推出应选 C 项less“更少”。(6).【C6】(分数:2.00)A.butB.so C.ifD.whether解析:解析:空格前提到“运动过后我会肚子饿”,后面提到“我在锻炼的日子比不去锻炼时吃得多”,前后为因果关系。B 项 so