大学英语六级综合-完形填空(三)

大学英语六级综合-完形填空(三)

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一、完形填空

Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.

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二、Passage 1

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If it were only necessary to decide whether to teach elementary science to everyone on a mass basis or to find the gifted few and take them as far as they can go, our task would be fairly simple. The public school system, however, has no such (1) , for the jobs must be carried (2) at the same time. Because we depend so (3) upon science and technology for our (4) , we must produce specialists in many fields. Because we live in a (5) nation, whose citizens make the policies for the nation, large numbers of us must be (6) to understand, to uphold, and (7) necessary, to judge the work of (8) . The public school must educate both producers and (9) of scientific services. In education, there should be a good balance (10) the branches of knowledge that (11) to effective thinking and wise judgment. Such balance is defeated by (12) much emphasis on any one field. This (13) of balance involves not only the (14) of the natural sciences, the social sciences and the arts but also (15) emphasis among the natural sciences themselves.

(16) , we must have a balance between current and (17) knowledge. The attention of the public is continually drawn to new (18) in scientific fields and the discovery of new knowledge; these should not be (19) to turn our attention away from the sound, established materials that form the basis of (20) for beginners.

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A.entity

B.auction

C.choice √

bination

解析：词义辨析题。entity意为“实体”，auction意为“拍卖”，choice意为“选择”，combination

意为“结合，联合”。首句decide whether...or...提到“如果只需在基础科学教育的对象方面作抉择，我们的工作就会简单很多”，接着本句中however表明“公立学校体系就不会有这种______了”。choice 正好与前面的decide对应，符合题意。

A.off

B.forward

C.away

D.on √

解析：短语搭配题。本题考查carry和介词构成的词组：carry off意为“拿走，夺走，致……死亡”，carry forward意为“推进，使前进”，carry away意为“拿走，冲走，卷走”，carry on意为“坚持下去，继续开展”。结合句意“……这些工作必须同时______”，可知选D。

A.substantially

B.heavily √

C.equally

D.misleadingly

解析：词义辨析题。substantially意为“实际上，实质上”，heavily意为“沉重地，大量地”，equally 意为“相等地，同样地”，misleadingly意为“误解地”。结合句意“为了______，我们______依据科学和技术，所以必须在许多领域培养专家”和常识来看选项，可知B项最符合文意。

A.stimulation

B.shift

C.progress √

D.glamour

解析：词义辨析题。stimulation意为“刺激，激励”，shift意为“转换，转变，(轮)班”，progress

意为“进步，发展”，glamour意为“魔力，魅力”。根据上文和句意(见第3题解析)可知，C项最符合文意。

A.prosperous

B.democratic √

C.literate

D.thriving

解析：词义辨析题。prosperous意为“繁荣的，兴旺的”，democratic意为“民主的，民主政体的”，literate意为“有文化的，受过教育的”，thriving意为“兴旺的，繁荣的”。根据后半句提到的citizens make the policies for the nation，即国民为国家制定政策，可知此处指的是民主国家，故选B。

cated √

B.trained

C.told

D.instructed

解析：词义辨析题。educate意为“教育，训练，培养”，常指正式的教育，但特别强调导致一般的天生能力的发展；trdin意为“训练，培养”，多指集中教授专门技能以使人适应所要求的角色；tell意为“告诉”；instruct意为“教导，指示，命令”，常指有方法的教育。上文提到国民，空格所在句也是从国民教育的层面来讲，选项中只有educate最能体现整体教育的概念，故为答案。

A.unless

B.where

C.when √

D.only

解析：语法结构题。空格所在句句意为“……我们中的大多数人必须接受教育以了解、支持和______必要，去评判……的工作”，其中“______必要”是插入语。选项中只有when符合文意，whaen necessary意为“必要时”，故选C。

A.experts √

B.citizens

C.voters

D.mobs

解析：词义辨析题。expert意为“专家，行家”，citizen意为“平民，民众”，voter意为“选举人”，mob意为“暴民，暴徒”。上文提到我们需要各个领域的专家，根据同现原则，选项中能与specialists

构成一致的只有experts，故选A。

A.subscribers

ers √

C.passers-by

D.victims

解析：词义辨析题。subscriber意为“订阅者，捐献者”，user意为“使用者，用户”，passer-by意为“过路人”，victim意为“受害者，牺牲品”。结合句意“公立学校必须教育科学服务的生产者和______”可知，与producers相对应的应该是users，故选B。