浙江大学英语三级模拟试卷21
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At the age of 12, the human body is at its most vigorous. It has yet to reach its full size and 【T1】______, and its owner gets his or her full 【T2】______. But at this age the likelihood of death is least. Earlier, we were 【T3】______ and young children, and consequently more vulnerable. Later, we shall 【T4】______ a progressive loss of our vigor and 【T5】______which, though imperceptible (难以察觉的) at first, will finally become so 【T6】______that we can live no longer, however well we look after ourselves, and however well society and our doctors look after us.
This decline in vigor with the 【T7】______of time is called aging. 【T8】______. Even if we escape wars, accidents and disease, we shall eventually die of old age. 【T9】______. Some of us will die sooner: a few will live longer. 【T10】_____, however lucky and robust (强健的) we are.
1.【T1】
strength
解析：根据空格前的and可知此处需要填入一个名词与size并列。根据句意可知，size在此处是“身材”的意思。因此，空格处所填词所表达的意思也应该与人的身体发展有关。结合录音可知答案为strength，意为“体力”。
2.【T2】
intelligence
解析：根据空格前的形容词full可知此处需要填入一个名词。联系上文可知空格处所填词所表达的意思也应该与人的身体发展的某种要素有关。结合录音可知答案为intelligence，意为“智力”。
3.【T3】
infants
解析：根据空格后的and可知此处需要填入一个名词与young children并列。根据常识可知，12岁之前的我们是幼儿和小孩子。因此，空格处所填名词应表示“婴幼儿”。结合录音可知答案为infants。注意使用名词复数形式。
4.【T4】
undergo
解析：根据空格前的shall可知此处需要填入一个动词原形。结合句意可知，此处讲的是在人生的晚些时候，我们将会经历活力逐渐衰退的过程。因此，空格处所填动词应表示“经历”。结合录音可知答案为undergo。
5.【T5】
resistance
解析：根据空格前的and可知此处需要填入一个名词与vigor并列，且该名词所表达的意思也应该与人体的某种机能有关。结合录音可知答案为resistance，意为“抵抗力”。
6.【T6】
steep
解析：根据空格前的become和so可知此处需要填入一个形容词。上文讲的是生命力和抵抗力逐步衰退的过程起初难以觉察，根据句中的though可知本句讲的则应该是这个过程最终会非常明显。因此，空格处所填单词表达的意思应该与imperceptible相反。结合录音可知答案为steep，意为“急剧的”。
7.【T7】
passing
解析：根据空格前的the可知此处应填入一个名词。根据上文并结合常识可知此处所表达的意思是生命力随着时间的流逝而衰退的过程叫作“衰老”。因此，空格处所填名词应表示时间的“流逝”。结合录音可知答案为passing。
8.【T8】
It is one of the most unpleasant discoveries which we all must decline in this way
解析：
9.【T9】
And this happens at a rate which differs little from person to person
解析：
10.【T10】
And there is a virtual limit on how long we can hope to remain alive
解析：
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If you\’re happy and you know it, maybe you really should clap your hands. That\’s【D1】______being happy might make you live longer.
In a study, researchers have found that happy people can【D2】______their risk of early death by as much as 35 percent. In this study, the nearly 4 000 participants, aged 52 to 79, were asked to rate their feelings of happiness or【D3】______on a sliding scale four times over the course of one day, beginning when they【D4】______up in the morning. The scientists then followed them for five years,【D5】______the number of deaths during that time. After controlling for age, gender, depression, certain diseases like cancer or diabetes (糖尿病), and health-related【D6】______like smoking, study results showed that those folks who rated their feelings of happiness higher lived longer than those with lower scores.
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11.【D1】
K
解析：空格前为系动词，空格后面是一个拥有完整结构的句子，由此推断，空格处应为一个能够引导表语从句的连接词。文章首句指出，如果你心情愉悦并知道自己心情愉悦，你应该为此鼓掌。空格所在句指出，心情愉快可能使人活得更加长久。由此推断，两个句子应该是因果关系，空格所在句阐述的应是鼓掌的理由，因而正确答案应为because。
12.【D2】
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