第6部分:完形填空(第51~65题,每题1分,共15分)- z- l3 s' G6 C8 a
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7 H& [/ E- D6 |; u* N1 a5 L/ M# H Skin Cancer
4 J+ x, j; C+ u! n Melanoma (黑素瘤), the deadliest kind of skin cancer is now the most common cancer in________(51) British women, the country's leading cancer organization said Wednesday. Skin cancer has_______(52) cervical (子宫颈的) cancer as the top cancer striking women in their 20s, according to the latest data from Cancer Research United Kingdom.( e# ^* ?% w. n& \8 |1 W8 r. X
The trend is particularly _______(53) since younger people are not generally those most susceptible(易患的)to melanoma. Rates of skin cancer are _______(54)highest in people over age75." f" T0 |- r& U1 \ a; s3 n% Y
But experts worry that increasing numbers of younger people being diagnosed with skin cancer could be the _______(55) of a dangerous trend. Women in their 20s make _______(56) a small percentage of all patients diagnosed with melanoma in Britain, but nearly a third of all cases occur in people younger than 50.
4 Y9 W. W5 |/ \) n! J0 O) o Based on current numbers Cancer Research UK predicts that melanoma will become the fourth_______(57) common cancer for men and women of all ages by 2024, and that cases will jump from about 9,0000 cases a year to more than 15,500.
. K* v9 B9 c/ e& @) { Cancer experts _______(58) the rising number of skin cancer cases largely to the surge in people using tanning salons. "Spending time on sun beds is just as _______(59)as staying out too long in the sun," said Caroline Cerny of Cancer Research UK. The organization is starting a SunSmart _______(60) to warn Britons of the dangers of being too bronzed.5 E# Z+ ] ?! f" r/ ]; Y
"The intensity of ultraviolet rays in some sun beds can be more than 10_______(61) stronger than the midday sun," Cerny said.
" P' v5 R C7 ]6 s In the United States, several states require parental approval _______(62) minors can use tanning salons. Wisconsin bans people 16 and _______(63) from using tanning beds, and others ban children under 14. At least 29 states have regulations governing minors use of tanning salons.
' q) a" _$ G( B) x In the UK, Scottish politicians passed legislation banning these under 18 from using tanning beds, though it hasn't yet been implemented. There are no plans for _______(64) in the rest of the UK.来源:考试大的美女编辑们
+ I8 E8 s% ^" ?+ V" x The world Health Organization has previously recommended that tanning beds be regulated because of their potential to damage DNA in the skin.
2 c9 Z9 D/ }. O y0 f Experts said most deadly skin cancers could be ______(65) if people took the proper precautions when in the sun and avoided tanning beds.* U- a; f7 [' o% I" _& D/ X+ g
51. A. young B. married C. middle-aged D. elderly
% k3 L& w9 J9 H3 R, t 52. A. overtaken B. overseen C. overlooked D. overwhelmed
4 S0 x- R' j2 L. I$ K/ J8 m 53. A. encouraging B. misleading C. worrying D. booming: Z# m/ o/ M6 u* M0 |( m
54. A. occasionally B. hopefully C. surprisingly D. typically
9 z _ h9 S$ _, {+ c( s 55. A. line B. point C. turn D. start E7 B: S) q% F! B* y0 u5 m
56. A. up B. on C. off D. to& A5 M, |2 J3 h# q3 l
57. A. most B. more C. very D. much
) n& ?) @$ y1 {0 t4 m- q! h) O 58. A. allocate B. associate C. contribute D. attribute
- `) Z" {3 l! @: ]# R0 x2 p+ O( s 59. A. ineffective B. dangerous C. exhausting D. comfortable
" G9 _. ]7 A8 H& N9 K3 [8 G 60. A. execution B. campaign C. reaction D. conquest
1 C3 O( H0 ^0 t6 m4 p* t( N+ E 61. A. degrees B. ranks C. times D. steps3 x. a. a& s5 z5 _; R7 \
62. A. until B. while C. before D. although( J3 p1 m9 l5 C
63. A. less B. beneath C. lower D. under
+ N; c( p0 F. y 64. A. debate B. caution C. legislation D. approval$ s! C0 N w9 H' Y
65. A. avoided B. diagnosed C. predicted D. treated |