Question

    You might have heard the age-old saying "An apple a day keeps the doctor away". But a new study shows that taking and sharing a________a day might also bring some health benefits(好处).

The study is carried out by the UK scientists from Lancaster University and the University of Sheffield. The results show that people who take part in "a-photo-a-day" activity feel________in their health.

A group of people–aged between 20 and 60–took part in the________ .The scientists took notes of those people's photos, their words under the photos, and the online talks they had with other photo lovers every day. The last part of the study was a phone talk. Each person________about their stories as being part of the study.

These practices________a simple way of making a good change and getting into the habit of doing something new. Just as one said, "It's really good to take that five minutes every day to do something __________and different. It gives me something to look for and I________doing so." The scientists say this activity has the same results to other daily practices such as running and drawing.

On the social side, people keep in touch with family members and friends________they talk about the photos. Taking a photo also leads to other activities, such as walking or climbing, which make people go out of the________sometimes and think about life and the world. "I do not feel_________ any more when taking photos." Another person said.

1.A.story B.book C.photo D.talk

2.A.weaker B.stronger C.better D.worse

3.A.match B.sports C.club D.study

4.A.worried B.talked C.cared D.dreamed

5.A.show B.make C.ask D.doubt

6.A.similar B.interesting C.boring D.dangerous

7.A.hate B.fail C.mind D.enjoy

8.A.what B.when C.why D.how

9.A.forests B.seas C.houses D.fields

10.A.lonely B.happy C.afraid D.lucky

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.A

【解析】

本文主要讲了科学研究表明，每天拍照和分享照片能带来一些健康好处。对此项研究本文作了详细说明。

1.句意：但一项新的研究表明，每天拍照和分享照片也可能带来一些健康益处。

story故事；book书籍；photo照片；talk谈话。根据第二段“The results show that people who take part in "a-photo-a-day" activity feel”，可知说的是 “一天一张照片”活动，所以此处是说“每天拍照和分享照片”。故选C。

2.句意：结果表明，参加“一天一张照片”活动的人身体状况更好。

weaker更虚落；stronger更强壮；better更好；worse更糟糕。根据第一段“But a new study shows … bring some health benefits(好处).”可知这项活动会给人们带来好处，结合选项可知，带来好处，结果就是身体状况更好。故选C。

3.句意：一群年龄在20到60岁之间的人参加了这项研究。

match比赛；sports运动；club俱乐部；study学习，研究。根据第二段“The study is carried out … the University of Sheffield”可知说的是这项研究，所以此处是说参加了这项研究。故选D。

4.句意：每个人都谈论他们的故事作为研究的一部分。

worried担心；talked谈论；cared关心；dreamed梦想。根据空后“about their stories”结合前面“The last part of the study was a phone talk.研究的最后一部分是电话交谈。”可知，此处是说谈论他们的故事。故选B。

5.句意：这些实践展示了一种简单的方法来进行良好的改变，并养成做新事情的习惯。

show展示，表明；make让，使；ask问；doubt怀疑。根据空后的“a simple way of”，结合句意可知，此处是说这些实践“展示”了一种简单的方法。故选A。

6.句意：就像一个人说的，“每天花五分钟做一些有趣和不同的事情真的很好。它给了我一个值得寻找的东西，我喜欢这样做。”

similar相似的；interesting有趣的；boring烦人的；dangerous危险的。根据空后的“and different”，结合句首“It's really good这真好”，可知，此处是说“有趣和不同的事情”，与句首“这真好”对应。故选B。

7.句意：就像一个人说的，“每天花五分钟做一些有趣和不同的事情真的很好。它给了我一个值得寻找的东西，我喜欢这样做。”

hate讨厌；fail失败；mind介意；enjoy喜欢。根据前面“"It's really good to take that five minutes every day to do something _____6_____and different.”可知做这些事情是好的，结合本句“It gives me something to look for”可知它给了我值得寻找的东西，所以此处是说喜欢这样做。故选D。

8.句意：在社交方面，人们在谈论照片时与家人和朋友保持联系。

what什么；when何时，当……时候；why为什么；how怎样。根据空前“people keep in touch with family members and friends与家人和朋友保持联系”，结合空后“they talk about the photos他们谈论照片.”，结合常识可知，是在谈论照片的同时，与家人和朋友们保持了联系。故选B。

9.句意：拍照也会导致其他活动，如散步或爬山，这会使人们有时走出房子，考虑生活和世界。

forests森林；seas大海；houses房子；fields田野。根据空前的“such as walking or climbing,”可知，这都是户外活动，结合“go out of the”可知，是走出房子去进行户外活动。故选C。

10.句意：“拍照时我不再感到孤独。” 另一个人说。

lonely孤独的；happy高兴的；afraid 害怕的；lucky幸运的。 根据前面说“keep in touch with family members与家人和朋友保持联系”，并说到拍照也会导致其他活动，使人们有时走出房子，考虑生活和世界；结合选项可知拍照时我不再感到“孤独”。故选A。