1、Day 13ANew research says nuts could be a _1_(value), tasty and nutritious slimming aid. Researchers from Harvard University recommended that people replace a daily unhealthy snack with a small handful of nuts _2_(slow) down weight gain. This is _3_(especial) helpful for people as they get older. The
2、 researchers found that people who ate just 14g of nuts every day gained less weight _4_those who ate another snack. The people who ate the nuts were less likely to become obese (肥胖的). However, the benefits to our weight could be quite small. _5_(eat) nuts instead of chocolate and cakes could help p
3、revent a weight gain of just 0.4 to 0.7kg over four years.The researchers conducted a long-term study in which they looked at _6_lifestyle of nearly 190,000 people for over two _7_(decade). The participants in the research _8_(divide) into three groups. They included more than 51,000 male health pro
4、fessionals aged 40 to 75, 121,700 nurses aged 35 to 55 and 16,686 nurses aged 24 to 44. Researchers asked the participants questions every four years about _9_(they) weight, how often they ate nuts, and how often they exercised. A researcher said replacing less healthy foods with nuts might help red
5、uce the weight gain _10_ is common as we age, and might lower the chances of becoming obese.BEven though this is not the greatest act of kindness, I still think that I was able to make someones day brighter. My family and I _1_ (be) together enjoying Sunday afternoon. My father had just given me my
6、allowance（零花钱）of 100 dollars, _2_ I was planning to save in order to buy a phone case. That afternoon we went to church since we hadnt gone for a long time. We entered and sat on one of the wooden _3_ (bench). Time went by quickly, and soon we were leaving.Outside the church, there was _4_ old, poor
7、 woman asking for money. She seemed to be _5_ (home). No one was giving her any money, and I felt the need _6_ (help) her. I remembered that my dad once told me, “You shouldnt give any money _7_ people on the streets. If they want money so badly, they should get a job.” I thought to myself, “theres
8、no way this woman can get a job _8_ (easy).” So I carefully approached the woman and gave her the 100 dollars I _9_ (give) earlier. In the end, she looked at me and smiled while _10_ (say) “thank you.” I really felt like I was able to improve that ladys day.答案A【答案解析】 1. valuable 2. to slow 3. especi
9、ally 4. than 5. Eating 6. the7. decades 8. were divided 9. their 10. that/which【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一项新的研究结果：食用少量的坚果来替代不健康的零食有助于减缓体重的增加。【1题详解】考查形容词。句意：新的研究表明，有益的、美味的、有营养的坚果过可能是减肥的好帮手。此处为形容词作定语修饰名词，valuable有价值的，有益的。故填valuable。【2题详解】考查不定式做目的状语。句意：研究人员建议用少量的坚果替代不健康的零食以减缓体重的增加。根据句意可知，此处为目的状语。故填to slow。【3题详
10、解】考查副词。句意：这对于那些正在变老的人来说尤其有帮助。此处为副词修饰形容词，especially尤其，特别。故填especially。【4题详解】考查连词。句意：研究人员发现每天仅吃15克坚果的人比吃其他零食的人体重增加的要少一些。根据句意，并结合前面的比较级less可知，此处应用than。故填than。【5题详解】考查动名词作主语。句意：吃坚果而不是巧克力和蛋糕有助于阻止体重的增加。分析句子结构可知本句缺少主语，因此应用动名词做主语。故填Eating。【6题详解】考查冠词。句意：他们观察了接近19万人的生活方式超过二十年。此处应用定冠词the，特指19万人的生活方式。故填the。【7题详
11、解】考查名词的复数。句意：他们观察了接近19万人的生活方式超过二十年。decade为可数名词，且前面有数字two,故填decades。【8题详解】考查一般过去式的被动语态。句意：研究的参与者被分成了三组。根据句意可知应用被动语态，be divided into“被分成”且此处是叙述过去发生的事情。故填were divided。【9题详解】考查形容词性物主代词。句意：研究人员每四年问一次参与者有关体重的问题，他们吃坚果的频率以及锻炼的频率。此处为形容词性物主代词作定语修饰weight。故填their。【10题详解】考查定语从句关系词。句意：一名研究人员说用坚果取代不太健康的食物有助于减少体重的增
12、加，体重的增加随着我们变老是很普遍的。分析句子可知此处为定语从句，修试先行词weight gain，且在从句中作主语，故填that/which。B【答案解析】 1. were 2. which3. benches 4. an5. homeless 6. to help 7. to8. easily 9. had been given /was given 10. saying【分析】本文是记叙文，讲述了作者在街上看到一位乞讨的老太太，于是将自己的100美元零花钱给了这位老太太的故事。【1题详解】考查时态和主谓一致。句意：我和我的家人一起享受星期天下午。全文叙述的是过去发生的故事，应该用一般过去
13、时；句子的主语 My family and I是复数意义，谓语动词应该用复数形式。故填were。【2题详解】考查定语从句。句意：我父亲刚刚给我100美元零花钱，我计划将这零花钱存起来买一个手机外壳。分子句子结构，“_I was planning to save” 是非限制性定语从句，先行词是100 dollars，关系词在从句中作I was planning to save的宾语，因此用which引导非限制性定语从句。故填which。【3题详解】考查可数名词单复数。句意：我们走进去，坐在其中一张木凳上。此处是“one of+可数名词复数”结构，意思为“.之一”，bench应用复数形式。故填be
14、nches。【4题详解】考查冠词。句意：在教堂外面，有一个贫穷可怜的老妇人在乞讨。此处用不定冠词an表示数量，意思为“一位，一个”；old的发音是以元音音素开头，因此用不定冠词an。故填an。【5题详解】考查形容词和构词法。句意：她似乎无家可归。在be动词后应是形容词作表语；根据语境“asking for money”可知，那位老太太无家可归。home是名词，-less是否定后缀，形容词“无家可归的”应是homeless。故填homeless。【6题详解】考查不定式。句意：没有人给她钱，我觉得有必要帮助她。短语the need to do“有必要做”，后接不定式作定语。故填to help。【7
15、题详解】考查固定短语。句意：我记得我爸爸曾经告诉我，“你不应该给街上人钱。如果他们这么需要钱，他们应该找份工作。”根据句意，此处是短语give to sb. “给某人”。故填to。【8题详解】考查副词。句意：我心想，“这个老太太不可能轻易找到一份工作。” 修饰谓语动词“get a job”应用副词形式。故填easily。【9题详解】考查时态和语态。句意：于是我小心翼翼地走近那位女士，把早些时候（父亲）给我的100美元给了她。I和give之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，应该用被动语态；主句谓语动词approached and gave是一般过去时，“（父亲）给我100美元”的动作发生在主句谓语动作之前，即“过去的过去”，应该用过去完成时；因此用过去完成时的被动语态had been done；give是不规则变化动词，过去分词为given。也可以用一般过去时的被动语态was given。故填had been given /was given。【10题详解】考查状语从句的省句。句意：最后，她看着我，微笑着说“谢谢”。 本句为时间状语从句的省略句，原句为：while she was saying，因为主从句主语相同，且谓语动词为be动词，所以主语和be动词被省略了。故填saying。