2018年学位英语考试完形填空试题及答案（10）

2018年学位英语考试完形填空试题及答案（10）

　　----议论文

　　Friendship is unconditional and uncritical, based only on mutual respect and the ability to enjoy each other's company. These authority figures never saw the way one of us could do something outrageous, and the rest of us would joke about it for days. We could have fun doing absolutely nothing at all—because the (1)_______ we provided each other with was enough. Rather than discussing operas, Lewinsky, or the weather, we enjoyed just (2)_______ each other without any one of us trying to outsmart the others. Still, I realize that these adults had a(3)_______ to be concerned about the direction my friends were(4)_______; I also was concerned for them, but I wasn't about to (5)_______ them.

　　Many times I would advise my friends that some activity may be (6)_______ or to think things through before doing something, but I would never claim to hold the moral high ground and to condescend to them. When Marvin would begin rolling joints, when Alisa would tell me she skipped school because of a hangover, or when Merriam would tell me that her new boyfriend was in a street gang, I expressed my discomfort with their (7)_______. However, I never (8)_______ them with the threat of taking my friendship away. Contrary to the commercials on television, you can have (9)______ who use drugs. In fact, probably everyone does without (10)______ it.

　　1. A. gift B. present C. company D. friendship

　　2. A. hanging around B. learning from

　　C. communicating with D. joining in

　　3. A. prejudice B. point C. suggestion D. situation

　　4. A. giving B. coming C. heading D. facing

　　5. A. ignore B. upset C. blame D. leave

　　6. A. crazy B. dangerous C. boring D. important

　　7. A. action B. lessons C. words D. thoughts

　　8. A. force B. threaten C. persuade D. cheat

　　9. A. friends B. girlfriends C. classmates D. brothers

　　10. A. hearing B. recognizing C. realizing D. knowing

　　【解题导语】 本文是议论文，主要讲述了友谊的相关内容，友谊是无条件的，不带偏见的，彼此相互尊重，并且喜欢和对方在一起，这就是友谊。

　　【新词链接】 base on 在……的基础上

　　provided sb. with sth. 给某人提供某物

　　be concerned about 关心

　　hang around 闲荡

　　【试题解析】

　　1. C 由首句可知，只要我们在一起(company) 就已经足够了

　　2. A 由上下文可知，大家只是享受那份闲来荡去(hang around)的惬意。

　　3. B 由其后作定语的不定式短语可知。

　　4. C 因direction 后是定语从句，所以要填表示“朝着某个方向行进”的heading。

　　5. D 从下文可看出，不管朋友有什么样的表现，我都不会和他们绝交(leave them)。

　　6. B 由前文的“提醒(advise)”和后文“三思而后行”可知，有些活动是“危险”的。

　　7. A 指上文列举的“吸大麻”、“逃学”、“交街上小混混做男友”等之类的不良“行为”。

　　8. B 由语境可知，是用绝交来“威胁”他们。

　　9. A 指任何人都有可能有不良行为的“朋友”。

　　10. C 由前句可知本句意为每个人都有这类朋友，只是没“意识到”而已。

　　----记叙文

　　A boy is about to go on his first date, and is nervous about what to talk about. He asks his father for advice. The father (1)_______, "My son, there are three subjects that always (2)_______. These are food, family, and philosophy."

　　The boy picks up his date and they go to a soda fountain. (3)_______ ice cream sodas in front of them, they (4)_______ at each other for a long time, as the boy's nervousness builds. He remembers his father's advice, and chooses the first (5)_______. He asks the girl: "Do you like spinach?" She says "No," and the silence returns.

　　After a few (6)_______ uncomfortable minutes, the boy thinks of his father's suggestion and (7)_______ the second item on the list. He asks, "Do you have a brother?" Again, the girl says "No" and there is (8)_______ once again.

　　The boy then (9)_______ his last card. He thinks of his father's (10)_______ and asks the girl the following question: "If you had a brother, would he like spinach?"

　　1. A. asks B. replies C. tells D. talks

　　2. A. do B. help C. work D. affect

　　3. A. For B. Besides C. Without D. With

　　4. A. stare B. glare C. smile D. laugh

　　5. A. advice B. question C. word D. topic

　　6. A. more B. another C. other D. most

　　7. A. turns on B. turns to C. turns away D. turns over

　　8. A. smile B. nervousness C. silence D. anxiety

　　9. A. uses B. takes C. asks D. plays

　　10. A. lesson B. advice C. promise D. order

　　【解题导语】 本文是记叙文，主要讲述了一个男孩子机械地使用父亲提议的话题，在第一次约会时闹出的笑话。

　　【新词链接】 ask sb. for sth. 问某人要某物。

　　stare at 凝视，长时间看

　　plays his last card 打出最后一张牌

　　【试题解析】

　　1. B 根据故事开头提供的情景：He asks his father for advice。

　　2. C 此处的work意为“奏效”。

　　3. D 介词复合结构“with+宾语+宾补”可以表示状态、条件等。

　　4. A 此题区别不同方式的“看”，stare at 意思是：凝视，长时间看。

　　5. D 联系上下文，他父亲提供了三个话题。

　　6. A 此题考察more的表达方式，意思是“又过了几分钟”。

　　7. B 根据句意，turns to是“转向……”的意思，最贴切。

　　8. C 联系故事情节的发展，得到否定回答之后接下来是“没有人讲话”了。

　　9. D 短语plays his last card意为“打出最后一张牌”。

　　10. B 与文章开头的第二句话asks his father for advice相呼应。