2018年学位英语考试完形填空练习及答案13
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中2018年学位英语考试完形填空练习及答案13
1.The tendency to lie is perhaps _____ originally by imitations. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors.
A. taken to
B. taken over
C. taken in
D. taken up
答案: D
详解:take to表示“喜爱”;take over表示“接管”;take in表示“欺骗”;take up表示“接受,形成”。
2.There were no tickets _____ for Friday's performance.
A. preferable
B. considerable
C. possible
D. available
答案: D
详解:词形辨析和句意搭配题。以"-able"或"-ible"结尾的形容词表示被动,意为“可……”或“值得……”的意思。preferable指“更可取的,更合意的”;considerable指“可观的,相当多的;值得考虑的”。possible指“可能的”。
3.Don't _____ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead.
A. release
B. relieve
C. relate
D. retain
答案: A
详解:词形辨析题。release news指“泄露消息。”其余不构成搭配。relieve 指“减轻、缓解”。relate指“叙述、连接”;retain指“保留、维持”。
4.The actual _____ by which coal is extracted is well worth watching.
A. process
B. procession
C. pattern
D. conduct
答案: A
详解:process表示“步骤,程度,制作方法”;procession表示“行进的队伍”;pattern表示“模式,方式”;conduct表示“行为,方式”。
5.As a _____ president, his views are treated with respect when he is interviewed
A. prior
B. previous
C. late
D. former
答案: D
详解:词义辨析题。former指“前任的,前一个”,表示顺序上的前一个;prior指“较早的”,“优先的”是比较级形式,常和to连用,previous指“先前的,上文的”,表明时间和方位上的先后。late指“迟的,晚期的”,强调时间上的先后。
6.Last night he saw two dark _____ enter the building, and then there was the explosion.
A. features
B. figures
C. sketches
D. images
答案:B
详解:Feature的意思是“特征,特点”;sketch的意思是“素描,梗概,草图”;image的意思是“形象”;figure的意思是“外形,轮廓,体型”,符合上下文。
7.It is obvious that this new rule is applicable to everyone without _____.
A.exception
B.exclusion
C.modification
D.substitution
答案:A
详解:Without exception为固定搭配,表示“毫无例外,无一例外”。Exclusion表示“排除,排外”;modification表示“更改,修正”;substitution表示“替代”。
8.His temper and personally show that he can become a soldier of the top _____.
A.circle
B.rank
C.category
D.grade
答案:B
详解:在军队中军人的级别应该用rank,另外三个词只有D)grade有一定的迷惑性,但它表示“等级,级别:以尺寸,质量或密度衡量所处的位置;标准:被接受的标准或水平;阶级:在同一特定范围内的一组人或事物;一个班级”。
9.During the lecture, the speaker occasionally _____ his point by relating his own experiences.
A.illustrated
B.hinted
C.cited
D.displayed
答案:A
详解:本题考察动词和名词的搭配问题,能够和point搭配的只有A)illustrated,“阐述,解释”。Hint表示“暗示”;cite的意思是“引用某人的话等”;display表示“陈列,展览,展示”,意思不符。
10.Only those who can _____ to lose their money should make high-risk investments.
A.maintain
B.sustain
C.endure
D.afford
答案:D
详解:根据上下文,本题需要一个表示“能够承担什么代价或损失”的意思的词,而afford to表示“买的起,能够供应”,正好符合句子意思。其它几个词一般不和to do sth.搭配。
11.We drive our car fast and soon _____ other cars on the road.
A. oversee
B. overtake
C. overrun
D. override
答案: B
详解:我们开得很快,一会儿就超越了公路上的其他汽车。【注释】overtake“追上,赶上,超过”。oversee“俯瞰;监督,监视”。overrun“溢出;(侵略军)横行于”。override“奔越过,践踏过;制服,压倒”。
12.If tap water were as dangerous as some people think, _____ would be getting sick.
A. a lot of more us
B. more a lot of us
C. a lot of us more
D. a lot more of us
答案:D
详解:本题测试的是限定词的位置关系。用more来限定lot时,应置于lot之后,其它的说法都不符合习惯用法,故应选D)项。
13.The current political _____ of our country is favorable for foreign investments.
A. climate
B. weather
C. temperature
D. state
答案: A
详解:应选A项。climate(可数名词)意为“(一个地区或一个时期总的)气候”;weather意为“(指每日每时的晴阴,温度)天气”;state意为“状况,状态”。
14.The angry teacher gave the order that nobody _____ the classroom before twelve.
A. would leave
B. left
C. had left
D. leave
答案: D
详解:应选D项。that引导order(命令)的同位语从句,从句用(should)do表示虚拟语气。
15.Reading is to the mind _____ food is to the body.
A. what
B. that
C. similar
D. which
答案: A
详解:应选A项。what是关系代词,A is to B what C is to D,A对于B之间的关系犹如C对于D。句意为:读书对于大脑来说就像食物对于身体一样。