完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Wranglers(争吵者) and Stranglers(扼杀者)
Years ago there was a group of brilliant young men at the University of Wisconsin, who seemed to have amazing creative 36 talent. They were would-be poets, novelists, and essayists. They were extraordinary in their 37 to put the English language to its best use. These promising young men 38 regularly to read and critique (评论) each other's work. And critique it they did!
These men were merciless with one another. They 39 the minutest literary expression into a hundred pieces. They were heartless, tough, even mean in their 40 .The sessions became such areas of literary criticism that the 41 of this special club called themselves the “Stranglers (扼杀者)”.
In order to 42 , the women of literary talent in the university 43 to start a club of their own, one comparable to the Stranglers. They 44 themselves the “Wranglers (争论者)”.They, too, read their 45 one another. But there was one great difference. The criticism was much softer, more 46 , more encouraging. Sometimes, there was almost no criticism at all. Every effort, even the weakest one, was 47 .
Twenty years later an alumnus (男校友;男毕业生) of the university was making an exhaustive (详尽的;彻底的) 48 of his classmates' careers when he 49 a vast difference in the literary accomplishments of the Stranglers as opposed to the Wranglers. Of all the 50 young men in the Stranglers, no one had made a significant literary 51 of any kind. From the Wranglers had come six or more successful 52 , some of national renown (名望;声誉) such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, who wrote The Yearling.
Talent between the two?Probably the same. Level of 53 ?Not much difference. But the Stranglers were strangled, while the Wranglers were determined to give each other a(an) 54 .The Stranglers 55 an atmosphere of argument and self-doubt. The Wranglers highlighted the best, not the worst.
1.A. architectural B. artistic C. literary D. musical
2.A. strength B. ability C. performance D. power
3.A. gathered B. organized C. challenged D. collected
4.A. turned B. translated C. combined D. divided
5.A. appreciation B. criticism C. assessment D. judgment
6.A. leaders B. organizers C. members D. arrangers
7.A. participate B. practice C. succeed D. compete
8.A. determined B. agreed C. promised D. dreamed
9.A. regarded B. called C. thought D. recognized
10.A. works B. letters C. books D. papers
11.A. fantastic B. critical C. positive D. serious
12.A. required B. spared C. made D. encouraged
13.A. experiment B. study C. analysis D. judgment
14.A. reflected B. resolved C. explained D. noticed
15.A. optimistic B. confident C. bright D. honest
16.A. achievement B. influence C. contribution D. improvement
17.A. engineers B. writers C. doctors D. lawyers
18.A. courage B. patience C. education D. skill
19.A. reward B. favor C. honor D. lift
20.A. ruined B. lightened C. promoted D. enjoyed
1.C
2.B
3.A
4.D
5.B
6.C
7.D
8.A
9.B
10.A
11.C
12.D
13.B
14.D
15.C
16.A
17.B
18.C
19.D
20.C
【解析】
试题分析:【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。文章讲述了美国威斯康辛大学的男校友成立了两个不同的文学组织,它们是争吵者和扼杀者组织。扼杀者组织以尖刻的批评著称;而争吵者则以鼓励为宗旨。结果数年之后,两个组织造就的人才却很不一样。扼杀者组织几乎没有出现什么著名的作家,而争吵者组织则6人以上。这表明不同的看法和态度,对人产生不同的结果。
1.C考查形容词词义辨析。此处architectural建筑的; artistic艺术的;literary 文学; musical音乐。根据文章后面的They were would-be poets, novelists, and essayists.可知,这里指的是文学,因为诗歌、小说和散文都是文学相关的内容。故选C。
2.B考查名词词义辨析。此处strength力气; ability 能力; performance表演; power力量,电力。这些年轻人有超乎寻常的能力(ability)将英语语言发挥到极致。
3.A考查动词词义辨析。此处gathered 聚会;organized组织;challenged挑战; collected收集。这些前途无量的年轻人定期聚会(gathered)朗读诗文,评论相互的作品。
4.D考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处turned转换;translated翻译;combined混合;divided划分。根据后文的介词into可知,这里选divided构成divided into意为:把……分成……。他们把微小的文学表达分成100个部分。
5.B考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处appreciation欣赏; criticism 批评; assessment 评价; judgment判断。他们无情,尖刻甚至就是批评(criticism)。
6.C考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处leaders领导;organizers 组织者; members成员; arrangers安排者。这个特殊俱乐部的成员们(members)称他们自己是“扼杀者”。
7.D考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处participate参加;practice实践; succeed成功;compete竞争。为了和他们竞争(compete),这所大学的文学才女们决心成立他们自己的俱乐部,一个和“扼杀者”类似的组织。
8.A考查形容词词义辨析。此处determined 决心; agreed 同意; promised承诺; dreamed梦想。为了和他们竞争,这所大学的文学才女们决心(determined)成立他们自己的俱乐部,一个和“扼杀者”类似的组织。
9.B考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处regarded认为; called称;thought想; recognized认出。这所大学的文学才女们决心成立他们自己的俱乐部,一个和“扼杀者”类似的组织。她们称(called)她们自己是“争论者”。
10.A考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处works 作品; letters书信; books 书; papers论文。她们也读相互的作品(books),但她们和“扼杀者”不同。她们批评的更柔和,更积极,更令人鼓舞。
11.C考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。此处fantastic很好的;critical 批评的; positive 积极的;serious严肃的。她们也读相互的作品,但她们和“扼杀者”不同。她们批评的更柔和,更积极(positive),更令人鼓舞。
12.D考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处required要求;spared腾出; made 制造;encouraged鼓励。有时,根本没有批评。每次努力,甚至是最小的努力都会受到鼓励(encouraged)。
13.B考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处experiment实验;study 研究;analysis 分析; judgment判断。20年之后,这所大学的校友对他们同学的职业做了一次详细的研究(study),这时他注意到“扼杀者”和“争论者”同学之间的文学成就有很大的不同。
14.D考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处reflected反思; resolved 解决; explained 解释; noticed注意到。
15.C考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。此处optimistic乐观的;confident 有信心的;bright光明的;聪明的;honest诚实的。在所有的聪明的(bright)“扼杀者”年轻人中,没有人取得辉煌的文学成就。
16.A考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处achievement 成就;influence影响; contribution 贡献;improvement改进。在所有的聪明的 “扼杀者”年轻人中,没有人取得辉煌的文学成就(achievement)。
17.B考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处engineers 工程师;writers作者;doctors 医生; lawyers律师。因为这里指的是文学,所以指作者。“争论者”中有6个以上的成功作家(writers)。
18.C考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处courage 勇气;patience 耐心; education 教育; skill技能。两者之间的才能也许一样。是教育(education)水平的差距?没有那么大的不同。但是“扼杀者”将人致死;“争论者”给人提升。
19.D考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处reward汇报; favor恩惠; honor荣誉; lift提升。两者之间的才能也许一样。是教育水平的差距?没有那么大的不同。但是“扼杀者”将人致死;“争论者”给人提升(lift)。
20.C考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处ruined毁坏; lightened启发; promoted提高;enjoyed喜欢,享受。“扼杀者”提高了争论和自我怀疑的气氛。而“争论者”强调的是最好的,而不是最差的。
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40. A. what B. when C. where D. whether
41. A. practical B. difficult C. math D. science
42. A. period B. result C. key D. way
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47. A. almost B. just C. even D. finally
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23.A.showed B.destroyed C.left D.offered
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25.A.thanks to B.except for C.as for D.because of
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40.A.doubt B.tears C.fear D.joys
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