【正文】 ionate dedication to independence.　　D. When his mother died, Beethoven, then a young man, was named guardian of his two younger brothers.　　E. Although Beethoven39。s personality may have been untamed, his music shows great discipline and control, and this is how we remember him best.　　F. Today his music is still being played all over the world.　　第6部分：完形填空(第51～65題，每題1分，共1 5分)　　下面的短文有15處空白，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容為每處空白確定1個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)?！　he Old Gate　　In the Middle Ages the vast majority of European cities had walls around them. This was partly for defensive51but another factor was the need to keep out anyone regarded as undesirable, like people with contagious52. The Old City of London gates were all53by the end of the 18th century. The last of London39。s gates was removed a century ago, but by a54of luck, it was never destroyed.　　This gate is, in55fact, not called a gate at all。 its name is Temple Bar, and it marked the56between the Old City of London and Westminster. In 1878 the Council of London took the Bar down, numbered the stones and put the gate in57because its design was58it was expensive to59and it was blocking the traffic.　　The Temple Bar Trust was60in the 197039。s with the intention of returning the gate home. The aim of the trust is the61of the nation39。s architectural heritage.　　Transporting the gate will mean physically pulling it62, stone by stone, removing and rebuilding it near St Paul39。s Cathedral. Most of the facade of the gate will probably be63, though there is a good64that the basic structure will be sound. The hardest65of all, however, will be to recreate the statues of the monarchs that once stood on top of the gate.　　51. A. grounds　　B. reasons　　C. causes　　D. purposes　　52. A. injuries　　B. symptoms　　C. colds　　D. diseases　　53. A. devoted　　B. demolished　　C. declared　　D. decreased　　54. A. stroke　　B. wave　　C. hit　　D. blow　　55. A. real　　B. contemporary　　C. actual　　D. current　　56. A. borders　　B. part　　C. boundary　　D. line　　57. A. storage　　B. store　　C. storing　　D. stock　　58. A. unrealistic　　B. unfashionable　　C. unavailable　　D. unbearable　　59. A. maintain　　B. afford　　C. repair　　D. fix　　60. A. set out　　B. set up　　C. set off　　D. set back　　61. A. preservation　　B. reservation　　C. conservation　　D. recreation　　62. A. up　　B. over　　C. on　　D. down　　63. A. replaced　　B. substituted　　C. exchanged　　D. overtaken　　64. A. capacity　　B. opportunity　　C. possibility　　D. chance　　65. A. requirement　　B. job　　C. necessity　　D. obligation第1部分：詞匯選項(xiàng)　　1．C【解析】句意：她在攀登過(guò)程中表現(xiàn)出極大的耐力?！　【渲衑xhibit意為：展出，顯示?！　項(xiàng)play意為：游戲；扮演，演奏；例如：A band is playing．一支樂(lè)隊(duì)正在演奏?！　項(xiàng)send意為：發(fā)送，派遣；寄信；例如：I sent a copy to the school principal．我寄了一份復(fù)印件給校長(zhǎng)?！　項(xiàng)show意為：顯示，說(shuō)明，展出；例如：The man jammed out his cigarette to show his respect for the lady．那個(gè)男人拈滅了香煙以顯示他對(duì)該女士的尊敬?！　項(xiàng)tell意為：告訴，說(shuō)；判斷，辨別；例如：As far as I can tell，Jason is basically a nice guy．就我判斷，杰森基本上是個(gè)好人?！　」蔬xC?！　?．B【解析】句意：星體的永恒運(yùn)行使他著迷?！　【渲衑ternal意為：永恒的，不朽的?！　項(xiàng)long意為：長(zhǎng)的，過(guò)長(zhǎng)的；例如：Repairs to the cable did not take too long．維修電纜沒花太長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。　　B項(xiàng)never—ending意為：不停止的；無(wú)限的；例如：You should believe that your evolution is never—ending．你應(yīng)該相信自己的進(jìn)步是永無(wú)止境的。　　C項(xiàng)boring意為：無(wú)聊的，令人厭煩的；例如：The film was so boring that I dozed off in the middle of it．那部影片很乏味，我看了一半便打起瞌睡來(lái)。　　D項(xiàng)extensive意為：廣泛的，大量的，廣閱的；例如：We had fairly extensive discussions．我們進(jìn)行了相當(dāng)廣泛的討論?！　」蔬xB?！　?．D【解析】句意：她回答不出，那心頭如釋重負(fù)?！　【渲衖mmense意為：巨大的?！　項(xiàng)natural意為：自然的，本質(zhì)的，天生的；例如：This feeling seems to be natural．這種感觸似乎是自然的?！　項(xiàng)fatal意為：致命的，重大的，毀滅的；例如：He glade the fatal mistake of promising early．他犯了妥協(xié)早了的致命錯(cuò)誤?！　項(xiàng)tiny意為：微小的，很少的；例如：The drying figs sweat tiny drops of moisture．干無(wú)花果上滲出許多小水珠。　　D項(xiàng)enormous意為：龐大的，巨大的；例如：It was an enormous disappointnlent．這是件令人極為失望的事?！　」蔬xD。　　4．B【解析】句意：這本書對(duì)讀者產(chǎn)生了巨大的影響。　　句中impact意為：影響?！　項(xiàng)force意為：力量，魄力；例如：The moral force is on our side．道義的力量在我們一邊。　　B項(xiàng)influence意為：影響，有影響的人或者事；例如：We became the best of friends and he influenced me deeply．我們成了最好的朋友，而他深深地影響了我。　　C項(xiàng)surprise意為：驚奇，詫異；例如：The boy blinked up at me in some surprise．那男孩有些吃驚地眨著眼看我?！　項(xiàng)power意為：功率，力量；權(quán)利；例如：They divested the king of all his power．他們剝奪了國(guó)王的所有權(quán)力?！　」蔬xB?！　?．A【解析】句意：我們伴隨著歡樂(lè)的樂(lè)曲跳起舞來(lái)?！　【渲衏heerful意為：快樂(lè)的，愉快的，高興的?！　項(xiàng)pleasant意為：令人愉快地，舒適的；例如：They often remember the pleasant days they had with you．他們時(shí)常想起與你共度的愉快的時(shí)光?！　項(xiàng)colorful意為：華麗的，富有色彩的；例如：The bird is with colorful feathers．這只鳥長(zhǎng)著五顏六色的羽毛?！　項(xiàng)fashionable意為：流行的，時(shí)髦的；例如：It was fashionable in the past that women were laced in．在過(guò)去，婦女束腰很時(shí)髦?！　項(xiàng)different意為：不同的，個(gè)剮的；例如：Every individual learns differently．每個(gè)人的學(xué)習(xí)方式都不一樣?！　」蔬xA?！　?．C【解析】句意：他沒有資格考試，因?yàn)樗g了?！　【渲衑ligible意為：合格的，合適的；符合條件的。　　A項(xiàng)petitive意為：比賽的，競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的；例如：But we also have some petitive advantages that we should explore more．但是，我們也有一些應(yīng)該進(jìn)行更多探索的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)優(yōu)勢(shì)?！　項(xiàng)diligent意為：勤勉的，用功的；費(fèi)盡心血的；例如：Success always smiles upon people who are diligent．成功總是青睞那些勤奮的人。　　C項(xiàng)qualified意為：合格的；有資格的；例如：He is qualified to teach English．他教英語(yǔ)是合格的?！　項(xiàng)petent意為：勝任的；有能力的；能干的；足夠的；例如：People believe you’re petent when they think you know what tO do and how to do it．只要人們認(rèn)為你知道該做什么和如何做好，人們便會(huì)相信你能夠勝任。　　故選C?！　?．C【解析】句意：她的小說(shuō)描寫的是一個(gè)雄心勃勃的中國(guó)?！　【渲衐epicts意為：描述；描畫?！　項(xiàng)writes意為：寫；書寫；例如：Please write your name and address in print．姓名和地址請(qǐng)用印刷體書寫。　　B項(xiàng)sketches意為：畫素描或速寫；例如：So if we just sketch that．那么如果我們把那畫個(gè)草圖?！　項(xiàng)describes意為：描述，形容；描繪；例如：She described the accident very carefully．她非常仔細(xì)地描述了事故?！　項(xiàng)indicates意為：表明；指出；預(yù)示；象征；例如：The clouds indicate the ing of rain．云彩預(yù)示著即將下雨了?！　」蔬xC?！　?．C【解析】句意：別惹她，她今天動(dòng)不動(dòng)就發(fā)火?！　【渲衖rritate意為：激怒?！　項(xiàng)tease意為：取笑；戲弄；例如：He teased Mary with a jest．他說(shuō)俏皮話逗瑪麗?！　項(xiàng)attract意為：吸引；引起；例如：Her beauty attracted people．她的美貌引人注目?！　項(xiàng)annoy意為：騷擾；惹惱；打攪；例如：It annoyed me to be kept waiting so long．讓我等了這么久，真使我生氣?！　項(xiàng)protect意為：保護(hù)，防衛(wèi)；例如：A line of forts was built along the border to protect the country against attack．邊界沿線構(gòu)筑了碉堡，以防敵人進(jìn)攻該國(guó)?！　」蔬xC?！　?．A【解析】句意：在這么惡劣的天氣里出去太荒謬?！　【渲衋bsurd意為：荒謬的；可笑的。