成人英語三級完型填空沖刺備考練習題7
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Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices markde A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Do you know insurance(保險)? Buying insurance is a 56 by which people can protect themselves 57 large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay 58 sums of money 59 an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only 60 will lose their homes by fire. The insurance company will pay for these homes 61 of the sums of money it has collected.
The first modem fire insurance company was 62 in London, England, in 1666. A great fire had just 63 most of the city, and people wanted to protect against 64 losses. The fire company grew rapidly. 65, other companies were founded in other areas.
Benjamin Franklin helped form the fast fire insurance company in America in 1752. He also 66 a new kind of insurance for 67 The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops 68 storm.
In 1759, Benjamin Franklin helped start 69 new insurance. This company, which offered 70 insurance, collected some money 71 from different men. Although a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Today, this company is 72 in business.
Over the years, people have 73 from many new kinds of insurance when they have suf- fered from 74 accidents as car, plane crashes. Tomorrow, almost everyone has 75 kind of insurance.
56. A. idea B. sole C. thought D. means
57. A. against B. to C. from D. on
58. A. small B. large C. little D. a lot of
59. A. for B. to C. off D. into
60. A. few B. quite a few C. a few D. many
61. A. out B.to C. by D. of
62. A. recognized B. found C. come into being D. formed
63. A. injured B. hurt C. destroyed D. harmed
64. A. longer B. farther C. further D. deeper
65. A. Quickly B. Soon C. Slowly D. Immediately
66. A. insisted B. suggested C. advised D. wanted
67. A. workers B.salesmen C. farmers D. people
68. A. by B. from C. for D. with
69. A. other B. the other C. others D. another
70. A. life B. flight C. fire D. traffic accident
71. A. regularly B. often C. usually D. always
72. A. still B. yet C. already D. often
73. A. heard B. paid C. benefited D. offered
74. A. such B. many C. the D. more
75. A. certain B. any C. some D. one
答案：
56.D by means of“通過…的方式/手段”，固定搭配。
57.A protect sb.against sth.“保護某人免受…的傷害”，固定搭配。從下文"protection against fire"也可以看出。
58.A a big/large/small sum of money“一大筆/小筆錢”。人們上保險的錢對于保險公司來說，是很小的數目，所以選A.
59.B pay money to sb.“向某人付錢”，固定搭配。
60.C 四個選項都可修飾可數名詞。few“幾乎沒有”，表示否定；quite a few“相當多”；a few“少數幾個”；many“許多”。因為文中出現了only，就說明“有”，但“不多”，所以選C.
61.A out of“從……當中，出于”，如six out of ten（十分之六）。該句意思是“保險公司從收到的保險金里拿出一部分支付給這些家庭。”
62.D form“形成，組建”；recognize“認識到，認出，識別出”；found“建立”，但可惜的是該詞是原形，沒有用過去分詞，與原句中的“was”構成被動語態；而come into being“產生”沒有被動語態。
63.C destroy表示“破壞，毀壞，消滅”，程度較深，一般無法挽救；injure通常指“人受傷”；hurt往往指“（人心理、感情）受到傷害”；harm“損害，傷害”，但此詞比destroy程度輕很多。1666年倫敦的那場大火在歷史上都是罕見的，所以該用destroyed.
64.C further“進一步的，更深一層的”；longer“更長的，更久的”；farther“更遠的”，指距離；deeper“更深的”。人們害怕再有進一步的損失，所以選c.
65.B soon“不久”，強調時間快；quickly“很快地”，強調動作迅速；immediately“立即，馬上”，強調立竿見影。
66.B suggest“建議，提出”；insist (on doing)/that…“堅持做認為…”；advise“勸告，忠告”；want“想要”。聯系上下文，B符合題意。
67.C 根據下文中出現的crops可知，應是farmers.
68.A by“通過，經過”。意即“經過暴風雨后造成的糧食損失”。
69.D another“又一，再一”，修飾名詞單數。前面有了一項火災保險，又制定了一項新的保險應用another來表示。other往往修飾復數名詞，表示“其他的”；the other往往和one相搭配，表示“一個…，另一個…”；0thers則表示“其他人，其他物”，是復數，后不能再跟名詞。
70.A Hfe insurance“人身保險”。
71.A regularly“定期地”，保險費是定期收取的。
72.A still“仍然，仍舊”；yet“然而”，表轉折；already“已經”；often“經常”。
73.C benefit from“從…中受益”；hear from“收到某人來信”；pay和offer都是及物動詞，不與from連用。該句意思是“人們從許多種類的保險中受益。”
74.A such as“諸如，像”，固定搭配，表列舉。
75.C some“某一個”，表不確指，后跟單數名詞。也可說a certain.該句意思是幾乎每個人都上了某種保險。
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