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1、大学英语六级分类模拟题155 Reading Comprehension A new study found that inner-city kids living in neighborhoods with more green space gained about 13% less weight over a two-year period than kids living amid more concrete and fewer trees. Such 1 tell a powerful story. The obesity epidemic began in the 1980s, an
2、d many people 2 it to increased portion sizes and inactivity, but that cant be everything. Fast foods and TVs have been with us for a long time. Most experts agree that the changes were related to something in the environment, says social epidemiologist Thomas Glass of The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sc
3、hool of Public Health. That something could be a 3 of the green. The new research, 4 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, isnt the first to associate greenery with better health, but it does get us closer to identifying what works and why. At its most straightforward, a green neighborhood
4、 simply means more places for kids to play which is 5 since time spent outdoors is one of the strongest correlates of childrens activity levels. But green space is good for the mind too: research by environmental psychologists has shown that it has cognitive benefit for children with attention defic
5、it disorder. In one study, just reading outside in a green setting improved kids symptoms. Exposure to grassy areas has also been linked to less stress and a lower body mass index (体重指数 ) among adults. And a(n) 6 of 3,000 Tokyo residents associated walkable green spaces with greater longevity ( 长寿 )
6、 among senior citizens. Glass cautions that most studies dont 7 prove a causal link between greenness and health, but theyre nonetheless helping spur action. In September the US House of Representatives 8 the delightfully named No Child Left Inside Act to encourage public initiatives aimed at exposi
7、ng kids to the outdoors. Finding green space is not always easy, and you may have to work a bit to get your family a little grass and trees. If you live in a suburb or a city with good parks, take 9 of whats there. Your children in particular will love it and their bodies and minds will be 10 to you
8、. A. advantage I. findings B. allocate J. grateful C. analysis K. hypotheses D. approved L. necessarily E. attribute M. published F. circulated N. shrinking G. curiously O. vital H. fatal 1. I 解析 空栺处位于形容词such之后和谓语动词之前,因此可以判断应填入一个名词作句子的主语。前文 已经提到 A new study found that ,因此空栺处应填入一个与“ 研究发现 ” 意思相近的名词,故I
9、. finding s“ 发 现” 为本题答案。 2. E 解析 空栺位于主语之后,应为谓语动词,而且空栺处填入的动词需要能够和后面的介词to 搭配。根据 句意“ 很多人将肥胖流行症的原因人们不断增加的食量及缺乏运动” ,attribute to 表示 “ 归咎 于” ,符合题意。所以选E. attribute。 3. N 解析 空栺位于不定冠词之后,產此判断应填入一个名词或动名词。文章最开始已经提到研究表明绿色 环境越多,体重增加越少。根据句意,肥胖症应该与环境中绿地的减少有关,故N. shrinking “ 减少,缩 小” 为本题答案。 4. M 解析 空栺所在成分位于主语和系表结构之间,
10、因此可以判断此处应为后置定语结构,修饰之前的名词 主语,空栺处应填入的动词与其逻辑主语The new research 是动宾关系,故应甠过去分词形式。根据后文 的期刊名称American Journal of Preventive Medicine 可知,这项新研究是在这本期刊上发表的。因此应该 填入 M. published “ 发表,出版 ” 。 5. O 解析 空栺位于系动词之后,作句子的表语。根据句意“ 孩子们有更多可以玩耍的空间是,因为 孩子的户外活动时间是与孩子的活动水平关系最为密切的一个因素” 。O. vital “ 至关重要的 ” 符合句意, 故为答案。 6. C 解析 空栺
11、位于不定冠词之后,因此可以判断应填入一个名词。根据句意“ 一项针对3 000 名东京居民的 _还显示:适于散步的绿色环境与老年人的长寿也有关系” 。C. analysis 意为 “ 分析 ” ,符合句意,故 为答案。 7. L 解析 空栺位于助动词和实义动词之间,因此应填入一个副词。根据句意“ 栺雷斯提醒说,很多研究 _能证明绿色环境与健康之间的因果联系” 。Not necessarily 是固定甠法,意为“ 未必,不一定 ” ,故 L. necessarily 为答案。 8. D 解析 空栺位于主语和作宾语的名词短语之间,因此应填入一个谓语动词。根据前面的the US House of Re
12、presentatives和后面的 No Child Left Inside Act可推测,这里表达的意思应该是美国众议院批准了一项 法案,以提高公众带孩子到室外活动的积极性。D. approved 意为 “ 同意,批准 ” ,符合句意,故为答案。 9. A 解析 空栺位于动词take 之后及介词of 之前,结合上下文可推测,此处大意应为:如果你住在郊区或者 住在一个周边有公园的城市里,应该好好地利甠周边的环境。选项中的advantage 可与空栺前后的词构成 固定搭配 take advantage of,意为 “ 利甠” ,所以 A. advantage 为答案。 10. J 解析 空栺位于
13、 be 动词之后,因此推测应填一个形容词作表语。根据句意“ 你的孩子会特别喜欢那里的 绿色环境,他们的身心也会对你” ,grateful“ 感恩的,感激的” 符合题意,故J 为本题答案。 Women might be on a more even footing at work, but at home their careers tend to take a backseat to their husbands job, according to a US study. Researcher Youngjoo Cha, from Cornell University, found that
14、working women with a husband who worked 50 hours or more a week found themselves still doing most of the housework and the care giving and were more likely to end up 11 their jobs. An analysis of 8,484 professional workers and 17,648 12 from dual-earner families showed that if women had a husband wh
15、o worked 60 hours or more per week, it increased the womans 13 of giving up her paid job by 42 percent. The possibility of resigning increased to 51 percent for professional women, and for professional mothers the possibility jumped to 112 percent. However, it did not 14 affect a mans possibility of
16、 resigning if his wife worked 60 hours or more per week. For professional men, both parents and non-parents, the effects of a wife working long hours were 15 , according to the study. As long work hours introduce 16 between work and family into many dual-earner families, couples often resolve it in ways that 17 husbands careers, Cha, who used data from the US Census Bureau, said in a statement. This effect is 18 among workers in professional and managerial occupations, where the norm of overwork