单选题
Beyond question, Clinton was supposed to close up, stay out of sight, and avoid second- guessing his wife's boss. After his ego blustered into oncoming traffic during Hillary's heated primary race (1) Obama, the nation suffered from yet another turn of Clinton fatigue. (2) this week Bill Clinton showed an instinct for robust, inclusive leadership that the (3) White House occupant could make good use of right for the time being. With President Obama struggling to (4) the political damage from the Gulf oil spill, Clinton not only can't help himself—he's worth being listened. The conventional-wisdom (5) on President Obama's early reaction to the spill was (6) he didn't emote enough. He didn't feel the (7) of all those people in the crisis whose livelihood would be destroyed, whose clean waters and wildlife would be (8) in black gunk. Clinton considers this is an unfair (9) but offers a different—and more pointed— lesson to his young successor. "I think we ought to (10) in the same boat for a while... Let's just (11) the problem, and then we can hold everybody responsible and emote or not emote, " Clinton conversed (12) CNN Anchor Wolf Blitzer. Obama's first (13) after the oil spill was to "feel the blame" rather than "feel the pain, " which are pretty sarcastic words as it were. No one intends to let British Petroleum (BP) management (14) the hook—for dangerously cutting corners, and for a (15) safety record. However, the President's (16) focus on scolding BP consumed (17) White House energy while the oil gushed. Great leaders don't rush to criticise; Instead they instinctively (18) solutions. Rudy Giuliani, who didn't stop to blame (19) intelligence for letting it happen, stood out from New York mayor with a girlfriend problem to 9/11 hero when he took control of a crisis and instilled confidence that a ravaged city could (20) beyond a terrorist attack.
【答案解析】[试题考点] 上下文语意关系与名词词义辨析。 [解题思路] 本题空格位于句子的宾语部分,其后分别跟of all those people以及定语从句,该句意为“他没有感受到所有处于危机中人们的______”。空格所在句前面的内容指出,人们“批评奥巴马没有充分地表现情绪”(he didn't emote enough),其后紧跟的定语从句则说明危机中的人们处境不容乐观。纵观四个选项,符合文意的只有选项[B]pain,此处pain既与emote以及定语从句的内容相符,也可以在第五段中的"feel the pain" 得到印证,故为正确选项。 [干扰排除] 选项[A]pressure意为“压力;压迫”,[C]shock意为“震惊,惊讶”,选项[D]fear意为“恐惧,害怕”,代入文中意为“奥巴马没有体会到处于危机中人们的压力、惊讶、恐惧”,显然不符合文意,故排除。
单选题
[A] driven [B] shunned [C] drowned [D] killed
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[试题考点] 上下文语意关系和动词词义辨析。 [解题思路] 本题空格所在部分是修饰all those people的另一个定语从句,且空格处应填入一个动词,作该从句的谓语。该从句的主语为clean waters and wildlife(纯净的水域与野生动物),将各选项代入空格,只有选项[C]切合文意。选项[C]drown意为“淹没或浸透某物”,代入文中意为“他们的纯净水源以及野生动物都会被淹没在漆黑黏稠的液体中”。 [干扰排除] 选项[A](be)driven意为“被迫;被逼”,选项[B](be)shunned意为“被避免;被避开”,选项[D](be)killed意为“被杀死”,均无法与主语之一clean waters构成搭配,故排除这三项。
【答案解析】[试题考点] 上下文语意关系与动词用法辨析。 [解题思路] 本题空格位于直接引语中,说话人为克林顿。且空格处应填入一个动词与情态动词ought to共同作谓语,其状语为in the same boat,将各个选项代入文中,能与in the same boat构成搭配且符合文意的只有选项[A]row,row作动词时:意为“划船”,row in the same boat为固定搭配,意为“(面对问题时)同舟共济,齐心协力”。 [干扰排除] 选项[B]、[C]、[D]都可以与in the same boat构成搭配,但均不符合文意。
单选题
[A] fix [B] discuss [C] consider [D] raise
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[试题考点] 上下文逻辑关系与动词词义辨析。 [解题思路] 本题空格位于克林顿的直接引语中,空格处应填入一个动词,与其后的problem构成动宾搭配。前一句话意为“我认为我们应该暂时同舟共济一下(row in the same boat for a while)”;后一句话意为“然后再决定谁该负责,并表现情感”,代入四个选项,只有“解决问题”(fix the problem)符合文章逻辑,即先解决问题,然后再追究责任,故选项[A]正确。 [干扰排除] 其他三个选项虽都能与problem搭配,但代入文中分析发现“讨论问题”、“考虑问题”和“提出问题”显然不如“解决问题”更贴合句意,也不符合文章逻辑。
单选题
[A] in [B] to [C] about [D] with
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[试题考点] 动词搭配。 [解题思路] 本题空格之前的conversed是动词,converse作动词意为“交谈”,故此句句意为“克林顿与CNN主持人沃尔夫·布利策交谈”,converse表谈话时的搭配为converse with sb(与……交谈)或converse about sth(就……交谈)。故选项[D]正确。 [干扰排除] 选项[A]in以及选项[B]to均无法与converse搭配。选项[C]converse about意为“就……交谈”,其后跟交谈的内容,而不是交谈的对象,故排除。
单选题
[A] research [B] instinct [C] plan [D] strategy
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[试题考点] 上下文语意关系和名词词义辨析。 [解题思路] 本题空格所在句句意为“奥巴马在漏油事件发生后的最初______是想到罪责而不是感受痛苦”。由第三段中的early reaction to the spill和the didn't feel the pain中,可知此处的feel the blame rather than feel the pain即是奥巴马的early reaction。代入四个选项,选项[B]可使句意通顺。instinct意为“本能(通常是对某一具体环境刺激的反应)”,此句意为“奥巴马的第一反应”。注意,此处instinct和第二段首句中show an instinct中的instinct含义不同,第二段的instinct意为“天资”。 [干扰排除] 选项[A]。research意为“研究”,选项[C]plan意为“计划,蓝图”,选项[D]strategy意为“策略,战略”,这三项都过于具体,“奥巴马想到罪责而不是感受痛苦”这不是具体的“行动”、“计划”或者“策略”,而是一种本能的反应。
单选题
[A] on [B] out [C] off [D] from
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[试题考点] 上下文语意关系与固定搭配。 [解题思路] 本题空格所在句句意为“没人打算让英国石油公司______”,四个选项中只有off可以放到空格处,形成合理搭配,let sb off the hook为固定搭配,表示“使某人脱身;使某人免除责备或责任”。代入文中意为“没人打算让英国石油公司逃脱责任”,符合上下文语意,故选项[C]正确。 [干扰排除] 选项[A]、[B]、[D]均无法填入空格形成合理的搭配,故排除。
单选题
[A] dismal [B] public [C] brief [D] incomplete
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[试题考点] 上下文语意关系与形容词词义辨析。 [解题思路] 本题空格位于由for引导的原因状语中,空格处需填入一个形容词修饰safety record。该句主句意为“没人打算让英国石油公司逃脱责任(no one intends to let BP off the hook)”,原因状语从句意为“由于他们不计后果的走捷径(dangerously cutting corners),以及其______的安全记录”。既然如今出现漏油事故,并且他们不计后果走捷径,这说明其安全记录不好,四个选项中,只有选项[A]dismal“差劲的,不怎么样的”符合义意。 [干扰排除] 选项[B]public意为“公共的;公用的”,选项[C]brief意为“简短的;简洁的”,选项[D]incomplete意为“不完整的”,虽能与record构成搭配,但代入该原因状语中,均无法与主句成合理的因果关系,故排除。
单选题
[A] important [B] special [C] initial [D] sharp