blossoming-1852
选词填空
More
and
more
young
adults
are
remaining
single
and
(1)______.
This
is
bringing
about
a
violent
change
in
the
education
of
young
people.
More
and
more
young girls are signing up for the classes
(2)______ reserved only for boys.
And,
(3)______, a good number of boys are finding that
classes in cooking and
sewing are
extremely useful to their own independence.
A
growing
(4)______
of
college
students
are
choosing
to
take
the
classes
which
are
meaningful
and
useful
rather
than
traditional.
I
find
it
encouraging
that
some
women
are
pursuing
training
as
mechanics
and
electricians.
Within
ten
years
or
so,
the
number
of
women
in
the
mechanical
field
may
be
nearly
(5)______ to the
number of men.
It is becoming more and
more (6)______ that women are not
dumb
It doesn't require a
man's hand to turn a screw or tighten a bolt. The
tools are
designed
for
anyone's
hand.
I
know
several
women
who
have
rebuilt
and
(7)______ their own cars, and they are
no brawnier than an average secretary.
Slowly, bit by bit, I am learning how
the engine in my car works and what is
required to keep it (8)______. It's
dirty work and requires some determination,
but I am gaining independence because
of the notion that it is
I
won't
have
to
take
it
to
a
mechanic
who
would
be
happy
to
(9)______
an
Someday, perhaps, when
women have been given the chance to allow their
talents
to
blossom,
we
may
find
that
lady
mechanics
will
be
(10)______
over
males. Now won't that be a switch?
Word Bank:
A.
running
I. accuse
B.
equal
J.
independent
C. apparent
K. volume
D. preferred
L. maintained
E. number
M. purchased
F.
conversely
N. previously
G
. rushing
O.
immediately
H. over-charge
选词填空：
1.
答案
:J
连
词
and
提
示
这
里
应
当
选
择
形
容
词
。
在
所
给
的
选
项
中
共
有
三
< br>个
形
容
词
apparent(
明显的
)
，
equal(
平等的
)
，
independent(
独立的
)
。
其中，
只有
independent
与句子的意思吻合。
2.
答案
:N
根据句子结构，
这里应当选择副词，
修饰过去分词短语
reserved only for boys(
为
男孩子保留的
)
。在所给的选项中，共有三个副词。<
/p>
conversely
意思为“相反”
，
immediately
意思为“立刻”
，
previously
意思为“以前”
。其中，只有
previously
与句子的意思吻合。
3.
答案
:F
根据句子结构，这里应当选择一个可以修饰整个句子的副词。上文提到了女孩
子们的做
法，而男孩子们的做法与女孩子们相反。
4.
答案
:E
根据这个段落的内容，兼顾惯用法，应当选
number
。<
/p>
a growing number of
意思
< br>为“越来越多的”
。
5.
答案
:B
be equal to<
/p>
是一个惯用法，意思为“与??相等”
。
86.
答案
:C
< br>系动词
become
提示这里应当选择形容词。
apparent(
明显的
)
< br>与句子的意思吻合。
7.
答案
:L
连词
and
提示这里应当选择过去分词。在所给的选项中，共有三个过去分词，
preferred(
更喜欢
)
< br>，
maintained(
维修，保养
< br>)
，
purchased(
购买
)
。
maintain
cars
意思为“维修、保养轿车”
。
8.
答案
:A
这个句子的意思为“慢慢地，逐渐地，我了解了轿车是如何运转的以及使它运
< br>转需要些什么。
”
9.
答案
:H
不定式符号
to
提示这里应当选择动词原形。在所给的选项中
，共有两个动词原
形，
over
—
charge(
多收钱
)
< br>，
accuse(
指控
)
。机修工多收“无知女人的钱”当然会
很高兴。
10.
答案
:D
be preferred ov
er
是一个惯用法，意思为“比??更可取”
、
Passage 3
All of us ought to be able
to brace ourselves for the predictable challenges
and set
backs that crop up in our
everyday life. If we
(11)
that life won't be perfect,
we will be able to avoid that
(12)
to quit. But even if you are strong
enough to
persist
the
obstacle
course
of
life
and
work,
sometimes
you
will
encounter
an
adverse event that will
(13)
knock you
on your back.
A quick look at the history will tell
you that history is full of example of men
and women who
(14)
greatness
despite facing hurdles. Moses was a stutterer,
yet he was
(15)
on to be the voice of God
and led the ancient Hebrews to the
Graceland.
Abraham
Lincoln
overcame
a
difficult
childhood,
depression,
the
death
of
two
sons,
and
(16)
ridicule
during
the
Civil
War
to
become
our
greatest president ever. Hellen Keller
made an
(17)
on the world despite being
deaf, dumb, and blind from an early
age.
There are
(18)
examples.
These were people who not only looked adversity
in the face but learned
(19)
lessons
about overcoming difficult circumstances
and were
able
to
move
ahead. Bearing
all
these
examples
in
our
mind, we
can
come
to terms with any possible difficulties and
(20)
on to embrace the final
victories.
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