第五节：完形填空强化练习_新浪教育

第五节：完形填空强化练习

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　　Passage 1

　　If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses.Success or ___1___ in your work would depend, to a great extent, ___2___ your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage. ___3___ the utmost importance is your attitude. A person who beg

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ins a job convinced that he isn't going to like it or is certain that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success. On the other hand, a person who is secure ___4___ his belief that he is probably as capable of doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt ___5___ it possesses a certain strength of purpose. The chances are that he will do well.

　　Having the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness. A book keeper who can’t add or a carpenter who can’t cut a straight line with a saw ___6___ hopeless cases.

　　This book has been designed to help you capitalize ___7___ the strength and overcome the weakness that you bring to the job of learning. But in order to measure your development, you must first take stock of where you stand now. ___8___ we get further along in the book, we’ll be dealing in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening ___9___ skills. However, to begin with, you should pause to examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to yoursuccess or failure in school: your ___10___ , your reading and communicationskills, and your study habits.

　　1. A. improvement B. victory C. failure D. achievement

　　2. A. in B. on C. of D. to

　　3. A. Out of B. Of C. To D. Into

　　4. A. onto B. on C. off D. in

　　5. A. near B. on C. by D. at

　　6. A. being B. been C. are D. is

　　7. A. except B. but C. for D. on

　　8. A. as B. till C. over D. out

　　9. A. learnt B. learned C. learning D. learn

　　10. A. intelligence B. work C. attitude D. weakness

　　1.【答案】C

　　【解析】本句的意思是：“成功或失败在很大程度上取决于你是否能扬长避短。”improvement改进；victory胜利；achievement成果，成就。这三个词都不合题意，只有C.failure“失败”最合适。

　　2.【答案】B

　　【解析】on与前面的depend构成本句谓语。

　　3.【答案】B

　　【解析】of与名词连用,表示具有某种性质,状态，做表语。置于句首，表示强调。正常语序为：Your attitude is of the utmost importance.

　　4.【答案】D

　　【解析】in one’s belief相信。其它选项都不能与belief搭配。

　　5.【答案】D

　　【解析】attempt用做名词，后接介词at，意为“试图，努力”；如果后面接介词on，表示攻击的意思。其他两项都不能与attempt搭配。

　　6.【答案】D

　　【解析】本句主语是A book keeper or carpenter … 。根据主谓一致原则，其谓语应当用单数is，而不是复数are, being, been都是分词，应该排除。

　　7.【答案】D

　　【解析】on与前面的capitalize搭配，表示“利用”。做不定式help的补语。其它选项不能与capitalize搭配。

　　8.【答案】A

　　【解析】本句的意思是：“随着更深入的阅读”，从语法角度，此处应填关联词。四个选项中，只有as能用做关联词。

　　9.【答案】C

　　【解析】根据上下文，这里应当指“学习技能”。

　　10.【答案】C

　　【解析】本句对全文进行总结概括，与文章的开头相呼应，Of the utmost importance is your attitude故选attitude。

　　Passage 2

　　For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation.To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, inter-office communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In ___1___ a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend quickly can mean the difference between success and failure.Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are ___2___ readers. Most of us develop poor reading habits at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency ___3___ in the actual stuff of language itself --- words.Taken individually, words have little meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. ___4___ , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to reread words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over ___5___ you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading.Another habit which slows down the speed of reading is vocalization—sounding each word either orally or mentally as one reads.

　　To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an ___6___ , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate ___7___ the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch” him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, making word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization, practically impossible. At first ___8___ is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, but your comprehension will improve. Many people have found ___9___ reading skill drastically improved after some training. Take Charlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute before the training, now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can ___10___ a lot more reading material in a short period of time.

　　1. A.applying B. doing C. offering D. getting

　　2. A.good B. curious C. poor D. urgent

　　3. A.lies B. combines C .touches D involves

　　4. A.Fortunately B. In fact C. Logically D. Unfortunately

　　5. A.what B. which C. that D. if

　　6. A.accelerator B. actor C. amplifier D. observer

　　7. A.then B. as C. beyond D. than

　　8. A.meaning B. comprehension C. gist D. regression

　　9. A.our B.your C. their D. such a

　　10. A.master B. go over C. present D. get through

　　1.【答案】D

　　【解析】本句意思是“谁如果想谋得一份差事”。applying需加for,意思是“申请”；B.doing做；C.offering提供此三项均不符题意，　只有D.getting(获得)适合。

　　2.【答案】C

　　【解析】英语中，阅读速度快的人称为good reader，反之，就是poor reader。根据上下文的内容，多数人都属于poor reader，因此选poor(差的)。其它选项不妥。

　　3.【答案】A

　　【解析】此处说的是“主要的困难在于语言的自身要素，即单词”。combines联合；touches接触；involves包括，这三项的词义与原文不符。而lies与in构成搭配，意为“在于”。

　　4.【答案】D

　　【解析】此句意为“作者对未受过阅读训练的人的不良习惯感到遗憾”。Fortunately幸运地；In fact事实上；Logically合乎逻辑地,均不妥。Unfortunately(不幸地)合乎句义。

　　5.【答案】A

　　【解析】此处所填的词既是look back over的宾语，又是you have just read的宾语，只有what能充当这种双重成分。

　　6.【答案】A

　　【解析】此句意为“训练快速阅读所使用的工具必然与提高阅读速度有关”，因此选accelerator (快读器)。actor演员；amplifier放大器；observer观察者。

　　7.【答案】D

　　【解析】前面的faster决定了应当选than，构成比较级。

　　8.【答案】B

　　【解析】这里的意思是“速读最初会影响理解”，所以选comprehension(理解力)。meaning意义，意思，指词或词组表示的意义；gist大意，要旨regression回顾

　　9.【答案】C

　　【解析】本句中的主语是第三人称复数，物主代词必然是their。

　　10.【答案】D

　　【解析】此处意为：在较短时间内，读完众多的材料。master掌握；go over复习；present呈现，展现；此三项均不妥；只有get through (读完)最恰当。

　　Passage 3

　　Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. ___1___ in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was ___2___ on both sides with many various businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. ___3___ , some shops offered services. These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. ___4___ in the 1950s, a change began to take place. Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street while too few parking places were available to shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces ___5___ the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed. And open space is what they got ___6___ the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, or rather malls, started as a collection of small new stores ___7___ crowded city centres. Attracted by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from ___8___ areas to outlying malls. And the growing popularity of shopping centres led, in turn, to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. By the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the ___9___ of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, ___10___ benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.

　　1. A. As early as B. Early C. Early as D. Earlier

　　2. A.built B. designed C. intented D. lined

　　3. A. Apart from B. However C. In addition D. As well

　　4. A.suddenly B. Abruptly C. Contrarily D. But

　　5. A.over B. from C. out of D. outside

　　6. A. when B. while C. since D. then

　　7. A.out of B. away from C. next to D. near

　　8. A.inner B. central C. shopping D. downtown

　　9. A. cheapness B. readiness C. convenience D. handiness

　　10. A. because of B. and C. with D. provided

　　1.【答案】B

　　【解析】as early as的意思为“同……一样早”, early是副词，“早期”的意思，earlier是比较级 “较早” 的意思。

　　2.【答案】D

　　【解析】本句的意思是 “街道的两旁排列着很多各种各样的商店”，build的意思是 “建造，修建”，design的意思是 “设计”，intend“意思是 “打算”，line是 “沿……排列” 的意思。

　　3.【答案】C

　　【解析】本句的意思是“除了各种各样的商店销售各种各样的商品之外，有些商店还提供服务”，apart from意为 “除此之外”，后必须接名词或动名词，however是连词 “然而” 的意思，in addition可单独使用，意为 “除此之外”，as well用在句末。

　　4.【答案】D

　　【解析】本句的意思是“在五十年代，情况发生了变化”，有转折的意思。suddenly和abruptly都是 “突然” 的意思，contrarily指 “相反地”，but是 “但是” 的意思,表转折。

　　5.【答案】D

　　【解析】本句意为“商人们开始对城市界限以外的开阔地感兴趣”，out of表示 “……的外面”而outside指 “超过某一个界限，范围等”。

　　6.【答案】A

　　【解析】这里是一个时间状语从句。因此用when (在……时候)。while指 “在……期间”；since表示“自从”，主句一般用完成时。

　　7.【答案】B

　　【解析】本句意为 “远离拥挤的市中心”, out of指 “在……之外”，away from表示距离，“远离”，next to指 “靠近，下一个”，near是 “近” 的意思。

　　8.【答案】D

　　【解析】本句意为“顾客从市区被吸引到城市以外的商业中心”，只有downtown “市区” 符合此意。

　　9.【答案】C

　　【解析】这里convenience与providing组成短语 “提供方便，便利”，符合上下文义。

　　10.【答案】C

　　【解析】介词with在这里的意思是 “带有”，本句意为 “商业街被变成了带有长椅、喷泉及户外娱乐的风景优美的公园”。

　　Passage 4

　　Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. __1__ the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent style of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was __2_ , or by whom. But it began to be heard in the early 1900s. Jazz is America’s contribution to __3__ music. In contrast to classical music, which follows formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free form. It bubbles with energy, __4__ the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America, and __5__ it does today. The origins of this music are as interesting as the music __6__ . American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz pioneers. They were brought to Southern States as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long __7__ . When a Negro died his friend and relatives __8__ a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the __9__ . On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. __10__ on the way home the mood changed.

　　1. A. By B. At C. In D. On

　　2. A. discovered B. acted C. invented D. designed

　　3. A. classical B. sacred C. popular D. light

　　4. A. expressing B. explaining C. exposing D. illustrating

　　5. A.as B.so C. either D. neither

　　6. A. concerned B. itself C. available D. oneself

　　7. A. months B. weeks C. hours D. times

　　8. A. demonstrated B. composed C. hosted D. formed

　　9. A. demonstration B. procession C. body D. march

　　10. A. Even B. Therefore C. Furthermore D. But

　　1.【答案】B

　　【解析】这里at the turn of the century表示的是“在本世纪初”这一具体时间，只有at可以用在这里。

　　2.【答案】C

　　【解析】本句意为没有人知道爵士乐是什么时候发明的，由谁发明的。discover意为 “发现”，act意为 “行动，扮演”，invent意为 “发明，design意为 “设计”。故选invent。

　　3.【答案】C

　　【解析】popular music是指 “流行音乐”，与classical music (古典音乐) 相对。爵士乐 (jazz)是流行音乐的一种，故选popular。

　　4.【答案】A

　　【解析】express意为 “表达”，与后面的宾语moods (情绪)、interests (兴趣)、以及emotions (感情) 相搭配。explain意为 “解释，说明”，expose意为 “揭露，使暴露”，illustrate意为 “阐明”。

　　5.【答案】A

　　【解析】本句意为“就象爵士乐今天的样子”，as意为“正如，就象”，后面接一个句子。

　　6.【答案】B

　　【解析】本句意为“音乐的起源和音乐本身一样有趣。故此处应选择反身代词itself。

　　7.【答案】C

　　【解析】本句意为 “黑奴们被卖给南方种植园主们而且被迫在地里长时间地劳动。long一般不与months和weeks搭配，hours指工作时间，times指次数或倍数, 当一段时间讲时是不可数名词，故只可选hours。

　　8.【答案】D

　　【解析】demonstrate意为 “论证，说明，示威”，compose后接介词of，意为 “组成”，host意为 “款待，作乐”，form与procession搭配，意为 “形成队列”。故选D。

　　9.【答案】B

　　【解析】上句提到形成队列，本句意为这样的队列经常伴随有一支乐队，故选上文提到的procession。

　　10.【答案】D

　　【解析】上句说：在去墓地的路上，乐队演奏缓慢的、庄重的音乐以便和悲痛的场合相配合。而本句说：在回来的路上，情绪变化了。所以这两句之间应该是转折的关系。因此选择but。

　　Passage 5

　　Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors (流星) but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts __1__ our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is essential __2__ plants to make the food which we eat. Heat, __3__ , makes our environments tolerable and some ultraviolet rays (紫外线的) penetrate the atmosphere. Cosmic (宇宙的) rays of various kinds come __4__ the air from outer space, but a great quantity of radiation from the sun are screened off. __5__ men leave the atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation; but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, __6__ prevent a lot of radiation damage. Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in __7__ . Doses of radiation are measured in units called “rems (雷目)”. We all __8__ radiation here on earth from the sun, from cosmic rays and from radioactive minerals. The “__9__” dose of radiation that we receive each year is about two millirems; it __10__ according toswheresyou live, and this is a very rough estimate.

　　1. A.for B. with C. on D. as

　　2. A. with B. from C. under D. for

　　3. A. again B. also C. besides D. too

　　4. A. across B.to C. from D. through

　　5. A. As soon as B. As well as C. As much as D. As possible as

　　6. A. get B. make C. have D. do

　　7. A. earth B. atmosphere C. space D. environment

　　8. A. receive B. accept C. bring D. catch

　　9. A. conventional B. common C. general D. normal

　　10. A. shifts B. converts C. modifies D. varies

　　1.【答案】D

　　【解析】act as “充当、起……作用”；act for “代表、代理”；act on “按照”。本句意为大气层起到保护伞的作用。

　　2.【答案】D

　　【解析】be essential for “对……来说是首要的、基础的”，固定搭配。

　　3【答案】D

　　【解析】本句意为：热不仅使我们的生产环境温度适宜，而且紫外线也能穿透大气。also一般紧跟动词；besides一般用在句前；too可用在句中，用逗号隔开。

　　4.【答案】D

　　【解析】这里的come through相当于penetrate，穿透。come across “偶遇”；come to “来到”；come from “来自”。本句意为：各类来自外部空间的宇宙射线穿透大气层……，故选come through。

　　5.【答案】A

　　【解析】as soon as “只要”；as well as “除……之外”；as much as “和……一样多”；as possible as “尽可能的”。

　　6.【答案】D

　　【解析】do +动词原型的结构表示强调谓语动词。

　　7.【答案】C

　　【解析】由radiation和explorers可推测，应选space (太空)。本句意为射线是探险者在太空遇见的已知的最大危险。

　　8.【答案】A

　　【解析】receive表示客观收到；accept表示主观接受。我们受到的辐射并非主观接受。

　　9.【答案】D

　　【解析】conventional “传统的”；common “共同的、普通的”；general “一般的、总体的”；normal “正常的”。本句意为：我们每年接受的正常辐射量……，故选normal。

　　10.【答案】D

　　【解析】shift “移动”；convert “转换”；modify “修改”；vary “变化”。根据句意，所处地点不同，所受辐射量也不一样……，故选varies.

　　Passage 6

　　As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and __1__ the passengers had fastened their seat belts, they were suddenly thrown forward.At that moment, the air-hostess __2__ . She looked very pale, but was quite calm. Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she __3__ everyone that the pilot had fainted and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about machines or at __4__ how to drive a car. After a moment’s hesitation, a man got up and followed the hostesssintosthe pilot’s cabin.Moving the pilot __5__ , the man took his seat and listened carefully to the urgent instructions that were being sent by radio from the airport __6__ . The plane was now dangerously close to the ground, but to everyone’s relief, it soon began to climb.The man had to __7__ the airport several times insgroupsto become __8__ with the controls of the plane. But the danger had not yet passed.The terrible __9__ came when he had to land. Following instructions, the man guided the plane toward the airfield. It shook violently __10__ it touched the ground and then moved rapidly along the runway and after a long run it stopped safely.

　　1. A. although B. while C. therefore D. then

　　2. A.showed B. presented C. exposed D. appeared

　　3. A.inquired B. insured C. informed D. instructed

　　4. A. best B. least C. length D. first

　　5. A. back B. aside C. about D. off

　　6. A. beneath B. under C. down D. below

　　7. A. surround B. circle C. observe D. view

　　8. A. intimate B. familiar C. understood D. close

　　9. A. moment B. movement C. idea D. affair

　　10. A. as B. unless C. while D. so

　　1.【答案】A

　　【解析】本句意为尽管乘客们都已经系好安全带，他们还是被突然向前抛去。although尽管，引导让步状语从句，符合句意。while当……时候；therefore因此；then接着、然后。

　　2.【答案】D

　　【解析】show展示、表明；present呈现、陈述，及物动词；expose暴露。appear出现，符合句意。

　　3.【答案】C

　　【解析】inform通知、告诉，符合句意。inquire询问；insure保险、投保，常与aginst连用；instruct指示、指令。

　　4.【答案】B

　　【解析】at best最多、至多；at least至少；at length详细地；at first开始、最先。at least最符合句意。

　　5.【答案】B

　　【解析】本句意为把飞行员挪到一边。aside意为一边、旁边，符合句意。back向后；about到处；move off指车辆启程。

　　6.【答案】D

　　【解析】beneath和under为介词，后面必需接名词。down向下地，副词。below在下方地，副词，符合句意。

　　7.【答案】B

　　【解析】surround包围；circle盘旋；observe观察；view认为。此处选择circle，最符合句意。

　　8.【答案】B

　　【解析】be familiar with为固定搭配，意为熟悉，排除其他选项。

　　9.【答案】A

　　【解析】根据句意推断，空格处所填词应与when he had做同位语，故moment符合句意。movement运动，idea想法，affair事件。

　　10.【答案】A

　　【解析】as当……的时候，符合句意。unless除非。while当……时候，它引导的从句动作时间比as引导从句动作的时间要长。So因此，表结果，不符合句意。

　　Passage 7

　　The rocket engine, with its steady roar like that of a waterfall or a thunderstorm, is an impressive symbol of the new space age. Rocket engines have __1_ powerful enough to shoot astronauts beyond the earth’s gravitational pull and __2 __them on the moon. We have now become travelers space.

　　Impressive and complex __3__ it may appear, the rocket, which was invented in China over 800 years __4__ , is a relatively simple device. Fuel that is __5__ in the rocket engine changes into gas. The hot and rapidly __6__ gas must escape, but it can do so only through an opening that __7__ backward. As the gas is radiated with great force, it __8__ the rocket in the opposite direction. Like the kick of a gun that it is fired, it __9__ the laws of nature described by Sir Isaac Newton when he discovered that “for every action, there is __10__ equal and opposite reaction.”

　　1. A.shown B.been C.appeared D.proved

　　2. A.send B.land C.take D.carry

　　3. A.that B.so C.as D.sometimes

　　4. A.in advance B.before C.earlier D.ago

　　5. A.round B.contained C.stored D.burned

　　6. A.heating B.escaping C.expanding D.conducting

　　7. A.turns B.goes C.faces D.directs

　　8. A.attracts B.leads C.pulls D.pushes

　　9. A.states B.proves C.follows D.breaks

　　10. A.no B.an C.another D.the

　　1.【答案】D

　　【解析】因其后接形容词powerful作表语故应填系词。shown不是系词；been和appeared虽可作系词但与句意不符；而proved可作系词，意为“证明是”，符合句意。

　　2.【答案】B

　　【解析】因land on意为 “使……着陆”, 而send, take和carry表示 “把……送到……上去” 时,常接介词to, 故应选land.

　　3.【答案】C

　　【解析】原句是表示让步的状语从句，而且是一个倒装句，故只能选C as。

　　4.【答案】D

　　【解析】该句为which引导的定语从句，意为 “中国发明

火箭是在距今800多年前。” 句中谓语是一般过去时，故应选D. ago。

　　5.【答案】D

　　【解析】根据句子意思判断，burned正确。

　　6.【答案】C

　　【解析】根据句子意思判断，应选expanding gas膨胀的气体。

　　7.【答案】C

　　【解析】faces意为 “朝着”。

　　8.【答案】D

　　【解析】根据句子意思判断，应为push“推”。

　　9.【答案】C

　　【解析】根据句子意思判断, follow在这里是遵循的意思。

　　10.【答案】B

　　【解析】根据上下文,只能用不定冠词an。

　　Passage 8

　　Dalton wondered why the heavier and lighter gases in the atmosphere did not separate as oil and water do. He finally concluded that the constituent __1__ must exist in the form of tiny particles or atoms and that these must be completely mixed together in the __2__. This threw a new light in the laws of definite proportions.It was __3_ necessary to suppose that the atoms could combines into small groups of uniform __5__ and so form more complex substance; thus the mystery of this law was __5__ . Dalton suggested, for example, that carbon monoxide __6__ formed by the one with one pairing of atoms of carbon and oxygen, __7_ carbon dioxide results from a single atom of carbon uniting with two atoms __8__ oxygen. Assuming this to be true, then the definite proportions of Prout’s law would naturally __9_ the relative weights of the many __10__ kinds of atoms.

　　1. A.gases B.pieces C.things D.gas

　　2. A.sky B.atmosphere C.oxygen D.environment

　　3. A.only B.too C.that D.extremely

　　4. A.construct B.structure C.piece D.feature

　　5. A.solved B.discovered C.broked D.told

　　6. A.must B.been C.were D.is

　　7. A.while B.when C.therefore D.also

　　8. A.from B.in C.of D.for

　　9. A.describe B.unit C.mix D.reveal

　　10.A.different B.usual C.important D.chemical

　　1.【答案】A

　　【解析】根据上文中的heavier and lighter gases可以确定, 本空中应填入“组成的气体”，即constituent gases。

　　2.【答案】B

　　【解析】sky意为 “天空”，atmosphere意为 “大气”, oxygen意为 “氧气”, environment意为 “环境”,只有B项正确。

　　3.【答案】A

　　【解析】only necessary的意思是“仅仅是必要”。故A正确。

　　4.【答案】B

　　【解析】根据句子意思判断,这里需要“结构”这个词，而B合乎题意。

　　5.【答案】A

　　【解析】solve相当于find a solution or an answer to, 意为 “解决”、“解开”,如: solve a problem (a puzzle, a mystery)；discover相当于find something existing but not known before, 意为 “发现”,如: discover a place (a fact, the truth)。因此应选A。

　　6.【答案】D

　　【解析】因为是表一般规律，又是单数，所以用is这个词。

　　7.【答案】A

　　【解析】while表示对比。如：Some substances are soluble, while others are not.一些物质是可溶的，而另一些物质是不可溶的。

　　8.【答案】C

　　【解析】of表示 “含量，分量”。

　　9.【答案】B

　　【解析】describe意为 “描述”；unite意为“结合，合并”；mix意为 “(不同的东西)混合在一起”，如：mix flour and water；reveal意为 “揭露，揭示”。

　　10.【答案】A

　　Passage 9

　　To others and themselves the British have a reputation for being conservative --- not in the narrow political sense, but in the sense of adherence to accepted ideas and unwilling to question them. The reputation comes partly from their __1__ . For 900 years they have suffered __2__ invasion nor revolution (except in 1649 and 1688) nor disastrous defeat in __3__ . Their monarchy (君主政体) survives without serious question. Under its normal __4__ the political arrangements have been so stable that, except for the __5__ interruptions in the seventeenth century, they have been adopted throughout __6__ centuries to meet changing needs without violent changes. Britain, in 1978, was __7__ in managing without a written constitution; some fragmentary definitions of 1688 still __8__ . There had been bitter quarrels, social and economic as well __9__ political, but the quarrels had been settled, usually __10__ compromise. The underlying continuity had not been broken.

　　1. A.language B.future C.history D.literature

　　2.A.neither B.as C.or D.either

　　3.A.home B. study C.peace D.war

　　4.A.name B.people C.leadership D.enemy

　　5.A.two B.one C.no D.couple

　　6.A.a B.any C.the D.few

　　7.A.common B.popular C.unique D.angry

　　8.A.survive B.surviving C.survives D.survived

　　9.A.for B.as C.to D.at

　　10.A.for B.at C.to D.by

　　1.【答案】C

　　【解析】由于下文紧接着叙述到过去900年的有关情况。故应选history，才能与下文衔接。

　　2.【答案】A

　　【解析】应选neither才能与其后出现的nor构成并列连词neither…nor…。

　　3.【答案】D

　　【解析】需选一名词与前面的介词in构成介词短语，且这个短语在语意上要与前面的disastrous defeat相吻合。故选D可以满足这个条件。

　　4.【答案】C

　　【解析】“在……领导下”的表达方式是under the…leadership.

　　5.【答案】A

　　【解析】上面提到1649和1688两次革命，所以A项正确。

　　6.【答案】C

　　【解析】the centuries特指那些稳定的世纪。

　　7.【答案】C

　　【解析】根据上下文意思,应选unique “独一无二的；唯一的”。

　　8.【答案】D

　　【解析】应选survived才与上下文时态一致。

　　9.【答案】B

　　【解析】as well as为一并列连词。

　　10.【答案】D

　　【解析】by compromise意为 “通过折衷、妥协的办法”。如：We should settle our differences by compromise. 我们应采取折衷的办法来解决我们之间的分歧。

　　Passage 10

　　Rumor is the most ___1___ way of spreading stories—by passing them on from mouth ___2___ mouth. But civilized countries in normal times have better ___3___ of news than rumor. They have radio, television, and newspapers. In times of stress and ___4___, however, rumor emerges and becomes widespread. At such ___5___ the different kinds of news are in competition, the press, television, and radio versus the grapevine. Especially ___6___ rumors spread when war requires censorship (审查，检查) on many important matters. The customary news sources no longer ___7___ enough information. Since the people cannot learn ___8___ legitimate (合法的，正规的) channels all that they are anxious to learn, they pick up “news” ___9___ they can and when this ___10___, rumor thrives.

　　1. A. primitive B. important C. impossible D. outstanding

　　2. A. till B. to C. for D. by

　　3. A. means B. ways C. sources D. resource

　　4. A. confusion B. peace C. prosperity D. worried

　　5. A. time B) the times C) times D) the time

　　6. A. do B. did C. are D. were

　　7. A. give up B. give off C. give out D. send off

　　8. A. through B. by C. in D. across

　　9. A. wherever B. where C. whatever D. what

　　10. A. happened B. would happen C. happens D. happen

　　1.【答案】A。

　　【解析】下一句谈到文明社会在正常时期有比谣传更好的传播途径，也就是说，谣

　　传是原始的，非文明的。其它选项不合文章主题。

　　2.【答案】B。

　　【解析】from…to从……到；from…until / till与时间搭配；其它介词不与from搭配。

　　3.【答案】C。

　　【解析】means,ways与后面的of news搭配不当。resource资源；natural resources of our country我们国家的自然资源；source表“来源”。

　　4.【答案】A。

　　【解析】stress“紧张”，名词，and后面常接一个词性相同，意义相关或相近的词，peace和平；prosperity繁荣；confusion混乱；worried是形容词“焦急的”。

　　5.【答案】C。

　　【解析】有一类不可数名词，加上复数后缀-s后，意义有所变化，例：water (水), waters (水域)；snow (雪)；snows (积雪)，此处times是“时代”的意思，而且，上句中 “In times of stress and confusion”。也提示我们这儿应用times。

　　6.【答案】A。

　　【解析】作谓语状语especially放在句首，句子可部分倒装。部分倒装时，实义动词用助动词do, did, does提前(疑问句即倒装句中的一种)。本句中spread为实义动词，且从句中用一般现在时，由此可推知主句也用一般现在时，故选项A正确。

　　7.【答案】C。

　　【解析】give out发出(光、热)，散发(消息)等；give off发出(光热)；give up，放弃；send off出发。

　　8.【答案】A。

　　【解析】through…channel通过……渠道；别的介词不能与channel搭配。

　　9.【答案】A。

　　【解析】wherever等于no matter where。

　　10.【答案】C。

　　【解析】此处讲的是一种客观事实，通篇都用一般现在时态。

　　Passage 11

　　A battery driven bus has been developed by a group of British companies. The bus, a fifty passenger single deck __1__ , is to go into __2__ in Manchester shortly, and discussions with the Department of the Environment are __3__ to lead to a __4__ batch (批) of twenty going into __5__ passenger service in Manchester within two years.

　　Unlike the small government sponsored battery bus now __6__ trials in provincial cities, __7__ low speed and range effectively limits it to city centre operation, the new Silent Rider, __8__ a range of 40 miles between charges and a __9__ of 40 m.p.h., will take its place with diesel (柴油) buses for normal urban and suburban __10__.

　　1. A. motor B. vehicle C. transport D. carriage

　　2. A. existence B. process C. occurrence D. operation

　　3. A. expected B. estimated C. wished D. found

　　4. A. further B. farther C. more D. much

　　5. A. average B. common C. regular D. typical

　　6. A. undertaking B. underlining C. understanding D. undergoing

　　7. A. as B. which C. that D. whose

　　8. A. at B. with C. under D. for

　　9. A. time B. speed C. fuel D. performance

　　10. A. pollution B. trial C. service D. charge

　　1.【答案】B。

　　【解析】motor发动机或装有发动机的车辆; carriage马车；transport交通；vehicle泛指车辆等一切交通工具。文中所谈车辆是靠电池充电行进的，显然不属于motor。

　　2.【答案】D。

　　【解析】go into existence存在，若用此处，则有这种公汽在曼彻斯特被发明之意；结合本句后半部分，另一批公汽将投入使用，所以这是首批投入使用的。go into operation实施，执行。

　　3.【答案】A。

　　【解析】有一类动词可接动词不定式作复合宾语，如本题中的expect和wish，但wish用于此结构表want(需要)之意。

　　4.【答案】A。

　　【解析】more表“另外的”之意时，前面不能用不定冠词a，(因为有another代表此意)。give me two more apples(再给我两个

苹果)；much为副词，不能修饰batch, further和farther，同为far的比较级，一个意指抽象“进一步”，一个意指具体“更远”。

　　5.【答案】C。

　　【解析】average平均的；common普遍的；average flower普通的花，强调不特别，随处可见，不与passenger service相搭配。regular定期的；typical典型的。

　　6.【答案】D。

　　【解析】undertake承担(工作，责任)。undergo接受(检查，核查)。underline指“强调。

　　7. 答案D。

　　【解析】先行词为the small government sponsored battery bus，在从句中作定语。

　　8.【答案】B。

　　【解析】with引导短语，修饰名词，表示名词的属性，表伴随。

　　9.【答案】B。

　　【解析】参照后面的of 40 m. p. h，可知此处讲速度。

　　10.【答案】C。

　　【解析】参照文章第五行going into regular passenger service。提示：这种汽车要服务于民。而且本句上半部分“那些政府资助的汽车正在试用”，与之对应。“我们这种与它们不同，马上要真正服务于民”。

　　Passage 12

　　“Is the plane strong enough?” I asked myself when I saw my aeroplane. We saw luggage __1__ to it on trolleys and being loaded from under the aircraft. Next, three men and three girls, all in __2__ , went over to the plane and entered it. Over the loudspeakers we were __3__ the plane was ready to leave and were asked to walk out to it. Everybody moved quickly in order to get the seats they wanted. I was __4__ to get a seat near the tail, but the plane looked stronger inside than it had from outside. I fastened my seat __5__ before we took off and tried to __6__ my nervousness. After an hour’s flying I __7__ black clouds ahead through my window. My nervousness immediately returned. An electric sign flashed __8__: “Fasten your seat belts, please,” and one of the hostesses made a __9__ request over the loudspeakers. She told us we were about to fly into a storm but __10__ cheerfully there was nothing to worry about.

　　1. A. going out B. gone out C. making out D. taking out

　　2. A. clothes B. uniform C. form D. uniformity

　　3. A. asked B. noticed C. announced D. told

　　4. A. impossible B. incapable C. unable D. unsuitable

　　5. A. belt B. string C. band D. ribbon

　　6. A. smooth B. decrease C. forget D. relax

　　7. A. noticed B. had been noticing C. would notice D. had noticed

　　8. A. on B. up C. out D. in

　　9. A. general B. similar C. common D. sharp

　　10. A. smiled B. spoke C. added D. acted

　　1.【答案】A。

　　【解析】用动词go，则luggage与go关系为主谓，所以用现在分词。用take或make，则luggage与它们关系为动宾，应用过去分词。

　　2.【答案】B。

　　【解析】clothes衣服总称；uniform制服；form形式；uniformity一致性。此处主要考核学生词汇量，后面都有form，意义有何区别。

　　3.【答案】D。

　　【解析】根据上下文，是机场广播“传达某种信息”，即旅客被 “告知”，其习惯表达是 “to be told…”。其它三个选择项都与上下文无关。

　　4.【答案】C。

　　【解析】“be unable to do sth.”是“不能够……”，后必须接不定式做状语，因此选unable既符合语法要求，又合题意。而B)应是“be incapable of sth.”是指“无能力的”，“不能的”；D)应是 “be unsuitable for sth.”是指“不合适的”，“不适当的。

　　5.【答案】A。

　　【解析】seat belt指“安全带”。B. C. D选项均不合题意。

　　6.【答案】C。

　　【解析】“tried to forget my nervousness” 是指“设法忘掉紧张情绪”，和上文第二句中未提到的 “It did not look…” 及第8题中提到的 “…but the plane looked stronger inside than it had from outside”的含意联系起来，正好相符，而A. smooth (使顺利, 使光滑)；B. decrease (减少)；D. relax (娱乐) 都与原文无关。

　　7.【答案】A。

　　【解析】“noticed是指“注意到”。这只是对过去所发生事情的一般叙述，即经过一小时飞行之后所看到事情，涉及不到过去将来和过去完成时态。

　　8.【答案】A。

　　【解析】on表示电路等接通，灯等开着。

　　9.【答案】B。

　　【解析】“similar”类似的；general总体的；common普通的；sharp尖的，辛辣的。

　　10.【答案】C。

　　【解析】smiled与acted和文中“over the loudspeakers”相矛盾，因为通过“loudspeakers”讲话，所以根本看不到“smiled”和“acted”的表情动作。

　　Passage 13

　　Cars are an important __1__ of life in the United States. __2__ most people feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor he doesn’t feel really poor __3__ he has a car.

　　There are two main reasons the car become so __4__ in the United States. __5__ of all the country is a huge one and Americans like to move __6__ in it. The car provides the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation. ___7__ a car people can go any place without spending a lot of money. The second reason cars are popular is the fact ___8__ the United States never developed an efficient and inexpensive form of public ___9__ . Long distance trains have never been as common the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Nowadays there is good system of airservice provided planes. But it is ___10__ expensive to be used frequently.

　　1. A. role B. part C. effect D. basis

　　2. A. without a car B. not with a car C. without no car D. with a car

　　3. A. although B. when C. whether D. but

　　4. A. qualified B. increasing C. developing D. popular

　　5. A. First B. Firstly C. At first D. The first

　　6. A. around B. on C. along D. forth

　　7. A. Through B. Since C. With D. As

　　8. A. which B. where C. that D. what

　　9. A. movement B. carriage C. shipping D. transportation

　　10. A. very B. so C. too D. as

　　1.【答案】B。

　　【解析】本句的意思是“小汽车是美国人生活中一个重要组成部分。”role角色，part部分，effect影响，basis基础。显然正确答案是选项B。

　　2.【答案】A。

　　【解析】本句的意思是“没有小轿车，大多数人会认为自己很穷。”without a car 相当于条件句if they don’t have a car.因此，选项A是正确的。

　　3.【答案】B。

　　【解析】本句的意思同上。although 显然，when 当……，whether 是否，but 但是，由意思可见，最适合的当然是选项B。

　　4.【答案】D。

　　【解析】本句的意思是“有三种原因可解释为什么小汽车在美国那么普及。qualified 合格的，increasing 增长的，developing 发展，popular流行的。因此，选项D是正确的。

　　5.【答案】A。

　　【解析】本题考核固定搭配，first of all 首先，上句既然说有三个原因，下面就开始一一介绍。因此，选项A是正确。

　　6.【答案】A。

　　【解析】本句的意思是“美国人喜欢乘车到处走动。”move around四处游荡，正符合题意，因此，选项A是正确的。

　　7.【答案】C。

　　【解析】“有车，人们可以去任何地方”。表示“有车”，通常可以用介词短词 with a car 相当于条件句， if they have a car。因此，选项C正确。

　　8.【答案】C。

　　此句是一同位语从句，that引导同位语来说明 fact 的具体所指。因此，选项C是正确的。

　　9.【答案】D。

　　【解析】public transportation

公共交通，movement 移动，carriage运输，shipping运输，从意思上看，选项D是正确的。

　　10.【答案】C。

　　【解析】本题也是考核固定搭配 too...to...的用法，因此选项C正确。

　　Passage 14

　　In the next 40 years, the percentage of people in the United States over the age of 65 is expected to double. __1__ the needs of this part of the populations a __2__ to the ingenuity (足智多谋) of America. To a __3__ degree, a society is judged by __4__ it cares for those who can no longer care __5__ themselves. High technology __6__ the most startling advances in helping the elderly. In __7__ to the well-known artificial heart implantation (移植)，there are efforts underway to __8__ artificial lungs, livers, and bones. An electric ear is __9__ seventy-five percent effective. The implants will __10__ better medical care by releasing minute doses of drugs into the body continuously.

　　1. A. Seeing B. Meeting C. Facing D. Matching

　　2. A. chance B. challenge C. call D. change

　　3. A. valuable B. comprehensive C. considerate D. considerable

　　4. A. how B. why C. who D. whom

　　5. A. with B. to C. upon D. for

　　6. A. protects B. profits C. proclaims D. promises

　　7. A. relation B. contrast C. addition D. proportion

　　8. A. discover B. promote C. assemble D. develop

　　9. A. thus B. still C. already D. yet

　　10. A. permit B. persist C. serve D. pursue

　　1. B。

　　meet needs 符合要求。

　　2.【答案】 B。

　　【解析】chance 机会；challenge 挑战；call 传呼；change 改变，因此，从意思上来看，只有选项B最符合题意。

　　3.【答案】D。

　　【解析】valuable 有价值的；comprehensive 综合的；considerate 善解人意的；considerable 相当的。因此，选项D最合适。

　　4.【答案】A。

　　【解析】表示方式状语。

　　5.【答案】D

　　【解析】表示“关心”可用短语care for。因此，选项D是正确。

　　6.【答案】D。

　　【解析】protect 保护；profit 赚钱；proclaim 声称；promise承诺。因此，选项D是正确的。

　　7.【答案】C。

　　【解析】in relation to 与……相关联；in contrast with 相比较而言；in addition to 此外；proportion 比例。因此，选项C是正确的。

　　8.【答案】D。

　　【解析】discover 发现；promote提高(提升)；assemble 聚集；develop 开发。因此，选项D

　　是正确的。

　　9.【答案】C。

　　【解析】thus 因此；still仍然；already 已经；yet 仍。以程度上看。选项C是正确的。

　　10.【答案】A。

　　【解析】permit 允许；persist 坚持；serve 服务；pursue 追求，显然本题表示一种“可以做到”的意思。因此，选项A是正确的。

　　Passage 15

　　Today the car is the most popular sort of transportation in all of the United States. It has completely __1__ the horse as a means of everyday transportation. Americans use their car for __2__ 90% of all personal business. Most Americans are able to __3_ cars. The average price of a regularly made car was 1,050 in 1950, 1,470 in 1960 and up to 1,750 in 1975. During this period American car manufacturers set about __4__ their products and work efficiency. As aresult, the yearly income of the __5__ family increased from 1950 to 1975 faster than the price of cars. For this reason __6__ a new car takes a smaller part of a family’s total earnings today. In 1951 proportionally it took 8.1 months of an average family __7_ to buy a new car. In 1962 a new car __8__ 8.3 of a family annual earnings, by 1975 it only took 4.75 month income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically superior to models from previous years. The __9__ of automobile extends throughout the economy as the car is so important to American.Americans spend more money __10__ keeping their cars running than on any other item

　　1. A.denied B.reproduced C.replaced D.ridiculed

　　2. A.hardly B.nearly C.certainly D.somehow

　　3. A.buy B.sell C.race D.see

　　4. A.raising B.making C.reducing D.improving

　　5. A.unusual B.smallest C.average D.biggest

　　6. A.bringing B.obtain C.bought D.purchasing

　　7. A.income B.work C.plans D.debts

　　8. A.used B.spent C.cost D.needed

　　9. A.running B.notice C.influence D.affect

　　10. A.to B.in C.of D.for

　　1.【答案】C

　　【解析】本句意为：汽车取代了马，成为日常交通工具。Replace “取代”；deny “否定、否认”；reproduce “复制”；ridicule “嘲笑”。故选replace。

　　2.【答案】B【解析】nearly “接近”；hardly “几乎不”；certainly “肯定”；somehow “设法”。接近90%符合句意。

　　3.【答案】A

　　【解析】根据上下文,本句的意思应该是 “大部分的美国人能够买车”。

　　4.【答案】D

　　【解析】本句的意思是“汽车生产商开始改进产品，提高效率”，只有improve “改进” 符合句意。Raise提高; make制造; reduce减少。

　　5.【答案】C

　　【解析】根据上下文，只能选average “平均”。unusual不同寻常的。

　　6.【答案】D

　　【解析】本句缺主语，只有A和D可作主语，但A项的意思不符。Purchasing “购买”，符合句意。

　　7.【答案】A

　　【解析】本句指的是家庭收入，只有income符合句意。

　　8.【答案】C

　　【解析】在表示某物花费某人多少钱的意思时，若物为主语，动词要用cost。

　　9.【答案】C

　　【解析】本句意为汽车的影响涉及整个经济。Influence “影响”；affect是动词，不符合语法；running和notice不符合句意。

　　10.【答案】B

　　【解析】spend (in) doing sth.是固定搭配。

　　Passage 16

　　More and more students want to study in“hot”majors. __1__ a result, many students want to give up their interests and study in these __2__ such as foreign languages, international business and law, etc. Fewer and fewer students choose scientific majors, such as maths, physics and biology, and art majors, __3__ history, Chinese and philosophy. Only a few students can study in these “hot” majors, because the number of these “hot” majors __4__ limited.

　　If one has no interest in his work or study, __5__ can he do well? I learned this from one of my classmates. He is __6__ the countryside. His parents are farmers. Though he likes biology, he chose “international business”. He __7__ to live a life which is different __8__ of his parents. In the end, he found he __9__ in doing business.He found all the subjects to be tiresome. __10__ this wouldn’t have happened if he had chosen his major according to his own interests.

　　1. A. Being B. For C. Having D. As

　　2. A. place B. room C. areas D. space

　　3. A. even B. like C. just D. or

　　4. A. is B. are C. would be D. have been

　　5. A. why B. and what C. how D. and how

　　6. A. out of B. off C. in D. from

　　7. A. wants B. doesn’t want C. enjoys D. doesn’t like

　　8. A. from which B. from that C. for which D. for that

　　9. A. was interested B. was clever C. was not interested D. was not clever

　　10. A. So B.Then C. Just then D. Maybe

　　1.【答案】D。

　　【解析】as a result表示“结果(是)……”。

　　2.【答案】C。

　　【解析】根据本句内容可知：“许多学生想放弃(give up)他们的爱好而学习诸如外语、国际贸易、法律这些学科(领域)(areas)”。

　　3.【答案】B。

　　【解析】like在此基本上等于such as，以避免重复。

　　4.【答案】A。

　　【解析】the number of与单数谓语连用。

　　5.【答案】C。

　　【解析】参见8。在how can he do well中，动词do作不及物动词，意为“进行”，“发展”。

　　6.【答案】D。

　　【解析】Be from…来自……。

　　7.【答案】A。

　　【解析】Doesn’t want，doesn’t like不符合语意，答案enjoys不符合语法规则。

　　8.【答案】B。

　　【解析】be different from that of his parents与其父母的生活不同。That指前面的life。

　　9.【答案】C。

　　【解析】was interested不符合语意，was clever，was not clever易排除。

　　10.【答案】D。

　　【解析】“或许在当初他按照自己的爱好选择他的专攻课程，这种情况就不会发生”。此句表示与过去事实相反(条件句中用虚拟语气)。

　　Passage 17

　　As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and __1__ the passengers had fastened their seat belts, they were suddenly thrown forward. At that moment, the air-hostess __2__ . She looked very pale, but was quite calm. Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she __3__ everyone that the pilot had fainted and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about machines or at __4__ how to drive a car. After a moment hesitation, a man got up and followed the hostesssintosthe pilot’s cabin. Moving the pilot __5_ , the man took his seat and listened carefully to the urgent instructions that were being sent by radio from the airport __6__ . The plane was now dangerously close to the ground, but to everyone’s __7__ , it soon began to climb. The man had to circle the airport several times insgroupsto become __8__ with the controls of the plane. But the danger had not yet passed. The terrible __9__ came when he had to land.Following instructions, the man guided the plane toward the airfield. It shook violently __10__ it touched the ground and then moved rapidly along the runway and after a long run it stopped.

　　1. A. although B. while C. therefore D. then

　　2. A. showed B. presented C. exposed D. appeared

　　3. A. inquired B. insured C. informed D. instructed

　　4. A. best B. least C. length D. first

　　5. A. back B. aside C. about D. off

　　6. A. beneath B. under C. down D. below

　　7. A. horror B. trust C. pleasure D. relief

　　8. A. intimate B. familiar C. understood D. close

　　9. A. moment B. movement C. idea D. affair

　　10. A. as B. unless C. while D. so

　　1.【答案】A

　　【解析】本句意为尽管乘客们都已经系好安全带，他们还是被突然向前抛去。Although尽管，引导让步状语从句，符合句意。while当……时候；therefore因此；then接着、然后。

　　2.【答案】D

　　【解析】show展示、表明；present呈现、陈述，及物动词；expose暴露。appear出现，符合句意。

　　3.【答案】C

　　【解析】inform通知、告诉，符合句意。inquire询问；insure保险、投保，常与aginst连用；instruct指示、指令。

　　4.【答案】B

　　【解析】at best最多、至多；at least至少；at length详细地；at first开始、最先。at least最符合句意。

　　5.【答案】B

　　【解析】本句意为把飞行员挪到一边。aside意为一边、旁边，符合句意。back向后；about到处；move off指车辆启程。

　　6.【答案】D

　　【解析】beneath和under为介词，后面必需接名词。down向下地，副词。below在下方地，副词，符合句意。

　　7.【答案】D

　　【解析】horror恐惧；trust信任；pleasure愉快；relief(痛苦、忧虑)解除。to ones relief意为让某人松了一口气，最符合句意。

　　8.【答案】B

　　【解析】be familiar with为固定搭配，意为熟悉，排除其他选项。

　　9.【答案】A

　　【解析】根据句意推断，空格处所填词应与when he had做同位语，故moment符合句意。movement运动，idea想法，affair事件。

　　10.【答案】A

　　Passage 18

　　Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes. They are left in the __1__ of strangers for the rest of their lives. Their grown children visit them only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any __2_ visitors. The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth-an __3__ story. In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care __4__ elderly people need. Psychologists have found that all caregivers __5__ a common characteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best __6__ for the job. In other words, they all felt that they could do the job better than anyone else. Many caregivers believed they had __7__ to help their relative. Some stated that helping others __8__ them feel more useful. Others hoped that by helping someone now, they would deserve care when they became old and __9_ . Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a __10__ satisfying experience for everyone who might be involved.

　　1. A. hands B. arms C. bodies D. homes

　　2. A. constant B.l asting C. regular D. normal

　　3. A. imaginary B. imaginable C.imaginative D. imagery

　　4. A. that B. this C. those D. these

　　5. A. share B. enjoy C. divide D. consent

　　6. A. person B. people C. character D. man

　　7. A. admiration B. initiative C.necessity D. obligation

　　8. A. cause B. enable C. make D. get

　　9. A. elderly B. dependent C. dependable D. independent

　　10. A. similarly B. differently C.mutually D. certainly

　　1.【答案】A

　　【解析】本句意为他们的业余生活要由陌生人来照料。in the hands of“由……控制或照料”，固定搭配。

　　2.【答案】C

　　【解析】regular“定期的、有规律的”；normal“正常的”；constant“经常的”；lasting“持续的”，这里指定期来看望的人。

　　3.【答案】A

　　【解析】imaginary“不真实的、虚构的”；imaginable“可想象的”；imaginative“富于想象力的”；imagery意为肖像。

　　4.【答案】A

　　【解析】that引导定语从句。

　　5.【答案】A

　　【解析】share，共享的，常与common搭配。consent同意。

　　6.【答案】B

　　【解析】这里要用复数，故选people。

　　7.【答案】D

　　【解析】obligation“责任、义务”；admiration“羡慕”；initiative“首创的，开始的”；necessity“必要性”。本句与上句意思相近，故选obligation。

　　8.【答案】C

　　【解析】make sb do sth.表示“使某人……”，符合句意。

　　9.【答案】B

　　【解析】dependent“依靠别人的”；dependable“可靠的”；independent“独立的”。

　　10.【答案】C

　　【解析】mutually“共同地”；similarly“同样地、相似的”；differently“不同地”；certainly“当然地”。只有共同地符合句意。

　　Passage 19

　　In his youth,Knute Axelbrod wanted to learn many languages,to know everything about human history, to __1__ wise by reading great books.When he first came from Europe to the state of North Dakota,he worked in a mill all day __2__ studied all evening. Then he met Lena Wesselius and __3__ her at the age of eighteen. After that there was a farm to pay for,and there were children to __4__. For many years Axelbrod had no time to study.

　　Finally he had a farm __5__was free from debt, with good soil and plenty of animals. But __6__ then he was sixty-three years old and ready (it seemed) to die. His wife was __7__. His sons had grown up and gone away. His work was done. He was __8__ and alone. He built himself a small house on the hill, __9__he cooked his meals, made his bed, and read many books from the public library. He began to feel that he was __10__ free than ever before in his life.

　　1. A. be B. grow C. become D. turn

　　2. A. while B. and C. whereas D. but

　　3. A. married B. married with C. married to D. got married

　　4. A. bring B. rear C. raise D. feed

　　5. A. it B. and C. he D. that

　　6. A. for B. by C. at D. from

　　7. A. died B. death C. dead D. deadly

　　8. A. free B. unneeded C. unemployed D. busy

　　9. A. when B. where C. what D. that

　　10. A. more B. much C. a lot D. far

　　1. 【答案】C。

　　【解析】四个选项均可作系动词，语法上均成立，但其中C项更为合适，其中包含着一个变化的过程。  

　　2. 【答案】B。

　　【解析】此处需要选择关系连词，四个选项均为连词。联系上下文此处原文意为：他白天在工厂工作，晚上学习，两分句是一对比，是并列关系而非转折关系，因此选择B。

　　3. 【答案】A。

　　【解析】联系上下文，此处原文意为：当时他碰到了Lena Wesselius,并且18岁时与她结了婚。此处需选择含结婚意义的谓语动词，而表示结婚可有几种表达：marry sb., be married to sb.,get married with sb.，因此只能选择A。 

　　4. 【答案】C。

　　【解析】联系上下文，此处原文意为：有孩子需抚养。A)bring需加up,B)rear饲养，C)raise养育，D)feed喂食。 

　　5. 【答案】D。

　　【解析】此题为语篇结构辨析题。需要一个连词将两个分句连结起来，且根据上下文应是一个定语从句，因此选择D

　　6. 【答案】B。

　　【解析】联系上下文，此处原文意为：但当时他已63岁了…。B)by到…为止，符合句子意思，为正确答案。 

　　7. 【答案】C。

　　【解析】此题为语义项辨析题。需要一个形容词，C和D符合该条件，而C)dead死的，D)deadly致命的，联系上下文，应选择C。 

　　8. 【答案】A。

　　【解析】此题为语义项辨析题。联系上下文，此处原文意为：他空闲且孤独。A)free空闲；B)unneeded无用的；C)unemployed失业的；D)busy忙碌的。 

　　9. 【答案】B。

　　【解析】此题为语篇结构词辨析题。需一个引导定语从句的连词，由于先行词为the hill表地点，因此选择关系副词where。 

　　10. 【答案】A。

　　【解析】此题考比较级的运用。此句为比较状语从句，只有A可体现比较级，其他均为程度副词。 

　　Passage 20

　　Each human being is born as something new, something that never existed before. He is born with _1_ he needs to win at life. Each person in his own __2__ can see, hear, touch, taste, and think for himself. Each has his own unique __3__ — his capabilities and limitations.__4__ can be a significant, thinking, aware, and creatively productive person in his own right — a winner.

　　The words “winner” and “loser” have many meanings. When we refer __5__ a person as a winner, we do not mean one who beats the other guy __6__ winning over him and making him lose. To us, a winner is one who responds authentically by being __7__, trustworthy, responsive, and genuine, both as an individual and as a member of __8__.

　　A loser is one who fails to respond authentically. Martin Buber __9 _ this idea as he retells an old story of a rabbi who on his __10__ bed sees himself as a loser. The rabbi laments that, in the world to come, he will not be asked why he wasn’t Moses; he will be asked why he wasn’t himself.

　　1. A. that B. what C. which D. how

　　2. A. way B. case C. method D. appetite

　　3. A. possibilities B. abilities C. potentials D. energy

　　4. A. One B. All C. Every D. Each

　　5. A. as B. to C. for D. on

　　6. A. with B. for C. on D. by

　　7. A. credit B. believing C. credible D. believed

　　8. A. society B. group C. community D. party

　　9. A. takes B. tells C. speaks D. expresses

　　10. A. die B. death C. dying D. died

　　1.【答案】B。

　　【解析】此题为语法题。that引导定语从句,前面不能加介词。what在宾语从句中作needs的宾语,表示不具体的“东西”,因此为正确答案。

　　2.【答案】A。

　　【解析】此题考查固定搭配。in one’s (own) way“以某人(自己)的方式”是固定搭配。 B. case案件,情况,与文章意思不符。选C. method,无意义。D. 口味,胃口,不相符。

　　3.【答案】C。

　　【解析】此题考查词义辨析。空后的capabilities and limitation就是对所填之词的解释,因此potentials“潜力”为最佳选择项。A.可能性;B.能力(只说明一个方面) ;D.能量。

　　4.【答案】D。

　　【解析】此题考查考生的语感。此空缺主语,选项中只有C不能作主语。上文的句式皆为each 引出的平行结构,据此,可猜出这儿也填Each。

　　5.【答案】B。

　　【解析】此题考查固定搭配。这一题考介动词搭配,refer to“指的是,指,参考”为固定搭配。其他三个介词均不与refer搭配。

　　6.【答案】D。

　　【解析】此题考查介词用法。表示“通过……方法(式)”时常用by (或through)+doing结构。

　　7.【答案】C。

　　【解析】此题考查考生的语感。根据being 和形容词trustworthy 可推测该空一定是形容词。credit v. 相信；believing相信( 现在分词) ; credible adj. 可信的；believed被相信的。

　　8.【答案】A。

　　【解析】此题为词义辨析题。前文提到的是个人,与之对应的应是社会,因此A. 为正确答案。 B. 集团;C. 社区,团体; D政党,党派。

　　9.【答案】D。

　　【解析】此题考查词的搭配。动词talk, tell, speak 一般都不与idea 搭配。 express the/ones idea表达观点。

　　10.【答案】B。

　　【解析】此题考查习惯用法。death bed是习惯用语,意为“临终, 人死之前睡的床”。