第十一篇, J- V9 z2 B* m t5 K& u
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.
* U: g, } v: T) y7 _5 g5 z; X 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.
) G p V" Z4 R2 z 1.A.make B.get C.take D.do
8 b! ^: p0 [/ _0 y9 f- F: Y 2.A.condition B.difference C.union D.divorce
; l8 ?1 z* h. y; S8 K! H" Z& R 3.A.is B.are C.was D.were @! B( F0 g# A$ {! G0 P( x
4.A.recognizing B.recognize C.to recognize D.recognized; S" M; a+ B/ U o
5.A.however B.yet C.though D.still5 K8 j! {% J; v2 [7 z9 w
6.A.with B.from C.for D.to
* D5 t. Z& I* P# n; `* y 7.A.exchange B.contact C.communication D.connection
% d v* d d; w- ]4 W3 w 8.A.that B.this C.one D.it; N5 u1 j0 m. ] ^6 C4 g7 {
9.A.money B.payment C.cost D.consumption: X- n4 a' X9 L
10.A.also B.too C.either D.as well0 R9 [# C" i+ R' z
11.A.a person B.a people C.a man D.a couple- `9 \$ Q8 W! u/ `) Q8 l
12.A.called B.known C.named D.looked4 C* A: t# Z) _( ]
13.A.shape B.size C.form D.type% }( R" u7 Q' M
14.A.amount B.number C.figure D.volume
" j5 L* c! \5 e 15.A.upon B.with C.to D.for* o4 x7 k4 z6 y5 K1 o, L, e4 M$ t$ P
16.A.legal B.casual C.direct D.progressive/ p, ~4 |' [! j
17.A.bride B.cattle C.wealth D.children
t) K" F7 O O9 ?, B$ ]& y- ^ 18.A.his B.her C.their D.ones
& x. ^8 A( I! U! j" t! I2 ?; T 19.A.before B.because C.while D.if
; h2 V+ M, a9 a/ G& Y 20.A.other B.another C.more D.farther
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1.【答案】C
) G! `# k" S6 u, L 【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”。+ P5 ~* _ G8 }
2.【答案】C# _4 G( ? O2 d6 }
【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“。! W* W8 o5 {& [. K% h/ M- F, G
3.【答案】A' u' W0 m$ x- u8 C% [ @% A% d( A
【解析】主语是the union,为单数,从上下文的时态看应用现在时。1 a4 V7 \. ^$ G& s: ~8 c. K9 l! N
4.【答案】D* n: Y9 f8 g; y- T: j" _
【解析】过去分词做定语修饰official,意为被认可的官员。
9 d4 M/ F& G) ?+ t# W 5.【答案】A1 r! D& y" X7 @& j, n
【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。( M' e- C5 `0 `0 Q" Q6 y" U, \
6.【答案】A5 v- m9 M q8 y3 l
【解析】have nothing to do with,与……无关,固定搭配。
: w$ S# x% x+ l4 U$ x( u* }, C 7.【答案】A
}: N6 s2 l& @- Y0 F 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”。
9 L( F% U% I/ T& Y, r8 ~ 8.【答案】D( z8 Y5 X3 `; _1 F
【解析】此处是强调句型,It is…who/that结构,故只能用it.5 |6 v* Q7 y/ U& P2 t1 J2 y
9.【答案】B8 b- G4 S7 d! u1 J& \) L: Z
【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。
. Z: u5 r. `% C0 u3 r$ V 10.【答案】A
, }9 T) B& k9 m, K2 D# R6 d4 L 【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。' \, O1 x9 V0 w/ T/ e4 f* T2 Q: a
11.【答案】B
. @" m0 u" `7 d* n( C8 | 【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., i: F0 M! |# q0 O
12.【答案】B0 d; f6 N/ } J) x$ k
【解析】be known as,作为……而得名;如用call或name,后面的as应去掉。
! b" R- f+ f: F. c 13.【答案】C; B1 l4 C" h* n u2 P5 j( R4 F. w* Z) a
【解析】in the form of“以……形式”,固定搭配。
, p9 |, ^9 t( I% Q+ d" D 14.【答案】A
7 y4 W/ F6 q7 R6 W; o% q; q# 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。
6 Z6 g" n) ?# h2 Q 15.【答案】A
4 a2 y0 [5 T3 M! u0 R 【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。
1 f2 ?5 I/ E+ h& D 16.【答案】A
) H( ?: d# z; S5 | 【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”。4 d; f7 C0 S! c8 S. e5 _% ]
17.【答案】D
4 B4 \2 ^, m" r5 |! F 【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。
0 M8 d9 D/ V, X2 k 18.【答案】A
7 S# }6 T( w+ ?# X2 `( L7 `# E2 _; N 【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.
6 ~4 K2 U/ @. K7 K ~ 19.【答案】D
- a* ~9 c8 {8 q: Z U 【解析】根据上题的译文,本句用even if“即使”,符合句意。
( ~7 `* u( `( }6 l 20.【答案】B
) e3 j8 c) b# ~% W, C 【解析】other后接复数名词;表示单数概念时用another. |