Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One day, a lady bought some bath soaps from a shop. When she opened one of the packets, she found that it had no soap; it was just an empty wrapper! She made a 1 against the factory and got her money back with a successful claim. That being 2, there was a task before the management of the soap factory. How had this happened? How could they3 that the incident would not occur again?
After a detailed 4, it was discovered that during the 5 of wrapping, it so6 that one or two wrappers did get through without any soap in them! There was no way to 7 the difference between a full wrapper and an empty one. The process of handling each one separately for this purpose seemed to be very difficult. So, the technical 8 was given the job of finding a method to 9 the problem. The man prepared a detailed report and suggested setting up a computer-based system that would weigh and scan each bar, for the empty packs could not be 10 by a normal x-ray machine.
The management heard him out and passed the 11 to release some money to buy the new machinery that he had asked for . An 12 worker said, “Excuse me, Sir, 13 my rudeness, but I have a 14 that will cost a tiny amount of what you are planning to spend.”
The management 15 in the beginning. But 16, they heard him out and agreed to try out his suggestion. The next day, the worker brought a strong industrial fan. He put it at an angle near the 17 belt, on which the packed soap bars were coming through, and 18it on. The few empty wrappers that came through got 19 by the fan! A simple solution for a 20 problem!
This proves that the educated do not have a patent on good ideas.
（1）A.comment B.complaint C.thought D.claim
（2）A.discovered B.stressed C.settled D.argued
（3）A.enable B.ensure C.admit D.avoid
（4）A.research B.conclusion C.argument D.discussion
（5）A.position B.process C.performance D.approach
（6）A.took B.believed C.happened D.looked
（7）A.send out B.lay out C.come out D.make out
（8）A.department B.worker C.head D.company
（9）A.reduce B.overcome C.search D.work
（10）A.directed B.driven C.developed D.spotted
（11）A.ban B.law C.policy D.order
（12）A.expert B.uneducated C.important D.untrained
（13）A.to B.in C.over D.for
（14）A.guess B.solution C.problem D.design
（15）A.hesitated B.nodded C.imagined D.agreed
（16）A.suddenly B.finally C.differently D.eagerly
（17）A.observing B.transporting C.burning D.training
（18）A.smoothed B.got C.switched D.seized
（19）A.blown off B.blown up C.blown out D.blown over
（20）A.common B.complex C.fresh D.primary

Answer 1

【答案】（1）、B
（2）、C
（3）、B
（4）、A
（5）、B
（6）、C
（7）、D
（8）、C
（9）、B
（10）、D
（11）、D
（12）、B
（13）、D
（14）、B
（15）、A
（16）、B
（17）、B
（18）、C
（19）、A
（20）、B

【解析】本文介绍了一家工厂面临着检验出空包装的肥皂的问题。

⑴句意：她投诉了这家工厂然后拿回了钱。根据句意，此处表投诉的意思，make a complaint，故答案选B.

⑵ 句意：那个问题解决了，但是摆在工厂管理面前还有一个任务。settled：解决。所以答案是C.

⑶ 句意：他们怎么能确保这件事情以后不会再发生？ensure：确保，保证。所以答案是B。

⑷A 句意：在一场细致的研究之后。此处表研究，research，所以答案是A。

⑸ 句意：发现了是在包装的过程中，的确有一两包包装袋通过了。process：过程，答案为B。

⑹句意：见上题。事情发生了。happen:发生。所以答案是C。

⑺ 句意；没有方法来区分满包装和空包装。make out:区分，辨别。所以答案是D。

⑻句意：因此，技术部长被安排了找到解决这个问题的办法的工作。head：头，领头人，所以答案是C.

⑼句意：见上题。overcome：克服，解决。所以答案是B。

⑽句意：因为普通的X光机器无法发现。spot：发现，认出。所以答案是D。

⑾句意：管理部门听到了他的想法并通过了这一要求，给钱买他想要的新机器。根据后文的ask for 可推知此处为order。

⑿句意：一个为受教育的工人说。根据文章最后一句话中the educated可知此处为B。

⒀句意：请原谅我的粗鲁，我有一个解决办法，只需要你计划的很少的一部分钱就可以了。for my rudeness,口语固定表达，故选D。

⒁句意：见上题。此处表解决办法，solution。

⒂句意：一开始，管理部门犹豫了。根据后文可知此处是还没同意，故犹豫不决，答案为A。

⒃句意：最后他们终于同意了。finally，最后，终于。所以答案是B。

⒄句意：他把风扇调整好角度放在传送带附近。transport，运输，符合句意，所以答案是B。

⒅句意：打开机器。此处固定搭配，switch on，所以答案是C。

⒆句意：少量的空包装盒就被风扇吹跑了。blow off：吹跑，吹散。所以答案是A.

⒇句意：一个简单的解决办法解决了一个复杂的问题。complex：复杂的。