答案及解析:
Man of Few Words
Everyone chasessuccess,but not all of us want to be famous.
South African writer JohnMaxwell Coetzee is _l_ for keeping himself to himself.
1.A)unhappy B)wellknown C)busy D)worried
1. B。分析:借助空格后的搭配結(jié)構(gòu)介詞for或介詞for所在的介詞短語的含義“自己不交際”判斷B(出名的)是答案。
keep oneself to oneself v.不交際
behappy about [at] sth.因..而感到高興
be busy with [about, in]忙于..
beworried about sth.擔(dān)心..
be well known/famous for..因?yàn)?.而出名
結(jié)合文章標(biāo)題“說話很少的人”判斷文章可能主要介紹 South African writer John MaxwellCoetzee。該文章是記敘文。
2.A)catch B)come across C)run into D)bump into
Whenthe 63-year—old was named the 2003 Nobel Prize winner for literature earlierthis month, reporters were warned that they would find him “particularlydifficult to _2_ ”
2.A/B/C/D.分析:B,C和D都是含義接近的短語,都表示“偶然碰見”。所以相互排除掉,因此答案是A。
如: I often bump into/ come across/ run into him at the supermarket.
我經(jīng)常在超級(jí)市場同他不期而遇
但其實(shí)A也是“出乎意料地或偶然地發(fā)現(xiàn)或碰見”的含義,如:
He was caught inthe act of stealing.他在行竊時(shí)被當(dāng)場抓到
I don't catch your meaning.我不明白你的意思
被選項(xiàng)設(shè)置特點(diǎn):近義項(xiàng)
3.A)influenced B)affected C)moved D)shocked
Coetzee lives in Australia but spends part of the year teaching at theUniversity of Chicago. He seemed _3_ by the news he won the US$1.3 millionprize.“It came as a complete surprise.I wasn’t even aware they were due to makethe announcement.”he said.
3.D。分析:A和B含義和用法非常接近,因此彼此排除掉;借助句意“他看起來被他贏得了1。3百萬大獎(jiǎng)的消息。?!迸袛郉(震驚)合適。
被選項(xiàng)設(shè)置特點(diǎn):近義項(xiàng)
4.A)1ike B)devote C)love D)attract
His _4_ ofprivacy (文章主題詞)led to doubts as to whether Coetzee will attend the prize-givingin Stockholm,Sweden,on December 10.
4. C。 分析:空格處需要名詞,只有C能作名詞也能作動(dòng)詞用。
5.A)difficult B)easy C)ready D)eager
But despite being described as_5_ to track down,the critics agree that his writing is easy to get to know.
5. A。分析:A和B是正反義項(xiàng),重點(diǎn)注意。借助空格所在結(jié)構(gòu)含義“盡管被描述成。。被追蹤到”并參考上文內(nèi)容判斷A是答案?!癰eingdescribed as difficult to track down”與前句中的“ they would find him “particularlydifficult to catch ”含義呼應(yīng)。
track down v.追捕到
被選項(xiàng)設(shè)置特點(diǎn):反義項(xiàng)
6.A)forced B)caused C)made D)did
Born in Cape Town,South Africa,toall English-speaking family, Coetzee _6_ his breakthrough in 1980 with thenovel“Waiting for the Barbarians”.
1.C。分析:借助空格后的搭配“Coetzee。。他的突破(性成就)”判斷C合適。
Make one’s breakthrough:創(chuàng)造了。。的突破性的成績
make one's living by n.靠...謀生
make oneself understoodv.表達(dá)自己的意圖
do one's best v.盡全力
7.A)kept B)listed C)took D)arranged
He _7_ his place among the world’s leading writers with two Booker prizevictories,Britain’s highest honor for novels.
7. C。分析:take 在這里是“獲得”,如:
The book takes its title from the Bible.該書書名得自于《圣經(jīng)》
take aseat.占有(占據(jù))一個(gè)座位
It takes money to live in that town. 要住那城市得花費(fèi)不少
takea train乘坐火車http://ks.examda.com
8.A)received B)obtained C)won D)had
He first _8_ in 1983for the“Life and Times of Michael K”.a(chǎn)nd his second title came in 1999for“Disgrace”.
8.C.分析:空格處需要不及物動(dòng)詞,因此只有合適。
9.A)Dealing B)HandlingC)Solving D)Removing
10.A)in B)out C)of D)from
A major theme in hiswork is South Africa’s former apartheid system.which divided whites from blacks._9_ with the problems of violence,crime and racial division that still exist inthe country, his books have enabled ordinary people to understandapartheid(種族隔離) _10_ within.
9.A.分析:借助空格后的搭配with直接判斷A是答案。其他的選項(xiàng)都是及物動(dòng)詞。
10.D.分析:借助空格所在結(jié)構(gòu)含義“他的書促使普通人。。里面理解種族隔離”判斷D(從)合適。
Within n.內(nèi)部, 里頭adv.在內(nèi)部, 在內(nèi)心里 prep.在...之內(nèi), 不越出
11.A)covers B)puts C)spreads D)casts
“I have always been more interested in the past than the future?!県e saidin a rare interview.“The past _11_ its shadow over the present.
11.D.分析:借助搭配結(jié)構(gòu)含義“。。它的陰影”判斷D“投下”合適。
Spread n.伸展, 展開, 傳播; v.伸展, 展開, 鋪, 涂, 敷, 擺
12.A)once B)twice C)thrice (三次) D)four times
I hope I have made oneor two people think _12_ about whether they want to forget the past completely.”
12.B. 分析:think twice( v.重新考慮)是固定搭配結(jié)構(gòu)。
13.A)written B)hiddenC)mirrored D)stricken
In fact this purity in his writing seems to be _13_in his personal life.Coetzee is a vegetarian,a cyclist rather than a motoristand doesn’t drink alcohol.
13.C.借助空格所在的結(jié)構(gòu)的大意“實(shí)際上他寫作中的這種純潔性似乎在他的個(gè)人生活中被。?!迸袛郈(反映)是答案。
Strike n.罷工, 打擊,毆打vt.打, 撞擊,罷工, 劃燃, 到達(dá), 侵襲vi.打, 打擊, 罷工
14.A)contributed B)addedC)attributed D)created
But what he has _14_ to 1iterature,culture and thepeople of South Africa is far greater than the things he has given up.
14.A.分析:借助空格所在的結(jié)構(gòu)含義“他。。文學(xué),文化和南非人民”和空格后的搭配介詞to判斷A(對(duì)。。的貢獻(xiàn))合適。
選項(xiàng)設(shè)置特點(diǎn):搭配結(jié)構(gòu)近似項(xiàng)。來源:www.examda.com
15.A)tells B)says C)informs D)expresses
“Inlooking at weakness and failure in 1ife,”the Nobel prize judging panelsaid,“Coetzee’s work _15_ the divine spark in man.”
15.D.分析:借助被選項(xiàng)的搭配特點(diǎn):tell sb. sth.; say sth../that..; inform sb. of sth./express sth.判斷在搭配結(jié)構(gòu)上B和D合適。在借助空格所在結(jié)構(gòu)的含義“Coetzee的著作。。人們身上美好的東西”判斷D(表達(dá))合適。
Man of Few Words
Everyone chasessuccess,but not all of us want to be famous.
South African writer JohnMaxwell Coetzee is _l_ for keeping himself to himself.
1.A)unhappy B)wellknown C)busy D)worried
1. B。分析:借助空格后的搭配結(jié)構(gòu)介詞for或介詞for所在的介詞短語的含義“自己不交際”判斷B(出名的)是答案。
keep oneself to oneself v.不交際
behappy about [at] sth.因..而感到高興
be busy with [about, in]忙于..
beworried about sth.擔(dān)心..
be well known/famous for..因?yàn)?.而出名
結(jié)合文章標(biāo)題“說話很少的人”判斷文章可能主要介紹 South African writer John MaxwellCoetzee。該文章是記敘文。
2.A)catch B)come across C)run into D)bump into
Whenthe 63-year—old was named the 2003 Nobel Prize winner for literature earlierthis month, reporters were warned that they would find him “particularlydifficult to _2_ ”
2.A/B/C/D.分析:B,C和D都是含義接近的短語,都表示“偶然碰見”。所以相互排除掉,因此答案是A。
如: I often bump into/ come across/ run into him at the supermarket.
我經(jīng)常在超級(jí)市場同他不期而遇
但其實(shí)A也是“出乎意料地或偶然地發(fā)現(xiàn)或碰見”的含義,如:
He was caught inthe act of stealing.他在行竊時(shí)被當(dāng)場抓到
I don't catch your meaning.我不明白你的意思
被選項(xiàng)設(shè)置特點(diǎn):近義項(xiàng)
3.A)influenced B)affected C)moved D)shocked
Coetzee lives in Australia but spends part of the year teaching at theUniversity of Chicago. He seemed _3_ by the news he won the US$1.3 millionprize.“It came as a complete surprise.I wasn’t even aware they were due to makethe announcement.”he said.
3.D。分析:A和B含義和用法非常接近,因此彼此排除掉;借助句意“他看起來被他贏得了1。3百萬大獎(jiǎng)的消息。?!迸袛郉(震驚)合適。
被選項(xiàng)設(shè)置特點(diǎn):近義項(xiàng)
4.A)1ike B)devote C)love D)attract
His _4_ ofprivacy (文章主題詞)led to doubts as to whether Coetzee will attend the prize-givingin Stockholm,Sweden,on December 10.
4. C。 分析:空格處需要名詞,只有C能作名詞也能作動(dòng)詞用。
5.A)difficult B)easy C)ready D)eager
But despite being described as_5_ to track down,the critics agree that his writing is easy to get to know.
5. A。分析:A和B是正反義項(xiàng),重點(diǎn)注意。借助空格所在結(jié)構(gòu)含義“盡管被描述成。。被追蹤到”并參考上文內(nèi)容判斷A是答案?!癰eingdescribed as difficult to track down”與前句中的“ they would find him “particularlydifficult to catch ”含義呼應(yīng)。
track down v.追捕到
被選項(xiàng)設(shè)置特點(diǎn):反義項(xiàng)
6.A)forced B)caused C)made D)did
Born in Cape Town,South Africa,toall English-speaking family, Coetzee _6_ his breakthrough in 1980 with thenovel“Waiting for the Barbarians”.
1.C。分析:借助空格后的搭配“Coetzee。。他的突破(性成就)”判斷C合適。
Make one’s breakthrough:創(chuàng)造了。。的突破性的成績
make one's living by n.靠...謀生
make oneself understoodv.表達(dá)自己的意圖
do one's best v.盡全力
7.A)kept B)listed C)took D)arranged
He _7_ his place among the world’s leading writers with two Booker prizevictories,Britain’s highest honor for novels.
7. C。分析:take 在這里是“獲得”,如:
The book takes its title from the Bible.該書書名得自于《圣經(jīng)》
take aseat.占有(占據(jù))一個(gè)座位
It takes money to live in that town. 要住那城市得花費(fèi)不少
takea train乘坐火車http://ks.examda.com
8.A)received B)obtained C)won D)had
He first _8_ in 1983for the“Life and Times of Michael K”.a(chǎn)nd his second title came in 1999for“Disgrace”.
8.C.分析:空格處需要不及物動(dòng)詞,因此只有合適。
9.A)Dealing B)HandlingC)Solving D)Removing
10.A)in B)out C)of D)from
A major theme in hiswork is South Africa’s former apartheid system.which divided whites from blacks._9_ with the problems of violence,crime and racial division that still exist inthe country, his books have enabled ordinary people to understandapartheid(種族隔離) _10_ within.
9.A.分析:借助空格后的搭配with直接判斷A是答案。其他的選項(xiàng)都是及物動(dòng)詞。
10.D.分析:借助空格所在結(jié)構(gòu)含義“他的書促使普通人。。里面理解種族隔離”判斷D(從)合適。
Within n.內(nèi)部, 里頭adv.在內(nèi)部, 在內(nèi)心里 prep.在...之內(nèi), 不越出
11.A)covers B)puts C)spreads D)casts
“I have always been more interested in the past than the future?!県e saidin a rare interview.“The past _11_ its shadow over the present.
11.D.分析:借助搭配結(jié)構(gòu)含義“。。它的陰影”判斷D“投下”合適。
Spread n.伸展, 展開, 傳播; v.伸展, 展開, 鋪, 涂, 敷, 擺
12.A)once B)twice C)thrice (三次) D)four times
I hope I have made oneor two people think _12_ about whether they want to forget the past completely.”
12.B. 分析:think twice( v.重新考慮)是固定搭配結(jié)構(gòu)。
13.A)written B)hiddenC)mirrored D)stricken
In fact this purity in his writing seems to be _13_in his personal life.Coetzee is a vegetarian,a cyclist rather than a motoristand doesn’t drink alcohol.
13.C.借助空格所在的結(jié)構(gòu)的大意“實(shí)際上他寫作中的這種純潔性似乎在他的個(gè)人生活中被。?!迸袛郈(反映)是答案。
Strike n.罷工, 打擊,毆打vt.打, 撞擊,罷工, 劃燃, 到達(dá), 侵襲vi.打, 打擊, 罷工
14.A)contributed B)addedC)attributed D)created
But what he has _14_ to 1iterature,culture and thepeople of South Africa is far greater than the things he has given up.
14.A.分析:借助空格所在的結(jié)構(gòu)含義“他。。文學(xué),文化和南非人民”和空格后的搭配介詞to判斷A(對(duì)。。的貢獻(xiàn))合適。
選項(xiàng)設(shè)置特點(diǎn):搭配結(jié)構(gòu)近似項(xiàng)。來源:www.examda.com
15.A)tells B)says C)informs D)expresses
“Inlooking at weakness and failure in 1ife,”the Nobel prize judging panelsaid,“Coetzee’s work _15_ the divine spark in man.”
15.D.分析:借助被選項(xiàng)的搭配特點(diǎn):tell sb. sth.; say sth../that..; inform sb. of sth./express sth.判斷在搭配結(jié)構(gòu)上B和D合適。在借助空格所在結(jié)構(gòu)的含義“Coetzee的著作。。人們身上美好的東西”判斷D(表達(dá))合適。

