2015年同等学力英语专项练习(11)

　　Everybody dances. If you have 1 swerved to avoid stepping on a crack in the sidewalk, you have danced. If you have every kneeled to pray, you have danced. For these actions have figured importantly 2 the history of dance. Dance goes 3 to the beginning of civilization- 4 the tribe where natives danced to get 5 they wanted. Primitive dance was 6 all practical, not the social dancing we know today. Natives approached dance with 7 seriousness as a way to help the tribe in the crucial process 8 survival. Dance was believed to be the 9 direct way to repel locusts, to 10 rain to fall, to insure that a male heir would be born, and 11 guarantee victory in a forthcoming battle.

　　Primitive 12 was generally done by many people moving in the same manner and direction. 13 all dances had leaders, solo dances 14 rare. Much use was made of 15 part of the body. And so 16 were these tribe dances that, if a native 17 miss a single step, he would be put to death 18 the spot. Fortunately, the same rigid 19 that governed the lives of these people do not apply in the 20 relaxed settings of today's disco.

　　1. a. ever　　 b. never 　　c. before　　 d. after

　　2. a. about 　　b. for 　　c. in 　　d. around

　　3. a. forward 　　b. back 　　c. up 　　d. down

　　4. a. at　　 b. for　　 c. of 　　d. to

　　5. a. when 　　b. why 　　c. which　　 d. what

　　6. a. about 　　b. above 　　c. under 　　d. over

　　7. a. little　　 b. great　　 c. less 　　d. least

　　8. a. to 　　b. over　　c. of　　 d. at

　　9. a. most 　　b. first 　　c. least 　　d. last

　　10. a. cause 　　b. happen　　 c. try 　　d. make

　　11. a. for 　　b. of 　　c. to 　　d. at

　　12. a. food　　 b. dance 　　c. spells　　d. harvest

　　13. a. since 　　b. despite 　　c. thus 　　d. although

　　14. a. are 　　b. was 　　c. were 　　d. is

　　15. a. only　　 b. every 　　c. some 　　d. all

　　16. a. comic 　　b. boring　　 c. solemn 　　d. tiring

　　17. a. would 　　b. should　　 c. might 　　d. could

　　18. a.in 　　b.at 　　c.on 　　d.around

　　19. a. sticks　　 b. messages 　　c. reviews 　　d. rules

　　20. a. less 　　b. more 　　c. least 　　d. most

　　参考答案：

　　1. A.从后半分句have以及句子的意思或下一个句子可以看出这里应选ever.

　　2. C. in the history of dance在舞蹈的历史里。

　　3. B. go back to追溯，这句话的意思是“舞蹈要追溯到文明起源时”。

　　4. D.承接前文，相当于go back to the tribe.

　　5. D. what they wanted他们想要得到的东西。

　　6. B.这里above = out of.

　　7. B.根据后文的“crucial process”可知Natives approached dance with great seriousness.

　　8. C. of在这里表修饰关系。

　　9. A.从语法功能来看这里需要一个副词，所以选most.

　　10. A. cause rain to fall使降雨。

　　11. C. to和上文的语法结构对应。

　　12. B.继续讲述原始舞蹈“primitive dance”。

　　13. D.此分句和后半句有转折关系，因此选Although.

　　14. C.根据本文的时态及主语dances选were.

　　15. B.根据后接的part of the body可排除some， all，前面的much可确定选every.

　　16. C.根据下文意思，一旦出错将被处死可推断当时的舞蹈被看得如此神圣，solemn非常神圣，严肃的。

　　17. B.虚拟语气，根据后半分句的时态，可推断用should.

　　18. C. on the spot“当场”。例如：They caught the thief on the spot.他们当场抓住了那个小偷。

　　19. D.一旦出错，后果不堪设想，可谓是严厉的规则rigid rules.

　　20. B.今日的discotheque(disco)可以说成more relaxed setting.

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