Directions : For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D. Fill in each blank “with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that over 50,000 people every year sustain some sort of winter-related back injury，and 5，800 of those are holiday decorating- ___41___. These aches and pains can ___42___ bring trouble to people’s life. It is said that people’s back could sustain all sorts of strain from carrying heavy ___43___，and from the increased stress of lugging suitcases, decorations and gifts. Dr. Alanna Levine spoke to Debbye Turner Bell on “The Early Show” about how to ___44___ the back for the holiday season.
The first ___45___ Dr. Levine gave was about carrying heavy shopping bags. Smaller bags, she said, are better. “You don’t want to load everything up into one bag and lug it around,” Dr. Levine explained. “You want to ___46___ the weight on your body. ” She also ___47___ putting heavier items towards the bottom in those bags and lighter items on top. Also, if you can, make frequent trips to the car to drop ___48___ purchases.
___49___ can be another pain in the back—from carrying heavy luggage. Again, Dr. Levine ___50___ not to pack everything into one bag. Even though it may cost more, she said that packing two smaller bags is safer than packing a heavy one. Also, choose a lightweight bag, so that the only weight you’re carrying is the ___51___ inside the suitcase.
When unloading bags from an airport baggage claim, Dr. Levine suggested standing ___52___ to the carousel (圆盘传送带) and bending your knees to lift it up. “You want to avoid that reach-and-lift. It puts a(n) ___53___ on your lower back,” she said.
When it ___54___ holiday decorating, people take more ___55___. Dr. Levine suggested decorating in pairs, so that one person can hand the lights and ornaments to the other person to hang, thus avoiding reaching or twisting to get what you need.
41. A. kept B. stayed C. related D. connected
42. A. necessarily B. undoubtedly C. vitally D. blindly
43. A. products B. purchases C. tools D. cases
44. A. provide B. prevent C. preserve D. protect
45. A. tip B. way C. method D. step
46. A. display B. distribute C. distract D. discuss
47. A. refused B. recognized C. rejected D. recommended
48. A. on B. in C. off D. out
49. A. Travel B. Housework C. Task D. Labor
50. A. considered B. thought C. wished D. stressed
51. A. contracts B. contests C. contents D. contexts
52. A. separately B. close C. apart D. far
53. A. burden B. impression C. pressure D. focus
54. A. seems to B. goes to C. speaks to D. comes to
55. A. time B. risks C. efforts D. effect
【答案】
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that over 50,000 people every year sustain some sort of winter-related back injury，and 5，800 of those are holiday decorating- ___41___. These aches and pains can ___42___ bring trouble to people’s life. It is said that people’s back could sustain all sorts of strain from carrying heavy ___43___，and from the increased stress of lugging suitcases, decorations and gifts. Dr. Alanna Levine spoke to Debbye Turner Bell on “The Early Show” about how to ___44___ the back for the holiday season.
The first ___45___ Dr. Levine gave was about carrying heavy shopping bags. Smaller bags, she said, are better. “You don’t want to load everything up into one bag and lug it around,” Dr. Levine explained. “You want to ___46___ the weight on your body. ” She also ___47___ putting heavier items towards the bottom in those bags and lighter items on top. Also, if you can, make frequent trips to the car to drop ___48___ purchases.
___49___ can be another pain in the back—from carrying heavy luggage. Again, Dr. Levine ___50___ not to pack everything into one bag. Even though it may cost more, she said that packing two smaller bags is safer than packing a heavy one. Also, choose a lightweight bag, so that the only weight you’re carrying is the ___51___ inside the suitcase.
When unloading bags from an airport baggage claim, Dr. Levine suggested standing ___52___ to the carousel (圆盘传送带) and bending your knees to lift it up. “You want to avoid that reach-and-lift. It puts a(n) ___53___ on your lower back,” she said.
When it ___54___ holiday decorating, people take more ___55___. Dr. Levine suggested decorating in pairs, so that one person can hand the lights and ornaments to the other person to hang, thus avoiding reaching or twisting to get what you need.
41. A. kept B. stayed C. related D. connected
42. A. necessarily B. undoubtedly C. vitally D. blindly
43. A. products B. purchases C. tools D. cases
44. A. provide B. prevent C. preserve D. protect
45. A. tip B. way C. method D. step
46. A. display B. distribute C. distract D. discuss
47. A. refused B. recognized C. rejected D. recommended
48. A. on B. in C. off D. out
49. A. Travel B. Housework C. Task D. Labor
50. A. considered B. thought C. wished D. stressed
51. A. contracts B. contests C. contents D. contexts
52. A. separately B. close C. apart D. far
53. A. burden B. impression C. pressure D. focus
54. A. seems to B. goes to C. speaks to D. comes to
55. A. time B. risks C. efforts D. effect
【答案】
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