[外语类试卷]专业英语八级(改错)模拟试卷163及答案与解析.doc
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1、专业英语八级(改错)模拟试卷 163及答案与解析 一、 PART III LANGUAGE USAGE 0 Concerns a few years ago that students would be forced to use stimulants in the fight for class rank and honors thus seem to be exaggerating, but the reality is equally disturbing: a lifestyle【 M1】 _ running contrary to all the work habits that h
2、igher education stands for. There s an intriguing historic precedent at the origins of【 M2】 _ amphetamines. Introduced in 1938 under the trademark Pervitin as the answer to American Benzedrin, they were less an imposition of Nazi authorities and military commanders but a popular coping【 M3】 _ mechan
3、ism for stressed wartime soldiers and civilians like,【 M4】 _ according to a study by Dutch historians of medicine. Many students and professionals were described Pervitin for【 M5】 _ performance, but others took it recreationally. And there was even an early intimation of the 1960s drug culture. The
4、physician-writer Gottfried Benn wanted amphetamines to be used by infantrymen【 M6】 _ but by students, to develop the human brain to new levels how lucky he was that he didnt live to see the decline of his ideals among undergraduates. The trouble with considering policy for performance- enhancing use
5、 of drugs like Adderall is in what was already【 M7】 _ apparent in the 1930s: people use them for similar purposes,【 M8】 _ sometimes productively and sometimes disastrously, something German physicians called “the toxic equation.“ But the contemporary American debate has alarming side not present at【
6、 M9】 _ the beginning, the idea that performance-enhancement is “cheating.“ Does that mean drinking at Starbucks is doping? Its a counterproductive argument so it assumes that these drugs work【 M10】 _ consistently and give users an organic advantage, as opposed to the placebo effect. Its much better
7、to address the patterns that lead to abuse. 1 【 M1】 2 【 M2】 3 【 M3】 4 【 M4】 5 【 M5】 6 【 M6】 7 【 M7】 8 【 M8】 9 【 M9】 10 【 M10】 10 Losing weight is easier when there is money on the line, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. They said weight-loss programs that award people with money and remind them of t
8、he cash they【 M1】 _ stand to lose if they fail provided with a powerful incentive to【 M2】 _ lose weight compared with more conventional approaches. Dr. Kevin Volpp of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine was looking for an effective way to treat obese, a growing problem【 M3】 _ that carr
9、ies serious health risks. He said many weight-loss programs fail before people are being asked to make sacrifices【 M4】 _ now. Volpp and colleagues studied two kinds of incentive programs for weight loss. One was a lottery-based design in which participants played a lottery and were allowed to collec
10、t their winnings if they met their weight-loss target. The other was a deposit contract, in which participants invested small amount of【 M5】 _ their own money which they would lose at the end of the month if they succeeded to reach their goals. People in this group also got a【 M6】 _ bonus if they me
11、t their goal. The researchers resigned 57 obese but otherwise healthy【 M7】 _ people to one of these two groups or a control group, in which people were simply weighed at the end of each month. All were aimed to lose 7.26 kg by the end of four months. People in the【 M8】 _ incentive groups lost far mo
12、re weight than that who got no pay for【 M9】 _ their efforts, with about half of the participants in each group meet【 M10】 _ their weight loss goals. 11 【 M1】 12 【 M2】 13 【 M3】 14 【 M4】 15 【 M5】 16 【 M6】 17 【 M7】 18 【 M8】 19 【 M9】 20 【 M10】 20 For decades, the television was the flagship of any consu
13、mer-electronics product line-up. In all the gadgets in the home,【 M1】 _ the TV held the most prominent real estate in the living room, cost the most to buy, and carry the biggest brand mark. And for【 M2】 _ consumer-electronics makers who manufactured them, selling TVs was a good business. As the bul
14、ky cathode-ray tube televisions of the past turned into the sleek, flat-screen televisions of today, another shift started to occur. The price competition was merciful and unrelenting since【 M3】 _ the televisions were hard to differentiate. Even so consumers were【 M4】 _ buying more televisions than
15、ever, TV makers struggled to turn a profit. Now, another shift is taking place, and it is threatening to rob televisions their prominence and value in the home. With【 M5】 _ more people streaming or downloading video as an alternation to【 M6】 _ cable or satellite broadcast, more consumers are watchin
16、g TV shows and movies on smartphones, tablets and laptops. The television, meanwhile, may become just another screen. “Thats a very real possibility,“ says Paul Gagnon, the director of North 【 M8】 _ American TV research for DisplaySearch, a market-research firm based in Santa Clara, Calif. When tele
17、visions end up becoming【 M8】 _ just another monitor, he says, “ that is a low-profit, no-money business with just a handful of players.“ To stay ahead of changing viewing habits, television makers are pushing Web-connected televisions loading with applications.【 M9】 _ Web TVs count for about a quart
18、er of all new flat-panel televisions【 M10】 _ this year, rising to about half of all shipments in three years, according to DisplaySearch. 21 【 M1】 22 【 M2】 23 【 M3】 24 【 M4】 25 【 M5】 26 【 M6】 27 【 M7】 28 【 M8】 29 【 M9】 30 【 M10】 30 Americans find it difficult to engage in any activity for pure pleas
19、ure. We have to have a higher aim a purpose for every moment of time. For example, children take classes or join clubs to increase their self-esteem, build talent, or try out a potential career. Adults attend parties to make business contacts, garden to rise【 M1】 _ vegetables, and mow the lawn to me
20、et neighborhood standards. Im here to tell you about one of my guilt pleasures. It doesnt cost【 M2】 _ a thing, takes a little time, and brings me lots of personal【 M3】 _ fulfillment. Best of all, you can indulge in it for sheer enjoyment. It is walking. There is something about walking that is diffe
21、rent from jogging. When Im jogging, Im instantly【 M4】 _ challenging myself to go farther or faster, sweat more, and breath【 M5】 _ harder. And when Im walking, Im taking time to go outside and【 M6】 _ put one foot in front of another while I look around, blink, and feel the sun and the wind. When I wa
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