单选题
Nowadays, where people have a close contact with animals is at the zoo instead of in the wild. Most (26) visitors to zoos are convinced, as they walk from cage to (27) , that the actions of the animals are no more than a funny (28) put on only for their (29) . However, the optimistic view of the contented, playful, caged animal could be (30) the truth. Recent research at London Zoo has (31) that many (32) animals are in fact facing a survival problem as severe (33) that of their cousins in the wild — a struggle to survive, simply, (34) the boredom of their environment. Well-fed, well-housed, and well-protected from its natural enemies, the zoo animal is bored, sometimes literally to (35) . The extraordinary length to (36) some animals go to overcome this problem, and the surprising behavior patterns which (37) as a result, were clearly described by Dr. Morris at a conference of "The Biology of Survival". (38) he and other speakers pointed out, the problem of (39) in a boring and restricted environment is not limited to the animal cage. (40) the obvious examples of human prisoners or the astronaut, the number of situations (41) human beings have to face boredom and restrictions for stretches is growing rather than (42) . More to the point, many of the (43) in which animals (44) to these conditions have striking analogies in many forms of mental or neurotic behavior in humans: the doctor could (45) learn from them.
【答案解析】固定搭配。be bored to death表示“烦得要死”,to death表示“到无法容忍的程度;极度地”,因此[D]正确。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】定语从句引导词辨析。句意为“动物们已经竭尽全力来克服困难,由此引起了可笑而令人吃惊的行为,这些莫里斯医生在“生物生存”大会上作了生动描述。”定语从句的先行词为length,因为空白处前有介词to,不能that,how和what在意义上不适合,故正确答案为[B]。语言点:go to any/great lengths竭尽全力,不遗余力。
【答案解析】从句引导词辨析。[A]as引导定语从句,表示“正如”,指代后面的整个句子“the problem of...in a boring and restricted environment is not limited to the animal cage.”。句意为“正如他和其他人指出的那样…”,因此[A]正确。[B]When,[C]If和[D]Before可以引导状语从句,不可以引导定语从句。
【答案解析】介词和介词短语辨析。[A]except和[B]except for都指“排除在外,不包括”;except for可以放在句首,except不放在句首,同时except for也可指把整体中的某个部分除外,如Except for some misspelling mistakes, the Writing is good.[C]apart from相当于besides,如:Apart from(besides) David, Mary is also one Englishman. [D]far apart表示“离得很远”。根据句意“除了囚犯或宇航员这些显而易见的例子外…”可知,[C]正确。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】定语从句引导词辨析。in the situation表示“在…情形下”,先行词situation后用in which引出定语从句,所以选择[A]。
【答案解析】各词辨析。[A]way为常用词,原义指“道路”,此处指“做某事的方式或方法”,其后的定语从句用that或in which引导,that或in which可以省略,空白处后的in which提示应选择[A]ways。“…many of the ways in which animals respond to these conditions”表示“动物对这些条件做出反应的许多方式”,因此应选择[A]。[B]means指“手段,工具”;[C]method指有理论根据的系统方法,包括遵循的步骤和技术,如:teaching method;[D]route指“路线,航线”。