单选题
A recent poll indicated that half the teenagers in the United States believe that communication between them and their parents is (1) and further that one of the prime causes of this gap is (2) listening behavior. As a(an) (3) in point, one parent believed that her daughter had a severe (4) problem. She was so (5) that she took her to an audiologist to have her ear tested. The audiologist carefully tested both ears and reported back to the parent:"There's nothing wrong with her hearing. She's just (6) you out. " A leading cause of the (7) divorce rate (more than half of all marriages end in divorce) is the failure of husbands and wives to (8) effectively. They don't listen to each other. Neither person (9) to the actual message sent by the other. In (10) fashion, political scientists report that a growing number of people believe that their elected and (11) officials are out of (12) with the constituents they are supposedly (13) Why? Because they don't believe that they listen to them. In fact, it seems that sometimes our politicians don't even listen to themselves. The following is a true story: At a national (14) conference held in Albuquerque some years ago, then Senator Joseph Montoya was (15) a copy of a press release by a press aide shortly before he got up before the audience to (16) a speech. When he rose to speak, (17) the horror of the press aide and the (18) of his audience, Montoya began reading the press release, not his speech. He began, "For immediate release. Senator Joseph M. Montoya, Democrat of New Mexico, last night told the National... " Montoya read the entire six page release, (19) with the statement that he "was repeatedly (20) by applause. /
单选题
[A] case [B] example [C] lesson [D] suggestion
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[考点] 固定搭配 [解析] 本题考查考生对固定搭配的掌握程度。a case in point“典型的例子”是固定搭配,指a clear example of something that you are discussing or explaining,相当于for example,引出下文的例子。 [干扰项分析] an example“一个例子”,a lesson“一课,一次教训”,a suggestion“一个建议”,均不与in point搭配。
单选题
[A] audio [B] aural [C] hearing [D] listening
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[考点] 固定搭配 [解析] 由上下文语义可知,该处意为:一位母亲认为她女儿有严重的听力问题。表达这个含义的固定搭配是hearing problem。 [干扰项分析] A选项audio“音频的,声频的”,如:audio and video equipment(视听设备);B选项aural“听觉的”,如:a musical with plenty of visual and aural appeal(—出颇娱人耳目的音乐喜剧);D选项listening“收听的,注意的”。
【答案解析】[考点] 词汇辨析 [解析] 空格处的形容词与so...that结构搭配,作句子的表语。该句与前一句属于一个意群,都是举例中的叙述内容。根据语义,空格处的词与上句的谓语believe呼应,即she was...结构表示“她相信”。B选项convinced和be搭配,表示“确信的,深信的”,因此原文意为:她(母亲)(对女儿有严重听力问题)如此确信不疑,于是就带着女儿去看听觉病矫治专家……。 [干扰项分析] A选项believing无法表达这种含义。C选项assured修饰人作表语时,一般后面接有of短语或that从句,表示“肯定得到某物或达到某个目标”,如He is assured of a place in the final.(他在决赛中肯定有一席之地。)D选项doubtless多用作副词,做形容词修饰人时指“免除危险的恐惧,感到安全”,如:The child slept doubtless and secure.
【答案解析】[考点] 词汇辨析 [解析] 符合上下文的只有B选项,tune sb.out“不理睬,不注意”,文中表示“女儿不理睬她的母亲”。 [干扰项分析] 四个选项中只有C选项的核心动词tuck“把……夹人,把……藏入”不能与空格后的sb.out结构搭配,如:He tucked the letter in a book so he wouldn’t lose it.(他把那封信夹在一本书里以免丢失)。但A、D选项不符合下文语意。turn sb.out“赶出,解雇,罢免”,如The voters turned out their local representatives.(选民把他们的当地代表给罢免了。)tug sb.out“费力拉出或拖出”,如:We tugged her out.(我们费力地把她拉了出来。)
【答案解析】[考点] 词汇辨析 [解析] 空格处填入的动词是说明“夫妻之间______的失败导致了离婚率的上升”。全文主要讨论了人与人之间的交流问题,所以D选项正确,如:Playing a game is a way for a family to interact.(一起做游戏是家庭交流的一种方法。) [干扰项分析] A选项exchange“交换,兑换”,如:They exchanged heated words.(他们激烈争吵。)B选项interchange“互换,使相互易位”,如:The two boys interchanged caps.(两个孩子把帽子换着戴。)C选项encounter“遭遇,遇到”,如:I encountered a former classmate in the theatre.(我在戏院里偶然遇到一位老同学。)
【答案解析】[考点] 词汇辨析 [解析] 空格处填入的动词应与to搭配,并符合文意。由前文的They don’t listen to each other(他们对对方的话充耳不闻)可知,C选项responds符合文意,如:The government responded to pressure and dropped the proposal.(政府感受到压力之后撤销了那项提议。)原文意为:每个人对对方传达的确切信息都毫无反应。 [干扰项分析] relate to“和……有关;欣赏,领略”如:I can’t relate to that kind of music.(我不能欣赏那种音乐。)refer to“提到,指称;参考”,如:He often referred to notes while speaking.(他演讲时常看讲稿。)resort to“常去;求助,诉诸”,如:If persuasion won’t work,we may have to resort to force.(如果说服工作不见效,我们可能只得诉诸武力。)
单选题
[A] like [B] alike [C] likely [D] likewise
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[考点] 词汇辨析,语篇分析 [解析] 第二段和第三段分别论述了聆听的行为影响交流效果的例子。空格所在短语起过渡作用,表达“类似的,相似的”意思。A选项like构成的搭配in like fashion意为“以同样的方式”。 [干扰项分析] B选项alike多做表语,不在名词前做定语,如:My mother and I are alike in many ways.(我和妈妈有很多相似之处。);C选项语义与文意不符;D选项likewise是副词,不能直接修饰名词。均应排除。
单选题
[A] nominated [B] selected [C] appointed [D] supported
单选题
[A] connection [B] reach [C] association [D] touch
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[考点] 词汇辨析 [解析] 空格处填入的名词应与out of和with搭配,且符合文意。D选项out of touch with sb.意为“和……没有联系/脱节”,原文的含义是“官员们由于不听选民的意见而与选民失去了联系,不知民众疾苦”,D选项正确。 [干扰项分析] B选项reach不能与with搭配,常见用法为sth.is out of reach或sth.is out of the reach of sb.,意为“(某人)手不能及,够不到”。A选项connection和C选项association均不与out of搭配,A选项用法是in connection with sb./sth.“与……有关/相关”,C选项用法是in association with sb./sth.“与……一起联合”。
单选题
[A] leading [B] representing [C] delegating [D] supporting
【答案解析】[考点] 词汇辨析 [解析] 空格处填入动词的被动形式,该动作的实际发出者是a press aide,直接宾语是a copy of a press release,间接宾语是Senator Joseph Montoya,含义为“一份新闻稿被新闻助理……给参议员”。只有C选项hand“交给,递给”符合语意。 [干扰项分析] 由于新闻助理与参议员没有直接的上下级关系,award、submit分别表示上对下和下对上的动作,所以B、D选项不正确。又由于文章没有分发新闻稿的语境,所以A选项distribute“分发,分配”也不能用。
【答案解析】[考点] 词语搭配 [解析] 介词to的一个搭配是“to one’s+情感名词”用作结果状语,意为“令人(喜、怒、哀、乐……)的”。one’s既可是形容词性物主代词,也可以是名词所有格。文中to the horror of the press aide意为“使新闻助理大吃一惊的是”。 [干扰项分析] B选项with“同……,和……”,表伴随;C选项for“为了”,表目的;D选项on“关于,涉及”,表主题。
单选题
[A] joy [B] enjoyment [C] amusement [D] delight
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[考点] 词汇辨析 [解析] 空格处填入的名词与of the audience搭配,表明听众对参议员这一举动的反应。C选项amusement指the feeling you have when you think something is funny,文中to sb’s amusement意为“令某人觉得有趣的是”。 [干扰项分析] A、B、D三个备选项都有“愉快、高兴”的意思,相当于pleasure。显然均不合文意。
单选题
[A] conclude [B] to conclude [C] concluding [D] concluded
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[考点] 语法知识 [解析] 空格所在部分和主语谓语read都是主语Montoya发出的动作,空格所在的动作做状语,即“他在新闻稿的末尾总结到……”,能够担任此语法功能的只有现在分词,所以C选项concluding正确,相当于and he concluded with...。
【答案解析】[考点] 词汇辨析 [解析] 空格处填入的动词被动式应表达掌声对参议员讲话的影响。A、C两选项都有“中断”的意思,但disrupt意为to prevent something from continuing in its usual way by causing problems,常指不好事件的发生,如:Traffic was disrupted by floods(交通因洪水而中断),不合文意;interrupt指to stop someone from continuing what they are saying or doing by suddenly speaking to them,making a noise etc,符合文意。