第5部分:补全短文(第46~50题,每题2分,共10分)
下面的短文有5处空白,短文后有6个句子,其中5个取自短文,请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置,以恢复文章原貌。
A. They end up pressing closer together, which makes a person lose a little height and become shorter.
B. That's because as the day goes on, water in the disks of the spine gets compressed (squeezed) due to gravity, making you lust a tiny bit shorter.
C. Over time, bone is said to be lost because it's not being replaced.
D. Luckily, there are things that people can do to prevent shrinking.
E. For older people, shrinking isn't that dramatic or sudden at all.
F. There are a few reasons.第六部分:完型填空(第51~65题,每题1分,共15分)
阅读下面的短文,文中有15处空白,每处空白给出了4个选项,请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案,涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
51
A.kidneys
B.lungs
C.bones
D.livers
52
A.with
B.without
C.of
D.out of
53
A.increased
B.decreased
C.changed
D.disappeared
54
A.make
B.take
C.try
D.test
55
A.as if
B.as though
C.as far as
D.as soon as
56
A.refer
B.apply
C.lead
D.amount
57
A.effective
B.ineffective
C.expensive
D.inexpensive
58
A.cured
B.to cure
C.being cured
D.having been cured
59
A.many
B.more
C.few
D.fewer
60
A.provided
B.introduced
C.tested
D.tempted
61
A.bring about
B.contributed to
C.promote
D.prevent
62
A.increases
B.reductions
C.creations
D.collections
63
A.developed
B.invented
C.delayed
D.refused
64
A.easy
B.uneasy
C.sure
D.unsure
65
A.with
B.to
C.onto
D.into