(1)
The Voice of America began during the World WarⅡ. When
After the World WarⅡended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s 6 had to be changed, 7 the Soviet Union became enemy of AmericA. They wanted to 8 Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.
In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 9 “ Music
In the 15 of most VOA listeners, the most 16 program is the news report. News from around the world 17 into the VOA news rooms in
1. A. business B. culture C. support D. information
2. A. reply B. answer C. join D. interrupt
3. A. same B. short C. English D. German
4. A. news B. problems C. effects D. opinions
5. A. stations B. news C. announcers D. officials
6. A. home B. position C. purpose D. results
7. A. if B. supposing C. considering D. in order that
8. A. reach B. satisfy C. attack D. support
9. A. known B. reported C. called D. printed
10. A. American B. British C. standard D. enough
11. A. normal B. fast C. good D. exact
12. A. invented B. discovered C. taught D. stopped
13. A. it B. who C. which D. that
14. A. slowly B. rapidly C. normally D. loudly
15. A. pleasure B. course C. opinion D. advice
16. A. difficult B. important C. various D. common
17. A. flies B. sends C. delivers D. pasts
18. A. all B. major C. American D. news
19. A. broadcasts B. forms C. newspapers D. countries
20. A. broadcast B. announce C. translate D. prepare
答案解析:
1. 选C。二战期间,德国做广播节目的初衷应是呼吁国际“支持(support)”,而不可能是另三项。
2. 选B。由with words可以想到answer。reply后接宾语时要加to。
3. 选D。要回复德国电台,得用“德文”来播,这样德国人能听懂。
4. 选A。前文已说了播出的是news report。
5. 选C。播音的主体当然是announcers(播音员)了。
6. 选C。VOA电台成立之初的目标主要是对二战中的一些敌对国家进行宣传,随着二战结束,敌对国家有所改变,那么广播的目的与对象的也应随之而改变。
7. 选C。considering“考虑到……”,表示改变广播目的背景。
8. 选A。reach是中性词,其他三词要么是褒义,要么是贬义,在此不合语境。
9. 选C。be called “被称做…”。
10. 选D。对英语不是很精通才导致不能完全听懂英文广播的。
11. 选A。区别于后文提到的special English。
12. 选A。原来没有的东西,现在有了,故用invent。
13. 选C。引导非限制性定语从句,指物。
14. 选A。正常英语听不懂,除了词汇问题,更重要的还有语速问题,即速度要“慢”。
15. 选C。后面叙述的就是看法、观点。
16. 选B。后面的内容体现了新闻报道的重要性。
17. 选A。flies表达了新闻的及时、快速的特点,其余的词没有这种意思。
18. 选B。major cities指大城市。根据常识可排除A、D,根据around the world,可排除C。
19. 选A。由like可知,所选词须与BBC同类。
20. 选D。由后面的定语从句可以推知,这里指新闻报道的前期“准备”工作。
(2)
Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503. He was working
All in all, the Mona Lisa is a very good example of da Vinci’s 6 and it satisfied the husbanD. Da Vinci used 7 and light in a clever
1. A. up B. in C. on D. about
2. A. but B. thus C. however D. so
3. A. doing B. going C. making D. working
4. A. servant B. daughter C. nurse D. wife
5. A. must B. should C. might D. can
6. A. works B. jobs C. novels D. photos
7. A. heaviness B. black C. darkness D. oils
8. A. way B. picture C. hand D. eye
9. A. chemistry B. maths C. geography D. biology
10. A. square B. round C. long D. egg
11. A. balls B. sticks C. vases D. boxes
12. A. smile B. shout C. cry D. anger
13. A. church B. painting C. sofa D. house
14. A. trees B. buildings C. mountains D. flowers
15. A. by and by B. here and there C. over and over D. up and down
16. A. on B. by C. to D. beyond
17. A. caught B. held C. supported D. hung
18. A. painting B. living C. smiling D. sitting
19. A. women B. actresses C. girls D. models
20. A. they are being painted B. painting C. being painted D. they have painted
答案解析:
1. 选C。work on指从事某一件事。
2. 选A。上下文意义有“转折”关系。
3. 选B。go well表示进展顺利,如:Everything goes well(一切顺利)。
4. 选D。从后面的the husband中可以得到足够的启示。
5. 选D。情态动词can表示 “能、会”。
6. 选A。works意为“作品”。《蒙娜丽莎》应是达·芬奇的“作品”之一。
7. 选C。与light相对应的是darkness。
8. 选A。明暗对比是绘画技巧、方法之一。
9. 选B。在其画中大量使用几何形状,说明他喜爱“数学”。
10. 选B。和circles相当的自然是“round” shapes。
11. 选A。圆形的东西,四个选项中只有balls肯定是。
12. 选A。根据常识,B、C、D三项无法用几何图形来表达。
13. 选B。the woman指的就是“画”中的蒙娜丽莎。
14. 选C。由后面的rocks可以联想到mountains。
15. 选C。在其它的一些画中也能看到rocks,说明rocks“反复地、再三地” 出现在他的画中。
16. 选C。to the side指侧向一边,符合画的意境。
17. 选B。保持身体姿势怎样用hold。
18. 选D。前面谈的就是蒙娜丽莎的“坐”姿。
19. 选D。仿效这种坐姿的应是艺术“模特”
20. 选A。模特应该是在供人们作画时才摆出这种坐姿的。
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