Directions: Blow is passage from a guide giving advice to foreign nationals living in Britain. Read the passage then fill in each gap with ONE word from the box below the passage. Write your answers in the spaces on ANSWEER SHEET. The first one has been done as an example.
Losing your passport
If something has happened to your passport, inform your embassy at once and ask them to tell you all the documents that you will need to produce to be (
Example) with a new one. This is most important because some embassies require extensive documentary proof of nationality, as well as proof of identity, such as driving license, or credit cards. So take care that you are not wasting time and money when you can least
66 either. If your passport has been lost or stolen, your embassy will want you to report the incident to the police as soon as possible. When you do so, ask for the police reference number of your case as many of the embassies find this useful in following up your
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Similarly, take your passport number with you to the embassy, as this will accelerate your case. The size and number of the photographs that you will need will
68 on your embassy, and some may even recommend a photographer. You should also confirm with embassy officials how much you will have to pay and also in what
69 it is to be paid.
Some of the embassies are prepared to issue on-the-spot emergency passports, requiring no more than your oath to claim your
70 , but as a precaution you should investigate the requirements before you are actually forced to make an emergency request.
【选项释义】
66.
【考查点】语义逻辑。
【解题思路】从前面的情态动词can可知,此处应该填入一个动词;根据take care that you are not wasting time and money(注意不要浪费时间和金钱)得出,这里应该填入一个可以和time和money搭配的动词,因此afford最合适,表示“给予,提供,买得起”。
【句意】所以,当你负担不起的时候,要注意不要浪费时间和金钱。
67.
【考查点】语义逻辑。
【解题思路】此处应该填入一个名词;根据ask for the police reference number of your case as many of the embassies find this useful in following up your…(向警方询问你的案件编号,因为许多大使馆发现这对跟进你的……很有帮助)得出,这里应该填入表示“需求”的单词,因此claim最合适,表示“要求”。
【句意】向警方询问你的案件编号,因为许多大使馆发现这对跟进你的要求很有帮助。
68.
【考查点】固定搭配。
【解题思路】此处应该填入一个动词;根据The size and number of the photographs that you will need will… on your embassy, and some may even recommend a photographer(你需要的照片的大小和数量将……你的大使馆,有些大使馆甚至会推荐一个摄影师)得出,这里应该填入表示“取决于”的动词,因此depend最合适,构成短语depend on(取决于)。
【句意】你需要的照片的大小和数量将取决于你的大使馆,有些大使馆甚至会推荐一个摄影师。
69.
【考查点】语义逻辑。
【解题思路】此处应该填入一个名词;根据You should also confirm with embassy officials how much you will have to pay and also in what… it is to be paid(你还应该向大使馆官员确认你需要支付多少钱,以及以……支付)得出,这里应该是表示货币形式,因此currency正确。
【句意】你还应该向大使馆官员确认你需要支付的费用以及支付的货币。
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【考查点】上下文关联。
【解题思路】此处应该填入一个名词;整篇文章都在讲述挂失护照的一个关键是对自己身份的证明,那么根据Some of the embassies are prepared to issue on-the-spot emergency passports, requiring no more than your oath to claim your…(有些大使馆准备在紧急情况下签发现场护照,只需要你对……进行宣誓就可以领取)得出,这里应该是填入“身份”,因此identity正确。
【句意】有些大使馆准备在紧急情况下签发现场护照,只需要你对身份进行宣誓就可以领取。
【参考译文】
丢失护照
如果你的护照出了问题,立即通知你的大使馆,并要求他们告诉你所有的文件,你将需要出示一个新的护照。这是最重要的,因为一些大使馆需要大量的国籍证明文件,以及身份证明,如驾驶执照或信用卡。所以,当你负担不起的时候,要注意不要浪费时间和金钱。如果你的护照丢失或被盗,你的大使馆会希望你尽快向警方报案。当你这样做时,向警方询问你的案件编号,因为许多大使馆发现这对跟进你的要求很有帮助。
同样,带着你的护照号码去大使馆,因为这将加速你的案件。你需要的照片的大小和数量将取决于你的大使馆,有些大使馆甚至会推荐一个摄影师。你还应该向大使馆官员确认你需要支付的费用以及支付的货币。
有些大使馆准备在紧急情况下签发现场护照,只需要你对身份进行宣誓就可以领取,但作为预防措施,你应该在实际被迫提出紧急申请之前调查这些要求。