Text Completion questions include a passage composed of one to five sentences with one to three blanks. There are three answer choices per blank, or five answer choices if there is a single blank. There is a single correct answer, consisting of one choice for each blank. The examinee receives no credit for partially correct answers.
6 M% [% q2 g, U+ m段落完型部分包括一个段落含有1至5个问题,每个问题有1至3个空格。每个空格(空格数量在两个以上)有3个备选答案,而对于空格数量者则有5个备选答案。每空只有一个正确答案。考生只有将所有答案做对该题才得分,即:空格在两个以上者不分开计分。/ B0 k, I1 A, t& H
Sample Text Completion Questions 段落完型样题Directions: For each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.答题指令:请在每个空格相应的栏目中选取能最好完善短文的备选答案。% t6 l* f$ X5 A
1. It is refreshing to read a book about our planet by an author who does not allow facts to be (1)__________ by politics: well aware of the political disputes about the effects of human activities on climate and biodiversity, this author does not permit them to (2)__________ his comprehensive description of what we know about our biosphere. He emphasizes the enormous gaps in our knowledge, the sparseness of our observations, and the (3)__________, calling attention to the many aspects of planetary evolution that must be better understood before we can accurately diagnose the condition of our planet.
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overshadowed
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Answer: overshadowed, obscure, and superficiality of our theories
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读某本书能带来refreshing效果,则表明这本书作者写作的效果就是有让我们refreshing的效果或者预期。所以,他“does not allow facts to be (1)__________ by politics”不会让政治“politics”对这本书作什么作用呢?当然是不会让政治使其破坏这本书“refreshing”的特点。则,第一空从正负就可以将illuminated排除。具体选择“overshadowed”“invalidated”还要参看第二空。
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9 a" t* o7 I% ?9 z第二空线索说作者不允许them怎样。往前寻找them指代,很容易发现:them就是politics。这样一来,马上可以看到这样的重复:4 b2 P5 x$ N g( J
an author who does not allow facts to be (1)__________ by politics
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8 S: N; s# g/ E0 w [& \都是说作者不允许政治对书做怎样的动作。则两空是同义重复。又由于第一空推出动作是负面的。故两空都是负面的。则第二空是obscure, 而第一空也就只能是overshadow。$ G7 n) L( U# c& D; o
第三空线索:
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He emphasizes the enormous gaps in our knowledge, the sparseness of our observations, and the (3)__________, calling attention to the many aspects of planetary evolution that must be better understood
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the enormous gaps in our knowledge,
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Vain and prone to violence, Caravaggio could not handle success: the more his (1)__________ as an artist increased, the more (2)__________ his life became.* [ i" _$ x6 }0 s7 O+ ~( F9 I# x4 g
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8 r- y! R2 @" U1 s& C# n句子很简单,逻辑也很清晰。冒号引出解释关系。已知部分说Caravaggio具有如下特点:Vain(1) and prone to violence(2),could not handle success(3);则后面也要重复这两个特点。则后面the more …, the more所引导的内容也应该是重复这两个特点。两空都应该是负面词汇且重复Vain(1) , prone to violence(2),could not handle success(3)。则答案就是eminence(-)=tumultuous(-)。$ ~0 j: I' Y, J. z! z
一个人虚荣,行为易倾向于狂暴,不能善待自己的成功;则越成功越易疯狂激动。
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The author's (1)__________ style renders a fascinating subject, the role played by luck in everyday life, |