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On May 7th an article __1____(appear) on medRxiv an online repository for medical research It showed for England _2____least the degrees to which SARSCov2the virus that causes covid19discriminatesin its deadliness between ____3___(variety)groups of people Men are more ____4___(like) to die than women The old and the socially deprived more likely than the young welloff and well connected Those with__5____(control) diabetes or severe asthma more likely than those without And members of the country’s ethnic minorities more likely than those __6____ its white majority
None of these even the first (for men are more likely vulnerable than women to quite a wide range of infections ) Is exactly a surprise
Even the finding __7_____ current smokers actually have a lower risk of death from the illness than do nonsmokers though superficially arresting is in line with the results of other studies that used different methodsthough a possible protective effect __8____asthma patients of steroid inhalers looks worth following up But the__9___(actual)results of the study are not really remarkable thing __10____ it
1 appeared 2 at 3various 4likely 5uncontrolled 6of 7that 8on 9actual 10about
练(二)
According ___1__ experts nearly 25 of Britons including
children are overweight The government is worried and it is looking for ways __2____ (settle) the problem Many 11to 14yearolds already do cookery at school and from 2011 the government __3____(make) this a must It __4____(hope) that this will encourage people to cook instead of eating ready meals fast food and ___5__(snack) All secondary school students will have cooking lessons for one hour a week for one term They will learn to use simple fresh stuff and simple recipes to prepare healthy _6____(taste) meals And schools are setting up cookery clubs __7____(call)Let's Get Cooking throughout the country The clubs will give more children the chance to learn to cook after school Head teachers worry __8__ the equipment they will need for the lessons About 15 of schools do not have kitchens ___9__there are not enough cookery teachers The government promises ___10__ (train)800 cookery teachers and to give schools £25 million a year to help children from poor families
答案 1 to 2to settle 3has been making 4hopes 5snacks 6tasty 7called 8about 9and 10to train
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__1____ Kevin Durant gave his tearful MVP speech in 2014 the NBA star made sure to thank one person __2__ had been there with him from the very __3___(begin) his mother His heartfelt words about the sacrifices she _4___(make) for Durant and his brother led to a lifetime movie about her journey ____5_ a single parent The Real MVP The Wanda Durant Story
Today the NBA superstar’s mom travels _6___ the country as a motivational speaker and philanthropist (慈善家) On Monday she spoke at Thomson Reuters' in New York about her personal struggles to achieve __7___(finance)stability and shared the financial advice she gave her son when he entered the league _8___CNBC
I wanted him to realize he has worked hard she says and it is OK for him to enjoy___9___(him) because of his hard work But it is also imperative that he prepares for his future While she advised him to enjoy the rewards of his labor she also wanted to make sure that her son knew the __10__(important)of financial planning
1When 2who 3beginning 4made 5as 6across 7financial 8with 9himself 10importance
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The long white robot weighs more than 450 kilograms Like other robots it is equipped ___1___cameras and mechanical arms to automatically perform many ___2___ (differ)jobs
Angus is _3___ major part of operations at Alexander's indoor robot farm about 40 kilometers south of San Francisco The 743squaremeter farm uses a hydroponic system _4____ grows plants without soil The plants grow inside equipment that provides a ___5_(continue) flow of water The indoor farm uses electrical light instead of sunlight
This kind of farm uses much less water _6___ does not require human labor to run The main job for Angus is to move thousands of plants around the farm from small containers __7__ larger ones as they grow Angus also carries plants to another robot that does not have a name yet Angus moves __8___ (slow)to complete its work But the robot is very strong and can lift about 300 kilograms For nowthe farm uses humans to collect vegetables and other __9___ (crop)when they are ready But Alexander says he is working on a robot that will eventually take _10__that job too
答案 1with 2different 3a 4that 5continuous 6and 7to 8slowly 9crops 10over
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We humans love to stare into our smart devices We gaze__1__ hours — about 10 hours and 39 minutes a day — at our computers smartphones tablets and televisions Is all this ___2___(start) bad for us It might bemainly because as we stare at our devices we ____3___(expose)ourselves to blue light
Blue light is a type of electromagnetic (电磁) radiation with a very short wave length __4__produces a high amount of energy While it's true that light can __5___(damage) our eyes under certain circumstances there's no __6__ (science) evidence suggesting that blue light is harmful to our eyes But many people still think it is___7___ is why bluelightblocking glasses are so popular So _8___ the glasses work
Everyone is very _9____(concern) that blue light may be causing damage to the eyebut there's no evidence that it may be __10__(cause) serious damage Dr Rahul Khuranaclinical spokesman for the American Academy of Ophthalmology told Business Insider
答案 1for 2starting 3are exposing 4that 5damage 6scientific 7which 8do 9concerned 10causing
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___1__the coming of the Chinese Spring Festival the pig comes to the center stage since 2019 is the Year of the Pig in the Chinese lunar calendar
A fiveminute advertisement ___2___(tell) the story of a Chinese grandfather's first encounter with Peppa Pig __3__ popular character from the British cartoon Peppa Pig went viral (广传播).
The ad cleverly brings together the British cartoon character with Chinese cultural __4___ (element) and shows how bridges can be built between cultures and generations
Grandfather Li Yu bao lives in a remote village ___5___ his son works in the city For senior Chinese like him __6__ children and grandchildren live far away the Spring Festival is the traditional time when they can reunite and sit down together __7__ dinner
Li loves his grandson and wants to surprise him with a new year gift He knows the child loves Peppa Pig but has no clue __8__ it is So he goes ___9__the village asking everyone if they know anything about Peppa Pig Then using the little information he gets as well _10___ his imagination he welds (焊接) metal together to resemble the face of Peppa Pig though he has never seen it
答案 1With 2telling 3a 4elements 5while 6whose 7for 8what 9around 10as
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A public opinion study says that most Americans will accept the use of gene editing technology to create babies__1___ are protected from certain diseases But Americans do not support ___2__(change) the genetic structure or DNA of children so that they can be faster taller or more intelligent
The research _3_____(carry out) by the Associated Press NORC Center for Public Affairs Research _4____ suggests that 81 of Americans approve of using gene editing to prevent killer diseases such ___5__ Huntington's disease and 65 agree to use gene editing to prevent conditions like blindness __6_____ 66 oppose using gene editing to change qualities such as intelligence or athletic ability They are also _7____ changing physical qualities such as eye color or height
Gene editing takes out a part of DNA to remove replace or repair a gene Changes to adult ___8_ (cell) only affect the person being treated But editing genes in embryos (胚胎) can change the resulting children in ways _____(9) can be passed to future generations Due _10____its important effects the International Council for Science says gene editing should not yet be tested on humans Scientists say more laboratory research is needed to prove whether it is safe or not
答案 1that 2changing 3was carried out 4which 5as 6However 7against 8cells 9that 10to
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