Cloze Test
After yuppies and dinkies, a new creature from adland stalks the block. The NYLON, an acronym linking New York and London, is a refinement of those more familiar categories such as jetsetters and cosmocrats (cosmopolitan aristocrats…do keep up). Marketing professionals have noted that 1 the demise of Concorde, a new class of high-earner increasingly 2 his or her time shuttling 3 the twin capitals of globalization. And NYLONs prefer their home comforts 4 tap in both cities. Despite the impressive 5 of air miles, they are not adventurous people.
As 6 from Tom Wolfe’s Masters of the Universe of the 1980s, NYLONs have done more than well 7 the long boom and new economy of the last ten years. They are DJs, chefs, games designers, Internet entrepreneurs, fashionistas, publishers and even a(n) 8 band of journalists and writers. They are self-consciously trendy and some are even able to 9 houses in both cities. Others will put up 10 a house in one, and a view 11 a room in the 12 . Of course, their horizons do 13 beyond just New York and London. For many, Los Angeles is an important shopping mall.
More significantly for adland, NYLONs provide some useful marketing savings. Campaigns no longer have to differ very much in the two cities, 14 NYLONs bring them ever closer together. The restaurants are the same, with Nobu now in London and Conran in New York. Many plays 15 in both cities at the same time, and DJs shuttle between the two, 16 the same garage to the same people in 17 clubs. Time Out and Wallpaper are the magazines of 18 . All this is fine for NYLONs. But not so much 19 for everybody else watching Notting Hill turn 20 a pale imitation of Greenwich Village.
1.
A.regardless of
B.even though
C.although
D.despite
正确答案:D
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是逻辑+语法。A是表转折的介词短语,意为“尽管”,后面一般加困难之类的词语。B、C是转折连词,后面一般加句子;D是表转折的介词,意为“尽管,虽然”。D比较符合题意。市场预测专家注意到虽然Concorde已经消失了。
2.
A.uses
B.spends
C.expends
D.costs
正确答案:B
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是动词。A表示“使用,利用”;B表示“花费(时间)”;C表示“花费(金钱)”;D的主语一般是物,表示“某件事情花费(时间)”。spend one’s time doing sth. 是固定用法,故选B。新一族的高收入人群把时间更多地花费在两个国际大都市之间的穿梭上。
3.
A.between
B.among
C.amid
D.amongst
正确答案:A
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是介词。A表示“两者之间”;B表示一般指“三者或三者以上之间”;C表示“在……当中”;D表示“在……之中”。根据句意,A是答案。
4.
A.at
B.in
C.on
D.above
正确答案:C
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是固定搭配+介词。on tap是副词短语,意为“可随时使用”,故选C。NYLON们希望在两个城市他们的家里随时都很舒服。
5.
A.figure
B.quantity
C.number
D.amount
正确答案:C
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是of结构。由于选项不是动词的名词化,所以本题考查修饰关系。选项层面上这是典型的同义选项4选1。A表示“数字”;B表示“数量”;C表示“数目”;D表示“数量”。根据句意,C是答案。尽管其坐飞机航行的英里数令人惊叹。
6.
A.distinct
B.distinctive
C.discrete
D.diverse
正确答案:A
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是形容词词义辨析。A表示“不同的”;B表示“有特色的”;C表示“分散的”;D表示“多样的”。根据句意,A是答案。和20世纪80年代Tom Wolfe在《世界主人》这本书里描述的不一样。
7.
A.within
B.outside
C.beyond
D.out of
正确答案:D
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是介词辨析。A表示“在……之内”;B表示“在……外”;C表示“在……之外”;D表示“由于……”;由句意可知,D是答案。由于过去十年的经济繁荣和新经济的崛起,NYLON们过得更好了。
8.
A.select
B.choice
C.excellent
D.exquisite
正确答案:A
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是形容词词义辨析。A表示“精选的”;B表示“上等的”;C表示“卓越的”;D表示“精致的”。由句意可知,A是答案。甚至还有一群精选的新闻记者和作家。
9.
A.offer
B.provide
C.buy
D.afford
正确答案:D
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是动词。A表示“提供”;B表示“供给”;C表示“购买”;D表示“供应得起”。C和D在这里都可以,但D多了“经济上可以负担起”的意思,更符合句义,故选D。有些人甚至富有到可以在两个城市里购置住宅。
10.
A.for
B.with
C.on
D.to
正确答案:B
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是动词短语。动词短语题目的区分点主要在于短语的正确的识别。B表示“容忍,允许”;D表示“鼓励”。A和C没有相应的搭配,由句义可知,B是答案。其他人有能力在一个城市里拥有房子。
11.
A.in
B.of
C.with
D.upon
正确答案:C
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是介词。view在这里意为“希望”,句意是“希望拥有一个房间”,故选C。希望在另一个城市里有一个房间。
12.
A.other
B.another
C.rest
D.else
正确答案:A
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是形容词辨析。四个形容词都有“其他”的意思,the other意为“两者中的另一个”。句义是“两个城市中的另一个”。

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