单选题
Olympic Games are held every four years at a different site, in which athletes【1】different nations compete against each other in a【2】of sports. There are two types of Olympics, the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. In order to【3】the Olympics, a city must submit a proposal to the International Olympic Committee(IOC). After all proposals have been【4】. the IOC votes. If no city is successful in gaining a majority in the first vote, the city with the fewest votes is eliminated, and voting continues, with【5】rounds, until a majority winner is determined. Typically the Games are awarded several years in advance,【6】the winning city has time to prepare for the Games. In selecting the 【7】of the Olympic Games, the IOC considers a number of factors, chief among them which city has, or promises to build, the best facilities, and which organizing committee seems most likely to 【8】the Games effectively. The IOC also【9】which parts of the world have not yet hosted the Games.【10】. Tokyo, Japan, the host of the 1964 Summer Games, and Mexico City, Mexico, the host of the 1968 Summer Games, were chosen 【11】to popularize the Olympic movement in Asia and in Latin America. 【12】the growing importance of television worldwide, the IOC in recent years has also taken into【13】the host city"s time zone.【14】the Games take place in the United States or Canada, for example, American television networks are willing to pay【15】higher amounts for television rights because they can broadcast popular events【16】. in prime viewing hours. 【17】the Games have been awarded, it is the responsibility of the local organizing committee to finance them. This is often done with a portion of the Olympic television【18】and with corporate sponsorships, tickets sales, and other smaller revenue sources. In many【19】there is also direct government support. Although many cities have achieved a financial profit by hosting the Games, the Olympics can be financially【20】. When the revenues from the Games were less than expected, the city was left with large debts.
【答案解析】解析:搭配题。四个选项都可以与介词of搭配,构成不同的固定搭配。A项与of构成a lot of意为“大量的,许多的”;B项与of构成a number of意为“许多(限定可数名词复数)”:C项与of构成a variety of意为“各种各样的”,强调种类;D项与of构成a series of意为“一系列”。根据空格所在的句意,我们可以确定选项C.a variety of符合题意,表达“来自不同国家的运动员在多种体育比赛中展开竞争”之意,为本题答案。
【答案解析】解析:词汇题(近形词辨析)。根据空格之前and voting continues“投票继续”和空格之后until a majority winner is determined“直到决定一个多数胜出者”,结合空格之后的rounds“轮”推断,本空格需要“连续的,一次接一次的”等类似含义。A项suggestive意为“提示的,暗示的”,不符合题意:B项successful意为“成功的”,不符合题意:C项successive意为“连续的”,符合题意,为本题答案;D项succeeding意为“随后的”,不符合题意。
单选题
【6】
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析:搭配题。根据空格之后the winning city time to prepare结构来看,本空格中需要一个动词,并且其用法是接动词不定式做其宾语的补足语。D项allow的习惯搭配是allow sb./sth.time to do sth.“为……留出时间做……”,其他选项都没有这种搭配,所以D为本题答案。
【答案解析】解析:篇章副词题(固定搭配衔接上下文)。根据句首空格和逗号这一命题形式我们可以推断本空格需要衔接上下文、表达上下文语意关系的篇章副词(或具有衔接功能的固定搭配)。上句表述了“奥委会也会考虑世界上哪个地区还未举办过奥运会”,下旬提到日本的东京主办了1964年奥运会和墨西哥城主办了1968年奥运会,显然下句是对上句的例证。因此,本空格中需要“比如,例如”等类似含义。A项For instance意为“例如”,符合题意,为本题答案;B项As a result意为“因此,结果”,不符合题意;C项In brief意为“简而言之”,不符合题意;D项On the whole意为“大体上,总的来说”不符合题意。
单选题
【11】
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析:搭配题(介词短语)。根据空格所在句子Tokyo and Mexico city were chosen to popularize the Olympic movement in Asia and in Latin America“东京和墨西哥城被选择是为了在亚洲和拉丁美洲普及奥运”来看,本句其实可以不需要空格中短语所表达的语义。这时,我们就必须把各个选项放入空格,考查句意是否合理。A项in time意为“及时地,实时地”,不符合题意:B项in part意为“部分地”,符合题意,表达“……部分原因是……”之意,为本题答案;C项in case意为“以防,以免”,一般后接从句,不符合题意;D项in common意为“共有地”,不符合题意。
单选题
【12】
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析:从句引导词题。空格之前的部分the growing importance of television worldwide“电视在世界范围内作用口益重要”显然是空格之后部分the IOC in recent years has also taken into 33 the host city’s time zone“奥委会近年来也考虑主办城市的时区”的原因,由此我们推断空格中需要一个表原因的引导词。A项Since和B项Because都可以表原因,但它们是连词,而空格之后the growing importance是名词短语,所以A项和B项都不符合题意:C项As for虽然是介词,但表示“至于”之意,不符合题意;D项Because of是介词短语,意为“因为”,符合题意,为本题答案。
单选题
【13】
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析:搭配题(动词与名词搭配)。空格所在句子中的also再次提示我们,本段表达与上一段类似的内容。上一段介绍了奥委会选择奥运主办城市时考虑的一个因素,那么本段会介绍奥委会的另一个考虑因素。由此可以推断空格中需要一个名词,并且能与take into构成搭配,表达“考虑”之意。四个选项中只有B项account能与take into构成take into account搭配,表达“考虑”之意,为本题答案。
【答案解析】解析:词汇题(近义词,近形词辨析)。根据空格所在句子…because they can broadcast popular events“因为他们可以播放受欢迎的赛事”推断,本空格需要“现场直播地”,等类似含义。A项live意为“现场直播地”,符合题意,.为本题答案。B项living意为“活的,有生命的”,一般做前置定语,不符合题意;C项alive意为“活着的”,一般做后置定语或表语,不符合题意;D项lively意为“活跃的,生动的”不符合题意。
【答案解析】解析:词汇题(词义辨析)。本空格之前提到This(为奥运提供资金)is often done with a portion of the Olympic television“奥运资金通常由奥运电视转播的……解决”,空格之后并列部分提到“由企业赞助”解决。由此我们可以推断出,空格中需要“费用,收入”等类似含义。A项income意为“个人或家庭收入”,不符合题意;B项interest意为“利率,利益”,不符合题意;C项revenue意为“政府或企业收入”,符合题意,为本题答案。D项return意为“归还,报答”,不符合题意。
单选题
【19】
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析:词汇搭配题(近义词辨析、介词与名词搭配)。本空格之前是介词in,并且需要表达“在很多情况下”,由此可以确定本题答案为A.cases。in many cases“在很多情况下”,类似搭配有on…occasion,under…circumstance等。