1、英语-完形填空(三)及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Cloze(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：20.00)With the possible exception of equal rights, perhaps the most (1) issue across the United States today is the death penalty. Many argue that it is an effective deterrent to murder, (2) others maintain there is no c
2、onvincing evidence that the death penalty reduces the number of murders.The principal argument (3) by those opposed to the death penalty, basically, is that it is cruel and inhuman (4) , that it is the mark of a (5) society, and finally that it is of (6) effectiveness as a deterrent to crime anyway.
3、In our opinion, the death penalty is a (7) evil. Throughout recorded history there have always been those extreme individuals in every society who were (8) of terribly violent crimes such as murder. But some are more extreme than others.For example, it is one thing to (9) the life of another in a fi
4、t of blind rage, (10) quite another to coldly plot and carry out the murder of one or more people in the style of a butcher.（分数：20.00）(1).A. severe B. ambiguous C. controversial D. complicated（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. however B. although C. and D. while（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. abided B. approved C. adv
5、anced D. alleged（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. measure B. punishment C. behavior D. tactics（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. brutal B. civilized C. democratic D. liberal（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. absolute B. implicit C. relative D. questionable（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. dreadful B. necessary C. fierce D. prevalent（分数：2.00
6、）A.B.C.D.(8).A. capable B. liable C. apt D. possible（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. murder B. take C. execute D. grab（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. but B. and C. nevertheless D. or（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.三、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Traffic is a perennial problem in Hong Kong. Over the years many suggestions have been (1)
7、 to ease transport difficulties. These include from constructing wider roads and an underground railway (2) to staggering hours for schools to open and close. One official report pressed (3) for working hours to be spaced out to (4) congestion at (5) periods. In England and other countries this syst
8、em is called “staggering working hours“ because many business centers use it. It is (6) that greater working (7) can be achieved, employees are happier because they can arrange (8) personal working hours, buses and trains can be dispatched at suitable (9) , and so on. The idea of (10) working days f
9、ollows on from staggering hour.（分数：20.00）(1).A. raised B. made sure C. given off D. put down（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. system B. station C. terminal D. terminus（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. correctly B. immediately C. sympathetically D. strongly（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. deteriorate B. relieve C. improve D. cir
10、culate（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. peak B. top C. summit D. height（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. claimed B. exclaimed C. reclaimed D. acclaimed（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. sufficiency B. deficiency C. efficiency D. proficiency（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. awkward B. cumbersome C. convenient D. burdensome（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(
11、9).A. intervals B. sessions C. periods D. intermission（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. variable B. varied C. variety D. various（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.四、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：30.00)When the subject is money, women often cling to two persistent stereotypes, one a pleasant dream, the other a nightmare.In the (1) , they
12、 hate fantasies that a white (2) will provide happily-ever-after financial security. (3) the nightmare, by contrast, they fear that an impoverished retirement could (4) them into bag ladies on the street.Now (5) advisers and managers are (6) forces to change those images. In a proliferation of books
13、, seminars, conferences, Web (7) , and investment clubs, they are (8) out to women, helping them to become financially savvy and economically (9) . Prince Charming, they warn, may not come.“If and when he does show (10) , he may have less than you do,“ quips Brooke Stephens, a financial adviser.（分数：
14、30.00）(1).A. subject B. dream C. pleasure D. nightmare（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. knife B. night C. knight D. knave（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. In B. At C. For D. On（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. alter B. exchange C. turn D. become（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. monetary B. financial C. fund D. economical（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(
15、6).A. marshaling B. marshalcy C. marshaled D. marshalship（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. addresses B. sites C. places D. spaces（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. extending B. expanding C. reaching D. stretching（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. confident B. dependent C. indifferent D. independent（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. off B. u
16、p C. down D. through（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.五、Passage 4(总题数：1，分数：30.00)Predictions of large populations of robots in industry have yet to come true. For a decade or more, manufacturers of big robots have explained how their machines can make industry more competitive and productive. The market for (1) robo
17、ts is now oversupplied, and the driving force of the robotics (机器人技术) revolution is (2) to be with makers of machines that handle a few kilos at most.“Heavy-robot manufacturers are in some difficulty (3) finding customers. They are offering big (4) just to get in the door. There has been a (5) growt
18、h everywhere in the numbers of robots, so we have to admit we are either deceiving (6) or that the market is slowly growing,“ said John Reekie, Chairman of Colne Robotics. “The following things must happen (7) the robotics revolution to occur. We must achieve widespread robot literacy(文化), (8) there
19、 has been a computer literacy program, there must be a robot literacy campaign. We must also (9) not just a cut in, but a collapse of robot prices. (10) , some kind of artificial intelligence needs to be available./（分数：30.00）(1).Asmall Beducational Cbig Dbusiness（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Aclaimed Bcalled
20、 Csaid Dtold（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Ato Bwith Cover Din（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Amoney Bdiscounts Cprices Dcosts（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Aexciting Bencouraging Cdespairing Ddisappointing（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(6).Aourselves Bcustomers Ccompanies Dus（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(7).Ato Bfor Cin Dwith（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(8).Aas if B
21、even though Cjust as Dalthough（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(9).Afinish Breach Caccomplish Dachieve（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(10).AHowever BFinally CWhereas DTherefore（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.英语-完形填空(三)答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Cloze(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：20.00)With the possible exception of equal rights, perhaps
22、the most (1) issue across the United States today is the death penalty. Many argue that it is an effective deterrent to murder, (2) others maintain there is no convincing evidence that the death penalty reduces the number of murders.The principal argument (3) by those opposed to the death penalty, b
23、asically, is that it is cruel and inhuman (4) , that it is the mark of a (5) society, and finally that it is of (6) effectiveness as a deterrent to crime anyway.In our opinion, the death penalty is a (7) evil. Throughout recorded history there have always been those extreme individuals in every soci
24、ety who were (8) of terribly violent crimes such as murder. But some are more extreme than others.For example, it is one thing to (9) the life of another in a fit of blind rage, (10) quite another to coldly plot and carry out the murder of one or more people in the style of a butcher.（分数：20.00）(1).A
25、. severe B. ambiguous C. controversial D. complicated（分数：2.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 severe“严重的，严格的”；ambiguous“模棱两可的”；controversial“有争议的”；complicated“复杂的”。根据题意，选择 C 项。(2).A. however B. although C. and D. while（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 however“然而”，副词不能用于连接句子；although 表示让步关系；and 表示并列关系；while“而，然而”表示转折关系。本句很显然是在
26、陈述两种不同的观点，因此 D 项是最佳答案。(3).A. abided B. approved C. advanced D. alleged（分数：2.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 abide 的用法为 abide by“遵守，坚持”；approve 的用法为 approve of.“同意，赞成”；allege“断言，宣称”；advance 表示“提出”，可与 argument 连用，故选 C 项。(4).A. measure B. punishment C. behavior D. tactics（分数：2.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 measure“大小，尺寸”；punish
27、ment“惩罚”；behavior“行为，举止”；tactics“策略，战术”。根据题意，只有 punishment 才能是残忍的和非人道的，所以 B 项为正确答案。(5).A. brutal B. civilized C. democratic D. liberal（分数：2.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 brutal“残忍的”；civilized“文明的”；democratic“民主的”；liberal“自由的”。由上文的 cruel 和 inhuman 两个词可得出本题答案为 A 项。(6).A. absolute B. implicit C. relative D. questi
28、onable（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 absolute“绝对的，完全的”；implicit“完全的，内隐的”；relative“相对的”；questionable“让人质疑的”。根据题意，D 项正确。(7).A. dreadful B. necessary C. fierce D. prevalent（分数：2.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 dreadful“可怕的”；fierce“残忍的”；prevalent“流行的，普通的”。作者的观点为支持死刑，因此可以判断出 B 项为正确选项。(8).A. capable B. liable C. apt D. possib
29、le（分数：2.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 capable 后面可接 of；liable 和 apt 后面只能接不定式；possible 常用在 be possible to do sth. 中。所以选择 A 项。(9).A. murder B. take C. execute D. grab（分数：2.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 take ones life 是固定搭配“夺取某人生命”；murder“谋杀”；execute“将处死”；grab“攫取，抓取”。(10).A. but B. and C. nevertheless D. or（分数：2.00）A. B.C.D.解析
30、：解析 but 表转折关系；and 表示并列关系；nevertheless 前后都要用逗号隔开；or 表示或者。根据上下文，答案选择 A 项。三、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Traffic is a perennial problem in Hong Kong. Over the years many suggestions have been (1) to ease transport difficulties. These include from constructing wider roads and an underground railway (2) to s
31、taggering hours for schools to open and close. One official report pressed (3) for working hours to be spaced out to (4) congestion at (5) periods. In England and other countries this system is called “staggering working hours“ because many business centers use it. It is (6) that greater working (7)
32、 can be achieved, employees are happier because they can arrange (8) personal working hours, buses and trains can be dispatched at suitable (9) , and so on. The idea of (10) working days follows on from staggering hour.（分数：20.00）(1).A. raised B. made sure C. given off D. put down（分数：2.00）A. B.C.D.解析
33、：解析 raise a suggestion“提出建议”；make sure“确信”；give off“散发，放出”；put down“写下，记下”。此处是指许多建议被提出来缓解交通紧张的局面。因此只有 A 项是最佳答案。(2).A. system B. station C. terminal D. terminus（分数：2.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 underground railway system“地铁系统”。station“车站”；terminal“公共汽车、火车的总站”；terminus“终点站”三项均不符合题意。(3).A. correctly B. immediate
34、ly C. sympathetically D. strongly（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 此处指一位官员特别强调把上班高峰时间错开。strongly“强烈地”最符合题意。correctly“正确地”；immediately“立即”；sympathetically“同情地”都与题意不符。(4).A. deteriorate B. relieve C. improve D. circulate（分数：2.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 此处指缓解交通拥挤现象。deteriorate“恶化”；improve“提高，改善”；circulate“循环”三项均不符合题意。(5)
35、.A. peak B. top C. summit D. height（分数：2.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 高峰时间的固定表达方式是 peak periods，因此应选择 A 项；top“顶部，上方”；summit“最高点”；height“高度”三项不符合题意。(6).A. claimed B. exclaimed C. reclaimed D. acclaimed（分数：2.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 claimed“声称，声明”；exclaimed“大声呼叫，惊叫”；reclaimed“要求收回”；acclaimed“欢迎，欢呼”。根据上下文 A 项最合题意。(7).A.
36、 sufficiency B. deficiency C. efficiency D. proficiency（分数：2.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 working efficiency 是指“工作效率”，故选择 C 项。sufficiency“足够”；deficiency“缺乏，不足”；proficiency“熟练”三项均不符合题意。(8).A. awkward B. cumbersome C. convenient D. burdensome（分数：2.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 通过上下文可知：雇员们很开心，是因为他们能够安排较方便的个人工作时间。awkward“笨重的”
37、；cumbersome“笨重的，不方便的”；burdensome“负担的”三项均不适合，C 项是正确答案。(9).A. intervals B. sessions C. periods D. intermission（分数：2.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 此处指公共汽车和火车在合适的间隔时间发车。sessions“一段时间，会期”；periods“时间，时期”；intermission(美式英语等于 interval)，但它在此处应为复数形式。此三项均不符合题意，根据上下文，应选择 A 项 intervals“间隔”。(10).A. variable B. varied C. vari
38、ety D. various（分数：2.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 variable“易变的，不稳的”；varied“各不相同的”；variety“种类”；various“各种各样的”四个选项中，只有 B 最符合题意。四、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：30.00)When the subject is money, women often cling to two persistent stereotypes, one a pleasant dream, the other a nightmare.In the (1) , they hate fantasies that a
39、white (2) will provide happily-ever-after financial security. (3) the nightmare, by contrast, they fear that an impoverished retirement could (4) them into bag ladies on the street.Now (5) advisers and managers are (6) forces to change those images. In a proliferation of books, seminars, conferences
40、, Web (7) , and investment clubs, they are (8) out to women, helping them to become financially savvy and economically (9) . Prince Charming, they warn, may not come.“If and when he does show (10) , he may have less than you do,“ quips Brooke Stephens, a financial adviser.（分数：30.00）(1).A. subject B.
41、 dream C. pleasure D. nightmare（分数：3.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 此处是指上文提到的 a pleasant dream。subject“话题”；pleasure“乐趣”；nightmare“噩梦”只有 B 项符合题意。(2).A. knife B. night C. knight D. knave（分数：3.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 此处是指身穿白衣的骑士。knife“小刀”；knave“纸牌，骗子”与题意不符。(3).A. In B. At C. For D. On（分数：3.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 与上文中 in the d
42、ream 保持一致。(4).A. alter B. exchange C. turn D. become（分数：3.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 由上下文可知，他们害怕使人贫穷的退休会把他们变为沿街乞讨的人。turn.into 为固定搭配“将变成”，故选 C 项。(5).A. monetary B. financial C. fund D. economical（分数：3.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 monetary“货币的”；financial“金融的”；fund“资金，基金”；economical“经济的”。所以选 B 项。(6).A. marshaling B. marsh
43、alcy C. marshaled D. marshalship（分数：3.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 金融顾问和经理们已经成为引导力量来改变上文提到的形象。marshalcy“元帅的权利”；marshaled“被引导的”；marshalship“元帅职位”。根据题意，选择 A 项。(7).A. addresses B. sites C. places D. spaces（分数：3.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 Web site 是固定表达方式，其含义是“网站”。(8).A. extending B. expanding C. reaching D. stretching（分数：
44、3.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 reach out to sb. 是固定搭配，意思为“接触”。extending“延伸”；expanding“扩大”；stretching“伸长”不符合题意。(9).A. confident B. dependent C. indifferent D. independent（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 此处指在经济上的独立。confident“有信心的”；dependent“依靠的”；indifferent“漠不关心的”不符合题意。(10).A. off B. up C. down D. through（分数：3.00）A.B. C.
45、D.解析：解析 show up“出现”；show off“炫耀”，无 show down 和 show through 词组，所以应选 B项。五、Passage 4(总题数：1，分数：30.00)Predictions of large populations of robots in industry have yet to come true. For a decade or more, manufacturers of big robots have explained how their machines can make industry more competitive and p
46、roductive. The market for (1) robots is now oversupplied, and the driving force of the robotics (机器人技术) revolution is (2) to be with makers of machines that handle a few kilos at most.“Heavy-robot manufacturers are in some difficulty (3) finding customers. They are offering big (4) just to get in th
47、e door. There has been a (5) growth everywhere in the numbers of robots, so we have to admit we are either deceiving (6) or that the market is slowly growing,“ said John Reekie, Chairman of Colne Robotics. “The following things must happen (7) the robotics revolution to occur. We must achieve widesp
48、read robot literacy(文化), (8) there has been a computer literacy program, there must be a robot literacy campaign. We must also (9) not just a cut in, but a collapse of robot prices. (10) , some kind of artificial intelligence needs to be available./（分数：30.00）(1).Asmall Beducational Cbig Dbusiness（分数
49、：3.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 从第一段第二句可知，大型机器人的生产使工业更具竞争性，而本题则进一步指出“目前大型机器人的市场已经饱和”，所以根据上下文逻辑关系，应选择 C 项。(2).Aclaimed Bcalled Csaid Dtold（分数：3.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 claimed“要求，主张，需要”；called“称为”；said“说，报道”；told“告诉，告知”。题句意为“目前大型机器人的市场已经饱和，而机器人技术进化的驱动力要求制造商制造的机器能在几英里之外遥控。”从上下文来看，只有 A 项能正确表达题意。(3).Ato Bwith Cover Din（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 “to be in difficulty in doing something”，“have difficulty in doing something”均为介词短语固定用法，意为“对做有困难”，故 D 项为正确答案。(4).Amo
