英语职称考试试题及答案

2015年全国职称英语等级考试综合类（A级）试题

第1部分：词汇选项（第1~15题，每题1分，共15分）

下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1

个意义最为接近的选项。

1Itwasunfortunatethatshehaderasedthemessage.

AheardofBrubbedoutClookedatDspokenout

2Hecamebackhome,wearyandfatigued.

AexhaustedBscaredCworriedDfrightened

3Thewomanlivingnextdoorisextremelyslender.

AslimBtallCweakDpale

4Youraccusationiswhollywithoutfoundation.

AalmostBprobablyCevidentlyDcompletely

5HewasobsessedwithAmericanhorrormovies.

AkeptthinkingaboutBtookadvantageof

CpaidnoattentiontoDcarednothingabout

6Ihavetoapologizeformyabruptdepartureyesterday.

AlateBsuddenCunfriendlyDuntold

7Ithinkshemadeablunderbyannouncingitaheadoftime.

AdecisionBmistakeCpromiseDplan

8Someastronomerscontendthattheuniversemaybeyounger

thanpreviouslybelieved

ApredictBthinkCsuggestDargue

9Myroomisreallyverycosy.

AcoolBcoldCcleanDcomfortable

10Sheisalovelyandgraciouswoman.

AcuriousBcourteousCquietDshy

11Henevergrumbledaboutworkingovertime.

AcomplainedBtalkedCwroteDspoke

12Shehuggedmelikeanoldfriendandinvitedmetodinnerthe

nextday.

AheldBembracedCkissedDpatted

13DifferenthypotheseshavebeenputforwardtoexplainwhyUFOs

exist.

AsentencesBcommentsCtheoriesDconclusions

14Imustapologizeformyoutrageousbehavior.

AcourageousBangryCgreedyDglorious

15Tostartwith,weneedtodecidewhowillpresideoverthe

meeting.

AattendBcelebrateCchairDprepare

第2部分：阅读判断（第16~22题，每题I分，共7分）

下面的短文后列出了7公句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：

如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B;

如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择

Co

Cities"WorsetoliveinThan20Yearsago”

Onethousandpeopleweresurveyedaboutarangedofissuewhich

affectcities,andtheremarkablefindingsshowthatlifeintoday's

mega-citiesissostressfulthatatleasttwo-thirdsofthosecurrentlyliving

inbigcitieswouldliketorelocatetothecountrysideorasmalltown.

ThestressofthegettingfromAtoBinbigcitiesisatthetopofthe

listofproblems.Formanypeople,thedailycommute（通勤）toworkisa

sourceoffrustration.40%ofthepeopleinthesurveyhavesufferedfrom

roadragewhilestuckintrafficonthewaytowork.

Thecostofpublictransportisalsoaseriousproblem.Manypeople

thinkthepriceofundergroundandbustravelistoohighandthatthey

havetodevotemorethan10%oftheirsalarytotransportcosts.

Thegeneralcostoflivingincitiesisanotherproblem.Thehigh

propertypricesinmostbigcitiesputbuyingapropertyoutofreachof

mostfirst-timebuyers.Manyyoungpeoplearepricedoutofthehousing

market,andhavetotakeinlodgerstomakeendsmeet,orrent

over-pricedflatsmilesawayfromthecitycentre.InLondon,forinstance,

thepriceofbuyingevenaone-bedroomflatissoprohibitivethatmany

havegivenupevenconsideringputtingmoneyasideforadeposit.

Anotherissuefacingpeoplewholiveincitiesisrisingcrime.Crime

rateshaverocketedinmanybigcities,andmanysaythereareseveral

dangerousno-goareasintheircity.Fearofcrimeisontheincrease-

streetcrimes,suchasmuggingandassault,arenowverycommon-and

manyareafraidofgoingoutatnightalone.

Manywerealsoconcernedbythelackofgreenspacesandplay

facilitiesforchildren.Mostmajorconurbations（有卫星城的大都市）

surveyedhaveafarsmallernumberofparksandgardensthana

generationago.Planningpermissionseemstohavebeengivenforan

ever-greaternumberofsupermarkets,officedevelopmentsand

apartmentsonsiteswheretherewerepreviouslygreenspaces.Manyof

therespondentsinthesurveysaidtheyfeltstressedandsuffocated（窒息）

inthecity,aproblemwhichiscompoundedbypollution.

Andfinally,themajorityofpeopleinthesurveywerefedupwiththe

constantnoisepollution-theroaroftraffic,thesoundofloudmusic

blaring（发刺耳声）outofaneighbour'swindow,andtheconstantsound

ofactivity.Itisnotsurprising,then,thatthelevelsofstress-related

illnessesamongpeoplewholiveincitiesarehigherthaneverbefore.

Bigcities,onceamecca（朝拜的地方）forambitiouspeopleseeking

fameandfortune,arenowlessandlesspopularamongpeopleofall

ages.Perhapsthe21stcenturyissettobethecenturyofthesmalltown

andthecountryside..

16Mostpeopleinthesurveywholiveinbigcitieswouldliketo

movesomewheresmaller.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

17Manypeopleinthesurveythinkpublictransportisreasonably

priced.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

18ItisdifficulttobuyaflatinLondonbecauseofthecost.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

19Thecrimeratehasremainedstableinrecentyears..

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

20Therearefewergreenareasincitiesthanthereusedtobe.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

21Londonhashadsomesuccessinreducingpollution.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

22Noisepollutionisseenasabigproblembymostpeopleinthe

survey.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（第23-30题，每题1分，共8分）

下面的短文后有两项测试任务：Q）第23-26题要求从所给的6个选项中

未第2~5段每段选择1个最佳标题;(2)第27-30题要求从所给的6个选项中

为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。

TeachingIs"OneoftheLeastPopularJobsintheUK”

1)TheUKgovernmenthasjustpublishedareportonthefutureof

secondary-schoolteaching(pupilsaged11-16),andtheconclusionof

thereportisthatmanysecondaryschoolsnowfacegreatdifficultiesin

findingpeoplewhowanttobeteachers.Sincethe1980s,thenumberof

graduateswhosaytheywould"seriouslyconsider"teachingasa

careerhasfallensharply,from64%in1982tojust17%today.Thereport

suggeststhaturgentactionneedstobetakeninordertoencourage

moreintelligentyounggraduatesintoteaching.

2)Themaindrawbackofsecondaryteaching,accordingtothe

report,isthelowsalary.Earningsinteachingaremuchlowerthanin

manyotherjobs,andthismeansthatfewerandfeweryoungpeople

decidetobeteachers.JoanneManners,24isagoodexample."I

graduatedinmathslastyear,andIwasthinkingofdoingateacher

trainingcoursetobecomeamathsteacher-butwhenIlookedintothe

details,itbecameclearthatteachingisnztaverylucrative(赚钱的)job

thesedays.IsawIcouldearntwiceasmuchifIworkedinmarketingor

advertising,andsoIdecidednottobecomeateacher.K

3)Ifsnotjustaboutthemoney,however.Thesurveyconcluded

thatanotherreasonwhypeopledon'twanttobeteachersisthat

someteenagersbehaveverybadlyinschool.Alotofschoolshave

problemswithdiscipline,anditseemsclearthatchildrendonothavethe

samerespectforteachersasinthepast.Here'stheviewofDaveHallam,

anaccountantfromLondon:"Ithinkparentsaretoblame.Theyshould

havestricterruleswiththeirchildrenathomeandalsoteachtheir

childrentohavemorerespectforteachers.”

4)"Itmakesmefeelsoproud."SaysBrianJones,whoworksina

secondaryschoolinLondon.Sowhatdoeshethinkthegovernment

shoulddotoencouragemorepeopletobecometeachers?""Myview

isthatthegovernmentshouldreducetheburdenofworkonteachers.I

findthatIalwayshavetoomuchworktodo.”

5)Thereportisclearthattheproblemofteachershortageisa

veryseriousone.Itsaysthatthegovernmentshouldraiseteachers'

paysignificantly,tocatchupwithworkersinotherprofessions.Italso

suggeststhatthegovernmentcouldlaunchanationwidepublicity

campaign,withsomeadvertisementsonTVandinthenewspapers,to

showthepositivesidesofteachingtoyoungpeople.Anothersolution

couldbesetamaximumnumberofhoursperweekthatteacherscan

work,inordertoreducestressonteachers."Hopefully,“thereport

concludes,“thesesolutionscanimprovethepoorimageofsecondary

teaching,andincreasethenumberofyoungpeoplewhowantto

becometeachersinthefuture.

【题干】

23.Paragraph1

24.Paragraph2

25.Paragraph3

26.Paragraph4

【选项】

A.Heavyworkloadonteachers

B.Improvementofchildrenbehavior

C.Areportonteachershortage

D.Anationwidepublicitycampaign

E.Theproblemoflowsalary

F.Students*badbehaviorandlackofdiscipline

【题干】

27.Moreandmoreyoungpeopleareheldbackfrom

teaching.

28.Parentsareencouragedtobacktheteacherupwhenthere

are

29.Thegovernmentshouldreducetheworkloadonteachersto

ease.

30.Thegovernmentshouldpromoteteachingasacareerby

advertising.

【选项】

A.theirstress

B.Theirchildhoodmemories

C.disciplineproblems

D.becauseofitslowpay

E.moretraining

F.benefits

第4部分阅读理解(第31-45题，每题3分，共45分)

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1

个最佳选项。

What'sKillingtheBats?

Firstitwasbees.Nowitisbats.BiologistsinAmericaareworking

hardtodiscoverthecauseofthemysteriousdeathsoftensofthousands

ofbatsinthenortheasternpartofthecountry.Mostofthebatsaffected

arethecommonlittlebrownbats(M/otisLucifugus),butotherspecies,

suchasthelong-earedbat,thesmall-footedbat,theeasternpipistrelle,

andtheIndianabathavealsobeenaffected.Insomecaves,morethan

90percentofthebatpopulationshavedied.

Onepossibilityisdisease.Awhitefungus（真菌）knownasfusarium

hasbeenfoundonthenosesofbothlivinganddeadbats.However,

scientistsdon'tknowifthefungusistheprimarycauseofdeath,a

secondarycauseofdeath,ornotacauseatall,buttheresultofsome

otherconditions.

Anotherpossiblecauseisalackoffood.Forexample,batstypically

eatalargenumberofmoths（蛾），andinsomestatessuchasNewYork,

thenumberofmothshasbeendeclininginrecentyears.Ifbatscan'teat

enoughfood,theystarvetodeath,tillotherscientistsbelievethatglobal

warmingistoblame.Warmertemperaturesinrecentyearshavebeen

wakinguphibernating（冬眠）batsearlierthanusual.Ifbatsbreaktheir

hibernationatthewrongtime,theymightnotfindtheirexpectedfood

sources.Theweathermightalsoturncoldagainandweakenorkillthe

bats.Scientistsmightnotagreeonthecausesofthebatdie-off,butthey

doagreeontheconsequences.Batsareanimportantpredatorof

mosquitoes;asinglebrownbatcaneat1,000ormoreinsectsinanhour.

Theyalsoeatbeetlesandotherinsectsthatdamageplantcrops.If

therearen'tenoughbats,damagewillbegreatfromtheinsectsthey

eat.

Whilebatslivealongtimefortheirsize-thelittlebrownbatcanlive

formorethan30years-afemalebathasonlyonebabyperyear,sobat

populationsgrowslowly.Manybat

speciesintheUnitedStatesarealreadyprotectedorendangered.

Howcanyouhelp?Donotdisturbsleepingornestingbats.Ifyou

discoverbatsthatseemto

besickorthataredead,contactyourlocalFish&Wildlife

Departmentwiththedetails.However,

becarefulnottotouchtheanimals.

31Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

AAllspeciesofbatsinNorthAmericaaredying.

BScientistsalreadyknowthecauseofthedeathsofbats.

CTherearemanypossiblecausesofthedeathsofbats.

DThebatdeathsareaseriousproblem.

32WhatdoesthefirstsentenceinParagraphImean?

AThefirstarticleonthewebsiteisaboutbees.

BBeesusuallydiebeforebats.

CItwasbeesthatcausedthedeathsofbats.

DBeeshavebeendyingmysteriously.

33.Theword"pipistrelle"inParagraphIrefersto

Aakindoffungus.BanareaintheU.S

Cakindofbat.Daspecialcave.

34.The"moths"inParagraph3aretakenasanexampleof

Ainsectsthatbatseat.Bdiseasesthatkillbats.

Canimalsthathavediseases.Dbatspeciesthatarestarvingtodeath

35Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?

ATotellthepublichowtohelpbats.

BTogetpeopletostopkillingbats.

CTohireworkersfortheFish&WildlifeDepartment

DToaskpeoplenottotouchdeadbats.

第二篇IsThereaWaytoKeepBritain'sEconomyGrowing?

Intoday'sknowledgeeconomy,nationsdesignelectronicswhilethe

Germansexportsurviveonthethingstheydobest.TheJapanese

engineeringtechniques.TheFrenchservethebestfoodandAmericans

makecomputers.

Britainspecializesinthegiftoftalking.Thenationdoesn't

manufacturemuchofanything.Butithaslawyers,stylistsandbusiness

consultantswhoearntheirlivingfromtalk,talkandmoretalk.TheWorld

FoundationthinktanksaystheUKsfouriconic（标志性的）jobstodayare

notscientists,engineers,teachersandnurses.Instead,they're

hairdressers,celebrities,managementconsultantsandmanagers.But

canallthistalkingkeeptheBritisheconomygoing?TheBritish

governmentthinksitcan.

Althoughthecountry'stradedeficitwasmorethan$60billionin

2006,UK'slargestinthepostwarperiod,officialssaythecountryhas

nothingtoworryabout.Infact,Britaindoeshaveaworld-class

pharmaceutical(带!J药lyj)industry,anditstillmakesasmallsumfrom

sellingarmsabroad.Italsotradesservices-accountancy,insurance,

bankingandadvertising.ThegovernmentbelievesBritainisonthe

cuttingedgeoftheknowledgeeconomy.Afterall,thecountryof

ShakespeareandWordsworthhasaliterarytraditionofwhichtobe

proud.Rock'n'rollisanEnglishmadebytheircutting-edgebands.In

otherstrengthtocarrytheBritisheconomy.

However,creativeindustriesaccountforonlyabout4percentof

UK'sexportsofgoodsandservices.Theindustriesarefindingithardto

makeaprofit,accordingtoareportoftheNationalEndowmentfor

Science,TechnologyandtheArts.Thereportshowsonly38percentof

Britishcompanieswereengagedin"innovationactivities",3percentage

pointsbelowtheEUaverageandwellbelowGermany(61percent)and

Sweden(47percent).

Infact,itmightbebettertocallBritaina"servant"economy-there

areatleast4millionpeople"inservice".Themajorityofthepopulation

areemployedbytherichtocook）clean,andtakecareoftheirchildren.

Manygraduatesareevendoingmenial（体力劳动的）

jobsforwhichtheydonotneedadegree.Mostemploymentgrowth

hasbeen,andwillcontinuetobe,atthelow-skillendoftheservice

sector-inshops,bars,hotels,domesticserviceandinnursingandcare

homes.

36AccordingtotheWorldFoundationthinktank,oneoftheiconic

jobsinBritaintodayis

Alawmakers.Bhomeservants.

Cschoolteachers.Dbusinessconsultants.

37Thephrase"thecuttingedge"inParagraph3isclosestin

meaningto

Athemostadvanced.Bthemostpopular.

Cthemostpolitical.Dtheproudest.

38Theofficialsarenotworriedaboutthetradedeficitin2006,

becausetheybelieve

ABritainishometothelargestpharmaceuticalindustryintheworld.

BBritainisonthecuttingedgeoftheknowledgeeconomy.

CtheliterarytraditionofBritainwillhelpmakebillionsofpounds.

DtheworldeconomyisstrongenoughtocarrytheBritisheconomy.

39Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthecreativeindustriesin

Britain?

ATheycontributealottothecountry'stradedeficit.

BTheyarenotdoingaswellasthoseinotherEuropeannations.

CTheycan'tmakeaprofitoutoftheirinnovationactivities.

DTheymakeBritainonthecuttingedgeoftheknowledgeeconomy.

40Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat

AthegiftoftalkingcankeeptheBritisheconomygrowing.

BtheBritishgovernmentisover-confidentinitseconomy.

CtheBritisheconomyistheleastinnovativeoneintheEU.

DbeingaservanttotherichisoneofthebestjobsinBritain.

第二篇

TheSandwichGeneration

Todaypeopleoftenlookforwardtotheirmiddleageasatimewhen

theywillbeabletotakethingseasier.Aftertheirchildrenaregrown,they

expecttoenjoythelifetheyhaveworkedhardtocreate.However,the

realityisoftenverydifferent.Inmiddleage,manypeoplediscoverthat

theyhavetwoongoingresponsibilities:oneistolookaftertheiraging

parents,andtheotheristohelptheiryoungadultchildrendealwiththe

pressuresoflife.

Aroundtheworld,therearemillionsofpeoplewhoare

"sandwiched"inbetweentheolderandtheyoungergenerations.

Sometimestheremaybetwoorthreegenerationslivinginthesame

household-asituationthatiscommoninmanyAsiancountriesandin

somepartsofEurope.Inothercases,acouplemaybetakingcareof

parentsandchildren,buttheydonotlivewiththem.

Therearetwoimportantreasonsfortheriseofthesandwich

generation.First,people

arelivinglongerthantheyusedto.Intheearlynineteenthcentury,

theaveragelifeexpectancyforadultsintheUnitedStates,forexample,

wasabout40,whereastodaypeoplelivetoanaverageageof75.

Therefore,childrenaretakingcareoftheirparentsoveralongerperiod

oftime.Thesecondreasonisthatthesedays,youngadultsoftenlive

withtheirparentsforalongertimethantheydidinthepast.Thisisoften

forfinancialreasons.lt'salsomorecommonfortoday'syoungadultsto

returnhomeduringoraftercollegeiftheyneedfinancialoremotional

support.

Youngadultsfeelsandwichedbetweentheirfinancial

responsibilitiesandtheirdesiretoenjoylife.Theymayhavetocover

expensesthattheirparentscannot.Theymayhavetomanagetheir

parents'financialandlegalaffairs.Theymayhavetopreparefortheir

parents'futureneeds,suchasspecialfinancialcareoramovetoa

nursinghome.Thiscanbeatraumatic（长期困扰的）experiencefor

everyone.

Caringforadultchildrenpresentschallengesaswell,andcaregivers

havetoresolveimportantquestions:Howcanfinancialresponsibilities

besharedamongmembersofthehousehold?Howcanhouse*hold

choresbeshared?Whatisthebestwaytoensureeveryone1sprivacy?

Successfullycopyingwiththeseissuescanavoidalotofstressforthe

wholefamily.Thefinancialandemotionalpressuresonthesandwich

generationcanbeoverwhelming.However,thistimeinlifealsohasits

rewards.Itcanbeatimetorediscoverthespecialqualitiesofone's

parentsorchildren.Itcanalsoprovideavaluableopportunitytospend

moretimewiththem.However,inordertosurvivethisdifficultperiodin

theirlives,themembersofthesandwichgenerationmustrememberthat

theyalsoneedtopayattentiontotheirownneedsandlookafterthe

qualityoftheirownlives.Theycan'tbetotallyselfless.

41Accordingtothefirstpa'ta4graph,manypeopleinmiddleage

Aareabletotakethingseasierwhentheirchildrenaregrown.

Bcan'tenjoytheirlifebecausetheyhaven'tworkedhardenough.

Carefacinggreatpressurefromtheirwork.

Dcan'tenjoytheirlifeastheyhaveexpected

42Whichistrueaboutthesandwichgeneration?

ATheirparentsareunabletotakecareofthemselves.

BTheirparentsareoftenfacingthepressuresoflife.

CTheyaretorn-betweentheresponsibilitiesfortheirparentsand

children.

DTheyallhavetolivewiththeirparentsandchildren.

43Whydosomeyoungadultschoosetolivewiththeirparents

thesedays?

ATheyaretooyoungtobeindependentfromtheirparents.

BTheyneedsupportfromtheirparentstodeallwiththeirfinancial

problems.

CTheywanttohelptheirparentstotakecareoftheirgrandparents.

DTheyaremoreemotionalthantheyoungadultsinthepast.

44Thesandwichgenerationfacethek;:4llowtngchallengesEXCEPT

Asharinghouseholdchores..

Bensuringeveryone'sprivacy.

Cshoulderingthefinancialresponsibilitiesofthehousehold

Ddeterminingwhoisthecaregiverofthefamily.

45Tosurvivethedifficultperiodintheirlives,thesandwich

generationneedto

Abetotallyselfless.

Bconsidertheirownwellbeing.

Crediscoverthemeritsoftheirchildren.

Dvaluethetimespentwiththeirparents.

第5部分

Gorillashaveawordforit

Kokoisthefirstgorillatohavebeentaughtsignlanguage(away

ofcommunicatingbyusinghandsandfingersratherthanspeech).With

avocabularyofmorethanlOOOwords,sheisthefirsttoprovewesharea

worldwithotherintelligentbeingswhofeelemotions,lookforwardto

celebrationsandalsohaveasenseofhumor.

The30-yearstudyofKokohasredefinedscience'sconceptofgorilla

intelligence.46.Butwhathadnotbeenrecognizedbythescientific

communitywasthatgorillashavetheabilitytolearnalanguageand

havecomplexemotions.

KokolivesintheSantaCruzmountainsinNorthAmerica,ina

woodedspotoverlookingavalley.47.Shehasherownhome,with

curtains,andanestofblankets,whichisherbed,inonecorner.Shehasa

barrelonwhichshelikestositwhen'talking'tohumans-gorillasfeel

moresecurewhentheycanlookdownonothers-whilehertoysare

spreadeverywhere.Inadditionshehasanoutsideenclosurewhereshe

spendsherdayswhenitisnotraining.

Itisherconversationswithherteacher,DrPennyPatterson,thatare

inspiring.Pennyexplains:'Therealityofmydiscoveryisthatour

abilitiesashumans,ourskills,sensibilitiesandemotionsareverysimilar

tothegreatapes.48..

WhenshebeganteachingKokosignlanguage,placingthelittle

fingersoftheone-year-oldgorillaintothecorrectpositionsfor'drink',

'eat','more',andrewardingherwithfood,DrPattersonhadnoideahow

quicklyKokowouldlearn."Atfirst,itseemedKokowasusingsign

languageasatooltogetsomething,HsaysPatterson.'Itbecamethe

kindofrewardsystemthatyoucouldexpectofacatoradog.Butearly

inhertraining,shebegantocombinesignsthatmademethinkshewas

capableofmore/49.Forexample,shedidn'tknowthewordfor'ring',

soshecombinedthesignsfor'finger'and'bracelet'toexpressit.

DrPattersoncontinues:'Kokolovesbabiesandyoungpeople.And

whensheisaskedwhatgorillaslikebest,shealwayssays"Gorillaloveeat,

good''OneofPatterson'sfavoritestoriesdemonstratesKoko'ssense

ofhumor.50..

Fromtheageofthree,Kokosharedheraccommodationwith

Michaelwhowasintendedasamate.However,Michaeldiedsuddenly

twoyearsagoofaheartattack."Kokowentintoadepressionfollowing

Michael'sdeath,'saysPatterson."Shewouldsitforhourswithher

headhunglowlookingupset.”

DrPattersonaskedherifshewaslookingforwardtomovingto

Hawaii,wherePattersonisraisingmoneytobuildagorillarefuge.Koko

signed"Yes",providedshecouldhavecurtainsinhernewhome!

A.Whenavisitoraskedhertoshowhimsomethingscary,sheheld

upamirrortohisface!

B.Whatwehavelearntisthatgorillasaremorecomplexthanwe

everimaged.

C.Accordingtosomescientists,geneticallythereisonlya2%

differencebetweengorillasandhumans:wesharethesamebloodtype,

havethesamenumberofhairspersquareinchandalsothesame

temperament.

D.Kokosignedthatshewantedacat.

E.NowKokoissoproficientinsignlanguagethatifshedoesn't

knowawordsheinventsone.

F.Shehasherownhome,withcurtains,andanestofblankets,which

isherbed,inonecorner.

第6部分：完形填空（第51-555题，每题1分，共15分）

下面的短文有15处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。

TheBeginningofAmericanLiterature

Americahasalwaysbeenalandofbeginnings.AfterEuropeans

"discovered"America

nthefifteenthcentury,themysteriousNewWorldbecameformany

peopleagenuine—(51)ofanewlife,anescapefrompovertyand

persecution,achanceto—asanation,Americabeginswiththathope._

(52)again.Wecansaythat,as(53),however,doesAmericanliterature

begin?_(54).LongbeforethefirstAmericanliteraturebeginswith

Americancolonistsarrived,nativeAmericans(55)here.Eachtribe's

literaturewastightlywovenintothefabricofdailylifeand_(56)the

unmistakablyAmericanexperienceofliningwiththeland.Anotherkind

ofexperience,onefilledwithfearandexcitement,____(57)itsexpression

inthereportsthatColumbusandotherexplorers_(58)home.In

addition,the_(59)ofthepeoplewholivedanddiedintheNewEngland

wilderness_(60)unforgettabletalesofhardandsometimes

heartbreakingexperiencesofthoseearlyyears.

Experience,then,isthe_(61)toearlyAmericanliterature.TheNew

Worldprovidedagreatvarietyofexperiences,and__(62)experiences

demandedawidevarietyofexpressionsbyanevenwidervarietyofearly

Americanwriters.

Thesewriters____(63)JohnSmith,whospentonlytwo-and-a-half

yearsontheAmericancontinent.TheyincludedJonathanEdwardsand

WilliamByrd,whothoughtofthemselves__(64)Britishsubjects,never

suspectingarevolutionthatwould_65aUnitedStatesofAmericawitha

literatureofitsown.AmericanIndians,explorers,PuritanC青教徒)

ministers,frontierwives,plantationowners-theyareallthecreatorsof

thefirstAmericanliterature.

51AarticleBhopeC-concernDrespect

52AriseBdiscoverCfallDstart

53AWhichBWhat-CWhenDWhy

54AexperiencesBdreamsCcallsDefforts

55AarrivedBlivedCleftDfled

56AprovidedBofferedCreflectedDgained

57AfoundBcaughtCobservedDchanged

58AabandonedBwentCbuiltDsent

59AjourneysBjournalsCbelongingsDdeaths

60AtellBreadCwriteDhear

61ApointBbeginningCkeyDreference

62AtheseBbothCallDother

63AstudiedBexposedCdescribedDincluded

64AtowardsBasClikeDwith

65ApraiseBgiveCcreateDtreat

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