完形填空 Robert J. Oppenheimer was a famous American physicist, who directed the development of the first atomic bombs.
Oppenheimer was born in New York City on April 22, 1904, and was educated at Harvard U-niversity and the University of Cambridge. After【C1】______the International Education Board from 1928 to 1929, he became a professor of physics at the University of California and the California Institute of Technology, where he built up large【C2】______of theoretical physics. He was noted for his contributions relating to the theory of relativity, cosmic rays, and neutron stars.
From 1943 to 1945, Oppenheimer served as director of the atomic bomb project at Los Alamos, New Mexico. His leadership and organizational skills【C3】______him the Presidential Medal of Merit in 1946. In 1947 he became director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton, New Jersey, serving there【C4】______the year before his death. He was also chairman of the General Advisory Committee of the Atomic Energy Commission from 1947 to 1952 and served【C5】______as an adviser. In 1954, however, he was suspended from this position【C6】______his past association with Communists. This action reflected the political atmosphere of the time, as well as the dislike of some politicians and military【C7】______for Oppenheimer's opposition to development of the hydrogen bomb and his support of arms control. His loyalty was not really in doubt.【C8】______efforts were made to clear his name, and in 1963 the AEC【C9】______him its highest honor, the Enrico Fermi Award. Oppenheimer【C10】______his final years to study of the relationship between science and society. He died in Princeton on February 18, 1967.
单选题 26.【C1】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】该句意为:在1928年到1929年奥本海莫在国际教育委员会工作,之后到加州大学和加州理工学院任物理学教授,在那里他建立了理论物理的一些大的学派。working as“作为”;serving with“为…工作”;joining to“加入”;taking in“接受,理解”。故选B。
单选题 27.【C2】
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】句意同上。scholar“学者”;crew“全体人员”;group“团,队”;school“学派”。这里指学派。故选D。
单选题 28.【C3】
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】该句意为:他的领导与组织才能使他赢得了1946年的总统杰出贡献奖。dedicate“献身”;congratulate“祝贺”;help“帮助”;earn“赢得”,赢得奖项用earn。故选D。
单选题 29.【C4】
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】yet“但是”;not yet“还没有”;not until“直到…才”;until“在…以前”。根据句意,这里应该是说“直到他去世”。故选D。
单选题 30.【C5】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】该处意为:之后又做为该委员会的顾问。thereafter“之后”;thereby“借以,从而”;there—fore“因此”;thereabout“大约”。故选A。
单选题 31.【C6】
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】该句意为:然而在1954年他被停职,因为他被指控过去和共产党有关系。in charge of“负责”;in charge in“在…方面负责”;under the charge of“在…掌管之下”;on chargeswith“被指控…”。这里是被指控所以停职,故选D。
单选题 32.【C7】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】该处意为:同时一些政客和军事大人物对奥本海莫反对发展氢弹和支持军备控制非常不满。personnel“全体人员”;services“服务项目”;figures“人物”;chiefs“首领”。这里根据语境应是“人物”的意思,故选C。
单选题 33.【C8】
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】该处意为:后来做了许多努力来为他正名。consequently“从而,因此”;frequently“常常”;significantly“值得注意地,意味深长地”;subsequently“后来,随后”。根据句意,故选D。
单选题 34.【C9】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】该处意为:1963年原子能委员会授予他最高荣誉…。grant“授予”;greet“问候”;grasp“抓住,掌握”;graze“放牧,吃草”。故选A。
单选题 35.【C10】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】该句意为:奥本海莫的晚年致力于研究科学与社会之间的关系。depict“描述,描绘”;devote“致力于”;deposit“堆积,存款”;deprive“剥夺”。devote的用法是“devote…to…”,如:He devotes all his time to his career.故选B。