2017年11月学位英语考试完型填空试题及答案五
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage, For each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet One with a pencil.
The United States ____1______ a large part of the North American continent.Its neighbors are Canada _____2_____ the north, and Mexico to the south. ____3______ the United States is a big country, it's not the largest in the world, In 1964 its population was over 185,000,000,When this land first became a nation, after winning independence from England, it had thirteen states,______4____ of the states was represented on the American flag by a star All the states were in the eastern part of the continent. As the nation grew towards the west, new states were in the eastern part of the continent.As the nation grew towards the west, new states were added and new stars appeared on the flag.
For a long time, there were 48 states.In 1959, however, two____5______ stars were added to the flag ______6____ the new states ____7______ Alaska and Hawaii.
Sometimesit is said that the Indians are the only real Americans. Most Americans, however, are descendants(后代) of people who came from all over the world to find a new life in a new land.Those who came first and ___8_______ greatest numbers to make their home ___9_______ the eastern coast of North America were mostly from England.It is ____10______ that reason that the language of the United States is English and that its culture and customs are more like those of England than of any other country in the world.
1.A.does
B.makes
C.covers
D.gives
2.A.to
B.in
C.at
D.from
3.A.Although
B.As
C.Because
D.Now that
4.A.every
B.all
C.each
D.some
5.A.less
B.more
C.another
D.others
6.A.represents
B.represented
C.represent
D.representing
7.A.of
B.from
C.between
D.by
8.A.on
B.in
C.by
D.for
9.A.on
B.in
C.over
D.of
10.A.because of
B.because
C.for
D.from
答案及解析
1.【解析】C
cover“覆盖”，在本句中指美国占据北美大陆的很大一部分面积。其他三个词都与本意无关，所以选C。
2.【解析】A
表示两个地区的位置有三个介词：in、to、on.in表示两者存在所属或包含的关系。(如台湾和中国的关系)，to表示两地相邻但不接壤(如中国和日本的关系)，on表示相邻且接壤(如中国和越南的关系)。因选项中没有on，就只能选to，表相邻。
3.【解析】A
“美国是个大国”与“它不是世界上的国家”两个分句间很显然是转折的关系，所以应选although，只有它表转折。now that=since“现在，既然”，表原因。
4.【解析】C
本句意思是美国独立后有13个州，每个州都在美国国旗上有所表现。谓语动词是was，意味着主语是单数;这样排除了aU和some.而every一般不与of连用，所以只能选each.
5.【解析】B
two more stars“又多了两颗星”。another表示“又，再”的时候，往往放数词之前，应说"another two stars"。
6.【解析】D
representing the new states“代表着两个新州”，该结构是现在分词短语，修饰stars，因为stars和represent之间是主动关系，所以用现在分词来表示。
7.【解析】A
介词of在此处表示同位关系，即the new states就是指Alaska和Hawaii.又如：the city of Beijing北京市。
8.【解析】B
in great numbers“大量地，大批地，成群结队地”，指人成群地来，固定搭配。
9.【解析】A
on the coast“沿着海岸线”。coast往往和on相搭配，而不与其他介词搭配。
10.【解析】C
for that reason“由于那个原因”，固定搭配。又如for some reason“由于某种原因”。
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