单选题
The
Bible
is the great work of the religious literature and was in process of formation for about twelve hundred years.
The Bible is composed of
1
, legend, biography, genealogies, ethics, law, proverbial wisdom, sermons, prophesy, lyric poetry, hymns and theology. It is not only
2
a book but a
3
of books.
The
Bible 4
two major
5
, the
Old Testament
and the
New Testament
. The
Old Testament
was written originally almost entirely
6
Hebrew with a little Aramaic, from the eleventh to the second century BC. It is the national
7
literature of the people of Israel. The
New Testament
was written in Greek from about 40 AD to 150. It
8
the earliest documents
9
the life, teaching, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus and the establishment of the
10
church. The
11
work is from the first book Genesis, to the last,
Revelations.
The
12
and richness of the
Bible 13
literature
14
the
Old Testament
are unparalleled. In the literary
15
, poetry, The
Bible
is
16
The
Bible
is an assemblage of literature. It is in a unique
17
among the world"s books
18
the richness of its
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and spiritual values. It can be called the
20
of books.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查点是语境推断能力。本题空白处前面的句子(全文第一句)是本题正确答案的提示点。该句中的“The
Bible
...was in process of formation for about twelve hundred years(《圣经》约有1200年的形成过程)”提示本题应选用B(history历史)，因为该选项表达了“1200年”这一漫长历史概念。
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查点是语境推断知识。本题空白处前面的信息内容“It is not only ______ a book(《圣经》不仅仅是一本书)”提示本题应选用A(collection全集)，因为这样才能表达本句所要表达之意：《圣经》不仅仅是一本书，而是“多”本书构成的“全集(collection)”。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查点是逆向推断知识。本题空白处前后的信息内容，尤其是空白处后面的信息内容“the
Old Testament
and the
New Testament
(《旧约》和《新约》)”提示本题应选用C(comprises构成)，以便表达“圣经是由《新约》和《旧约》两部分构成的”之意。众所周知，《旧约》和《新约》是构成圣经的两个部分。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查点是逆向推断知识。本题空白处前后的信息内容，尤其是空白处后面的信息内容“the
Old Testament
and the
New Testament
(《旧约》和《新约》)”提示本题应该选用C(divisions部分)，因为这样才能表达本句的含义：圣经由《旧约》和《新约》两个部分构成。
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查点是语境推断知识。本句前面一句中的信息内容“The diversity and richness of the
Bible
...are unparalled(《圣经》的丰富多彩是前所未有的)”提示本题应该选用D(Surpassing无比的，非凡的)，因为只有这样才能使句子之间保持连贯和一致。
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查点是语境推断知识。本文首句中的信息内容(The
Bible
is the great work of the religious literature《圣经》是一部宗教文学巨著)以及本文尾段首句的信息内容(The
Bible
is an assemblage of literature《圣经》是一部综合性的文学著作)均提示本题应选用B(artistic艺术的)，因为这样才能使全文前后语意连贯一致。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查点是语境推断知识。本题空白处前面一句的信息内容(It is in a unique position among the world"s books《圣经》在世界书籍中占有独特的地位)提示本题应该选D(book书)，以便使句子之间的关系在语意上保持连贯一致，并且表达《圣经》在世界书籍中的地位。