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完型填空： 　　In the United States Government, the Congress(议会)　　1　　 the laws．The Congress has two parts, 　　2　　 are more or less equal in power．They are 　　3　　 as the House of Representatives and the Senate(参议院)．The House of Representatives is 　　4　　 than the Senate whose 100 members(two from each state)　　5　　 for six years, the 435 members of the House are 　　6　　 every two years, and the 　　7　　 from each state is determined by the 　　8　　 of the state．For example, California, which has a 　　9　　 population, has forty-three Representatives, 　　10　　 the state of Nevada has only one． 　　The House and Senate are divided into small groups which 　　11　　 special matters such as education or foreign affairs．The most 　　12　　 work of the Congress is often done in these groups, which are 　　13　　 committees． 　　According to the Constitution(宪法)of the United States, a Senator must be 　　14　　 thirty years old and he must have been a 　　15　　 of the United States for nine years at the time of his 　　16　　．To be elected to the House a person must be twenty-five years old 　　17　　 must have been a United States citizen for seven years．At the present time, members of Congress 　　18　　 businessmen, farmers, teachers and especially lawyers． 　　In general, Senators are 　　19　　 known than Representatives because they are 　　20　　 in number and serve for a longer time．Many American Presidents served in Congress before they became presidents． (1) [　　] A． defends B． practices C． makes D． carries out (2) [　　] A． they B． that C． both D． which (3) [　　] A． thought B． called C． regarded D． known (4) [　　] A． more B． larger C． stranger D． more powerful (5) [　　] A． serve B． select C． stand D． last (6) [　　] A． selected B． changed C． chosen D． elected (7) [　　] A． member B． person C． number D． seat (8) [　　] A． people B． size C． population D． condition (9) [　　] A． more B． large C． great D． high (10) [　　] A． while B． however C． yet D． instead (11) [　　] A． in charge of B． manage C． take care of D． control (12) [　　] A． difficult B． important C． ordinary D． successful (13) [　　] A． recognize B． made C． considered D． called (14) [　　] A． at least B． as old as C． well over D． as young as (15) [　　] A． master B． doctor C． member D． citizen (16) [　　] A． graduation B． election C． position D． practice (17) [　　] A． or B． also C． and D． but (18) [　　] A． accept B． include C． unite D． invite (19) [　　] A． better B． more C． less D． seldom (20) [　　] A． fewer B． weaker C． bigger D． less

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．D;3．D;4．B;5．A;6．D;7．C;8．C;9．B;10．A;11．C;12．B;13．D;14．A;15．D;16．B;17．C;18．B;19．A;20．A;
解析：

(1)	美国议会负责制定法律make the laws；制定法律。carry out；执行。议会不可能执行法律。法律应由具体的部门去执行。
(2)	本句是非限定性定语从句，which在从句中做主语。句义：议会分为两部分，他们在权利上差不多平等。
(3)	议会的两部分就是人们所知道的众议院和参议院。
(4)	根据上下文提示，议员总数为435人，参议院占100人，众议院比参议院人数多。英语中表示人数或人口“多”用large表达。
(5)	serve在此是“任职”的意思。这100人任职长达6年。
(6)	根据上下文可知：议会议员是由投票选举产生的。select：选择；change：改变；chosen：选择，所以A, B, C不符合题义。elected：选举。
(8)	根据句义：每个州的议员人数是由该州的人口总数决定的
(10)	加利福尼亚州人口较多，有43名议员，而内华达州只有一个议员。While连词：而。强调前后的对比。
(11)	根据句义：参众两院分成若干小组负责诸如教育，外交等特殊事物。In charge of“负责”，但它和主语which之间缺少谓语be动词。所以A排除。Take care of“照顾。负责”符合题义B、D的词义与文章不符。
(13)	根据句义：议会中最重要的工作通常是由这些被称为委员会的小组完成的
(16)	根据美国宪法，参议员最低年龄为30岁，并且到他被选举为参议员之时他必须已成为美国公民满九年。
(17)	and表示“并且”竞选众议员必须年龄在25岁以上，并且取得美国公民资格满7年。
(18)	include：包括。根据句义，美国国会议员包括商人，农场主，教师特别是律师。而accept：接受，unite：统一，联合，invite：邀请。这几个答案不合题义。
(19)	根据举句义：参议员比众议员更为出名。Better是well的比较级。
(20)	根据句义：参议员人数少且任期长。此句的主语是“人”所以描述“多”与“少”的形容词用few/little．不能用little修饰。 　　本文介绍了美国国会的一些情况，美国国会由众议院和参议院组成，议会成员由选举投票产生，每个州的议会成员数和其总人数成比例，众议院和参议院又分成若干小组，负责不同的工作，议会中的一些重要工作就是在这些小组中完成的。同时本文还介绍了当议员的条件。