大学英语六级考试完形填空解析14

　　We live in a materialistic society and are trained from our earliest years to be acquisitive.

　　Our possessions, “mine” and “yours”, are clearly 62 from early childhood. When we grow older enough to earn a living, 63 does not surprise us to discover that success is measured 64 the money we earn. We spend the whole of our lives keeping 65 our neighbors, the Joneses. If we buy a new television set, Jones is 66 to buy a bigger and better one.

　　It is not only in affluent societies 67 people are obsessed with the idea of making more money. Consumer goods are 68 everywhere and modern industry deliberately sets out to create new markets. 69 are the days 70industrial good are made to 71 forever. The wheels of industry must be kept turning. “Built-in obsolescence” provides the means: goods are made to be 72 . Cars get tinnier and tinnier. You no sooner acquire this year’s model 73 you are thinking about its replacement.

　　This materialistic outlook has seriously influenced education. Fewer and fewer young people these days 74 knowledge only for its own 75 . Every course of studies must lead somewhere: i.e. to a bigger wage packet. The demand for skilled personnel far 76 the supply and big companies compete with each other to recruit students 77 they have completed their studies. Tempting salaries and “fringe benefits” are 78 to them. Recruiting tactics of this kind have led to the “brain drain”, the process 79 highly skilled people offer their services to the highest 80 . The wealthier nations 81 their poorer neighbors of their most able citizens. While Mammon is worshipped as never before, the rich get richer and the poor, poorer.

　　62. A) signed C) impressed　　B) noted D) labeled

　　63. A) this C) that　　B) it D) what

　　64. A) with respect to C) in terms of　　B) in regard to D) on behalf of

　　65. A) up with C) on about　　B) away from D) out of

　　66. A) bound C) doomed　　B) destined D) determined

　　67. A) what C) if　　B) which D) that

　　68. A) desirable C) desired　　B) desirous D) desiring

　　69. A) Done C) vanished　　B) Gone D) passed

　　70. A) where C) as　　B) when D) while

　　71. A) last C) endure　　B) survive D) stand

　　72. A) damaged C) discarded　　B) destroyed D) deteriorated

　　73. A) than C) rather than　　B) when D) then

　　74. A) learn C) take　　B) acquire D) pick

　　75. A) sake C) reason　　B) cause D) justification

　　76. A) exceeds C) undermines　　B) overtakes D) underestimates

　　77. A) before C) when　　B) after D) as soon as

　　78. A) offered C) rewarded　　B) awarded D) presented

　　79. A) for which C) with which　　B) in which D) by which

　　80. A) opponent C) negotiator　　B) bidder D) competitor

　　81. A) dispose C) deprive　　B) disregard D) exploit

　　参考答案：

　　62—66.DBCAA 67—71。DABBA 72—76。CABAA 77—81。AADBC