Historically, humans get serious about avoiding disasters only after one has just struck them.(1)that logic, 2006 should have been a breakthrough year for rational behavior. With the memory of 9/11 still(2)in their minds. Americans watched hurricane Katrina, the most expensive disaster in U. S. history, on(3)TV. Anyone who didn’t know it before should have learned that bad things can happen. And they are made(4)worse by our willful blindness to risk as much as our(5)to work together before everything goes to hell.
Granted, some amount of delusion is probably part of the(6)condition. In A.D. 63, Pompeii was seriously damaged by an earthquake, and the locals immediately went to work(7), in the same spot —until they were buried altogether by a volcano eruption 16 years later. But a(8)of the past year in disaster history suggests that modern Americans are particularly bad at(9)themselves from guaranteed threats. We know more than we(10)did about the dangers we face. But it turns(11)that in times of crisis, our greatest enemy is(12)the storm, the quake or the(13)itself. More often, it is ourselves.
So what has happened in the year that(14)the disaster on the Gulf Coast? In New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineer has worked day and night to rebuild the flood walls. They have got the walls to(15)they were before Katrina, more or less. That’s not(16), we can now say with confidence. But it may be all(17)can be expected from one year of hustle.
Meanwhile, New Orleans officials have crafted a plan to use buses and trains to(18)the sick and the disabled. The city estimates that 150,000 people will need a(19)out. However, state officials have not yet determined where these people will be taken. The(20)with neighboring communities are ongoing and difficult.
问题1选项
A.To
B.By
C.On
D.For
问题2选项
A.fresh
B.obvious
C.apparent
D.evident
问题3选项
A.visual
B.vivid
C.live
D.lively
问题4选项
A.little
B.less
C.more
D.much
问题5选项
A.reluctance
B.rejection
C.denial
D.decline
问题6选项
A.natural
B.world
C.social
D.human
问题7选项
A.revising
B.refining
C.rebuilding
D.retrieving
问题8选项
A.review
B.reminder
C.concept
D.prospect
问题9选项
A.preparing
B.protesting
C.protecting
D.prevailing
问题10选项
A.never
B.ever
C.then
D.there
问题11选项
A.up
B.down
C.over
D.out
问题12选项
A.merely
B.rarely
C.incidentally
D.accidentally
问题13选项
A.surge
B.spur
C.surf
D.splash
问题14选项
A.ensued
B.traced
C.followed
D.occurred
问题15选项
A.which
B.Where
C.what
D.when
问题16选项
A.enough
B.certain
C.conclusive
D.final
问题17选项
A.but
B.as
C.that
D.those
问题18选项
A.exile
B.evacuate
C.dismiss
D.displace
问题19选项
A.ride
B.trail
C.path
D.track
问题20选项
A.conventions
B.notifications
C.communications
D.negotiations
第1题:B
第2题:A
第3题:C
第4题:D
第5题:A
第6题:D
第7题:C
第8题:A
第9题:C
第10题:B
第11题:D
第12题:B
第13题:A
第14题:C
第15题:B
第16题:A
第17题:C
第18题:B
第19题:A
第20题:D
1.介词词义辨析。To “朝,至于”;by “通过,经过”;on “在……上”;for “因为,为了”。文章第一句提到从历史上看,人们只有在灾难来临时才知道该如何避免灾难,那么下文围绕这个话题展开讨论。句意:按照这种逻辑,2006年应该是理性行为一种突破。选项B符合题意。
2.形容词词义辨析。Fresh “新鲜的”;obvious “明显的,清晰的”;apparent “明显的,表面上的”;evident “明显的”。句意:对911事件依然记忆犹新。选项A符合题意。
3.形容词词义辨析。Visual “视觉的”;vivid “生动的,活泼的”;live “活的,实况转播的”;lively “活泼的,生动的”。句意:美国人通过电视直播观看了卡特里娜飓风,这是美国历史上付出代价最惨重的灾难。选项C符合题意。
4.上下文逻辑。根据句子结构,可知空格中填入一个词修饰比较级worse,B和C项可排除。句意:更糟糕的是,我们对风险故意视而不见,以及我们在一切走向地狱之前才勉强合作。选项D符合题意。
5.名词词义辨析。Reluctance “不情愿”;rejection “拒绝”;denial “否认”;decline “下降,衰退”。句意:更糟糕的是,我们对风险故意视而不见,以及我们在一切走向更糟糕之前不愿配合。选项A符合题意。
6.形容词词义辨析。Natural “自然的”;world “世界”;social “社会的”;human “人类的”。句意:诚然,一定程度的幻想可能是人类生存条件的一部分。选项D符合题意。
7.动词词义辨析。Revise “修订”;refine “精炼”;rebuild “重建”;retrieve “检索,恢复”。句意:当地人立即开始重建工作。选项C符合题意。
8.名词词义辨析。Review “回顾,复习”;reminder “暗示”;concept “概念”;prospect “预期”。句意:但回顾过去一年的灾难史可以看出……。选项A符合题意。
9.动词词义辨析。Prepare “准备”;protest “抗议”;protect “保护”;prevail “盛行,流行”。又根据固定搭配protect…from… “保护……免遭……”。句意:但回顾过去一年的灾难历史,现代美国人特别不善于保护自己免受必然的威胁。选项C符合题意。
10.副词词义辨析。Never “从不”;ever “曾经”;then “然后”;there “那儿”。句意:我们比以往任何时候都更了解我们所面临的危险。选项B符合题意。
11.固定搭配。Turn out “结果是,证明是”;turn up “出现”;turn down “拒绝”;turn over “翻转,移交”。句意:但事实证明,在危机时刻,我们最大的敌人不是风暴。选项D符合题意。
12.副词词义辨析。Merely “仅仅,只是”;rarely “很少地”;incidentally “偶然地”;accidentally “意外地”。句意:在危机时刻,我们最大的敌人不是风暴。选项B符合题意。
13.名词词义辨析。Surge “大浪,巨涌”;spur “鼓舞,刺激”;surf “海浪”;splash “飞溅的水”。句意:我们最大的敌人很少是风暴、地震或巨浪本身。更多时候,是我们自己。选项A符合题意。
14.动词词义辨析。Ensue “接着发生,追求”;trace “追溯”;follow “跟随,追随”;occur “发生”。句意:那么在墨西哥湾发生灾难之后的那一年发生了什么呢?选项C符合题意。
15.语法题。根据句子结构,可知空格中应填入一个连接词引导宾语从句,充当介词to的宾语。Which “哪个”;where “哪儿”;what “什么东西”;when “什么时候”。句意:他们已经或多或少地把墙重建在卡特里娜飓风前的位置。选项B符合题意。
16.形容词词义辨析。Certain “必然的”;enough “足够的”;conclusive “决定性的,最后的”;final “最终的”。句意:这还不够,我们现在可以满怀信心地说。选项A符合题意。
17.语法题。根据句子结构,可知空格中填入关系代词,引导定语从句修饰先行词all,所以选用关系代词that。句意:但这可能是一年的忙碌所能带来的一切。选项C符合题意。
18.动词词义辨析。Exile “放逐,流放”;evacuate “疏散,撤退”;dismiss “解散,解雇”;displace “取代”。句意:与此同时,新奥尔良官员制定了一项计划,使用公共汽车和火车疏散病人和残疾人。选项B符合题意。
19.名词词义辨析。Ride “骑马,乘坐”;trail “小径”;path “道路”;track “轨道,足迹”。句意:该市估计将有15万人需要乘车撤离。选项A符合题意。
20.名词词义辨析。Convention “大会,惯例”;notification “通知,告示”;communication “交流,通信”;negotiation “谈判,协商”。句意:与邻近社区的协商正在进行中,而且困难重重。选项D符合题意。