2016年职称英语考试试题综合类C级冲刺试题(2)
(第51-65题,每题1分,共15分)下面的短文有15处空白,请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。
(51)请根据短文的内容,回答题。
Sport or Spectacle?
Muhammad Ali is probably the most famous sports figure on earth: he is recognized on
every continent and by all generations. The __________ (51) of his illness as Parkinson's
disease after his retirement fuelled the debate about the dangers of boxing and criticism
__________ (52) the sport. That, plus his outspoken opposition __________ (53) women's
boxing, made people wonder how he would react when one of his daughters decided to
__________ (54) up the sport. His presence at Laila's first professional fight, however,
seemed to broadcast a father's support. Of course Muhammad Ali wanted to __________
(55) his daughter fight. The ring announcer introduced him as "the greatest" and as he sat
down at the ringside as the crowd chanted.
Twenty-one-year-old Laila's debut fight (首次亮相) was a huge success and there was as
much publicity for the __________ (56) as her father's fights once attracted. __________
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(57),Laila's opponent was much weaker than she was and the fight lasted just 31 seconds.
Since then,Laila has won most of her fights by knocking out her opponent. "She knows
__________ (58)she's doing," said one referee about her. "She knows about moving well.
You can see some of her dad's moves."
Laila Ali would rather not __________ (59) herself to her father. She prefers to make her
own __________ (60). Har father supports her decision to enter the sport but he has not
spared her the details of what can happen. Laila __________ (61) that her father wants her
to understand the worst possible scenario (局面) to see __________ (62) she still wants to
go forward with it. She knows she's going to get hit hard at times, that she may get a broken
nose or a swollen (肿胀的) face, but at least she is prepared for it.
Laila's decision to start boxing despite her father's __________ (63) with the symptoms of
Parkinson's disease has of course sparked a mixture of debate and __________ (64). But
Laila is a determined individual and it is her famous last name that has made her a magnet
for worldwide media attention. Of course, the __________ (65) on the boxing scene of a
woman with her family history attracts even more questions about whether women's boxing
is sport or spectacle.
__________
A: discovery
B: recovery
C: prevention
D: diagnosis
答案:D
解析:这里考查词汇。句意 :退休后,他被__________ 患有帕金森病,这刺激了大家对拳击危险性的考虑和对运动的批评。四个选项:discovery“发现”,recovery“恢复”,prevention“ 阻止,妨碍”,diagnose“诊断”,分别带入,diagnose比较贴合语境,所以答案为D。
(52) ____________
A: of
B: on
C: for
D: at
答案:A
解析:
这里考查介词。句意 :退休后,他被诊断患有帕金森病,这刺激了大家对拳击危险性的考虑和对运动的批评。criticism of“对……的批评”,所以选择A。
(53) ____________
A: in
B: on
C: to
D: by
答案:C
解析:
这里考查介词。句意 :加上他对女性拳击的公开反对。opposition后面的介词固定搭配是to,因此C为正确选项。
(54) ____________
A: set
B: cheer
C: look
D: take
答案:D
解析:
这里考查短语。句意 :许多人会猜想当他的一个女儿想要__________拳击这个职业的时候他会有何反应。四个选项:set up“建立”,cheer up“高兴,振奋”,look up“查阅,看望”,take up“开始,从事”,很显然,take up最贴合语境,故答案为D。
(55) ____________
A: help
B: watch
C: have
D: make
答案:B
解析:
这里考查动词。句意 :穆罕默德•阿里当然想__________ 自己女儿的比赛。四个选项:help“帮助”,watch“观看”,have“使……”,make“做”,分别带入,可知watch比较贴合语境,所以答案为B。
(56) ____________
A: stage
B: summit
C: fight
D: sight
答案:C
解析:
这里考查名词。句意 :21岁的莱拉•阿里首次亮相就获得了巨大成功,这次__________也获得了如同她爸爸比赛时一样的关注度。四个选项:stage“舞台”,summit“定点”,fight“争斗”,sight“景物,视线”,根据上下文可知答案为C。
(57) ____________
A: Unfortunately
B: Obviously
C: Similarly
D: Suddenly
答案:A
解析:
这里考查副词。句意 :__________ ,莱拉的对手比她弱很多,因此比赛只持续了31秒。四个选项:unfortunately“不幸的是”,obviously“ 明显地”,similarly“相似地”,suddenly“突然地”,分别代入原文,可知unfortunately符合语境,故答案为A。
(58) ____________
A: that
B: what
C: how
D: why
答案:C
解析:
这里考查宾语从句。句意 :她知道她在做。此处引导这个宾语从句的关联词在从句中要做宾语,只能选what,所以正确答案为B。
(59) ____________
A: compare
B: keep
C: turn
D: want
答案:A
解析:
这里考查动词。句意 :莱拉不会选择将自己与父亲__________。四个选项:compare“比较”,keep“保持”,turn“转向”, want“需要”,根据上下文可知compare最贴合语境,所以答案为A。
(60) ____________
A: appearance
B: name
C: show
D: sport
答案:C
解析:
这里考查名词搭配。句意 :莱拉喜欢打出自己的__________。四个选项:appearance“外貌,外表”,name“名义,名字”,show“表演”,sport“运动”。 make one’s ownname是固定搭配,意为“成功,成名”,所以正确答案为B。
(61) ____________
A: realizes
B: suggests
C: proposes
D: hopes
答案:A
解析:
这里考查动词。句意 :她__________到父亲想让她了解最惨的局面是怎么样的,通过这样来看看她还是愿意继续走下去。四个选项:realize“意识”,suggest“建议”,propose“提出”,hope“希望”,通过上下文可知A为正确答案。
(62) ____________
A: if
B: since
C: because
D: when
答案:A
解析:
这里考查逻辑关系。句意 :她意识到父亲想让她了解最惨的局面是怎么样的,通过这样来看看她__________还是愿意继续走下去。这里应该填“是否”,因而答案为A。
(63) ____________
A: feeling
B: struggle
C: sense
D: anger
答案:B
解析:
这里考查词汇。句意 :考虑到她父亲跟帕金森的病症在__________ ,莱拉要打拳击的决定当然引起了广泛的赞许和——。四个选项:feelin9“感受”,struggle“斗争”,sense“感觉”,anger“愤怒”。很显然,父亲是同疾病做斗争,因此答案为B。
(64) ____________
A: argument
B: quarrel
C: criticism
D: decision
答案:C
解析:
本题考查名词。旬意 :尽管父亲还在挣扎于帕金森的折磨中,但是莱拉仍然决定以拳击为职业,这必然引起了争论和__________。四个选项:argument意为“争论”,quarrel意为“争吵,吵架”,criticism意为“批评,批判”,decision意为“决定”。四个选项分别代入,可知criticism 比较符合语境。
(65) ____________
A: arrival
B: birth
C: departure
D: attention
答案:A
解析:
本题是对名词的考查。句意 :当然,一个女性,还是有拳击家族背景的女性,在拳击台上的__________ 引起了有关女性拳击是比赛还是风景的讨论。四个选项:arrival意为“到来,到达”,birth意为“ 出生”,departure意为“离开”,attention意为“注意”,分别代入,A项比较符合语境。从搭配来看,一般是the birth of,the departure from,the attention from/to。