2011年研究生考試考研英語(yǔ)一模擬預(yù)測(cè)題
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There is virtually no limit to how one can serve community interests, from spending a few hours a week with some charitable organization to practically full-time work for a social agency. Just as there are opportunities for voluntary service ___1___(VSO)for young people before they take up full-time employment, ___2___ there are opportunities for overseas service for ___3___ technicians in developing countries. Some people, ___4___ those who retire early, ___5___ their technical and business skills in countries ___6___ there is a special need.
So in considering voluntary or ___7___ community service, there are more opportunities than there ___8___ were when one first began work. Most voluntary organizations have only a small full-time ___9___, and depend very much on volunteers and part-timers. This means that working relationships are different from those in commercial organizations, and values may be different. ___10___ some ways they may seem more casual and less efficient, but one should not ___11___ them by commercial criteria. The people who work with them do so for different reasons and with different ___12___, both personal and ___13___. One should not join them ___14___ to arm them with professional experience; they must be joined with commitment to the ___15___, not business efficiency. Because salaries are ___16___ or non-existent many voluntary bodies offer modest expense. But many retired people take part in community service for ___17___, simply because they enjoy the work.
Many community activities possible ___18___ retirement were also possible during one's working life but they are to be undertaken ___19___ seriously for that. Retired people who are just looking for something different or unusual to do should not consider ___20___ community service.
1).
A. over the sea
B. over sea
C. over seas
D. overseas
正確答案: D
答案解析:本題考查詞匯知識(shí)。從此空所在句后半句“……there are opportunities for overseas service……”中的“overseas service”可知,此空應(yīng)填“overseas”。D overseas可做形容詞“外國(guó)的,海外的”;也可做副詞“在海外”。本句前一個(gè)overseas是副詞,后一個(gè)overseas是形容詞。
2).
A. as
B. so
C. then
D. that
正確答案: B
答案解析:本句意為:“正如年輕人在參加全職工作前有機(jī)會(huì)參加海外志愿服務(wù)一樣,發(fā)展中國(guó)家的合格技術(shù)人員也有機(jī)會(huì)參加海外服務(wù)!眏ust as……so意為“正如……也!笨梢(jiàn)B為正確答案。
3).
A. quantity
B. qualifying
C. quality
D. qualified
正確答案: D
答案解析:本題考查詞匯知識(shí)。根據(jù)句意,“合格的技術(shù)人員”,此處應(yīng)選擇D. qualified“有資格的,合格的”。
4).
A. partially
B. partly
C. particularly
D. passionately
正確答案: C
答案解析:本題考查副詞。根據(jù)句意,“一些人,尤其是那些退休早的人”,此處表示強(qiáng)調(diào)。故C. particularly“特別地,尤其地”為正確答案。
5).
A. order
B. operate
C. offer
D. occupy
正確答案: C
答案解析:本題考查詞動(dòng)詞的用法。本句意為“一些人,尤其是那些退休早的人,在有特殊需求的國(guó)家提供他們的技術(shù)和商業(yè)技能!眘kills“技能”前面只能用 offer“提供”。
6).
A. before
B. on
C. in
D. at
正確答案: C
答案解析:本題考查介詞的用法。根據(jù)句意,所選詞表示的含義應(yīng)與后面during one's working life“在工作期間”相對(duì)。on retirement表示退休時(shí);in retirement表示退休后。故C為最佳答案。
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