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A．imperfect B．describe C．however D．perfect AB．published AC．but AD．philosopher BC．release BD．critic ABC．labeled

People often dream of living in a （37）Dplace where no one would be poor，no one would be rich and everyone would be considerate of everyone else．Such a place，（38）C，is too good to be true：such a place is nowhere，and that's what the word UTOPIA means．It is made up of two Greek words meaning NOT A PLACE．
    The word was first used by Sir Thomas More，a sixteenth century English writer whose book UTOPIA，（39）ABin 1516，described a perfect island country．More's idea for his tale came from the ancient Greek （40）ADPlato．Plato's THE REPUBLIC described what would be a perfect state．Early legends among the Norse，Celtic，and Arab people told of a perfect place existing somewhere in the Atlantic．These legends were no longer believed when explorations of America began，（41）ACafter More's time it became common for writers to imagine and （42）Ba perfect place．
    Today when people want certain changes in government or society，their ideas are sometimes（43）ABCUTPIA．Usually the （44）BDmeans that the changes，if effected，would not suddenly make everything perfect because people are by nature （45）BC．

Answer 1

分析 人们都梦想着住在一个完美的地方，这样的地方因为太过完美而不存在． 这就是单词 UTOPIA 的意义和由来．

解答 37．D 考查形容词．根据句意：人们都梦想着住在一个完美的地方．perfect是形容词"完美的"．
38．C 考查连词．根据上下文关系，这样的地方因为太过完美而不真实，与上句之间是转折关系，因为前后都有逗号隔开，所以选连词however．
39．AB 考查非谓语．UTOPIA这本书与动词publishing之间是被动关系，所以用过去分词在句中做定语．
40．AD 考查名词．根据句意：古希腊哲学家Plato，philosopher是名词"哲学家"．
41．AC 考查连词．根据句意：这些传说不在被人相信，下一句在More时代之后变得常见，两句之间是转折关系，所以答案是but．
42．B 考查动词．作家来想象和描述一个完美的地方．imagine与describe是一对并列的动词．
43．ABC考查被动语态．根据句意：他们的想法有时会被称为UTPIA．主语是the idea 与动词label之间是被动关系，所以答案填labeled．
44．BD 考查名词．根据句意：通常，批评家的意思是，如果改变的话，并不会突然使一切变得完美，因为人们是天性释放．critic名词"批评家"．
45．BC考查名词．根据句意：通常，批评家的意思是，如果改变的话，并不会突然使一切变得完美，因为人们是天性释放．release名词"释放"．

点评 选词填空主要是所给词的形式填空，做这类题，有些是固定搭配，有的是固定句式，还有的是联系上下文猜测代词所指的内容和生词的含义，你必须知道每个词的意思，从句意和语法两方面 思考界定．还有一些是易混淆的近义词组，务必弄清楚各个词组的含义．