Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Women are at their happiest at the age of twenty-eight, a study has found.

Researchers discovered women feel most confident and happy 【1】 their love life and body shape shortly 【2】 they reach thirty.

The age of twenty-eight has been pinpointed(认定) as the time in a woman’s life 【3】 their hair looks the best, body shape is at its peak and confidence is at an all-time high.

The survey of 25-65-year-olds 【4】(record) the age at which women were most content in twelve key 【5】(area) of their life.

According to the results, women are happiest in their career at twenty-nine and most content with their relationships one year later at thirty, despite having the best sex at twenty-eight.

But all is not 【6】(lose) for the over thirties, as women feel most content with their financial situation at thirty-three and at ease with their home and family life at thirty-two.

The research found two thirds of women feel they age more 【7】(quick) than men. It also emerged(表明) that 56 per cent of women worry about losing their looks as they get older.

But 【8】(drink) from the fountain of youth doesn’t come cheap as the average woman will spend ￡600 every year on beauty products in a bid 【9】(stay) looking young.

The research also found women spend over five days a year on their 【10】(beautiful) routine—an average of twenty-two minutes every day.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】with

【2】before

【3】when

【4】recorded

【5】areas

【6】lost

【7】quickly

【8】drinking

【9】to stay

【10】beauty

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了研究人员发现，快到30岁时，女性对自己的爱情生活和身材最自信、最满意。28岁被认为是女性一生中头发最漂亮、身材最完美、自信心最强的时期。

【1】考查介词。固定搭配be happy with对……满意，故填with。

【2】考查连词。根据上文at the age of twenty-eight可知，这里表示“在她们30岁之前”，表示“在……之前”，故填before。

【3】考查连词。本句为定语从句，修饰先行词life，且在定语从句中作时间状语，故用关系副词when，故填when。

【4】考查动词时态。分析句子可知，空格处作谓语动词，因为是过去的动作，故使用一般过去时，故填recorded。

【5】考查名词的数。area为可数名词，且根据上文twelve可知，用复数，故填areas。

【6】考查形容词。根据上文系动词is可知，用形容词作表语，故填lost。

【7】考查副词。修饰动词age应用副词，故填quickly。

【8】考查非谓语动词。分析句子可知，空格处作主语，用动名词作主语，故填drinking。

【9】考查固定搭配。固定搭配in a bid to do sth，意为“为了做某事”，后跟不定式，故填to stay。

【10】考查名词。名词短语beauty routine，意为“日常美容”，故填beauty。