2008年考研英语完形填空真题解析
The idea that some groups of people may be more intelligent than others is one of those hypotheses that dare not speak its name. But Gregory Cochran is 1 to say it anyway. He is that 2 bird, a scientist who works independently 3 any
institution. He helped popularize the idea that some diseases not 4 thought to have a bacterial cause were actually infections, which aroused much controversy when it was first suggested。
5 he, however, might tremble at the
6 of what he is about to do. Together with another two scientists, he is publishing a paper which not only
7 that one group of humanity is more intelligent than the others, but explains the process that has brought this about. The group in
8 is a particular people originated from central Europe. The process is natural selection。
This group generally does well in IQ test, 9 12-15 points above the 10 value of 100, and have contributed 11 to the intellectual and cultural life of the West, as the 12 of their elites, including several world-renowned scientists, 13 . They also suffer more often than most people from a number of nasty genetic diseases, such as breast cancer. These facts, 14 , have previously been thought unrelated. The former has been 15 to social effects, such as a strong tradition
of 16 education. The latter was seen as a (an 17 of genetic isolation. Dr. Cochran suggests that the intelligence and diseases are intimately 18 . His argument is that the unusual history of these people has 19 them to unique evolutionary pressures that have resulted in this 20 state of affairs。
1. ［A ］ selected［B ］prepared ［C ］ obliged［D ］ pleased
2. ［A ］ unique［B ］particular ［C ］ special［D ］ rare
3. ［A ］ of［B ］with ［C ］ in［D ］ against
4. ［A ］ subsequently［B ］presently ［C ］ previously［D ］ lately
5. ［A ］ Only［B ］ So［C ］ Even［D ］ Hence
6. ［A ］ thought［B ］sight ［C ］ cost［D ］ risk
7. ［A ］ advises［B ］suggests ［C ］ protests［D ］ objects
8. ［A ］ progress［B ］fact ［C ］ need［D ］ question
9. ［A ］ attaining［B ］common ［C ］ mean［D ］ calculating
10. ［A ］ normal［B ］common ［C ］ mean［D ］ total
11. ［A ］ unconsciously［B ］disproportionately ［C ］ indefinitely［D ］unaccountably
12. ［A ］ missions［B ］fortunes ［C ］ interests［D ］ careers
13. ［A ］ affirm［B ］witness ［C ］ observe［D ］ approve
14. ［A ］ moreover［B ］therefore ［C ］ however［D ］ meanwhile
15. ［A ］ given up［B ］got over［C ］ carried on［D ］ put down
16. ［A ］ assessing［B ］supervising ［C ］ administering［D ］ valuing
17. ［A ］ development［B ］origin ［C ］ consequence［D ］instrument
18. ［A ］ linked［B ］integrated ［C ］ woven［D ］ combined
19. ［A ］ limited［B ］subjected ［C ］ converted［D ］ directed
20. ［A ］ paradoxical［B ］incompatible ［C ］ inevitable［D ］ continuous 文章背景
这是一篇介绍个人学术观点的说明文，文章内容主要围绕一部分人是否比另外一部分人聪明这个主题展开。该文原文刊登在2005年6月2日的《经济学人》杂志上，原文的标题是The Evolution of Intelligence(智力的进化，命题专家对原文进行了一定的简化，但是意思没有发生丝毫的变化。
文章结构
文章采用了总分的叙述方式，文章第一段的前两句话就是文章叙述的主题，全片文章围绕这个主题展开。
第一段：
The idea that some groups of people may be more intelligent than others is one of those hypotheses that dare not speak its name. But Gregory Cochran is 1 to say it anyway。(总述
第二段：
Together with another two scientists, he is publishing a paper which not only 7 that one group of humanity is more intelligent than the others, but explains the process that has brought this about。(分述
第三段：
This group generally does well in IQ test…
They also suffer more often than most people from a number of nasty genetic diseases…
His argument is that the unusual history of these people has 19 them to unique evolutionary pressures that have resulted in this 20 state of affairs。(结论答案详解
1. 【解析】［B ］语义衔接题。本题目选择动词过去分词形式，构成be…to 的结构，在句子中充当谓语。选项A. selected 选择；B. prepared 准备；C. obliged 迫使，责成；
D. pleased 高兴。前边相邻句子The idea that some people may be more intelligent than others is one of those hypotheses that dare not speak its name. “一些人比另一些人聪明，这一观点一直是人们不敢明确提出来的假设之一。”本题所在句子由But 一词引导，在句义上与前一句相反，即“打算或准备说了”，故选B 。
2. 【解析】［D ］语义衔接/词汇辨析题。本题目选择形容词，在句子中充当定语。选项A. unique 独一无二的；B. particular 特殊的，特别的；C. special 特殊的；D. rare 珍惜的，罕见的，珍贵的。rare birds 意为“稀世珍品，旷世奇才，罕见人(物”， Gregory Cochran 打破常规，准备说了，因此像是“出头鸟”。
3. 【解析】［A ］惯用衔接题。independent 其后应搭配of ，意为“独立于，不依赖于”。还应注意dependent 后面还可搭配on ，但意为“依赖于，依靠于”。He is that rare bird, a scientist who works independentlyany institution. “他就是那个稀有之人，是一位不依赖于任何机构的独立的科学家”。
4. 【解析】［C ］语义衔接题。本题目选择副词，在句子中充当状语。句子叙述到He helped popularize the idea that some diseases notthought to have a bacterial cause were actually infections, which ruffled many scientific feathers when it was first suggested. “他普及了这种观点，即某些以前人们认为不是由细菌引起的疾病实际上是传染病，这一观点一经提出就引起了极大争议。” 分析本句结构可以看出：that 引导的是同位语从句，说明idea 的内容，从句中some diseases not…thought to have a bacterial cause 是主语部分，谓语是were actually infections…，而后面which 引导的非限制定语从句是修饰the idea这个名词的。解本题的关键词是actually “实际
上”，隐含转折之意，即过去的看法和实际情况不同。选项A. subsequently 随后；
B. presently 当前；
C. previously 先前；
D. lately近来，最近。为了与本句子中的“actually，实际上”相互呼应，要体现时间上的先后交替关系。因此，正确答案为C 。
5. 【解析】［C ］逻辑关系/ 语义衔接题。由本句中的however 可知，“虽然如此，一想到他即将要做的，他本人也会有点战战兢兢”，even 符合逻辑关系， so 和hence 表示因果关系，与前文所述无内在的逻辑关系。
6. 【解析】［A ］语义衔接/固定搭配题。at 和四个选项中的名词都可搭配，但意思相去甚远。选项A. at the thought of 一想到……；B. at the sight of 一看到……；
C. at the cost of 以……为代价；
D. at the risk of 冒……的风险。根据句意，正确答案为A 。
7. 【解析】［B ］词汇辨析题。本题目选择动词，在句子中充当谓语。选项
A. advise 建议；
B. suggest 提出；暗示，建议；
C. protest 对……提出异议；
D. object 反对。Gregory Cochran“不但……，而且解释了出现这种情况的过程”，从本题所在的句意可以看出，B 正确。另注意：suggest 有两个基本意义，一为“建议”，其后的宾语从句要用虚拟语气；二为“提出，暗示”，其后的宾语从句不用虚拟语气。
8. 【解析】［D ］语义衔接/固定搭配题。本题目选择介词短语，在句子中充当定语，修饰前面的the group 。选项A. in progress 在……的进程中；B. in fact 事实上；C. in need 在危难(急中；D. in question 讨论中的；考虑中的。前句提到人类某些人的平均智商要高一些，词句衔接上一句，由此可知空格处要表达的是“正在被讨论的这个群体”。选项D 符合句意。
9. 【解析】［B ］词汇辨析/ 惯用搭配题。本题目选择动词，在句子中充当谓语。选项
A. attaining 获得(经过长期努力；
B. scoring 得分；
C. reaching 达到；
D. calculating 通过计算得出。句子中的宾语是分数，因此要选择得分。因此，正确答案为B 。
10. 【解析】［C ］词汇辨析题。本题目选择形容词，在句子中充当定语，修饰后面的名词。scoring 12 15 points above thevalue of 100, “这个群体在智商测试中成绩最好，比100分的……分多得12分到15分。”选项A. normal 正常的；B. common 普通的；共同的；C. mean 平均的；D. total 总共的。一般来说， average 表示“平均的”较常用，mean 表达这个意义时比较正式。 100分是个参照值，这个数字是大多数人的基本智商数值。因此，正确答案为C 。
11. 【解析】［B ］语义衔接题。本题目选择副词，在句子中充当状语。This group generally do well in IQ tests, scoring 12 15 points above the mean value of 100, and have contribu tedto the intellectual and cultural life of the West, “这个群体在智商测试中成绩很好，比100分的平均分多得12分到15分。这个群体为西方的学术和文化做出的贡献是……”，选项B“不成比例地；不相称地，比例太大(或太小地”，与题意相符合。选项A. unconsciously 无意识地；C. indefinitely 不确定地；D. unaccountably 不能说明的；不可理解的。这三项都不符合题意。
12. 【解析】［D ］语义衔接题。本题目选择名词，在as 引导的非限制性定语从句中充当主语，意为“正如他们的精英——包括一些世界知名的科学家——从事的职业所证实的”。选项A. missions 使命，任务；B. fortunes 财富，运气；C. interests 利益；兴趣；D. careers 生涯，事业。因此，正确答案为D 。
13. 【解析】［A ］语义衔接/词义辨析题。本题目选择动词，在非限制性定语从句中充当谓语。选项A. affirm 证实，确定；B. witness 目击，证明；C. observe 观察；遵守；
D. approve 赞成，批准。选项B 常用作及物动词；选项C 和选项D 一般以人作主语。因此，正确答案为A 。
14. 【解析】［C ］逻辑衔接题。本题目选择逻辑关系词，体现前后两个句子的逻辑关系。They also suffer more often than most people from a number of nasty genetic diseases, such as breast cancer. These facts,, have previously been thought unrelated. “此外，与多数人相比，他们更容易患一些恶性的遗传病，例如乳腺癌。……人们以前认为这些情况是没有关联的。”选项A. moreover 此外，而且；B. therefore 因此；C. however 然而，但是；D. meanwhile 同时。前后两个句子表现出转折关系。因此，正确答案为C 。
15. 【解析】［D ］词汇辨析/语义衔接题。本题目选择动词短语，在句子中充当谓语。选项A. be given up to 让与……；B. get over 克服(不与to 连用；C. carry on 继续(不与to 连用；D. be put down to 归因于。选项D. be put down to 归因于，句意为“智商归因于社会影响”，符合句子含义。因此，正确答案为D 。
16. 【解析】［D ］词汇辨析题。本题目选择动名词形式。选项A. assessing 评估，评价；B. supervising 监督；C. administering 管理，掌管；D. valuing 重视。assessing 通常表示“估计”出某物的价值，以更有效地利用它。此句要表达的意思是“高度重视教育”，因此选D 项。
17. 【解析】［C ］语义衔接题。本题目选择名词，构成as…of的结构。The latter was seen as a of genetic isolation. “后者被视为遗传隔离的……。”选项A. development 发展；B. origin 起源；C. consequence 结果； D. instrument 工具，器皿。此处与第15题形成“对应结构”，前后呼应，“前者归因于社会影响，例如重视教育的优良传统。” “后者被认为是遗传隔离的结果”。因此，正确答案为C 。
18. 【解析】［A ］词汇辨析题。本题目选择动词，在句子中充当谓语。选项
A. linked 两者之间的关联或联系；
B. integrated 两者结合为一个整体；
C. woven (原形 weave；过去式wove 摇摆；
D. combined 两者结合，连接。句子表达的含义为“智力和疾病是紧密相关的”。因此，正确答案为A 。integrate 隐含“部分是整体不可缺少的”，而intelligence 和disease 是两类不同属性的事物；weave 通常表示“编入”，意为“相互交织的”。
19. 【解析】［B ］语义衔接/固定搭配题。本题目选择动词，在句子中构成固定搭配，充当谓语。His argument is that the unusual history of these people hasthem to unique evolutionary pressures “他的观点是，这些人非同寻常的经历使其更容易遭受独特的进化压力”。选项A. limited to 局限于，限制(只能构成be limited to 短语，被限制在……；
B. subjected to 使遭受(经受，屈服(subject…to…使……屈服于……；
C. converted to 转变为，改变；
D. directed to 指向，导向。选项B 符合题意。
20. 【解析】［A ］词汇辨析/语义衔接题。His argument is that the unusual history of these people hasthem to unique evolutionary pressures that have resulted in thisstate of affairs 。“他的观点是，这些人非同寻常的经历使其更容易遭受独特的进化压力，而这些压力导致了这种似乎矛盾的状况”。本文一方面说，这类人贡献很大；但另一方面他们经受的独特的进化压力使他们更容易患上恶性疾病，看似矛盾，令人困惑，故A 项正确。
参考译文
有关某些群体比其他群体更为聪明的观点是一个无人敢于说出来的假想。然而，格雷戈里·科克伦已经准备好将之公之于众。这人世间少见，是一个不隶属于任何机构的独立科学家。正是他推广了这一观点，即某些最初并不认为是细菌性的疾病其实是传染性的，这种观点刚一提出就引起了很大的争论。
然而，即使是他，有时候也为他将要做的事情感到不寒而栗。他与另外两位科学家一起发表了一篇论文，不仅声称一个群体的人比其他人更为聪明，而且还解释了这种现象的形成过程。其所谈论的更加聪明的群体来自于中欧的一个特殊民族。这个过程是自然选择。这个群体通常在智商测试中表现良好，得分比100分的平均分高出12到15分，并且在西方的知识和文化领域做出了巨大贡献。正如他们中的精英人物(包括几位知名的科学家在内的一生所证实的那样。他们也更为经常地受到一些诸如乳腺癌等遗传疾病的影响。但是，以前人们并不认为这些事实具有相关性。前者归因于社会影响，例如重视教育的传统。后者则被看作是基因隔离的结
果。Cochran 博士认为智商与疾病是密切相关的。他认为这些人群不同寻常的历史使得他们承受了独特的进化压力，从而导致了这种矛盾的状态。
2007年考研英语完形填空真题解析
By 1830 the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies had become independent nations. The roughly 20 million 1 of these nations looked 2 to the future. Born in the crisis of the old regime and Iberian Colonialism, many of the leaders of independence 3 the ideals of representative government, careers 4 to talent, freedom of commerce and trade, the 5 to private property, and a belief in the individual as the basis of society. 6 there was a belief that the new nations should be sovereign and independent states, large enough to be economically viable and integrated by a 7 set of laws。
On the issue of 8 of religion and the position of the church, 9 , there was less agreement 10 the leadership. Roman Catholicism had been the state religion and the only one 11 by the Spanish crown. 12 most leaders sought to maintain Catholicism 13 the official religion of the new states, some sought to end the 14 of other faiths. The defense of the Church became a rallying 15 for the conservative forces。
The ideals of the early leaders of independence were often egalitarian, valuing equality of everything. Bolivar had received aid from Haiti and had 16 in return to abolish slavery in the areas he liberated. By 1854 slavery had been abolished everywhere except Spain’s 17 colonies. Early promises to end Indian tribute and taxes on people of mixed origin came much 18 because the new nations still needed the revenue such policies 19 . Egalitarian sentiments were often tempered by fears that the mass of the population was 20 self-rule and democracy。
1. ［A ］ natives［B ］ inhabitants［C ］ peoples［D ］ individuals
2. ［A ］ confusedly［B ］ cheerfully［C ］ worriedly［D ］ hopefully
3. ［A ］ shared［B ］ forgot［C ］ attained［D ］ rejected
4. ［A ］ related［B ］ close［C ］ open［D ］ devoted
5. ［A ］ access［B ］ succession ［C ］ right［D ］ return
6. ［A ］ Presumable ［B ］ Incidentally［C ］ Obviously［D ］ Generally
7. ［A ］ unique［B ］ common［C ］ particular［D ］ typical
8. ［A ］ freedom［B ］ origin［C ］ impact［D ］ reform
9. ［A ］ therefore［B ］ however［C ］ indeed［D ］ moreover
10. ［A ］ with［B ］ about［C ］ among［D ］ by
11. ［A ］ allowed［B ］ preached［C ］ granted［D ］ funded
12. ［A ］ Since［B ］ If［C ］ Unless［D ］ While
13. ［A ］ as［B ］ for［C ］ under［D ］ against
14. ［A ］ spread［B ］ interference［C ］ exclusion［D ］ influence
15. ［A ］ support［B ］ cry［C ］ plea［D ］ wish
16. ［A ］ urged［B ］ intended［C ］ expected［D ］ promised
17. ［A ］ controlling［B ］ former［C ］ remaining［D ］ original
18. ［A ］ slower［B ］ faster［C ］ easier［D ］ tougher
19. ［A ］ created［B ］ produced［C ］ contributed［D ］ preferred
20. ［A ］ puzzled by ［B ］ hostile to ［C ］ pessimistic about ［D ］unprepared for
文章背景
本文主要介绍了西班牙和葡萄牙的殖民地在获得独立后在政治宗教以及信念各个方面对未来的展望。虽然他们的领导人拥有共同的信念，即建立一个独立自主的国家，同时在经济上能够养活自己的国民，但在宗教自由以及教会的地位问题上，领导阶层之间的意见就不那么一致了。
文章结构
第一段：主要从政治方面进行叙述
By 1830 the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies had become independent nations. The roughly 20 million 1 of these nations loved 2 to the future. (总述
many of the leaders of independence 3 the ideals…(分述
6 there was a belief that the new nations should be sovereign and independent states…(分述
第二段：主要从宗教方面进行叙述
On the issue of 8 of religion and the position of the church, 9 , there was less…
第二段：主要从殖民地领导人的理想方面叙述
On the issue of 8 of religion and the position of th e church, 9 , there was less…
答案详解
1. 【解析】［B ］词汇辨析题。独立后的国家居民由原住民和移民共同构成，因此，强干扰项A 可排除。而居民既包括原住民也包括移民，故选［B ］。
2. 【解析】［D ］语义衔接题。前一句指出各殖民地已经独立，所以人们对未来的态度应该是积极的，而“充满希望地”与“对未来的展望”应该是最恰当的。
3. 【解析】［A ］语义衔接题。我们从the ideals of representative government, careersto talent, freedom of commerce and trade, theto private property, and a belief in the individual as the basis of society… 这些字里行间看出这些ideas 是现代制度和法律所支持的观念，虽然这些领导人出身于旧政体和伊比利亚殖民主义的危机之中，他们(选择分享这些观念。可先排除否定意义的B 、D 项。C 项attain 这个词一般指的是通过不断的努力获得某种知识或达到某个目标。因此，正确答案为A ，许多独立国家领导人都认同议会政府。
4. 【解析】［C ］语义衔接/固定搭配题。本题目选择形容词，在句子中体现前、后名词之间的关系。many of the leaders of independence shared the ideas of representative government, careersto talent, freedom of commerce and trade,… “许多独立国家领导人都认同议会政府，职业……于人才，商业和贸易自由……”选项A. related to 相关的；B. close to接近；C. open to 公开的；开着的；D. devoted to 奉献的；投入的。符合语境的只有C. careers open to talent “职位向有才能的人开放”。
5. 【解析】［C ］语义衔接题。本题目选择名词，在句子中体现句子内容的连贯性。many of the leaders of independence shared the ideas of representative government, careers open to talent, freedom of commerce and trade, theto private property, and a belief in the individual as the basis of society. “许多独立国家的领导人都认同议会政府，认为职业应该向人才开放，认可商业贸易自由，认可私有财产的……，认为个人是社会的基础”。选项A. access to 接近；有权使用； B. succession to 继承；C. right to…的权利；D. return to 返回。从前面的“议会制政府”，“向人才开放的职业”，“商业和贸易自由”可以看出这里提到的是推动国家进步和发展，充分调动人们积极性的另一个理念“人们对私有财产的所有权”，故此处选择right 。因此，正确答案为C 。
6. 【解析】［D ］语义衔接题。本题目选择副词，体现前、后两个句子之间的逻辑关系。there was a belief that the new nations should be sovereign and independent states, “有一种……的信念，新独立的国家应该是自治并且独立的国家。”选项A. presumably 大概；B. incidentally 偶然；C. obviously 显然；D. generally 普
遍。在上文中 many of the leaders of independence shared the ideas of representative government, careers open to talent, freedom of commerce and trade, the right to private property, and a belief in t he individual as the basis of society. “许多独立国家的领导人
都认同议会政府，认为职业应该向人才开放，认可商业贸易自由，认可私有财产的……，认为个人是社会的基础。” 该句与后面的句子没有任何内容相反或转折的信号词，可以判断两个句子是顺接关系，后面承接上一句内容而来，继续介绍新的独立国家领导人都认同的理念。因此，正确答案为D 。
7. 【解析】［B ］语义衔接/词义辨析题。本题目选择形容词，在句子中充当定语。Generally there was a belief that the new nations should be sovereign and independent states, large enough to be economically viable and integrated by aset of laws. “有一种普遍接受的信念，新独立的国家应该是自治并且独立的国家，要足够大并且能够在经济上运行良好，通过一套……的法律将各个新独立的国家联合”。选项A. unique唯一的；B. common 普通的；C. particular特别的，独有的；D. typical 典型的。想要“联合各个国家”只有通过共同接受的法律才能够实现。因此，正确答案为B 。
8. 【解析】［A ］语义衔接题。本题目选择名词，在句子中做宾语。句子叙
述到On the issue ofof religion and the position of the Church…。“关于宗教的……和教会地位的问题。”选项A. freedom自由；B. origin 起源；C. impact 影响；D. reform 改革。四个选项在句子中似乎都合理，确定该题目为语义衔接题。由于前文叙述内容未涉及宗教，
所以信息在后文。浏览下面语句发现，罗马天主教是西班牙国教，是西班牙王室唯一认可的宗教。多数领导人致力于保留天主教为新国家的官方宗教；而另一些领导人致力于终结排斥其他宗教的状况。显然，是关于宗教信仰的自由问题产生分歧。因此，正确答案为A 。
9. 【解析】［B ］逻辑衔接题。本题目选择逻辑关系词，体现前后句子之间
的逻辑关系。On the issue of freedom of religion and the position of the Church,,there
was less ag reement…。“关于宗教信仰自由和教会地位的问题，各国领导人之间存在分歧。”选项A. therefore 因此(表结果；B. however 然而(表转折；C. indeed的确(表确定；
D. moreover而且(表递进。第一段中叙述到Generally there was a belief that the new nations should be sovereign and independent states, large enough to be economically viab le and integrated by a common set of laws. “有一种普遍接受的信念，新独立的国家应该是自治并且独立的国家，要足够大并且能够在经济上运行良好，通过一套共同的法律将各个新独立的国家联合”，介绍了新成立的独立国家领导人之间在治国理念方面的共识。而随后的语句there was less agreementthe leadership，提到的是他们之间存在的分歧，显然两部分之间为转折关系。因此，正确答案为B 。
10. 【解析】［C ］惯用衔接题。本题目选择介词，体现叙述内容的范围。On the issue of freedom of religion and the position of the Church, however, there was less agreementthe leadership。“关于宗教信仰自由和教会地位的问题，各国领导人在主导地位……方面存在分歧。”本句表明各国领导人之间在宗教问题方面不那么有默契了，among 表示“在……之间”，这里among the leadership表范围。其他几个介词与后面内容搭配作状语时，都不表示范围。因此，正确答案为C 。
11. 【解析】［A ］语义衔接题。本句话说：罗马天主教一直是国教，是西班牙王室准许的唯一宗教。与前一句“宗教自由”相对。由句中的only 可推断，西班牙王室只承认罗马天主教。各个选项中只有allow 有“允许”之意，故为答案。C 项grant 表示“准予，给予”，为强干扰项。但grant 所接的间接宾语应当是该动作发出者能力范围或自身特点所拥有的东西。此句中，“天主教”并非源自皇室，皇室无法赋予他人某种宗教，故C 不合适。
12. 【解析】［D ］逻辑衔接题。本题目选择连词，体现句子之间的逻辑关系。most leaders sought to maintain Catholicism …, some sought to end the… “大多数领导人致力于保留天主教，……一些人致力于结束……。”关于宗教信仰问题，领导人分成两个派别，即，多数领导人致力于保留天主教为新国家的官方宗教，而一些领导
人致力于终结不能有其他宗教信仰的状况。显然，二者观点相异。因此，正确答案为D 。注意while 表示让步是常见考点。
13. 【解析】［A ］词汇辨析题。本题目选择介词，将后面的名词和前面句子的逻辑关系。while most leaders sought to maintain Catholicismthe official religion of the new states, “大多数领导人致力于保留天主教……新的官方宗教。” 选项A. as 作为；
B. for 为了；
C. under 在……之下；
D. against 反对。显然这里as the official religion
of the new states 是方式状语，与 maintain 搭配使用，符合语义关系。因此，正确答案为 A。 14.【解析】［C］语义衔接题。本题目选择名词，在句子中做宾语。句子叙述到some sought to end theof other faiths. “一些领导人致力于结束对于其他宗教信仰的……。” 选项 A. spread 传播；B. interference 干涉；C. exclusion 排除；D. influence 影响。“长久以来西班牙王室只允许人们信奉罗马天主教，一些领袖打算依然把天主教定为国教”，此处与之对立的观点是：结束对其他宗教的排斥，即允许人们信奉其他宗教。 exclusion 用在此处符合语境，表示“结束对于其他宗教的排挤”。因此，正确答案为 C。 15.【解析】［B］语义衔接/固定搭配题。选择名词，构成rallying…的固定搭配。在句子中充当宾语。The defense of the Church became a rallying for the conservative forces. 这里 rallying cry 为固定搭配，意为“(起号召作用的战斗口号”。因此，正确答案为 B。 16.【解析】［D］语义衔接题。本题目选择动词，与 to 构成搭配，在句子中充当谓语动词。Bolivar had received aid from Haiti and hadin return to abolish slavery in the areas he liberated. “玻利瓦尔得到海地的援助，作为回报，他……在自己解放的地区废除奴隶制度。” 选项A. urge 敦促；B. intend 打算；C. expect 期望；D. promise 答应。从句中的 in return 可以看出，海地对玻利瓦尔的帮助并非无条件的，其条件就是后者承诺废除奴隶制度。因此，正确答案为 D。 17. 【解析】［C］词汇辨析题。本题目选择形容词，修饰名词 colonies。 1854 slavery By had been abolished everywhere except Spain’scolonies. “到了 1854 年，除了西班牙……的殖民地外，其他的地区都已经废除
奴隶制。” 选项 A. controlling 正在统治的； B. former 原来的；C. remaining 遗留的；D. original 原始的。因此应选 C，指西班牙残存的殖民地国家。 18.【解析】［A］语义辨析题。Early promises to end Indian tribute and taxes on people of mixed origin came muchbecause… “停止印地安人上贡和对混血人种征税的早期承诺实现得颇为……。”选项 A. slower 较慢；B. faster 较快；C. easier 较容易；D. tougher 较难。上文提到玻利瓦尔承诺废除奴隶制，到 1854 年除了西班牙剩余的殖民地外，其他地区都已废除奴隶制，因此，根据上下文可知，此处是说这个承诺实现得缓慢。因此，正确答案为 A。 19.【解析】［B］语义衔接题。本题目选择动词，在定语从句中充当谓语动词。the new nations still needed the revenue such policies. “新的国家仍然需要这些政策所…… 的税收收入。”选项 A. create 创建；B. produce 产生，生产；C. contribute 有助于； D. prefer 更喜欢。本题所在部分意为“新国家仍然需要这些政策所带来的税收收入”，这些税收收入是这些 policies 带来的，这里使用produce 意思相近。 created 不能与“revenue 收入”构成合理的主谓关系；contributed 有助于，一般要构成“contribute to”的短语才能够接宾语，在此不符合句子含义；选项 D. preferred 更喜欢，一般要构成“prefer to”
的短语。句子中没有提供比较的参照，所以不涉及“更喜欢”，不符合句子含义。因此，正确答案为 B。 20. 【解析】［D］语义衔接/固定搭配题。Egalitarian sentiments were often tempered by fears that the mass of the population
平等的情绪通常被缓解，这是由于担心大众……自治和民主。” 选项 A. puzzled by 感到困惑； B. hostile to 敌对；C. pessimistic to 悲观；D. unprepared to 未准备好。由于新的独立国家的人们刚刚摆脱了殖民统治，因此人们还没有充分了解和熟悉自治和民主，这里使用 unprepared for 符合语境。因此，正确答案为 D。参考译文到 1830 年，西班牙和葡萄牙的前殖民地已经成为独立国家。这些国家的大约两千万居民满怀希望地展望着未来。出生于旧体制以及伊比利亚殖民主义的紧要时期，这些独立国家的许多领导人都具有创建代表制政府、向有才能者开放职业、实行商贸自由并且尊重私有财产权以及坚持“个体是社会基础”的想法。当时，普遍存在这样的信念——新国家应该是自主、独立的国家，应该足以在经济上养活国民，并且通过一系列普通法律使国家完整。不
过，针对宗教自由以及教会的地位问题，领导阶层之间的意见就不那么一致了。天主教已经成为国家信仰，并且是西班牙国王承认的唯一信仰；虽然大多数领导人寻求维持天主教作为新国家的正式宗教，但是一些领导人却试图结束将其他信仰排除在外。保护教会成为保守力量的战斗号角。独立国家的早期领导人的理想通常是实行平等主义，重视一切事物的平等。玻利瓦尔从海地获得了援助，作为回应，他承诺废除他所解放地区的奴隶制。到 1854 年，除了西班牙的前殖民地以外，所有地方都废除了奴隶制。实现停止征收印第安人贡物以及各民族人民赋税的早期承诺减缓了很多，因为新国家仍然需要这类税收。平等主义的情绪往往被民众对自治和民主尚未做好准备的恐惧所减缓。
2016考研英语真题解析：完形填空终于看懂了 2016考研英语一的完形填空主题是关于“柬埔寨青年的结婚习俗”,内容好理解,题目也很简单,如果有同学最后不做而靠蒙的话,可就有点可惜了! 下面跨考教育英语教研室孟老师以2016年真题为例，为考生详细解析完形填空：Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) In Cambodia, the choice of a spouse is a complex one for the young male. It may involve not only his parents and his friends, __1__those of the young woman, but also a matchmaker. A young man can __2__ a likely spouse on his own and then ask his parents to __3__the marriage negotiations, or the young man’s parents may take the choice of a spouse, giving the child little to say in the selection. __4__, a girl may veto the spouse her parents have chosen. __5__ a spouse has been selected, each family investigates the other to make sure its child is marrying __6__ a good family. The traditional wedding is a long and colorful affair. Formerly it lasted three days, __7__198 0s it more commonly lasted a day and a half. Buddhist priests offer a short sermon and __8__ pray ers of blessing. Par--ts of the ceremony involve ritual hair cutting,__9__cotton threads soaked in h oly water around the bride's and groom's wrists, and __10__a candle around a circle of happily ma rried and respected couples to bless the __11__. Newlyweds traditionally move in with the wife' s parents and may__12__ with them up to a year, __13__they can build a new house nearby. Divorce is legal and easy to __14__, but not common. Divorced persons are __15__ with some disapproval. Each spouse retains ___16___ property he or she __17__ into the marriage, and jointly-acquired property is __18__ equally. Divorced persons may remarry, but a gender prejudice __19__up. The divorced male doesn't have a waiting period before he can remarry __20__the woman must wait ten months. 1. A. by way of B. with regard to C. on behalf of D. as well as 2. A. decide on B. provide for C. compete with D. adapt to 3. A. close B. arrange C. renew D. postpone 4. A. In theory B. Above all C. In time D. For example 5. A. Unless B. Less C. After D. Although 6. A. into B. within C. from D. through 7. A. or B. since C. but D. so 8. A. test B. copy C. recite D. create 9. A. folding B. piling C. wrapping D. tying 10. A. passing B. lighting C. hiding D. serving 11. A. association B. meeting C. collection D. union 12. A. deal B. part C. grow D. live 13. A. whereas B. until C. for D. if 14. A. avoid B. follow C. challenge D. obtain 15. A. isolated B. persuaded C. viewed D. exposed 16. A. wherever B. whatever C. whenever D. however
考研英语完形填空三大技巧 导语：完形填空是考研英语中的一个大题型，攻破考研完型填空题型要从三个方面入手，分别是词汇、阅读以及完成完型填空的技巧。 一、词汇是基础 不止是完形填空，考研英语(论坛)学习的过程中，词汇都是基础。完型填空题型的攻克，是以掌握一定的词汇量为基础的。但是掌握词汇并不是仅仅是背过而已，是指能在答题时灵活运用。词汇量的提高并非是数字的简单推理，而应该是灵活应辨的能力。有些同学在记忆词汇的过程中，背熟了若干本考研词汇书之后仍然无法正确做题，并且在写作文的时候经常词义混淆。 很多同学在记单词的时候，会忽略背诵的质量。记单词的时候不要停留在单词的表面意思上，一定要结合例句和文章来理解。同时运用发散思维，记住了动词，遇到不认识的相关的名词、形容词、副词时就要往这个动词的意思上联想。词汇不是孤立的，建议同学们在学习的过程中，不要将词汇的学习和阅读分离开来。 二、阅读是方法 很多高分学员可能都会有类似的感触，单词没有记住，但是仍然得高分。其中的秘诀就是于他们的语感好。所以阅读能力的培养是很重要的。在答题中第一遍可以带着问题浏览全文，这就需要快速阅读的能力。在寻找问题的答案时，又需要又快又准的回到原文中，迅速定位。平时的复习过程中，应该在每个复习阶段，侧重不同的阅读力度。随着复习的深入，逐渐加大阅读量。尤其是快速阅读理解能力，甚至是跳过一些空格，浏览文章，掌握大意的能力。从一定意义上讲，完形填空试题是为阅读理解服务的，其主旨是考查阅读理解能力。 阅读的过程也是培养语感的过程。临近考研，可以多读读真题，把真题里的完形填空和阅读理解作为素材每天读几遍。到了考场上看到考题时就不会那么陌生。 三、技巧为捷径 一般完型填空做题的步骤是四步，看到文章后，先用一、两分钟时间快速浏览全文，把握中心。明了作者意向、态度。注意文章首末句，因为往往文章的中心句在其中。看懂它们会缩短你读懂文章的时间;结合文章空格精读，对于难于动笔的`空格先跳过，通读;串读全文，连贯通顺。对个别难句进行语言结构上的分析，结合你对文章的理解，逻辑推理出选项;最后通读，检查全文。 完型填空不是没有规律可循的。要学会掌握一种“顺藤摸瓜”的方法，也就是寻找线索。句子本身的线索主要指空格前后所要求的搭配、词汇的并列等;句子之间的线索主要指逻辑关系，如转折、因果、递进等;全文线索主要指文章的主题、作者的倾向以及词汇的同义复现，即作者在上下文中以不同的词表达同一意思等。所以要根据不同情况寻找不同线索，然后确定答案。
The human nose is an underrated tool.Humans are often thought to be insensitive smellers compared with animals,1 this is largely because,2 animals,we stand upright.This means that our noses are 3 to perceiving those smells which float through the air,4 the majority of smells which stick to surfaces.In fact5,we are extremely sensitive to smells,6 we do not generally realize it.Our noses are capable of 7 human smells even when these are 8 to far below one part in one million. Strangely,some people find that they can smell one type of flower but not another,9 others are sensitive to the smells of both flowers.This may be because some people do not have the genes necessary to generate 10 smell receptors in the nose.These receptors are the cells which sense smells and send 11 to the brain.However,it has been found that even people insensitive to a certain smell 12 can suddenly become sensitive to it when 13 to it often enough. The explanation for insensitivity to smell seems to be that brain finds it 14 to keep all smell receptors working all the time but can 15 new receptors if necessary.This may 16 explain why we are not usually sensitive to our own smells we simply do not need to be.We are not 17 of the usual smell of our own house but we 18 new smells when we visit someone else's.The brain finds it best to keep smell receptors 19 for unfamiliar and emergency signals 20 the smell of smoke,which might indicate the danger of fire. 1.[A]although [B]as [C]but [D]while 2.[A]above [B]unlike [C]excluding [D]besides 3.[A]limited [B]committed [C]dedicated [D]confined 4.[A]catching [B]ignoring [C]missing [D]tracking 5.[A]anyway [B]though [C]instead [D]therefore 6.[A]even if [B]if only [C]only if [D]as if 7.[A]distinguishing [B]discovering [C]determining [D]detecting 8.[A]diluted [B]dissolved [C]determining [D]diffused 9.[A]when [B]since [C]for [D]whereas 10.[A]unusual [B]particular [C]unique [D]typical 11.[A]signs [B]stimuli [C]messages [D]impulses 12.[A]at first [B]at all [C]at large [D]at times 13.[A]subjected [B]left [C]drawn [D]exposed 14.[A]ineffective [B]incompetent [C]inefficient [D]insufficient 15.[A]introduce [B]summon [C]trigger [D]create 16.[A]still [B]also [C]otherwise [D]nevertheless 17.[A]sure [B]sick [C]aware [D]tired 18.[A]tolerate [B]repel [C]neglect [D]notice 19.[A]available [B]reliable [C]identifiable [D]suitable 20.[A]similar to [B]such as [C]along with [D]aside from
2008年考研英语真题——完型填空 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) The idea that some groups of people may be more intelligent than others is one of those hypotheses that dare not speak its name. But Gregory Cochran is 1 to say it anyway. He is that 2 bird, a scientist who works independently 3 any institution. He helped popularize the idea that some diseases not 4 thought to have a bacterial cause were actually infections, which aroused much controversy when it was first he, however, might tremble at the 6 of what he is about to do. Together with another two scientists, he is publishing a paper which not only 7 that one group of humanity is more intelligent than the others, but explains the process that has brought this about. The group in 8 are a particular people originated from central Europe. The process is natural selection. This group generally do well in IQ test, 9 12-15 points above the 10 value of 100, and have contributed 11 to the intellectual and cultural life of the West, as the 12 of their elites, including several world-renowned scientists,13 hey also suffer more often than most people from a number of nasty genetic diseases, such as breast cancer. These facts, 14 ave previously been thought unrelated. The former has been 15 social effects, such as a strong tradition of 16 ucation. The latter was seen as a (an) 17 genetic isolation. Dr. Cochran suggests that the intelligence and diseases are intimately18 is argument is that the unusual history of these people has 19 em to unique evolutionary pressures that have resulted in this 20 ate of affairs. 1. [A] selected [B] prepared [C] obliged [D] pleased 2. [A] unique [B] particular [C] special [D] rare 3. [A] of [B] with [C] in [D] against 4. [A] subsequently [B] presently [C] previously [D] lately 5. [A] Only [B] So [C] Even [D] Hence 6. [A] thought [B] sight [C] cost [D] risk 7. [A] advises [B] suggests [C] protests [D] objects 8. [A] progress [B] fact [C] need [D] question 9. [A] attaining [B] scoring [C] reaching [D] calculating 10. [A] normal [B] common [C] mean [D] total 11. [A] unconsciously [B] disproportionately [C] indefinitely [D] unaccountably 12. [A] missions [B] fortunes [C] interests [D] careers 13. [A] affirm [B] witness [C] observe [D] approve 14. [A] moreover [B] therefore [C] however [D] meanwhile 15. [A] given up [B] got over [C] carried on [D] put down 16. [A] assessing [B] supervising [C] administering [D] valuing 17. [A] development [B] origin [C] consequence [D] instrument 18. [A] linked [B] integrated [C] woven [D] combined 19. [A] limited [B] subjected [C] converted [D] directed 20. [A] paradoxical [B] incompatible [C] inevitable [D] continuous
2021考研英语完型填空复习 如何复习完形填空?什么时候开始准备? 答：完形填空是考研比较难的一部分，从历年的平均分可看出，每年平均分都在5分左右，低于及格分。又由于完形填空所占分值不高，许多同学都选择避开，复习阅读时顺带复习完形，或者干脆不管，考试时“蒙一水”。这种做法有一定道理，毕竟完型较难，分值不多，就算投入大量时间和精力也不一定能保证多几分。但是，就算如此，完型也不能甩手不管，需要投入一定时间去准备，另外就是了解一些完形填空出题规律以及做题的技巧和方法，争取达到及格分以上。 复习完形建议以真题为参考，立足真题。把完形出现的固定搭配、固定词组整理出来，在你开始接触真题时就该复习完型。一般在9月后开始系统准备、做题为宜。 完形填空有没有做题技巧? 答：完形填空做题技巧历来都是备受同学青睐。对于这种提分不容易，分值比例又较低的部分同学们都倾向于用“技巧”解题。在此要提醒同学们，任何技巧都是建立在基础上的，技巧不能决定成败，但可起到锦上添花作用。同时，下面给大家分享一些技巧： A、完形填空的第一句话作为文章的开篇，告诉我们文章的主题，下面的内容都是围绕它展开，因此第一句都是完整的，我们也要紧抓第一句话，自己所做的选择都应与第一句的意思相一致。另外注意完形填空选的是最佳答案，而不是正确答案
B、学会利用红花绿叶原则做题。完形词汇分为红花词和绿叶词。红花词就是每次出现在真题里都会选;绿叶词就是屡次出现屡次不选。比如说however、although、yet、because等属于红花词。Since、nowthat、what、if only、in case等都属于绿叶词。根据往年经验，利用红花绿叶原则做题能做对2-5题，但同时也有失手可能，失手也是有原因的，因为和后面提到的原则矛盾了。 C、同义原则：在四个选项中，当两个或三个实词互为同义词时，答案往往在其中。当两个或三个虚词互为同义词时，往往都不选。当四个选项都有一个共同意思时，该意思往往不能入选。更多的技巧和原则可参见李老师授课内容。 完形填空选项答案有没有什么规律? 答：根据我们对历年完形填空真题答案的整理和总结，得到答案分布是有规律可循的：A、四个选项都是4-6个之间，四个答案是均匀分布的。B、一般而言，A答案较多(至少五个)C、没有连续三个答案都是一样的情况。D、在五个一组的答案里，至少要出现三个字母。
2015年考研英语（一）深度解析：完型 1. [A] what 【解析】此题考查疑问代词辨析：题干中过去分词短语published from the University of California and Yale University…作后置定语，修饰study，而真正的句子主干是That is 1 a study has 2 .简化后的句子可以让我们清晰地看出第一题要说的是研究study的具体内容是what，不是方式how，也不是原因why，更不是时间when。 2. [B] concluded 【解析】此题考查动词辨析：同第一题一样，根据简化的句子That is what a study has 2 来解题。题目选择的动词是说明study怎样才有了上面what表示的内容。所以此题选择concluded“推断;得出结论”。其他的动词据不符合要求。 3. [D] on 【解析】此题考查介词辨析：根据题干The study is a genome-wide analysis conducted 3 1932 unique subjects的要求，所选择的介词能用在conduct“实施;进行”之后，又得和subject 搭配，所以这个题目应该选择on，构成on some subjects“关于某类主题”。 4. [C] compared 【解析】此题考查动词辨析：通过观察题干，我们发现第4题位于which引导的定语从句之内，作从句的谓语动词。Which修饰主句的主语study“研究”，如此补全定语从句就是： The study 4 pairs of unrelated friends and unrelated strangers…所以正确答案选择C。该项研究是对比所选择的两个样本。其他选项都不符合题意。 5. [C] samples 【解析】此题考查名词辨析：The same people were used in both 5 .通过观察题干，我们发现第5题空前的单词是both，表示“两者都…”。而上文中提到两者的只有“unrelated friends”和“unrelated strangers”，即这项研究的两个样本，所以答案选择C. samples“样本”。 6.[A] insignificant 【解析】此题考查形容词辨析和让步关系：题干While 1% may seem 6 , it is not so to a geneticist句首的While引导让步状语从句，同时提示我们逗号后和逗号前的内容形成一定程度上的对立关系，而且作者的表达重点位于逗号之后，1%的数量对于基因研究者来说影响程度很大。那么对于普通人而言这个数据就显得微不足道了。正确答案只能选择A。 7. [C] know 【解析】此题考查动词辨析和转折关系：题干Most people do not even 7 their fourth cousins but somehow manage to select as friends the people who 8 our kin中说“大多数人甚至不他们的第四代表亲，但是尽量选择和亲属人作为朋友”。even“甚至”这一个词就提示我们应该本题只能选择know“了解，认识”，其他选项都不符合题目要求。 8. [D] resemble
2011年考研英语完形填空答案及真题解析(沪江完美版) Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle viewed laughter as ―a bodily exercise precious to health.‖ But __1___some claims to the contrary, laughing probably has little influence on physical fitness. Laughter does __2___short-term changes in the function of the heart and its blood vessels, ___3_ heart rate and oxygen consumption But because hard laughter is difficult to __4__, a good laugh is unlikely to have __5___ benefits the way, say, walking or jogging does. __6__, instead of straining muscles to build them, as exercise does, laughter apparently accomplishes the __7__, studies dating back to the 1930’s indicate that laughter__8___ muscles, decreasing muscle tone for up to 45 minutes after the laugh dies down. Such bodily reaction might conceivably help _9__the effects of psychological stress. Anyway, the act of laughing probably does produce other types of ___10___ feedback, that improve an individual’s emotional state. __11____one classical theory of emotion, our feelings are partially rooted ____12___ physical reactions. It was argued at the end of the 19th century that humans do not cry ___13___they are sad but they become sad when the tears begin to flow. Although sadness also ____14___ tears, evidence suggests that emotions can flow __15___ muscular responses. In an experiment published in 1988,social psychologist Fritz Strack of the University of würzburg in Germany asked volunteers to __16___ a pen either with their teeth-thereby creating an artificial smile – or with their lips, which would produce a(n) __17___ expression. Those forced to exercise their smiling muscles ___18___ more exuberantly to funny cartoons than did those whose mouths were contracted in a frown, ____19___
2011年考研英语完形填空答案及真题解析 阅读提示：本次研究生入学英语考试的完形填空部分原文摘自《科学美国人》网站，原文标题是"How Humor Makes You Friendlier, Sexier" （幽默感为什么能让你看来更友善性感），是一篇标准的科学说明类型文章。下面就请大家对照原题和我们一起来看看这篇文章： Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle viewed laughter as “a bodily exercise precious to health.” But ---__1___some claims to the contrary, laughing probably has little influence on physical fitness. Laughter does __2___short-term changes in the function of the heart and its blood vessels, ___3_ heart rate and oxygen consumption But because hard laughter is difficult to __4__, a good laugh is unlikely to have __5___ benefits the way, say, walking or jogging does. __6__, instead of straining muscles to build them, as exercise does, laughter apparently accomplishes the __7__, studies dating back to the 1930’s indicate that laughter__8___ muscles, decreasing muscle tone for up to 45 minutes after the laugh dies down. Such bodily reaction might conceivably help _9__the effects of psychological stress. Anyway, the act of laughing probably does produce other types of ___10___ feedback, that improve an individual’s emotional state. __11____one classical theory of emotion, our feelings are partially rooted ____12___ physical reactions. It was argued at the end of the 19th century that humans do not cry ___13___they are sad but they become sad when the tears begin to flow. Although sadness also ____14___ tears, evidence suggests that emotions can flow __15___ muscular responses. In an experiment published in 1988,social psychologist Fritz Strack of the University of würzburg in Germany asked volunteers to __16___ a pen either with their teeth-thereby creating an artificial smile – or with their lips, which would produce a(n) __17___ expression. Those forced to exercise their smiling muscles ___18___ more exuberantly to funny cartoons than did those whose mouths were contracted in a frown, ____19___ that expressions may influence emotions rather than just the other way around. ___20__ , the physical act of laughter could improve mood.
1986年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题 On Wednesday afternoons Annie took the bus into town to shop in the market. For an hour or __16__ she would walk up and down between the stalls looking at everything, buying here and there, and __17__ a sharp lookout for the bargains that were sometimes to be had. And then, with all the things she needed __18__ she would leave the market for the streets of the town to spend another hour __19__ she liked best: looking in furniture shop windows. One Wednesday she found a new shop full of the most delightful things, with a notice inviting anyone to walk in and look __20__ without feeling they had to buy something. Annie hesitated for a moment before stepping through the doorway where, almost at once, she stopped __21__ before a green armchair. There was a card on the chair which said: “This fine chair is yours __22__ less than a pound a week,” and very small at the bottom, “Cash price eighty-nine pounds fifty.” A pound a week... __23__, she could almost pay that out of her housekeeping money and never miss it! A voice at her shoulder made her __24__. “Can I help you, Madam?”She looked round at the assistant who had come softly to her __25__. “Oh, well, no,” she said. “I was just looking.”“We’ve chairs of all kinds in the showroom. If you’ll just come up, you will find something to suit you.” Annie, worried at the thought of being persuaded to buy something she didn’t need, left the shop hurriedly. 16. [A] so [B] more [C] else [D] another 17. [A] taking [B] making [C] fixing [D] keeping 18. [A] buy [B] bought [C] buying [D] to have bought 19. [A] in a way [B] by the way [C] in the way [D] on the way 20. [A] behind [B] round [C] back [D] on 21. [A] doubted [B] wondered [C] puzzled [D] delighted 22. [A] at [B] for [C] with [D] in 23. [A] Why [B] When [C] How [D] What 24. [A] jump [B] leap [C] laugh [D] wonder 25. [A] place [B] back [ C] side [D] front
2006年考研英语完形填空真题解析 The homeless make up a growing percentage of America's population. 1 homelessness has reached such proportions that local government can't possibly 2 . To help homeless people 3 independence, the federal government must support job training programs, 4 the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing. 5 everyone agrees on the numbers of Americans who are homeless. Estimates 6 anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million. 7 the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is 8 , one of the federal government's studies 9 that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade. Finding ways to 10 this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult. 11 when homeless individuals manage to find a 12 that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day 13 the street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs. And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders. Many others, 14 not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday 15 skills needed to turn their lives 16 . Boston Globe reporter Chris Reedy notes that the situation will improve only when there are 17 programs that address the many needs of the homeless. 18 Edward Zlotkowski, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, 19 it. "There has to be 20 of programs. What we need is a package deal." 1.[A]Indeed[B]Likewise[C]Therefore[D]Furthermore 2.[A]stand[B]cope[C]approve[D]retain 3.[A]in[B]for[C]with[D]toward 4.[A]raise[B]add[C]take[D]keep 5.[A]Generally[B]Almost[C]Hardly[D]Not 6.[A]cover[B]change[C]range[D]differ 7.[A]Now that[B] Although[C] Provided[D] Except that 8.[A]inflating[B]expanding[C]increasing[D]extending 9.[A]predicts[B]displays[C]proves[D]discovers 10.[A]assist[B]track[C]sustain[D]dismiss 11.[A]Hence[B] But[C] Even[D] Only 12.[A]lodging[B]shelter[C]dwelling[D]house 13.[A]searching[B]strolling[C]crowding[D]wandering 14.[A]when[B]once[C]while[D]whereas 15.[A]life[B]existence[C]survival[D]maintenance 16.[A]around[B]over[C]on[D]up 17.[A]complex[B]comprehensive[C]complementary[D]compensating 18.[A]So[B] Since[C] As[D] Thus 19.[A]puts[B]interprets[C]assumes[D]makes 20.[A]supervision[B]manipulation[C]regulation[D]coordination 文章背景 本文主要介绍了美国社会中的无家可归者，以及他们目前的现状：他们的数量已经增长至地方政府对付不了的地步，需要联邦政府采取措施帮助他们重新获得自立。但是，许多无家可归者即使在解决温饱之后仍然游荡街头，这是因为他们要么酗酒或吸毒成瘾，要么患严