单选题
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
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【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查同位语从句。引导同位语从句的that是连词,一般不可省略,故答案为A。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本句意思是:这是我们谈论事情方式的问题。虽然problem也有“问题”的意思,但它侧重“麻烦”。而question可以表示“谈论的问题”,故答案为B。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] like在这里表示“像……”,作用是举例。而其他选项没有这个意思,故答案为C。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 这里so指代前文中的meaningful。故答案为D。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 前文说卷心菜或电脑本身并不具有意义,只有当人们在交谈中谈及才使它们有意义。本句话意思是:以这个理论来说,我们可以通过谈论生活来使它变得有意义,故答案为C。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本句意思是:生活本身并没有意义,它的意义也并不比一朵云多。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] make sense“有意义”。本句意思是:说一朵云对或者错并没有意义。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本句意思是:所以,对与错只是我们对云的判断。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 这里表示“因为”,只有since能够表达这个意思。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] write about“记述”;hunt for“寻找,探索”;listen to“听从”;look at“看,注视”。这里表示探索这些论点中的一些内容。