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【题目】Do you make friends1(easy)? Do a wall-sit test and you’ll find out.

Researchers at the University of Oxford did 2study with 101 participants aged between 18 and 34. Participants first 3(fill) out questionnaires about their social lives, and they were then asked 4(press)against a wall with their5(knee) at right angles(直角)for as long as they could,6can be really painful.

The results showed that the longer participants held the position, the bigger7outer network---or distant friends they contacted once or twice a month—was. That was 8the brain’s painkilling system is associated 9both pain tolerance and social bonding, which means that the more active this system is, the10(good) you are at both.

【答案】

1easily

2a

3filled

4to press

5knees

6which

7their

8because

9with

10better

【解析】考查学生的词汇和语法运用能力。

1考察副词。句意:你很容易就能交到朋友吗?这里用副词修饰动词,故用easily。

2考察冠词。句意:牛津大学的研究者做了一项101位年龄18到34岁之间的参与者的研究。do a study 做一项研究,故用a。

3考察时态。联系上下文,这里介绍过去的实验过程,句意:参与者填写关于他们社会生活的问卷。故用filled。

4本题考察ask sb to do(让某人做某事)结构的被动形式,句意:然后,他们被要求贴着墙站,膝盖要尽可能保持直角。故这里用to press。

5考察名词复数。knee是可数名词,句意表达的是要求他们的膝盖要尽可能保持直角,故这里用knees。

6考察非限制性定语从句关系代词。句意:然后,他们被要求贴着墙站,膝盖要尽可能保持直角,这是非常痛苦的。这里构造非限制性定语从句,用关系代词which指代前面的整个句子,which在定语从句中做主语,故这里用which。

7考察形容词性物主代词。句意:结果显示,参与者维持这个姿势的时间越长,他们的社交网络越大。根据句意可知这里用their。

8句意:那是因为镇痛系统和大脑忍耐力以及社会关系有联系。根据句意可知用because。

9本题考察固定搭配,be associated with和…联系在一起;与…有关;句意:那是因为镇痛系统和大脑忍耐力以及社会关系有联系。故这里用介词with。

10句意:那就意味着,这个系统越活跃,你越擅长大脑耐力和社会关系。根据意思,这里用the more...,the more...句型表示"越……就越…",故这里用better。

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