Section A: Banked Cloze

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Whether you're just having a down day or a down period, taking a walk can instantly lift your mood, especially when you go outdoors. Not only can walking make you less depressed, but according to a new study, depression sufferers who took a (26) ______ walk showed just as much improvement in their (27) ______ as people taking medicine. In fact, 60-70 percent of the participants in the study could no longer even be (28) ______ as depressed.

Bone density may not be one of the most exciting health benefits of walking, but it's an important one. People with stronger bones avoid osteoporosis (骨质疏松症) and all the problems that (29) ______ with it, like breaks and other disabilities. And the best way to get strong, healthy bones is by doing weight-bearing exercises like running, dancing and walking, according to a large study. But as regards bones, it's (30) ______ use it or lose it: To keep your bones strong you have to keep exercising. The researchers found that adults who walked regularly had better bone density throughout their lives than their (31) ______ friends.

Taking a walk can be great for (32) ______ your head or blowing off some steam. It also provides a great opportunity to (33) ______ with friends and family, far away from electronics and other (34) ______ at home. Even better, you set a powerful example because when they see you (35) ______ the benefits of walking, they'll be encouraged to walk more, too.

Word Bank

A) accompany

B) approved

C) bond

D) classified

E) clearing

F) come

G) daily

H) definitely

I) distractions

J) exclusively

K) inactive

L) occurrences

M) reaping

N) symptoms

O) typical

Answers & Explanations

26. G (daily)。解析：位于不定冠词 a 和名词 walk 之间，需要填入形容词。结合句意，抑郁症患者进行“每日的/日常的 (daily)”散步。

27. N (symptoms)。解析：位于形容词性物主代词 their 之后，需要填入名词。患者在他们的“症状 (symptoms)”上显示出与服药的人一样多的改善。

28. D (classified)。解析：位于助动词 be 之后，介词 as 之前，需要填入过去分词构成被动语态。`be classified as` 意为“被归类为 (classified)”。

29. F (come)。解析：位于 that 引导的定语从句中，先行词是 the problems（复数），需要填入动词原形。固定搭配 `come with` 意为“伴随...而来的 (come)”。

30. H (definitely)。解析：位于系动词 is 和名词短语 use it or lose it 之间，需要填入副词起强调作用。就骨骼而言，这“肯定/绝对 (definitely)”是不用则废。

31. K (inactive)。解析：位于形容词性物主代词 their 和名词 friends 之间，需要填入形容词作定语。经常散步的成年人骨密度比他们“不活跃的 (inactive)”朋友更好，形成对比。

32. E (clearing)。解析：位于介词 for 之后，需要填入动名词。且与 blowing off (发泄) 形成并列。`clearing one's head` 意为“清醒 (clearing) 头脑”。

33. C (bond)。解析：位于动词不定式符号 to 之后，搭配介词 with，需要填入动词原形。`bond with` 意为与某人“建立联系/培养感情 (bond)”。

34. I (distractions)。解析：位于 other 之后，并与 electronics（电子产品）并列，需要填入复数名词。远离家里的电子产品和其他“分心的事物 (distractions)”。

35. M (reaping)。解析：位于 `see sb. doing sth.`（看到某人正在做某事）的结构中，宾语是 the benefits，需要填入动名词。`reaping the benefits` 意为“收获/获得 (reaping) 益处”。

核心搭配与高分句型

【核心搭配与高频短语】

• lift one's mood：提升情绪，使人心情好转
• be classified as：被归类为，被划分为（could no longer even be classified as depressed）
• come with：伴随...而来（all the problems that come with it）
• weight-bearing exercises：负重运动
• as regards：至于，关于（But as regards bones）
• blow off steam：发泄（愤怒、精力等）（blowing off some steam）
• bond with：与...建立（亲密）联系，培养感情
• reap the benefits：收获益处，得到好处（reaping the benefits of walking）

【亮点句型解析】

• Not only... but (also) 引导的倒装句：
  "Not only can walking make you less depressed, but according to a new study, depression sufferers..."
  （散步不仅能让你减少抑郁，而且根据一项新研究，抑郁症患者...）当 `Not only` 置于句首时，其所在的句子需要部分倒装（把助动词 `can` 提前）。这种句型强调了前面的动作，在四六级写作中是极佳的加分结构。
• Just as + 形容词/副词 + as (同级比较)：
  "...showed just as much improvement in their symptoms as people taking medicine."
  （...在他们的症状上显示出与服药的人一样多的改善。）`just as... as...` 强调程度完全相同，有力地突出了散步在缓解抑郁方面的奇效。