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(1)A.细节理解题。由文章第三段第一句"Near﹣sight happens when eyeballs are longer than normal,changing the angle at which light enters the eye and therefore the ability to focus on distant objects."(当眼球比正常眼球长时,就会发生近视,这改变了光线进入眼睛的角度,从而改变了聚焦远处物体的能力。)可知,近视发生在眼球变长时。故选A。
(2)D.细节理解题。由文章第五段第一句"This new study joins a growing body of research indicating that a lack of direct sunlight may reshape the human eye and do harm to vision."(这项新研究加入了越来越多的研究,这些研究表明缺少直射阳光可能会重塑人类的眼睛,损害视力。)可知,最新研究发现近视的原因是由于缺少与直射阳光的接触。故选D。
(3)C.词义猜测题。前句"Those who had gotten the most sun,particularly between the ages of 14 and 19,were about 25 percent less likely to have developed myopia(近视眼)by middle age."(那些接触到最多阳光的人,尤其在14到19岁时,在中年时期患近视的几率少了25%)结合划线词所在句子中also可知,上下句是递进关系,由此推知,划线词所在句子意思为:直到30岁暴露在阳光下还会提供保护作用,即划线词为"提供"之意。A.Avoid避免;B.Damage损坏;C.Provide提供;D.Reduce减少。故选C。
(4)B.文章出处题。本文是说明文。结合全文内容,尤其是由文章第五段第一句"This new study joins a growing body of research indicating that a lack of direct sunlight may reshape the human eye and do harm to vision."(这项新研究加入了越来越多的研究,这些研究表明缺少直射阳光可能会重塑人类的眼睛,损害视力。)可知,文章介绍了引发近视的原因是由于缺少与阳光的接触。由此推知,本文最有可能出现在杂志上。故选B。