单选题
The term "quality of life" is difficult to define. It
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a very wide scope such as living environment, health, employment, food, family life, friends, education, material possessions, leisure and recreation, and so on.
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speaking, the quality of life, especially
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seen by the individual, is meaningful in terms of the degree
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which these various areas of life are available or provide
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to the individual.
As activity carried
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as one thinks fit during one"s spare time, leisure has the following
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: relaxation, recreation and entertainment, and personal development. The importance of these varies according to the nature of one"s job and one"s life-style.
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, people who need to
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much energy in their work will find relaxation most
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in leisure. Those with a better education and in professional occupations may
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more to seek recreation and personal development (e.g.
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of skills and hobbies) in leisure.
The specific use of leisure
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from individual to individual.
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the same leisure activity may be used differently by different individuals. Thus, the following are possible use of television watching, a
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leisure activity, a change of experience to provide
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from the stress and strain of work; to learn more about what is happening in one"s environment; to provide an opportunity for understanding oneself by
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other people"s life experiences as
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in the programs.
Since leisure is basically self-determined, one is able to take
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his interests and preferences and get
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in an activity in ways that will bring enjoyment and satisfaction.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】考查语义衔接。本句主语it指代quality of life，它与后面列举的living environment，health，employment，food,...是上下义词复现关系，故答案为C)covers(包括，包含，涉及)。A)composes用于be composed of结构，B)consists表示“组成”时需与of连用，D)constitutes(组成)，应该是下义词在前，上义词在后。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】考查语义衔接。本句是从一般意义上叙述“the quality of life”，所以应选D)Generally。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】考查语法结构。空格所在部分对the quality of life进一步说明，是定语从句，所以空格处需填一个引导定语从句的词。B)as和D)which都能引导非限制性定语从句，as引导的非限制性定语从句可以放在句首、句中，也可以置于句尾，which引导的非限制性定语从句只能放在句尾，故答案为B)as。这里的非限制性定语从句是插在句中的评述，所以应该用as。
【答案解析】考查语义衔接。所填词被后面的副词more修饰，表示“更……”。B)prefer(偏爱，更喜欢做)本身就是比较，不能再用比较级来修饰；C)enjoy意为“喜欢”，enjoy doing指“喜欢做”，不能跟不定式；D)oblige意为“迫使”，搭配为be obliged to do sth.指“不得不做某事”，所以这三个词从语法上都不符合本句要求，而A)tend意为“往往是，倾向于”，tend more to do sth.指“更倾向于做某事”，则符合本句语法及语义要求，故为答案。
【答案解析】语义衔接兼考查惯用搭配。下一句中的the same leisure activity may be used differently by different individuals表明the specific use of leisure(休闲活动的具体用途)对不同的人是不同的，故答案为A)varies(变化，不同)，vary from...to...意为“在……到……之间变化”。
【答案解析】考查语义衔接。分析句子结构可知，as in the programs在句中做other people"s life experiences的后置定语。所以the programs与other people"s life experiences的关系就是the programs(电视节目)能够描述或展现other people"s life experiences。A)portrayed意为“描绘，用图画来描绘或表现”，符合要求，故为答案。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】考查惯用搭配。四个选项均可与take搭配：take after“长得像”；take on“呈现出，担任”；take up“开始从事”；take to“沉溺于，养成……的习惯”。空格前的one泛指人，人与interest and preference之间的关系用take to说明最合适，故答案为D)to。