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ents there learn much more math and science 18 American students. They also study more hours each day than Americans 19 . The study is difficult, but it 20 students for a society that values discipline and selfcontrol. There is, however, a disadvantage.Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools, 21 many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information that they have memorized.The advantage to the education in North America, 22 the other hand, is that students learn to think by themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values 23 ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they haven39。17.B。19.D。prepare...for...意思是“為某人準(zhǔn)備某物”。22.C。24.D。根據(jù)句中時態(tài)以及students可知應(yīng)該用助動詞have。 19.D.be interested in表示“對……感興趣”,這句話用的是過去完成時,因此這里填been。who指人,在從句中作主語;whose指人,在從句中作定語。 24.A.這里的grow做不及物動詞,后面不需要加賓語或介詞,句子意思是“這個公司近十年來持續(xù)發(fā)展”。4.A study (16) _____ that fitness is the key (17) ____ long life, irrespective of body shape or even smoking habits. Researcher discovered that people (18) _____ exercise live longer than those who do not, (19) _____ they are overweight and smoke.The study found that the least fit of the 6000 middleaged men in the study were five times (20) _____ to die within six years of the start of the research than the fittest. This was true whether or not the men had heart problems, smoked, or (21) _____ overweight. Scientists concluded that it was better to be fat and active than skinny and sedentary. Dr Ken Cooper, a fitness expert, said, “You are better off smoking a packet of cigarettes a day and (22) _____ regularly than being nonsmoker and sedentary.” Although he adds, “But don’t misunderstand me. I am not endorsing smoking. I am trying to tell you how dangerous it is to be sedentary.”(23) _____, the study appears to fly in the face of research last year which concluded that more than 30000 people die prematurely every year in Britain from illness caused by being overweight.The Britain Government is putting pressure on manufacturers (24) _____ high levels of sugar in food and to restrict the hardsell of junk food to children in order to improve the nation’s health. But the new study suggests the Government (25) _____ more people to exercise. (2007年1月真題)16. A. showing B. show C. has shown D. had shown17. A. to B. for C. of