Question

【题目】Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use ONE word that best fits each blank.

Science can't explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets 【1】 help lower blood pressure and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.

Any owner will tell you 【2】a comfortable life they live with a pet. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress levels and blood pressure in people - half of them pet owners –while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it 【3】(well).Those tested with their animal friends had the smallest change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates.【4】pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems that people feel more【5】(relax) around pets, says Allen,【6】thinks it may be because pets don't judge.

A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only 【7】 (raise) your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year 【8】 (study) 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about 11 pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Their dogs did even better, losing an average of 12 pounds, more than 15% of their body weight. Researchers say dog owners didn't lose any more weight than those without dogs, 【9】 they got more exercise overall-mostly with their dogs - and found it worth doing.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】can

【2】what

【3】best

【4】With

【5】relaxed

【6】who

【7】raises

【8】studying

【9】but

【解析】

试题分析：本文就是关于养宠物的好处，科学不能解释宠物的力量，但很多研究都表明有了宠物的陪伴(company of pets)，可以帮我们降低血压和恢复心脏功能，并且减少我们的孤独感。宠物不仅能调节你的精神而且还能改善你的饮食习惯。

【1】宠物的陪伴能帮助降低血压,提高康复的机率。使用情态动词can“能够”。

【2】任何所有者会告诉你和宠物在一起带来多少欢乐。what引导感叹句，修饰a comfortable life。

【3】根据上文：Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. 可知有宠物的人做地最好。所以填best。

【4】有宠物在房间里,人们也比当做其他同伴面前少了数学错误。使用With复合结构。

【5】似乎人们和宠物在一起感到更放松,使用形容词“relaxed”放松的。

【6】这里使用定语从句，先行词是Allen，定语从句中缺少主语，所以填who。

【7】拥有一只宠物狗不仅能提高你的精神,但也可能影响你的饮食习惯。动名词做主语，谓语用单数，所以填raises。

【8】西北纪念医院的研究人员花了一年时间研究36胖人和他们一样胖狗狗--对饮食和锻炼计划。这里使用spend time doing sth.所以用studying。

【9】狗主人没有比那些没有狗的人失去任何更多的重量,但是研究人员说,他们和他们的狗儿有更多的锻炼。表示转折but。