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第二部分 完形填空——特訓練習與答案
一、特訓練習
訓練一
Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes.They are left in the 1 of strangers for the rest of their lives.Their 2 children visit them only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any 3 visitors.The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth 4 story.In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care 5 elderly people need .Samuel Prestoon, a sociologist, studied 6 the American family is changing.He reported that by the time the 7 American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children. 8 , because people today live longer after an illness than people did years 9 , family members must provide long term care.More psychologists have found that all caregivers 10 a common characteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best 11 for the job.In other words, they all felt that they 12 do the job better than anyone else.Social workers 13 caregivers to find out why they took 14 the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative.Many caregivers believed they had 15 to help their relative.Some stated that helping others 16 them feel more useful.Others hoped that by helping 17 now, they would deserve care when they became old and 18 .Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a 19 satisfying experience for everyone who might be 20 .
1.A.hands B.arms C.bodies D.homes
2.A.growing B.grown C.being grown D.having grown
3.A.constant B.lasting C.regular D.normal
4.A.imaginary B.imaginable C.imaginative D.imagery
5.A.that B.this C.those D.these
6.A.when B.how C.what D.where
7.A.common B.ordinary C.standard D.average
8.A.Further B.However C.Moreover D.Whereas
9.A.before B.ago C.later D.lately
10.A.share B.enjoy C.divide D.consent
11.A.person B.people C.character D.man
12.A.would B.will C.could D.can
13.A.questioned B.interviewed C.inquired D.interrogate
14.A.in B.up C.on D.off
15.A.admiration B.initiative C.necessity D.obligation
16.A.cause B.enable C.make D.get
17.A.someone B.anyone C.everyone D.anybody
18.A.elderly B.dependent C.dependable D.independent
19.A.similarly B.differently C.mutually D.certainly
20.A.involved B.excluded C.included D.Considered
答案與解析
1.【答案】A
本題考查固定搭配。本句意為他們的業余生活要由陌生人來照料。in the hands of是固定搭配，表示“由……控制或照料”。
2.【答案】B
分析句子語法結構，grown children過去分詞作定語，意為長大的孩子，過去分詞做定語表示完成或被動。
3.【答案】C
regular 定期的、有規律的;normal 正常的;constant 經常的;lasting 持續的。根據上下文，該句的意思是：他們沒有定期來看望的人。所以選C。
4.【答案】A
根據前面的myth(神話)說明這個故事是imaginary 不真實的、虛構的;而imaginable 可想象的;imaginative 富于想象力的;imagery肖像，故選A。
5.【答案】A
分析句子語法成分。the care做先行詞，被that引導定語從句所修飾，其余三個詞不能引導定語從句。
6.【答案】B
根據上下文，此處的意思是“研究美國家庭是如何改變的”，how引導賓語從句，表示“如何、怎么樣”。
7.【答案】D
average指一般、通常的情況;common 普通的，強調大部分;ordinary與special相對立，強調普遍性;standard 標準的。
8.【答案】C
分析此句，這句話是對前一句的進一步闡述因此用moreover，表示兩句間遞進的關系。如果further加上more，也表示遞進關系。whereas 鑒于，考慮到。
9.【答案】B
ago 以前，指從現在算起，一般用于一般過去時;before是從過去某個時刻算起，用于過去完成時。
10.【答案】A
此空與a common characteristic(普遍的特征)構成動賓結構。 share共享,共有;consent同意，divide分開，只有share能與其搭配。所以選A。
11.【答案】B
分析句子，they are決定這里要用復數，故選people，character人物，性格。
12.【答案】C
would表示一種意愿，can表示能力。主句是過去時，故選could。
13.【答案】B
questioned和inquired表示“詢問、疑問”;interrogate意為“審問”。故interviewed“面試、訪問”符合句意。
14.【答案】C
本題考查固定搭配。take on 承擔;take in 欺騙、收容;take up 從事;take off 脫下、起飛。take on符合句意，承擔照顧年老親戚的責任。
15.【答案】D
obligation 責任、義務;admiration 羨慕;initiative 首創的，開始的;necessity 必要性。本句與上句意思相近，故選obligation。
16.【答案】C
本題考查動詞用法。make sb. do sth.表示“使某人做……”，符合句意。cause sb.to do導致某人做……;enable sb.to do使某人能夠做……;get sb.to do讓某人做……
17.【答案】A
該句意為“希望通過幫助別人，在自己需要依靠時得到關心”，someone在這里泛指某個人。anyone, anybody指任何人，everyone指每個人。
18.【答案】B
dependent 依靠別人的;dependable 可靠的;independent 獨立的。根據句意，此處選B。
19.【答案】C
分析句子語法結構，主語是caring for the elderly and being taken care of 兩件事因此選擇 mutually 共同地。similarly 同樣地、相似的;differently 不同地;certainly 當然地。只有“共同地”符合句意。
20.【答案】A
根據句意：這些事是每個人都可能涉及的。involved涉及、牽涉到;included 包含;excluded 排除在外、不包括;considered 考慮到。
