(A)

Garlic, a common seasoning found in many different types of food has a long medical and mythical history. References to garlic (25) _______(find) in Chinese texts that are dated as far back as 3000 BC. The physician Hippocrates used garlic in ancient Greece (26) _______(treat) infections and physical disorders. In many parts of ancient world, garlic was thought to avoid unfriendly spirits, treat wounds (27) _______ _______ _______ protect against disease.

     Roman soldiers believed that garlic brought them courage and energy. They took it with them while they went into battle. Egyptians fed garlic to their servants when they built pyramids. They thought that it gave the workers strength. They also believed that garlic had magical and medical powers. In the Middle Ages, people prevented the plague.

     People have praised the virtues of garlic for centuries. Garlic popularity began to decline in the early years of the twentieth century, but its reputation (28) _______(restore) in recent years. It is now a valuable cash crop in the state of California. Nearly a half-billion pounds of garlic are produced there each year. The city of Gilroy, California, considers (29) _______ the garlic capital of the world. Each year, the city hosts the Gilroy Garlic Festival in honor of the crop.
     Some doctors are studying garlic’s effects as a defense (30) _______ some forms of cancer, Others are exploring its possibilities for arthritis. Garlic has also received praise for its ability to lower high levels of cholesterol.

(31) _______ some of the medical benefits of garlic have yet to be proven, it is certain (32) _______ many people enjoy the flavor that it adds to food.

25. are found   26.to treat  27. as well as   28. has been restored 

29. itself  30. against   31. Although/Though   32. that

这是一篇介绍大蒜历史的文章。大蒜受欢迎由来已久，作者在文章里与我们分享了在古代社会大蒜的妙用以及在人们心目中的地位，然后第三段分享大蒜的地位虽然经历了下滑，但是很快又得到了恢复，最后一段分享了大蒜的药用价值。就A篇来说，考点涵盖了动词时态、状语从句、非谓语、名词性从句、反身代词等。因此，考生正确理解文章大意，加上较好的语法基础，就可以填对。

25. 解析：are found。考查被动语态。

26. 解析：to treat。考查不定式。use sth. to do sth.

27. 解析：as well as。考查并列连词，根据前后皆是动词词组判断;

28. 解析：has been restored。考查被动语态，名称被恢复；

29. 解析：itself。考查反身代词；

30. 解析：against。考查介词，抵抗疾病；

31. 解析：Although/Though。考查让步状语从句；

32. 解析：that。考查主语从句，it充当了形式主语，整个主语从句后移；

(B)

The illegal sale and use of drugs

Despite the respect of most Americans for law and determination of the legal system to protect the rights of individuals, The United States, like all other countries, does experience crime. Especially in large cities, the crime rate (33)______be high.

A high percentage of crime in the United States is directly related to the illegal sales and use of drugs. Drugs are smuggled into the country by (34)_______(organize) groups despite intense efforts by the government to stop the illegal drug trade. Drug abuse in the U.S. has come to be regarded as one of (35)________(challenging) social problems facing the nation. The drug issue always excites strong emotions of Americans (36)_____ drug abuse is regarded as a major threat to American society, particularly to its younger members. Drug abuse is a social problem as it has (37)_____ wide range of social costs. For example, drug is closely related to crime, automobile accidents. Those (38)_____ become addicted to drug use sometimes rob or break into houses or stores to steal money to pay for the drugs. It has serious effects on individuals physically and mentally, (39)_____ the economic losses caused by drug abuse are great.

Drug use has caused great concern in the United States. The federal government has worked hard to stop the (40)_____ (grow) of drug plants in other countries. It has also set up special agencies, sometimes working with agencies from other nations, to catch the smugglers outside and inside the United States. Teachers and many citizens work together to teach children about the dangers of drug use. Many government agencies in the states and private citizen groups work to help drug addicts give up their drug use and turn to useful lives.

33.consists   34. who  35.known     36.were omitted      37.on/upon    38.before 

39. when    40.reciting

本文来源于大学教材《英美概况》第十章，介绍美国毒品滥用情况，以及政府为了遏制这个现象采取的措施。考点涵盖了时态、被动语态、非谓语、介词、定语从句等板块。第二篇的难度和第一篇差不多。

33. 解析：can。考查情态动词;

34. 解析：organized。考查过去分词作定语，organized group 有组织的团体；

35. 解析：the most challenging。考查最高级，最具挑战的社会问题;

36. 解析：because。考查原因状语从句；

37. 解析：a。考查冠词， a wide range of范围广泛的;

38. 解析：who。考查定语从句;

39. 解析：and。考查并列连词;

40. 解析：growing。考查非谓语之动名词;