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(一)大脑活动与时间快慢的关系
the val uable 10 minutes’ break between classes宝贵的课间十分钟
辨析：precious memories of our time together 我们共度时光的珍贵回忆
some of my most prized possessions 我的一些最珍贵的物品
a priceless collection of antiques 价值连城的古文物收藏
concentrate more on how time is passing 更加关注时间的流逝
monitor their brain activity 监控他们的大脑活动
focus on many aspects of a task 关注一项任务的很多方面
A.performed
B.bored
C.drags
D.change
E.reasons
F.believe
G.point
H.full
I.results
e up with
You have waited 45 minutes for the val uable 10 minutes’ break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can’t 1 how quickly time has passed.
If you are familiar with this 2 , you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun and how time 3 when you are bored. Now scientists have 4 a reason why this is the case.
Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain 5 according to how we focus on a task. When we are 6 , we concentrate more on how time is passing. And this makes our brains think the clock is ticking (滴答走) more slowly.
In an experiment 7 by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image while researchers monitored their brain activity.
The volunteers were told to first concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then focus on the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and color. The 8 showed that the brain was more active when the volunteers paid much attention to subjects.
It is thought that if the brain is focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to focus its resources, and pays less attention to the clock.
However, time passes without us really noticing it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its 9 energies on monitoring the passing of time. As a result, time seems to drag.
1.__________
2.__________
3.__________
4.__________
5.__________
6.__________
7.__________
8.__________
9.__________
解析：1.F can’t后应用动词原形，锁定D、F两项。

本段开头说到“你一直在等课后宝贵的十分钟”，接着用but转折，可知，当下一节课铃声响的时候，肯定是不情愿的，故此处应选F项believe，在此表示“你简直不敢相信（课间）时间过得这么快”。

2.G 根据本空前面的this可知，此处应填名词，锁定E、G、I三项。

根据上下文语境，结合各选项可知，此处是指“如果你熟悉这一点”，故选G项point。

3.C 分析句子结构可知，此处缺乏谓语动词，又本句主语为time，故谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式，只有C项drags“拖曳；缓慢而吃力地行进”。

符合题意。

在此表示“当你无聊的时候，你就知道时间过得多慢
了”。

4.J 分析句子结构可知，此处应填过去分词，锁定A、B、J三项。

根据本空前后句意可推知，应选J项come up with“想出；提出”。

句意：现在科学家想到了这个问题的原因。

5.D 分析句子结构可知，此处应填动词。

根据倒数第二段和第三段可知，大脑的思想会随着关注点的不同而发生变化，可知，此处是指“大脑内活动的区域会根据注意的点不同而发生变化”，故选D项change。

6.B 分析句子结构可知，此处应填过去分词作表语，锁定A、B两项。

根据本空后面“我们会更加关注时间，且会觉得时间过得更慢”可知，此处应选B项bored，在此表示“无聊的时候”。

7.A 分析句子结构可知，此处应填动词。

根据本空前后“an experiment”，“by a French laboratory”可知，这项实验是由这个法国研究室进行的，故选A项performed“完成；执行”。

8.I 分析句子结构可知，此处应填名词。

根据本空后面“showed that...”可知，此处应填results，The results showed that “结果表明……”。

9.H 根据本空前面的its和后面的energies可知，此处应填形容词，只有H项符合题意，在此表示“大脑全力关注时间的流逝”。

(二)气候变化导致北半球树木增加率加快
as a result of climate change 由于气候的变化
due to longer growing seasons and higher concentrations of carbon dioxide
由于更长时间的生长季节和更高的二氧化碳浓度
A.additional
B.producing
C.regular
D.predicted
E.identified
F.atmosphere
G.matched
H.reducing
I.carried
J.increase
Forests in the northern half of the globe could be growing faster now than they were 200 years ago as a result of climate change, according to a study of trees in eastern America.
The trees appear to have faster growth rates due to longer growing seasons and higher concentrations(浓度) of carbon dioxide in the 1 .
Geoffrey Parker, a scientist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Centre in Edgewater, Maryland, said that the increase in the rate of growth was unexpected and might be
2 to the higher temperatures and longer growing seasons documented in the region. The growth may also be influenced by the significant
3 in atmospheric CO2, he said.
“We made a list of reasons these forests could be growing faster and then excluded half of them,”Dr Parker said. Their study suggests that northern forests may become increasingly important in 4 the influence of man-made CO2 on the climate.
Dr Parker and his colleagues have 5 out a detailed record of the trees on a(n) 6 basis since 1987. They calculated that due to the global warming the forest is producing 7 tons of wood each year.
The scientists 8 the land with trees at different stages of growth and found that both young and old trees were showing increased growth rate. More than 90 percent of the tree groups had grown by between two and four times faster than the scientists had 9 from, estimates of the long­term rates of growth.
1.__________
2.__________
3.__________
4.__________
5.__________
6.__________
7.__________
8.__________
9.__________
解析：1.F 分析句子结构可知，此处应填名词，锁定F、J两项。

根据语境可知，atmosphere 符合题意，在此表示“树的生长环境”。

2.G 分析句子结构可知，此处应填过去分词。

此处考查固定搭配。

be matched to“与……相匹配”，故选G项，在此表示“增长率的提高可能是由于原来已经记载的更高的温度和更长的生长季节”。

3.根据本空前面的significant可知，此处应填名词，只有J项increase“提高；增长”符合题意。

4.H 介词in后面应接名词或动名词，锁定B、H两项。

根据生物知识可知，树的光合作用能吸收CO2，因而能降低CO2的浓度，故本空应选H项reducing“减少”。

5.I 分析句子结构可知，此处应填过去分词，锁定D、E、I三项。

由本空后面的out可知，此处应填carried，carry out“实现；完成”。

6.C 分析句子结构可知，此处应填形容词。

根据语境可知，此处应选C项regular“常规的；定期的”，在此表示“常规基础”。

7.A 分析句子结构可知，此处应填形容词。

前文说到“森林中树的增长速度过快”，根据本空前后的句意可推知，这里是指“全球变暖又使得森林中树木的数量增加了很多”。

故本题应填A项additional“附加的；额外的”。

8.E 本句缺乏谓语动词，根据and后面的found可知，此处应用过去式，锁定D、E两项。

根据found“发现”可知，科学家应该是分析了树在不同时期的生长，故此处应选E项identified“鉴别；辨认”。

predict“预测”不符合题意。

9.D 分析句子结构可知，此处应填过去分词，只有D项符合题意。

(3)物种的灭绝
the sixth biggest extinction in earth’s history地球历史上第六大的灭绝
every square meter of the United Kingdom 英国的每一寸土地
speak highly of it 对它高度评价
as severe as some of the others 像其它（物种）一样严重
A.representative
B.undergoing
C.sensitive
D.thoroughly
bed
F.analysis
G.journal
H.expanding
I.impressive
J.monitoring
A detailed survey of birds and butterflies in Britain shows a population decline from 71 percent to 54 percent, a finding that suggests the world may be 1 another major extinction. Researchers said the study helps support the theory that the sixth biggest extinction in earth’s history is under way, and one is caused by human.
In a series of population surveys that 2 nearly every square meter of the United Kingdom over 40 years, more than 20,000 volunteers counted each bird, butterfly and native plant they could find. A(n) 3 of the findings appeared recently in the 4 Science. The result showed that the populations of the surveyed species are in sharp decline throughout England, Wales and Scotland, with some species gone altogether.
There is no doubt that the British study is 5 and powerful. Some scientists spoke highly of it that the United Kingdom has a 6 system that is unmatched and they may not be 7 of the world as a whole, but they have the best data.
In fact, the data support the idea that the rise of human over the tens of thousands of years as well as climate changes are bringing on an extinction of many species and reshaping the natural worl d in ways that aren’t8 understood.
Scientists have identified five extinction events in history, with some so severe that more than 90 percent of all life forms were killed off. They believe that the sixth extinction is happening with the 9 role in the world of human beings, but it is slower and it is not clear it will be as severe as some of the others.
1.__________
2.__________
3.__________
4.__________
5.__________
6.__________
7.__________
8.__________
9.__________
解析：1.B 根据本空前面的may be和本空后面的another major extinction可知，此处应填现在分词表示正在进行。

由本段最后一句“Researchers said the study helps support the theory that the sixth biggest extinction in earth’s history is under way...”可知，此处应填B项undergoing，表示“正在经历……”。

2.E 分析句子结构及后半句的counted可知，此处应填动词的过去式形式，只有E项combed符合题意。

句意：过去四十年里，一系列的人口调查引起了英国几乎每一寸土地的（关注）……。

3.F 分析句子结构可知，此处应填名词，锁定F、G两项。

根据后一句“The result showed that...”可知，本空应选F项analysis，此处指“对于那项发现的分析”。

4.G 根据本空后面的Science可知，这里是指科学杂志，故选G项journal。

5.I 分析句子结构可知，此处应填形容词，根据and后面的powerful 可知，此处应填与其意思相近或同类的词，只有I项impressive“令人钦佩的；印象深刻的”符合题意。

6.J 分析句子结构可知，此处应填形容词。

结合语境及选项可知，应选J项，monitoring system“监控系统”。

7.A 分析句子结构可知，此处应填形容词，锁定A、C、H三项。

结合语境可知，本空应选A项。

在此表示“它们总体上可能不是最具代表性的，但是它们拥有最全面的数据”。

8.D 分析句子结构可知，此处应填副词，只有D项符合题意。

9.H 分析句子结构可知，此处应填形容词，锁定C、H两项。

前文所讲的都是鸟类、蝴蝶等动物的灭绝，而此处又讲到人类的灭绝，故本空应选H项expanding“扩展的，扩大的”，表示“物种灭绝的扩展”。

(4)如何对待压力
have an ache in my right arm 我的右手臂有点痛
carry our burden all the time 一直带着压力
拓展：the heavy tax burden on working people 加在劳动者头上的重税
burden themselves with a high mortgage 负担了一笔很高的按揭贷款
be burdened with two heavy suitcases 提着两只沉重的行李箱
be able to carry on 能够继续（前进）
A.whatever
B.stress
C.refreshed
D.absolute
E.increasingly
F.periodically
G.return
H.ranged
I.exchanged
J.rest
A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on 1 management. He raised a glass of water and asked the audience, “How heavy do you think this glass of water is?”
The students’ answers 2 from 20g to 500g.
“It does not matter on the 3 weight.It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for
a day, you will have to call an ambulance. It is the exact same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”
“If we carry our burden all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming 4 heavier.”
“What you have to do is to put the glass down, 5 for a while before holding it up again.”
We have to put down the burden 6 , so that we can be 7 and are able to carry on.
So before you 8 home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.
9 burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.
Life is short, enjoy it!
1.__________
2.__________
3.__________
4.__________
5.__________
6.__________
7.__________
8.__________
9.__________
解析：1.B 根据本句句意可知，这里说的是演讲的主题。

根据第四段“If we carry our burdens all the time”可知，此处应选stress与之相对应。

2.H 分析句子结构可知，此处应填动词。

根据本空后面的“from 20g to 500g”可知，此处应选H项ranged，range from“从……到……范围”。

3.D 分析句子结构可知，此处应填形容词。

根据上一段“从20克到50克”，以及后一句“这取决于你拿着它的时间”可知，重量不是绝对的，故应选D项absolute “绝对的”。

4.E 分析句子结构可知，此处应填副词。

根据语境可知，此处是说“如果一直带着压力，迟早有一天，我们会承受不住的，负担也会变得越来越重”。

故选E项increasingly“渐增地”。

5.J 分析句子结构可知，此处应填动词。

根据本空后面的for a while可知，此处应填rest，rest for a while“休息一会”。

6.F 分析句子结构可知，此处应填副词，只有F项periodically“定期地”符合题意，此处表示“我们应该定期释放压力”。

7.C 分析句子结构可知，此处应填过去分词。

根据语境可知，此处是指“我们能够恢复精力，然后继续前进”。

故选C项refreshed“恢复精神的”。

8.G 分析句子结构可知，此处应填动词。

根据句子结构及语境可知，此处应填G项return，return home from work “下班回家”。

9.A 分析句子结构可知，本句是一个让步状语从句，此处缺乏让步状语从句的连接词，只有A项符合题意。

句意：无论你肩上扛着多大的压力，可以的话，停下来歇一会。

(5) 法国人和英国人对报纸题材的喜好
have a fondness for what the French call “squashed dog” stories
喜欢法国人所谓的“压扁的狗”的故事
拓展：grow fond of the house 喜欢上这座房子
in the fond hope that she would change her mind 痴心地希望她会回心转意sun himself in his garden at the time 当时正在他自己的花园里晒太阳
be driven back into their van 被击退到他们的车里
拓展：drive the sheep into a field 把羊群赶到田野里
the main factor driving investment in the area 推动这个地区投资的主要因素
go for a drive 开车去兜兜风
be covered in hundreds of stings （身上）沾满了刺
be filled with dangerous animals 全是危险动物
send himself through the post 自己寄给自己
拓展：send the kids to bed early 打发孩子早点睡觉
send forth a stream of noise 发出一连串嗓音
send our furniture on by ship 提前把家具水运过去
A.bite
B.headline
C.exceptionally
D.transplanting
E.fierceness
F.protective
G.angle
H.security
I.revealed
J.eagerness
Newspapers have a fondness for what the French call “squashed dog” stories. In England, there are “goldfish emerging from bathroom tap” stories.Such stories run under the “Man Bites Dog” 1 . From France comes the story of an 2 fierce attack on an old man by bees. The victim was sunning himself in his garden at the time. The firemen were called but were driven back into their van by the 3 of the insects. After 45 minutes someone arrived with 4 clothing and insecticide. By then the man sitting in the chair was dead, covered in hundreds of stings(刺), most of them on his eyelids.
The French liked the story from London about a pig’s kidneys(肾) 5 on to a human patient. They viewed it from the 6 of animal rights. They liked the idea of putting a 7 ring round the hospital to drive away people who had great 8 to rescue the pig from dismemberment(肢解). From London, too, came the story of the brown paper parcel in London’s main parcel sorting office, a parcel which moved. Packages do not normally move, but this one was an exception. A lady customs officer was asked to X-ray the package. The X-ray 9 a poisonous reptile(爬虫) wrapped in a sock. The following police trail led to a salesman in Hampshire whose back bedroom was filled with dangerous animals, most of which he had sent himself through the post.
1.__________
2.__________
3.__________
4.__________
5.__________
6.__________
7.__________
8.__________
9.__________
解析：1.B 本段开头讲的都是报纸，又本空前面的“Man Bites Dog”均为大写，可推知此处是指新闻的标题，故应选B项headline“大标题；头版头条新闻”。

2.C 分析句子结构可知，此处应填副词修饰啊fierce，只有C项符合题意。

句意：法国有个关于一个老人遭到蜜蜂的异常地严重攻击的故事。

3.E 分析句子结构可知，此处应填名词。

根据前文“an exceptionally fierce attack”可知，此处应选E项fierceness与之相对应。

4.F 分析句子结构可知，此处应填形容词。

根据本空后面的clothing and insecticide可知，此处应选F项protective“防护的”。

在此表示“穿上防护衣，带着杀虫剂”。

5.D 根据本空前后的句意可知，这里是说“一只猪的肾被移植到人类的身上”，故此处应选D项transplanting “移植”。

6.G 分析句子结构可知，此处应填名词。

根据本空前后的“from the...of animal rights”可知，此处应选G项angle，构成固定搭配，表示“从动物权利的角度”。

7.H
分析句子结构可知，此处应填形容词或名词，作定语修饰ring。

根据语境可知，本空应选H项，a security ring“安全警报”。

8.J 分析句子结构可知，此处应填名词，锁定A、J 两项。

结合语境及选项可知，此处应选J项eagerness“渴望；热心”。

在此表示“那些很渴望从医院救出那些猪的人”。

9.I 分析句子结构可知，此处缺乏谓语动词，且时态为过去式，只有I项revealed“显示”符合题意。

句意：X射线显示袜子里面藏着有毒的爬虫。

(6)美国人开始注重饮食健康
have been more and more concerned about health 越来越关心（他们的）健康
拓展：concern himself with the details 对细节感兴趣
parents’ concern for their children 父母对子女的关心
a matter of concern to staff and management 一件让员工和管理人员都关切的事
notice the ingredients in what they eat 注意他们所吃食物的成分
turn the package over to read the labels carefully 把包装倒过来仔细地看底部的标签vegetables grown without poisons used to kill insects 未使用杀虫剂的蔬菜
have become interested in food from other countries 开始对其他国家的食品感兴趣
A.turn
B.eagerly
C.concerned
D.anxiously
E.growing
F.changed
G.produced
H.international
I.popular
J.called
There have been a lot of changes in American eating habits in the last ten years. One is the
1 awareness of the nutritional value of food. Another is an increasing interest in a variety of
2 foods. Since about 1970, Americans have been more and more
3 about health. They have begun to notice the ingredients(配料) in what they eat.
When they select food in the supermarket, they 4 the package over to read the labels carefully. They prefer to eat food that is 5 without unnecessary chemicals and often choose fruits and vegetables grown without poisons used to kill insects. A small group of Americans, 6 vegetarians, has decided not to eat meat. They choose a complete diet from other kinds of food because they think that meat products are not good for health.
Also more and more Americans have become interested in food from other countries. They have been going out to international restaurants and 7 trying unfamiliar dishes. Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, and Greek cooking as well as many other recipes(食谱) are all 8 these days in the United States. People used to say that Americans ate uninteresting, unhealthy food, but this has 9 in the last ten years.
1.__________
2.__________
3.__________
4.__________
5.__________
6.__________
7.__________
8.__________
9.__________
解析：1.E 根据本句中的One和后一句中的Another可知，此处与后一句并列，由后一句中的increasing可知，此处应填现在分词，只有E项growing符合题意。

2.H 分析句子结构可知，此处应填形容词，锁定H、I两项。

根据文章最后一段第二句“They have been going out to international restaurants...”可知，此处应选H项international与之项对应。

3.C
分析句子结构可知，此处应选过去分词，锁定C、F、G、J四项。

根据本空后面的about 可知，本空应选C项concerned，be concerned about“关心”。

4.A 分析句子结构可知，此处应填动词，且为一般现在时，只有A项符合题意。

句意：当他们在超市购物的时候，会把包装倒过来仔细地看底部的标签。

5.G 分析句子结构可知，此处应填过去分词，锁定F、G、J三项。

根据句意可知，此处是指“他们喜欢吃那些不含化学成分的产品”，故应选G项produced“生产”。

6.J 分析句子结构可知，此处应天过去分词，与vegetarians 构成插入语，结合语境可知，应选J项，在此表示“被称为素食主义者”。

7.B 分析句子结构可知，此处应填副词，锁定B、D两项。

根据上下文语境可知，此处应选B项“渴望地；急切地”，在此表示”那些美国人急切地想尝试他们没吃过的食物”。

8.I 分析句子结构可知，此处应填形容词作表语，只有I项符合题意。

9.F 根据本空前面的has可知，此处应填过去分词。

前半句说到“过去人们常说美国人喜欢吃不感兴趣的，不健康的食品”，接着用but表示转折，而且上文说到美国人现在更加关心他们的健康，可知这里是指这种情况现在已经改变了，故选F项changed。

(7)年轻人记忆也会减退
range from twenty to ninety in age 从20岁到90岁
拓展：stay well out of range of the children 离孩子们远远的
outside the range of his experience 超出了他的阅历
a full range of activities 各种活动
notice the decrease in their mental abilities 注意到他们头脑能力的下降
have more trouble remembering and obtaining new information
更难接受和记住新的信息
A.affects
B.memory
C.as a result
D.brain
E.destroys
F.need
G.decrease
H.same
I.trouble
rmation
It is common for older people to forget things. Now a new study has found that memory starts to fail when we are young adults. People younger than thirty years old usually do not know that they are starting to forget 1 , but scientists from the University of Michigan say the loss of 2 usually has already started.
Researchers say people seldom observe this slow reduction in mental ability until the loss 3 their everyday activities. Denise Park led the new study. Her team studied more than three hundred and fifty men and women ranging from twenty to ninety in age, 4 , the study showed that people in their middle twenties had memory problems. Young adults do not know they are forgetting things because their brains have more information than they 5 . People in their twenties and thirties are losing memory at the 6 rate as people in their sixties and seventies. People between the ages of sixty and seventy may notice the 7 in their mental abilities. They begin to observe that they are having more 8 remembering and obtaining new information. The older adults are more likely to remember false information as being true.
The facts show that keeping the brain active is important, and therefore the older people should take part in activities in order to keep their 9 fit. These include being a member of a social club, discussing plays and concerts. These are the best ways to improve the operation
of our aging minds.
1.__________
2.__________
3.__________
4.__________
5.__________
6.__________
7.__________
8.__________
9.__________
解析：1.J 分析句子结构可知，此处应填名词。

根据语境可知，此处应选J项information。

句意：那些三十岁以下的人一般都没意识到他们已经开始忘记一些事情了。

2.B 根据本空前面的of 可知，此处应填名词。

前文说到人们开始容易忘记一些东西，故此处应选B 项memory，loss of memory“失忆”。

3.A 分析句子结构可知，此处应填动词。

根据本句句意可知，这里是说“研究者发现人们直到失忆已经影响到他们的日常生活时，才开始注意到这种头脑能力的缓慢下降”。

故本空应选A项affects“影响”。

4.C 根据本空后面的“the study showed...”可知，这里表示这项研究的结构，故此处应填表示结果的词，C 项as a result符合题意。

5.F 分析句子结构可知，此处应填动词，且为一般现在时的复数形式，锁定F、G两项。

结合语境及选项可知，此处应选F项，在此表示“人们在20岁的时候拥有的信息比他们需要的更多”。

6.H 分析句子结构可知，此处应填形容词，只有H项符合题意。

句意：人们在二三十岁时的记忆减退的速度跟他们在六七十岁的时候是一样的。

7.G 分析句子结构可知，此处应填名词。

根据上一句说到人们在六七十岁的时候记忆会减退，故此处应选G项decrease“减少”。

8.I 分析句子结构可知，此处应填名词。

前文说到记忆会减退，故此处应是指“记东西和接收新的信息会有更多困难”，故选I项trouble。

9.D 根据本空前面的their可知，此处应填名词。

根据本段最后一句“These are the best ways to improve the operation of our aging minds”可知，此处应选brain。

（8）购买房子之前应进行房屋检查
an essential part of any home buying process 购买房子过程中必不可少的一部分
send a home inspector out to go through your potential home
派遣一个房屋检查员去检查你即将入住的房子
thoroughly inspect everything 全面检查每一部分
check for damaging insects 检查虫蛀
have experience with your region 在你那一块有有经验
A.understand
B.environmentally
C.gamble
D.involve
E.necessary
F.potential
G.shortcuts
H.specific
I.structurally
J.surprises
The home inspection is an essential part of any home buying process. Without a home inspection, you can never be sure what you’re getting and when buying a home that’s a lot of money to 1 on uncertainty. A home inspection ensures that there are no 2 and that you can enjoy your future home for years to come.
A home inspection will 3 hiring a company to send a home inspector out to go through your potential home with you and thoroughly inspect everything to make sure there are no major problems that might not be obvious to the average home owner. He will go over all the wiring, plumbing(管道系统), the roof and the foundation to make sure everything is 4 sound. At the same time as the home inspection, it’s always a good idea to have a pest(昆虫) inspection to check for damaging insects such as carpenter ants.
Different states have different regulations for home inspections. So you need to be aware
of what the requirements of your 5 state are and make sure the inspector covers these areas. It’s a good idea to ask to see any 6 certification, which a professional home inspector will gladly show you. It’s also best to make certain that your specific inspector has experience with your region. A local home inspector will better 7 conditions in your area such as damp basements, winter damage to roofing or cracks in the foundation caused by normal settling.
A thorough home inspection takes time, so don’t settle for someone that you feel might be taking 8 . Many home inspector are happy to have you accompany them on the inspection.
A walk through with the home inspector is a great time to learn about how your home works and what to look for in terms of 9 trouble.
1.__________
2.__________
3.__________
4.__________
5.__________
6.__________
7.__________
8.__________
9.__________
解析：1.C 分析句子结构可知，此处应填动词。

根据前文说如果不对房子进行检查，就会把钱花在不确定的地方，这种行为相当于赌博，故选C项gamble“赌博；孤注一掷”。

2.J 分析句子结构可知，此处应填名词，锁定G、J两项。

结合语境及选项可知，此处应选J项。

在此表示“如果对房子进行检查，那买的时候就不会有‘惊喜’了”。

3.D 根据本空前面的will可知，此处应填动词原形。

本空后面说的都是房屋检查包含的一些过程，故此处应选D项involve“涉及”。

4.I 分析句子结构可知，此处应填副词，锁定B、I 两项。

根据“He will go over all the wiring, plumbing, the roof and the foundation...”可知，这里说的都是房子的结构，故应选I项structurally“结构上地”。

5.H 分析句子结构可知，此处应填形容词，锁定E、F、H三项。

结合语境及选项可知，此处应选H项specific “详细的”。

在此表示“你房子的详细情况”。

6.E 分析句子结构可知，此处应填形容词，锁定E、F两项。

根据语境可知，此处应选E项necessary“必要的”。

句意：让房屋检查员出示必要的证书也是个好主意，他会很乐意给你看的。

7.A 根据本空前面的will可知，此处应填动词原形，只有A项符合题意。

句意：当地的检查员会更加了解你房子的情况……。

8.G 根据本空前面的taking可知，此处应填名词。

由本段第一句可知，一个完整的房屋检查是很费时间的，故此处应是指“不要指望那些你觉得会投机取巧的人”，选G项shortcuts，take shortcut“走捷径”。

9.F 分析句子结构可知，此处应填形容词，只有F 项符合题意。

在此表示“潜在的麻烦”。

(9)体育事业与学业
get a free education 获得免费教育
lead to a chance to play professionally 获得一次打职业赛的机会
improvements in graduation rates 升学率的提高
vary from school to school and sport to sport 因学校和运动而异
be required to make continual progress toward earning their degree
被要求继续学习，从而获得他们的学位
拓展：make great progress in controlling inflation
在抑制通货膨胀方面取得了巨大进展
progress at their own speed 按各自的速度学习
progress slowly through the town 缓慢地穿过城镇
A.valued
B.challenge
C.continual
D.deal
E.requirements
F.vary
G.question
H.goal
I.retired
J.experience
College sports, especially football and basketball, are a big industry. Nationally rated teams and television broadcast rights can be worth millions of dollars.
This could be seen as a good 1 all around. Colleges invest in their players and, in return, the schools earn money and attention. The athletes often get a free education. And they gain 2 that might lead to a chance to play professionally.
But critics 3 the morality of a situation where college athletes may seem 4 more as athletes than as college students. Praise is heard for recent improvements in graduation rates. Yet critics say that some players who finish college never really learn anything except their sport.
Getting back to the question of how much college athletes study, a better answer would be: it all depends. The expectations and pressures on athletes 5 from school to school and sport to sport.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association governs college sports in the United States. For the past few years, this organization has been increasing 6 for student athletes. College athletes are required to make 7 progress toward earning their degree. Yet finishing college is not always a 8 for students who are good enough to play professionally.
Fans of American football may remember the 9 New York Jets quarterback(四分卫) Joe Namath. Last weekend, he graduated from the University of Alabama. He left that school forty-two years ago to play for the Jets. Now he is sixty-four, but he went back－in part, he says, because he had promised his mother to finish his education.
1.__________
2.__________
3.__________
4.__________
5.__________
6.__________
7.__________
8.__________
9.__________
解析：1.D 分析句子结构可知，此处应填名词。

根据后一句“Colleges invest in their players and, in return, the schools earn money and attention”可知，此处应选D项deal“交易”。

2.J 分析句子结构可知，此处应填名词。

根据语境可知，应选J项。

gain experience“增长经验”。

3.G 分析句子结构可知，此处应填动词。

上一段说到“运动员在足球或篮球方面的经历可能会使他们有机会去职业赛”，本段开头用but表示转折，可知，此处表述的内容应与上文相反，评论应该是质疑这种情况的，故选G项question“质疑”。

4.A 分析句子结构可知，此处应填形容词。

结合上下文语境，A项valued符合题意。

句意：评论怀疑这些运动的品行是否有普通大学生的好。

5.F 结合所给选项及语境可知，此处应选F项vary，vary form...to...“因……而异”。

6.E 分析句子结构可知，此处应填名词。

根据下一句“College athletes are required...”可知，这里说的是全国大学生体育协会对于运动员的要求，故选E 项requirements。

7.C 分析句子结构可知，此处应填形容词，锁定C、I两项。

结合语境及选项可知，本空应选C项，在此表示“大学生被要求继续他们的学业”。

8.H 分析句。