沪江黑暗版考研英语完形真题解析2007

2007年Use of English

Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

    By 1830, the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies had become independent nations. The roughly 20 million __1__ of these nations looked __2__ to the future. Born in the crisis of the old regime and Iberian Colonialism, many of the leaders of independence __3__ the ideas of representative government, careers __4__ to talent, freedom of commerce and trade in the __5__ to private property, and a belief in the individual as the basis of society. __6__ there was a belief that the new nations should be sovereign and independent states, large enough to be economically viable and integrated by a __7__ set of laws.

On the issue of __8__ of religion and the position of the church, __9__, there was less agreement __10__ the leadership. Roman Catholicism had been the state religion and the only one __11__ by the Spanish crown, __12__ most leaders sought to maintain Catholicism __13__ the official religion of the new states, some sough to end the __14__ of other faiths. The defense of the Church became a rallying __15__ for the conservative forces.

The ideals of the early leaders of independence were often egalitarian, valuing equality of everything. Bolivar had received aid from Haiti and had __16__ in return to abolish slavery in the areas he liberated. By 1854 slavery had been abolished everywhere except Spain's __17__ colonies. Early promises to end Indian tribute and taxes on people of mixed origin came much __18__ because the new nations still needed the revenue. Such policies __19__ Egalitarian sentiments were often tempered by fears that the mass of the population was __20__ self-rule and democracy.

1 ［A］natives       ［B］inhabitants  ［C］peoples         ［D］individuals

2 ［A］confusedly    ［B］cheerfully  ［C］worriedly        ［D］hopefully

3 ［A］shared       ［B］forgot     ［C］attained          ［D］rejected

4 ［A］related       ［B］close      ［C］open            ［D］devoted

5 ［A］access       ［B］succession  ［C］right            ［D］return

6 ［A］Presumably  ［B］Incidentally  ［C］Obviously        ［D］Generally

7 ［A］unique      ［B］common    ［C］particular         ［D］typical

8 ［A］freedom     ［B］origin      ［C］impact           ［D］reform

9 ［A］therefore    ［B］however    ［C］indeed            ［D］moreover

10［A］with        ［B］about      ［C］among            ［D］by

11［A］allowed     ［B］preached   ［C］granted            ［D］funded

12［A］Since       ［B］If         ［C］Unless            ［D］While

13［A］as          ［B］for        ［C］under             ［D］against

14［A］spread       ［B］interference ［C］exclusion        ［D］influence

15［A］support      ［B］cry        ［C］plea             ［D］wish

16［A］urged        ［B］intended   ［C］expected         ［D］promised

17［A］controlling    ［B］former    ［C］remaining        ［D］original

18［A］slower       ［B］faster      ［C］easier            ［D］tougher

19［A］created      ［B］produced   ［C］contributed        ［D］preferred

20［A］puzzled by   ［B］hostile to   ［C］pessimistic about   ［D］unprepared for