Music is an important way of expressing people's feelings and emotions. The (26) , for instance, from 1960 to 1969 will be (27) by many as a period of social and political un- rest in America. (28) this time, many people despaired (29) the music favored by the American teenagers. (30) ,we must now admit that the music they loved was (31) a sign of the period and a (32) of the tensions and changes that were (33) American society. In the early sixties, (34) about social justice and equality were (35) by the song "Blowing in the Wind" which (36) the civil rights song "We Shall Overcome". The conflict concerning military (37) in Vietnam was sung about in 1965 in the (38) song "Eve of Destruction" and in the song "Ballad of the Green Beret". A few years (39) ,a gradual shift in mood became (40) in one of the most popular songs which suggested calmer questions and possible answers even as some pop stars protested loudly (41) the draft. Finally, music as a (42) of the political and social process in America was highlighted at Wood-stock, New York, where half a million young people came (43) in 1969 to spend three days listening to songs that spanned the decade. This event was a symbol of the desire for (44) within a time of unrest. Woodstock was a (45) of hope in days of rage.
单选题
A.generation B.age C.decade D.era
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] generation①代.一代(约指20至30年);一代人,同代人:sb.’s descendant in the tenth~某人的第十代后裔②生殖:the organs of~生殖器官 age ①年龄:His~is ten.他10岁。/;I'm forty years of~.我40岁。②成年:法定年龄:The voting~is 18.法定选民年龄是18岁。 decade ①十;十个构成的一组:a~of proposals十项建议②十年,十年期:This was the first summit between the two countries in more than a~.这是两国之间十多年来的第一次最高级会议。 era ①时代;历史时期;(某一重要历史事件后的)年代:the Victorian~维多利亚女王时代/the Romantic~(文艺)浪漫主义时期/an~of prosperity繁荣时期②纪元:a hundred years before the Christian~公元前100年 [解析] 由其后的同位语“from 1960 to 1969”可知,空白处的时间段是“十年”。故选C。
【答案解析】[解析] record ①记录,记下……备案:~the proceedings at a meeting记录会议议程/The minutes~ed that there had been a heated argument.记录表明会上曾发生一场激烈的争论。②登录,登记;提交(契据等)备案:~a vote把投票结果登录在案 remember ①记得;回想起:I~(that)she used to wear a green dress.我记得她从前常穿一身绿色的衣服。/I~reading that book when I was eight.我记得8岁时读过那本书。②牢记,记住,不忘记:I~long passages of Shakespeare.我记住了大段大段的莎士比亚诗剧。/I’ll try to~the poem.我要努力把这首诗背下来。 regret 后悔,遗憾:I felt no regret for it这件事我不觉得后悔。 recommend ①推荐,荐举;称赞:strongly~a book(a doctor)to sb.向某人竭力推荐一本书(一名医师)/He~ed me for the post of head master.他举荐我担任校长。②劝告,建议:I highly~you to follow(或that you follow)your doctor's advice.我力劝你该听从医生的嘱咐。/The doctor may~limiting the amount of fat in your diet.医生可能提议你限制饮食中的脂肪。 [解析] 此处描述的是美国过去的历史,历史是不能忘记的。record意为“记录”与介词on搭配,构成on record结构,意为“记录下来的”;remember意为“记忆”;regret意为“悔恨”,其后一般与for搭配;recommend意为“推荐、介绍”。因此选项remember符合题意,故选B。
【答案解析】[解析] only ①唯一的;仅有(一些)的:I was the~one smoking.我是唯一的吸烟者。/Man is the~creature that can speak.人是唯一能说话的动物。②(子、女)独生的 occasionally ①偶尔的,偶然的,间或发生的:an~glance backward偶尔往后的一瞥/ He only smokes an~cigar.他只是难得吸支雪茄烟。②重大活动的,盛会的;供重大活动(或盛会)使用的:~poetry应景诗/~furniture供庆典(或盛会等)使用的家具 often ①常常,经常:We~get very wet cold winters here.我们这里的冬天经常下雨,又极寒冷。/The disease is~fatal.这种病经常致命。②通常:American girls are~ very pretty.美国女孩子通常很漂亮。/Children~dislike tomatoes.孩子们一般说来不喜欢西红柿。 [解析] 从句意上看,空格处描述的是音乐是那个时代怎样的标志,从选项上看,C、D项过于绝对,occasionally意为“有时候,偶而”;only意为“仅仅,只”,符合句意,“音乐只是那个时代的一个标志”。故本题的正确答案为A。
【答案解析】[解析] reflection ①反射;反照;反响:the~of a sound wave声波的反射/The~of light confused us momentarily.反光使我们一时头昏眼花。②反射光;反射热;回声: The~of the sun on the windshield was blinding.汽车挡风玻璃上的太阳反光令人目眩。 recreation ①(通过娱乐、消遣等达到的)身心调剂,精力恢复②消遣;娱乐,游戏:I am too busy for~.我太忙,没有空消遣。/quiet,innocent~s安静又无害的文娱活动/Gardening is one of her~s.园艺是她的消遣之一。 relaxation ①松弛,松懈,放松:the~of the muscles肌肉的弛松②放宽;缓和;减轻;削弱:the~of restrictions限制的放宽/There must be no~in our high standards.我们坚持高标准,对此决不容许有些微放松。 [解析] 与前文“标志”相对应,这里是指音乐是当时社会的一种反映。选项reflection意为“反射,反省,沉思,反映”;reaction意为“反应,反作用”强调的是一个事物作用于另一个事物所形成的结果;recreation娱乐;relaxation松弛。故符合文意的选项为A。
【答案解析】[解析] effect ①结果:The~Of the gale was to over turn several boats.大风造成的后果是吹翻了几条小船。②效力,作用;影响:a law of little~效力微微的法律/His protest had no~.他的抗议无济于事。/Tax reform will have the~of improving the distribution of income.税制改革将会改善收入的分配。 affect ①影响:The change has seriously~ed his in come.这样一变,他的收入大受影响。②(在感情方面)打动;震动:The sight~ed her to tears.此情此景使她感动得流泪。/He was much~ed by the sad news.这不幸的消息使他大受震动。 defect ①缺点,缺陷,毛病,瑕疵:It was a~in her character.那是她性格上的缺点。 a hearing~听觉缺陷/The TV set had a basic~.那架电视机有个大毛病。②缺乏,欠缺:a~in the sense Of right and wrong是非观念的缺乏 perfect ①完美的,完善的;完满的,理想的:a~gemstone一颗完美无瑕的宝石/The actor was~for the part.由这位演员担任这一角色再理想不过了。②完好的,完整的;健全的:The set was~;no thing was missing Or broken.这一套完整无缺,一件也不少,一点也没损坏。/He is not in his~mind.他神志不大正常。 [解析] effect n.影响;affect认影响;defect n.过失,缺点;perfect v修改,使完美。这里是讲正在影响美国的变化。故选B。
【答案解析】[解析] question ①问题:She asked him a lot of~s about his child hood.她问了他许多有关他童年的问题。/A panel Of experts answered the~s on education which Were put to them.专家小组回答了向他们提出的有关教育的问题。②疑问,不确定:There was absolutely no~about the diagnosis:She had lung cancer.业已完全确诊:她得了肺癌。 argument ①争论,争执,争吵;辩论:the~over self-rule关于自治的争论/We got into an~a-bout whether to go by sea or by air.我们开始了一场关于乘船去还是乘飞机去的争论。②说理;论证:settle a dispute by~通过说理解决争端/I did not follow his~.我未能理解他的论证。 debate ①辩论,争论;讨论;与……辩论(或争论等):Parliament will~the question tomorrow.议会明天将辩论这个问题。②考虑,思考,盘算:He~d what to do.他考虑该怎么办。/We were debating whether to go by bus or train.我们在考虑乘公共汽车去还是坐火车去。 dispute ①争论;辩论:The strikers began to~hotly with members of management.罢工工人开始和资方人员激烈地争执起来。/They~d for hours about where to go.他们为了去哪里的问题争论了几个小时。②争吵,吵架:The robbers~d violently over the stolen goods.那些盗贼为分赃而激烈争吵。 [解析] argument意为“争论,辩论”,是一般性质的争论;,debate表示“辩论”,指正式的辨认,常有仲裁人评判,并有一定的规则;dispute意为“争论,辩论,怀疑,抗拒”表示比较激烈的争论,也可指对某事提出质疑。此处指的是美国60年代的民权运动,其争论的状况应当是经较激烈的,选项dispute符合文意,故选D。
单选题
A. dismissed B. removed C. raised D. promoted
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] dismiss ①让……离开;把……打发走;解散;遣散:She was~ed from the hospital when found free from leukaemia.检查结果没有得白血病,她便获准出院。②解雇;免……的职;开除:He~ed his secretary be cause of her incessant lateness.由于他的秘书经常迟到,他把她辞退了。/Major Parker was~ed/from the army last October.帕克少校去年10月被军队开革。 promote ①提升,晋升,擢升:He was~d(to或to the rank of)captain.他被提升为上尉。②使(学生)升级:Will he be~(/to the next higher grade?会给他升级吗? [解析] 空格前的主语是争论,选项中能与其搭配的词是raise意为“提出”,即“提出争议”之意;其它选项dismiss“解散”;remove"移动”;promote"促进”,均无法与争议搭配,故本题选C。
【答案解析】[解析] reform ①改革;改良;改造(社会等):a movement to~English spelling改革英语拼法运动/He spent years trying to~the world.他花了多年时间,力图改造世界。②改造(人),使改过自新:He was sent to an institution organized to~criminals.他被送到一个犯人改造所去了。 echo ①回声,回音;反响:a thunderous~雷鸣般的巨大回声/The economic collapse had dangerous political~es.经济崩溃引起了政治上的危险反响。②应声虫,附和者:She is only an~of her husband's opinions,and has no ideas of her own.她只是丈夫意见的附和者,自己从没有主张。 repeat 经重复的,反复的,再三的,屡次的:suffer~heavy defeats屡遭惨败/~changes of plan计划的迭次更动/an often~excuse一而再再而三用上的借口/accuse sb.of his~acts of bad faith控告某人屡次背信的行为 respect ①尊敬,敬重:show~to old age尊敬老人/He has won(或gained)broad~ from the people as a revolutionary leader.他作为革命领袖受到人民的广泛尊敬。②[~s]敬意;问候:Give my~s to His Lordship.代我向爵爷致敬。/Please send them my~s when you write.写信时请代我向他们致意。 [解析] 空格的前后为两首歌,此处可意为“与……相呼应”,选项echo意为“发回声,随声附和”,符合文意,故本题选B。
【答案解析】[解析] involvement ①卷入;牵连(in,with):have no direct~in politics未直接卷入政治/My personal~with him and his family is deep.我个人和他以及他的家庭瓜葛很深。②复杂;混乱:draw the superpowers into~使超级大国卷入纠纷 assignment ①(分派的)任务;(指定的)作业:What are today's~s?今天的任务(或作业)是什么?②分配;指派,选派:He was informed of his~as vice-consul in Liverpool.他被通知他已被选派为利物浦副领事。 replacement ①代替,取代;接替:更换:the~of local troops with international troops国际部队之取代当地部队/Your worn-out tyres need~.你那磨损的车胎需更换了。②归还;赔还;复归原位:The~of this rare vase will take some time.照原样赔还这只罕见的花瓶需费一些时间。 settlement ①安顿;定居②移民,殖民,殖民地的开拓:When did the~of Carolina be- gin?卡罗来纳殖民地的开拓是何时开始的? [解析] 由句意知“美国军队卷入越南战争的冲突”,空格处应为“卷入”之意。选项中involvement意为“包含,卷入;assignment意为“分配,委派,任务,作业”;replacement意为“代替,替换”;settlement意为“定居”。故本题选A。
【答案解析】[解析] dissatisfy 使不满(意):The team's poor performance dissatisfied the coasch.那个队球打得差劲,教练为此不满。 delight ①高兴,愉快,快乐:He clapped his hands in~.他高兴地鼓掌。/To the teacher's great~,all his students passed the examination.使教师极为高兴的是他的学生全部考试及格。②使人高兴的东西(或人);乐事;乐趣:The book is a~to read.这本书读来极有兴味。/Singing is her~.唱歌是她的爱好。/the winter~5冬季的乐事 please (作副词)请:Please sit down.=Sit down,(if you)please.请坐。 discouraging ①令人泄气的,使人灰心的:a~remark令人泄气的话2.阻止的:a~ effect on warts对疣的抑制作用 [解析] 这首歌表达的是对美国军队卷入越南战争的不满,而选项delighting、pleasing的感情色彩与前文中不满的情绪相背离,而discouraging的语意与文意不符。故本题选人。
单选题
A. later B. past C. on D. ahead
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] later ①较晚的,更晚的:The late edition of this paper appears at 3pm;there is a~one at 5pm.这报纸的晚版于下午3时出版,下午5时还有更晚的一版。②以后的: in~years在以后的岁月里/We will discuss this in more detail in a~chapter.在下文的斗章中我们将更详细地讨论这一点。 past ①以前的,过去的;刚过去的:~experience过去的经验/the~history of the world世界过去的历史/I've not been feeling well for the~few days.几天来我一直感到不舒服。②结束了的,不复存在的:His prime is~.他青春已逝。/The days are:~ when Jewish blood could be shed with impunity.可以不受惩罚地屠杀犹太人的时代已一去不复返了。 ahead ①在前面,在前头:Danger~!前有危险!/walk(run)~of sb.走(跑)在没人前面/A new life lay~of him.新的生活展现在他面前。②向前,朝前:set the clock:~把时钟拨快/forge一前进 [解析] a few years later,表示几年之后。故选A。
【答案解析】[解析] evident 明显的,明白的:~defeat (disappointment)明显的失败(失望)/ He spoke with~sarcasm.他以明显的挖苦口吻说话。 positive ①有事实根据的,无可怀疑的,确实的:~proof(或proof~)确凿的证据②有把握的,确信的:I'm~about(或of)that.我对那点有绝对把握。 realistic ①现实的;实际可行的;注重实际的:Our income has got smaller,so we must be~and give up our car.我们的收入减少了,因此我们必须面对现实,还是把车卖了的好。②逼真的:a coat dyed with~blood stains用仿真的血迹染红的上衣/The sound effect is very~.音响效果非常逼真。 instructive ①有教育意义的;有启发性的:Experience furnishes very~lessons.经验能提供十分有意义的教训。②增进知识的;教训开导的:talk in an~tone用教训开导的口气说话 [解析] 由下文中"calmer(平静的)”的一词可以推测,公众的情绪较之以前的失望有明显的转变,选项evident有“明显的”之意,符合文意;positive意为“积极的”;realistic意为“现实的”;instructive意为“有益的,教育性的”。因此符合文意的选项为A。
单选题
A. with B. against C. towards D. about
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] towards ①进行中的:There is work~.有正在进行的工作。②有希望的,有前途的 [解析] protest against反对,为固定搭配。故本题选B。
单选题
A. tool B. creation C. mirror D. decoration
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] tool ①工具。器具,用具;刀具;器械;工具机,机床:a carpenter's (gardener's)~s木匠(花匠)的一应工具②起工具作用的东西;方法,手段[律]谋生器具(=tools of one's trade):He used his boss's absence as a~for gaining influence.他利用上司外出的机会来扩大权势。 creation ①创造;创作;(服装等的)创造性设计②创建,创设:authorize the~of a Department of Energy批准新设一个能源部/The~Of new playground swill benefit the local children.新游戏场的建立将有益于当地的儿童。 mirror 镜子:She looked into the mirror.她在照镜子。 decoration ①装饰,装璜:the~of interiors内部装饰②装饰品:Christmas~s圣诞节用装饰品’ [解析] 前文曾提及音乐反映了那个时代的紧张局势,也反映了对美国社会产生影响的一些变革。因此,此句的意思是歌曲是美国政治与社会进程的一种反映,选项中,有“反映”意思的为“mirror”,此处借用的是它的引申义“写照”,如a mirror or the times"时代的真实写照”。其它选项tool工具;creation创造;decoration装饰。故选C。
单选题
A. along B. up C. together D. out
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 由上文“half a million young people(50万年轻人)”可知,这是一个大型的集会,是年轻人聚在一起的意思。选项come along表“发生,陪伴”;come up意为“走进,上来”; come together意为“集合”,符合文意;come out意为“出来,出现”。故本题选C。
【答案解析】[解析] unity ①单一(性),独一(性),唯一(性)②团结;联合;统一(性);一致(性);整体性:There is a need for greater~in the party.党内有必要加强团结。/~in marriage联姻 reality ①实在;真实,真实性:All science is basically a search for~.全部科学从根本上说就是求真。/belief in the~。of miracles相信奇迹实有其事②现实,实际;事实;实体:accept(face)~承认(面对)现实/He is out of touch with~.他脱离现实。 popularity ①普及,流行;大众化:the~of table tennis乒乓球运动的普及/Instant foods are gaining in~.方便食品越来越普遍了。②讨人喜欢(或得人心、广受欢迎)的特点;声望:the announcer's immense~with radio audiences电台听众对这位广播员的极度喜爱/The new president won(或achieved)great~.新任总统深得人心。 individuality ①个性;个人特征:Individuality is the salt of common life.个性为平凡生活增添风味。/The advertisement lacks any~.这则广告一点儿特色也没有。②个体;个人;单个实体 [解析] 由后文“unrest(不安的状态,动荡的局面)”可知,人们渴望结束这动荡的社会状态,渴望团结、统一。选项unity意为“团结,统一”,符合文意。故选A。
【答案解析】[解析] presentation ①赠送;授予;奉献;赠送(或授予、奉献)仪式:the~of a gift赠礼/the~of the colours授旗仪式②赠送(或授予、奉献)物;赠品,礼物:The scholarship was an annual~.奖学金每年颁授一次。 performance ①进行;施行:the successful~of an activity一项活动的成功进行②履行;执行;完成:the~of one's duty职责的履行/the~of a command命令的执行 publication ①出版物:A magazine is a~.杂志是一种出版物。/a long list of~s列有一长串出版物名字的书单②出版,刊印:two years after the~of the book在此书出版两年后/be accepted for~被接受将予出版 [解析] 前文曾提及伍德斯的音乐反映了美国的政治与美国社会进程,所以此句意为“伍德斯托克事件表达了希望”,选项中presentation意为“表达”,符合文意;display意为“陈列,显示”;performance意为“表现,演出”;publication意为“公布,发行”。结合句意,此题选A。