考研完形 PC015・【英一】真题精练 2016–2020
逐篇逐空 · 原文逐字 + 20题×4选项 + 逐空原创解析
In Cambodia, the choice of a spouse is a complex one for the young male. It may involve not only his parents and his friends, 1 those of the young woman, but also a matchmaker. A young man can 2 a likely spouse on his own and then ask his parents to 3 the marriage negotiations, or the young man’s parents may make the choice of a spouse, giving the child little to say in the selection. 4, a girl may veto the spouse her parents have chosen. 5 a spouse has been selected, each family investigates the other to make sure its child is marrying 6 a good family.
The traditional wedding is a long and colorful affair. Formerly it lasted three days, 7 by the 1980s it more commonly lasted a day and a half. Buddhist priests offer a short sermon and 8 prayers of blessing. Parts of the ceremony involve ritual hair cutting, 9 cotton threads soaked in holy water around the bride’s and groom’s wrists, and 10 a candle around a circle of happily married and respected couples to bless the 11. Newlyweds traditionally move in with the wife’s parents and may 12 with them up to a year, 13 they can build a new house nearby.
Divorce is legal and easy to 14, but not common. Divorced persons are 15 with some disapproval. Each spouse retains 16 property he or she 17 into the marriage, and jointly-acquired property is 18 equally. Divorced persons may remarry, but a gender prejudice 19 up: The divorced male doesn’t have a waiting period before he can remarry 20 the woman must wait ten months.
20 题 · 四选项(逐字)
| 空 | A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | as well as | by way of | on behalf of | with regard to |
| 2 | adapt to | provide for | compete with | decide on |
| 3 | renew | close | arrange | postpone |
| 4 | In theory | In time | Above all | For example |
| 5 | Although | Lest | After | Unless |
| 6 | within | into | from | through |
| 7 | since | or | so | but |
| 8 | test | recite | copy | create |
| 9 | folding | piling | wrapping | tying |
| 10 | passing | lighting | hiding | serving |
| 11 | association | meeting | collection | union |
| 12 | grow | part | live | deal |
| 13 | whereas | until | for | if |
| 14 | follow | obtain | challenge | avoid |
| 15 | isolated | persuaded | viewed | exposed |
| 16 | whatever | however | whenever | wherever |
| 17 | changed | brought | shaped | pushed |
| 18 | withdrawn | invested | donated | divided |
| 19 | clears | shows | warms | breaks |
| 20 | while | once | so that | in that |
逐空原创解析
本篇核心词 / 搭配
- as well as 以及
- decide on 选定
- arrange negotiations 安排谈判
- in theory 理论上
- marry into 通过婚姻进入
- recite prayers 诵经
- tie cotton threads 系棉线
- pass around 依次传递
- live with 同住
- easy to obtain 容易获得
- be viewed with 以……看待
- bring into 带入
- divide equally 平分
- show up 显现
Trust is a tricky business. On the one hand, it’s a necessary condition 1 many worthwhile things: child care, friendships, etc. On the other hand, putting your 2 in the wrong place often carries a high 3.
4, why do we trust at all? Well, because it feels good. 5 people place their trust in an individual or an institution, their brains release oxytocin, a hormone that 6 pleasurable feelings and triggers the herding instinct that prompts humans to 7 with one another. Scientists have found that exposure 8 this hormone puts us in a trusting 9: In a Swiss study, researchers sprayed oxytocin into the noses of half the subjects; those subjects were ready to lend significantly higher amounts of money to strangers than were their 10 who inhaled something else.
11 for us, we also have a sixth sense for dishonesty that may 12 us. A Canadian study found that children as young as 14 months can differentiate 13 a credible person and a dishonest one. Sixty toddlers were each 14 to an adult tester holding a plastic container. The tester would ask, “What’s in here?” before looking into the container, smiling, and exclaiming, “Wow!” Each subject was then invited to look 15. Half of them found a toy; the other half 16 the container was empty—and realized the tester had 17 them.
Among the children who had not been tricked, the majority were 18 to cooperate with the tester in learning a new skill, demonstrating that they trusted his leadership. 19, only five of the 30 children paired with the “20” tester participated in a follow-up activity.
20 题 · 四选项(逐字)
| 空 | A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | on | like | for | from |
| 2 | faith | concern | attention | interest |
| 3 | benefit | debt | hope | price |
| 4 | Therefore | Then | Instead | Again |
| 5 | Until | Unless | Although | When |
| 6 | selects | produces | applies | maintains |
| 7 | consult | compete | connect | compare |
| 8 | at | by | of | to |
| 9 | context | mood | period | circle |
| 10 | counterparts | substitutes | colleagues | supporters |
| 11 | Funny | Lucky | Odd | Ironic |
| 12 | monitor | protect | surprise | delight |
| 13 | between | within | toward | over |
| 14 | transferred | added | introduced | entrusted |
| 15 | out | back | around | inside |
| 16 | discovered | proved | insisted | remembered |
| 17 | betrayed | wronged | fooled | mocked |
| 18 | forced | willing | hesitant | entitled |
| 19 | In contrast | As a result | On the whole | For instance |
| 20 | inflexible | incapable | unreliable | unsuitable |
逐空原创解析
本篇核心词 / 搭配
- a necessary condition for …的必要条件
- put faith in 信任
- carry a high price 代价高昂
- place trust in 信任
- produce pleasurable feelings 产生愉悦
- connect with 与……联结
- exposure to 接触
- a trusting mood 信任的情绪
- counterparts 对照组
- lucky for us 我们所幸
- protect us 保护我们
- differentiate between 区分
- be introduced to 被引见
- be willing to 愿意
- in contrast 相比之下
Even if families don’t sit down to eat together as frequently as before, millions of Britons will nonetheless have got a share this weekend of one of that nation’s great traditions: the Sunday roast. 1 a cold winter’s day, few culinary pleasures can 2 it. Yet as we report now, the food police are determined that this 3 should be rendered yet another guilty pleasure 4 to damage our health.
The Food Standards Authority (FSA) has 5 a public warning about the risks of a compound called acrylamide that forms in some foods cooked 6 high temperatures. This means that people should 7 crisping their roast potatoes, reject thin-crust pizzas and only 8 toast their bread. But where is the evidence to support such alarmist advice? 9 studies have shown that acrylamide can cause neurological damage in mice, there is no 10 evidence that it causes cancer in humans.
Scientists say the compound is 11 to cause cancer but have no hard scientific proof. 12 the precautionary principle, it could be argued that it is 13 to follow the FSA advice. 14, it was rumoured that smoking caused cancer for years before the evidence was found to prove a 15.
Doubtless a piece of boiled beef can always be 16 up on Sunday alongside some steamed vegetables, without the Yorkshire pudding and no wine. But would life be worth living? 17, the FSA says it is not telling people to cut out roast foods 18, but to reduce their lifetime intake. However, its 19 risks coming across as being pushy and overprotective. Constant health scares just 20 with no one listening.
20 题 · 四选项(逐字)
| 空 | A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | Towards | On | Till |
| 2 | match | express | satisfy | influence |
| 3 | patience | enjoyment | surprise | concern |
| 4 | intensified | privileged | compelled | guaranteed |
| 5 | issued | received | ignored | cancelled |
| 6 | under | at | for | by |
| 7 | forget | regret | finish | avoid |
| 8 | partially | regularly | easily | initially |
| 9 | Unless | Since | If | While |
| 10 | secondary | external | conclusive | negative |
| 11 | insufficient | bound | likely | slow |
| 12 | On the basis of | At the cost of | In addition to | In contrast to |
| 13 | interesting | advisable | urgent | fortunate |
| 14 | As usual | In particular | By definition | After all |
| 15 | resemblance | combination | connection | pattern |
| 16 | made | served | saved | used |
| 17 | To be fair | For instance | To be brief | In general |
| 18 | reluctantly | entirely | gradually | carefully |
| 19 | promise | experience | campaign | competition |
| 20 | follow up | pick up | open up | end up |
逐空原创解析
本篇核心词 / 搭配
- on a cold winter’s day 在寒冷冬日
- match it 与之媲美
- a guilty pleasure 有负罪感的享受
- guaranteed to do 必定
- issue a warning 发布警告
- at high temperatures 高温下
- avoid doing 避免做
- while 尽管
- conclusive evidence 确凿证据
- be likely to 可能
- on the basis of 基于
- advisable 明智的
- after all 毕竟
- prove a connection 证明联系
- serve up 端上
- to be fair 平心而论
- cut out 戒除
- end up with 以……告终
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