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of poverty and because having less intelligence offers fewer mental resources to allow usersto moderate and avoid problems.
The latest data, published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, doesn’t _2_ thosefindings. Drug use is not the same as drug addiction-higher intelligence is a protective factoragainst alcoholism and addictions; _3_, smarter people are more likely to drink or try drugs.Social drinking in many countries and non-problematic drinking is more _4_ and commonamong people with higher education. But why? What protects them from _5_ into addiction?
Intelligence can serve as a vehicle for _6_ when it comes to alcohol or drug use-the moreeducated people are, the more they internalize and appreciate the dangers and risks of _7_.
Intelligence can also _8_ more curiosity and openness to new experiences. And that includesexperimenting with alcohol and drugs. People have the impression that intelligence issomehow related to being _9_ and bookwormish, but large studies definitely find thatintelligence is associated with sensation-seeking and seeking different kinds of experiences,including learning new things. It could be related to the nature of intelligence. Suchexperimentation doesn’t always lead to addiction or problematic behavior because this typeof exposure often involves a few experiences before the person moves on to the next _10_.
A) execution B) moderation C) compelling D) indulgence
E) nonetheless F) decent G) frequent H) novelty
H) spur J) damaging K) deviate L) sliding
M) exceptionally N) introverted O) contradict
解题思路
1.[J]空格在定冠词the和名词之间，应为名词、形容词或分词作定语。此句解释为什么智商较低和受教育程度较低的人更容易染上酒瘾和毒瘾，其原因与“贫穷”的影响有关，因此填入空格处的词应具有消极词义色彩，damaging“有破坏性的”符合句意。
2.[O]空格在助动词doesn’t之后，应为动词原形。本段第2句提到“高智商是让人远离酒瘾和毒瘾的保护性因素”，可见最新的数据与之前的研究结果相近，contradict符合句意，表示“最新的数据与以前的研究成果一 致”。
3.[E]空格在分号和逗号之间，应为副词，说明两个分句之间的逻辑关系。前一个分句说“高智商能让人远离酒瘾和毒瘾”，后一个分句说“聪明的人更可能喝酒或尝试吸毒”，可见两个分句之间存在转折关系，因此选用nonetheless。
4.[G]空格后的and表明此处应填入与common并列的形容词。本句紧接上文讲“受教育程度高的人”喝酒的情况，common提示此处讲喝酒的普遍性，故应选用frequent，表示“在受教育程度高的人群中，社交喝酒和非问题性喝酒更加频繁和普遍”。
5.[L]空格位于词组protect…from之后，为介词from的宾语。根据空格后的介词into(表示进入某种状态)可确定填入此处的词应表示某个动作，并能与into搭配。sliding符合语法结构和句意，表明受教育程度高的人虽然常喝酒，但不会“滑落”到酗酒的深渊。
6.[B]空格在介词for之后，应为名词。句子谓语serve as“充当”表明这里讲智力的作用，再结合appreciatethe dangers and risks(辨别出危险之处)可知，这种作用应该是自我节制的能力,moderation符合文中语境。
7.[D]空格在介词of之后，应为名词。the dangers and risks of...具体说明这些人能识别出某种危险，结合上段末句的问题可推断，该词应与addiction近义，据此选用indulgence。
8. [I]空格在助动词can和宾语more curiosity and openness之间，应为动词原形。根据后文提到的“很多研究发现智力与寻求刺激和不同体验有关，包括学习新事物”可推知，此处应讲智力能“激发”人对新鲜事物的 好奇心，故选用spur。
9.[N] and表明此处应填入与bookwormish并列的形容词或分词，且带有消极含义。此处应选用introverted,说明人们以为聪明的人都是“性格内向的”书呆子。
10.[H]空格在the next后面，应为名词。本段的主要内容是:智力高的人容易对新鲜事物产生好奇心，他们会去尝试各种新鲜事物，所以不会沉迷。moves on to和the next表明智力高的人容易“转移到下一个目标”，这 个目标应该与前文提及的new experiences或new things意思相近，故选用novelty最为合适。
Dieting advisor Dr. Robert Atkins recommends eating a diet high in protein for those who wantto lose weight and keep it off. The hamburger patty is good, the hamburger bun bad, accordingto the _1_ of Atkins, who has turned his philosophies into a dieting revolution, starting withhis first book, Dr.Atkins Diet Revolution, in 1972.
Atkins，books _2_ top best-seller lists. Atkins companies have made millions of dollars in salesof specialty low-carb food products and carb-counting scales.
But the popularity of Atkins’ eating advice, now appealing to another generation, is _3_ somefood companies who rely on the consumer _4_ for carbohydrate-laden foods such as pastasand pizzas, cakes, cookies and cereals, to add weight to their own bottom lines.
“Our industry has to do something, and soon. It is starting to become a _5_belief thatcarbohydrates are bad,” said Judi Adams, director of the Wheat Foods Council. Part of thesociety's push will be in Washington, where federal health officials are starting talks on _6_ tothe nation's 11-year-old Food Guide Pyramid.
Currently, the pyramid puts bread, cereals, rice and pasta as the _7_ for healthy eating. Thestrategy is a direct attack on Atkins: Americans who follow the Atkins diet _8_ their risk ofhealth problems that include cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, kidney damage and somecancers, the Wheat Foods Council says.
According to Atkins, he is not looking to go to war with the food companies, and even Atkinsdiehards allow for an _9_ doughnut or cookie. “We teach people how to respect it and, on rareoccasions, have it in _10_,” he said. “We know people can’t stay away from it forever.”
A) mainstream B) increase C) profitable D) occasional
E) routinely F) panicking G) foundation H) hasty
I) recommends J) appetite K) teachings L) revisions
M) empirically N) moderation O) merge
解题思路
1. [K] the... of结构表明此处应为名词。从该段开头提及的“汉堡肉饼好，汉堡小圆面包则不好”可以推断该词应表示Atkins博士的“观点”、“看法”等，故teachings“教义,学说”符合于上下文语义。
2. [E]空格前后的books和top分别是句子的主语和谓语，故此处需填人副词。后文提到Atkins的公司挣了很多钱，因此可推断他的书经常居于畅销书之首，routinely “惯常地”符合语义。
3.[F]此处应为动词的现在分词，与is构成现在进行时的谓语。从上文可知Atkins博士认为碳水化合物不利健康，因此本句应该表示他的这一说法使生产碳水化合物食品的公司“很恐慌”等意思，panicking在词形和词义上都符合要求。
4.[J]此处应为名词，为rely on的宾语，且能与for搭配。后文举例提到各种碳水化合物食品，因此选择appetite“胃口;爱好”，表示这些食品公司依靠人们对富含碳水化合物食品的喜好来实现盈利。
5.[A]此处应为belief的修饰成分，可为名词、形容词或动词的分词形式。该句要表明Judi Adams担心Atkins博士的观点会成为“影响广泛”的观念，故mainstream“主流”正确。
6.[L]此处应为名词，作介词on的宾语。此句描述的是小麦食品协会对付Atkins的对策，故revisions“修订”正确。revisions to意为“对……的修订”。
7.[G]空格前的the表明此处应为名词，作as的宾语。面包、谷类、米饭和面食都是富含碳水化合物的食品，应处于金字塔底端，因此foundation“基础”正确。
8.[B]此处应填入谓语动词，宾语为their risk;句子主语为Americans,故填入动词原形。前文说到这个策略是对Atkins理论的直接进攻，因此按照Atkins的方法饮食的美国人，出现健康问题的风险会increal“增加”。
9.[D]此处应填入以元音开头的名词、形容间或动词分词作定语。本句及下句的rare occasions 表明Atkins并非绝对禁止他的追随者吃碳水化合物食物，他们可以“偶尔”吃这些食物，因此选occasional。
10.[N]此处应为名词，作介词in的宾语。根据该句中的rare occasions可以知道atkins主张可以偶尔吃吃碳水化合物食品，但也要控制数量，因此moderation“适度”正确。have it in moderation 意为“适量地吃”。