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训练(十四)　无提示词类 [对应学生用书P122] A (2022·广西高三阶段练习)People's fingernails and toenails, according 1．______ a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly.Research carried out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at 2.______ human nails are growing 3.______(increase) by close to 25 percent over the past 70 years. The results of the study show that the average human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, 4.______(compare) with just 3 mm seven decades ago.Toenail growth, although only about 2 mm per month, is also up on the figure obtained in 5.______similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers put the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the 6.______(important) of regular exercise and a healthy diet.This, they point out, is in line with similar 7.______(trend) in the height and weight of present­day adults.8.______ (interesting), it appears that nails tend 9.______(grow) fastest in warmer conditions, with the 10.______(quick) growth rate among young people, and men.The fastest­growing nail is on the middle finger, while that on the little finger is by far the slowest, at only a little over 3 mm each month. [语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。北卡罗来纳大学最近的一项研究表明在过去的七十年中因为生活方式的改变，人类的手指甲和脚趾甲的增长速度都加快了。 1．to　考查介词。句意：根据最近的一项研究，人们的手指甲和脚趾甲现在生长得更快。固定搭配according to“根据”。故填to。 2．which　考查定语从句。句意：北卡罗来纳大学做的研究表明人类指甲的生长速度在过去的七十年中增长了将近百分之二十五。此处是定语从句，先行词为speed，固定搭配at the speed意为“以……的速度”，关系代词which指代先行词speed，在从句中作at的宾语。故填which。 3．has increased　考查动词时态。句意：北卡罗来纳大学做的研究表明人类指甲的生长速度在过去的七十年中增长了将近百分之二十五。根据时间状语over the past 70 years可知，应用现在完成时，主语是speed，动词应用第三人称单数形式。故填has increased。 4．compared　考查非谓语动词。句意：相较于七十年前的指甲平均增长速度为3毫米，研究的结果显示现在人类指甲的平均每月增长速度为3.5毫米。此处与主语The results of the study是逻辑动宾关系，应用过去分词。故填compared。 5．a　考查冠词。句意：脚趾甲的生长，尽管每月只有2毫米，也比70年前的一项类似调查得到的数字高。survey是可数名词，此处表示“一份相似的调查”，应用不定冠词，similar以辅音音素开头，应用a。故填a。 6．importance　考查名词。句意：研究者把指甲的快速增长归因于生活习惯的改变，尤其是更好地意识到了规律运动和健康饮食的重要性。由空格前the及空后of可知，此处应用名词importance，不可数。故填importance。 7．trends　考查名词复数。句意：他们指出，这与当