答案　C　[本题考查固定句型There is no________(in)doing sth的用法。good只适用于It's no good (in) doing sth句型。]

13．The car burned more fuel，but taking all things into______，it is still a good car.

　　A．expectation B．consideration

　　C．solution D．inspection

答案　B　[句意：这辆小汽车很耗油，但综合考虑的话，仍然是一辆不错的车。take...into consideration仔细考虑，把......考虑在内，故选B。expectation期望；solution解决(方法)；inspection检查。]

14．Jack is late again.It is ________of him to keep others waiting.

A．normal B．ordinary C．common D．typical

答案　D　[句意"杰克又迟到了，他这人就是爱让人等"。typical (品质、性格等方面)特有的，独特的；normal正常的；ordinary普通的，平凡的；common共同的。]

15．The trees ________in the storm have been moved off the road.

A．being blown down B．blown down

C．blowing down D．to blow down

答案　B　[句意"在暴风雨中被刮倒的树被拖离道路"。因trees和blow down为动宾关系，所以排除C、D两项，且"已被拖离"表示此动作已完成，故可排除A项，B项为过去分词短语表示被动、完成。]

Ⅱ.阅读理解

One of the most debated issues about alcohol consumption has been the consistent finding that those who don't drink tend to die sooner than those who do.The standard Alcoholics Anonymous explanation for this finding is this：many of those who give up alcohol are actually former hard­core drunks who had already brought health problems associated with drinking.

But a new paper suggests that abstaining(戒除)from alcohol does tend to increase one's risk of dying，even when you leave former problem drinkers out.The most shocking part-abstainers'(禁酒者)mortality rates(死亡率)are higher than those of heavy drinkers.

Moderate(适度的)drinking，which is defined as one to three drinks per day，is associated with the lowest mortality rates.Moderate alcohol use is thought to improve heart health，circulation and sociability，which can be important because people who are cut off don't have as many family members and friends who can notice and help treat health problems.

But why would abstaining from alcohol lead to a shorter life？It's true that those who abstain from alcohol tend to be from lower socioeconomic classes，since drinking can be expensive.Andpeople of lower socioeconomic status have more life stressors(压力因素)．

Though heavy drinking is associated with higher risk for many diseases