Reading & Writing
For each question, choose the correct answer. 对于每个问题,选择正确的答案。
[剑桥入门英语考试(KET)真题改编]
The London Marathon
In 1979, two British men called John Disley and Chris Brasher
1 to run the New York Marathon. This 42 kilometre race goes through the city and past many of its famous tourist sights. Disley and Brasher found that it was very different from marathons in the UK. At that
2 in the UK, nobody was interested in marathons, but in New York, there were large
3 of people watching. Afterwards, the two men had the
4 of starting a similar race in London.
The first London Marathon was in 1981, and over six thousand runners
5 part. Since then, the race has happened every year, and has become popular with runners from all over the world. Over a million people have completed it, and it is
6 on TV in nearly 200 countries.
(
)1. A. thought
B. said
C. decided
(
)2. A. year
B. day
C. time
(
)3. A. members
B. crowds
C. visitors
(
)4. A. idea
B. answer
C. fact
(
)5. A. stayed
B. took
C. made
(
)6. A. shown
B. made
C. held
解析:
【分析】
这篇完形填空围绕伦敦马拉松的起源展开,解题时需结合上下文语境和固定短语搭配来逐一判断选项:
1. 第1题:要表达两位英国人“决定”去参加纽约马拉松,需选符合“决定做某事”逻辑的动词,结合固定搭配decide to do sth.来判断。
2. 第2题:需找表示“在那个时候”的固定表达,at that time是常用短语,符合上下文时间背景描述。
3. 第3题:描述纽约有大批人观看马拉松,large crowds of people是固定搭配,指“大批人群”,需区分成员、游客等不符合语境的选项。
4. 第4题:两人产生在伦敦办类似比赛的“想法”,have the idea of doing sth.是固定表达,契合语境逻辑。
5. 第5题:表达选手“参加”比赛,take part是固定短语,需排除搭配错误的选项。
6. 第6题:马拉松在电视上被“播出”,需用被动语态,be shown on TV是合理表达,区分制作、举办等语义不符的选项。
【解析】
1. 第1题:
A. thought(认为、想),不符合“去跑马拉松”的动作逻辑;
B. said(说),语义不通,无法衔接后文动作;
C. decided(决定),decide to do sth.是固定搭配,意为“决定做某事”,符合两人决定参加纽约马拉松的语境,故选C。
2. 第2题:
A. year(年),at that year表述不规范,常用in that year;
B. day(天),不符合上下文宽泛的时间范围;
C. time(时候),at that time是固定短语,意为“在那时”,契合文中对英国当时马拉松情况的描述,故选C。
3. 第3题:
A. members(成员),large members of people搭配错误,无法表示观看人群;
B. crowds(人群),large crowds of people是固定表达,指“大批人群”,符合纽约马拉松有大量观众的文意;
C. visitors(游客),语义局限,不能涵盖所有观看人群,故选B。
4. 第4题:
A. idea(想法),have the idea of doing sth.表示“有做某事的想法”,符合两人想在伦敦举办类似比赛的语境;
B. answer(答案),语义不通,与上下文逻辑不符;
C. fact(事实),文中是未实施的想法,不是事实,故选A。
5. 第5题:
A. stayed(停留),stay part搭配错误,无此表达;
B. took(参加),take part是固定短语,意为“参加”,符合选手参加比赛的语境;
C. made(制作),make part搭配错误,语义不符,故选B。
6. 第6题:
A. shown(播出),it指代伦敦马拉松,与show是被动关系,be shown on TV表示“在电视上播出”,符合语境;
B. made(制作),语义不符,马拉松不是在电视上被制作;
C. held(举办),马拉松是被举办,但此处强调电视播出的形式,语义不符,故选A。
【答案】
1~6 C C B A B A
【知识点】
固定短语搭配、上下文语境推断、被动语态运用
【点评】
本文围绕伦敦马拉松的起源展开,考查内容聚焦基础固定搭配和语境语义理解,贴近生活场景,适合入门级英语学习者巩固词汇和语法基础,题目设置注重对常用表达的实际运用能力考查。
【难度系数】
0.6