泽熙美文Cloze Test
On April 20, 2000, in Accra, Ghana, the leaders of six West African countries declared their intention to proceed to monetary union among the non CFA franc countries of the region by January, 2003, as first step toward a wider monetary union including all the ECOWAS countries in 2004. The six countries 1 themselves to reducing central bank financing of budget deficits 2 10 percent of the previous years government 3 ; reducing budget deficits to 4 percent of the second phase by 2003; creating a Convergence Council to help 4 macroeconomic policies; and 5 up a common central bank. Their declaration 6 that, “Member States 7 the need 8 strong political commitment and 9 to 10 all such national policies 11 would facilitate the regional monetary integration process.” The goal of a monetary union in ECOWAS has long been an objective of the organization, going back to its formation in 1975, and is intended to 12 broader integration process that would include enhanced regional trade and 13 institutions. In the colonial period, currency boards linked sets of countries in the region. 14 ind-ependence, 15 , these currency boards were 16 , with the 17 of the CFA franc zone, which included the Francophone countries of the region. Although there have been attempts to advance the agenda of ECOWAS monetary cooperation, political problems and other economic priorities in several of the region’s countries have to 18 inhibited progress. Although some problems remain, the recent initiative has been bolstered by the election in 1999 of a democratic government and a leader who is committed to regional 19 in Nigeria, the largest economy of the region, raising hopes that the long delayed project can be 20 .
1.
A.committed
B.devoted
C.adjusted
D.attributed
正确答案：A
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是：动词。动词题，看主语，看宾语，看搭配。commit oneself to意为“承诺，答应负责”，如：He has committed himself to support her family. 根据原文内容：六国打算减少中央银行的财政预算赤字，并做出承诺，故选项A选项committed正确。选项B选项devote (oneself to)意为“献身于，致力于”；选项C选项adjust (oneself to)意为“使……适应”，如：He adjusted himself quickly to the heat of the country. 选项D选项attribute (to)意为“归因于”，如：He attributed his success to hard work/working hard.
2.
A.to
B.by
C.with
D.until
正确答案：A
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是：固定搭配。reduce…to意为“减少到……”，如：The great fire reduced the forest to a few trees. 大火把整片森林烧得只剩下了几棵树。根据下文：reducing budget deficits to 4 percent可知，选项A选项to正确。选项B选项by与reduce连用，意为“减少了……”，如：reduce one’s weight by 5 pounds减重5磅。选项C选项with和D选项until均不与reduce连用。
3.
A.finance
B.profit
C.income
D.revenue
正确答案：D
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是：名词辨析。选项A选项finance意为“金融”。选项B选项profit意为“利润，益处”。选项C选项income意为“收入”，指个人所得之薪水、工资、投资所得之利息等。选项D选项government revenue属习惯用法，意为“政府税收”。全句可译为：六个国家承诺将中央银行的财政预算赤字减少到前一年政府税收的10%，到2003年的第二阶段减少到4%。
4.
A.coordinate
B.draft
C.ordinate
D.compromise
正确答案：A
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是：对应成分分析——and对应+词义辨析。reducing budget deficits to percent of the second phase by 2003在内容上应该和creating a Convergence Council to help ______ macroeconomic policies; and ______ up a common central bank具有相同的性质。选项A选项coordinate意为“使协调”，如：to coordinate ideas/efforts。本句的意思是，(各国承诺)建立一个联合委员会以帮助处理宏观经济政策，故用A选项coordinate最符合题意。选项B选项draft意为“草拟”，如：to draft a speech；选项C选项ordinate是coordinate的近形词，但它是名词，意为“纵坐标”，不符合题意；选项D选项compromise意为“和解，妥协”，如：to compromise over就……达成协议，to compromise with conscience出卖良心。
5.
A.building
B.setting
C.founding
D.erecting
正确答案：B
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是：对应成分分析——and对应+词义辨析。reducing budget deficits to 4 percent of the second phase by 2003在内容上应该和creating a Convergence Council to help ______ macroeconomic policies; and ______ up a common central bank具有相同的性质。选项B选项set up意为“建立，设置”，多为组织机构，可与句中的central bank连用。选项A选项build up意为“建造，逐渐获得”，如：to build up your vocabulary丰富你的词汇；选项C选项found意为“建立，组建”，属及物动词，不能与up连用；选项D选项erect意为“建立，树立”，所建东西带有一定高度，不能与up连用，如：They plan to erect an apartment house on that property. 他们准备在那块地产上建造一座公寓楼。
6.
A.says
B.writes
C.reads
D.states
正确答案：D
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是：动词。看主语，看宾语，看搭配。state意为“(尤指详尽而明确地)陈述”，较正式，如：state one’s position，阐明某人立场。此处需要一个动词，下文是宣告的具体内容，故选项D选项states正确。
7.
A.accept
B.understand
C.recognize
D.realize
正确答案：C
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是：动词辨析。recognize意为“承认，认识到”，与文中的need连用，意为see clearly，故选项C选项recognize正确。选项A选项accept意为“接受”；选项B选项understand意为“理解”；选项D选项realize意为“实现”。
8.
A.for
B.of
C.with
D.without
正确答案：A
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是：介词固定搭配。need for sth. 意为“缺乏，需要……”，如：There’s no need for such a new law. 新法律没有必要。
9.
A.commence
B.undertake
C.initiate
D.try
正确答案：B
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是：对应成分分析——and对应+动词。线索1：and前后内容性质相同，所以______ to ______ all such national policies的含义应该和______ the need ______ strong political commitment相同或者相近。线索2：9的动词宾语可以是动词不定式。选项B选项undertake to do sth. 意为“答应，担任某事”，如：She undertook to finish the task by Friday. 本句的意思是：成员国答应寻求一切有利于地区货币一体化进程的国
