单选题Text A study in the United States finds that girls and young women use tobacco, drugs and alcohol for different reasons than hoys. It says young males (26) use tobacco, drink alcohol or fake drugs (27) excitement. Or they think it will make them more popular. Young females, (28) , may hope to feel happier or reduce (29) or lose weight. There are physical, psychological and social (30) from smoking, drinking anti using (31) . The report says some of these may (32) more quickly and severely in females. For example, it says they arc more likely to become dependent (33) tobacco than males who smoke just as many cigarettes. (34) it says females have a great (35) of brain damage from too much alcohol. Here are some other findings. Girls and young women who drink coffee are much (36) to smoke and drink alcohol — and to start sooner — than those who do not drink coffee. The report calls caffeine a "little known warning (37) . Girls who do unhealthy things to lose weight drink (38) alcohol than those who do not (39) even though alcohol can cause weight gain. (40) , even girls who do healthy things to lose weight smoke more than those not (41) diets. The report lists a number of warning signs to (42) for. These include depression and too much concern about (43) . The study also reminds parents and other adults that they (44) examples — good or bad — by their own (45) .
【答案解析】从上下文的结构判断,此句中有表示比较的连接词“than”,是一个比较状语从句,从四个选项判断[A]likelier“更可能的”,并且likely常用于be likely to do something“有可能做某事”结构,其意义和用法与上下文相符,因此选[A]。[B]better“更好的,较好的”,[C]worse“更糟糕的,更坏的”,和[D]easier“更容易的”三个选项意义与上下文不符。
【答案解析】根据上下文,此句比较通过不健康的方式减肥的女孩们比其他女孩们喝酒的多少,另外下文提到even though alcohol can cause weight gain“即便酒精会使人发胖”,可知她们比其他女孩喝得多,因此选[C]more。[B]little和[D]much不是比较级;[A]less与句意不符。