题目内容
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案.
People in Britain are living longer and are 1 , with the 2 that more and more money is being spent on consumer goods, 3 the latest statistics.
But while people 4 appear to be healthier and wealthier, an analysis of 5 activities suggests they are also lazier. 6 the most popular pastime is watching television, with 98 percent of homes having 7 one set and over a third having a video recorder.
Other pastimes 8 listening to music, gardening, sports, visiting friends or going out for a meal. The 56.8 million people of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland 9 an 10 12 million household pets.
Most of the homes now have central heating, washing machines, refrigerators, telephones and even cars.
Britain are also 11 more foreign holidays. United Kingdom residents took over 17 12 holidays overseas in 1986, 13 15.75 million in 1985, and the most popular destinations were 14 Spain, France and Greece.
More people are eating meals out and 15 lifestyles have changed, the consumption of take--away meals, convenience foods and so--called fast food has also 16 . Over the past 25 years, consumption of 17 coffee, processed foods, fruit and vegetables has risen 18 home consumption of beef, lamb, bread, potatoes, butter, sugar and tea has 19 .
Alcohol consumption is continuing its rise but the types of drinks taken has changed. Beer remains the most popular, but lager（淡啤酒）now 20 more than half of beer sales and there has been a switch from whisky to other spirits.
And those of us who survive and prosper can expect to live to the age of 71 for men and 77 for women--a year longer than in 1985.
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(1) C better off = rich／wealthy，填入与前面的living longer的意思相符. (2) A 根据上下文逻辑，应为因果关系. with the result意为“其结果”，that引导的是同位语从句，修饰先行词result. (3) C according to是现在分词短语作状语，意思是“根据”、“按照”. (4) B 四个选项的介词短语所表达的意思不同：in despair绝望地；on duty值班，值日；on business出差，做生意；in general总体上，大体上. 该句叙述的是总体上来说的情况. (5) D 下文By far the most popular pastime is watching television表明，此空应填leisure. leisure activities意为“业余活动”. (6) D 形容词或副词的比较级前有the时，by far须前置，表强调. 此处用来加强最高级形容词的语气. (7) A at least至少：as most至多；for certain肯定地，确凿地；with ease容易，轻而易举地.这里是说在英国百分之九十八的家庭至少有一台电视机. (8) D 四个选项均为及物动词，但所表达的意义不同：cease停止；continue继续；exclude排除；include包括，包含.空白后的活动均为英国人消遣所包括的内容. (9) C 此空填possess，意为“拥有”，这句叙述了英国人所拥有的庞大的家庭宠物数. (10) C 四个选项的过去分词都可以作定语，但所表达的意义不同：calculated计算的；valued估价的；confessed坦白的，承认的；estimated估计的.一千二百万家庭宠物是对英国人拥有宠物的估计数字，并不太精确.另外,空白前的不定冠词an，也说明了此空应填元音音素开头的过去分词estimated作定语. (11) D take holidays意为“度假”，属习惯搭配词组. (12) B 在数词thousand，million等前面有具体数字修饰时，这些数词不用复数形式，其后也不能加介词of. (13) B (be) related to与……有关；compared with与……相比较；referred to指的是，涉及到；due to归因于.这里是把联合王国居民在1986年去海外度假的一千七百多万人与1985年去海外度假的一千五百七十五万人相比.故此空应填compared with，过去分词短语作状语表示方式. (14) D 从空白后的西班牙、法国和希腊来看，去海外度假的英国人的最喜欢的目的地没有改变，故此空应填unchanged. (15) B 此空填表示时间的从属连词as，意为“当……之时”、“随着”，强调从句动作与主句动作同时发生. (16) A 根据前一个分句More people are eating meals out可判断出，此空应填构成现在完成时态的过去分词risen.此处rise相当于increase，是“增加”的意思. (17) A instant coffee速溶咖啡，是习惯搭配用语. (18) D 根据上下文逻辑，前后两个分句表示对比关系，故此空应填表示对比的并列连词while，意为“而”，具有转折意义.这里是说英国人们生活方式的改变，也引起了食物要求的改变. (19) B 此空应填fallen，与前一个分句中的risen相对比. (20) B 四个选项的动词短语的意思分别是：correspond with相等，与……一致；derive from源出；conform to遵照，符合；account for占，达到. 这里是说淡啤酒所占啤酒销售的数量，故填accounts for. |
