单选题
German Chancellor Angela Merkel won over German voters in the Federal Election on Sept. 27. Can she now be won over by a French charm offensive (1) at repairing the relationship that was once at the heart of Europe? That's the question being asked in Paris, (2) top government officials are (3) talking about their desire to rekindle closer ties (4) their neighbors across the Rhine. (5) the end of World War II the Franco-German relationship has been the motor of European integration, the (6) force behind the creation of the European Union and, more recently, the introduction of the euro. But the ardor has (7) in this decade, particularly under Merkel, who has regularly struggled to (8) her irritation with French President Nicolas Sarkozy's grandstanding. Sarkozy, (9) , has often been impatient with what he (10) Merkel's lack of resolve. The sometimes (11) personal rapport is a long way from the public shows of affection their predecessors staged, particularly Helmut Kohl and FranCois Mitterrand, who movingly held (12) in 1984 in a Verdun cemetery. There's been tension on (13) , too. Charles Grant, director of the London-based think tank Centre for European Reform, points out that France and Germany have been (14) on issues from how best to reflate their economies during the economic (15) to the smartest strategies for dealing with Russia. But influential movers in France are now (16) to put the relationship back on a friendlier footing. In a recent paper French think tank Institute Montaigne (17) an ambitious agenda for the two nations, (18) that a new impetus is needed if Europe's voice is to be heard in a world (19) of big new players, such as Brazil and India, and at a time when President Obama seems fax more (20) with China and the rest of Asia than with America's traditional allies in Europe.
【答案解析】[解题思路] 本题考查动词与介词at的搭配。分析句子结构可知．本句主干为she now be won over by a French charm offensive。选项中给出4个动词过去形式，由于句子主谓宾结构完整，因此此处应该为后置定语修饰offensive。此处意为，她(默克尔)现在是否会被法国______修复以欧洲为核心的魅力战术所打败呢?因此[D]aimed为正确答案，且aim at doing sth.符合句子结构。[A] conducted不与at搭配，当构成短语be conducted to时，表示“旨在”；[B] struck与at搭配表示“打击”，与题意不符；[C] intended与to搭配，表示“打算，想要”。
【答案解析】[解题思路] 分析这个分句．句子结构完整，由此可知空格处需要填入副词修饰动词talking作状语。本句意为“高级政府官员______讨论与莱茵河对岸的邻国重建更紧密联系的愿望”。既然是开会讨论，那么应该是公开性的言论，由此可知[B] openly符合题意。[A] confidentially，用法举例：He told me confidentially that he's thinking of resigning next year．他私下告诉我他正打算明年辞职。开会表达的愿望不应该是私下讨论的。故排除[A]。文章并未涉及高级政府官员开会时的情绪状况，故排除[C] zealously。开会讨论的事情就不应该有保守意见，所以[D] conservatively也不符合语境，用法举例：Benefits in the reform of reductions in acute health effects and increased agricultural output were conservatively estimated at $5 billion．从减少重大健康影响和提高农业产量的改革中所获得的利润，保守估计也有50亿美元。
单选题
[A] towards [B] with [C] against [D] off
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解题思路] 空格所在的句子是…closer ties______their neighbors…，本句重点是掌握句中的ties意为“联系，关系”，能与tie搭配的介词只有with，表明德同与邻闰之间相互联系的关系，因此[B]为正确答案。[A]towards与[C] against都有明显的方向性，一般用来形容带有方向的动作或事物，用法举例：the attitude towards failure“对待失败的态度”；the fight against evil“同邪恶作斗争”。[D] off一般表示“离开，脱离”，与文中要表达的德国与邻国之间的相互关系正好相反，所以排除。
单选题
[A] Since [B] Before [C] At [D] For
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解题思路] 本句主要介绍法德关系的历史背景及长期以来的两国关系。根据旬中的has been可知，此处需要用表示完成时态的时间副词。另外，空格后的the end of World War Ⅱ表示时间点，所以只有[A] Since符合时态要求和题意，故为正确答案。[B] Before和[C] At，在文中分别表示的时间是“在二战结束以前”和“在二战结束时”，都应该用过去时，与后文的现在完成时has been矛盾，所以排除，[D] For可以用于完成时态，但是后面要接表示一段时间的词．而不是时间点，所以也排除。
【答案解析】[解题思路] 本句意为“自二战结束以来，法德关系就成了欧洲一体化的原动力、欧盟建立背后的推动力，也是最近引入欧元的______力”。分析句子结构可知，the motor of European integration与the (6) force behind the creation of the European Union应该在结构和意思上对等，因此空格处所填词的意义和感情色彩应该与motor相近，是含有进步和积极意义的词，[D] driving与force构成短语，意为“推动力”，符合语境，为正确答案。[A] armed与force构成固定词组，意为“军队，武装力量”，与“欧盟的建立”无关，故排除。[B] interruptive含有消极意义，不符合本句语境和感情色彩，用法举例：interruptive event中断事件。[C] influential是中性词，说法没有driving具体，故不贴切。
【答案解析】[解题思路] 前文主要在讲法德关系的密切，由But可以看出，此处表示转折，意思与前文相反，故此处的动词应该体现出法德关系不再像以前那么密切，因此[D] cooled符合句意。[A] deteriorated和[B] aggravated都含有负面意思，表示以前不好的关系或情况进一步恶化加剧，这与前文明确提到的法德两国的密切关系矛盾，所以排除，用法举例：Sanitary conditions had deteriorated to such an extent that there was widespread danger of disease．卫生条件恶化到了如此程度，到处都有发生疾病的危险。Rather than relieving the situation，his action aggravated it．他的行动不仅没有缓和局势，反而恶化了局势。[C] moderated表示以前不好的状况有所缓和，情况有好转，与原文提到的两国关系的变化过程正好相反，所以不符合题意，用法举例：He moderated his tone when the student burst into tears．当这个学生掉下眼泪时，他的语气缓和了下来。
【答案解析】[解题思路] 空格所在句主要说明德国总理与法国总统个人之间的关系变化，由后文中的irritation，impatient等词可以推知，双方都不满意对方的作风，但又不便明确指出。此句想表达德国总理默克尔极力掩饰她愤怒的情绪，[C] conceal最符合语境，为正确答案。[A] recover强调恢复原状，不符合题意，用法举例：He's now fully recovered from his stroke．他现已从中风病完全康复了。[B] discover意为先于他人发现已经存在的东西，不能与后面的“愤怒”搭配，用法举例：Who first discovered America?谁最早发现了美洲大陆?[D] reveal，默克尔作为国家总理，一般场合不会表露出愤怒，所以也排除，用法举例：These plans reveal a complete failure of imagination．这些计划显得毫无想象力。
单选题
[A] on the whole [B] in turn [C] on the other hand [D] on the contrary
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解题思路] 本句主要从两国首相之间相互不满意的态度说明两国关系有所降温。前句指出默克尔经常极力掩饰自己对法国总统尼古拉·萨科齐哗众取宠的愤怒，后一句表明萨科齐也经常无法忍受法国总统默克尔的优柔寡断。由此可见，两句之间从内容上说是并列的关系，从意思上说是相对的关系，因此[B] in turn最符合题意。[A] on the whole表示总结观点或态度，不符合语境，用法举例：On the whole，I'm in favour of the proposal．总的来说．我赞成这个提议。[C] on the other hand通常与on the one hand连用，表示对立的思想、观点等“一方面；另一方面……”，用法举例：on the one hand，they'd love to have kids，but on the other hand，they don't want to give up their freedom．一方面，他们想要孩子，另一方面，他们又想过自由自在的生活。[D] on the contrary表达意思与前面完全相反，而不是多个对象的相对关系，所以也排除，用法举例：He is not poor，on the contrary，he is a millionaire．他不穷，相反，他是个百万富翁。
【答案解析】[解题思路] 根据上题分析可知，本句是说明法国总统萨科齐对德国总理默克尔不耐烦的态度。根据what he______Merkel's lack of resolve可知，此处需要填入对后面对象的认知或认识相关意思的词，因此[D] conesiders最为合适。其他三项均不符合句意，所以排除。[A] constructs用法举例：It took them two years to construct the bridge．他们用了两年时间建这座桥。[B] convinces用法举例：I try to convince him of the reality of the danger．我试图使他相信危险的确存在。[C] conceals用法举例：He couldn't conceal his envy at my success．他掩饰不住对我的成功的忌妒。
【答案解析】[解题思路] 空格所在的句子为本段首句，主语是The sometimes______personal rapport，从定冠词The可以看出，该主语是指上文中的私人关系，而上文中说的是两位领导人之间相互不满意，因此此处所选的形容词应该与此相关，且由本段第二句最后的too可以看出，第一句的主语应与tension有关，故[C]为正确答案。[A]sound，作形容词时，意为“合理的，良好的”，与上文提到的两人互相不满的态度相矛盾，用法举例：They have got home safe and sound．他们已平安到家。[B] harmonious也不符合两人的矛盾关系，用法举例：Don't let this trifling matter affect our harmonious relations．我们别为这点小事伤了和气。虽然两人对对方都不满意，但是却没有到有敌意的程度，因此[D]不符合句意，用法举例：The speaker got a very hostile reception from the audience．演讲人遭到了听众强烈的反对。
【答案解析】[解题思路] 空格所在句句意为：默克尔和萨科奇两人时而紧张的密切关系远比不上他们的前任所表现的亲密作秀，尤其赶不上1984年在凡尔登公墓______的赫尔穆特·科尔和弗朗索瓦·密特朗那么亲密。根据句意可知，此处体现了两位前任领导人表现出的比较好的关系，由此推断应该是握手以示友好，能够与held搭配表示具体行动的只有[B] hands符合句意。其他三个名词虽然都能与hold搭配，但是语义不符合原文意思，所以排除。[A] conferences与hold搭配，表示“召开会议”。[C] opportunities与hold搭配，意为“把握机会”。[D]prejudices用法举例：His book tells us that we should not hold prejudices towards races．他的书告诉我们不应该对种族存有偏见。
单选题
[A] principle [B] business [C] cooperation [D] policy
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解题思路] 前文说的是两位领导人之间个人关系紧张，根据空格后的too可知，本句是从另一方面进一步阐述两国之间的紧张关系。根据后文中的how best to reflate their economies．the smartest strategies for dealing with Russia等关键词可知，此处应该从国家事务等方面说明两国关系紧张，由此可知[D] policy是对后面举例说明的两国不和谐关系方面的概括，所以为正确答案。[A] principle用法举例：We adhere to the principle that everyone should be treated fairly．我们坚持人人都应该被平等对待这一原则。[B] business用法举例：Business is business．公事公办。[C] cooperation用法举例：Our success was attributed not so much to your help as to our cooperation．我们的成功与其归功于您的帮忙，不如归功于我们的合作。
单选题
[A] at the cost [B] at peace [C] at odds [D] at a loss
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解题思路] 上文说明政策方面的紧张局势，此处应该是进一步说明法德关系出现了矛盾，由此可见[C] at odds符合语境，表示两国在处理事务上意见和政策都不一致。其他选项都不符合句意，故排除。[A] at the cost一般与介词of搭配，不能接on，用法举例：It is not good for young ladies to keep slim at the cost of their health．年轻女士牺牲健康来减肥是不可取的。[B] at peace用法举例：It is better to be at peace with your rival at the party．在聚会上，你最好同你的对手和睦相处。[D] at a loss用法举例：He is always at a loss what to say in front of strangers．他在陌生人面前总是不知说什么好。
单选题
[A] danger [B] war [C] crisis [D] time
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解题思路] 空格前有reflate their economies“刺激经济”，根据常识可知，刺激经济应发生在经济危机或衰退时期，因此[C] crisis符合当时的经济背景，所以为正确答案。[A] danger用词不准确．[B] war多用于在政治方面，[D] time没有说明经济状况，所以都排除。
单选题
[A] turned out [B] laid out [C] made out [D] gave out
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解题思路] 本题考查对动词词组的辨析。本句大意为“最近有一篇文章说，法国智囊团蒙田学院为两国______一项重大议程”，根据空格后的agenda“议程”可知，能与其搭配的词组为[B] laid out。其他三个词组与agenda搭配都不符合题意，故排除。[A] turned out用法举例：He turned out to be a well-organized young man．结果证明，他是个有条理的年轻人。[C] made out用法举例：She's not as rich as people make her out to be．她并不像人们说的那么富有。[D] gave out用法举例：Her patience gave out．她失去了耐心。
【答案解析】[解题思路] 本句意思是“当奥巴马总统似乎对中国和其他亚洲国家比对美国在欧洲的传统同盟国更加______的时候，就需要一个新的推动力了”，由此可知此处需要填入表示奥巴马对其他亚洲国家的态度的词。同时能够与后面的介词with搭配，只有[B] preoccupied符合要求。[A] stimulated不能与介词，with搭配，用法举例：The boy was stimulated by what the teacher said．老师所说的话激励了这个男孩。[C] concentrated与介词on搭配，用法举例：I can't concentrate on my work when I'm tired．我累了就无法集中精力工作。[D]accustomed与介词to搭配，用法举例：I might have been incredulous had I not been accustomed to such responses．若非我已经习惯了这样的回答，我可能不敢相信。