题目内容
He has been called the “missing link”. Half-man, half beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world—Mount Everest.
He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The ___36__ e Snowman has been around for ___37__ Climbers in the1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they ___38__ this creature and called it the “Yeti”, and they said that they had ___39__ caught Yetis on two occasions ___40__ none has ever been produced as evidence (证据).
Over the years, the story of the Yetis has ___41__. In1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not ___42__ the tracks of a monkey or bear and ___43__ that the Abominable Snowman might really ___44__.
Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were ___45__ foot prints. Most believe the footprints arc nothing more than ___46__ animal tracks, which had been made ___47__ as they melted (融化) and refroze in the snow. ___48__, in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was ___49__ and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But, ___50__, no evidence has ever ___51__ been produced.
These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman ___52__ But if they ever ___53__ catching one, they may face a real ___54__: Would they put it in a ___55__ or give it a room in a hotel?
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1.(01—36) |
A．event |
B．story |
C．adventure |
D．description |
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2.(01—37) |
A．centuries |
B．too-long |
C．some time |
D．many years |
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3.(01—38) |
A．heard from |
B．cared for |
C．knew of |
D．read about |
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4.(01—39) |
A．even |
B．hardly |
C．certainly |
D．probably |
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5.(01—40) |
A．as |
B．though |
C．when |
D．until |
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6.(01—41) |
A．developed |
B．changed |
C．occurred |
D．continued |
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7.(01—42) |
A．entirely |
B．naturally |
C．clearly |
D．simply |
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8.(01—43) |
A．found |
B．declared |
C．felt |
D．doubted |
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9.(01—44) |
A．exist |
B．escape |
C．disappear |
D．return |
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10.(01—45) |
A．clearer |
B．more |
C．possible |
D．rare |
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11.(01—46) |
A．huge |
B．recent |
C．ordinary |
D．frightening |
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12.(01—47) |
A．strange |
B．large |
C．deep |
D．rough |
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13.(01—48) |
A．In the end |
B．Therefor |
C．After all |
D．However |
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14.(01—49) |
A．imagined |
B．real |
C．special |
D．familiar |
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15.(01—50) |
A．so |
B．besides |
C．again |
D．instead |
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16.(01—51) |
A．right |
B．actually |
C．normally |
D．particulary |
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17.(01—52) |
A．lightly |
B．jokingly |
C．seriously |
D．properly |
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18.(01—53) |
A．succeed in |
B．insist on |
C．depend on |
D．join in |
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19.(01—54) |
A．decision |
B．situation |
C．subject |
D．problem |
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20.(01—55) |
A．zoo |
B．mountain |
C．museum |
D．laboratory |
提示：
2001年完形填空选材为一篇有关“雪人传说”的综述，以说明体为主，其突出特点是：(1)故事背景学生可能曾有所闻，但涉及的具体内容及细节并不清楚。(2)开头点题明确突出，结尾呼应，以幽默设问留下悬念。(3)篇章结构清晰，行文以时间顺序为线索。把握住这一语篇特征对于理解文意与答题极为有利。(4)作者在记述人物与事件时，尽可能客观，因此常会出现态度与观点的跳跃变换，或语气上的差异，因此，答题过程中对逻辑关联用语的把握特别重要。具有一定语篇分析理解能力的考生还不难看出以下几点篇章结构特征： ①开头段为三个短句，该段与第二段开头句均未设空，从而为考生了解所读材料的语境提供了比较充分的内容： WHO—He(=the Abominable Snowman；第二段开头句中交代)，WHAT—Half-man，half-beast，WHERE—Mount Everest。 ②整个篇章的总体结构采用了一种“概括一具体”模式：第二段至第四段每段开头是概括式的交代，然后给出具体例证和阐述。 ③短文中表示时间的词语可以作为把握探索进程与行文的主要线索：Climbers in the 1920s→Over the years→In1951→Further efforts→in 1964→These days... ④所选短文不长，始终紧扣话题中心，形成一个主题连续体，围绕着与雪人传说有关的话题提供材料与报道。 短文文长265词=242(题干)+20(空)+3(37、38、53空各加1词)。最小空间距为4个单词(50、51空之间)；最大空间距25词(37、38空之间)。NMET完形填空大题的设空与选项设计也充分体现了语言知识运用题的特征：以实词为主，名、动、形、副等词类通常要占全部小题数目的90％以上。 在20小题中只需经过局部判断便可找出答案的有3个小题：39、40、53；其余小题的判断则需要逾越句子，甚至通篇理解才可找到答案(带*号的小题属于后者)：36*、37*、38、41*、42、43、44、45、46、47、48、49*、50*、51、52*、54、55。 显然，绝大多数小题都需要从全文角度进行判断才能选对答案，这一命题思路反映了NMET对“语篇意识”的考查要求。 1．(01—36) [思路]本句动词为has been around，意思是has exis ted，例如： Mobile phones have been around(=existed)for quite a while． 从该动词语义的延续特征看，前面的主语(即此空中)不会是具体的某一项event(=anything that happened)；也不是一次adventure(=an unusual，exciting and possibly dangerous activity，journey，experience，etc)，因此，可以排除A、C两项。 如果说是the description(=what sth．／sb．is like)of the Snowman，也难以涵盖短文所讲述的内容，至少还有关于它的发现、踪迹等等，因此，也可以排除D项。 从本段与以下几段的内容看，讲述的都是有关the Snowman的传说，也就是story(=an account of events， real or imagined；注意是“一系列”events)。B项在语义和结构上都能满足要求，可为最佳答案。 下段开头也再次提及story，采用了“返指”手段，体现全文的呼应与一致。本题的解题思路说明，考生如能按照要求通读全文，具备一定的语篇意识，则能更为迅速准确地找到答案。 [答案]B 2．(01—37) [答案]D 3．(01—38) [答案]C 4．(01—39) [思路]本题所设4个选项均为副词，而且都可以充当句子的附加状语。 设空之后动词为caught。上文谈到，人们已经对Yeti有了一些了解：finding marks like those of human feet...， knew of this creature，called it the “Yeti”，到此处had caught Yetis on two occasions，应为一种递进语气——选择 even可以起到这样的强调意味，使人注意到话语中令人吃惊的地方。类似用法又如：Some men were even singing．There was no one in the café， not even a waiter． [答案]A [说明]三个干扰项虽然也都能放在句中相同的位置，但所表达出来的语意不能适应文意的需要：hardly表示否定，不像此处The native people的口气；certainly虽为肯定，但表达了一种“理所当然”的口气，难以与前一行为动作(knew of this creature)衔接；probably表示一种可能性，也只是不确定的口气。 5．(01—40) [答案]B 6．(01—41) [答案]D 7．(01—42) [答案]D 8．(01—43) [思路]本空动词为Shipton took paragraphs之后的两个动作行为之一，前有Shipton believed that...，由此产生的第二个动作不应该再是found。如果真有“发现”，believe应在其后。A项不合逻辑，应予排除。 从短文看，没有其他线索表明Shipton本人曾经declared以下事实：the Abominable Snowman might really...B项应该排除。 如选用doubted，则与believed the tracks were not the tracks of a monkey or bear的说法显然冲突。D项也应排除。 本题比较合理的选项应该是C项felt(feel=to have the opinion，or consider)that Snowman really... [答案]C 9．(01—44) [思路]本空位于全段结尾，归纳Shipton的发现以及他对雪人传说所持意见。与might连用的四个动词中，只有exist可以表示“(snowman)有可能存在”：shipton took photographs of a set of tracks...believed they were not the tracks of a monkey or bear and felt...拍摄了足迹之后，对雪人的存在给予一定程度上的确认。因此A项最合乎行文逻辑，应为答案。 [答案]A [说明]三个干扰项都意味着已经认定Snowman的“存在”了：如果说Snowman might escape，might disappear，或者might return，一定是在已经“exist”的前提之下才会有可能。B、C、D三个选项动词所表示的行为均不合乎逻辑与文意，应予排除。 10．(01—45) [思路]本段讲述关于雪人研究的又一阶段：Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis．结果是：But the only things people have ever found were...footprints． 选择答案时必须考虑到这一语境： more如果用于此空，可以作为限定词“返指”，表示附加的数或量，类似用法又如： We need more information．(We already have some.)人们所发现的仍然只是footprints，也就是上文中的 tracks，除数量外并无进展。本句开头的But表明作者正是这种语气。 [答案]B [说明]clearer footprints表示已经有了明显进展，与 But the only things...语气不相符，A项应该舍弃。possible口气不确定，而且在此处搭配似也欠妥：pos sible footprints?C项也应放弃。如果选用rare(=extremely unusual or uncommon)，则表示新发现的footprints“罕见”：同样意味着已经有所进展，与此前多次只是发现marks或traeks(=footprints)的事实不符，也不能与But the only things...所表示的“无新进展”口气一致。D项也不妥。 本题四个选项中，两项为比较级：A．clearer；B．more；另两项为原级，其中possible本无级别变化形式(not gradable)。“完形填空”在设计选项时既要考虑语意干扰，又需要照顾形式上的“平行”，与之相应，D项也用了原级形式(rare)。 11．(01—46) [思路]本段主要说明探索雪人的努力(Further ef forts)并无新的进展。考虑挑选各空中的选项时必须遵循这一基本态度：本句为Most(people)believe that the footprints(ever found)are nothing more than _______ animal tracks，...nothing more than(=just；only)结构表示“只不过”；与上句开头的But...转折语气一致，对雪人的存在持否定态度。同时也与上段中Shipton拍摄照片后的发现(Shipton believed that they were not the tracks of a monkey or bear...)形成对照： 本空中应该选填ordinary(ordinary animal=monkey or bear or...)，即选项C为答案。 [答案]C [说明]其余各选项均难以符合此空要求：huge animal...与monkey冲突，A项不妥；recent animal tracks，中文可说“最近留下的”，英文却不可套用为recent animal tracks。B项不对；frightening animal tracks，此处讨论的话题与tracks是否frightening并不相干，D项也与短文内容主旨不符。A、 B、D三项均可排除。 12．(01—47) [思路]本空与上空同在一句，仍然在谈论the foot prints(=tracks)。本空之后通过对此类footprints或tracks形成过程的解释说明其ordinary之处：根据常识判断，当这类footprints melted and refroze again in the snow时，它们确有可能会变得strange，large，deep或rough(=not smooth)。但诸多特征里，最能引起人们联想到雪人而且与monkey或bear的脚印不同之处是其“大”，而非其他。由此可以确认选项B．1arge为答案。 [答案]B 13．(01—48) [答案]D 14．(01—49) [思路]本空的选项取决于对那位Russian scientist观点的判断：本段前半部分说明一种对雪人存在持否定态度的说法，本句则从另一方面提供了不同看法：in 1964，a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman...and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans。这位Russian scientist显然认为雪人真有其物，与之相应本空应当选填real(=actually existing；not imaginary)。同时可以排除与之对立的选项A。 [答案]B [说明]如果选用special(C项)则应该在已经肯定其存在的基础之上：The Yetis really exist and they are special...上文却根本没有这一认定。此处仍为讨论雪人是否真“有”，而非讨论其是否“特别”，C项也应排除。同样道理，如果说the Snowman was familiar(to him, the Russian scientist?)也不合情理，排除D项。 本文作者希望尽可能全面客观地报道与雪人传说有关的各种观点与消息，这也正是这类综述型文体的典型特征之一。把握不同体裁的基本风格有利于在阅读中理解得更加明确与透彻。 15．(01—50) [答案]C 16．(01—51) [答案]B 17．(01—52) [答案]C 18．(01—53) [思路] 全文结尾幽默风趣：真要逮着了Snowman，……又会如何。四个选项均为“v．+prep．”形式，从搭配看均正确，但其中只有succeed(in)可以表示这一句意：if you succeed，you manage to do something or gain something。 [答案]A [说明]三个错误选项中B项所起的干扰作用相对要大一些，误选该项的考生人数占总人数的13．4％，这部分考生认为短文此处应为：if they insist on catching one (= one snowman)…显然还是在理解词义时受到汉语思维干扰太重——“坚持”去捕捉雪人……。inslst on+doing表达的应该是一种延续性状态：if you insist on doing someting， you firmly ask to do it and refuse to give in，显然应该是与人交往中才会有的一种行为，用于本空中是不妥当的。 19．(01—54) [答案]D 20．(01—55) [答案]A
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US bees operation keeping groups have been attacked seriously by so called Colony Collapse Disorder (蜂群衰竭失调)．Almost 1/2 of their worker bees have vanished during the past season．This disorder has also been reported in Israel, Europe and South America．Bees fly away from the hive and never return．Sometimes they are found dead; other times they are never foun
d．Many crops and trees depend on pollination--- by bees to help them grow．
A new report says a virus may be at least partly responsible for the disorder in honey bee colonies in the United States．This virus is called Israeli acute paralysis virus．It was first found in Israel in 2004．Lan Lipkin at Columbia University in New York and a team reported the new findings in Science Magazine．Doctor Lipkin says the virus may not be the only cause．He says it may work with other causes to produce the collapse disorder．
The team found the virus in colonies with the help of a map of honey bee genes that was published last year．They examined thirty colonies affected by the disorder．They found evidence of the virus in twenty-five of them, and in one healthy colony．The next step is further testing of healthy hives．
The researchers suggested that the United States may have imported the disorder in bees from Australia．They say the bees may 
carry the virus but not be affected．
The idea is that unlike many American bees, the ability of Australian bees to fight disease has not been hurt by the varroasis mite．This insect attacks honey bees, wh
ich could make the disorder more likely to affect a hive．Australian bee producers object to these suspicions．
And some researchers suspect that bee production in the United States is down mainly because of the weather．Honey bees gather nectar from flowers and trees．The sweet liquid gives them food and material to make honey．But cold weather this spring in the Midwest reduced the flow of nectar in many flowers．Many bees may have starved．Dry weather in areas of the country could also be playing apart．
Wayne Esaias is a NASA space agency scientist who keeps bees in his free time．He lives in central Maryland, where he has found that flowers are blooming a month earlier than they did in 1970, which may be partly responsible for the disorder. Wayne Esaias is organizing a group of beekeepers to document nectar flow around the country.
【小题1】What is the author’s attitude toward the cause of this disorder?
| A．Doubtful | B．Neutral | C．Supportive | D．Negative |
| A．presenting the effect and analyzing its causes |
| B．making comparisons between two countries |
| C．providing data and examples |
| D．following the time order |
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
| A．American bees are more likely to defend themselves against hurt from other insects than Australian ones |
B．A collection of plants production in the U.S may be influenced by  the bee disorder |
| C．Israeli acute paralysis virus should be responsible for the disorder |
| D．The solution to the disorder will be found eventually |
American beekeeping operations have been hit hard by what scientists call colony collapse disorder(C.C.D.). Almost half of their worker bees have disappeared during the past season. C.C.D. has also been reported in Israel, Europe and South America. Bees fly away from the hive and never return. Sometimes they are found dead; other times they are never found. Many crops and trees depend on pollination （授粉） by bees to help them grow.
A new report says virus may be at least partly responsible for the disorder in honey bee colonies in the United States. This virus is called Israeli acute paralysis virus. It was first identified in Israel in 2004. Ian Lipkin at Columbia University in New York and a team reported the new findings in Science magazine. Doctor Lipkin says the virus may not be the only cause. He says it may work with other causes to produce the collapse disorder.
The team found the virus in colonies with the help of a map of honey bee genes that was published last year. They examined thirty colonies affected by the disorder. They found evidence of the virus in twenty–five of them, and in one healthy colony. The next step is further testing of healthy hives.
The researchers suggested that the United States may have imported the disorder in bees from Australia. They say the bees may carry the virus but not be affected.
The idea is that unlike many American bees, the ability of Australian bees to fight disease has not been hurt by the varroa mite（全球性的蜂虱）. This insect attacks honey bees, which could make the disorder more likely to affect a hive. Australian bee producers reject these suspicions.
And some researchers suspect that bee production in the United States is down mainly because of the weather. Honey bees gather nectar（花蜜） from flowers and trees. The sweet liquid gives them food and material to make honey. But cold weather this spring in the Midwest reduced the flow of nectar in many flowers. Many bees may have starved. Dry weather in areas of the country could also be playing a part.
Wayne Esaias is a NASA space agency scientist who keeps bees in his free time. He lives in central Maryland, where he has found that flowers are blooming a month earlier than they did in 1970, which may be partly responsible for the disorder. Wayne Esaias is organizing a group of beekeepers to document nectar flow around the country.
【小题1】The researchers found the virus ______.
| A．with the help of colony collapse disorder |
| B．by researching the causes of bee death |
| C．with the help of a map of honey bee genes |
| D．with the help of a scientist of NASA |
| A．American beekeeping industry has been strongly influenced by the bee disorder. |
| B．Studies are being carried out on the causes of the bee disorder, but questions remain. |
| C．How the causes of the bee disorder in U.S have been found. |
| D．The bee production in U.S is down because of Israeli acute paralysis virus. |
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．Israeli acute paralysis virus should be responsible for the disorder |
| B．the solution to the bee disorder will be found eventually |
| C．American bees are more likely to defend themselves than Australian bees |
| D．the crop and plant production in U.S may be influenced by the bee disorder |
The American book Who Moved My Cheese has bee a bestseller all over the world. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives. Now its author Spence Johnson has written a book just for teens. The book tells us that when facing change in our lives, like a new school or new friends, don't be afraid. Instead, use this change to make a better life. The book gives an example of a change at school. A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students.
Several teens are talking about this. Most of them are unhappy and worried. But Chris is not. He laughs and tells a story about two mice, two “little people” and some cheese.
The four are in amaze looking for the cheese. Here, cheese means something important in life, like moving to a new class or getting into college. But they find the cheese is gone. The mice realize that they can’t change what has happened and have to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The little people, however, can’t do this. They are afraid of change so they find no cheese
After Chris finishes the story, the friends understand one thing: to get more cheese, move in a new direction quickly. His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teens face, such as doing well at school or having good relationships or just feeling good about yourself.
【小题1】The book Who Moved My Cheese is __________.
| A．read across the world | B．written all over the world |
| C．sold only in America | D．loved only by teens |
| A．Never change in our life. | B．Change when you like to do. |
| C．Change with the changes. | D．Pay attention to the changes, |
| A．Mice and little people | B．Students | C．Cheese | D．Readers |
| A．Mice | B．Little people | C．Chris | D．Spence Johnson |
| A．The author is Britain. |
| B．There are three terms in every school. |
| C．Most teens don't understand Chris' story. |
| D．The book tells teens how to face changes in their lives. |