Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。
A new study found that inner-city kids living in neighborhoods with more green space gained about 13% less weight over a two-year period than kids living amid more concrete and fewer trees. Such __62__ tell a powerful story. The obesity epidemic began in the 1980s, and many people __63__ it to increased portion sizes and inactivity, but that can't be everything. Fast foods and TVs have been __64__ us for a long time. "Most experts agree that the changes were __65__ to something in the environment," says social epidemiologist Thomas Glass of The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. That something could be a __66__ of the green.
The new research, __67__ in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, isn't the first to associate greenery with better health, but it does get us closer __68__ identifying what works and why. At its most straightforward, a green neighborhood __69__ means more places for kids to play – which is __70__ since time spent outdoors is one of the strongest correlates of children's activity levels. But green space is good for the mind __71__: research by environmental psychologists has shown that it has cognitive __72__ for children with attention-deficit disorder. In one study, just reading __73__ in a green setting improved kids' symptoms.
__74__ to grassy areas has also been linked to __75__ stress and a lower body mass index (體重指數) among adults. And an __76__ of 3,000 Tokyo residents associated walkable green spaces with greater longevity (長壽) among senior citizens.
Glass cautions that most studies don't __77__ prove a causal link between greenness and health, but they're nonetheless helping spur action. In September the U. S. House of Representatives __78__ the delightfully named No Child Left Inside Act to encourage public initiatives aimed at exposing kids to the outdoors.
Finding green space is not __79__ easy, and you may have to work a bit to get your family a little grass and trees. If you live in a suburb or a city with good parks, take __80__ of what's there. Your children in particular will love it – and their bodies and minds will be __81__ to you.
62. A) findings B) theses C) hypotheses D) abstracts
63. A) adapt B) attribute C) allocate D) alternate
64. A) amongst B) along C) beside D) with
65. A) glued B) related C) tracked D) appointed
66. A) scraping B) denying C) depressing D) shrinking
67. A) published B) simulated C) illuminated D) circulated
68. A) at B) to C) for D) over
69. A) fully B) simply C) seriously D) uniquely
70. A) vital B) casual C) fatal D) subtle
71. A) still B) already C) too D) yet
72. A) benefits B) profits C) revenues D) awards
73. A) outward B) apart C) aside D) outside
74. A) Immunity B) Reaction C) Exposure D) Addiction
75. A) much B) less C) more D) little
76. A) installment B) expedition C) analysis D) option
77. A) curiously B) negatively C) necessarily D) comfortably
78. A) relieved B) delegated C) approved D) performed
79. A) merely B) always C) mainly D) almost
80. A) advantage B) exception C) measure D) charge
81. A) elevated B) merciful C) contented D) grateful
Part VI Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write you translation on Answer Sheet 2.
注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答，只需寫出譯文部分。
82. __________________ (他們的獨生兒子從未想過) to leave them and strike out on his own though he is in his late twenties.
83. Before you take any action, please remember to __________________ (權衡你的決定會產生的後果).
84. He assured his friend that under no circumstances __________________ (他會違背還錢的承諾).
85. Most educators advise that kids __________________ (不要沉溺於電腦遊戲).
86. Business major as he is, he has __________________ (從未考慮過從事推銷員工作).
完形填空解析
62.A findings 前文有”a study found that…”, 後面自然要說，這個發現(findings)…
63.B attribute attribute…to…把…歸因於…
64.D with 快餐和電視機伴隨我們很久了。amongst相當於among，意爲“在…中間”
65.B related related to: 與…有關
66.D shrinking a shrinking of the green: 綠色植被的減少。
67.A published 這個新的調查研究發表在了美國預防醫學雜誌上。
68.B to get close to: 接近;讓我們進一步甄別什麼管用及其原因。
69.B simply
70.A vital 孩子們有更多的場所去玩耍是很重要的。
71.C too
72.A benefits
cognitive benefits for children with attention-deficit disorder: 給患有注意力缺損症的兒童帶來了福音。
73.D outside 在戶外的草地上讀書
74.C Exposure exposure to grassy areas: 去草地上
75.B less
76.C analysis
77.C necessarily not necessarily： 不一定
78.C approved 衆議院通過了這一提議。
79.B always
80.A advantage take advantage of : 利用…
81.D grateful be grateful to: 對…表示感激。這裏的意思就是，孩子的身心健康要歸功於你。
翻譯解析
82. Their only son has never thought
本題考察時態，注意從未想過應該用現在完成時來表達。
83. weigh your decision against its possible consequences.
本題重點考察權衡這個意思的表達，這裏用了weigh sth against sth，表示權衡某事/掂量某事。
84. would he break/breach his promise/commitment to pay back the money.
本題考察部分倒裝，當表示否定含義的詞或者詞組放句首時(本句是under no circumstances)，後面應該用部分倒裝，此外也要注意違背承諾的.表達以及時態的選擇。
85. should not be addicted to computer games. / they should not indulge themselves in computer games / they should not ab andon themselves to computer games.
本題考察虛擬語氣，句子中有表示建議的advise等詞時，從句裏應該用虛擬語氣should + 動詞原形。
86. never considered working as a salesman.
本題考察consider的用法，consider當考慮講後面跟動詞時應該用ing形式，此外注意從事某工作的表達方式。
