单选题 {{B}}Directions:{{/B}} Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for
each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
Even the Saudis--or rather, the small
number of men who actually rule their troubled country--are giving ground in the
struggle for women's rights. For sure, the recommendations{{U}} (1)
{{/U}}this week to Crown Prince Abdullah at the end of an{{U}} (2)
{{/U}}round of "national dialogue" concentrating on the role of women were
fairly tame. in the reformers-versus-reactionaries{{U}} (3) {{/U}}test
of whether women should, be allowed to drive cars (at present they cannot do so
in the kingdom, nor can they travel unaccompanied, by whatever{{U}} (4)
{{/U}}of motion), the king was merely asked to"{{U}} (5) {{/U}}a
body to study a public-transport system for women to facilitate mobility".{{U}}
(6) {{/U}}mention, of course, of the right to vote--but then that has
been{{U}} (7) {{/U}}to men too, though local elections, on an apparently
universal franchise, are supposed to be held in October. In sum, it is a
tortoise's progress. But the very fact of the debate happening at all is{{U}}
(8) {{/U}}--and hopeful. It is not just in Saudi
Arabia that more rights for women are being demanded{{U}} (9)
{{/U}}across the whole of the Arab and Muslim world. The pushy
Americans have made women's rights part of their appeal for greater democracy
in{{U}} (10) {{/U}}they now officially call the "broader Middle East",
to include non-Arab Muslim countries such as Iran, Turkey and even Afghanistan.
Many Arabs have cautioned the Americans against seeking to{{U}} (11)
{{/U}}their own values on societies with such different traditions and{{U}}
(12) {{/U}}. Many leading Muslims have{{U}} (13) {{/U}}the
culturally imperious Americans of seeking to{{U}} (14) {{/U}}Islam.
The{{U}} (15) {{/U}}for more democracy in the Muslim world issued by
leaders of the eight biggest industrial countries was watered down for fear of
giving{{U}} (16) {{/U}}. Yet, despite the Arabs' prickliness, the
Americans have helped pep up a debate that is now bubbling fiercely in the Arab
world, even{{U}} (17) {{/U}}many Arab leaders, none of whom is directly
elected by the people, are understandably{{U}} (18) {{/U}}of reforms
that could lead to their own toppling. Never before have women's rights in the
Arab world been so{{U}} (19) {{/U}}debated. That{{U}} (20)
{{/U}}is cause to rejoice.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[考点解析] 本题是一道语意逻辑推导题。本题空白处所入的实际上是一个过去分词和其后的“this week to Crown Prince Abdullah at the end of an (2) round of 'national dialogue' concentrating on the role of women”一起构成过去分词短语作定语，用来限定本题空白处前的名词 (本句主语)“recommendations”(提议)。本题空白处后面的介词“to”暗示：本句中的“recommendations”是“递交”给王储阿卜杜拉的。由此可以推断出本题的正确答案应该是D“handed”。
【答案解析】[考点解析] 本题是一道句子间语意逻辑推导题。本题所在句的前面一句中的“merely”(仅仅)一词暗示了本题的答案。上句话的大意是：“仅仅(merely)请求国王指派一个机构研究女性的公共交通问题”。由此可以推断出：除此事之外没有请求国王做别的事，即没有提起别的事。可见选项C“No”是本题的正确答案。另外注意不要选A“Not”，因为它的固定搭配形式是“Not to mention”。
【答案解析】[考点解析] 本题是一道词汇和语意逻辑推导题。在词汇方面，考查“accuse sb. of doing...”(指控某人做某事)这一固定搭配形式。在语意方面，本句中的“imperious”(专横的)一词暗示了答案：人们对于“专横者”所采取的回应一般是“指控、指责”。可见本题的正确答案是 B“accused”。