题目内容
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
As we get older, most of us worry about grey hair, wrinkles and maintaining a youthful body. 1. Here, Mr. Rubin, a voice expert, reveals how to keep your voice youthful.
Drink more fluid and avoid spicy food
You need water for the vocal cords(声带) to vibrate well. The body must keep absorbing enough water to make the vocal cords operate well. Drinking 1.5 liters of water a day at intervals of 15 minutes is very important. 2.
Rest the throat and talk regularly
The vocal cords can be scarred if you use your voice during a bad cough. If you have a case of laryngitis(喉炎) with a cold, you should rest your voice for a day or two, and seek medical advice.
Simply staying sociable and using your voice is very important. “As older people have less mobile, they can become socially isolated and speak less,” says Mr. Rubin. “The elderly need to communicate with people more. 3. ”
4.
Good posture is essential to keeping the voice young, so we’d better stand properly. Exercise helps you take deeper breaths as it means there is better airflow through the voice box, producing a stronger tone.
Sing in the shower
This is one of the best ways to preserve your voice, as it keeps the larynx muscles strong while the steam lubricates the voice box. “ 5. ” says Mr. Rubin. Joining a choir is one of the best ways to preserve a youthful tone.
A. Improve your posture
B. By using the vocal cords, they enable the ageing process to slow down.
C. But people often don’t realize the voice needs looking after.
D. The Voice of Young Science programme encourages early career researchers to play an active role in public debates about science.
E. Singing is to the voice what gymnastics are to human beings.
F. Using the vocal cords regularly will definitely age our voice more quickly.
G. Mr. Rubin advises avoiding foods with an annoying effect on the stomach, such as onions, chili, fizzy drinks and chocolate.
1.C
2.G
3.B
4.A
5.E
【解析】
试题分析:本文考察的是在保护声音方面,我们所要做出的各种努力和要注意的各种事项。
1. C根据下一句Here, Mr. Rubin, a voice expert, reveals how to keep your voice youthful.可知本文讲述的是保证我们的声音要年轻,不仅仅是护理头发,皱纹和身体。故C项符合上下文串联。
2. G本句讲述的是在饮食方面要注意与声音保护方面有关的话题。故G项中的饮食注意事项符合上下文。
3.B根据前一句“The elderly need to communicate with people more.可知老人需要和别人做更多的交流来保护我们的声音不要过快衰老。故B项符合上下文。
4.A根据本段第一句 Good posture is essential to keeping the voice young, so we’d better stand properly可知讲述的是posture的重要性,需要我们做出提高和改善。故A项符合上下文。
5. E根据本段第一句This is one of the best ways to preserve your voice, as it keeps the larynx muscles strong可知唱歌在保护嗓子方面的重要性。故E项符合上下文串联。
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第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
In 1990 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. 71 According to the report,the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a pleasant one. 72 The population could be as large as 6300 million,almost 2150 million more than in 1985.More people would move into cities ,especially cities in developing countries.Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would each have 15 million by then.
73 Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985,but most of the increase would be in countries that already produce enough food for their people. 74 Poor farming ways are destroying large areas of crop land,changing farms into deserts.More farmland is lost as cities become larger and more houses are built.Air pollution will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil.Many of the world's forests could disappear as more and more trees are cut down.Energy will continue to be a serious problem. 75 They only workde out the situation that exists today.By changing the situation,by settling the problems,the picture can be changed.There is still time for the nations of the world to work out a plan of action.But they warned that waiting too long to make de cisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.
A.Food production will increase,but not enough to feed all the people. |
B.The report was a result of a three - year study. |
C.Later on,more reports came out one by one. |
D.The world will be more crowded because the population will continue to grow. |
E.Experts believe enough food will be produced in developing countries very soon.
F.The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010 may be wrong.
G.Little increase is expected in South Asia,Africa and the Middle East.