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.# ~: B! C7 n- @+ D; B6 \+ ]
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.
# E7 t; J' c8 j4 S( \& x; [/ r 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.
, x, i7 G/ u# ?! I6 K, D" @( L 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.' F/ Y4 D6 h+ d0 ?4 O
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.
( V# o) ?* D5 O9 W3 K, G4 f+ N 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.- i8 J3 e! @ O" v1 o; q& o
They remain __18__ children even __19__ the wife subsequently leaves him to live with __20__ man. / S: M! G! B" N& u- t
1.A.make B.get C.take D.do- h0 O l1 q$ Y) I1 J
2.A.condition B.difference C.union D.divorce
4 D$ O6 s9 R$ h& l, w 3.A.is B.are C.was D.were
' P: A1 B0 }; I 4.A.recognizing B.recognize C.to recognize D.recognized- L U6 G% G" f- m; h
5.A.however B.yet C.though D.still# h# O ^" _8 M2 L3 Y) x
6.A.with B.from C.for D.to; f+ h' j0 d/ K* Y+ j2 j: u) G
7.A.exchange B.contact C.communication D.connection
3 B# }- c8 r o5 G 8.A.that B.this C.one D.it6 B" b3 U J- K# _. W: @ U
9.A.money B.payment C.cost D.consumption8 \4 a4 U3 O! ^) V+ ^
10.A.also B.too C.either D.as well
" d5 f1 ^. r6 F; ]4 V 11.A.a person B.a people C.a man D.a couple
# S+ f6 U$ {( O V" V$ U0 N 12.A.called B.known C.named D.looked( u, D8 E" I* ^& y8 w: u) a) k
13.A.shape B.size C.form D.type
# G7 L, | W" G% [, Z8 U& i) |5 V! v 14.A.amount B.number C.figure D.volume9 `1 i Y7 y; H1 x9 T" u v; P3 r
15.A.upon B.with C.to D.for
3 H* j, i5 U/ N2 f* ~( f9 u. C) E( x 16.A.legal B.casual C.direct D.progressive
$ r5 S( o) z& j* f" C 17.A.bride B.cattle C.wealth D.children
) x# u* m+ ~ g, j7 L 18.A.his B.her C.their D.ones
6 o0 q+ r7 E" k1 i4 I 19.A.before B.because C.while D.if
" x u9 e6 n7 h! q" } 20.A.other B.another C.more D.farther 3 [- M0 I; @' }1 ~
答案:, i" o6 o4 |+ u, W! j8 S- O" [) l
1.【答案】C
5 [9 m* m9 K6 G/ j5 d; [ 【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”。, I1 @9 W% W; u5 `) |7 q
2.【答案】C) ~: @9 r' g% `1 I/ L& `: f! Z! U
【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”。. _) i$ E0 E' Y" } p
3.【答案】A
- y2 G) | h! B3 t0 J5 i( V3 G 【解析】主语是the union,为单数,从上下文的时态看应用现在时。
) x3 Z* h( e- F' l7 W2 J 4.【答案】D
, S' A+ G" P# F& y1 t l: { w 【解析】过去分词做定语修饰official,意为被认可的官员。
" t( ~# g n7 M% }. C 5.【答案】A+ p! }. M4 ~+ 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。0 f$ W+ R Z$ f( G ]8 z9 {& E
6.【答案】A
$ a4 D o+ Y4 P6 e 【解析】have nothing to do with,与……无关,固定搭配。: z9 B/ N, ?) g: J% _! W) S
7.【答案】A! A6 |! y1 v4 z) g6 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”。
, A o9 [. D4 F3 i 8.【答案】D
0 D% T( _" A% M2 V 【解析】此处是强调句型,It is…who/that结构,故只能用it.
- ?* e- T n# ?2 v. W+ k 9.【答案】B
8 |3 t; \# j" J ^ 【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。
. S* H9 R2 h x7 K& G5 D5 A 10.【答案】A
3 {5 Z5 _$ `) {: p3 m: `: z: J 【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。0 c2 X4 H5 v$ @ L
11.【答案】B1 x" p5 C/ ^2 S0 U
【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。8 j) s5 D7 h4 y" @7 O! A
12.【答案】B2 m: W. K! j; u
【解析】be known as,作为……而得名;如用call或name,后面的as应去掉。
' U1 Q! ]) v4 x8 i' i 13.【答案】C3 V+ D4 q K3 B" l1 |5 k: n
【解析】in the form of“以……形式”,固定搭配。; ]8 c- r; W$ r: q
14.【答案】A4 A3 G# A5 `1 W
【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。% t- T0 v) q; ?' t1 l% K
15.【答案】A
2 M+ ]7 b2 {+ ~/ O7 J6 A 【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。. j/ e" g+ a c/ p( ~
16.【答案】A9 u2 D/ |2 z9 c# T$ F& R
【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”。. Y* T8 J# m5 t$ u5 ~: z
17.【答案】D
/ }5 [& V3 w6 n$ Z M7 v2 J 【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。/ F. y3 x, b3 X; E x
18.【答案】A8 M+ ?. S" ^: P% W- {
【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。' e2 T) \6 N$ s) ^
19.【答案】D& c& _3 r/ Q' \2 \4 M
【解析】根据上题的译文,本句用even if“即使”,符合句意。
. t- r, X' B! i. t9 d 20.【答案】B
% I! u/ q& C2 E* r7 B( h 【解析】other后接复数名词;表示单数概念时用another。 |