单选题
An earthquake hit Kashmir on Oct. 8, 2005. It took some 75000 lives, (1) 130000 and left nearly 3.5 million without food, jobs or homes. (2) overnight, scores of tent villages bloomed (3) the region, tended by international aid organizations, military (4) and aid groups working day and night to shelter the survivors before winter set (5) . Mercifully, the season was mild. But with the (6) of spring, the refugees will be moved again. Camps that (7) health care, food and shelter for 150000 survivors have begun to close as they were (8) intended to be permanent. For most of the refugees, the thought of going back brings (9) emotions. The past six months have been difficult. Families of (10) many as 10 people have had to shelter (11) a single tent and share cookstoves and bathing (12) with neighbors. "They are looking forward to the clean water of their rivers," officials say. "They are (13) of free fresh fruit. They want to get back to their herds and start (14) again. " But most will be returning to (15) but heaps of ruins. In many villages, electrical (16) have not been repaired, nor have roads. Aid workers (17) that it will take years to rebuild what the earthquake took (18) .And for the thousands of survivors, the (19) will never be complete. Yet the survivors have to start somewhere. New homes can be built (20) the stones, bricks and beams of old ones. Spring is coming and it is a good time to start again.
【答案解析】[解析] 介词辨析。bloom本意为“开花”,这里指“大量涌现”。across意为“横过,穿过”,bloomed across the region指“在这一地区大量涌现”,故D项为正确答案。A项among意为“在……之中”,C项amid意为“在……中间”,above意为“在……之上”,均不符合语境。
单选题
A. ranks B. equipment C. personnel D. installations
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 名词辨析。military______与空格前的international aid organizations和空格后的aid groups都是对受灾人员进行援助的组织人员,C项personnel通常表示某一组织的全体员工,符合语境,为正确答案。rank意为“社会阶层;军衔”,equipment意为“设备”,installation意为“装置,设备;安装”,均不符合语境。
【答案解析】[解析] 动词辨析。空格后的It will take years to rebuild应该是Aid workers对未来重建计划的预测或估计,C项estimate意为“估计”,符合语境,为正确答案。A项account意为“认为”,measure意为“测量”,evaluate意为“评估”,均不符合语境。