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填空题In almost all of the major Western European cities private car transport accounts for between 70 and ______ percent of passenger-kilometers.

填空题Some people think they have an{{U}} (36) {{/U}}to the problems of automobile crowding and pollution in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle, or "bike". In a great many cities, hundreds of people{{U}} (37) {{/U}}bicycles to work every day. In New York City, some bike riders have even{{U}} (38) {{/U}}a group called Bike for a Better City. They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work there would be{{U}} (39) {{/U}}automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car{{U}} (40) {{/U}}. For several years this group has been {{U}}(41) {{/U}}to get the city government to help bicycle riders. For example, they want the city to paint special lanes for bicycle on some of the main streets, because when bicycle{{U}} (42) {{/U}}must use the same lanes as cars, there may be {{U}} (43) {{/U}}.Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes, more people would use bikes. {{U}} (44) {{/U}}Not everyone thinks they are a good idea. Taxi drivers don't like the idea—they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets don't like the idea—they say{{U}} (45) {{/U}}.And most people live too far from downtown to travel by bike. The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On weekends, Central Park—he largest open space in New York—is closed to ears, and the roads may be used by bicycles only. But{{U}} (46) {{/U}}Until that happens, the safest place to bicycle may be in the park.

填空题The popular notion that older people need less sleep than younger adults is a myth, scientists said yesterday. While elderly people (1) to sleep for fewer hours than they did when they were younger, this has a(n) (2) effect on their brain's performance and they would benefit from getting more, according to research. Sean Drummond, a psychiatrist (心理医生) at the University of California, San Diego, said that older people are more likely to suffer from broken sleep, while younger people are better at sleeping (3) straight through the night. More sleep in old age, however, is (4) with better health, and most older people would feel better and more (5) if they slept for longer periods, he said. "The ability to sleep in one chunk (整块时间) overnight goes down as we age but the amount of sleep we need to (6) well does not change," Dr Drummond told the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in San Diego. "It's (7) a myth that older people need less sleep. The more healthy an older adult is, the more they sleep like they did when they were (8) . Our data suggests that older adults would benefit from (9) to get as much sleep as they did in their 30s. That's (10) from person to person, but the amount of sleep we had at 35 is probably the same amount as we need at 75." A．alert B．associate C．attracting D．cling E．continuing F．definitely G．different H．efficiently I．formally J．function K．mixed L．negative M．sufficient N．tend O．younger

填空题Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage. During sleep, the fatigue of the body disappears and recuperation (恢复) begins. The tired mind gathers new energy. Once awake, the memory improves, and annoyance and problems are seen in a better (47) . Some adults require little sleep; others need eight to ten hours in every twenty-four. Infants sleep sixteen to eighteen hours daily and, as they grow older, the amount gradually diminishes Young students may need twelve hours; university students may need ten. A worker with a physically (48) job may also need ten, whereas an (49) worker under great pressure may manage on six to eight. Many famous people are reputed to have (50) little sleep. Whatever your (51) need, you can be sure that by the age of thirty you will have slept for a total of more than twelve years. By that age you will also have developed a sleep (52) : a favorite hour, a favorite bed, a favorite position, and a (53) you need to follow in order to rest (54) . Investigators have tried to find out how long a person can go without sleep. Several people have reached more than 115 hours, nearly five days, whereas animals kept awake for five to eight days have died of (55) . The (56) for human beings is probably about a week.A) convenientlyI) formulaB) requiredJ) acquiredC) perspective K) comfortablyD) corresponding L) exhaustionE) routine M) starvationF) limit N) prospectiveG) demanding O) executiveH) individual

填空题Young people in the United States are falling behind their overseas peers in reading, maths and science, President Barack Obama said on Saturday, calling education reform an essential part of economic recovery. In his weekly radio and video address, Obama said as many as a quarter of American students are not (36) high school and far too few young people are getting college degrees. "It is an (37) fact that countries who out-educate us today will out-compete us tomorrow. Businesses will hire wherever the highly skilled, highly trained workers are located," the Democrat said. "We have to (38) up our game and raise our standards." With the 2012 campaign for the US presidency heating up, Obama is speaking (39) often about education, a key issue for his political base. His $447 billion job creation plan includes money for hiring teachers and school repairs, and on Friday he announced a (40) of "No Child Left Behind", a decade-old education measure introduced by former President George W. Bush that seeks to hold schools (41) for students' performance. "No Child" has been widely (42) for being inflexible, requiring teachers to adhere to a narrow curriculum (43) mostly at ensuring that students pass standardised tests. "Experience has taught us that the law has some serious (44) that are hurting our children instead of helping them," Obama said, making plain that education will be one of his key (45) issues into the vote in 2012. "These problems have been obvious to parents and educators all over this country for years. But for years, Congress has failed to fix them. So now, I will," he said. A．loosening B．criticised C．campaign D．conversely E．necessity F．graduating G．break H．increasingly I．undeniable J．targeted K．flaws L．accountable M．pick N．acceptable O．finishing

填空题The Canadian study found that illness in tile family was a greater cause of absenteeism than 'work todo at home'.

填空题The weight of those with bulimia is within the normal range, considering their age and heath.

填空题Ad writers always use bold or large letters in the ad to persuade people to buy their products.

填空题He is weak ______ English but good at maths.