Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. A rat or pigeon might not be the obvious choice to tend to someone who is sick, but these creatures have some 1 skills that could help the treatment of human diseases. Pigeons are often seen as dirty birds and an urban 2 , but they are just the latest in a long line of animals that have been found to have abilities to help humans. Despite having a brain no bigger than the 3 of your index finger, pigeons have. a very impressive 4 memory. Recently it was shown that they could be trained to be as accurate as humans at detecting breast cancer in images. Rats are often 5 with spreading disease rather than 6 it, but this long-tailed animal is highly 7 . Inside a rat's nose are up to 1 ,000 different types of olfactory receptors (嗅觉感受器), whereas humans only have 100 to 200 types. This gives rats the ability to detect 8 smells. As a result, some rats are being put to work to detect TB (肺结核). When the rats detect the smell, they stop and rub their legs to 9 a sample is infected. Traditionally, a hundred samples would take lab technicians more than two days to 10 but for a rat it takes less than 20 minutes. This rat detection method doesn't rely on specialist equipment.It is also more accurate—the rats are able to find more TB infections and, therefore, save more lives.A) associated I) slightB) examine J) specifyC) indicate K) superiorD) nuisance L) suspicious E) peak M) tipF) preventing N) treatedG) prohibiting O) visualH) sensitive
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.
A rat or pigeon might not be the obvious choice to tend to someone who is sick, but these creatures have some 1 skills that could help the treatment of human diseases.
Pigeons are often seen as dirty birds and an urban 2 , but they are just the latest in a long line of animals that have been found to have abilities to help humans. Despite having a brain no bigger than the 3 of your index finger, pigeons have. a very impressive 4 memory. Recently it was shown that they could be trained to be as accurate as humans at detecting breast cancer in images.
Rats are often 5 with spreading disease rather than 6 it, but this long-tailed animal is highly 7 . Inside a rat's nose are up to 1 ,000 different types of olfactory receptors (嗅觉感受器), whereas humans only have 100 to 200 types. This gives rats the ability to detect 8 smells. As a result, some rats are being put to work to detect TB (肺结核). When the rats detect the smell, they stop and rub their legs to 9 a sample is infected.
Traditionally, a hundred samples would take lab technicians more than two days to 10 but for a rat it takes less than 20 minutes. This rat detection method doesn't rely on specialist equipment.It is also more accurate—the rats are able to find more TB infections and, therefore, save more lives.
A) associated I) slight
B) examine J) specify
C) indicate K) superior
D) nuisance L) suspicious
E) peak M) tip
F) preventing N) treated
G) prohibiting O) visual
H) sensitive
题目解答
答案
1.K
2.D
3.M
4.O
5.A
6.F
7.H
8.I
9.C
10.B
解析
考查要点:本题主要考查学生根据上下文选择恰当词汇的能力,涉及语境理解、词义辨析和固定搭配。
解题核心:需结合上下文逻辑和词汇含义,注意名词、动词、形容词等词性的匹配。例如,第1空需填形容词修饰"skills",第2空需填名词作表语。
关键思路:通过定位空格前后关键词(如"help the treatment"对应第1空的"superior"),结合选项中词性与语义匹配(如第5空"associated with"为固定搭配)。
第1空
关键词:help the treatment of human diseases
逻辑:空格需填形容词修饰"skills",表示"高级的"技能。选项K(superior)符合语境。
第2空
关键词:dirty birds
逻辑:空格需填名词作表语,表示鸽子是城市的"麻烦"。选项D(nuisance)正确。
第3空
关键词:brain no bigger than the...
逻辑:空格需填名词表示"指尖"。选项M(tip)符合常识(指尖的英文为"tip of finger")。
第4空
关键词:impressive memory
逻辑:空格需填形容词修饰"memory",表示"视觉"记忆。选项O(visual)正确(鸽子通过图像识别疾病)。
第5空
关键词:spreading disease
逻辑:空格需填动词短语,表示"与...相关"。选项A(associated)与"with"构成固定搭配。
第6空
关键词:rather than
逻辑:空格需填动名词与"spreading"对应。选项F(preventing)表示"预防疾病"。
第7空
关键词:highly...
逻辑:空格需填形容词作表语,表示"敏感的"嗅觉。选项H(sensitive)正确。
第8空
关键词:detect smells
逻辑:空格需填形容词修饰"smells",表示"微小的"气味。选项I(slight)符合语境。
第9空
关键词:rub their legs to...
逻辑:空格需填动词表示"指示"样本。选项C(indicate)正确(动作示意)。
第10空
关键词:take lab technicians...
逻辑:空格需填动词表示"检测样本"。选项B(examine)符合实验室操作。