阅读理解之猜词题

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阅读理解之猜词题

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2. In addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly. This could be

financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions (养老金). Furthermore, some

in-situation should be created for senior citizens, which can help provide a comfortable life for them. Unfortunately, as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly viable answer. The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young.

The underlined word “viable” most probably means “_______”.

A. impossible

B. practical

C. meaningful

D. successful

3. The English are often considered as unfriendly people who don't talk to strangers, but not London taxi drivers. I once asked a cabbie to describe his life to me and he didn't stop talking until I arrived home half an hour later.

What does the underlined word “cabbie” mean in this passage?

A. Conductor.

B. Stranger.

C. Taxi driver.

D. Porter.

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D. part of the sea going far in land

3. In a second test, mice were clocked on how long they actively tried to escape a pool of water. Those exposed to night lights stopped struggling and just floated in the water, a sign of “behavioral despair”, 10 times as long as the mice that had experienced normal nighttime darkness. All symptoms of depression disappeared within two weeks of the mice returning to a normal light-dark cycle, the

researchers report. The scientists also could quash the behavioral symptoms by injecting (注射) the

brains of animals with a drug that prohibits the activity of certain molecules linked with human depression. This finding further suggests that light at night may cause something related to depression. What does the underlined word “quash” in Para. 4 probably mean?

A. study

B. predict

C. ease

D. cause