完型填空
Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if ed in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your answer Sheet.
Our ape-men forefathers had no obvious natural weapons in the struggle for survi val in the open. They had neither the powerful teeth nor the strong claws of the big cats. They could not ( 26 ) with the bear, whose strengt h, speed and claws ( 27 ) an impressive ’small fire’ weaponry . They could not even defend themselves ( 28 ) runnin g swiftly like the horses, zebras or small animals. If the ape-men h ad attempted to compete on those terms in the open, they would have been ( 29 ) to failure and extinction. But they were (30) with enormous concealed advantages of a kind not possessed by any of the ir competitors.
In the search ( 31 ) the pickings of the forest, the ape-men had ( 32 ) efficient stereoscopic vision and a sense of colour that the animals of the grasslands did not possess. The abili ty to see clearly at close range permitted the ape-men to study practical proble ms in a way that lay far ( 33 ) the reach of the original inh abitants of the grassland. Good long-distance sight was ( 34 ) another matter. Lack of long-distance vision had not been a problem for fores t-dwelling apes and monkeys because the higher the viewpoint, the greater the ra nge of sight—so ( 35 ) they had had to do was climb a tree. Out in the open, however, this simple solution was not ( 3 6 ) . Climbing a hill would have helped, but in many places the gro und was flat. The ape-men ( 37 ) the only possible solution. They reared up as high as possible on their hind limbs and began to walk upright . This vital change of physical position brought about considerable disadvantages. It was extremely unstable and it meant that the already slow ape-men became slo wer still. ( 38 ) , they persevered and their bone structure gradually became ( 39 )猼o the new,unstable position that ( 40 ) them the name Homo erectus,upright man.
1. A. match B. compare C. rival D. equal
2. A. became B. equipped C. posed D. provided
3. A. in B. upon C. by D. with
4. A. driven B. doomed C. forced D. led
5. A. bestowed B. given C. presented D. endowed
6. A.for B. of C. on D. at
7. A. progressed B.generated C.developed D.advanced
8. A.from B.apart C. beyond D.above
9. A. rather B.quite C. much D.really
10. A. anything B.that C. everything D.all
11. A. available B.enough C. sufficient D.convenient
12. A. chose B.adopted C. accepted D.took
13. A. However B.Therefore C. Meanwhile D.Subsequently
14. A. accustomed B. familiarized C. adapted D. suited
15. A. obtained B.called C. deserved D. earned
答案及解析
1. 答案：A
【試題分析】本題考查對(duì)固定搭配的掌握。
【詳細(xì)解答】 rival意為“與…相匹敵;比得上”，常用的搭配是rival sb/sth for/in sth.;equal意為“比得上，和……相等”，常用的搭配是be equal to;match意為“和……相配;和……相稱”，常用搭配為match with，意為“與……相匹敵”;compare意為“比較;對(duì)照”，常用的搭配有compare with，意為“與……相比較”。這里是說(shuō)“他們無(wú)法與熊相比”，故根據(jù)句意和搭配，答案應(yīng)選A。
2. 答案：D
【試題分析】本題為動(dòng)詞詞義辨析題。
【詳細(xì)解答】became意為“成為;變?yōu)椤?equipped意為“裝備”，常用于be equipped with或equip sb.with sth.;posed意為“擺好姿勢(shì);造成”;provided意為“供給，提供”。這里是說(shuō)熊的力量、速度和爪子為自身提供了很好的武器，故選項(xiàng)D最合題意。
3. 答案：C
【試題分析】本題為詞匯搭配題。
【詳細(xì)解答】defend…by doing sth.中的by表示方式、手段，意為“通過(guò)(做某事)”，后一般接動(dòng)名詞。這里是說(shuō)“它們不能像馬、斑馬或其他小動(dòng)物一樣通過(guò)快速地奔跑來(lái)保護(hù)自己”。
4. 答案：B
【試題分析】本題考查對(duì)固定搭配的.掌握。
【詳細(xì)解答】be doomed to sth.(一般為death，failure等一類的詞)表示“注定……”。be driven to后常接madness，sorrow等一類的詞。lead to一般為主動(dòng)式。這里是說(shuō)“他們?cè)缇妥⒍ㄊ 缃^了”，故答案選B。
5. 答案：D
【試題分析】本題為詞匯辨析題。
【詳細(xì)解答】 bestow表示“贈(zèng)給”，常與on或upon搭配;give一般與to搭配;present表示“贈(zèng)予”時(shí)一般與with搭配;endow表示“天生具有，賦予”，一般用被動(dòng)式與with搭配。本句意為“他們卻擁有其他任何競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者所不具有的某種巨大而隱蔽的優(yōu)勢(shì)”，故答案選D。
6. 答案：B
【試題分析】本題考查對(duì)固定搭配的掌握。
【詳細(xì)解答】 in the search of是固定搭配，意為“在尋找……的過(guò)程中”。這里是說(shuō)“在尋找森林可采物的過(guò)程中”。
7. 答案：C
【試題分析】本題為動(dòng)詞詞義辨析題。
【詳細(xì)解答】generate意為“生成，產(chǎn)生”;progress意為“進(jìn)展，進(jìn)步”，是不及物動(dòng)詞;develop意為“(逐漸)形成”、“(逐漸)獲得”，后與interest，relationship，ability等搭配;advance意為“促進(jìn)，提出，提升”。這里是說(shuō)“在生存競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中，猿人逐步形成了有效的、草地動(dòng)物所不具有的立體視覺(jué)和顏色辨別的能力”。根據(jù)句意，答案選C。
8.答案：C
【試題分析】本題考查對(duì)固定搭配的掌握。
【詳細(xì)解答】beyond the reach of為固定搭配，意思是“夠不著;在……范圍之外”，與其相對(duì)的短語(yǔ)是within the reach of(夠得著;在……范圍之內(nèi))。本句是說(shuō)“猿人能在較近距離內(nèi)看清目標(biāo)”。
9.答案：B
【試題分析】本題考查對(duì)習(xí)慣用法的掌握。
【詳細(xì)解答】程度副詞quite可以用在限定詞another前，而另三個(gè)程度副詞則不能。副詞yet也可用在another前，但表示的是數(shù)量意義的“還，再”。本句意為“良好的遠(yuǎn)距離視力完全是另外一回事。”
10.答案：D
【試題分析】本題為詞匯辨析題。
【詳細(xì)解答】本句中的so引導(dǎo)一個(gè)主語(yǔ)句子，這個(gè)句子缺少一個(gè)引導(dǎo)詞，該引導(dǎo)詞還是“they had to do”的賓語(yǔ)，只有選項(xiàng)D合乎條件。
11.答案：A
【試題分析】本題為形容詞詞義辨析題。
【詳細(xì)解答】available意為“可得到的;可用的”;enough意為“足夠的”;sufficient意為“充足的”;convenient意為“方便的”。上文說(shuō)的是在森林中居住的猿人和猴子可以通過(guò)爬樹(shù)來(lái)擴(kuò)大視力所及的范圍，此處接著說(shuō)的是，然而在沒(méi)有樹(shù)的開(kāi)闊地帶，這種方法是不可行的。故選項(xiàng)A為正確答案。
12.答案：B
【試題分析】本題為動(dòng)詞詞義辨析題。
【詳細(xì)解答】choose意為“選擇，挑選”;adopt意為“采用;采納”;accept意為“接受”;take意為“實(shí)施;采取”。這里是說(shuō)“猿人采取了惟一可行的方案”，故答案選B。
13.答案：A
【試題分析】本題為語(yǔ)篇分析題。
【詳細(xì)解答】此句與上句之間在語(yǔ)義上為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有however表轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，為正確答案。therefore表因果關(guān)系，C項(xiàng)meanwhile表時(shí)間關(guān)系，subsequently表承接關(guān)系。
14.答案：C
【試題分析】本題為詞語(yǔ)用法辨析題。
【詳細(xì)解答】accustomed表示“習(xí)慣的，適應(yīng)的”，常用結(jié)構(gòu)為be accustomed to，意思是“習(xí)慣于……”;familiarized的常用結(jié)構(gòu)為be familiarized with，意思是“與……相熟”;adapt表示“適應(yīng)”時(shí)，常用adapt to sth.或adapt oneself to sth.結(jié)構(gòu)，暗含作出某種變化以適應(yīng)新的情況;be suited to sth.表示“適合……的”。這里是說(shuō)“它們的骨骼漸漸適應(yīng)了……”，故選項(xiàng)C為正確答案。
15.答案：D
【試題分析】本題為動(dòng)詞用法辨析題。
【詳細(xì)解答】 call后面可以接賓語(yǔ)加賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ);obtain和deserve后跟單賓語(yǔ);earn后既可以接單賓語(yǔ)，也可以接雙賓語(yǔ)，接雙賓語(yǔ)時(shí)表示“(為……)博得，使得到”。根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)，答案應(yīng)選D。
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