1、考研英语（完形填空）模拟试卷 23（无答案）一、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. (10 points) 0 In Europe, there has been a serious decline in physical activity over the past 50 years. Adults aged 20-60 years【C1 】_500kcal less
2、 energy per day than they did 50 years ago. This is the【C2】_to the running of a marathon each week. Even【C3 】_of participation in walking and cycling are declining, all of which suggests we should be【C4】_to the nearest gym. But the “green“ policies of these establishments【C5 】_to be pretty disappoin
3、ting: factor in air-conditioning, laundering of towels, energy-consuming exercise【C6】_and the fact that 90% of exercisers【C7】_to the gym.British Military Fitness, the UKs leading【C8 】_fitness provider, offers a programme of nationwide classes in parks, and on common lands, in the【C9】_of its Gym Inte
4、rvention programme. The organisation【C10】_not just the fitness benefits of working out outside, also our need to spend time in the great outdoors to【C11 】_overall mental and physical wellbeing.Group activity is declining as fast as our fit ness rates, so the complete ethical workout doesnt merely【C1
5、2】_the greenness of the equipment, but also the social capital to be【C13】_by joining in.It also【C14】_to start early. Children urgently need to become more【C15 】_. and yet according to Natural England, a public body that encourages people to enjoy their natural surroundings, the amount of time and【C1
6、6】_children have with nature is declining; fewer than 10% now play in natural places【C17 】_woodlands, countryside and common land compared with 40% of children 40 years ago. Research shows that children who are【C18】_to nature will continue to visit【C19】_landscapes in adulthood and be committed to【C2
7、0 】_them.1 【C1 】（A）exhaust（B） exit（C） execute（D）expend2 【C2 】（A）amount（B） quantity（C） extent（D）equivalent3 【C3 】（A）speed（B） rhythm（C） rates（D）ratio4 【C4 】（A）forced（B） marched（C） compelled（D）accompanied5 【C5 】（A）intend（B） appeal（C） tend（D）yield6 【C6 】（A）equipment（B） appliance（C） utility（D）instrument7
8、 【C7 】（A）drive（B） walk（C） move（D）run8 【C8 】（A）outside（B） indoor（C） outdoor（D）inside9 【C9 】（A）shape（B） frame（C） scope（D）field10 【C10 】（A）opposes（B） deserts（C） advocates（D）experiences11 【C11 】（A）entertain（B） grasp（C） endure（D）maintain12 【C12 】（A）assess（B） check（C） proof（D）symbolize13 【C13 】（A）existed（
9、B） exhibited（C） gained（D）added14 【C14 】（A）pays（B） hurts（C） yields（D）frustrates15 【C15 】（A）diligent（B） active（C） responsible（D）persistent16 【C16 】（A）contract（B） contrast（C） conflict（D）contact17 【C17 】（A）for example（B） as for（C） such as（D）as to18 【C18 】（A）resorted（B） relieved（C） exiled（D）introduced19
10、【C19 】（A）mysterious（B） natural（C） grand（D）unique20 【C20 】（A）resisting（B） quitting（C） retaining（D）eradicating20 Evidence of the benefits that volunteering can bring older people continues to roll in. “Volunteers have improved physical and social functioning,“ said Fengyan Tang, an assistant professor
11、 at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, who has【C1】_older volunteers. “They report better well-being and greater life【C2】_. Theres a reduced risk of death compared to non-volunteers.“I reported a few weeks back on a public school program【C3】_volunteers, in a small-scale initial study
12、, appeared to【C4】_their risk of cognitive decline.【C5 】_were also learning that not all volunteering is created equal. In Dr. Tangs most recent study,【C6】_in The Gerontologist, she【C7 】_207 volunteers(average age: 72)who spent【C8】_six hours a week on programs providing【C9】_services as preparing meal
13、s or teaching computer skills.The results【C10】_how important the programs organization and administration can be. Volunteers reported greater “socioemotional benefits“a sense of having made important【C11】_, feelings of enhanced well-beingwhen the programs【C12】_greater “organizational support.“Whats
14、organizational support? Thoughtfully【C13】_volunteers with jobs that interest them. Offering training so that volunteers feel【C14】_with the work environment, the【C15 】_, the task, the possible challenges【C16】_Making volunteering more convenient for older people by providing parking or transportation,
15、【C17】_small salaries.【C18 】_their efforts with events or awards. “Organizational support is more important than the individual characteristics of the volunteer,【C19】_longer participation and greater benefit,“ Dr. Tang said. Seniors and families looking for engaging volunteer opportunities, and progr
16、ams hoping to【C20】_and retain older volunteers, take note.21 【C1 】（A）worshiped（B） trained（C） penetrated（D）studied22 【C2 】（A）satisfaction（B） achievement（C） distraction（D）engagement23 【C3 】（A）that（B） whose（C） its（D）what24 【C4 】（A）increase（B） cut off（C） raise（D）reduce25 【C5 】（A）But（B） And（C） Since（D）As
17、26 【C6 】（A）published（B） adopted（C） enrolled（D）posted27 【C7 】（A）investigated（B） detected（C） surveyed（D）inquired28 【C8 】（A）on average（B） by contrast（C） in general（D）at most29 【C9 】（A）some（B） these（C） so（D）such30 【C10 】（A）dictate（B） demonstrate（C） illustrate（D）deny31 【C11 】（A）efforts（B） progress（C） com
18、mitments（D）contributions32 【C12 】（A）provided（B） aided（C） convinced（D）equipped33 【C13 】（A）arranging（B） blending（C） matching（D）imposing34 【C14 】（A）familiar（B） comfortable（C） content（D）free35 【C15 】（A）stuff（B） location（C） operation（D）staff36 【C16 】（A）along（B） forward（C） behind（D）ahead37 【C17 】（A）though（B） even（C） still（D）besides38 【C18 】（A）Questioning（B） Recognizing（C） Praising（D）Criticizing39 【C19 】（A）regardless of（B） because of（C） in terms of（D）thanks to40 【C20 】（A）register（B） recruit（C） enrich（D）thrill
