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【题目】完形填空。

About 70，000，000 Americans are trying to lose weight．This is almost one out of every three people in the United States．Some people eat____food and they hardly have any fats or sweets. Others do running exercise with machines，take medicines，or even have operations____you can see losing weight is____work，and it will also cost a lot of money．But____do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?

Many people in the United States worry about their look of the body．For many people，looking nice also means to be____．Other people worry about their health as many doctors____overweight is not good．

Most people want to find a faster and____way to take off fat，and books of this kind are very popular．These books tell people how to lose weight．Each year a lot of new books like these are____．Each one says it can easily help people take fat away．

Losing weight can be expensive．Some overweight people go to health centers，like La Costa in California．Men and women____several hundred dollars a day at these health centers．People live there for one week or two，taking exercise，eating different foods．Meals there may be just a little．All this works for losing weight．____4 days on the program，one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds(2.27kg)．At 400 dollars a day, she spent 320dollars to lose each pound．But she said she was still glad to do so．

Health centers，books，medicines，operations，running and exercise machines all get a lot of money．So in the United States，losing Weight may mean losing money too。

【1】A. 1ess B. more C. nice D. fast

【2】A. For B. So C. Or D. And

【3】A. good B. useful C. hard D. easy

【4】A. why B. what C. how D. when

【5】A. high B. short C. thin D. fat

【6】A. talk B. say C. speak D. tell

【7】A. dearer B. harder C. shorter D. easier

【8】A. taken B. given C. written D. copied

【9】A. pay B. cost C. take D. have

【10】A. Before B. Until C. After D. At

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 B

【3】 C

【4】 A

【5】 C

【6】 B

【7】 D

【8】 D

【9】 A

【10】 C

【解析】

试题这篇短文主要讲述了美国人大部分都减肥，他们有的通过跑步，吃药、做锻炼等。

【1】A考查比较级及语境的理解。Some people eat 1 food and they hardly have any fats or sweets.句意：一些人们吃很少的食物，他们几乎不吃任何有脂肪和甜食的食物。A．1ess较少；B．more更多；C．nice漂亮的；D．fast快的 。这里是较少的意思，根据题意，故选A。

【2】B考查连词及语境的理解。2 you can see losing weight is 3 work句意：因此你能看见减肥是艰苦的工作。A．For为了；B．So因此；C．Or或者；D．And 和，又。这里是表示因果关系。根据题意，故选B。

【3】C考查形容词及语境的理解。2 you can see losing weight is 3 work句意：因此你能看见减肥是艰苦的工作。A．good好的；B．useful有用的；C．hard难的；D．easy容易的。这里是困难的。根据题意，故选C。

【4】A考查疑问词及语境的理解。But 4 do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?

句意：但是为什么在美国如此多的人想减肥？A．why为什么；B．what什么；C．how怎样；D．when何时。这里是提问原因。 根据题意，故选A。

【5】C考查形容词及语境的理解。A．high高的；B．short短的；C．thin瘦的；D．fat 胖的。 For many people，looking nice also means to be 5句意：对于许多人们看起来好看也意味着瘦。这里是变瘦的意思。根据题意，故选C。

【6】B考查动词及语境的理解。Other people worry about their health as many doctors 6 overweight is not good．句意：其他的人们担心他们的健康，因为许多医生说超重是不好的。A．talk交谈；B．say说；C．speak说；D．tell告诉 。这里是说的内容。根据题意，故选B。

【7】D考查形容词和语境的理解。Most people want to find a faster and 7 way to take off fat句意：大部分人想找一个更快和更容易的方式来减肥。A．dearer更贵的；B．harder更努力的；C．shorter更短的；D．easier更容易的 。根据题意，故选D。

【8】D考查动词及语境的理解。Each year a lot of new books like these are 8 句意：每年许多像这样的新书是被抄袭的。A．taken带去；B．given给；C．written写；D．copied复制，抄写。这里是被抄袭的。故选D。

【9】A考查动词及语境的理解。 Men and women9several hundred dollars a day at these health centers．句意：在这些健康中心男人们和女人们一天花费几百美元。 A．pay花费，短语是pay for；B．cost花费，物做主语；C．take花费，其短语It takes sb. Sometime To do 表示花费某人做某事，D．have有。根据题意，故选A。

【10】C考查动连词及语境的理解。A．Before在……之前；B．Until直到；C．After在……之前；D．At在……。10 4 days on the program，one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds(2.27kg)句意：这个节目4天之后，一位妇女给Mrs. Warren打电话说减了5英镑。这里在……之后。故选C。