第十一篇
8 H. E1 r* k/ n/ N; l" [) c 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.
$ W: S+ C) @) ]1 v- o2 f 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.
- _ k- {4 |8 |7 a, j4 @% {5 e 1.A.make B.get C.take D.do
: \# Q# V) ?! A 2.A.condition B.difference C.union D.divorce* U& Z6 H2 h" Z! J, |
3.A.is B.are C.was D.were
: c, i% Q4 I. } 4.A.recognizing B.recognize C.to recognize D.recognized8 X2 r+ y& g; }3 t6 \& t5 A7 X
5.A.however B.yet C.though D.still4 u5 N P' @7 K: H* V, v1 J6 \
6.A.with B.from C.for D.to
1 ~5 F% v0 ?7 W' s 7.A.exchange B.contact C.communication D.connection
3 W9 {0 k. P0 j4 W/ ^/ D9 B% I 8.A.that B.this C.one D.it
/ h# U5 m+ z x 9.A.money B.payment C.cost D.consumption6 ?7 W0 \) K' R7 G7 v' x
10.A.also B.too C.either D.as well
# r- H7 F& E: `& E# {6 Y2 J 11.A.a person B.a people C.a man D.a couple* i+ n5 x1 d0 `, Z7 M
12.A.called B.known C.named D.looked
: l0 b, T6 @" E! L& i$ `, v 13.A.shape B.size C.form D.type' Z( w- a7 A/ Q* Y! k8 N
14.A.amount B.number C.figure D.volume
8 e2 Z' [% E m# J( o; b2 l$ t0 n 15.A.upon B.with C.to D.for
2 t0 e* ~1 A% | 16.A.legal B.casual C.direct D.progressive
9 g3 w4 |, d s, ^) r, | 17.A.bride B.cattle C.wealth D.children4 `9 D, J9 z' w2 L4 U, i8 ?. s
18.A.his B.her C.their D.ones
e& j" O+ {# o+ u 19.A.before B.because C.while D.if
% D x9 R8 l8 L6 M1 J% T 20.A.other B.another C.more D.farther2 h1 r/ \, z1 V
% ~0 V4 h7 s2 I1 a7 L! A
1.【答案】C+ y# s0 d! P! ]7 {# f: K
【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”。2 b4 O6 r* q K: U7 G4 t* ^
2.【答案】C
, H# ^; L: }+ K; ?* ^% g 【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“。
7 \2 f4 b* C3 m2 V' K 3.【答案】A9 j7 [0 W7 q, g0 @$ t7 h, {; J
【解析】主语是the union,为单数,从上下文的时态看应用现在时。
; d# k; w7 l! y+ L* w8 } 4.【答案】D3 ^& M9 v2 T1 j4 t
【解析】过去分词做定语修饰official,意为被认可的官员。
# P( ]% d' Q; n3 s 5.【答案】A
8 [% s/ V/ ^5 n2 x, c 【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。
$ @ ^! T6 c9 T; `1 a& ? 6.【答案】A. c u& ^- O3 s- G4 v% l4 M# ^+ ?
【解析】have nothing to do with,与……无关,固定搭配。
; W: s) c2 B$ @% s 7.【答案】A
) w' @, c; f8 g4 l0 _! k. ]& ^" I 【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”。
! V, z! S' m# A" n2 p( w, \ 8.【答案】D8 z% f, e- A0 q e
【解析】此处是强调句型,It is…who/that结构,故只能用it.4 ?8 O. n( U: F+ X) x
9.【答案】B
/ s% z/ W* _' g 【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。
8 `: ?7 u! P& G4 T1 ] 10.【答案】A& E* o" |9 A- z; O o& D" Z
【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。
: J9 M" ?% |& N- Y# ` 11.【答案】B
& y$ W# O: |2 W) c | 【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 F- K; X- b7 I# T* `
12.【答案】B$ Z9 V& ^' p8 f$ t: M8 o
【解析】be known as,作为……而得名;如用call或name,后面的as应去掉。
; x1 B. e! k( u7 B5 c+ T 13.【答案】C
4 T0 _3 |+ {8 U3 H: | 【解析】in the form of“以……形式”,固定搭配。
; s) Z* v4 n. G; _7 @' v4 U 14.【答案】A
3 E3 P4 \/ H+ | A8 i 【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。) M% C6 b! {$ S( K: R( D
15.【答案】A
; R ]/ A+ |* b1 { 【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。
7 B K* k. y! }" B, q 16.【答案】A
, E# c0 J6 X- w$ i/ ?% }" z& S 【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”。
' F' P7 }& f% V4 b! p( p 17.【答案】D; @$ O# V' f/ \5 G! M- u% D1 K
【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。
5 H2 s. X8 L8 L 18.【答案】A
- n! I( {! n! m, e4 e3 z8 ? 【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.
4 L2 b- R' u# z1 E) s. g 19.【答案】D
+ Y' P: v+ e" r# r% W 【解析】根据上题的译文,本句用even if“即使”,符合句意。
+ @3 X8 S3 r' o# |. S 20.【答案】B" b2 ?; m; Z& h$ ~" X$ y- B
【解析】other后接复数名词;表示单数概念时用another. |