完型填空例题解析:
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答案。请根据文章的内容选择合适的词或短语填在空白处。
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Preferences Vary on Circumstance of Dying
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Among terminally ill people,attitudes differ on what they think constitutes a __l __ or bad death,the results of a new study suggest.: I& w/ t2 r' ?9 R0 s( N+ k
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.1 p; M1 x3 |. z! X, u) {
“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.’’
s" }2 f2 @) C( d2 { 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.
# I2 t) T2 c# D) _. q 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.
4 d1 ]/ x& w# {4 G* n5 iMost 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.
9 ] Z+ O. V& n“In fact,some expressed concerns about __13__ loved ones,”Vig said.For instance,# Z+ ]! w& V! A0 }- s
some men were worried about the emotional or __14__ impact on their family members, {1 Y" V4 a: F/ P
according to the Washington researcher.Some were worried __15__their need for care would be a burden on their families,she said., [! p) e( F1 ]0 ~* j
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terminally adv.末期地,晚期地;不治地,致命地
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prolong vt.延长;拖长;拉长4 o7 ?) l: I7 s- {3 k% g3 w" u
equate vt.使等同' E+ f% e2 W! k6 N
Q. b6 P4 Y: h ]1. A. wrong B. pure C. good D. whole
3 \% g) c' W" W0 K/ V5 s$ Z2. A. either B. terminal C. final D. terrible
4 T0 t/ T" m# a, m3. A. perfections B. presence C. preferences D. references
M5 ?$ y# y* p4 O) t. N% ]4. A. differently B. similarly C. strangely D. heartlessly
& Z% g8 m3 Z1 V! y9 _9 e% w; K5. A. like B. as C. including D. for0 d \ e: F% f7 H u4 e
6. A. working B. dying C. talking D. dreaming4 r5 J+ |6 V0 e g
7. A. regarding B. thinking C. wanting D. knowing
4 q- Y( a. N4 @) Q0 O9 D& v) M8. A. meant B. presented C. considered D. taken
8 Z4 I5 I5 v: j6 c+ ~9. A. when B. although C. because D. while
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11. A. beginning B. time C. period D. end2 b, ?: k- j! x; [2 o
12. A. stand B. mean C. represent D. signal
- N' k1 u4 @" a6 D* Z13. A. missing B. helping C. burdening D. leaving
5 k9 c& y: c- L0 ~' P" ~14. A. financial B. physical C. social D. historical
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1.文章主题分析:
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$ V: G+ m# b( X/ P3 y, t: cAmong 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)3 R( A6 x: B( J K5 O- a0 x
1. A. wrong B. pure C. good D. whole
! R5 T6 A% k' u9 ?9 B1. 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)”。; k- l" q/ V! U% M) d+ D+ {
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1. 直接看题解题:4 G. H% }7 e* I7 Z( {; ?3 ~' v9 K
2. A. either B. terminal C. final D. terrible
' R6 ^" M4 k# k- i. P5 }Elizabeth K.Vig of the University of Washington in Seattle and colleagues 6 F0 S; L6 k; k0 _' U) { M
interviewed 26 men with __2__ heart disease or cancer.% c7 T% x' B/ U& G6 R9 ~
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。; l( L5 E& L2 k2 s D
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3. A. perfections B. presence C. preferences D. references. c3 ^, T. x; Y
men were asked to describe good and bad deaths,and they also answered questions
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& N+ u% L7 x0 k% P" E. _) @* h; ?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。4 O" u, {9 C" Z2 U- J% p
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4. A. differently B. similarly C. strangely D. heartlessly9 x9 }8 E J* U
“In this small study,terminally i11 men described good and bad deaths __4__”Vig said.1 r) D4 W2 c. N3 t1 O5 b5 p$ U
4.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。% {& {0 K6 }. ^" p) ?! N4 j1 a
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5. A. like B. as C. including D. for
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5. B。分析:考察习惯搭配结构。- Q% d% Z/ `4 f; }9 o, ^2 b3 M
Very: adj.绝对的; 一样的;正好的:$ v5 Z! d- Z: ?: Q
at the very end of his |