第三板块 第三部分 第 4 讲
Cloze 1
(2019·衡水二摸)As a child，I was always told to“eat my greens”．These were the unappealing
vegetables that sat on the edge of my plate.Peas，and green beans，all looked and tasted __1__.Let's
face it，when there were so many other delicious treats to __2__，why eat boring vegetables?
Since then my taste buds have __3__ and I'm also fully aware of the health benefits of eating
fresh vegetables.But we still need __4__ of the amazing goodness these green super foods give us.In
the UK，a campaign has been __5__ for several years to encourage us to eat our “5 A Day”—five
portions of fruit and vegetables.That's __6__ evidence has shown there are significant health __7__
to getting at least five 80g portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day.
But I struggle trying to fit these five portions into my daily __8__，partly because I have a sweet
__9__ and vegetables are ， well ， tasteless.Researchers have been __10__ how to make eating
vegetables more __11__.They analysed the psychology behind our food __12__ and found that most
of us are __13__ by taste.Brad Turnwald from Stanford University says that “studies show that
people __14__to think of healthier options as less tasty for some reason.”
In Europe ， a project called VeggieEAT has also been trying to find ways to get people to
__15__ more vegetables.Project leader，Professor Heather Hartwell believes in __16__ encouraging
people into eating the right things.One idea has been to put a __17__ of a tasty looking fruit on a
supermarket trolley as a __18__ about buying something from the fruit store after looking at the
picture.She says ， “Choice is a really __19__ thing.But making vegetables look attractive will
increase their sales.”
Certainly，eating“twisted citrusglazed carrots”does sound tempting，even if it just __20__
like a carrot，but if it makes us eat more vegetables then that can only be a good thing for our health.
[语篇解读] 蔬菜对健康有益——这是一个众人皆知的道理。然而，我们有时候会因为
偏爱其他食物的口味而对吃青菜感到很不情愿。本文探讨一项旨在提倡人们多吃青菜的研究，
并介绍一些商家用来吸引顾客购买蔬菜的销售技巧。
1．A.disgusting B．delicious
C．ripen D．sweet
解析：A [根据上一句“These were the unappealing vegetables that sat on the edge of my
plate.”，说那些讨厌的蔬菜总是散落在我的盘子边上。可知是说这些蔬菜不好吃，令人厌恶的。
句意：长相恶心的豌豆、西兰花和青豆吃起来也很恶心(disgusting)。]
2．A.buy B．prepare
C．offer D．enjoy解析：D [根据“there were so many other delicious treats”可知是美味在前，是享受(enjoy)。
故选 D 项。句意：有那么多好吃的食物，为什么还吃那些难吃的蔬菜呢？]
3．A.appeared B．developed
C．existed D．shrank
解析：B [句意：从那以后，我的味蕾就发展(即改变)了，我还充分意识到了吃新鲜蔬菜
对健康的益处。]
4．A.reminding B．informing
C．warning D．talking
解析：A [句意：remind 提醒；inform 通知；warn 警告；talk 谈论。根据上一句“benefits
of eating fresh vegetables”蔬菜的好处，可知是时刻提醒记得(remind)这些绿色“超级食品”给
我们的身体带来的惊人益处。]
5．A.planning B．aiming
C．running D．intending
解析：C [在英国，世界卫生组织为鼓励人们“每天吃 5 份果蔬”而发起的宣传活动已
经进行(run)了好多年的时间。分析句意可知，是这种宣传活动进行了好多年。只有 run 才有“运
转，或进行”之意。]
6．A.why B．how
C．when D．because
解析：D [根据上文可知宣传活动持续了好多年是结果，原因就是因为(because)有证据表
明，人们每天至少食用 5 份 80g 的水果和蔬菜会对健康有很大益处。]
7．A.needs B．benefits
C．issues D．risks
解析：B [根据上题的内容可知，是说“人们每天至少食用 5 份 80g 的水果和蔬菜会对
健康有很大益处(benefits)”。]
8．A.diet B．education
C．work D．exercise
解析：A [根据上文每天至少 5 份水果和蔬菜，可知是日常生活中，即“我仍在努力把
这 5 份果蔬纳入到我的日常饮食(diet)中”。]
9．A.tendency B．preference
C．tooth D．appetite
解析：C [句意：部分原因是我爱吃甜食，而且觉得蔬菜很无味。have a sweet tooth，为
固定搭配，“喜欢甜食”。]
10．A.showing B．discovering
C．reporting D．studying解析：D [句意：研究人员一直在研究(study)如何让蔬菜更具吸引力。]
11．A.appropriate B．attractive
C．beneficial D．independent
解析：B [根据上句“vegetables are，well，tasteless”因为蔬菜无味，人们不喜欢吃，因
此研究人员一直在研究如何让蔬菜更具吸引力(attractive)。]
12．A.choices B．values
C．wastes D．judgments
解析：A [他们分析了我们选择食物时的心理。根据下一句可知，是我们对食物的选择
(choice)。]
13．A.confused B．disturbed
C．motivated D．challenged
解析：C [句意：他们分析了我们选择食物时的心理，发现大部分人都是受味道的驱
使。]
14．A.manage B．decide
C．agree D．tend
解析：D [研究表明，人们会因为某种原因而倾向于认为更健康的食物更难吃。]
15．A.grow B．eat
C．store D．harvest
解析：B [在欧洲，名为 VeggieEAT 的项目一直在尝试找出能让人们多吃(eat)蔬菜的方
式。后面“encouraging people into eating the right things”是提示。]
16．A.slowly B．suddenly
C．firmly D．seriously
解析：A [慢慢地(slowly)鼓励人们进食恰当的食物。根据常识可知，想让人们接受某种
东西，要慢慢地进行。]
17．A.variety B．lot
C．picture D．number
解析：C [其中一个想法是，把看起来很美味的水果图片(picture)放在超市的购物车上，
以此来暗示消费者去水果区域购买东西。根据下文的内容可知是图片贴在购物车上。]
18．A.sign B．concern
C．clue D．hint
解析：D [根据上题的内容可知，把水果的图片贴在购物车上给消费者一种暗示(hint)。]
19．A.easy B．complex
C．quick D．casual
解析：B [句意：选择是一件非常复杂的事情。根据上文意思可知让人们多吃蔬菜，选择健康的蔬菜水果是很复杂的(complex)。]
20．A.looks B．smells
C．tastes D．feels
解析：C [当然了，“橘汁胡萝卜”这菜名听起来确定很诱人，虽然尝起来(taste)像是胡
萝卜。分析句意可知，胡萝卜虽然名字不同，但尝起来还是胡萝卜的味道。]
Cloze 2
Electricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much taken for granted nowadays __1__
we rarely think twice when we switch on the light or turn on the TV set.
At night，roads are brightly lit，enabling people and __2__ to move freely.Neon lighting used in
advertising has become part of the __3__ of every modern city.
In the home ， many __4__ devices are powered by electricity.__5__ when we turn off the
bedside lamp and are __6__ asleep，electricity is working for us，__7__ our refrigerators，heating our
water，or keeping our rooms airconditioned.
Every day，trains，buses and subways take us to and from work.We rarely __8__ to consider
why or how they run— __9__ something goes wrong.
In the summer of 1959，something did __10__ wrong with the powerplant that provided New
York with electricity.For a great many hours，life came almost to a __11__.Trains refused to move
and the people in them sat in the dark，__12__ to do anything；lifts stopped working，so that __13__
you were lucky enough not to be __14__ between two floors，you had the unpleasant task of finding
your ways down __15__ of stairs.Famous streets like Broadway and Fifth Avenue in a(n) __16__
became as gloomy and uninviting __17__ the most remote back streets.People were afraid to leave
their houses，__18__ although the police had been ordered to __19__ in case of emergency，they
were just as confused and __20__ as anybody else.
[语篇解读] 电是日常生活的一部分，如今，我们已经习以为常，以至于开灯或开电视
时很少仔细考虑电的问题。本文介绍关于电的使用问题。
1．A.that B．thus
C．as D．so
解析：A [句意：电是日常生活的一部分，如今，我们已经习以为常，以至于开灯或开
电视时很少仔细考虑电的问题。so...that...是固定搭配，意思是“如此……以至于……”。]
2．A.car B．truck
C．traffic D．pedestrians
解析：C [句意：晚上灯光照亮的马路使人们自由通行，使交通畅通无阻。pedestrian 意
为“行人”，与空格前的 people 词义重复；car 和 truck 都指具体的车辆类型，含义过于狭窄。
综合考虑，此处应填入 traffic。]
3．A.appearance B．characterC．distinction D．surface
解析：B [句意：广告中使用的霓虹灯已经成为了每个现代化城市的一大特色。]
4．A.moneysaving B．timesaving
C．energysaving D．laborsaving
解析：D [句意：在家里，很多节省劳动力的设备都是由电带动的。四个选项都是复合
形容词，根据句意，此处填入 laborsaving 最合适。]
5．A.Only B．Rarely
C．Even D．Frequently
解析：C [句意；即使当我们关上床头灯，睡得很熟时，电仍然在为我们工作……。根
据句意，此处应填入 even。]
6．A.fast B．quite
C．closely D．quickly
解析：A [fast asleep 为固定搭配，意为“睡得很熟的”。]
7．A.moving B．starting
C．repairing D．driving
解析：D [此处的动词与 our refrigerators 连用，填入 driving 最合适，意为“使电冰箱正
常运行”。]
8．A.trouble B．bother
C．hesitate D．remember
解析：B [此处是说，我们很少费心思考它们为什么或如何运行。]
9．A.when B．if
C．until D．after
解析：C [句意：直到这些交通工具出问题时，我们才会费心思考它们为什么或如何运
行。前半句出现了 rarely，含否定意义，与 until 搭配使用，意为“直到……才……”。]
10．A.go B．mean
C．pass D．find
解析：A [句意：1959 年的夏天，负责给纽约供电的发电厂真的出了问题。go wrong 固
定短语，出错。]
11．A.pause B．terminal
C．breakdown D．standstill
解析：D [句意：许多小时过去了，生活几乎停滞不前。come to a standstill 是固定搭配，
意为“停住，停滞不前”。]
12．A.incompetent B．powerless
C．hesitant D．helpless解析：B [句意：火车无法开动，车厢里的人坐在黑暗中无能为力，什么事也做不了。
此处指人处于停电的环境中无能为力，什么事也做不了。]
13．A.although B．when
C．as D．even if
解析：D [句意：电梯也停止工作，即使你足够幸运，没被困在两层楼之间，也得自己
不愉快地步行下楼梯。通过分析上下文，此处填入 even if 最合适。]
14．A.trapped B．placed
C．positioned D．locked
解析：A [be trapped 被困……。]
15．A.steps B．levels
C．flights D．floors
解析：C [a flight of stairs 是固定搭配，表示“(两个楼梯平台间的)一段楼梯”，本题中考
查的是复数形式。]
16．A.time B．instant
C．point D．minute
解析：B [in an instant 是固定搭配，意为“瞬间，马上”，意思相当于 immediately，故答
案为 B。in a minute 意为“很快，马上”，一般用于将来时，不符合句意，故排除。]
17．A.like B．than
C．for D．as
解析：D [as...as...为固定搭配，表示“像……一样”。]
18．A.for B．and
C．but D．or
解析：A [句意：人们害怕离开自己的房子，因为虽然警察被要求随时待命，以防突发
事件，但他们也像其他人一样疑惑和无助。结合上文，此处填入 for 最合适。]
19．A.stand aside B．stand down
C．stand by D．stand in
解析：C [stand by 准备行动，附近等待。]
20．A.aimless B．helpless C．unfocused D．undecided
解析：B [helpless 无助的。]
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