复旦、交大自主招生英语应试指导及真题详解-第_5_讲:完形填空
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第五讲:完形填空
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复旦2006
During Washington’s presidency, many important things happened. The first national 39 was completed. The total number of U.S. citizens was then 3,929,214. 40 , the Bill of Rights became law on December 15,1791. These ten laws make sure that Americans will have basic freedoms, 41 freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
Washington helped to shape the beginning of the United States in three important ways. First, he commanded the Continental Army that won 42 from Great Britain in the Revolutionary War. Second, he 43 as president of the convention that wrote the United States Constitution. Third, he was the first man
44 president of the United States.
No other American has been honored 45 than Washington. The nation’s 46 , Washington, D.C., was named for him. The state of Washington is the only state that was named for a president. Many counties, towns, cities, streets, bridges, lakes, parks, and schools have his name today. Washington’s portrait appears on postage stamps, on the one-dollar bill, and on the quarter. His birthday is also a 47 holiday.
The people of his day loved Washington very much, His army officers wanted to make him king, but he did not let them. From the time of the Revolution War, his birthday 48 celebrated throughout the country.
39.A.census B.prospecting C.counting D.accounting 40.A.After all B.As a result C.First of all D.In addition
41.A.for instance B.such as C.despite D.besides 42.A.withdrawal B.secession C.independence D.reliance 43.A.became B.knew C.served D.trained 44.A.devoted B.erected C.selected D.elected
45.A.more B.rather C.less D.other
46.A.council B.capital C.region D.area
47.A.local B.municipal C.federal D.provincial
48.A.has been B.was C.is D.had been
复旦2007
What is the thing called happiness? For centuries, people were too busy pursuing it ___39___ much time analyzing it. Now a pioneering band of researchers has finally bagged the elusive quarry or at least taken its measure. Using such sophisticated new tools ___40___ the five-item Life Satisfaction Scale and the seven-point Delighted-Terrible Scale (On a scale of one to seven, how do you feel about your life?), social psychologists have plumbed the heart of happiness. And their answer to the age-old ___41___ is that it all depends.
Happiness, that is, ___42___ what makes you feel happy, which is why psychologists often
call it “subjective well-being.” But from studies of various age and population groups in the United States and abroad, they have reached some ___43___ conclusions on the makings of happiness. What comes up ___44___ at the top of the charts is not, as many might expect, success, youth, good looks or any of those ___45___ assets. The clear winner is relationship, close ones, followed by happy marriage. Supportive, intimate connections with other people seem ___46___ important. Using simple survey questions, psychologist David Myers found that the ___47___ happy people are those in unhappy marriages. Happiest are those who married ___48___ their “best friend”.
39. A. to spend B. spending C. has spent D. have spent
40. A. like B. alike C. as D. for instance
41. A. psychology B. mystery C. solution D. trick
42. A. result in B. leans against C. depends on D. arrives at
43. A. realistic B. idealistic C. objective D. individualistic
44. A. endlessly B. contradictorily C. harmoniously D. consistently
45. A. enviable B. reliable C. inevitable D. endurable
46. A. vastly B. tremendously C. swiftly D. basically
47. A. most B. best C. least D. worst
48. A. to B. with C. for D. off
复旦2008
Arguing that pop culture is not dumping us down but making us more intelligent is guaranteed to generate media buzz. In the United States, Everything Bad is Good for You, the new book by the American pop science writer, Steven Johnson, has sparked a flurry of comment, much of it 57( ) his claims about the beneficial effects of watching reality TV and The Sopranos. Much attention has focused more on Johnson's observations that computer games require 58 ( ), forward planning, lateral thinking and sustained problem solving and, as such, offer a cognitive workout that can benefit 59( ) mental development.
In the past few years academics, teachers and software developers have experimented with different ways to harness the cognitive 60( ) of games in more directed ways.
Gee, author of What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy,argues that the best games offer a 61( ) learning experience and suggests teachers can learn useful lessons by looking at how games draw players in and 62( ) them to concentrate and tackle complex problems.
"Academic areas, like biology or history, are themselves like games," Gee says. "Scientists act and interact 63( ) certain identities and values and use knowledge and information to accomplish certain sorts of goals. So learning science should be about learning how to 'play the game' of science." Obviously he is critical 64 ( ) "skill and drill" teaching, which focuses on lists of facts and repetitive testing.
57. A. depended on B. centered on C. circulated through D. clustered round
58. A. concentration B. determination C. perseverance D. tolerance
59. A. complete B. extraordinary C. thorough D. overall