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Unit 2 Growing pains
课时练1 2篇阅读+1篇完形
阅读理解
A
(2020·滁州高三模拟)
Growing Pains
The term “adulting” started as a sort of joke—whenever a millennial(千禧一代) would do something ageappropriate, this was an act of “adulting”. Now, though, millennials obviously require training in being an adult.
Rachel Flehinger has cofounded an Adulting School, which includes online courses on simple sewing, conflict resolution and cooking. The cause for such classes is that many millennials haven’t left childhood homes—in America 34 percent of adults aged 18 to 34 still lived with their parents as of 2015, up from 26 percent a decade before.
There’s a good deal of truth to this. If you’re living at home, with Mom and Dad doing their best to spoil(溺爱) you, you’re less likely to know how to do laundry, cook or balance a checkbook. Dependency_breeds_enervation.
But living at home doesn’t necessarily lead to dependency. As of 1940, more than 30 percent of 25 to 29yearolds lived at home with parents or grandparents. They were adulting, even while living at home. Parents expected their kids to do chores, to prepare for life. Instead of blaming living at home, then, we have to blame our style of parenting. The truth is that we’ve simply become lazier as parents.
So what’s the real problem?
We’re more likely to let our kids crash on our couches(长沙发) than tell them
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to get a job and pay rent. We don’t push our kids to build families of their own, as life expectancy has increased, so has adolescence. Americans aren’t expected to start building a life, particularly middleand upperclass Americans, until they’re nearing their 30s. Then the question is how we can encourage young people to “adult” in noncircumstancedriven fashion.
【解题导语】 千禧一代的孩子接受着父母的宠爱,他们很多人不知道如何洗衣、做饭、管理生活收支,不能独立;所以有必要在他们成人之前培训他们缝纫、解决冲突、烹饪等简单的生活技能。事实上,是父母的养育方式导致孩子不能独立,父母应当让孩子去承担他们的责任。
1.What does the last sentence “Dependency breeds enervation.” in the third paragraph mean?
A.Parents would like to do housework by themselves.
B.Present kids are too lazy to do housework.
C.Dependency makes kids unable to do things.
D.Kids depend on their parents.
C 解析:句意理解题。根据第三段第二句可知,如果你住在家里,爸爸妈妈竭尽全力溺爱你,你就不太可能知道如何洗衣服、做饭或平衡收支。画线句为进一步的总结,据此可推知,画线句意在表达:过度依赖父母会使孩子丧失做事情的能力。故C项正确。
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.Millennials would like to be trained in being an adult.
B.Parents are too lazy to do chores.
C.Millennials don’t adult because they still live in their childhood homes.
D.In the 1940s kids were adulting even when they were living at home.
D 解析:细节理解题。根据第四段第二、三句可知,自20世纪40年代起,有超过30%的25至29岁的人与父母或祖父母一起住在家里;但即使和家人同住,他们也很成熟。故D项正确。
3.Which of the following statements is the main idea of the passage?
A.“Adulting” is hard, but only because parents are too lazy to teach their kids.
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B.Millennials should leave home early to adult.
C.Americans aren’t expected to start building a life until they’re nearing their 30s.
D.Adulting schools with online courses are popular.
A 解析:主旨大意题。根据第四段尾句“The truth is that we’ve simply become lazier as parents.”并结合全文其他内容可知,本文主要论述了由于父母的过分宠爱和懒得教孩子们生活技能,现在许多千禧一代的孩子不能独立,不知道如何洗衣、做饭、管理生活收支等。故A项正确。
4.According to the passage, what will be written about next?
A.The government should put off the age of adulthood.
B.Parents should leave kids in charge of society.
C.Parents should put responsibility on young people.
D.Pushing kids to adult is painful for parents.
C 解析:推理判断题。根据本文最后一句可知,接下来的问题是,我们如何鼓励年轻人以非环境驱动的方式“成年”。据此可推知,下文将介绍家长如何鼓励孩子们承担生活的责任。故C项正确。
B
(2020·蚌埠质检)
Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made.
Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental maths.
I have only the unmemorable memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal clear memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds, and almost all the insects.
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I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world, and my enthusiasm has led me into varied investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil while reading about other people’s observations and discoveries. Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books,which some might honour with the title of scientific research.
But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist:One of the outstanding and essential qualities required is selfdiscipline, a quality I lack. A scientist requires not only selfdiscipline but all training, determination and a goal. A scientist, up to a point, can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文,作者通过自身的经历明白了一个道理:博物学家是天生的,而科学家则是可以后天培养的。
5.What impressed the author deeply during his childhood?
A.Wildlife. B.Music.
C.Languages. D.Literature.
A 解析:细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“But I do have a crystal clear memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds, and almost all the insects.”可知,作者在童年时,印象深刻的是那些野生生物,故选A。
6.Why can’t the author remember his relatives clearly?
A.He didn’t live with them for long.
B.The family was extremely large.
C.He was fully occupied with observing nature.
D.He was too young when he lived with them.
C 解析:推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“But I do have a crystal clear memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds, and almost all the insects.”可推知,作者童年时期过于专注自然界而对周围的亲戚并不是很在意,所以没有深刻的印象,这与第四段第二句中的“I have a strong love of the natural world”呼应,故选C。
7.According to the author, what personality should a born naturalist have first
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of all?
A.Being knowledgeable.
B.Being selfdiscipline.
C.Being full of ambition.
D.Being full of enthusiasm.
D 解析:推理判断题。根据第四段前两句“I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world, and my enthusiasm has led me into varied investigations.”可知,作者从小热爱自然界,而且这种热情使作者做了很多不同的调查,成了一个博物学家。由此可推知,一个天生的博物学家首先要充满热情,故选D。
8.Why does the author say he is a naturalist, not a scientist?
A.He thinks he lacks some quality required of a scientist.
B.He thinks he has much trouble doing mental arithmetic.
C.He thinks he comes up with solutions in a most natural way.
D.He thinks he just reads about other people’s observations.
A 解析:细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist:One of the outstanding and essential qualities required is selfdiscipline, a quality I lack.”可知,作者认为自己只是一个博物学家而不是一个科学家是因为自己缺乏成为科学家的某种必备的素质,故选A。
完形填空
(2020·湖北八市联考)I used to hate running. It seemed too hard, and pushing outside my comfort __1__ was not something I was eager to do.
In fact, I wouldn’t have become a(n) __2__ if it weren’t for my husband Charles. He had been a __3__, competitive runner for many years. After our marriage, he wouldn’t stop talking about how much he __4__ it.
So he picked it up again, and after about a year, I started to join him at the __5__. Just a few weeks later, Charles signed up for a fivekilometer race for both of us. I __6__ about doing it. It was too soon.
But on the race day, there I was.
The gun went off. Thousands of runners __7__.
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The first kilometer was tough.I was already breathing __8__ and painfully aware of the group of runners __9__ past me.
After another minute I saw the threekilometer __10__. All I could think of was that I was __11__.
I rounded a corner, and saw both sides of the street __12__ with people watching the race, all cheering the runners on: I __13__ my legs to keep going.
Then I looked up and saw the clock. The __14__ ticking away gave me an incentive(动力). I knew that if I had __15__ finished this race I would have achieved something. So, I __16__up, and kicked it.
I had my arms __17__ higher when I passed through the finish line. A volunteer put a(n) __18__around my neck.
“You did great!I’m so proud of you!” Charles was thrilled that I’d __19__.
“That was amazing!I want to do another race.” I proudly hugged my medal as we started to walk to the postrace festivities. My lungs and my comfort zone both __20__.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者原本不喜欢跑步,但是在丈夫的带动下她也开始跑步,并且坚持完成了5公里的跑步比赛。
1.A.block B.line
C.emotion D.zone
D 解析:根据文章最后一句中的“my comfort zone”可知,答案选D项。
2.A.wife B.coach
C.expert D.runner
D 解析:根据下文可知,作者一开始不喜欢跑步,在丈夫的带动下,最后变成了一名跑步者(runner)。
3.A.serious B.common
C.casual D.sharp
A 解析:根据空后的“competitive runner for many years”并结合语境可知,作者的丈夫以前是一个认真的、有竞争力的跑步者。serious “认真的”。
4.A.hated B.missed
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C.admired D.trained
B 解析:根据下文中的“So he picked it up again”可推知,作者的丈夫和她结婚以后,总是不停地说他有多想念(missed)跑步。
5.A.race B.department
C.track D.ceremony
C 解析:根据该句可知,当作者的丈夫重新开始跑步后,作者也加入了他,和他一起跑。track “跑道”。
6.A.hesitated B.puzzled
C.cared D.brought
A 解析:根据上文可知,作者以前并不喜欢跑步,当作者的丈夫让她一起报名参加五公里跑步比赛的时候,作者有些犹豫(hesitated)。
7.A.slipped away B.backed off
C.pushed forward D.came over
C 解析:根据语境并结合常识可知,当发令枪一响,数千名跑步者冲了出去(pushed forward)。
8.A.mildly B.shallowly
C.gently D.heavily
D 解析:根据空前一句“The first kilometer was tough.”可推知,当跑了一公里的时候,作者已经呼吸沉重了。heavily “沉重地”。
9.A.running B.bending
C.reaching D.pacing
A 解析:根据语境可知,由于呼吸困难,作者跑步的速度渐渐地慢了下来,于是有很多人跑着超过了作者。
10.A.symbol B.mark
C.pattern D.campaign
B 解析:根据该句“After another minute I saw the threekilometer ______.”可知,此处表示作者看见了三公里的标志牌。mark “标记”。
11.A.hopeful B.speechless
C.dying D.moving
C 解析:根据上文可知,作者跑了一公里便呼吸沉重,并结合语境可知,
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当作者看见了三公里的标志牌时,认为自己要死(dying)了一样。
12.A.stuck B.crowded
C.provided D.directed
B 解析:街道的两边挤满(crowded)了观看比赛的人,他们都在为选手加油。
13.A.sunk B.bent
C.shook D.willed
D 解析:在听到周围人的鼓舞之后,作者设法用意志力驱使自己的双腿移动。will “设法用意志力驱使”。
14.A.seconds B.titles
C.criteria D.competitors
A 解析:根据语境可知,此处表示作者觉得每一秒走过的时间都在给她加油助力。
15.A.also B.actually
C.just D.unfortunately
B 解析:作者知道如果她的确(actually)完成了比赛,那么她已经完成了一些事。
16.A.dressed B.came
C.stayed D.straightened
D 解析:根据空前一句“I knew that...achieved something.”可推知,作者挺直身子,继续坚持完成比赛。straighten up “挺直身子”。
17.A.kept B.crossed
C.held D.tied
C 解析:当作者冲过终点线的时候,她把自己的手举得更高。hold “使保持(在某位置)”。
18.A.rope B.medal
C.necklace D.award
B 解析:根据下文中的“I proudly hugged my medal”可知,此处表示一个志愿者给作者带上奖牌。
19.A.got it B.meant it
C.made it D.defeated it
C 解析:根据上文可知,作者最终完成了对她来说看似不可能完成的事情,跑完了五公里。make it “获得成功”。
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20.A.trembled B.expanded
C.ached D.erupted
B 解析:根据语境可知,此处表示作者在这次成功跑完了五公里之后,她感觉自己的肺和舒适区都得到了扩展。
课时练2 2篇阅读+1篇七选五
+1篇语法填空
阅读理解
A
(2020·安庆模拟)
The boy sat on his chair, with his hands above the keyboard. He thought about what to write.
He recalled that the competition deadline was merely a week away. But he still had not even started on his piece. He looked at the brochure again. “WRITING COMPETITION!” the title read. His mom had encouraged him to enter the writing competition, and now he was taking it on as his personal task for the holidays.
As the boy reflected on his previous writing efforts, he realized how hopeless his task of winning was. Every story he ever wrote was based on other stories. He had little imagination, and unfortunately, imagination was the key to writing.
Suddenly, he had a brainwave. This time, he came up with an original and imaginative story.
The words shot towards him like a storm of leaves. Words were coming easily, flowing through him, faster than he could type. He typed faster than he ever had before. He continued to type, amazed how easy writing this story was. The boy could not stop writing. He looked at the word count and saw the number “248” staring right back at him. He was not even halfway yet.
Then he heard his mother’s call of saying time for bed. He continued writing
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the piece, ignoring her. He had to make up for the time he had lost in thinking about a topic to write.
Finally, he finished. The word count now read “498”.
“Perfect,” he thought, “just under the word limit.” He knew this was the story that would win.
He went to the website and searched for the competition. He found the page but there was no “Enter” button.
Confused, he then reread the page again. It read COMPETITION CLOSED.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。小男孩坐在电脑前,冥思苦想地进行写作。他参加的是一个网络写作比赛,可是怎么也想不出写作主题。好一会儿后,他茅塞顿开,快速敲击键盘,可是等到他写好文章准备提交时,页面上却显示“COMPETITION CLOSED”。
1.What caused the boy to take part in the writing competition?
A.A new computer. B.The prize money.
C.His own interest. D.His mom’s encouragement.
D 解析:细节理解题。根据第二段尾句“His mom had encouraged him to enter the writing competition, and now he was taking it on as his personal task for the holidays.”可知,他的妈妈鼓励他参加写作比赛,现在他把写作作为假期的个人任务;据此可知,他参加写作比赛是他妈妈鼓励的,故D项正确。
2.How did the boy finish his earlier writing?
A.His mom helped him.
B.He copied others’ ideas.
C.His friends assisted him.
D.He used his imagination.
B 解析:细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“Every story he ever wrote was based on other stories.”可知,他之前写的每一个故事都是以其他故事为基础;据此可知,以前写作时,他总是仿照别人的故事写,故B项正确。
3.Why did the boy delay his writing?
A.Because he was terribly lazy.
B.Because he didn’t know what to write.
C.Because he wasn’t confident.
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D.Because he read too many stories.
B 解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中的“He thought about what to write.”及第三段的内容“As the boy reflected on his previous writing efforts, he realized how hopeless his task of winning was...He had little imagination, and unfortunately, imagination was the key to writing.”及倒数第五段尾句“He had to...write.”可知,想象力是写作的关键,而他又缺乏想象力;另外,由于他不知道写什么,所以他延误了写作时间,故B项正确。
4.Which might be the maximum word limit for each entry?
A.100. B.250.
C.500. D.1,000.
C 解析:推理判断题。根据第七段“Finally, he finished. The word count now read ‘498’.”可知,他写了498个词,终于完成了;结合第八段第一句“‘Perfect,’ he thought,‘just under the word limit.’”可知,他认为太完美了,刚好低于限定的词数;据此可以判断,文章的最高限定词数可能为500,故C项正确。
B
(2020·亳州联考)
At a farm off Narrow Lane near Lexington, Kentucky, U.S., oldfashioned houses look over the little red barn(畜舍).The farm is mostly empty now.Jim Mahan and his family, who lived there for generations, have moved to a different plot of land in northern Fayette County.As land is sold, houses go up where there once were fields.
But during the summer, the barn is filled with city kids who have come to enjoy the farm. They’re members of the Fayette County Livestock(FCL) Club, which showcases skills as varied as cutting wool. The barn is where they look after the animals. “A lot of Lexington kids don’t know anything about farm life,” said Adria Meier, 17, who has looked after goats and sheep for three years. “There is so much to learn.”
The dozen or so children who take care of their goats and sheep at the little
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red barn must do a sixhour class before they get an animal. They pay for their own animals but get special club programs, such as one that provides vet(兽医) care.
Mahan lets the group use the barn for free, and the kids spend up to three hours a day there during the summer.But as his land gets sold, he doesn’t know whether the club can continue. What makes the FCL Club special is that most of the kids can’t just walk out their doors and take care of their animals. Most are driven to the barn by their mothers, who usually hang around and chat as their kids feed and exercise the animals.
There are valuable lessons learned along the way. For instance, don’t cut wool off your goat when there is wind, and sheep are social animals and will cry loudly when separated. “Tending to animals helps teach us responsibility. Unlike learning to shoot an arrow, caring for an animal isn’t something you can simply abandon,” said Carly Playforth, 16, of Lexington.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文, 主要讲述了一群城里的孩子来到乡间农场体验不同的生活,照顾农场动物的故事。
5.What is the requirement for kids before they get animals?
A.Attend a class.
B.Pay certain money.
C.Have varied skills.
D.Get special club programs.
A 解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中的“must do a sixhour class before they get an animal”可知,得到动物之前,孩子们必须上一节六小时的课程,这个课程可能是培训孩子们如何照顾动物的。
6.What do we know about the club?
A.It offers services unconditionally.
B.It pays for their use of the barn.
C.It lets Mothers care for animals.
D.It allows Mothers to push kids.
D 解析:推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Most are driven to the barn by their mothers”可推知,该俱乐部让孩子的妈妈督促孩子参与农场活动,故选D项。
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7.How does Carly Playforth feel about the experience?
A.Suspicious. B.Moved.
C.Appreciative. D.Opposed.
C 解析:观点态度题。最后一段首句是段落主旨句,作者引用Carly Playforth的话是为了进一步说明因照顾动物而教会孩子们的珍贵东西,比如责任。由此可知, Carly Playforth对这种经历是赞赏的(appreciative)。
8.What is the passage mainly about?
A.Kids’ life on a sold farm.
B.Valuable lessons learned on the farm.
C.A special club intended for Lexington kids.
D.A club activity of caring for farm animals.
D 解析:主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知,本文重点介绍的是FCL俱乐部借助一个农场举办的活动——让孩子们亲自照顾动物,在这一过程中,孩子们获益匪浅。故D项概括最为全面。
七选五
(2020·重庆七校联考)It is known to us all that thinking is a good thing. However, some people don’t do it enough, while some people overthink everything. If you’re an overthinker, it can be exhausting running through all the possibilities of everything. It’s not good that the whatifs run your life and you are trapped. 1.________
Here are some signs that you are an overthinker, even if you don’t feel you are.
·2.________
Why didn’t the girl look at me?And why did Peter look away so fast?What does it all mean?!When you’re an overthinker, you tend to find meaning in the world around you. It’s helpful to remind yourself that things mean the meaning you give them.
·You think more than you do.
Sometimes you think so much that you don’t end up doing anything. You weigh the choices, decide which is the best, and compare it with a new choice. You end
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up doing nothing. 3.________
·You find it difficult to let things go.
When you’ve invested a lot of time and energy into something, it can be hard to let it go when it isn’t working. 4.________ The more you think about something, the more it can eat away at you.
·You want to get everything right.
You might be a perfectionist. You always do your best. But when you don’t get everything right, you seriously blame yourself. By recognizing that this can be a strength as well as a weakness, you should know that you simply can’t get everything right, despite your best efforts.
5.________ Remind yourself that you can balance your level of overthinking with more doing. You can even teach someone else who is thoughtless!
A.You may continue thinking about it even when you believe you have already let it go.
B.You assume that others know what you’re thinking about.
C.Remember that, instead of just thinking, it’s equally important to act.
D.You’re proud of the act that you’re always thinking.
E.You look for meaning in everything.
F.It’s even worse when you’re unaware that you are just like this.
G.Can any of the above signs be found on you?
【解题导语】 本文主要对过度思虑的一些迹象进行了简要的说明。
1.F 解析:根据上文中的“It’s not good that the whatifs run your life and you are trapped.”可知,空处应是说明更深一层的坏处,所以选F项。
2.E 解析:根据文章结构及空处所在的位置可知,空处为本段的小标题,且根据本段的内容及关键词“meaning”可知,E项能概括本段内容。
3.C 解析:根据本段的小标题You think more than you do.及空处前一句可推知,空处是作者针对该段描述的现象所给出的建议。故C项符合语境。
4.A 解析:根据本段的小标题You find it difficult to let things go.及空后一句“The more you think about something, the more it can eat away at you.”可推知,
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A项符合语境。
5.G 解析:根据上文“Here are some signs that you are an overthinker, even if you don’t feel you are.”可知,G项与之呼应,符合语境。
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(2020·武汉调研)World Sleep Day falls on March 16. This year’s theme concerns sleep and women.
More women suffer from insomnia(失眠) than men, but only 4 percent of them go to a doctor to get help. A Beijing newspaper 1.____________(report) it recently. A study by 2.____________ international organization in the paper said that women 3.____________(age) 30 to 60 sleep six hours and 41 minutes a day 4.____________ average.
Young people have also been shown to suffer from a lack of sleep. Statistics from a Chinese medical research center show that in 5.____________(city) like Beijing and Shanghai, 40 percent of young people suffer from insomnia, and 80 percent suffer from great tiredness due to poor quality sleep.
Experts blame heavy 6.____________(press) and competition at work for poor 7.____________(sleep) habits. The longterm effects can be unhappiness, anxiety and depression, 8.____________ can in turn lead to chronic illnesses(慢性病), 9.____________(especial) in women.
There are, however, a couple of tricks for getting a good sleep, such as maintaining an optimistic attitude, keeping a regular, 10.____________(day) routine, or finding time for sports. Also, you can develop healthy habits, such as keeping the bedroom clean and avoiding tea, coffee, or wine before sleeping.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。今年世界睡眠日关注的是女性的睡眠问题。调查发现,许多女性睡眠不足,年轻人也是如此。文章介绍了导致睡眠不足的原因及其解决方法。
1.reported 解析:考查动词的时态。根据该句中的“recently”,再结合上文可知,上述结果是北京的一家报纸报道过的,表示已经发生过的事情,故用一般过去时。
2.an 解析:考查不定冠词。根据语境可知,该处泛指“一个国际组织”,且international的发音以元音音素开头,故填不定冠词an。
3.aged 解析:考查非谓语动词。分析该句结构可知,
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空处作名词“women”的后置定语,应用age的过去分词形式aged,表示“年龄介于30到60岁之间的女性”。
4.on 解析:考查固定搭配。on average为固定搭配,意为“平均”。句意:在该报纸中一项由一个国际组织进行的研究表明,30到60岁的女性平均每天睡6小时41分钟。
5.cities 解析:考查名词单复数。根据该句中的“like Beijing and Shanghai”可知,该处指“像北京、上海那样的城市”,为复数意义,故填cities。
6.pressure 解析:考查名词。根据该句中“and competition”,再结合空前的形容词“heavy”可知,该形容词修饰两个并列的名词,故填press的名词形式pressure,表示“压力”。
7.sleeping 解析:考查形容词。空处修饰后面的名词habits,表示“睡眠习惯”,故填形容词sleeping。
8.which 解析:考查关系词。分析该句结构可知,该句为非限制性定语从句,空处在从句中作主语,指代前面的“unhappiness, anxiety and depression”,故填关系代词which引导该定语从句。
9.especially 解析:考查副词。空处修饰短语“in women”,故用副词形式。
10.daily 解析:考查形容词。空处修饰后面的名词“routine”,表示“日常生活”,故填day的形容词形式daily。
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