四级完形考前练习（第十一篇）

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　　第十一篇
　　We have spoken of marriage as a formal contract.It should be noted, however, that this contract does not 1 the same form in different societies.In Western societies, the 2 of a man and a woman 3 given the status of legal marriage by being registered by an official 4 by the state.In some African so cieties, 5 , marriage has nothing to do 6 an official registration of this kind but is legalized by the formal 7 of goods.Generally 8 is the bridegroom who is required to make a 9 of goods to the bride's kin（亲戚）, though sometimes a payment is 10 made by the bridegroom's kin to that of the bride.
6 k: l' ^( L" L$ l　　Among the Nuer, a 11 living in Southern Sudan, the payment made to the bride's kin, 12 as bridewealth, is in the 13 of cattle.Once the 14 of bridewealth is agreed 15 , and the formal payment is made, the marriage becomes a 16 union and the offspring of the union become the acceptable 17 of the husband.They remain 18 children even 19 the wife subsequently leaves him to live with 20 man.
0 c/ H% K+ b1 u5 m5 g0 h: P) g　　1.A.make B.get C.take D.do
, X- u) }, `# a0 W1 x1 L　　2.A.condition B.difference C.union D.divorce
　　3.A.is B.are C.was D.were
　　4.A.recognizing B.recognize C.to recognize D.recognized
1 }; ?) p* g* }$ |" \( ^0 h# J9 T　　5.A.however B.yet C.though D.still
3 n6 k7 o8 g3 V7 r) L. O　　6.A.with B.from C.for D.to
" q. [: t+ b% L0 z  z5 j2 `8 h　　7.A.exchange B.contact C.communication D.connection
7 h  C7 t. n, F/ D4 N6 S% p　　8.A.that B.this C.one D.it
　　9.A.money B.payment C.cost D.consumption
+ ]! j3 H" ?/ K$ r0 ?* S　　10.A.also B.too C.either D.as well
' B  _8 G# _# S+ o　　11.A.a person B.a people C.a man D.a couple
　　12.A.called B.known C.named D.looked
　　13.A.shape B.size C.form D.type
: v6 }) I; l: o6 l1 ?( n( E　　14.A.amount B.number C.figure D.volume
! g% @2 l* W6 @. ~& G5 Q5 i3 k　　15.A.upon B.with C.to D.for
1 ~! |: b9 r# T5 W' e　　16.A.legal B.casual C.direct D.progressive
　　17.A.bride B.cattle C.wealth D.children
& M% C7 E5 _; ~2 f( p　　18.A.his B.her C.their D.ones
　　19.A.before B.because C.while D.if
　　20.A.other B.another C.more D.farther
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4 H) ]' w; }# {5 K　　1.【答案】C
$ ~2 n/ e: _5 V　　【解析】本句意为在不同的社会里,这种合约采取不同的形式。take the form of是固定搭配,意为“采取……形式”。
% {) Q  g+ H5 Z. i+ _2 }　　2.【答案】C
; `8 D; g  f  _2 T, H  H　　【解析】本句是说“在西方社会,男女的结合只有由政府认可的官员登记后才成为合法婚姻。”union“结合";difference”区别“;condition”条件“;divorce”离婚“。
　　3.【答案】A
　　【解析】主语是the union，为单数，从上下文的时态看应用现在时。
: J2 A+ R3 B( A$ b2 q  w　　4.【答案】D
　　【解析】过去分词做定语修饰official，意为被认可的官员。
　　5.【答案】A
　　【解析】though为连词，连接主语和从句，表“虽然……但是”;yet一般用在否定句或疑问句尾，表示“已经”;still用在动词前后，表示“仍然”;however可用逗号与前后隔开，在意思上与前句转折。
　　6.【答案】A
, m' @5 o9 C4 g　　【解析】have nothing to do with,与……无关，固定搭配。
　　7.【答案】A
　　【解析】符合商品交换的选项只有exchange.contact“接触”;communication指“交流、交换（消息）”;connection“连接”。
　　8.【答案】D
# i- Q/ P1 R, r5 J　　【解析】此处是强调句型，It is…who/that结构，故只能用it.
8 M4 C1 ]8 t, {3 w5 ^& q　　9.【答案】B
) {# e4 {; |5 L6 E0 I3 W　　【解析】make a payment of是固定搭配，意为“支付”。money是不可数名词，故不能用a money.cost和consumption是花费、消费的意思，后面一般没有to的结构。
4 m, K& [. N. Y: t" w$ r9 h　　10.【答案】A
　　【解析】also一般跟着谓语动词;too与as well一般放在句尾，too有时也放在句中，用逗号隔开。
　　11.【答案】B
　　【解析】a people“一个民族”，a people living in southern Sudan是Nuer的同位语，从among the Nuer中可以看出，选项不可能是a man或a person或a couple.
7 F  D! P- ~2 S6 B7 n　　12.【答案】B
　　【解析】be known as，作为……而得名;如用call或name，后面的as应去掉。
/ T! D6 b* z) l+ L　　13.【答案】C
　　【解析】in the form of“以……形式”,固定搭配。
　　14.【答案】A
8 n- e* S/ @# u　　【解析】number、figure表示数字;volume意为“容量”;只有amount“数量”可与新娘彩礼相搭配。
4 ]2 J! `- L( |. g$ {. L　　15.【答案】A
2 v& r0 g7 q) m3 i( w* L. z　　【解析】动词agree后面可接不同的介词，agree on/upon表示就一点双方达成一致意见;agree to同意对方建议;agree with同意某人意见，双方在观点意见上的吻合。无agree for的说法。
　　16.【答案】A
0 M4 R, f4 ?; n  l& C: k& w　　【解析】casual“偶尔的”;progressive“进步的”;direct“直接的”。根据上下文。此处应填legal“合法的”。
　　17.【答案】D
  p$ A+ @% ?3 X/ x8 ?  s　　【解析】“联姻的后代成为”，不可能选bride或cattle.但从后面的句子中可以看出，此处选children最为合适。
% j* r6 `* t, C8 |  `　　18.【答案】A
# n5 r, v9 e, S( a' l　　【解析】本句的意思是“即使妻子离开丈夫后，同别人生活，他们的孩子应属于夫方。His指代husband.
　　19.【答案】D
　　【解析】根据上题的译文，本句用even if“即使”，符合句意。
' V1 |' M8 x! p4 Y6 x9 W　　20.【答案】B
" o- k9 n0 n. |　　【解析】other后接复数名词;表示单数概念时用another.