完型填空例题解析:
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Preferences Vary on Circumstance of Dying% O7 s+ Y: i1 R5 k a! Z
/ y7 q% x0 q1 H Among terminally ill people,attitudes differ on what they think constitutes a __l __ or bad death,the results of a new study suggest.; Q2 K& E1 i/ W) r8 [; c! o
Dr.Elizabeth K.Vig of the University of Washington in Seattle and colleagues interviewed 26 men with __2__ heart disease or cancer.The men were asked to describe good and bad deaths,and they also answered questions about their __3__for dying.
`: g' Y# G, p1 E) b. G2 c9 b- G0 F1 } “In this small study,terminally i11 men described good and bad deaths __4__”Vig said.“They did not hold uniform views about such issues __5__the presence of others at the very end of life or preferred location of death.’’
0 K- z. [& E) D; J: o0 L Many of the men considered __6 __in their sleep to be a good death.The reasons were varied and included not __7__ that death was imminent,and that death would be painless.
7 b! J0 D+ q% D0 J& ~+ f% e2 t$ s For close to half of the men,a prolonged death was__8__ a bad death.Some of the men equated a prolonged death with prolonged pain, __9__others thought a prolonged death would be difficult for their families.
2 x* e2 ?6 q& q% P- u; U4 H7 }Most men said that their __10__ were very important to them,but this did not mean that they wanted relatives close at the __11__ of death.“Valuing family did not also __12__ wanting family present at the very end of life,'”Vig said.
4 A6 b" V: n" _5 M. J7 q“In fact,some expressed concerns about __13__ loved ones,”Vig said.For instance,* x3 R! @2 E9 F$ n: @
some men were worried about the emotional or __14__ impact on their family members,
6 f: @) s" E2 G8 M" H0 w5 ^ according to the Washington researcher.Some were worried __15__their need for care would be a burden on their families,she said.7 F& J: J' _. V4 M2 K; {! x' o* r1 l- F
词汇:
: q4 w, F. m: h" v- M; qterminally adv.末期地,晚期地;不治地,致命地; `* c* Z0 U5 _7 z2 [
imminent adv.即将发生(或来临)的(指危险、祸患、不幸等)4 R& X5 L7 L5 s* q8 n
prolong vt.延长;拖长;拉长/ i. J; y/ n4 V$ N. u
equate vt.使等同# n& e9 C1 k9 l! Y
) V' V8 x% n! z% L0 x3 J7 G1. A. wrong B. pure C. good D. whole 2 h" {7 I* n8 l3 h4 F
2. A. either B. terminal C. final D. terrible. M# U. k) k8 H) `1 e% w
3. A. perfections B. presence C. preferences D. references
" I8 ]2 u: q7 [1 S- c& \$ r4. A. differently B. similarly C. strangely D. heartlessly9 W' k, r6 F; O
5. A. like B. as C. including D. for
+ P5 X( O/ V. R7 |4 G( W6. A. working B. dying C. talking D. dreaming
7 O6 u( ~) S) t5 `, ^& J% P7. A. regarding B. thinking C. wanting D. knowing
8 e$ h% X0 J% p1 K& J8. A. meant B. presented C. considered D. taken
7 r. v0 I- k4 N2 N% S* k3 L9 [9 S9. A. when B. although C. because D. while5 t: n# [- B3 M& s) L; x; [5 T
10. A. families B. friends C. colleagues D. wishes+ ~% y( ?/ ^' l0 R) @, X
11. A. beginning B. time C. period D. end$ j3 B5 u- @! T& n, j
12. A. stand B. mean C. represent D. signal
F; P3 p2 i) O9 B, i. R+ |2 x' r13. A. missing B. helping C. burdening D. leaving
% H+ g# I( Z V, k5 v14. A. financial B. physical C. social D. historical# } C: B5 A: g" c. I) Z0 _% i5 F
15. A. unless B. if C. why D. that
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4 [" _ S" X0 W答案及解析:
# ~1 @$ e0 d' e0 W: H1 i1.文章主题分析:
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Among terminally (B级)ill people,attitudes differ on what they think constitutes _l __ or bad death,the results of a new study suggest.(该句是观点句,很可能是文章的中心)' Y4 m3 Z$ K6 [" u4 Y& j' Y
1. A. wrong B. pure C. good D. whole 3 p+ s+ U+ R) M' O$ F- }
1. C。 分析:根据语感:good or bad(好的或坏的)直接判断答案。同时了解到标题中的Preferences就是指 “人们的态度(attitudes)”。5 \3 z2 o" O" W r8 v
5 M" t2 R2 w8 L l4 m1 V: R# e {1. 直接看题解题:3 n- \8 C) ^9 v! T) r+ Q: s
2. A. either B. terminal C. final D. terrible D6 ?% h$ I. P
Elizabeth K.Vig of the University of Washington in Seattle and colleagues
1 ]* S& F, h; v4 ?% C% c' n+ ?interviewed 26 men with __2__ heart disease or cancer.( I: w b) E! R0 j8 f4 U7 T: ~: p- M2 Y
2.B.分析:考察上下文中的用词。B与前文中的terminally呼应,而且“致命的心脏疾病或癌症”正好符合or要求前后词义对等的特点。
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3. A. perfections B. presence C. preferences D. references* W F1 c, q/ R3 ^' |
men were asked to describe good and bad deaths,and they also answered questions
% o$ i" H* P7 _: p/ Oabout their __3__for dying.. X3 @/ ]; h1 b& E" ?' C! l
3.C.分析:被选项中包含标题词或文章主题词时,答案往往出自是标题词或文章主题词的选项。考察文章中心。8 l, y, D/ Q8 ^2 S+ g7 q4 H2 E& V
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4. A. differently B. similarly C. strangely D. heartlessly
% _$ x" I: ?! @' [+ _ “In this small study,terminally i11 men described good and bad deaths __4__”Vig said.
0 v$ A% b# x7 Z6 l4.A. 分析:考察文章中心(态度不同)。该题也可直接借助句意解答。' a. \8 s7 i& o6 G
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5. A. like B. as C. including D. for* O1 v2 Y. n" n# r/ Z* _
“They did not hold uniform views about such issues __5__the presence of others at the very end of life or preferred location of death.’’
8 y$ I. {/ Y) I5. B。分析:考察习惯搭配结构。
4 x$ d# C4 ?3 q8 IVery: adj.绝对的; 一样的;正好的:% p3 U0 @' O: T- R
at the very end of his |