单选题 {{B}}Directions:{{/B}} Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for
each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Digital photography is still new enough
that mast of us have yet to form an opinion about it, much less {{U}}(1)
{{/U}} a point of view. But this hasn't stopped many film and computer fans
from agreeing {{U}}(2) {{/U}} the early {{U}}(3) {{/U}}
wisdom about digital cameras -- they're neat {{U}}(4) {{/U}} for your
PC, but they're not suitable for everyday picture-taking. The
fans are wrong: more than anything else, digital cameras are radically
{{U}}(5) {{/U}} what photography means and what it can be. The venerable
medium of photography as we know {{U}}(6) {{/U}} is beginning to seem
out of {{U}}(7) {{/U}} with the way we live. In our computer and
camcorder culture, saving pictures {{U}}(8) {{/U}} digital files and
watching them on TV is no less {{U}}(9) {{/U}} -- and in many ways more
{{U}}(10) {{/U}} -- than fumbling with rolls of film that must be sent
off to be {{U}}(11) {{/U}}. Paper is also terribly
{{U}}(12) {{/U}} . Pictures that are incorrectly framed, focused, or
lighted are nonetheless {{U}}(13) {{/U}} to film and ultimately
processed into prints. The digital medium changes the
{{U}}(14) {{/U}} . Still images that are {{U}}(15) {{/U}}
digitally can immediately be shown on a computer monitor, TV screen, or a small
liquid-crystal display (LCD) built right into the camera. And since the points
of light that {{U}}(16) {{/U}} an image are saved as a series of digital
bits in {{U}}(17) {{/U}} memory, {{U}}(18) {{/U}} being
permanently etched onto film, they can be erased, retouched, and transmitted
on-line. What's it like to {{U}}(19) {{/U}} with one of
these digital cameras? It's a little like a first date -- exciting, confusing
and fraught with {{U}}(20) {{/U}}.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】空白前说我们没有“form an opinion”,更别说…a point of view。也就是说我们连想法都没有,更别说一种具体的观点了。这里“a point of view”前面的动词应该与“form”类似,develop意为“展开,发挥,阐述”,与文意相符。refute驳斥,反驳,明显不符文意;evaluate评估,这里是讲人们没有形成自己的观点,上下文语境并没有涉及到评估什么人的观点;represent表现,象征,放在这里也不合逻辑。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】agree on对…取得一致意见。如:We agree on this count. 在这一点上,我们的意见一致。句意:但这种情况并不妨碍摄影和电脑爱好者认同对数码相机的一般认识,即它是微机的附属装置,但不适用于日常摄影。 agree of无此搭配agree to同意,许诺,一般表示赞同某项计划或某人意见;agree with sb. 同意某人的话。
【答案解析】it指代the venerable medium of photography。as we know it就我们所知,在这里作插入语。句意:就我们所知,摄影这一历史悠久的媒体似乎与我们的生活方式开始不一致了。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】step步伐,脚步。out of step不一致,不协调。如:He is out of step with modern life.他与现代生活格格不入。 out of touch with…和…不联系;out of action失去作用,损坏;out of place不合适,不在合适的位置。
【答案解析】本句在谈数码相机的优点,显然“saving pictures as digital files and watching them on TV”都是数码相机的新功能,也是非常实用的功能,由此分析四个选项,不难看出[D]“practical”正确。valuable有价值的、useful有用的、economical经济的,均不能反映该功能的特点。
【答案解析】processed处理,冲洗。如:One has to process a photographic film to print pictures from it.必须先冲洗照相底片才能印出相片。loaded装(胶卷);又如:load a camera(with film)把胶卷装入照相机;exposed使曝光,使感光;又如:This film has been exposed.这张胶片已经曝光了。rewound倒卷。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】unforgiving不原谅人的,不饶恕人的,无情的。unforgiving的英文注释为“providing little or no opportunity to prevent undesired results or mistake”,即“几乎不给人机会来避免不愿出现的结果或错误”。句意:传统摄影 (相纸)不容出半点差错。这个句子中运用了提喻(synecdoche)的修辞方法(以局部代表全部和以全部指部分,如以bread代表food;用the army代表a soldier),“paper”代表传统的摄影,因为传统摄影的最终结果是用相纸冲成的照片。unnecessary不必要;uncharitable严厉的,无情的;unworthy不值得的。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】commit to 交付,把…投入。句意:虽然有些照片的取景、焦距或光线不适当,还要冲成底片并最终印成照片。传统照相在技术指标上要求很严格,即使取景、焦距、曝光不合适的拍摄也须最终送去冲印才能看到结果。faithful to忠心于;loyal to忠诚于;dedicated to献给。nonetheless尽管如此。如:He was very tired,nonetheless (nevertheless) he kept working.他很累,不过他仍然继续工作。
【答案解析】constitute=make up=form构成,组成;如:Seven days constitutes a week.一星期有七天。comprise=consist of=include=be made up of包含,由…组成;如:The US compromises 50 states.美国由五十个州组成。This plan consists of three parts.这个计划包括三个部分。include包括。句意:而且由于组成影像的光点是以数码单位形式储存在电子记忆器里,而不是永久地附着在胶片上,所以可对其进行删节、修描和网上传输。
【答案解析】此处语境意为:可以将电子内存里的图像删除、修描,而不是“being permanently etched onto film”。故[D] rather than(是…而不是)正确。less than少于:much less更不用说;apart from除此之外。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】shoot为…拍照,拍摄。如:shoot a film拍摄影片;shoot a take拍摄一个镜头。discharge 开炮;manipulate操作。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】possibilities可能性。feasibilities可行性,可能性;lucks运气;chances机会。句意:有点像初次约会——兴奋、不知所措而结果却难以预料。fraught充满的,如:fraught with danger充满危险;The journey was fraught with difficulties.旅途充满艰辛。