大学英语六级完形填空真题

大学英语六级

Thereisprobablynosphereofhuman(1)inwhichourvaluesandlifestylesarereflected

more(2)thantheyareintheclothes(hatwechoosetowear.Thedressofanindividualisa

kindof"signlanguage"that⑶acomplexsetofinformationandisusuallythe(4)onw

hichimmediateimpressionsarcformed(5)aconcernfcrclotheswas(6)afeminineprcoc

cupation,whilementookpride(7)thefact(8)theywerecompletelylackinginclothesco

nseiousness.

ThistypeofAmericancultureisgraduallychangingasman"sdress(9)greatervarietyand

color.Even(10)1995,aresearchinMichiganrevealedthatmen(11)highimportancet

othevalueofclothingindailylife.Whitecollarworkersinparticularvieweddressasa(12)c

apableofmanipulation,thatcovldbeusedtoimpressor(13)others,especiallyintheworksitu

ation.Thewhite-collarworkerwasdescribedas(14)concernedabouttheimpressionhisclothing

madeonhis(15).Althoughblue-collarworkerswereless(16)thattheymightbejudg

cdonthebasisoftheirclothing,theyrecognizedthatanydifferencefrothe(17)patternofdr

esswoulddrawridiculefromfellowworkers.

Sincethattime,ofcourse,the(18)havechanged:thetypicalofficeworkermaynowbe

(19)blueshirt,andthelaborerawhiteshirt;buttheimportanceofdresshasnot(20).

1.AactBactionCactingDactivity

2.AvividlyBcleanlyCperfectlyDdeeply

3.AcorrespondsBcommunicatesCexchangesDtransforms

4.AbasesBbascCrootDbasis

5.ATraditionallyBEvidentlyCOriginallyDCertainly

6.AregardedBconsideredCviewcdDguessed

7.AonBofCinDto

8.AbecauseBwhichCthatDinthat

9.AtakesonBtakesinCtakesforDtakesto

10.AaslateasBnosoonerthanCasearlyasDlongbefore

11.AthoughtBputClinkcdDattached

12.AsignalBsymbolCsignatureDsignificance

13.AinflucnceBconqucrCrcflcctDdefeat

14.AmosilyBnormallyCrarelyDextremely

15.AofficeBpositionCsupcriorsDemployment

16.AcaredBinterestedCawareDrealized

17.AacceptedBancientCrejectedDadmitted

18.AiniprcssionsBpattcrnsCdiffcrcncesDfellowworkers

19.AputtingonBtryingonCwearingDdressing

20.AabolishingBincreascdCdismisscdDdiminished

Inmostcountries,thelawonorgantransplanlation(器官移植)ispoorlydefined.Theexistingfra

niework[Bl]tophysicalassaultandcareofthedeadhasno[B2]fororgantransplantation.Iti

s[B3]togetthepermissionoftherelatives,[B4]becauseorgan[B5]musttakeplaceimme

diatelyafterdeath,itmaybeimpossibletoreachtherelatives[B6]time.Ithasbeensuggestedtha

tthereshouldbeawidespreadcampaigntoencouragepersonsto[B7]intheirwillsthattheirorga

nsbeusedfortransplantation.An[B8]istoprovidebylawthatpermissionis[B9]unlessremo

valhasbeenforbiddenbytheindividualinhislifetime.Itis,ofcourse,importantthatthere[BIO]

publicreassurance(hatconsiderationoftransplantationwouldnot[B11]normalresuscitative(抢救的)

effortsofthe[B12]donor.Transplantationhasobviously[B13]importantethicalconsiderations

[R14]（hediagnosisofdeath.Everyeffortmustbemadeto[R15Jtheheartbeattosomeonewho

hasasuddencardiacarrest（心博停止）or[B16]tosomeonewhocannotbreathe.[B17]artificial

respirationandmassageoftheheart,thestandardmethodsofresuscitation,mustbecontinued[B18]

itisclearthatthebrainisdead.Mostphysiciansconsiderthat[B19]thispointeffortsatresuscita

tionarc[B20].

1.

ArclatingBassociatcdCassociatingDrelated

2.AdescriptionBprovisionCruleDstatement

3.AimpossiblcBvitalCritualDcustomary

4.AandBorCbutDthen

5.AreplacementBtransplantationCremovalDburial

6.AatBinConDwithin

7.AsayBprovideCsupplyDmention

8.AalterationBopcrationCoptionDalternative

9.AgainedBacquiredCassumedDgot

10.AisBbeCareDwouldbe

11.AimpairBrepairChannDhurl

12.AfutureBtomorrowCpotentiaIDpossible

13.AroseBarousedCaroseDraised

14.AconcerningBconcernedCrelatingDassociating

15.AgiveBrcstorcCIcndDhelp

16.AbreathBrespiringCbreathingDair

17.AIncontrastBInadditionCConsequentlyDHowever

18.AthatBuntilCwhenDsince

19.AonBinCatDbeyond

20.ApromisingBprofitableCuselessDworthy

Thegiftofbeingabletodescribeafaceaccuratelyisarareone.Asaprofessor[Bl]itrecen

tly:"Whenwetrytodescribefacespreciselywords[B2]us,andwc[B3]toidentikitproccdur

es."

[B4].accordingtoaresearch[B5]thissubject,wccaneachprobablyrecognizemorethan

1,000faces,themajorityofwhichdifferin[B6]details.This,whenonecomestothinkofit,isa

[B7]feat,though,curiouslyenough,relativelylittleattentionhasbeendevotedtothefundamentalp

roblemsofhowandwhywe[B8]thisgiftforrecognizingandrememberingfaces.

Somescientistsarguethatitisaninborn[B9].andthatthereare"specialcharacteristicsabou

tthebrain"s[BIO]todistinguishfaces".Ontheotherhand,therearcthose,andtheyarcprobably

[Bl1]themajority,whoclaimthatthegiftisanacquiredone.

But[B12]allthesearguments,sightispredominant.[B13]attheverybeginningoflife,the

abilitytorecognizefacesquicklybecomesan[B14]habit,onethatisessentialfbrdailyliving,if

not[B15]forsurvival.Howessentialandvaluableitiswcprobablydonot[B16]untilweenc

ounterpeoplewhohavebeen[B17]ofthefaculty（能力）.Thisunfortunateinabilitytorecognizefa

miliarfacesisknowntoall,[B18]suchpeoplecanoftenrecognizeindividualsbytheirvoicesort

heirwalkingmanners.Withtypicalhuman[B19]manyoftheseunfortunatepeopleovercometheir

handicapbyrecognizingother[B20]features.

1.AdcscribcdBsaidCputDtalkedabout

2.AtakeBfailChelpDdesert

3.AresortBseekCmoveDreact

4.AYelRConsequenllyCInaddit沁nDTncontrast

5.AofBaboutCinDon

6.AgoodBdelicateCflneDhigh

7.AenormousBbigCgiganticDtremendous

S.AacquircBattainCgainDtake

9.ApossessionBpropertyCactivityDaction

10.AabilityBcapabilityCcompctcnccDcapacity

11.AonBofCinDat

12.AofBinCamongDoutof

13.ACrcatcdBFormcdCMadcDMolded

14.AacceptedBinbornCestablishedDinnate

15.AesscntiallyBimportantlyCsignificantlyDnecessarily

16.AvalueBappreciateCadoreDadmire

17.AtakenBrobbcdCdcprivedDseized

18.AbutBthereforeCinadditionDso

19.AclevcrnessBingenuityCsmartncssDintelligence

20.AspecialBgeneralCcharacterislicDparticular

Onesummernight,onmywayhomefromworkIdecidedtoseeamovie.Iknewthetheatrewo

uldbeair-conditionedandIcouldn'ttoleratemy(Bl)apanmcni.

SittinginthetheatreIhadtolookthroughthe(B2)betweenthetwotallheadsinfrontof

me.Ihadtokeepchangingthe(B3)everytimesheleanedovertotalktohim,(B4)helea

nedovertokissher.WhydoAmericansdisplaysuch(B5)inapublicplace?

IthoughtthemoviewouldbegoodformyEnglish,but(B6)itturnedout,itwasanItalian

movie.(B7)aboutanhourIdecidedtogiveuponthemovieand(B8)onmypopcorn.I'v

eneverunderstoodwhytheygiveyousomuchpopcorn!Itlastedprettygood,(B9).Afteraw

hileIheard(BIO)moreoftheromantic-soundingItalians.Ijustheardthe(BlI)ofthepop­

corncrunchingbetweenmyteeth.Mythoughtstartedto(B12)IrememberedwhenIwasinSo

uthKorea,I(Bl3)towatchKojakonTVfrequently.HespokeperfectKorean-Iwasreallyama

zed,lieseemedlikeagoodfriendtome,(B14)I,sawhimagaininNewYorkspeaking(Bl5)

EnglishinsteadofperfectKorean.Hedidn"tevenhaveaKoreanaccentandI(B16)likeIh

adbeenbetrayed.

WhenourfamilymovedtotheUnitedStatessixyearsago,noneofusspokeanyEnglish.(Bl

7)wehadbeguntolearnafewwords,mymothersuggestedthatweallshouldspeakEnglishath

ome.Everyoneagreed,butourhousebecamevery(B18)andweallseemedtoavoideachother.

Wcsatatthedinnertableinsilence,preferringthatto(Bl9)inadifficultlanguage.Mothertri

edtosaysomethinginEnglishbutit(B20)outallwrongandweallburstintolaughterandde

cidcdtoforgetit!We"vcbeenspeakingKoreanathomeeversince.

1.AwarmBhotCheatedDcool

2.AcrackBblankCbrcakDopening

3.AaspectBview4CspaceDangle

4.AwhileBwheneverCorDand

5.AattractionBattentionCaffectionDmotion

6.AsinceBwhenCwhatDas

7.AWithinBAftcrCForDOver

8.AconcentrateBchewCfixDtaste

9.AtooBstillCthoughDcertainly

10AmuchRanyCnoDfew

11.AvoiceBsoundCrhythniDtone

12.AwonderBwanderCimagireDdepart

13.AenjoyedBhappenedCtuinedDused

14.AuntilBbccauscCthcnDtherefore

15.AartificialBinformalCperfectDpractical

16.AfcltBlookcdCsccmcdDappeared

17.AWhileBIfCBeforeDOnce

18.AemptyBquietCstiffDcalm

19.AtcllingButtcringCsayingDspeaking

20.AworkedBgotCcameDmade

Everyprofessionortrade,everyart,andeverysciencehasitstechnicalvocabulary,thefunction

of[Bl]ispartlyto[B2]thingsorprocesseswithnonamesinordinaryEnglish,andpartlytos

ecuregreaterexactnessinterminology.[B3],theysavetime,foritismuchmore[B4]toname

aprocessthandescribeit.Thousandsofthesetechnicaltermsarevery[B5]includedineverylar

gedictionary,yet,asawhole,theyarcrather[B6]theoutskirtsoftheEnglishlanguagethanactua

llywithinitsborders.

Differentoccupations,however,differ[B7]intheirspecialvocabularies.It[B8]largelyofn

alivewords,orofborrowedwordsthathave[B9]themselvesintotheveryfibreofourlanguage.

[BIO].thoughhighlytechnicalinmanydetails,thesevocabulariesaremorefamiliarinsound,and

moregenerally[BlI].thanmostothertechnicalterms.[B12]everyvocationstillpossessesala

rge[B13]oftechnicaltermsthatremainessentiallyforeign,even[B14]educatedpeople.Andth

eproportionhasbeenmuch[B15]inthelastfiftyyears.Mostofthenewly[B16]termsare[B

17]tospecialdiscussions,andseldomgetintogeneralliteratureorconversation.Yetnoprofessionis

nowadays,asallprofessionsonce[B18]aclosefederation.Whatiscalled"popularscience"make

severybody[B19]withmodernviewsandrecentdiscoveries.Anyimportantexperiment,[B20]

madeinaremoteorprovinciallaboratory,isatoncereportedinthenewspapers,andeverj,bodyisso

ontalkingaboutit.Thusourcommonspeechisalwaystakingupnewtechnicaltermsandmakingth

emcommonplace.

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2.

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3.

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4.

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5.

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6.

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7.

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8.

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9.

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10.

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11.

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12.

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13.

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14.

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15.

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16.

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17.

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18.

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19.

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20.

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Sevenyearsago,whenIwasvisitingGermany,Imetwithanofficialwhoexplainedtomethat

thecountryhadaperfectsolutiontoitseconomicproblems.WatchingtheU.S.economy[Bl]during

the'90s,theGermanshaddecidedthatthey,too,neededtogothehigh-technology[B2].Buthow?

Inthelate'90s,theanswerseemedobvious:Indians.[B3]all,Indianentrepreneursaccountedforone

ofeverythreeSiliconValleystart-ups.SotheGermangovernmentdecidedthatitwould[B4]Indians

tcGermanyjustasAmericadoes:by[B5]greencards.OfficialscreatedsomethingcalledtheGerman

GreenCardand[B6]thattheywouldissue20,000inthefirstyear.[B7],theGermansexpectedt

hattensofthousandsmoreIndianswouldsoonbebegging(ocome,andperhapsthe[B8]wouldhav

etobeincreased.Buttheprogramwasafailure.Ayearlater[B9]halfofthe20.000cardshadbee

nissued.Afterafewextensions,theprogramwas【RIO】.

ItoldtheGermanofficialatthetimethatIwassurethe[Bl1]wouldfail.It'snotthatIhada

nyparticularexpertiseinimmigrationpolicy,[B12]Iunderstoodsomethingaboutgreencards,because

Ihadone(theAmerican[B13]).TheGermanGreenCardwasmisnamed,Iargued.[B14]itnever,

underanycircumstances,translatedintoGermancitizenship.TheU.S.greencard,bycontrast,isan

almost[B15]pathtobecomingAmerican(afterfiveyearsandacleanrecord).Theofficial[B16]my

objection,sayingthattherewasnowayGermanywasgoingtoofferthesepeoplecitizenship."Wcnc

edyoungtechworkers,"hesaid."That'swhatthisprogramisall[B17]SoGermanywasaskingb

rightyoung[B18]toleavetheircountry,cultureandfamilies,movethousandsofmilesaway,learna

newlanguageandworkinastrangeland—butwithoutany[B19]ofeverbeingpartoftheirnewho

me.Germanywassendingasignal,onethatwas[B20]receivedinIndiaandothercountries,andals

obyGermany'sownimmigrantcommunity.

1.

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Camplify

Dintensify

2.

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Droute

3.

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4.

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5.

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6.

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7.

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8.

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9.

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1().

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11.

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12.

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13.

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14.

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15.

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16.

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17.

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18.

Adwellers

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Cprofessionals

Damateurs

19.

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Coutcome

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20.

Apartially

Bclearly

Cbrightly

Dvividly

Perhaps,everycountysufferedfrominflationonceormoretimes.Inflationisaneconomicconditi

onin(Bi)pricesforconsumergoods(B2),andthe(B3)ofmoneyorpurchasingpowe

rdecreases.Therearethreecausesofinflation.Thefirstandmostimportantcausemaybeexcessive

governmentspending.Forexample,inorder(o(B4)awarorcarry(B5)socialprograms,th

egovernmentmayspendmoremoneythanithasreceivedthroughtaxesandotherrevenues,thusere

atingadeficit.Inorderto(B6)thisdeficit,theTreasuryDepartmentcansimply(B7)them

oneysupplybyissuingmorepapermoneyto(B8)thedebtsofgovernment.Thisincreaseinthe

moneysupplywillcausethevalueofthedollarto(B9)decrease.Thesecondcauseofinflation

occurswhenthemoneysupplyincreasesfasterthanthesupplyofgoods.(BIO)peoplehavemo

remoney,theywillrunouttobuypopulargoods(Bl1)televisionsandcomputers,forexample,a

ndashortagewillresult.Industrywillthenproducemore,athigherprices,to(B12)demand.

(B13),ifpeoplethinkthatthepricesofpopulargoodsaregoingup,theywillbuyandevenborr

owmoneyathigh(B14)ratestopayfbrthem.Finally,iflaborunionsdemandthatworkers'wa

ges(B15)or(B16)thehighcostofliving,industrywillmeetthisdemandandaddotherco

stsofproductiononthe(B17).(Bl8)summary,allofthesecausescan(B19)inflation

aryproblemsthatcanaffectthewelfareofanation.However,ofthesethreecauses,(B20)gover

nmentspendingmaybethemostimportant.

1.

Athat

Bwhich

Cthis

Dwhat

2.

Araise

Blower

Cincrease

Ddecrease

3.

Avalue

Bprice

Ccost

Dspending

4.

Afinance

Boffer

Cpay

Dfight

5.

Aoff

Bout

Con

Daway

6.

Acompensate

Baccomplish

Cexchange

Doffset

7.

Aspend

Bextend

Cexpand

Dexplore

8.

Amend

Bmeet

Crespond

Dreturn

9.

Aautomatically

Btimely

Cexceedingly

Dexcessively

10.

AIf

BWhether

CThough

DForfearthat

II.

Aas

Bof

Clike

Dexcept

12.

Asatisfy

Bsupply

Cplenty

Dcomply

13.

AHowever

BOtherwise

CNevertheless

DFurthermore

14.

Ainterests

Binteresting

CInterested

Dinterest

15.

Ashouldincrease

Bbeincreased

Cincrease

Dincreased

16.

Aprotest

Bimpose

Ccover

Drestrict

17.

Aconsumer

Bcontroller

Cmanager

Demployer

18.

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BAt

CIn

DBy

19.

Aresult

Binvent

Cdiscover

Dcreate

20.

Apercussive

Bexcessive

Cproductive

Drecessive

ManypeopleimaginethatAlzheimer'sdisease（早老性痴呆病）,thedegenerativedisorderthatulti

malelyleavessuffererswith(ot?lmemoryloss,isaninevitableresultofaging.Thisisnotso.[RI]

therisksofcontractingthediseaseincreasewithage,therearemanyelderlypeople[B2]memorie

sareperfect.Mostofusaresoill-[B3]aboutallformsofmemorylossthatwelabeleverything

as"Alzheimer"su.Alzheimer"sdiseaseitselfcan[B4]peopleasyoungas30andcanprogresseithe

rquicklyorslowly.Itcanalso[B5]theblameforotherron-dcgcncrativeconditionssuchasdeep

depression.[B6]onlyanexaminationofthebraintissueduringanautopsy(解剖)canproducean

accurate[B7]ofthedisease.

ThecausesofAlzheimer"sareunknown.Theymaybeeither[B8]orenvironmental.Astudyi

n1996of13,000peoplewhoseparentsorsiblingshadthediseaseshowedtheyhadfivetimes[B9]

chanceofsuccumbing[BIO]theageof80thanthosewi:hnofamily[B11]of(heproblem.

Thereareotherfactors,however.Inastudyofidenticaltwins,itwasfoundthatonlyabouthalf

ofthetwinpairsdevelopedAlzhcimcr"sand,whenbothtwins[B12]it,theydidsoas[B13]

as15yearsapart.Thepossibility[B14]environmentplaysapartwas[B15]byanother1996st

udy,thistimeoftwogroupsofelderlyJapanesemen.OnegrouplivedinHawaii,theotherinJapan.

TheHawaiiangrouphadamuchhigher[BI6]ofthedisease.

AluminumhasbeenblamedforthedevelopmentofAlzheimer"s.Thisisbecauseahighlevelof

aluminumhasbeenfoundinthebrainsofsufferers.Thediseasewasfirstdiagnosedatthebeginning

ofthe20thcentury.Itwasatthistime[B17]aluminumwasbecomingwidelyavailableforusein

cookingpots.

Memoryloss,difficultyin[B18]familiartasks,andproblemswithabstractthinkingareall[B

19]oftheonsetofthedisease.Oneunusualfeatureisitsiirpactonlanguage.Itattacksnounsfirst,

[B20]verbs.Grammarisoneofthelastthingstogo.

1.

AAs

BSince

CWhile

DInspiteof

2.

Awhom

Bwhich

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3.

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Bequipped

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Dadvised

4.

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5.

Atake

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Dhold

6.

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BInthemain

CInnotime

DIntheend

7.

Adescription

Billustration

Cdemonstration

Ddiagnosis

8.

Ainstinctual

Bnatural

Cgenetic

Dintuitive

9.

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Bfainter

Cless

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10.

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Duntil

11.

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Bhistory

Cbackground

Dcorrelation

12.

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Cdispensedwith

Dwentdownwith

13.

Amuch

Bmany

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Doften

14.

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15.

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Beliminated

Cboosted

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16.

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Bincidence

Cconcealment

Ddegree

17.

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Cthat

Dduringwhich

18.

Aapproaching

Bperforming

Csupervising

Dupholding

19.

Areflections

Bvariables

Cconstant

Dindicators

20.

Aleast

Bthen

Clast

Dlatter

Agoodmodernnewspaperisanextraordinarypieceof[Bl]Itisremarkablefirst[B2]wha

titcontains:therangeofcommentandspecialfeaturesaswell,fromeditorialpagetofeaturearticles

andinterviewstocriticismofbooks,arts,theatre,andmusic.Anewspaperis[B3]remarkablefor

thewayonereadsit:never[B4].neverstraightthrough,butalwaysby[B5]fromheretother

e,inandout,[B6]atonepiece,readinganotherarticleallthewaythrough,readingjustafewpa

ragraphsofthenext.Agoodmodernnewspaperoffersa[B7]toattractmanydifferentreaders.Wh

at[B8]thisvarietytogetherinoneplaceisitstopicality(时事性)，its[B9]relationtowhatisha

ppeninginyourworldandyourlocalitynow.[BIO]immeciacyand(hespeedofproductionalsom

eanthatmuchofwhatappearsinanewspaperhasnomorethan[Bl1]value.[B12]alltheser

easons,[B13]twopeoplereallyread(hesamepaper:whateachperson[BI4]istopattogether,

outofthepagesofthatday"spaper,hisown[B15]andsequence,hisown[B16].Forallthe

sereasons,readingnewspapers[B17],whichmeansgettingwhatyouwantfrom[B18]without

missingthingsyouneedbutwithoutwastingtime,[B19]skillandself-awarenessasyoumodifyan

d[B20]thetechniquesofreading.

1.

Areading

Rwriting

Cprint

Dpublication

2.

Asince

Bbecause

Cas

Dfor

3.

Amuchmore

B\

Cevenmore

Dquite

4.

Athoroughly

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Dentirely

5.

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6.

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Blooking

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7.

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8.

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9.

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1().

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DConsequently

11.

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12.

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13.

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14.

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15.

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16.

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Cworld

Dnewspaper

17.

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Bquickly

Cproficiently

Defficiently

18.

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Bthose

Cit

Dthese

19.

Ademanding

Bdemands

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Dtodemand

20.

Alearn

Bparctise

Capply

Dexperiment

Businessandgovernmentleadersconsidertheinflationratetobeanimportantindicator.Inflationi

saperiodofincreased(Bl)thatcausesrapidrisesinprices.Whenyourmoneybuysfewergoods

sothatyouget(B2)forthesameamountofmoneyasbefore,inflationistheproblem.Thereisa

generalrise(B3)thepriceofgoodsandservices.Yourmoneybuysless.Sometimespeople(B4)

inflationasatimewhen"adollarisnotworthadollaranymore.'*

Inflationisaproblemforallconsumers.Peoplewholiveona(B5)incomearchurtthe.(B

6)Retiredpeople,forinstance,cannot(B7)onanincreaseinincomeaspricesrise.Elderlypeop

lefaceseriousproblemsin(B8)theirincomestomeettheirneedsin(B9)ofinflation.Rctircme

n(income(BIO)anyfixedincomeusuallydoesnotriseasfastasprices.Manyretiredpeoplemust

cuttheirspendingto(Bl1)upwithrisingprices.Inmanycasestheymuststopbuyingsomenece

ssaryitems,suchasfoodandclothing.(Bl2)forworkingpeoplewhoseincomesaregoingup,inil

ationcanbeaproblem.The(Bl3)oflivinggoesup,too.Peoplewhoworkmusthaveevenmore

moneyiokeepupiheirstandardofliving.Justbuyingthethingsiheyneedcostsmore.Wheninco

mesdonotkeep(Bl4)withrisingprices,thestandardoflivinggoesdown.Peoplemaybeearning

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AlthoughtherearemanyskillfulBraillereaders,thousandsofotherblindpeoplefinditdifficultt

olearnthatsystem.Theyaretherebyshut(1)fromtheworldofbooksandnewspapers,havin

gto(2)onfriendstoreadaloudtothem.

AyoungscientistnamedRaymondKurzweilhasnowdesignedacomputerwhichisamajor(3)_

inprovidingaidtothe(4).Hismachine,Cyclops,hasacamera(hat(5)anypa

ge,interpretstheprintintosounds,andthendeliversthemorallyinarobot-like(6)througha

speaker.Bypressingtheappropriatebuttons(7)Cyclops"skeyboard,ablindpersoncan"read"

any(68)documentintheEnglishlanguage.

Thisremarkableinventionrepresentsatremendous(9)forwardintheeducationofthehan

dicapped.Atpresent,Cyclopscosts$50,000.10),Mr.Kurzweilandhisassociatesarepreparin

gasmaller(II)improvedversionthatwillsell(12)lessthanhalfthatprice.Withina

fewyears,Kurzweil(13),(hepricerangewillbelowenoughforeveryschoolandlibraryto

(14)one.MichaelHingson,DirectoroftheNationalFederationfortheBlind,hopesthat(15)一

willbeabletobuyhome(16)ofCyclopsforthepriceofagoodtelevisionset.

Mr.Hingson"sorganizationpurchasedfivemachinesandisnowtestingtheminMaryland,Colora

do,Iowa,California,andNewYork.Blindpeoplehavebeen(17)inthosetests,makinglotso

f(18)suggestionstotheengineerswhohelpedtoproduceCyclops.

"Thisisthefirsttimethatblindpeoplehaveeverdoneindividualstudies(19)aproduct

wasputonthemarket."Hingscnsaid.