Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
Even if families don’t sit down to eat together as frequently as before, millions of Britons will nonetheless have got a share this weekend of one of that nation’s great traditions:the Sunday roast. ___1___ a cold winter’s day, few culinary pleasures can ___2___ it. Yet as we report now, the food police are determined that this ___3___ should be rendered yet another guilty pleasure ___4___ to damage our health.
The Food Standards Authority (FSA) has ___5___ a public warning about the risks of a compound called acrylamide that forms in some foods cooked ___6___ high temperatures. This means that people should ___7___ crisping their roast potatoes, reject thin- crust pizzas and only ___8___ toast their bread.But where is the evidence to support such alarmist advice? ___9___ studies have shown that acrylamide can cause neurological damage in mice, there is no ___10___ evidence that it causes cancer in humans.
Scientists say the compound is ___11___ to cause cancer but have no hard scientific proof ___12___ the precautionary principle, it could be argued that it is ___13___ to follow the FSA advice. ___14___ , it was rumoured that smoking caused cancer for years before the evidence was found to prove a ___15___ .
Doubtless a piece of boiled beef can always be ___16___ up on Sunday alongside some steamed vegetables, without the Yorkshire pudding and no wine. But would life be worth living? ___17___ , the FSA says it is not telling people to cut out roast foods ___18___ ,but to reduce their lifetime intake. However, their ___19___ risks coming a cross as being pushy and overprotective.Constant health scares just ___20___ with one listening.
解析时间介词搭配。on a cold winter’s day 是表示“在某一寒冷冬日”的固定搭配，故选 C。In 用于年/月/季节；Towards“朝着”表方向；Till“直到”表时间终点，均不与“具体某天”搭配。
2.
A) match
B) express
C) satisfy
D) influence
答案 A
解析动宾搭配。few culinary pleasures can match it——“几乎没有别的烹饪乐趣能与之相媲美”，match“比得上、匹敌”最贴切，故选 A。express“表达”、satisfy“满足”、influence“影响”均不能表达“与之等量齐观”的比较义。
3.
A) patience
B) enjoyment
C) surprise
D) concern
答案 B
解析近义复现。前文 “few culinary pleasures can match it” 已点出主题是 culinary pleasure；本句“this ___ should be rendered yet another guilty pleasure”——用 enjoyment“享受”回指此前的 pleasure 最贴切，故选 B。patience“耐心”、surprise“惊喜”、concern“关切”均不能延续“享受”一义。
4.
A) intensified
B) privileged
C) compelled
D) guaranteed
答案 D
解析搭配/语义。guilty pleasure ___ to damage our health——“注定/必定损害健康的有罪享受”，be guaranteed to do“必将、注定”最贴合“食物警察”一边倒的措辞，故选 D。intensified“被强化”、privileged“享有特权”、compelled“被迫”均不能表达“几乎必然损害健康”的语气。
5.
A) issued
B) received
C) ignored
D) cancelled
答案 A
解析动宾搭配。issue a public warning“发布公众警示”，与 FSA 作为权威机构主动告知公众的语境一致，故选 A。received“收到”的主语应为接收方；ignored“忽视”与后文 FSA 的具体建议矛盾；cancelled“取消”与全文“FSA 在劝阻”相反。
6.
A) under
B) at
C) for
D) by
答案 B
解析介词搭配。cooked at high temperatures“在高温下烹饪”是固定搭配，故选 B。under“在……之下”不与 temperatures 搭配此意；for“为了、持续”表目的或时长；by“通过”表方式，均不合。
7.
A) forget
B) regret
C) finish
D) avoid
答案 D
解析动宾搭配+语义。avoid crisping their roast potatoes——“避免把烤土豆烤得太脆”，与 FSA 警示“高温烹饪有风险”逻辑一致，故选 D。forget“忘记”不主动；regret“后悔”发生于事后；finish“做完”与“避免”相反。
解析形容词搭配。be likely to cause cancer“可能致癌”，与后文“尚无 hard scientific proof”形成“可能但不必然”的措辞，故选 C。insufficient“不足以”句法不通；bound“必然”语气过强，与“无确证”矛盾；slow“缓慢”不修饰致癌“可能性”。
12.
A) On the basis of
B) At the
C) ost of [C] In addition to
D) In contrast to
答案 A
解析短语搭配。on the basis of the precautionary principle“基于预防性原则”，与下文“可以说遵循 FSA 建议是明智的”形成自然推断链，故选 A。B 项 At the 不构成完整短语；C 项文本为 OCR 残形，从 “In addition to” 看亦不构成因果支撑；D In contrast to“与……相反”逻辑相悖。
13.
A) interesting
B) advisable
C) urgent
D) fortunate
答案 B
解析形容词搭配。it is advisable to do“做某事是明智的/值得推荐的”，与“basis of precautionary principle”推出的稳妥建议吻合，故选 B。interesting“有趣的”、urgent“紧迫的”、fortunate“幸运的”均不能修饰一项基于预防原则的“稳妥建议”。
解析动宾搭配+语义。prove a connection“证明（两者之间的）联系”——指吸烟与癌症的因果关联，故选 C。resemblance“相似”、combination“组合”、pattern“模式”均不能用于“证明因果联系”这一语境。
16.
A) made
B) served
C) saved
D) used
答案 B
解析动宾搭配。serve up a piece of boiled beef“上一道煮牛肉”，是西餐用语中“端上桌、供应”常用搭配，故选 B。made up“编造”、saved up“省下”、used up“用完”均不合“周日午餐端菜”这一场景。
17.
A) To be fair
B) For instance
C) To be brief
D) In general
答案 A
解析连接副词。上文先调侃 FSA 的劝食过头，本句紧跟“___ , the FSA says it is not telling people to cut out roast foods entirely”——给出 FSA 的“公道”一面，To be fair“平心而论”最贴切，故选 A。For instance“例如”不引举例；To be brief“简言之”不切；In general“一般来说”过宽。
18.
A) reluctantly
B) entirely
C) gradually
D) carefully
答案 B
解析副词修饰。cut out... entirely“完全戒掉”，与后文 “but to reduce their lifetime intake” 中“仅是减少而非完全戒除”形成自然让步，故选 B。reluctantly“勉强地”、gradually“逐渐地”、carefully“小心地”均不能与“reduce intake”形成“完全 vs 减少”的对比。
19.
A) promise
B) experience
C) campaign
D) competition
答案 C
解析近义/语义。FSA 的健康警示属于一场“运动/宣传活动”——their campaign risks coming across as pushy，故选 C。promise“承诺”不指劝阻活动；experience“经验”不合主体；competition“竞争”与公共健康宣传无关。
20.
A) follow up
B) pick up
C) open up
D) end up
答案 D
解析短语搭配。end up with no one listening“最终落得无人理会”，end up doing/with sth 表“最终落得……”是固定结构，与作者批评的“不停吓唬反而失效”逻辑闭环，故选 D。follow up“跟进”、pick up“拾起、好转”、open up“打开”均不能表达“持续制造恐慌的最终结局”。