完形填空 Running for the office of the President of the United States is exceptionally arduous and should not be undertaken by the【C1】______hearted. The candidates must first compete in the local primary elections. During the primary campaign, the candidate endeavors to【C2】______the votes of his or her constituents. Any new candidates are the opponents【C3】______the incumbent, the President currently in office who is running for re-election. The candidates refrain from actions that might create animosity【C4】______them and the public. Rather, they attempt to appease their constituency by using promotional gimmicks and ambiguous equivocation, as well as【C5】______decorous protocol.
The public is indeed curious about, if not【C6】______of, the candidate's professional life, in addition to his or her personal life, which will be under【C7】______scrutiny during the campaign. Since his or her private life becomes public domain, the candidate may【C8】______to disclose any controversial behavior in his or her past before the press digs it up.【C9】______history has shown us, even a prominent politician can be revealed as a phony. A politician exhibiting scandalous behavior might even be subjected【C10】______censure from his political colleagues.
The voters must also【C11】______the political platform of the candidate. The platform includes the core issues【C12】______the candidate promises to resolve during his or her term in office. Typical campaign promises include establishing【C13】______to reduce bureaucratic red tape. The candidate【C14】______the primary election will be nominated by his or her particular political party to run【C15】______the final election.
After toppling the competition, the endorsed candidate is expected to【C16】______a nomination address at the National Convention. The audience is usually rapt and responds【C17】______a standing ovation. The final election【C18】______takes place. The winner will be【C19】______in as the President of the United States during the formal inauguration ceremony. This occurs in ornate surroundings, replete【C20】______red carpets and the official U. S. seal.

单选题 1.【C1】

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】词义辨析题。前文提到竞选美国总统是一件极耗精力(exceptionally arduous)的事情，因此可以判断空缺单词所在的词组______hearted应该是与之相反的意思。[A]faint意为“衰弱的，虚弱的，模糊的”，固定用法如faint of heart；[B]meek意为“温顺的”，用法如a meek child；[C]mild意为“温和的”，用法如has a mild disposition；[D]weak意为“无力的，疲软的”，用法如a weak stomach，history is my weakest subject。由此判断，正确答案为[A]，结合上下文，本句意思为竞选美国总统极耗精力，非胆怯之人能够担当。

单选题 2.【C2】

单选题 3.【C3】

单选题 4.【C4】

单选题 5.【C5】

单选题 6.【C6】

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】固定搭配题。空缺单词所在词组为not______of，[A]adventurous意为“爱冒险的”，多用作定语，如an adventurous explorer；[B]dangerous意为“危险的”，多用作定语，如a dangerous job；[C]querulous意为“易怒的”，多用作定语，如querulous passengers；[D]suspicious意为“怀疑的”，可以用作定语，如a suspicious glance，也可以用作表语，如be suspicious of strangers。根据上下文可知，本句意为公众除对候选人被密切关注的个人生活好奇外，对其职场生活也饶有兴趣，如果不是抱有怀疑的态度。因此，正确答案为[D]。

单选题 7.【C7】

单选题 8.【C8】

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】词语辨析题。此题考查fit一词的用法。根据空缺单词所在意群the candidate may______to disclose…可知，空缺单词应该是动词的原形(do)，因此可以排除[A]。[B]see fit (也可作think fit)意为“认为……合适”，用法如Why did the company see fit to give you the job?[C]look fit用法不常见；[D]be fit意为“适合”，用法如The party was fit to govern。根据上下文可以判断，此处意为候选人认为做某事是正确的，所以正确答案为[B]。

单选题 9.【C9】

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】语义判断题。空缺单词所在句子主干为a prominent politician can be revealed as a phony，因此可以判断空缺单词所在部分______history has shown us应为从句或者其他从属结构，其中has shown us表明此部分应为从句，空缺单词应为引导该从句的连接词，因此可以排除[A]和[B]。主句意为显要政客也有虚伪的一面，因此从句部分意思应为正如历史向我们展示的那样。因此，正确答案为[C]As。

单选题 10.【C10】

单选题 11.【C11】

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】词义辨析题。本句的大意是选民们也必须考虑候选人的政治主张。空缺单词所在词组是——the political platform of the candidate，可见所需单词应为及物动词。选项[B]differ是不及物动词，可以排除。选项[A]consider意为“考虑”，用法如consider every possibility carefully before making any important decision；选项[C]include意为“包括”，用法如the price includes dinner，bed，and breakfast；选项[D]solve意为“解决(问题)”，用法如solve the town's housing crisis。结合句意，可以判断正确答案是[A]。

单选题 12.【C12】

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】语法知识题。空缺单词所在句子中含有两个谓语动词，可以判断他们分属主从句或者并列分句中的主谓结构。本句大意为这些主张包括候选人承诺将在任期内解决的核心问题，因此可以判断，本句应该是主从句，空缺单词是用来修饰the core issues的定语从句的引导词。在选项中只有[B]which可以引导定语从句，因此正确答案是[B]。

单选题 13.【C13】

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】词义辨析题。根据空缺单词前后文可以判断，此处应填一个名词。本句大意为典型的竞选承诺包括为削减官僚主义的繁文缛节作出先例。选项[A]antecedents意为“前例”，强调一件事先于某一件事，用法如There are literary and historical antecedents to this book；[B]ances tors引申义为“原型”，用法如This instrument is an ancestor of the lute；[C]precedents意为“先例”，强调一件事情作为典范指导后来的事情，用法如We hope to set a legal precedent to protect hundreds of miles of green lanes；[D]predators意为“捕食者”，引申义为“掠夺者”。根据上下文可以判断，正确答案为[C]。

单选题 14.【C14】

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】语义辨析题。空缺单词所在词组为The candiate______the primary election，根据上下文可以推断该词组是名词性词组，在本句中充当主语。根据前后文可知，该词组大意为赢得初选的候选人，因此空缺单词与后面的宾语(the primary election)构成修饰the candidate的定语，因此可以判断空缺单词应为动词，故排除[C][D]。[A]中的win意为“赢得”，用法如The government is winning the battle against inflation; [B]中的champion用作动词时意为“支持、拥护”，用法如He championed the rights of the working class and the poor，作为名词时意为“冠军”，其意思才接近win。因此，正确答案是[A]。

单选题 15.【C15】

单选题 16.【C16】

单选题 17.【C17】

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】搭配题。空缺单词所在意群为responds______a standing ovation，ovation意为“喝彩”，因此结合前文可以判断，此意群大意为(观众)会起立鼓掌(以示支持)。空缺单词与后面的a standing ovation构成一个介词短语作状语，表示respond的状态。[A]for表示对什么，[B]to表示为了什么，[C]with表示以……的方式，[D]at表示指向，由此可见正确答案是[C]。