The Caffeine Catch Caffeine, a chemical typically found in coflfee, has caused a lot of concern beca

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The Caffeine Catch
     Caffeine, a chemical typically found in coflfee, has caused a lot of concern because it is one of the few drugs that show up regularly in our food supply. You probably 36 (use) caffeine since childhood. Caffeine 37 (be) in your first Coke. If you ever enjoyed a chocolate bar, you ate caffeine. Soft drinks are the major source (来源)of caffeine for most children and even some adults. 38 (recent), caffeine has found its way into orange, apple, and other flavored drinks.
Small amounts of caffeine一a cup 39 two of coflfee a day一seem safe for most people. However, some people have trouble with even small amounts. One cup of coflfee 40 the late afternoon or evening will cause 41 (they) to stay awake almost all night. Larger amounts of caffeine can cause a problem 42 (call) caffeinism. You get very nervous and you can't sleep.
   It is possible 43 caffeine may cause birth defects (缺陷)in humans, too. One study showed that 44 (woman) who drank a lot of coflfee, like eight or more cups per clay, while they were pregnant were more likely 45 (have) children with birth defects.

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36. 【答案】have used (have been using)
【解析】根据时间状语since childhood可知,本句应该使用现 在完成(进行)时,表示动作一直持续到现在(且有可能继续
下去)。
37. 【答案】was (is)
【解析】句意:你的第一杯可乐里含有咖啡因。此处既可以看 成是"现在对事实内容的陈述",亦可看成是"第一杯可乐的饮用 发生在过去",由于句子主语是不可数名词caffeine,故谓语动词 采用一般现在时或一般过去时的第三人称单数形式即可。
38. 【答案】Recently
【解析】分析句子结构可知,此处为副词recently修饰整个句子。
39. 【答案】or
【解析】句意:小剂量的咖啡因,一天一杯或者两杯咖啡,对 于大部分人而言似乎是安全的。根据空格前后的a cup和two可 知,是两个并列结构,结合句子可知,这里表示"一天一杯或者 两杯咖啡"之意。
40. 【答案】in
【解析】in the late afternoon or evening意为"在下午晚些时候或 者晚上",表示"在上午、下午或晚上"用介词in。
41. 【答案】them
【解析】cause为动词,其后需跟宾语,故用they的宾格形式。 句意:下午晚些时候或晚上(喝)一杯咖啡会使他们几乎整夜 不睡。
42. 【答案】called
【解析】分析句子结构可知,本句中can cause为谓语部分,故 此处需要填写非谓语动词形式由于call与修饰的名词a problem 之间构成被动关系,故用过去分词形式。
43. 【答案】that
【解析】It is possible that…意为"很有可能 ",it为形式主语,
而真正的主语为that引导的从句。
44. 【答案】women
【解析】句意:一项研究表明,当女性怀孕期间喝大量的咖啡, 比如一天八杯或者更多时,很有可能会生下有先天缺陷的孩子。 根据句中的代词they,并结合句子结构可知,此处应该是用 woman的复数形式。
45. 【答案】to have
【解析】be likely to do为固定搭配,意为"很有可能 "。

 
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