Men Too May Suffer from Domestic Violence

　　Nearly three in 10 men have experienced violence at the hands of¹ an intimate partner during their lifetimes, according to one of the few studies to look   1    domestic violence and health among men.
　　“Many men actually do experience domestic violence, although we don’t hear about it   2    ,” Dr. Robert J. Reid of the University of Washington in Seattle , one of  the study"s authors ，told Reuters Health. “ They often don"t tell    3    we don"t ask. We want to get the message out² to men who    4    experience domestic violence that they are not alone and there are resources available to    5    .”
　　The researchers asked study participants about physical abuse and non-physical    6   , such as threats that made them    7    for³ their safety, controlling behavior (for example, being told who they could associate with and where they could go)，and constant name-calling.
　　Among men 18 to 54 years old, 14.2 percent said they had experienced intimate partner    8    in the past five years, while 6.1 percent reported domestic violence in the previous year.
　　Rates were lower for men 55 and    9    ，with 5.3 percent reporting violence in the past five years and 2.4 percent having experienced it in the past 12 months.
　　Overall, 30.5 percent of men younger than 55 and 26.5 percent of older men said they had been victims of    10    violence at some point in their lives. About half of the violence the men    11    was physical.
　　However, the physical violence men reported wasn’t as harsh as    12    suffered by women in a previous study；20 percent to 40 percent of the men rated it as severe, compared to 61 percent of    13   
　　Men who reported experiencing domestic violence had more emotional and mental health problems   14   those who had not, especially older men, the    15    found.

词汇：

intimate /"ɪntɪmət/ adj.亲密的

name-calling  n.辱骂

abuse /ə"bjuːz/ n.伤害

注释：
1. at the hands of：出自某人之手,从某人那里
2. get the message out：传达这样一个信息
3. fear for：为……担忧

空14

A:from B:than C:except D:despite

Diet, Alcohol Linked to Nearly One Third of Cancers
　　Diet is second only to¹ tobacco as a leading    1    of cancer and, along with alcohol, is responsible for nearly one third of cases of the disease    2    developed countries, a leading researcher said on Tuesday.
　　Dr. Tim Key, of the UniversityofOxford, told a cancer conference that scientists are still discovering how certain foods contribute to    3    ，but they know that diet, alcohol and obesity    4    a major role.
　　“Five percent of cancers could be avoided    5    nobody was obese,” he said.
　　While tobacco is linked to about 30    6    of cancer cases, diet is involved in an estimated 25 percent and alcohol    7    about six percent.
　　Obesity raises the    8    of breast, womb, bowel and kidney cancer, while alcohol is known to cause cancers of the mouth, throat and liver. Its dangerous impact is    9    when combined with smoking.
　　Key told the meeting of the charity Cancer Research UK    10    other elements of diet linked to cancer are    11    unknown but scientists are hoping that the EPIC study, which is comparing the diets of 500,000 people in 10 countries and their risk of cancer, will provide some    12    .
　　Early results of the study have revealed that Norway,SwedenandDenmarkhave the the    13    consumption of fruit and vegetables among European countries while lta1y andSpainhave the highest. Eating at    14    five portions of fruit and vegetables a day is recommended to reduce the risk of cancer.
　　Key , principal scientist on EPIC study, said it is looking at dietary links to some of the most common cancers    15    colorectal, breast and prostate.

词汇:

obesity /ə(ʊ)"biːsɪtɪ/ n.肥胖

obese /ə(ʊ)"biːs/ adj.肥胖的

breast /brest/ n.乳腺

womb /wuːm/ n.子宫

bowel /"baʊəl/ n.肠

kidney /"kɪdnɪ/ n.肾脏

liver /"lɪvə/ n.肝脏

Denmark /"denma:k/ n.丹麦

dietary /"daɪət(ə)rɪ/ adj.饮食的

colorectal /,kəʊləʊ"rekt(ə)l/ adj.结肠直肠的

prostate /"prɒsteɪt/ adj.前列腺的

注释：

1、second only to：仅次于

空14

A:home B:most C:least D:best

One Good Reason to Let Smallpox Live

　　It’s now a fair bet that we will never see the total extinction of the smallpox virus. The idea was to cap the glorious achievement of 1980，when smallpox was eradicated in the wild, by destroying the killer virus in the last two labs that are supposed to have it — one in the US and one in Russia. If smallpox had truly gone from the planet, what point was there in keeping these reserves?

　 1   reality, of course, it was naive to   2   that everyone would let   3   of such a potent potential weapon.¹ Undoubtedly several nations still have   4   vials.   5  the last “official” stocks of live virus bred mistrust of the USandRussia,²     6    no obvious gain.

Now American researchers have    7    an animal model of the human disease,opening the   8   for tests on new treatments and vaccines. So once again there’s a good reason to   9   the virus —just in   10   the disease puts in a reappearance.
　　How do we   11   with the mistrust of theUSandRussia?   12   Keep the virus   13   international auspices in a well-guarded UN laboratory that’s open to all countries. TheUSwill object, of course, just as it rejects a multilateral approach to just about everything. But it doesn’t   14   the idea is wrong. If the virus   15   useful, then let’s make it the servant of all humanity — not just a part of it

词汇：
smallpox /"smɔːlpɒks/ n.天花

cap /kaep/vt.结束;覆盖

killer /"kɪlə/ n.杀死物;杀人者

potent /"pəʊt(ə)nt/ adj.有效力的;强有力的

vial /"vaɪəl/ n.小瓶

mistrust /mɪs"trʌst/ n.不信任，怀疑

auspices /"ɔːspɪsɪz/ n.赞助;支持

注释：

1.In reality, of course, it was naive to imagine that everyone would let go of such a potent potential weapon.当然,想象每个人都会放弃这样一种有效的潜在的武器事实上是幼稚的。
2.And the last “official”stocks of live virus bred mistrust of theUSandRussia...:美俄最后的“官方”活病毒储备引起大家对这两个国家的不信任。 

空14

A:say B:mean C:state D:declare

 A Success Story

1. What makes Ben"s story all the more remarkable ... : 使得 Ben 的故事更引人注意的是…...
2. It was his ability to consistently overcome difficult challenges ... : 正是他持续不断地克服困难 挑战的能力…

空14

A:overcome B:overlook C:overtake D:overdo

Global Warming

2. …in favour of more money being spent on…：……赞成把钱花在……

空14

A:but B:although C:despite D:however

The First Bicycle

    The history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years. In 1791, Count de Sivrac (1) ______ onlookers in a park in Parisas he showed off his two-wheeled invention, a machine called the celerifere. It was basically an (2) ______ version of a children’s toy which had been in (3) ______ for many years. Sivrac’s “celerifere” had a wooden frame, made in the (4) ______ of horse, which was mounted on a wheel at either end¹. To ride it, you sat on a small seat, just like a modern bicycle, and pushed (5) ______ against the (6) ______ with your legs — there were no pedals. It was impossible to steer a celerifere and it had no brakes, but despite these problems the invention very much (7) ______to the fashionable young men ofParis. Soon they were (8) ______ races up and down the streets.

    Minor (9) ______ were common as riders attempted a final burst of² (10) ______. Controlling the machine was difficult, as the only way to change (11) ______ was to pull up the front of the “celerifere” and (12) ______ it round while the front wheel was (13) ______ in the air. “Celeriferes” were not popular for long, however, as the (14) ______ of no springs, no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable. Even so, the wooden celerifere was the (15) ______ of the modern bicycle.

词汇：

count /kaʊnt / n．伯爵

onlooker /ˈɒnlʊkə / n．观众

pedal /"pedl / n．踏板，脚蹬子

steer /stɪə /v．驾驶，操纵，控制

brake /breɪk/ n．闸，刹车

burst /bɜ:st /v．爆发，突发，爆炸

spring /sprɪŋ / n．弹簧

rough /rʌf / adj．粗糙的，不平整的

注释：

1....which was mounted on a wheel at either end:……两端都装上了轮子

空14

A:mixture B:link C:combination D:union

Traffic in Our Cities

     The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This causes many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk (1) ______ accidents. Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to persuade people to (2) ______ their habits and leave their cars at home.

     One possible (3) ______ is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars by (4)______ charges for parking and (5) ______ tougher fines for anyone who (6) ______ the law. In addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times of the day. This system, (7) ______ as “road pricing”, is already being introduced in a (8) ______ of cities, using a special electronic card ______ (59) to the windscreen of the car.

    Another way of (10) ______ with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the (11)______ of the city, and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre1. Drivers and their passengers then use a special bus (12) ______ for the final stage of their journey.

Of course, the most important (13) ______ is to provide good public transport. However, to get people to (14) ______ the comfort of their cars, public transport must be felt to be2 reliable, convenient and comfortable, with fares (15) ______ at an acceptable level.

词汇：

lengthy /"leŋθi:/ a．漫长的，冗长的

persuade /pə"sweid/v．说服，劝服

approach /ə"prəutʃ/ n．方法，途径

windscreen /"windskri:n /n．汽车挡风玻璃

outskirt /"aut,skə:t/ n．郊区，市郊

reliable /ri"laiəbl/ a．可靠的，可信赖的

注释：

1.    ... strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre: ……严格控制进人城市中心的车辆数量

2.    …public transport must be felt to be…：……公共交通必须要让人感觉到……

空14

A:pass on B:throw away C:give up D:leave out

12, 10, 14, 13, 16, 16, ( )，（ ）

A:14, 18 B:20, 19 C:18, 19 D:15, 18

9，17，13，15，14，（）

A:13 B:14 C:13.5 D:14.5

9，17，13，15，14，（　）

A:13 B:14 C:13.5 D:14.5