2011年英语四级考试完形填空题提高训练(9)

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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.
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.
! B3 H+ c8 }9 U" ^' N1.A.make B.get C.take D.do
2.A.condition B.difference C.union D.divorce
3.A.is B.are C.was D.were
* G) ?& r4 I" N" [, g4.A.recognizing B.recognize C.to recognize D.recognized
5.A.however B.yet C.though D.still
& v5 R% b) {2 S1 I; U6.A.with B.from C.for D.to
7.A.exchange B.contact C.communication D.connection
7 s3 V, v) L  a8.A.that B.this C.one D.it
$ |  o5 Z7 N$ N: t9.A.money B.payment C.cost D.consumption
. F8 e' h/ l/ F4 N' Y% R1 S10.A.also B.too C.either D.as well
, h: M" Q# ]. j8 A* R0 h7 H11.A.a person B.a people C.a man D.a couple
5 M7 C2 u% E' n; K" A4 q12.A.called B.known C.named D.looked
+ w' N# v* N% G. y' \4 x13.A.shape B.size C.form D.type

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14.A.amount B.number C.figure D.volume</p>15.A.upon B.with C.to D.for
+ s; G  i+ n. h4 G1 B. {16.A.legal B.casual C.direct D.progressive
17.A.bride B.cattle C.wealth D.children
18.A.his B.her C.their D.ones
4 _- |8 k- F6 k' Z3 h3 G19.A.before B.because C.while D.if
20.A.other B.another C.more D.farther
" \1 f$ k% c+ [: l/ y1.【答案】C
) ^& B9 v' F. ?【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”。
3 h- h% ~# h8 R7 x/ r& Q4 N2.【答案】C
2 m: @+ r! l% P' n7 Y  s4 P【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”。
" j9 o& U' O8 c3.【答案】A
$ H1 P* n, _7 [7 k  ~【解析】主语是the union，为单数，从上下文的时态看应用现在时。
4.【答案】D
6 `: _% f' Z) X; e/ ^【解析】过去分词做定语修饰official，意为被认可的官员。
5.【答案】A
【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。
6.【答案】A
【解析】have nothing to do with，与……无关，固定搭配。
7.【答案】A
  ]8 [. i* J! c: H( F: b+ C【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”。
8.【答案】D
7 ~; A' K" s0 a: ^; Y6 e【解析】此处是强调句型，It is…who/that结构，故只能用it.
4 ]5 {0 y$ Q$ P" K9.【答案】B
; i" L& p" |- b( W) |【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。
10.【答案】A
【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。

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11.【答案】B</p>【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。
12.【答案】B
7 f; r' s1 ~  v9 V$ ?【解析】be known as，作为……而得名;如用call或name，后面的as应去掉。
4 K8 w6 K2 s4 @( g13.【答案】C
% i0 Q  ?- b( f- u1 f9 W: E8 |【解析】in the form of“以……形式”，固定搭配。
8 t% O9 E+ M. T1 z; @' B, f14.【答案】A
【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。
' W! C2 }0 q! l7 o  ?! {; E$ M15.【答案】A
3 B# r) H2 z% H3 G【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。
16.【答案】A
+ V2 [4 p; J2 b7 D【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”。
17.【答案】D
【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。
+ D" |; q$ i  c4 c# k18.【答案】A
【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 D( u4 B$ p) Q! n; ?8 x  q19.【答案】D
+ m2 c6 w! M, Q! N- l【解析】根据上题的译文，本句用even if“即使”，符合句意。
20.【答案】B
- B& l" v& n6 B# y* A【解析】other后接复数名词;表示单数概念时用another。