职称英语综合类A级完形填空原文及答案

2012年职称英语综合类A级完形填空原文及答案TheOldGateIntheMiddleAgesthevastmajorityofEuropeancitieshadwallsaroundthem.Thiswaspartlyfordefensive(1)__butanotherfactorwastheneedtokeepoutanyoneregardedasundesirable,likepeoplewithcontagious(2)__.TheOldCityofLondongateswereall(3)__bytheendofthe18thcentury.ThelastofLondon'sgateswasremovedacenturyago,butbya(4)__ofluck,itwasneverdestroyed.Thisgateis,in(5)__fact,notcalledagateatall;itsnameisTempleBar,anditmarkedthe(6)__betweentheOldCityofLondonandWestminster.In1878theCouncilofLondontooktheBardown,numberedthestonesandputthegatein(7)__becauseitsdesignwas(8)__itwasexpensiveto(9)__fromanditwasblockingthetraffic.TheTempleBarTrustwas(10)__inthe1970'swiththeintentionofreturningthegatehome.Theaimofthetrustisthe(11)__ofthenation'sarchitecturalheritage.Transportingthegatewillmeanphysicallypullingit(12)__,stonebystone,removingandrebuildingitnearStPaul'sCathedral.Mostofthefacadeofthegatewillprobablybe(13)__,thoughthereisagood(14)__thatthebasicstructurewillbesound.Thehardest(15)__ofall,however,willbetorecreatethestatuesofthemonarchsthatoncestoodontopofthegate.词汇：contagious/k?n'teid??s/adj.传染性的，会蔓延的demolish/di'm?li?/vt.拆除，破坏stroke/str?uk/n.打击preservation/,prez?'vei??n/n.保存，保留boundary/'baund?ri/n.范围，分界线cathedral/k?'θi:dr?l/n.保留，保存注释:1.marktheboundarybetween...and...:……在……和……两者之间划定界限2.thereisagoodchancethat...:很有可能发生某事，有……的机会练习:1.A)groundsB)reasonsC)causesD)purposes2.A)injuriesB)symptomsC)coldsD)diseases3.A)devotedB)demolishedC)declaredD)decreased4.A)strokeB)waveC)hitD)blow5.A)realB)contemporaryC)actual6.A)bordersB)partC)boundaryD)current7.A)storageB)storeC)storingD)line8.A)unrealisticB)unfashionableC)unavailableD)stock9.A)maintainB)affordC)repairD)unbearable10.A)setoutB}setupC)setoffD)fix11.A)preservationB)reservationC)conservationD)setback12.A)upB)overC)onD)down13.A)replacedB)substitutedC)exchangedD)overtaken14.A)capacityB)opportunityC)possibilityD)chance15A)requirementB)jobC)necessityD)obligation答案与题解:1.BA选项grounds意为"理由，基础";C选项causes意为"原因";D选项purposes意为"目的;意志"。根据句意"城墙一方面是为了防御外敌……"for为介词，表目的。fordefensivereasons，为了防御的原因。故选B。2.D考查固定搭配。A选项injuries意为"伤害，受伤";B选项symptoms意为"症状";C选项colds意为"感冒";D选项contagiousdiseases意为"传染病"。根据句意应选D。3.B此句句意为"伦敦古城的城门，均在18世纪末被拆毁。"A选项devoted意为"献身于……";B选项，demolished意为"拆毁，破坏"，与句意相符;C选项declared意为"公然的,公开宣布的";D选项decreased意为"减少"。故选民4.A考查固定搭配astrokeofluck。5.C考查固定搭配inactualfact,为固定搭配，意思是"事实上"。等于actually或asamatteroffact。6.C此句句意为"它的名字叫圣殿酒吧区，是伦敦古城与威斯敏斯特的分界线。"A选项borders意为"边界，边缘地区";B选项part意为"部分"D选项line意为"路线，排";而C选项boundary意为"两地的分界线"，与句意相符。故选C。7.A此句句意为"1878年，伦敦议会将其推倒，给石头编了号，并将它们储藏。"A选项storage意为"存储，仓库"，符'合句意;B选项store意为"商店，储各";C选项storing意为"储存，保管";D选项stock意为"股份，股票"instorage为固定搭配。故选A。8.B此句句意为"城门的设计老套，维修费用昂贵，而且堵塞交通。"A选项unrealistic意为"不切实际的"C选项unavailable意为"难以获得的"D选项unbearable意为"难以忍受的"，均与句意不符;B选项unfashionable意为"不时髦的，老套的"。故选B。9.A此句意为"……维修费用昂贵，并且堵塞交通。"afford意为"支付得起";repair意为"修";fix意为"修理，安装"。(对建筑物的)维修保持意为maintain。故选A10.B此句句意为"在..20世纪70年代，最初为了恢复城门，建立了圣殿酒吧区信托基金，目的是保存国家的建筑遗产。"set叩意为"建立，开业";setout意为"动身，陈列";setoff意为"启程，使爆炸";setback意为"推迟，使受挫"。故选B。11.A此句句意为"目的是保存国家的建筑遗产。"A选项preservation意为"(古物，建筑)的保存"，与句意相符;B选项reservation意为"预约，保留";C选项conservation，多用于"(环境的)保存，保护";D选项recreation意为"娱乐，消遣"。故选A。12.D考查介词搭配。pullup意为"拔起，阻止";pullover意为"靠岸，开到路边";pullon意为"穿，继续拉"，只有D选项pulldown意思是"摧毁，推倒"，与句意相符。13.A根据上下文，可以排除C与DA与B均有替代的意思，通常，replace...with..."替换，更换(以旧更新)"，substitute...fo