听力真题

Test 6
Doctors in Britain are warning of an obesity time bomb, when children who are already overweight grow up. So, what should we do? Exercise more? Eat less? Or both? The government feels it has to take (36) ______ for this expanding problem.
The cheerful Mr. Pickwick, the (37) ______ of the novel by Charles Dickens, is seen in (38) ______ as someone who is plump-and happy. In 18th century paintings beauty is (39) ______ with rounded bodies and soft (40) ______ . But nowadays being overweight is seen as (41) ______ neither a cheerful character nor beauty but an (42) ______ risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
So what do you do? Diet? Not according to England's chief medical officer, Sir Liam Donaldson. He says that (43) ______ activity is the key for reducing the risks of obesity, cancer and heart disease. And the Health Secretary John Reid even said that (44) ________________________________________________________ .
So, having bought some cross trainers, how much exercise should you do? According to Sir Liam Donaldson, (45) ______________________________________________________ . Is going to the gym the answer? Luckily for those who find treadmills tedious, the Health Development Agency believes that physical activity that fits into people's lives may be more effective. (46) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .And according to a sports psychologist, Professor Biddle, gyms "are not making the nation fit", and may even cause harm.

答案解析

答案解析：
36. responsibility
解析：此处需要填入名词，与take...for一起构成搭配。take responsibility for意为“承担……的责任”。
37. hero
解析：空格后的介词of表明此处应填入名词。hero指“男主人公”。
38. illustrations
解析：空格前的介词in表明此处需要填入名词。illustrations意为“插图”。
39. equated
解析：此处需要填入形容词或分词，构成is...with结构。be equated with意为“等于”。
40. curves
解析：此处需要名词复数，与and前的bodies并列。curves意为“曲线”。
41. indicating
解析：空格前面的be seen as表示“视为”。as为介词，因此其后需接名词、动名词或代词。indicating 意为“指示，标志”。
42. increased
解析：此处需要填入修饰risk的形容词或分词。increased表示“增加的”。
43. physical
解析：此处需要填入修饰activity的形容词。根据句子表语的内容“减少肥胖、癌症、心脏病等风险的关键”，可大致推测此处应该指“体育”活动。
44. 标准答案：being inactive is as serious a risk factor in heart disease as smoking
听音关键：inactive，serious，risk factor，heart disease，smoking
答案重构：being inactive is a risk factor in heart disease as serious as smoking
画龙点睛：本句是一个主谓表的句型结构，且含有一个as...as的比较结构，risk factor指“风险因素”。抓住关键词后，可以调整as...as比较结构的位置。
45. 标准答案：at least 30 minutes of moderate activity five days a week
听音关键：30 minutes，moderate activity，5 days a week
答案重构：at least 30 minutes of adequate activity five days a week
画龙点睛：此句的关键在于数字以及moderate activity“适当运动”，若不会拼写moderate，可用adequate重构答案。
46. 标准答案：They suggest taking the stairs rather than the lift, walking up escalators, playing active games with your children, dancing or gardening
听音关键：They，suggest，stairs，than lift，walking，escalators，playing active games，with children，dancing，gardening
画龙点睛：本句可直接听写。句子的主干为suggest doing sth. 的结构，doing有几个并列的成分。lift指垂直电梯，escalator指手扶电梯。