Cloze Test
Stop worrying about recession. That is the message from America’s R-word index. For each quarter, we 1 how many stories in the New York Times and the Washington Post include the word “recession”. 2 bells were set 3 by the sharp jump in the “R-count” in the first quarter of this year, at a rate that in the past has 4 the start of a recession. In the second quarter, 5 , the number of articles 6 by more than one-third. A conspiracy theorist might suggest that newspaper editors, 7 about dwindling advertising revenues, have 8 the R-word.
The Economist has found that 9 the past two decades, the R-word index has been good at 10 turning-points in the American economy. 11 GDP figures which appear 12 after a lag, the numbers are instantly available. But how does the index perform in Germany, 12 there have also been 14 fears of recession? Using our idea, HypoVereins bank has 15 an R-word index for Germany, counting the number of times the word recession 16 in Handelsblatt.
Worryingly, Germany’s R-count for the first quarter of 2001 showed the second-steepest 17 in the past two decades. But in the second quarter, the index dropped by one-third, 18 in America. 19 the world economy has nothing to worry about, or journalists are more worried about a 20 than a mere recession. A D-word index?
1.
A.count
B.calculate
C.account
D.reckon
正确答案:A
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是:动词。从选项层面上看是同义选项4选1:这四个词都有“计算”的意思,但各有侧重。count侧重“计数”;calculate侧重“通过计算来确认”;account是不及物动词,意为“总计为”;reckon侧重“推算”。文中提到how many stories,count有“数”的意味,故选A。我们数一数在《纽约时报》和《华盛顿邮报》中有多少新闻故事包括了“衰退”这个词。
2.
A.Warning
B.Alarm
C.Siren
D.Danger
正确答案:B
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是:名词。从选项层面上看,A、B是典型的同义选项,2选1。“警钟”在英语中的固定表达为alarm bell,故选B。本年第一季度R计数大幅上升已经敲响了警钟。
3.
A.up
B.out
C.off
D.about
正确答案:C
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是:动词短语辨析。这类题目核心在于了解几个短语的意思。set up建立;set out开始;set off触发,引起;set about开始,着手。由句义可知是指数上升触发了警钟,故选C。
4.
A.hint at
B.gestured
C.signed
D.signaled
正确答案:D
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是:动词。hint at,暗示;gesture,以手势表示;sign,用手势表示;signal,表示,有“以信号警告”的含义。根据句义,如果在过去该速度已经标志着衰退的开始,选D。
5.
A.but
B.yet
C.however
D.although
正确答案:C
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是:连词。思路1:分析上下文逻辑关系,上下文在逻辑上是相反的,转折关系。A、B、C、D都表示转折,但用法不同。but可用于转折部分开始;yet可用于转折部分开始或结尾,和句子连用;however可插入转折部分中间,前后用逗号分开;although表示让步转折。因此,C是答案。但是在第二季度,商品数量降低了三分之一还多。思路2:“,______,”结构,如果选项有however,一定是答案。
6.
A.reduced
B.fell
C.dropped
D.descended
正确答案:C
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是:动词。A、B、C、D都有“下降”的意思,但表示“数字减少”时一般用drop,故选C。
7.
A.tormented
B.harassed
C.tortured
D.worried
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。动词应该搭配介词about。这四个动词都有“受…困扰”的意思,但后面的介词为about,所以应该用worried。其他三个动词均与by连用。
8.
A.prohibited
B.proscribed
C.banned
D.interdicted
正确答案:C
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是:动词。这四个词都有“禁止”的含义,但有所不同。prohibit表示“禁止”,一般表示禁止某项活动;proscribe表示“放逐”;ban表示“取缔,禁止(书刊)”;interdict表示“阻断,闭锁”。由上面辨析可知,C最合适。
9.
A.over
B.in
C.through
D.by
正确答案:A
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是:介词。over,从头到尾,强调覆盖全部时间;in,在……之内;through和by,到……为止。A、B在意思上都适合,但是根据后面has been good可知此处应是个延续的时间,强调的是全部时间,故选A。《经济学家》发现过去的20年中,R指数可以较好地标志美国经济的转折点。
10.
A.pointing
B.setting
C.placing
D.spotting
正确答案:D
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是:动词。point,指出;set,放置;place,放置;spot,精确地标识。A、D在这里都说得通,但D多了一层“精确”的意味,更适合描写经济,故选D。
11.
A.Unlike
B.Like
C.As
D.Not as
正确答案:A
[解析] 本题考核的知识点是:连词。需要分析上下文逻辑关系,下文是the numbers are instantly available,是相反概念。不像GDP指数只在经济出现停滞后才显示出来。所以意思应是“不像”,而as后面应该接句子,unlike后接名词,所以选A。
12.
A.generally
B.usually
C.always
D.only
正确答案:D

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