of poverty and because having less intelligence offers fewer mental resources to allow usersto moderate and avoid problems.

　　The latest data, published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, doesn’t _2_ thosefindings. Drug use is not the same as drug addiction-higher intelligence is a protective factoragainst alcoholism and addictions; _3_, smarter people are more likely to drink or try drugs.Social drinking in many countries and non-problematic drinking is more _4_ and commonamong people with higher education. But why? What protects them from _5_ into addiction?

　　Intelligence can serve as a vehicle for _6_ when it comes to alcohol or drug use-the moreeducated people are, the more they internalize and appreciate the dangers and risks of _7_.

　　Intelligence can also _8_ more curiosity and openness to new experiences. And that includesexperimenting with alcohol and drugs. People have the impression that intelligence issomehow related to being _9_ and bookwormish, but large studies definitely find thatintelligence is associated with sensation-seeking and seeking different kinds of experiences,including learning new things. It could be related to the nature of intelligence. Suchexperimentation doesn’t always lead to addiction or problematic behavior because this typeof exposure often involves a few experiences before the person moves on to the next _10_.

　　A) execution B) moderation C) compelling D) indulgence

　　E) nonetheless F) decent G) frequent H) novelty

　　H) spur J) damaging K) deviate L) sliding

　　M) exceptionally N) introverted O) contradict

　　解題思路

　　1.[J]空格在定冠詞the和名詞之間，應為名詞、形容詞或分詞作定語。此句解釋為什么智商較低和受教育程度較低的人更容易染上酒癮和毒癮，其原因與“貧窮”的影響有關，因此填入空格處的詞應具有消極詞義色彩，damaging“有破壞性的”符合句意。

　　2.[O]空格在助動詞doesn’t之后，應為動詞原形。本段第2句提到“高智商是讓人遠離酒癮和毒癮的保護性因素”，可見最新的數據與之前的研究結果相近，contradict符合句意，表示“最新的數據與以前的研究成果一 致”。

　　3.[E]空格在分號和逗號之間，應為副詞，說明兩個分句之間的邏輯關系。前一個分句說“高智商能讓人遠離酒癮和毒癮”，后一個分句說“聰明的人更可能喝酒或嘗試吸毒”，可見兩個分句之間存在轉折關系，因此選用nonetheless。

　　4.[G]空格后的and表明此處應填入與common并列的形容詞。本句緊接上文講“受教育程度高的人”喝酒的情況，common提示此處講喝酒的普遍性，故應選用frequent，表示“在受教育程度高的人群中，社交喝酒和非問題性喝酒更加頻繁和普遍”。

　　5.[L]空格位于詞組protect…from之后，為介詞from的賓語。根據空格后的介詞into(表示進入某種狀態)可確定填入此處的詞應表示某個動作，并能與into搭配。sliding符合語法結構和句意，表明受教育程度高的人雖然常喝酒，但不會“滑落”到酗酒的深淵。

　　6.[B]空格在介詞for之后，應為名詞。句子謂語serve as“充當”表明這里講智力的作用，再結合appreciatethe dangers and risks(辨別出危險之處)可知，這種作用應該是自我節制的能力,moderation符合文中語境。

　　7.[D]空格在介詞of之后，應為名詞。the dangers and risks of...具體說明這些人能識別出某種危險，結合上段末句的問題可推斷，該詞應與addiction近義，據此選用indulgence。

　　8. [I]空格在助動詞can和賓語more curiosity and openness之間，應為動詞原形。根據后文提到的“很多研究發現智力與尋求刺激和不同體驗有關，包括學習新事物”可推知，此處應講智力能“激發”人對新鮮事物的 好奇心，故選用spur。

　　9.[N] and表明此處應填入與bookwormish并列的形容詞或分詞，且帶有消極含義。此處應選用introverted,說明人們以為聰明的人都是“性格內向的”書呆子。

　　10.[H]空格在the next后面，應為名詞。本段的主要內容是:智力高的人容易對新鮮事物產生好奇心，他們會去嘗試各種新鮮事物，所以不會沉迷。moves on to和the next表明智力高的人容易“轉移到下一個目標”，這 個目標應該與前文提及的new experiences或new things意思相近，故選用novelty最為合適。

　　Dieting advisor Dr. Robert Atkins recommends eating a diet high in protein for those who wantto lose weight and keep it off. The hamburger patty is good, the hamburger bun bad, accordingto the _1_ of Atkins, who has turned his philosophies into a dieting revolution, starting withhis first book, Dr.Atkins Diet Revolution, in 1972.

　　Atkins，books _2_ top best-seller lists. Atkins companies have made millions of dollars in salesof specialty low-carb food products and carb-counting scales.

　　But the popularity of Atkins’ eating advice, now appealing to another generation, is _3_ somefood companies who rely on the consumer _4_ for carbohydrate-laden foods such as pastasand pizzas, cakes, cookies and cereals, to add weight to their own bottom lines.

　　“Our industry has to do something, and soon. It is starting to become a _5_belief thatcarbohydrates are bad,” said Judi Adams, director of the Wheat Foods Council. Part of thesociety's push will be in Washington, where federal health officials are starting talks on _6_ tothe nation's 11-year-old Food Guide Pyramid.

　　Currently, the pyramid puts bread, cereals, rice and pasta as the _7_ for healthy eating. Thestrategy is a direct attack on Atkins: Americans who follow the Atkins diet _8_ their risk ofhealth problems that include cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, kidney damage and somecancers, the Wheat Foods Council says.

　　According to Atkins, he is not looking to go to war with the food companies, and even Atkinsdiehards allow for an _9_ doughnut or cookie. “We teach people how to respect it and, on rareoccasions, have it in _10_,” he said. “We know people can’t stay away from it forever.”

　　A) mainstream B) increase C) profitable D) occasional

　　E) routinely F) panicking G) foundation H) hasty

　　I) recommends J) appetite K) teachings L) revisions

　　M) empirically N) moderation O) merge

　　解題思路

　　1. [K] the... of結構表明此處應為名詞。從該段開頭提及的“漢堡肉餅好，漢堡小圓面包則不好”可以推斷該詞應表示Atkins博士的“觀點”、“看法”等，故teachings“教義,學說”符合于上下文語義。

　　2. [E]空格前后的books和top分別是句子的主語和謂語，故此處需填人副詞。后文提到Atkins的公司掙了很多錢，因此可推斷他的書經常居于暢銷書之首，routinely “慣常地”符合語義。

　　3.[F]此處應為動詞的現在分詞，與is構成現在進行時的謂語。從上文可知Atkins博士認為碳水化合物不利健康，因此本句應該表示他的這一說法使生產碳水化合物食品的公司“很恐慌”等意思，panicking在詞形和詞義上都符合要求。

　　4.[J]此處應為名詞，為rely on的賓語，且能與for搭配。后文舉例提到各種碳水化合物食品，因此選擇appetite“胃口;愛好”，表示這些食品公司依靠人們對富含碳水化合物食品的喜好來實現盈利。

　　5.[A]此處應為belief的修飾成分，可為名詞、形容詞或動詞的分詞形式。該句要表明Judi Adams擔心Atkins博士的觀點會成為“影響廣泛”的觀念，故mainstream“主流”正確。

　　6.[L]此處應為名詞，作介詞on的賓語。此句描述的是小麥食品協會對付Atkins的對策，故revisions“修訂”正確。revisions to意為“對……的修訂”。

　　7.[G]空格前的the表明此處應為名詞，作as的賓語。面包、谷類、米飯和面食都是富含碳水化合物的食品，應處于金字塔底端，因此foundation“基礎”正確。

　　8.[B]此處應填入謂語動詞，賓語為their risk;句子主語為Americans,故填入動詞原形。前文說到這個策略是對Atkins理論的直接進攻，因此按照Atkins的方法飲食的美國人，出現健康問題的風險會increal“增加”。

　　9.[D]此處應填入以元音開頭的名詞、形容間或動詞分詞作定語。本句及下句的rare occasions 表明Atkins并非絕對禁止他的追隨者吃碳水化合物食物，他們可以“偶爾”吃這些食物，因此選occasional。

　　10.[N]此處應為名詞，作介詞in的賓語。根據該句中的rare occasions可以知道atkins主張可以偶爾吃吃碳水化合物食品，但也要控制數量，因此moderation“適度”正確。have it in moderation 意為“適量地吃”。