填空题Questions ·Read the following passage and choose the best word for each space. Do you want to send an e-mail message to the White House? Good luck. In the past, (26) President Bush — or at least those assigned to read his mail — what was (27) your mind it was necessary only to sit down at a personal computer connected to the lnternet and (28) a note to president@ whitehouse.gov. But this week, Tom Matzzie, an online organizer with the A.F.L.-C.I.O., discovered that (29) with the White House had become a bit more (30) . When Mr. Matzzie sent an e-mail protesting (31) a Bush administration policy, the message was bounced back With an automated reply, saying he had to send it again in a new way. Under a system (32) on the White House Website (33) the first time last week, those who want to send a message to President Bush must now (34) as many as nine Web pages and (35) a detailed form that starts by asking whether the message sender supports White House policy (36) differs with it. The white House says the new e-mail system is an effort to be more responsive (37) the public and offer the administration "real time" access (38) citizen comments. Completing a message to the president also requires (39) a subject from the provided list, then entering a full name, organization, address and e-mail address. (40) the message is sent, the writer must wait for an automated response (41) his message, (42) whether the addressee intended to send the message. The message is delivered to the White House only after the person using that e-mail address (43) it. "Over (44) , it's a very cumbersome process," said Jakob Nielsen, an authority on Web design. "It's probably designed deliberately to (45) on their e-mail./
单选题
A. telling B. to tell C. tell D. told
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] [考点] 固定结构 [分析] 本句将目的状语提前,正确的语序应该是“it was necessary only to sit down to tell…”,其中“it”为形式主语,“to sit down”为真正的主语,“to tell”为目的状语,因此选项B.to tell正确。
【答案解析】[解析] [考点] 词组辨析 [分析] 本句意为“……只须在一台与因特网相连的个人电脑旁坐下______邮年发到president@whitehouse.gov”。4个选项的意思分别是:A.cut off“切断,断绝”:B.see off“送行”;C.dash off“匆匆而写或画”;D.give off“发出(气体)”。只有选项C.dash off符合题意,这里指的是“一挥而就,将邮件发至……”,因此该选项正确。又如:I must dash off a few letters before I go out.(我在出去以前必须赶写几封信。)
单选题
A. connection B. communication C. link D. relationship
【答案解析】[解析] [考点] 习惯搭配 [分析] 4个选项中只有选项B.against能与protest相搭配,构成词组protest against,意为“反对……”,因此选项B.against正确。该句指的是“马奇先生发出一封电子邮件抗议布什政府的某项政策”,又如:They are holding a rally to protest against the government’s defense policy.(他们正举行集会以抗议政府的防务政策。)
单选题
A. is deployed B. deplored C. deployed D. employed
【答案解析】[解析] [考点] 固定结构 [分析] whether…or表示“是……还是……”,引导两个供选择的从句,如:We were wondering whether to go today or tomorrow.(我们弄不清是今天走还是明天走。)根据本文中信息词可判断选项B.or正确,代入句中该句意为“表格开头询问发件人是支持还是反对白宫的政策”。
单选题
A. to B. for C. of D. on
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] [考点] 习惯搭配 [分析] be responsive to sb./sth.表示“对……回答,应答”,因此选项A.to正确,本句指的是“启用新的电子邮件系统是为了对公众作出更及时的应答”。
单选题
A. to B. for C. of D. over
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] [考点] 习惯搭配 [分析] access to sb./sth.表示“接近(某人/某物)的方法、机会、权利”,因此选项A.to正确,本句指的是“并让政府能实时获悉公民的意见”。又如:get access to classified information(得到接触秘密情报的机会)。
单选题
A. to choose B. of choosing C. choosing D. choice