8. A)America B)Britain C)Canada D)France
Twenty-eight years after(在...之后) the Somme battle, a liberating(解放的) army of British, American and Canadian troops (军队) took back (收回)__8__ from another German invasion(入侵).
8.D America:美国;Britain:英国;Canada:加拿大;France:法国。法国在二战开始后不久就被德国占领,在二战的后期,盟军在诺曼底登陆,法国才得到解放。回答这道题可以借助些世界知识。其实,从上文a liberating army of Britain,America and Canadian troops(由英国、美国和加拿大部队组成的一支解放军)我们也可以推出合适的选择是France。
9. A)monuments(纪年碑) B) graveyards(墓地)
C)tablets(石碑,牌匾) D)gravestones(墓碑)
More than(多余, 超过) 500,000 people were killed. New __9__ were built(被建).
9.B monument:纪念碑;graveyard:墓地;tablet:石碑:gravestone:墓碑。又死了五十多万人,如何处置这些死去的人? 显然需要建新的墓地。所以选graveyards。
Two great conflicts(冲突) across(越过, 在...的对面,跨越) two generations(一代人,产生) helped to (帮助)change the European mind about (改变了欧洲人关于...的看法)war.
10. A)hatred (憎恨) B)suspicion(怀疑)
C)favor(好感, 宠爱) D)fear(担心, 害怕)
Germany(德国), once(曾经, 一旦) the most warlike(最好战的) country in Europe, is now probably(可能) more in __10__ of peace(和平) than any other(其它任何国家).
10.C in favor of:支持。是固定的表达式。
in hatred of 憎恨
above suspicion 无可置疑
under suspicion 受到怀疑
with fear 因为害怕
One major(主要的) cause(造成,原因) of war in Europe was rivalry(竞争, 敌对) between France and Germany.
11. A)war B)rivalry(竞争, 敌对)
C)battle D)revenge(报仇, 复仇)
The European Union (欧洲联盟)was specifically(明确地,特定地)formed(成立,形成, 构成) to end that __11__.
11.B 空格前的限定词that,它有照应的作用,回指前面的rivalry,因此填rivalry是最佳的方案。
12. A)compromising(妥协, 折中) B)confronting(使面对)
C) attacking(攻击) D)fighting(打仗)
According to (根据)US commentator(评论员) William Pfaff, “Europeans are interested in(对...感兴趣)a slow development(发展,培养) of civilized(文明的) and to1erant(宽容的) international relations(国际关系),__12__ on problems(问题) while(在...的时候) avoiding(避免) catastrophes(大灾难) along the way(在历史的进程中).
12.A 该句说:欧洲人的兴趣是发展一种文明的、可容忍的国际关系。意思上的连贯要求我们选compromising。
compromise on ...对...妥协
confront... with... 使...面临..., 使...面对...
fight for为...而战, 为...而争斗
fight against 对抗..., 同...争斗
13. A)restored (恢复健康,归还) B)recovered (恢复, 恢复健康, 取回)
C)rebuilt(重建) D)relaxed(使休息, 使松弛)
They have themselves only(仅仅) recently(最近) __13__ from the catastrophes(大灾难) of the WWI and WWII,when tens of millions of (几千万的)people were destroyed(被毁灭).
13.B recover常跟from。所以选recovered是对的。
14. A)much B)many C)more D)less
They don’t want(想要,希望) __14__.”
14.C much:许多;many:许多;more:更多;less:更少。上文说到两次战争中死了几千万人,显然他们不想死更多的人,因此用more。
The last(最后的, 最近的) British veteran(老兵) of the some battle died in 2005,aged(...岁的) 108.And the WWI is passing(终止,消失) out of memory (被遗忘)and into history.
15. A)believe(相信, 认为) B)consider(考虑, 认为)
C)know (知道, 分辨) D)think(想,认为)
But for anyone who wants to understand(理解) how Europeans(欧洲人) __15__,it is still important(重要的) to know a little about(了解) the terrible(可怕的) events(事件) of July 1,1916.
15.D只有填入think整个句子才是连贯的。
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