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.* H3 ?0 Q& f( p% J
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.
; P/ f1 y6 I) a8 Z 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.8 `' i2 Y# L5 `/ u+ Y( ^6 b
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.
) ~( }6 Q8 t5 U9 T! I" M) G4 G 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.
# J# p- ?2 V" J8 k8 Q4 _7 k( z 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.
- `. P4 R% p, D* g# n They remain __18__ children even __19__ the wife subsequently leaves him to live with __20__ man. # E8 g1 J- M1 I% I% v6 ]
1.A.make B.get C.take D.do4 t& \; S2 [+ v/ k
2.A.condition B.difference C.union D.divorce# ^9 |$ i2 m+ W& H f u5 P, O1 C, i
3.A.is B.are C.was D.were
) [1 O( c! F; e% }- P s 4.A.recognizing B.recognize C.to recognize D.recognized$ n6 f/ y) k- r% k1 l% ^' g
5.A.however B.yet C.though D.still$ `/ B1 x) r8 |* \) S }( B
6.A.with B.from C.for D.to
" B9 R9 x, r* N9 C7 U$ i0 c, o 7.A.exchange B.contact C.communication D.connection/ p3 N6 W Y1 j0 N
8.A.that B.this C.one D.it0 F! K/ p$ G X
9.A.money B.payment C.cost D.consumption
3 t# Y8 b1 ?% `$ d2 n/ Z 10.A.also B.too C.either D.as well9 e) A5 q+ Y% c" j) b2 q7 ]
11.A.a person B.a people C.a man D.a couple
9 k' n6 O) M4 ^% ^- q 12.A.called B.known C.named D.looked
' R! F5 t7 Z7 I% Y, q) H* z 13.A.shape B.size C.form D.type+ w d! ^$ T ], m% g$ ?( F( p
14.A.amount B.number C.figure D.volume
) X, r; X6 i+ M 15.A.upon B.with C.to D.for3 y$ j( ?0 ?; z2 a
16.A.legal B.casual C.direct D.progressive
4 r0 E+ H0 @% {' c( A/ p" ?* Q 17.A.bride B.cattle C.wealth D.children
5 w4 E; ^3 U% D \ 18.A.his B.her C.their D.ones( b8 O0 d$ ~4 @! X+ |- j! ]
19.A.before B.because C.while D.if( {, r W* Z5 H: t( M
20.A.other B.another C.more D.farther " e. Z$ w3 ?# }' q3 ?- W
答案:8 R: _* c$ y* j- |. F
1.【答案】C
, o, ~& `4 R" n+ [ 【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”。: q4 q$ I2 |) f. q) A$ @) C
2.【答案】C
8 b9 `; D1 w2 t; _7 d, y 【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”。$ A6 Z$ {0 Q; c$ I* O9 Q2 R
3.【答案】A
$ ?* n" F1 h# E* J. w 【解析】主语是the union,为单数,从上下文的时态看应用现在时。
6 ?% K4 p7 u$ \- ?& [ 4.【答案】D4 E6 M2 v3 o) Q
【解析】过去分词做定语修饰official,意为被认可的官员。
?/ F6 C% Y% a# @' G* m6 F 5.【答案】A
0 C( o) @& w/ a% p 【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。% r. G! e' [, A" X) A
6.【答案】A
( C4 t( ?+ X" t" |3 ], E8 A& w B 【解析】have nothing to do with,与……无关,固定搭配。' Q2 v1 ~6 ?: V G# N
7.【答案】A
& T x7 r1 n% P8 e: B 【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”。; ^- |5 Q; t/ q7 B0 M1 r5 W+ c
8.【答案】D) N2 S+ i& [7 e" ]7 J1 S
【解析】此处是强调句型,It is…who/that结构,故只能用it.5 X' t3 ?3 e+ R! r# H
9.【答案】B8 x5 l6 O# z8 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。
& x. p# T d2 {! R7 v) i 10.【答案】A
7 z0 H' v% K- Z# m# 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。2 c7 Y% d( ^6 B
11.【答案】B
- @9 H1 T0 Y2 S6 ~ 【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。. ~4 M9 q) j4 L/ M* {3 }
12.【答案】B ^. i8 c6 _3 @7 w. N
【解析】be known as,作为……而得名;如用call或name,后面的as应去掉。" ^# H0 i7 Y) l2 [0 b
13.【答案】C+ }( W9 H8 W& A. j
【解析】in the form of“以……形式”,固定搭配。6 x/ s, @+ Z8 \
14.【答案】A1 g. U7 `4 ?6 v0 @% w p
【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。
8 Y$ K" {; p" S# o- s 15.【答案】A6 o. n: }) B# O
【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。
$ M" d* |" E- ], l 16.【答案】A. ]: b& I8 U4 J+ k4 H
【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”。8 q+ |# Z s3 F, A1 l
17.【答案】D3 Y3 A: n" N1 {$ |5 v8 ?
【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。
; r* S* L: A( q$ n- i5 J- x 18.【答案】A
4 A- e* W% v |) P( D' E6 S+ r 【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。, b4 o4 N( W% \; H
19.【答案】D/ N- ~/ q5 l% r f& \4 I
【解析】根据上题的译文,本句用even if“即使”,符合句意。
' w& }6 S, J7 O9 ~6 G7 a* W 20.【答案】B2 \, L3 ?: v& I3 Z. R
【解析】other后接复数名词;表示单数概念时用another。 |