2009年6月20日CET4完型填空解析（新东方A卷）

Part V Cloze

KimiyukiSuda should be a perfect customer for Japan’s car-makers. He’s young,successful executive at an Internet-services company in Tokyoand has plenty of disposable __67 income(C)__.He used to own Toyota’s Hilux Surf, a sport utility vehicle. But now he uses __68 mostly(A)__ subwaysand trains. “It’s not inconvenient at all,” he says.__69_Besides(B)_,“havinga car is so 20th century.”

Suda reflects a worrisome __70 trend(D)__ in Japan; the automobile is losing itsemotional appeal,__71_particulary(D)_among the young, who preferto spend their money on the latest electronic devices. __72_While(A)_mini-cars and luxury foreign brands are still popular, everything in between is__73 slipping(C)__. Last year sales fell 6.7 percent, 7.6 percent__74_if(B)_you don’t count the mini-car market. There have been __75_larger(D)_one-year drops in other nations: sales in Germany fell 9 percent in 2007 __76_thanksto(C)_a tax increase. But experts say Japanis __77_unique(A)_ in that sales have been decreasing steadily __78_over(A)_time. Since 1990,yearly new-car sales have fallen from 7.8 million to 5.4million units in 2007.

Alarmed by this state of __79 decay(D)__, the JapanAutomobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) __80_launched(C)_a comprehensive study of the market in 2006. It found that a __81widening(B)__ wealth gap, demographic (人口结构的)changes and __82_general(D)_lack of interest in cars led Japanese to hold their __83_cycles(B)_longer, replace their cars with smaller ones __84_or(A)_ give upcar ownership altogether. JAMA __85predicts(B)__ a further salesdecline of 1.2 percent this year. Some experts believe that if the trendcontinues for much longer, further consolidation (合并) in the automotive sector is __86_likely(B)_.

67题解析

67. A) profit
   B) payment
   C)income
   D) budget

解析：文章第一，二句译文：KimiyukiSuda是日本汽车制造商的完美顾客。他年轻，在东京一家网络服务公司做主管，很成功，而且有很多可支配的个人收入。

Executive:主管
Disposable: made to be thrown away after use 用完即可丢弃的; 一次性的；
disposable razors, nappies, syringes, plates
一次性的剃刀﹑
尿片﹑
注射器﹑
盘子.
Budget：预算；weekly budget:周预算
disposable income可支配的个人收入，可支配收入，纳税后个人可用收入

68题解析

A) mostly（通常; 大部分）
B)partially（部分的）
C)occasionally（偶尔）
D) rarely（很少, 难得）

解析：他从前有一辆跑车，Toyota’s Hilux Surf。但是现在他通常是乘地铁和火车。
sport utility vehicle：跑车，越野车
Having a car is so 20thcentury. 开车很过时了。这里用20th century 做比喻，相当于old-fashioned.

69题解析

A) Therefore
B) Besides
C) Otherwise
D) Consequently

解析：他说“（地铁和火车）很方便，而且开车已经过时了（已经是20世纪的事了）。
sport utility vehicle：跑车，越野车
Having a car is so 20th century. 开车很过时了。这里用20th century 做比喻，相当于old-fashioned.
otherwise ['ʌðəwaiz] adv. 否则,要不然,不同地,别的方式
例句:
Seize the chance, otherwise you'll regret it.
抓住这个机会，否则你会后悔的。
You'd better give me my book, otherwise I'll fail my test.
你最好把我的书给我，否则我的测验将要不及格了。
She is not very clever, but otherwise she's a nice girl.
她并不聪明，但在其他方面，她倒是个好姑娘。

besides adv in addition; also 而且; 还有: 此外, 加之, 而且; 在其他方面
例句:
I haven't time to see the film besides, it's had dreadful reviews. 我没有时间去看这部影片--再说, 影评也诸多贬斥.
Peter is our youngest child, and we have three others besides. 彼得是我们最小的孩子, 我们另外还有三个孩子.

70题解析

70. A) drift C)current
B)tide D) trend
解析：drift

n. 漂移,漂流物,观望,漂流,吹积物,趋势

v. 漂移,漂流,吹积

例句:

She finally drifted in twohours after everyone else.

在大家到齐之後两小时，她终於姗姗来到。

A tiny fishing boat wasdrifting slowly along.

一只小小的渔船在缓缓地漂去。

The road was edged withsnow drifts.

路边上有一个个雪堆。

Tide：

The tide of public opinionseems to be turning against the government.

公众舆论的趋向看来是转向不利于政府的方向。

Shewanted to reverse the tide of Socialism.

她想改变社会主义的潮流。

71题解析

71. A) remarkably C)specially
B)essentially D) particularly

essentially [i'senʃəli]

adv.when you think about the true, important or basic nature of sb/sth本质上,本来

同义词：basically, fundamentally

remarkably
[ri'mɑ:kəb(ə)li]

adv. inan amount or to a degree that is unusual or surprising显著地,引人注目地,非常地
同义词：outstandingly

例句:

The boat was remarkablyquick in stays.

这条船抢风调向特别快。

She sang remarkably well.

她唱得非常好。

I was in a pub with mywife the other evening when I met an old flame and the three of us got onremarkably well together.

前不久的一个晚上我和妻子在酒店时，我遇见了旧情人，我们3人在一起相处得极好。

Specially: fora particular purpose, person, etc:

The ring was specially made for her.

a specially designed diet plan

We came specially to see you.

Particularly:

72，73题解析

72. A) While
B) Because
C) When
D) Since
73. A) surging
B) stretching
C) slipping
D) shaking

解析： 72_While(A)_ mini-cars and luxury foreign brands are still popular, everything in between is 73 slipping(C)
当迷你车和豪华外国车仍在流行时，两者之间的车型的（受欢迎程度）却在下滑。

While: during the time that; when 在...期间; 当...的时候:
He fell asleep while (he was) doing his homework. 他做着做着功课就睡着了.
While I was in Madrid there was a carnival. 我在马德里的时候正赶上狂欢节.

Slip:下跌，下滑。
Slip below the poverty level 下降到贫困线以下。
He has slipped in my opinion.我对他的评价以下降。

74题解析

74. A) unless
B) if
C) as
D)after

解析：Last year sales fell 6.7 percent, 7.6percent __74_if(B)_you don’t count the mini-car market.
去年销量下降了6.7%，如果不把迷你车计算在内的话，下降了7.6%。（文章前一句说迷你车仍在流行，所以加上迷你车的销量，下降的程度会减少）

75，76题解析

75. A) lower
B)slighter
C)broader
D) larger

76. A) liable to
B) interms of
C)thanks to
D) in view of
解析：There have been __75_larger(D)_ one-yeardrops in other nations: sales in Germany fell 9 percent in 2007 __76_thanksto(C)_ a tax increase.
其他国家的年销量下降幅度还要大。由于增加税收，德国的销量2007年下滑了9个百分点。

liable to易于……的，可能

He is liableto be reached by flattery.他容易被谄媚奉承所打动。

They are liableto knock him off if he talks.要是他讲出来，他们很可能谋杀他。

In terms of：就...而论;在...方面
In terms of money, he's quite rich, but not in terms of happiness. 就钱来说他很富有,但就幸福来说就不然了。

77，78题解析

77. A) unique
B)similar
C) mysterious
D)strange
78.
A) over
B) against
C)on
D)behind

解析：But experts say Japanis __77_unique(A)_ in that sales have been decreasing steadily __78_over(A)_time. Since 1990,yearly new-car sales have fallen from 7.8 million to 5.4million units in 2007.

但是专家说日本（的情况）特殊，因为销量随着时间一直在下降。1990年以来，新车的销售下降了7.8%，2007年的销量为5，400，000（540万）辆。

over time

随着时间的过去

As a result, nacre thicknessis sometimes just a cosmetic layer that can wear thin over time.

所以真珠质的厚度就像脸上化妆品，不久就会磨薄了。

79，80解析

79. A) mess
B) boom
C) growth
D)decay

80. A) proceeded
B) relieved
C) launched
D)revised

解析：Alarmed by this state of __79 decay(D)__,the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) __80_launched(C)_a comprehensive study of the market in 2006.
日本的汽车制造商协会（JAMA）对这衰退（状态）感到担心，于2006年进行了一项综合调查。
Alarm：give a warning or feeling of danger to (a person or ananimal); frighten; disturb 警告或惊吓（人或动物）; 使惊觉; 惊动
I don't want to alarm you, but there's a strange man in your garden. 我并不想吓着你, 不过你的花园里可有个生人.

Alarmed by the noise, the birds flew away. 那声音把鸟吓飞了.

decay：(state reached by theprocess of) decaying 腐败﹑
衰退的状态:
The empire is in decay.帝国在衰亡.
fall into (a state of)decay
During the war, the area fell into decay.

Launch: to startsomething, usually something big or important

Theorganization has launched a campaign to raise $150,000.

The Canadianpolice plan to launch an investigation into the deal.

Proceed:
继续进行; 开始, 出发, 着手; 继续做下去; 进行, 开展
需要注意的是Proceed 只能做不及物动词使用，后面不能直接接宾语。
如：Work isproceeding slowly. 工作正在慢慢地继续进行着
Having said how muchshe liked it, she then proceeded to criticize the way I'd done it. 她先表明她非常喜欢这个, 然後批评我方法不当.
Comprehensive：综合的

81-84题解析

81-84题解析 81. A) quickening
B)widening
C) strengthening
D)lengthening
82. A) average
B) massive
C) abundant
D)general

83. A) labels （标签; 商标;）
B) cycles （自行车，摩托车）

C) vehicles（陆上交通工具; 车）
D) devices（装置, 设计）
84. A) or
B) until
C) but
D) then

解析：It found that a __81widening(B)__ wealth gap, demographic (人口结构的)changes and __82_general(D)_lack of interest in cars led Japanese to hold their __83_cycles(B)_longer, replace their cars with smaller ones __84_or(A)_ give upcar ownership altogether.
调查发现，不断加大的贫富差距，人口结构的变化，和人民对汽车普遍缺乏兴趣导致了日本人更长时间的使用自行车。用小型车代替大型车，或者完全放弃汽车的使用。
Cycle: bicycle, motor cycle, etc 自行车﹑
摩托车

massive：（substantial; very large 可观的; 巨大的;大量的）

altogether
：entirely, completely 完全地; 全部地: I don't altogetheragree with you. 我并不完全同意你的意见.

85题解析

85题解析 85. A) concludes
B) predicts
C) reckons
D)prescribes

解析：JAMA __85predicts(B)__a further sales decline of 1.2 percent this year.

JAMA预计今年销售会继续下降1.2%

Conclude: ~ (sth) (with sth)comeor bring (sth) to an end （使）（某事物）结束:

She concluded her talk with afunny story. 她以一个有趣的故事结束谈话.

Reckon：be of the opinion or consider that sb/sth is as specified 认为某人[某事物]是...:

I reckon (that) he is too old for the job. 我认为他年龄太大, 不适於做这工作

~ sb/sth amongsth; ~ sb/sth as sth

We reckon her among our best reporters. 我们认为她是我们最好的记者.

She is reckoned (to be) the cleverest pupil in theclass. 她是班上最聪明的学生.

prescribe：~ sth (for sth) advise or order the use of (esp a medicine, remedy, etc) 建议或吩咐采用（尤指药物﹑
疗法等）;开（药方）:
She prescribed some pills to help me to sleep. 她让我吃些药片以利睡眠.

86题解析

86题解析 86. A) distant 遥远的
B) likely
C) temporary暂时的
D) immediate即刻的

解析：Some experts believethat if the trend continues for much longer, further consolidation (合并) in the automotive sector is __86_likely(B)_.

一些专家认为，这种趋势如果持续更长时间，汽车行业的更多合并会很有可能（汽车行业有可能出现更多的合并）

Likely：~ (to do sth/that...) thatis expected; probable 预期的; 可能的:

the likely outcome, winner 预料的结果﹑
胜者

It isn't likely to rain. 不大像要下雨.

She's very likely to ring me tonight. 她今晚很可能给我打电话.

It's very likely that she'll ring me tonight. 很可能今晚她给我打电话.


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