在空白处填入方框中所给词组的正确形式。
| prefer …to…. | focus on | become curious about | check out | apply for |
| sign up for | be addicted to | be responsible for | other than | look forward to |
16 ． Peru is so beautiful that I’m________ visiting it !
17 ． I think he________ smoking. He just can’t seem to quit.
18 ． In high school, I________ the computer and built my first website.
19 ． When he was a child, he________ reading books________ watching TV.
20 ． Guests must ________ before noon, or they will be charged for the day by the hotel.
21 ． I have to work harder as a senior high school student and get used to________ myself.
22 ． For my trip to France, I________ the visa tomorrow. Once I get it, I’ll book flight tickets online.
23 ． Spending too much time online is unhealthy and makes it very difficult to________ other things in life.
24 ． My advisor recommended that I________ the Ballet course because being a dancer has always been my dream.
25 ． Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing was needed to hold walls together________ the perfect fit of the stones.
looking forward to 17 ． is addicted to 18 ． became curious about 19 ． preferred to 20 ． check out 21 ． being responsible for 22 ． am applying for 23 ． focus on 24 ． should sign up for##sign up for 25 ． other than
【解析】 16 ．考查动词短语。句意：秘鲁是如此美丽，我期待着去参观它！根据 “Peru is so beautiful” 可知，此处表示很期待去参观秘鲁， look forward to“ 期待 ” 符合题意，由空前的 am 可知句子是现在进行时，此处用现在分词形式。故填 looking forward to 。
17 ．考查固定短语。句意：我认为他抽烟上瘾了。他似乎就是戒不掉。根据 “He just can’t seem to quit.” 可知，此处指 “ 他抽烟上瘾 ” ， be addicted to“ 上瘾，沉溺于 ” 符合题意，此处是描述一个事实，用一般现在时，主语是 he ， be 动词用 is 。故填 is addicted to 。
18 ．考查动词短语。句意：高中时，我对电脑产生了好奇心，并建立了我的第一个网站。根据 “built my first website” 可知，此处指 “ 对电脑产生了好奇心 ” ， become curious about“ 对 …… 变得好奇 ” 符合题意，由并列谓语动词 built 可知此处用动词过去式。故填 became curious about 。
19 ．考查动词短语。句意：当他还是个孩子的时候，比起看电视，他更喜欢看书。结合句意可知，此处表示 “ 比起看电视，他更喜欢看书 ” ， prefer...to...“ 更喜欢 …… 而不愿 …… ，比起 …… 更喜欢 ……” 符合题意，根据 “When he was a child” 可知，句子用一般过去时。故填 ①preferred②to 。
20 ．考查动词短语。句意：客人必须在中午前退房，否则酒店将收取当天的房费。根据 “or they will be charged for the day by the hotel” 可知，此处指 “ 客人必须在中午前退房 ” ， check out“ 退房，结账离开 ” 符合题意，情态动词 must 后接动词原形。故填 check out 。
21 ．考查固定短语。句意：作为一名高中生，我必须更加努力，习惯对自己负责。结合句意可知，此处指 “ 对自己负责 ” ， be responsible for“ 对 …… 负责 ” 符合题意， get used to doing sth 习惯于做某事，故空处用动名词形式。故填 being responsible for 。
22 ．考查固定短语。句意：为了去法国旅行，我明天要申请签证。一旦我拿到签证，我会在网上预订机票。根据 “Once I get it” 可知，此处表示 “ 申请签证 ” ， apply for“ 申请 ” 符合题意，结合句意及 “tomorrow” 可知，此处表示即将发生的动作，用现在进行时表示将来，主语是 I ， be 动词用 am ，故填 am applying for 。
23 ．考查动词短语。句意：花太多时间上网是不健康的，会让你很难专注于生活中的其他事情。根据 “Spending too much time online” 可知，此处指 “ 很难在生活中集中注意力于其他事情 ” ， focus on“ 集中注意力于 ” 符合题意，空前的 to 是不定式符号，此处用动词原形，故填 focus on 。
24 ．考查动词短语。句意：我的导师建议我报芭蕾舞班，因为成为一名舞蹈家一直是我的梦想。根据空后的 “the Ballet course” 可知，此处指 “ 报名参加芭蕾舞课程 ” ， sign up for“ 报名参加 ” 符合题意， recommended 表示 “ 建议 ” ，宾语从句应用虚拟语气，即从句谓语部分用 “(should)+ 动词原形 ” ， should 可省略。故填 (should) sign up for 。
25 ．考查固定短语。句意：印加的建筑工人将石头切割成精确的尺寸，这样就不需要任何东西，仅仅凭着石头间的完美贴合，即可稳固墙体。结合句意可知，此处指 “ 除了石头间的完美贴合不需要任何东西来支撑墙体 ” ， other than“ 除了 ” 符合题意。故填 other than 。
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Feeling extreme loneliness can increase an older person’s risk of premature (过早的)death by 14 percent, according to research by John Cacioppo, professor of psychology at the University of Chicago.
Cacioppo and his colleagues’ work shows that the impact of loneliness on premature death is nearly as strong as the impact of disadvantaged socioeconomic status, which they found increases the chances of dying early by 19 percent. A 2010 meta﹣analysis showed that loneliness has twice as much impact on early death as obesity does, he said.
The researchers looked at dramatic differences in the rate of decline in physical and mental health as people aged. Cacioppo and his colleagues have examined the role of satisfying relationships on older people to develop their resilience ([rɪˈzɪliəns] 快速恢复的能力；适应力), the ability to feel better quickly after something unpleasant, and grow from stresses in life.
The consequences for health are dramatic, as feeling isolated or separated from others can disturb sleep, elevate blood pressure, increase morning rises in the stress hormone cortisol ([‘kɔ:tɪsɒl] 皮质醇), change the gene expression in immune cells, increase depression and lower overall subjective well﹣being, Cacioppo pointed out in a talk, “ Rewarding Social Connections Promote Successful Aging.”
Cacioppo, one of the nation’s leading experts on loneliness, said older people can avoid the consequences of loneliness by staying in touch with former co﹣workers, taking part in family traditions, and sharing good times with family and friends ﹣ all of which give older adults a chance to connect with others about whom they care and who care about them.
”Retiring to Florida to live in a warmer climate among strangers isn’t necessarily a good idea if it means you are disconnected from the people who mean much to you,” said Cacioppo. Population changes make understanding the role of loneliness and health all the more important,he explained. “People have to think about how to protect themselves from depression, low subjective well﹣being and early death. “
Although some people are happy to be alone, most people develop from social situations in which they provide mutual support and establish a strong bond. Evolution encourages people to work together to survive and accordingly most people enjoy companionship compared to be alone.
It is not solitude (独处)or physical isolation itself, but rather the subjective sense of isolation that Cacioppo’s work shows to be so destructive. Older people living alone are not necessarily lonely if they remain actively engaged in social life and enjoy the company of those around them. Some aspects of aging, such as blindness and loss of hearing, however, place people at special risk of becoming isolated and lonely, he said.
| Passage outline | Supporting details |
| The main idea | Chances are that older people will die early if they feel extremely 51．. |
| 52． with loneliness | • Like disadvantaged socioeconomic status and obesity, loneliness can 53． old men’s premature death. • When 54． from others, one will find physical health impacted and tend to feel depressive and unhappy. |
| Suggestions | • Keep in touch with others and take part in 55． activities. • Choosing to live in a pleasant climate don’t necessarily make sense if the elder are disconnected from people who are 56． to them. • Think about how to57． depression, low subjective well﹣being and early death. • Work together with others to 58．, to gain mutual support and establish a strong bond. |
| Conclusions | • The sense of isolation, rather than solitude or physical isolation itself, isn’t 59．to elders. • Living alone doesn’t mean loneliness if older people live an 60． social life. |