全国职称英语考试综合类C级课堂补全短文第2讲

全国职称英语考试综合类C级课堂补全短文第2讲

前言

　　Ø 补全短文出题特点：

2004年：The Joy of Living alone
　　比较：

2002：Home Schooling
2003：Success Stories
 
　　小结：综合C级补全短文考题中，所选择的文章主题基本上都与社会或文化有关。文章中句子结构较为简单，文章主题偏向于选取人们关注的社会文化问题/现象。文章通常是选择职称英语用书以外的语言难度适中的文章。

　　职称英语常见词汇：

beat v. 打，敲；击败，胜过；[音]打(拍子)，(心脏等)跳动
beating against/on sth. /打在……上
the heart beats. /心脏跳动
beat sb. /战胜……

a heartbeat /心跳声
beautiful adj. 美丽的；很好的
beauty n. 美，美丽；美人，佳人；美的事物
the beauties of nature/大自然的美
beauty art/ 美容术，化妆术
beauty contest/选美会
because conj. 因为
become(became, become, becoming) v. 变为，成为
begin (began, begun, beginning) v. 开始，首先
begin to do sth. /开始……
begin doing/开始
to begin with/首先；第一点(理由)

beginning n. 开始，起点；开端部分，开头部分
at the beginning/从一开始
at the beginning of/在……初
from beginning to end [from first to last]/从头到尾，自始自终
in the beginning/当初，开始时
on behalf of/代表；为了

on sb.’s behalf/以某人的名义；为了某人；代表某人
behavior n. 举止；行为
behind prep. 在……后面；向……后面
a human being/人for the time being/暂时；目前
belief (pl. beliefs)  n. (宗教)信仰；信心
believe v. 相信，信任
认为believe sb. /信任某人
believe in/信仰，信任
belong v. 属于(to)，合适
belong to/属于
below prep. 在……的下面；低于……
benefit n. 利益，好处；(pl)救济金 v. 有益于，有助于
for one’s benefit/ 为了……利益
benefit from/受益于for the benefit of/为了……的好处
beside prep.在……旁边
beside the point/离题
beside oneself (with)/几乎发狂
besides prep. 除……以外adv. 此外，而且
try/do one’s best to do sth. /尽最大的努力做……；
make the best of/ 尽量利用

at one’s best/处于最佳状态
at best/至多 
better (good 的比较级; well 的比较级)

be better off 境况好
had better do sth. 最好做……
beyond prep.   [表示位置] 在[向] ……的那边，在……之外
billion n. adj. 十亿(的)

biological adj. 生物学，生物学的
a bit (of)/ 有点；稍微
bit by bit/渐渐，一点一点

blame v. 负责；指责，谴责n. 责备，责怪
blame sb. for sth. /因某事责备某人
blame sth. on (to) sb. /把……怪到……头上；把某事的责任归咎于某人[事]
blank adj. 空白的，空着的；没有表情的n. 空白，[美] 表格
blind adj. 瞎的，盲目的
turn a blind eye (to)/不去注意
on board/在船上；在公共交通工具内
a board of directors/董事会
book n. 书，书籍 v. 登记，预订

booking office/售票处
book in/预定旅馆房间
boom n. 繁荣，隆隆声v. 发隆隆声，迅速增长
boost v. 往上推；增加；提高；n. 上推；增加；提高
border n. 边界，国界；边，边沿，边境； v. 与……接壤，接近加边
on the border of/在……的边界上；将要；接近于，濒临于
boring adj. 令人厌烦的；无聊的；单调沉闷的
borrow v. 借，借入
both adj. 两者, 双方的 pron. 双方, 两者
both...and.../不但……而且……； 既……又……
branch n.分枝；分部，分店，(学科)分科，部门；支流；支脉
brand n. 商标，牌子
brave adj. 勇敢的
breach n. 违背，破坏
break n. 休息，暂停；破裂v. 打破；违犯
break down/ (机器)损坏；失败；分类
break into/闯入；强行进入；打断；插嘴
break out/突然发生
break through/突破
break up/分裂；结束
breath n. 呼吸；气息，气味；空气；微风

hold one’s breath/屏息
at a breath/一口气
breathe v. 呼吸
brief n. 摘要，大纲 adj. 简短的，短暂的
in brief/简单地说；简明扼要的
bright adj. 明亮的；欢快的；聪明的
brilliant adj. 灿烂的，有才气的；卓越的
bring v. 拿来，带来，产生；引起
bring about/引起，致使；造成；达成
bring forward/把……提前；提出
bring out/生产；制造
bring up/教育；养育；提出
Britain n. 英国；不列颠(英格兰，威尔士和苏格兰的总称) 
British adj.英国的；英国人的；英联邦的 n. 不列颠人，英国人
broad adj. 宽的，阔的；广泛的；明朗的
broadcast n. 广播；播音 v.广播(无线电或电视)；广播播送，播放
budget n. 预算 v. 做预算，编入预算
build v. 建造，建筑

build up/堆积以阻塞，逐步建立
burden n. 担子，负担 v.使负重担；使麻烦
burden with/使负重担(如债务、捐税等)，麻烦
burn v. 烧，烧焦；使感觉烧热 n. 烧伤，灼伤
burn out/(使)烧坏；烧光；烧尽
burn up/烧完；烧尽；烧光

business n. 商业；买卖；交易；生意；商行
busy adj. 忙碌的；热闹的
be busy with [about, in]/忙于

keep sb. busy/不让某人空闲，使某人有事做
but prep. 除……以外conj. 而是，但是；可是；然而adv. 几乎，仅仅
but for/要不是
by prep. 在附近，在旁边；经，由；依据，按照；通过；用adv. 通过，经过；附近
by air/railway/sea/plane/bus/乘飞机/火车/船/飞机/公共汽车
pass by/经过
by the rule/按规则
by oneself/单独，独自，没有人帮助

例题解析：

　　第5部分：补全短文  (第46～50题，每题2分，共10分)
　　阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后面有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

The Joy of Living Alone

　　More and more Americans are living alone．Some live alone because of divorce or the death of a partner．——(46)According to a recent U．S．census(人口普查)，25 percent of all households in the U．S．are made up of just one person．This is a dramatic change from the extended families of just a couple of generations ago．
The typical person living alone is neither old nor lonely．——(47)The majority of these people have chosen to live alone．They are responding to decreasing social pressure to get married and have a family．
　　It’s now socially acceptable，even fashionable，to live alone．As people get better jobs and become financially independent，it becomes possible for them to maintain a one．Person household．——(48)However, people who do get married are marrying at a later age and divorcing more often．
　　The number one reason given by most people for living alone is that they simply enjoy doing what they want when they want to do it．“Living alone is a luxury,”says Nina Hagiwara， “Once you do it，you can’t ever go back to living with others．’’David C’Debaca， agrees． (49)

　　Children think that being grown up means being able to do exactly as they please．
　　(50)The chance to discover whether that freedom is as wonderful as it sounds is a　chance more and more Americans are taking.

 
　　A There’s more pressure to get married nowadays
　　B The growing number of women with good jobs has done much to increase the number of people living alone．
　　C However, even more people are living alone because they have chosen to．
　　D It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream
　　E In fact，a quarter of the 23 million single people in the U．S．are under the age of 35
　　F He says，“I like being by myself．”
 
　　答案及解析：

　　1．  文章标题分析：The Joy of Living Alone

　　More and more Americans are living alone．Some live alone because of divorce or the death of a partner．
　　分析：文章可能谈及美国人为什么选择过单身的生活，以及单身生活所带来的快乐。
 
　　2．  被选项分析：

　　思路：
　　表意简单的可能是干扰项；表意复杂的往往是答案；
　　有关系的被选项通常出答案；

　　代词，定冠词结构是解题线索；
　　逻辑连词，副词是解题线索；
　　与文章主题一致可能是答案；

　　特殊句子：转折句，事实举例句，总结句，观点句等特殊句可能是答案。
 
　　A There’s more pressure to get married nowadays （与文章主题相反，且表意简单，因此可能是干扰项）
　　B The growing number of women with good jobs has done much to increase the number of people living alone．（与文章主题一致，可能是答案）
　　C However, even more people are living alone because they have chosen to．
　　D It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream
　　E In fact，a quarter of the 23 million single people in the U．S．are under the age of 35 （事实举例句，可能是答案）
　　F He says，“I like being by myself．”（与文章主题一致，可能是答案）

3．  直接解题：

　　先处理有特点的空格—段首句，段未句，文章结尾句等：
　　More and more Americans are living alone．Some live alone because of divorce or the death of a partner．——(46)According to a recent U．S．census(人口普查)，25 percent of all households in the U．S．are made up of just one person．This is a dramatic change from the extended families of just a couple of generations ago．
The typical person living alone is neither old nor lonely．——(47)The majority of these people have chosen to live alone．They are responding to decreasing social pressure to get married and have a family．
　　It’s now socially acceptable，even fashionable，to live alone．As people get better jobs and become financially independent，it becomes possible for them to maintain a one．Person household．——(48)However, people who do get married are marrying at a later age and divorcing more often．
　　The number one reason given by most people for living alone is that they simply enjoy doing what they want when they want to do it．“Living alone is a luxury,”says Nina Hagiwara， “Once you do it，you can’t ever go back to living with others．’’David C’Debaca， agrees． (49)   

　　Children think that being grown up means being able to do exactly as they please．
　　(50)The chance to discover whether that freedom is as wonderful as it sounds is a　chance more and more Americans are taking.
　　判断空格（49）最有特点，所以首先考虑。
 
　　A There’s more pressure to get married nowadays （与文章主题相反，且表意简单，因此可能是干扰项）
　　B The growing number of women with good jobs has done much to increase the number of people living alone．（与文章主题一致，可能是答案）
　　C However, even more people are living alone because they have chosen to．
　　D It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream
　　E In fact，a quarter of the 23 million single people in the U．S．are under the age of 35 （事实举例句，可能是答案）
　　F He says，“I like being by myself．”（与文章主题一致，可能是答案）
　　The number one reason given by most people for living alone is that they simply enjoy doing what they want when they want to do it．“Living alone is a luxury,”says Nina Hagiwara， “Once you do it，you can’t ever go back to living with others．’’David C’Debaca， agrees． (49)   
　　F．分析：空格前句提到 “独自生活是一种享受，一旦你独自生活了，你就不可能再返回去和他人生活在一起”。而且前面提到了一个具体的人和他发表的评论，所以比较被选项发现F最合适：在含义上（我喜欢独自生活）与前句内容一致，而且有代词He直接和前句中的 David C’Debaca呼应。
　　考点：相临语句语意围绕一个中心发展。代词的指代特点

 
　　A There’s more pressure to get married nowadays （与文章主题相反，且表意简单，因此可能是干扰项）
　　B The growing number of women with good jobs has done much to increase the number of people living alone．（与文章主题一致，可能是答案）

　　C However, even more people are living alone because they have chosen to．
　　D It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream
　　E In fact，a quarter of the 23 million single people in the U．S．are under the age of 35 （事实举例句，可能是答案）
　　More and more Americans are living alone．Some live alone because of divorce or the death of a partner．——(46)According to a recent U．S．census(人口普查)，25 percent of all households in the U．S．are made up of just one person．This is a dramatic change from the extended families of just a couple of generations ago．
　　C．分析：前句中是在对美国独身人中的具体情况进行介绍，而且提到了一些美国人独身的原因，判断C是答案：C中提到了更大多数美国人独身的原因。
　　考点：相临语句语意围绕一个中心发展。“观点句+事实分析句”的逻辑发展特点。
 
　　A There’s more pressure to get married nowadays （与文章主题相反，且表意简单，因此可能是干扰项）
　　B The growing number of women with good jobs has done much to increase the number of people living alone．（与文章主题一致，可能是答案）
　　D It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream
　　E In fact，a quarter of the 23 million single people in the U．S．are under the age of 35 （事实举例句，可能是答案）
 
　　The typical person living alone is neither old nor lonely．——(47)The majority of these people have chosen to live alone．They are responding to decreasing social pressure to get married and have a family．
　　E分析：空格后句中出现代词“these people”，而空格前句出现的人是单数形式，因此判断空格处应该出现表意复数的人。而且空格前句提到了“年龄的老”，所以判断E是答案（a quarter of the 23 million single people是复数名词，而且E中提到了年龄）
　　考点：观点句+事实举例句的逻辑结构

 
　　A There’s more pressure to get married nowadays （与文章主题相反，且表意简单，因此可能是干扰项）
　　B The growing number of women with good jobs has done much to increase the number of people living alone．（与文章主题一致，可能是答案）
　　D It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream
　　It’s now socially acceptable，even fashionable，to live alone．As people get better jobs and become financially independent，it becomes possible for them to maintain a one-Person household．——(48)However, people who do get married are marrying at a later age and divorcing more often．
　　B．分析：前句中提到“经济独立”有可能造成保持一个人的家庭生活，B中的“妇女有好的工作，增加了独身的人数”与前句内容正好呼应。
　　考点：观点句+事实分析句的逻辑结构

 
　　A There’s more pressure to get married nowadays （与文章主题相反，且表意简单，因此可能是干扰项）
　　D It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream
　　Children think that being grown up means being able to do exactly as they please．
　　(50)The chance to discover whether that freedom is as wonderful as it sounds is a　chance more and more Americans are taking.
　　D．分析：空格前面句子中出现了grown up，该词在D中正好有呼应，所以重点关注。后句中的“自由”也是“梦想”中的一个部分，所以D是答案