2014高考英语完形填空巩固练习精品题(17)

《2014高考英语完形填空巩固练习精品题(17)》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。

1、2014高考英语完形填空巩固练习精品题（17）及答案(2012·郑州第一次质量预测)Lookingforanewweightlossplan？Trylivingonthetopofamountain.Mountainaircontainslessoxygenthanairatloweraltitudes，sobreathingitcausesthehearttobeatfasterandthebodytoburnmoreenergy.Studieshavefoundthatathletestrainingathigha

2、ltitudestendtoloseweight.DoctorFlorianLipplinGermanywonderedhowthemountainairwouldaffectobeseindividualsiftheyweren'tdoinganymorephysicalactivitythanusual.Lipplandhiscolleaguesinvited20obesementoanenvironmentalresearchstationabout300metersbelowthesummitofZugspit

3、ze，amountainaround2,970metersneartheAustrianborder.Thiswasnohikingexpedition.Theywereallowedtoeatasmuchastheyliked.Themenalsogavebloodsothatresearcherscouldtestforhormones(荷尔蒙)linkedtoappetiteandobesity.Attheendoftheweek，themen，whoseweightstartingoutwas105kilogr

4、ams，hadlostabout1.5kgonaverage.Themen'sbloodpressurealsodropped，whichtheresearchersowedtoweightlost.Exactlywhatcausedtheweightlossisuncertain.Lossofappetiteiscommonathigheraltitudes，andindeedthemenatesignificantlylessthanusual—about700calories(千卡)fewerperday.App

5、etitelossathighaltitudescouldcertainlybekey，notesDamianBailey，aphysiologist，whohimselfrecentlylost11kgduringa3monthexpeditiontotheAndesinChile.Lipplsays，halfjokingly，“Ifobesepeopleplantheirholidays，theymightnotgotothesea，butmaybetothemountains.”67．Theunderlinedw

6、ord“obese”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“______”．A．unhealthyB．swollenC．veryfatD．weighty68．Hormonesweretestedintheresearchbecausetheycouldaffect______.A．one'sbodyweightB．one'sbloodpressureC．one'swayoflivingD．one'sheartbeatingrate69．Whatwasfoundaboutthe20obeseme

7、nintheprocessoftheresearch?A．Theycontrolledwhattoeat.B．Theytookinfewercaloriesthanusual.C．Theylostappetitebecauseoflackofphysicalactivities.-12-D．Theywereprovidedwithahealthierdietthanbefore.70．WhydoesDamianBaileyagreewiththeideaofappetitelossathighaltitudes?A．H

8、eexperimentedwiththenewweightlossplanintheAndes.B．HefoundnootherreasonsforhislossofweightintheAndes.C．HeresearchedtherelatedsubjectintheAndes.D．Helostmuchweightintheh