单选题
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Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.

Euthanasia has been a topic of controversy in Europe since at least 1936. On an average of six times a day, a doctor in Holland practices "active" euthanasia:{{U}} (1) {{/U}}administering a lethal drug to a{{U}} (2) {{/U}}ill patient who has asked to be relieved{{U}} (3) {{/U}}suffering. Twenty times a day, life prolonging treatment is withheld or withdrawn{{U}} (4) {{/U}}there is no hope that it can{{U}} (5) {{/U}}an ultimate cure. "Active" euthanasia remains a crime on the Dutch statute books, punishable{{U}} (6) {{/U}}12 years in prison. But a series of court cases over the past 15 years has made it clear that a competent physician who{{U}} (7) {{/U}}it out will not be prosecuted.
Euthanasia, often called "mercy killing", is a crime everywhere in Western Europe.{{U}} (8) {{/U}}more and more doctors and nurses in Britain, Germany, Holland and elsewhere readily{{U}} (9) {{/U}}to practicing it, most often in the "passive" form of withholding or withdrawing{{U}} (10) {{/U}}The long simmering euthanasia issue has lately{{U}} (11) {{/U}}into a sometimes fierce public debate,{{U}} (12) {{/U}}both sides claiming the mantle of ultimate righteousness. Those{{U}} (13) {{/U}}to the practice see themselves{{U}} (14) {{/U}}sacred principles of respect for life,{{U}} (15) {{/U}}those in favor raise the banner of humane treatment. After years{{U}} (16) {{/U}}the defensive, the advocates now seem to be{{U}} (17) {{/U}}ground. Recent polls in Britain show that 72 percent of British{{U}} (18) {{/U}}favor euthanasia in some circumstances. An astonishing 76 percent of{{U}} (19) {{/U}}to a poll taken late last year in France said they would like the law changed to{{U}} (20) {{/U}}mercy killings. Obviously, pressure groups favoring euthanasia and "assisted suicide" have grown steadily in Europe over the years. (272 words)

{{B}}Notes:{{/B}} euthanasia安乐死。lethal致命的。statute book 法典。prosecute 起诉。simmering 处于沸腾的状态。mantle 重任，责任。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[注释] 词义搭配。intentionally(=purposely)蓄意地，故意地，例如：I would never intentionally hurt your feelings．(我决不会有意伤害你的感情o)incidentally(=by the way)顺便提一下，例如：Some people，and incidentally that includes Arthur，just won't look after themselves properly．(有些人，比如说阿瑟吧，就是不能很好地自理。)intermittently(=not constantly)断续地，间歇地，例如：The light from the lighthouse flashes intermittently．(灯塔的灯光一闪一闪的。)根据句意应选[B]intentionally。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[注释] 词义搭配。terminally是terminal派生来的副词，而terminal的词根是term(期限，学期；术语)。terminal(致命疾病的)晚期的；期终的，例如：terminal cancer(晚期癌症)；terminal examinations(期终考试)。terminally ill(临终的[患者])，例如：a hospice for the terminally ill(收治垂危患者的医院)。可见，本句中terminally ill patient意为“垂危病人”。故应选[A]terminally。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[注释] 结构搭配。relieve sb．of suffering解除或减轻某人的痛苦。此处介词of表示“分离”。也可以说：relieve one's suffering，如：The drug will relieve your suffering．(这种药可减轻你的痛苦。)此外，relieve sb．of sth．也可用于解除某人的工作等，例如：The company has relieved Mr．Smith of his post as manager．(公司已经解除史密斯先生的经理职务。)可见，本题应选[C]of。注意：动词与介词的惯用搭配是考研完形填空的重要测试内容。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[注释] 词义搭配。effect vt．(=bring about；accomplish)产生，引起，实现，完成，例如： effect one's purpose达到目的；effect cure完成治疗，治愈。affect vt．影响；result vi．(in)导致；(from)起因于。execute vt．(=carry out)执行，实施，常与下列名词搭配：a command，a plan，a will(遗嘱)，a piece of work。本句中空格后是an ultimate cure，故选effect符合词义与惯用的原则。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[注释] 词义结构搭配。admit to(=make an acknowledgement；confess)承认，供认，例如：I must admit to feeling ashamed of my conduct．(我必须承认我对自己的行为感到羞耻。)可见，空格内填入admit既符合词义要求，也符合结构要求。allege vt．(=declare)宣称，供述(以支持或反对某一指控)。例如：In your statement you allege that the accused man was seen at the scene of the crime．(在你的口供中，你供述曾经看到被告在犯罪现场。)可见，allege后不能接介词to，故不能入选。approve作及物动词用时意为“批准，通过”，当其后接介词of时意为“赞同”(有时在实际使用中无严格区别)。例如：1)His proposal has been approved．(他的建议已通过。)2)I cannot support a policy of which I have never approved．(我不能支持一项我从未赞成的政策。)可见，approve后不能接介词to，故不能入选。adopt vt．采取；通过；收养。例如：1)We also adopted the high-speed building method．(我们还采用了高速建筑法。)2)The conference unanimously adopted his report．(大会一致通过了他的报告。)3)She offered to adopt the homeless child．(她主动提出要收养这个无家可归的孩子。)

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[注释] 词义惯用搭配。smooth over(=make smooth，put right；palliate)平息，调停；掩饰。例如：1)I will try to smooth their quarrel over．(我将设法平息他们的争吵。)2)Don't try to smooth over your fault．(不要设法掩饰你的过错。)boil over处于危急关头，爆发：The situation is about to boil over．(形势大有一触即发之势。)boil over into爆发成为。break down作及物动词用时，意为“拆毁，压倒；把……分类”；作不及物动词用时，意为“(汽车、电视机、电梯等)出毛病而不能工作；垮台，崩溃”。burst out冲出；喊叫；突然表示出。从上下文的逻辑意思看，选[B] boiled over符合句意。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[注释] 词义结构搭配。be opposed to反对。例如：The people of Latin America were opposed to the war．在本题中opposed作过去分词修饰前面的指示代词those。可见，无论从词义或从结构上看，空格内填入opposed后可使上下文前后贯通。故应选[D]opposed。reject拒绝，摒弃；该动词后不接介词to，故从结构上排除填 rejected。object to反对。可见，object后可接介词to，但objected是过去分词，不及物动词不能用过去分词形式作定语修饰名词。如把objected改为objecting就对了。respond to对……做出反应。首先，respond是不及物动词，不能用过去分词形式作定语。其次，词义不妥。故不能入选。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[注释] 词义搭配。uphold(=support or approve)支持，赞成：I cannot uphold such conduct．(我不能赞成这样的行为。)本题中upholding是现在分词作定语。如选 upholding，可满足上下文的词义和结构要求。abandon vt．(=give up because of being useless)放弃，丢掉，废弃，如：1)an abandoned car(一辆废弃的汽车) 2)He has abandoned his original beliefs．(他已抛弃了原来的信念。)3)He abandoned his wife and children and went abroad．(他抛弃妻子和孩子，出国了。) confirm vt．确认，证实；与上下文句意不符，不能入选。upgrade(=raise to a higher grade)提高……的等级，与上下文句意不符，不能入选。