优点英语语法填空精练题组一Test1Youmaylikereadingnovelsforfun.Butyouneedtoget1(organize)ifyouarereadinganovelforschoo1.Here2(be)afewtips.First,payattentiontocharacters.Whatdotheydointhenovel?Whatdotheywant?Everything3isaboutacharactercanhelpustounderstandhim,fromhis4(appear)tothekindoffoodheeats.Besides,theorderofthestoryandtheplotare5(equal)important.Makesurethatasyouread,youmake6quicknoteofwhathappensineachchapter.Thiswillhelpyoubringthethingsyouhavenoticedaboutthecharacter,setting,languageandsoontogether.It’salsoanenormoushelpforyoutoretellthestoryafteryouhavereadit.Next,themes.Theyareideasthatanovelexplores.7isamusttogetthehangofthethemeifyouwanttofullyappreciatethenovel.Perhapsloveisamajortheme,orjustice,or8(survive).Furthermore,novelsaremadeup9language.Writersuselanguageinaspecialway10(make)theirnovelswork.Theymayusemetaphors,inventsymbols,orshowdifferentcharacters’personalitiesthroughtheirspeechstyles.Test2MemorizinghundredsofEnglishwords 1 (be)alwaysabigheadacheforstudents.Whynotlet 2 amazingappBaicizhanhelpyou?Firstofall,theapphelpsyoudivideyourworkintodailytasks. 3 youhavechosenthevocabularylistandanenddate,theappthenquicklytellsyouhowmanywordsyouneedtolearneveryday.Forexample,youcanspendjust10minutes 4 (memorize)15wordseveryday.Doesn’tthatsoundmuch 5 (easy)thantryingtodoeverythingatonce?That’snotall―itcanalsobemuchfun.Thelearningprocessislikeplayingaguessinggame.Instead 6 justshowingtheChineseandEnglish 7 (meaning)ofanewword,theappasksyoutofirstchoosethecorrectpicturefromfour, 8 (base)onanEnglishdescription.,优点英语Thishelpsyoumemorizethewords 9 (clear).AndalloftheEnglishisreadbynativespeakers.Youcanalsolistento 10 (it)＂Englishwordsradio＂featurewhileyou’rewalking.Test3First,readingbooks 1 (be)fun.Youcanalwayskeepyourself 2 (interest)anditcanhelpyouhaveanenjoyabletimeifyoulikereading.Thisisespeciallyusefulwhentheweatherisbad.Itisa(n) 3 (relax)hobbytoo.Next,youcanreadabookanywhere:inacar,onaplane,inbed—eveninthebath. 4 youneedisabook!Readingisaconvenienthobbyasitiseasytostopandstartagain.Anothergoodreasonforreadingbooksis 5 itisuseful.Ifyoureadasahobbyyou 6 (get)betterandbetteratit.Thismeansthatyouwillreadfasterandbecome 7 (good)atunderstandingwhatyouread.Asyourreadingimproves,youwillprobablyfindyourschoolworkbecomesmucheasier.Manyschoolsubjectsdepend 8 goodreadingand,asyoureadyoulearnmoreandmore.Goodreadersaremostlikelytobegood 9 (write),too.Theyareusuallygoodat 10 (spell)aswell,andhavemorethingstowriteabout.Readingbooksisreallyawonderfulhobby.Test4There’snosuchthingaslivingalone.Nevermindifyou’re 1 onlypersoninyourhouseandhavenodog,nocat,notevenfish.Youstillhavegotseveralbillion 2 (roommate)—andsodoweall.Someofthemareharmless,someare 3 (actual)helpfulandsomecouldevenkillyou.Theyare,ofcourse,bacteria,fungi(菌类)andviruses,andlikeitornot,they’reonyou,aroundyou,anddeeplywithinyou.Thefactthatbacterialifeiseverywhereisnot 4 (surprise).It’ssomethingyou 5 (learn)fromyourchildhoodwhenyourmothertoldyounottodrinkwaterfromsomeoneelse’sglass.Therearelotsofbacteria 6 arelivinginyourteakettle.Therearebacteria 7 (sleep)withyouonyourbed.Scientistsarebeginning 8 (realize)therichnessofthemicrobiome(微生物群系)—whichisascomplexastheones 9 (find)inoceans,rainforests,desertsandwoodlands.Yourhousehasamicrobiomeand 10 doyou.题组二Test1,优点英语Oneday,Nickinvitedhisfriendstosupper.Hewascookingsomedeliciousfoodinthekitchen.Suddenly,he 1 (find)thathehasrunoutofsalt.SoNickcalledtohisson,＂Gotothevillageandbuysomesalt,butpayafairpriceforit：neithertoomuch 2 little.＂Hissonlookedsurprised.＂IcanunderstandwhyIshouldn’tpaytoomuch,Father,butifIcanpayless, 3 notsaveabitofmoney?＂＂Thatwouldbeavery 4 (reason)thingtodoinabiglcity,butitcoulddestroyasmallvillagelikeours,＂Nicksaid.Nick'sguests, 5 hadheardtheirconversation,askedwhytheyshouldnotbuysaltmorecheaplyiftheycould.Nickreplied,＂Theonlyreasonamanwouldsellsalt 6 alowerpricewouldbebecausehewasdesperateformoney.Andanyonewhotookadvantageofthatsituationwouldbeshowingalackofrespect 7 thesweatandstruggleofthemallwhoworkedveryhardtoproduceit.＂＂Butsuchasmallthingcouldn't 8 (possible)destroyavillage.＂＂Inthebeginning,therewasonly 9 verysmallamountofunfairnessintheworld,buteveryoneaddedalittle,always 10 (think)thatitwasonlysmallandnotveryimportant,andlookwherewehaveendeduptoday,＂Test2IcanwellrememberthatIwasonceaskedtodeliveraspeechtitledARealTestinMyLifebeforethewholeclassattheageof9!Youcanimaginehow 1 (terrible)shyIwasthemomentIthoughtofthat—withsomanyeyes 2 (fix)uponme.Ihadno 3 (choose)buttoprepare forit,though.Firstofall,Iwastodraftthespeech,whichwasjustapieceofcakeforme,agoodwriter.Butthehardestpart 4 (lie)inmyoralpresentationfrommymemory,fortoreadfromthepaperwasnotallowed.Therealmomentbegan 5 Istoodontheplatformwithmylegs tremblingandmymindblank.Butmy 6 (listen)werewaitingpatientlywithoutanysignsofrushingme.GraduallyIfoundmyselfback,givingoutmyspeechwithdifficulty.Afterwhatseemedtobeahundredyears,Ifoundmyaudienceapplauding—Imade 7 !Fromthenon,my fearoftalkingbeforeabigaudience 8 (appear).Actuallywithmyconfidencebuildingup,Inowturnouttobeagreatspeaker.Lookingback,Iknowthegreatestdifficultyonourway 9 successisourfear.Overcomeit, 10 wewillbeabletoachieveourgoals.Test3Whatdefinesahealthycity?Isitaplacewithalotofopenspaces 1 peoplecanexerciseandenjoythefreshair?Aplacewithlittleornopollution?Aplaceinwhichpeoplecan 2 (free)socializeandexpresstheir,优点英语ideas?Perhaps,it’sallthatplusmore.Otherconsiderationsaretheavailabilityofhealthandfitnessfacilities,anexcellenthealthcareprogramandsincereeffortsby 3 localgovernmenttoactivelypromotehealthandwellnessamongitscitizens.Ofallthecitiesintheworld,oneofthetopsix 4 (healthy)citiesisCopenhagen,Denmark.Copenhagenerslovetowalk.Foottrafficaccounts 5 80%ofalltrafficintheCopenhagencitycenter.Thosewhoprefercanalsobike.ItisestimatedthatmorethanathirdofallworktripsinCopenhagen 6 (carry)outonabike.Asfortheclimatehere,thecitydoesnothavetheblessingofpleasantweatherallyearround. 7 everythingstartstofreeze,itturnsseveralcitysquaresintohugeskatingfields.Thefrozenpartsofthecityalsomake 8 easierforresidentstoskatearound.Thecityalsohasmuseumsandartgalleriesforthekidsand 9 (grown-up).IthastheRoyalDanishAcademyofFineArtandtheRoyalLibraryhousedinarathergrandbuilding 10 (call)theBlackDiamond.Test4Scientistshavediscoveredthat 1 (stay)inthecoldcouldhelpusloseweight.ResearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniafoundthatexposuretothecoldincreaseslevelsofaproteinthathelpsformbrownfat-thetypeoffatthatproducesheatandkeepsuswarm.Brownfatburnsenergy, 2 helpsusloseweight.Whitefatstoresextraenergy,whichresults 3 weightgain.Theresearcherssaidthatbecauseairconditioningandheatinggiveusconstant, 4 (comfort)temperatures,ourbody'sneedforbrownfathasdecreased.Theyfoundthat:＂OutdoorworkersinnorthernFinlandwho 5 (expose)tocoldtemperaturehave 6 significantamountofbrownfatwhen 7 (compare)tosame-agedindoorworkers.＂Theresearchwasconductedontwodifferentcontrolgroupsofmice. 8 groupwasinjectedwiththeproteinthathelpscreatebrownfat.Thisgrouplatergained30%lessweightafterbothgroupswerefedhigh-fatdiets.Theresearcherssaythiscouldbegoodnewsinthefightagainstobesity'.Peoplewhoareobesehave 9 (low)levelsofbrownfatthanthinnerpeople.HeadresearcherHeiSookSulsaid:＂Thisproteincouldbecomeanimportanttargetforresearchintothetreatmentandpreventionofobesityandobesity—relateddiseases.＂Sheadded:＂Ifyoucansomehowincreaselevelsofthisprotein,youcould 10 (possible)losemoreweightevenifeatingthesameamountoffood.＂题组三Test1,优点英语Afatherisveryworriedabouthisson, 1 actslikeacoward.Sohisfatherpaidavisittothemasterand 2 (ask)himtotrainhisson.Themastersaid,＂IpromiseI’llbeabletotrainyourchild 3 arealmaninthreemonths.＂Threemonthslater,hisfathercame 4 (pick)upthechild.Themasterarrangedamatchbetweenthechild 5 hiscoachtoshowthethree-monthtrainingresult.AtRoundOne,thechild 6 (knock)downandfelltotheground.Hestooduptomeetthechallenge.Buthewasknockeddownagain,andonceagainhestooduptofight...thiswasrepeatedsixtimes.Themasteraskedhisfather,＂Doyouthinkyourchild’s 7 (perform)isthatofaman?＂Thefathersaid,＂Ifeelashamedfor 8 ！Ineverexpectedthathewouldbesoweakafterthreemonths 9 (train).＂Themastersaid,＂Idon’tagreewithyou,andIregretthatyouonlysee 10 surfaceofthings.Youhavenotseenthecourageandperseveranceinyourson.Thisistheveryspiritofaman!＂Test2BodyandFoodOurbody,whichhascloserelationswiththefoodthatweeat 1 ourdailylife,isthemostimportantthingthatweown,soourbody 2 (need)propertreatmentandpropernourishment(营养).Theoldsaying＂Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway＂isnotassillyassomepeoplethink.Thebodyneedsfruit 3 vegetables,suchasapples,pears,banana,carrotsandcabbages,becausetheycontainvitaminC, 4 isverynecessaryandimportanttousall.It’sclearthatalackofvitaminCcanmakepeopleillandweakeasily.Inordertogetenoughneededvitamins,manypeopletakeextravitaminsinpillform, 5 (believe)thatthesewillmakethem 6 (health).Butagooddietismadeupofnourishingfoodandthisgivesallthevitaminsthatweneed.Thebodydoesn’tneedoruseextravitamins,sowhywastemoneyonthem?Nowadaysmanypeoplearetoobusytobotherabouteatingproperly.Theythrowanythingintotheir 7 (stomach),eatingsomethingcarelesslyand 8 (hurried).Thelistofillnesses 9 (cause)ormadeworsebybadeatinghabitsisfrightening.Itishightimeweshouldrealizetheimportanceofhavingagooddiet.Ifnot,itisimpossiblefor 10 (we)tokeepfitandstrong.Test3,优点英语TodayIspenttime 1 (talk)toanoldfriendaboutsomeofthechoicesthatwehavemadeinourlives.Webothagreethatlifehas 2 (basic)beengoodtous.Andwearevery 3 (appreciate)ofwhatwehavebeenblessedwith.TodayIwouldlikeyoutothinkaboutyourjourneyandwhereyouseeyourselfinthenextfiveyears.Doyouseethatyouhavebecomeexactlywhoyousetouttobe?Ifyouarelikeme,youareworkingdailyonthosegoals.Iworkonmy 4 (aim)becauseIamexcitedaboutthatopportunity.However,Idorealizethatsometimeslifecanget 5 thewayofourgoals.Irememberwhenmyfriend 6 (decide)tobuyherfirsthome.Shewasreadyandhadeverything 7 (line)up.Butduringthistimeherfatherdiedandshehadtomovehome 8 (help)takecareofhermother.Hergoalwasdelayed,butshedidn'tgiveitupcompletely.Andthat'sexactly 9 keytothisall.Inordertoachieveyourgoals,youhavetokeepworkingon 10 .Test4Scientistsareworkinghardtodevelopbetteraerials(天线)formobilephones,aspokesmanforPhikiaPhonessaidtoday.＂Itreally 1 (annoy)userswhentheylosethesignalinthemiddleofacall, 2 wearedevelopingnewaerialsthatwillenableusers 3 (receive)strongersignals.Manyusersreportedthatwhenthey 4 (travel),thesignalwasoftenlost＂,saidthespokesman.Thenewaerialsaredesignedtoavoidlosingthesignal 5 receivingthemessageonawiderrangeofradiofrequencies.＂wehavelearntthatthisisamajorconcernforphoneusers＂,saidthespokesman.Thenewphoneshavea 6 (flexibility)externalaerial,whichuserswillhavetogetusedto 7 (touch)theirearorhead.Theaerialsthatmakethephonesabletopickupawiderrangeofsignals.Thecompanyspokesmaninsisted 8 thiswasnotapotentialdanger.＂Everysafetyregulationhasbeenfollowed＂,hetoldourreporter.＂IfI 9 (have)oneofthesephonesthismorning,Iwouldn’thavemissedmytraincominghere＂, 10 (joke)thespokesman.题组四Test1Gavin:Nicetomeetyouagain.Howwasyourwintervacation?Frank:Wonderful.Gavin:Youhavemadethemostofyourtime,haven’tyou?,优点英语Frank:Yes,Idon’twanttostayathome, 1 (do)nothing.Gavin:Wouldyouliketosharewithmeyourexperienceduringthewintervacation?Frank:Ofcourse.IvolunteeredtoworkasaguideintheNationalMuseumofChina.Itwasan 2 (extreme)unforgettableexperience.Gavin:Soundsgreat.Howdidyouget 3 job?Frank:Iapplied 4 itonline.AndIwasluckyenough 5 (give)it.Gavin:Ithinkitisadifficultjobandyouhaven’tdoneitbefore,right?Frank:Yes.ButIattendeda5-daytrainingcoursewhereI 6 (teach)howtobeaninformativeand 7 (entertain)tourguide.Aftertraining,Ishowed 8 (visit)aroundtheSilkRoadexhibition, 9 gavethemaninterestingintroductionofChina’spast.Ithinkitis 10 (worth)todothiskindofjob.Gavin:IwishIwouldhavethatexperience.Frank:I’msureyouwill.Test2Susan:Haven’tseenyouforalongtime.Howiseverythinggoing?Mary: 1 (smooth).Whataboutyou?Susan:Ihavebeenherefor3yearssinceI 2 (admit)intothisschool.Ilikeitverymuch.Itismydreamschool.Mary:Wouldyouliketosharewithmesomethingaboutyourschool?Susan:Ofcourse. 3 (locate)inthecenterofthecity,mydreamschoolispopular 4 manystudents.Itisveryconvenientforus 5 (go)toschool.Mary:Andwhatdoyouthinkofyourteachers?Susan:Theyareverykindand 6 (help)andtheyareourfriendsaswellasourteachers.Mary:Anythingmore?Susan:Mydreamschool 7 (look)likeabiggarden,wherethereareallkindsofflowersandtreesaroundtheclassroombuildings.Wecanlieonthegrassforarest, 8 sitbythelake 9 (listen)tomusic.Mary:Ithinkitiscomfortabletostudyin.Idoenvyyouyourgoodluck.IwishIcouldstudyinyourschool.Susan:Actually,yourschoolisalsoverygood.Nowthatyouarethere,youshouldlikeit.Mary:Yousaidit!Ishouldmake 10 mostofeveryminuteinmyschool.,优点英语Test3ThestorytellsofawomanwhowenttolivewithherhusbandincampontheMojaveDesertduringthewar.She1(simple)hatedtheplace.Theheatwasalmost2(bearable),125degreesintheshade.Thewind3(blow)continually,andtherewassandeverywhere.Atthebeginning,shejusttolerateditandexpectedtoleaveasearlyaspossible.Finally,indesperationshewrotetoherparentsinOhiothatshecouldn’tstand4(live)thereforanotherminuteandwascominghome.Quicklycamethereplybyairmailfromherfather—justthetwofamiliarlines:＂Twomenlookedoutfromprisonbars...onemansawthemud,while5othermansawstars.＂Thedaughterdidsomerealthinking,notonlywiththeintelligencebutalsowithherheart.Shedecided6(stick)toherpost.Making7(friend)withthenatives,shelearnedtolovethecountry,andeventuallywroteabook8wasbasedonherexperiencesinthecountry.Thedesertdidn’tchange,9herattitudechanged.Becauseshelistenedwithherheart10thewordsherfathersent,awholenewworldopeneduptoher.Test4TheInternetisanamazinginformationresource.Students,teachers,andresearchersuseitas1investigativetool.Journalistsuseit2(find)informationforstories.Doctorsuseittolearnmoreaboutunfamiliardiseasesandthe3(late)medicaldevelopment.Ordinarypeopleuseitforshopping,banking,bill-paying,andcommunicatingwithfamilyandfriends4(live)farawayorindifferentpartsofacity.Peopleallovertheworlduseittoconnectwithindividualsfrom5(differ)countriesandcultures.6,althoughtherearemanypositivedevelopments7(associate)withtheInternet,therearealsocertainfearsandconcerns.Oneconcernrelatestoalackofcontrolover8appearsontheInternet.Withtelevisionandradiothereareeditorstochecktheaccuracyorappropriatenessofthecontentofprograms,andwithtelevisiontherearerestrictionsonwhatkindsofprogramscan9(broadcast)andatwhattimesoftheday.Withthe,优点英语Internet,parentscannotcheckapublishedguidetodeterminewhatissuitable10theirchildrentosee.题组五Test1Fourmonthsago,Ilostmysistertobreastcancer.Itwasahardloss.Sowhenmymother 1 (call)totellmeshehadbeendiagnosedwithlungcancerjustweekslater,myfive-year-olddaughter,Daelynn,andIwereheartbroken.WemadeaspecialtriptoWisconsinaweekago 2 (stay)withmymotherforsometime.Afewdaysago,Daelynnsaw 3 advertisementontelevisionaboutdonatinghairtothose 4 havecancer.First,sheaskedifshecouldgive 5 (she)toGrandma.ItoldherthatGrandma 6 (probable)wouldliketoseeherdonateittoanotherlittlegirlwhomightneeditmore.Thensheaskedifherhairwaslongenoughtosharewithsomeonewhoneededit. 7 Isaidyestoher,shedecidedtogetitcutandwasvery 8 (excite)aboutsharingherhair.Wemeasuredandcutoffafew 9 (inch).Shesaidthattwopeoplewereglad.ItoldherthatmorethantwopeopleweregladandthatIwassoproudofherfor 10 (choose)todosuchabeautifulthingforsomeoneelse.Tes2MydaughterEvieandIwereheadinghomefromshoppingonSaturday.DrivingupBroadwaynearthemiddleofthetown,I 1 (catch)sightofalittledogwanderingonthesidewalk, 2 (hang)hisheadlow.Islowedtoastopandwegotout.Thelittledogwaswearingacollar 3 adogtag,noownerinsight.Eviewantedtohelpthedoggethome.Shetalkedtohim 4 (warm)andhewasconvincedthatshewasfriendly,soshecarriedhiminherarmsasifshehadknownhimforalongtime.Ireadthedogtag,butthewordsonitweretoosmallforme 5 (read).Eviecametohelp.FinallyIcalledhisowner,whowas 6 (anxiety)tolookforherdog.Withinminuteshisownercame.Shelivednotfarawayandthoughtherlittledoggotout 7 someoneopenedthefrontdoor.Eviehanded 8 dogoverwithakissonhishead.Theownerexpressedher 9 (thank)tousagainandagain.Onthewaytothecar,Iputmyarmaroundmydaughterpraisingherforwhatshe 10 (do).Test3Thecollegeexperienceisprecioustoeveryone.Everysecondinourcollegelifeshouldbemadefulluseof,andeveneveryweekendshouldbemeaningful.Butitmakesus 1 (disappoint)toseethatmanycollegestudentswastetheirweekend.Increasingamountofweekendtime 2 (occupy)byplayingcomputergames.Thesestudentsthenbecomeaddictedtoplayinggamesattheexpenseofnotonlytheirweekendbutalsotheirschoolwork. 3 (spend)halfoftheirweekendinbed,theyhavenoideaofwhattodo.Mysuggestionisthat,优点英语those 4 preferpeacefulandquietpastimescouldgotothechessclub,libraries,cinemasormuseums. 5 theyaregoodatsports,theycouldjoinallkindsofsportsclubs.Itisalsoagoodideaforcollegestudents 6 (go)outsideofthecampusduringtheweekendandfindsomepart-timejobs.Physicalactivitiesmakeourbodies 7 (strong)andintellectualpastimeshelpusbecomemoreenergetic.Bothpart-time 8 (job)andvoluntaryservicesareinvaluableopportunitiesforstudentstopracticetheirknowledgeandtogain 9 (society)experience.Allinall, 10 idleyouthwillhaveaneedyage,solet’sscheduleameaningfulweekendrighthereandrightnow.Test4JamesCameronwasbornin1954.Asciencefictionfanasachild,hegrewuptobecomeoneof 1 mostoutstandingfilm-makersinHollywood.AtfirsthestudiedphysicsatCaliforniaStateUniversity, 2 helefttofollowhiscinematicdream.Whenhewasworking 3 atruckdriver,Cameronwouldstopthetruckbythesideoftheroadtoworkonscreenplays,which 4 (contribute)tohissuccess.In1978,Cameronmadehisfirstfilm,asciencefictionshort(电影短片)calledXenogenesis.ThefilmhelpedhimgetajobwithNewWorldPictures,acompanyrunby 5 (know)B-moviedirectorRogerCorman.Yearslater,CameronbeganhismasterpieceTitanic,amovieaboutunluckylovers 6 (trap)aboardtheTitanicoceanliner.Titaniceventuallybecamethefirstfilm 7 (earn)nominations(提名).Forhisworkonthefilm,hetookhomethreeOscars.Eventhoughhe 8 (win)countlessawards,hestilltrieshardtobeadirectortrulycommittedtohiswork.Perhapsthatisthereasonwhyheissofamous 9 (globe).Hecancreatenewkindsoffilmsandtakeour 10 (imagine)toplaceswherewehavenevergonebefore.题组六Test1WheneverIusepublictransportandifIgetaplacetosit,Iofferthatseattosomeonewho1(need)itmorethanI,especiallytotheelderly,towomenorsomeone2(desperate)lookingforaseat.Ihavemadeahabitofsaying＂Thankyou＂tothose3aresacrificingtheirplacesforthefellowpassengersonpublictransport.SomanytimesI4(experience)thatshowingkindnessinpublicplacesspreadslikewildfire.Ihaveseenthatpeoplearoundusget5(inspire)afterseeingourkindnessbehaviorandtheythemselvesalsostartbehavingsimilarly,6example,showingkindnessinofferingtheirplacesandadjusting7(they)to,优点英语others.Observingandexperiencingsuchthingsgivehugejoyand8(please).Ikeepthinkingthatgoodnesswillspreadaroundtheworldthroughtheseways.Everyhumanbeinghas9puresoulhavingallgoodness,buttheonlyneedis10(come)outopentobehaveinawaythatisalreadysonaturalwithinus.Test2ThisseasonmillionsofAmericanswillcelebratewithturkeyonthetable.Butitcan’t1(consider)tohavechangedAmericanculturemorethanitscousin,thechicken.WhenEnglishsettlersarrivedatJamestown,they2(bring)somechickens.However,thepopularityofchickenssoondisappearedbecauseofplentyofmuch3(taste)nativeanimals.Butslaveswhowerenotallowed4(raise)horses,cattleorpigsbenefitedfromthefact,especiallythosefromWestAfrica,5raisingchickenshadalonghistory.Manyslavescouldmakemoney6raisingchickens.Atthattimeblackcookswereinapositiontoinfluencetheirmasters’7(choose)ofdishes,andthey8(natural)favoredthemeatraisedbytheirfriendsandrelatives.OneoftheWestAfricandishes9(prefer)bywhitepeoplewaschickenpiecesfriedinoil—themealthatnow,aroundtheworld,isconsideredAmerican.Todaychickenischeap,andithasbecomeAmerica’sfavoritemeat.Inthelandofthehamburger,weeatmoreofitthanbeef.Soaswecelebrate10givethanksthisseason,takeamomenttoconsiderthechicken.Thebirdthatgetslittlerespectisthecreaturethathasgivenusmorethanweknow.Test3Anewphoneappusesvibrationsfromsmartphonestoalertpeopleaboutearthquakes.1phoneapprecognizessuddenshakingoftheearth’ssurfacethroughsensorsinsmartphones.ThenewappiscalledMyShake.Itistheworkoffour2(research)attheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Theysaidtheycreatedaworldwidewarningsystem3wouldinformpeopleandgivethemtimetoprepare.OtherearthquakeappsincludeQuakeFeed,QuakesandEarthquake.Theyshow4earthquakeshavehappened,atwhatstrength,andtheaftershocks.ThoseusedatafromtheU.S.GeologicalSurvey.Smartphones5(equip)withaccelerometers(加速计).Theseinstrumentsmeasuremovement,likethatofacar,优点英语orairplane.6(probable),theycanalsomeasuretheshakingofamachine,abuildingorotherstructures.Accelerometersareusedinactivitytrackersandappsthatcountstepsorotherexercise.Theyalsoareusedinglobalpositioningsystemapps,also7 (call)GPS.MyShakeusesphoneaccelerometerstomeasureseismic(地震的)activity.Ithasbeendesigned 8(know)thedifferencebetweennormalactivityandearthquakemovement.Thesoftwaredeveloperssaytheirappisright93percentofthetime.Asmartphonesendsseismic9 (inform)totheappdevelopers.Ifthedevelopersreceiveseveralwarningsfromonearea,itrecognizesthatanearthquakemaybetakingplace10willtakeplacesoon.Test4Newresearchsuggeststhereisasimpleandeasywaythathelpspeopletostopover-eating.Theysaythatusingsmallerplates,knives,forksandglassescanreducetheamountoffoodweeat.Manyofustend1(use)thesizeoftheplateasameasureofhowmuchwecaneat.Ifweusealargeplate,wefilltheplatewithfood,2oftenmeansweeattoomuch.ResearchfromCambridgeUniversityintheU.K.suggeststhat3(small)platescanlowertheamountoffoodweeat.Britishpeoplecouldreducetheircalorieintakebyupto16percent,4Americanscouldseeareductionofupto29percentincalorie.Theresearchteamlookedatthedatafrom6,711peoplewhotookpartintheeatingtrials.DrGarethHollands,oneofthe5(lead)oftheresearch,saidthatmanypeoplethinkitisobviousthatthelargertheportionsize,6morepeopleeat,7hesaidthatuntilnow,therewaslittleresearchonthis.He8(add)thatitwaswrongtothinkpeopleatetoomuchbecauseofalackofself-control.Hesaid,＂9(help)peopletoavoidover-servingthemselvesorotherswithlargerportionsoffoodordrinkbyreducing10(they)size,availabilityandappealinshops,restaurantsandinthehome,islikelytobeagoodwayofhelpinglotsofpeopletoreducetheirriskofover-eating.＂
