We have spoken of marriage as a formal contract.It should be noted, however, that this contract does not 1 the same form in different societies.In Western societies, the 2 of a man and a woman 3 given the status of legal marriage by being registered by an official 4 by the state.In some African so cieties, 5 , marriage has nothing to do 6 an official registration of this kind but is legalized by the formal 7 of goods.Generally 8 is the bridegroom who is required to make a 9 of goods to the bride's kin(親戚), though sometimes a payment is 10 made by the bridegroom's kin to that of the bride.
Among the Nuer, a 11 living in Southern Sudan, the payment made to the bride's kin, 12 as bridewealth, is in the 13 of cattle.Once the 14 of bridewealth is agreed 15 , and the formal payment is made, the marriage becomes a 16 union and the offspring of the union become the acceptable 17 of the husband.They remain 18 children even 19 the wife subsequently leaves him to live with 20 man。
1.A.make B.get C.take D.do
2.A.condition B.difference C.union D.divorce
3.A.is B.are C.was D.were
4.A.recognizing B.recognize C.to recognize D.recognized
5.A.however B.yet C.though D.still
6.A.with B.from C.for D.to
7.A.exchange B.contact C.communication D.connection
8.A.that B.this C.one D.it
9.A.money B.payment C.cost D.consumption
10.A.also B.too C.either D.as well
11.A.a person B.a people C.a man  D.a couple
12.A.called B.known C.named D.looked
13.A.shape B.size C.form D.type
14.A.amount B.number C.figure D.volume
15.A.upon B.with C.to D.for
16.A.legal B.casual C.direct D.progressive
17.A.bride B.cattle C.wealth D.children
18.A.his B.her C.their D.one?s
19.A.before B.because C.while D.if
20.A.other B.another C.more D.farther

1. C
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. D
9. B
10. A
11. B
12. B
13. C
14. A
15. A
16. A
17. D
18. A
19. D
20. B
1.本句意為在不同的社會(huì)里,這種合約采取不同的形式。take the form of是固定搭配,意為“采取……形式”。
2.本句是說(shuō)“在西方社會(huì),男女的結(jié)合只有由政府認(rèn)可的官員登記后才成為合法婚姻!眜nion“結(jié)合";difference“區(qū)別”;condition“條件”;divorce“離婚”。
3.主語(yǔ)是the union,為單數(shù),從上下文的時(shí)態(tài)看應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在時(shí)。
4.過(guò)去分詞做定語(yǔ)修飾official,意為被認(rèn)可的官員。
5.though為連詞,連接主語(yǔ)和從句,表“雖然……但是”;yet一般用在否定句或疑問(wèn)句尾,表示“已經(jīng)”;still用在動(dòng)詞前后,表示“仍然”;however可用逗號(hào)與前后隔開(kāi),在意思上與前句轉(zhuǎn)折。
6.have nothing to do with,與……無(wú)關(guān),固定搭配。
7.符合商品交換的選項(xiàng)只有exchange。contact“接觸”;communication指“交流、交換(消息)”;connection“連接”。
8.此處是強(qiáng)調(diào)句型,It is…who/that結(jié)構(gòu),故只能用it.
9.make a payment of是固定搭配,意為“支付”。money是不可數(shù)名詞,故不能用a money。cost和consumption是花費(fèi)、消費(fèi)的意思,后面一般沒(méi)有to的結(jié)構(gòu)。
10.also一般跟著謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞;too與as well一般放在句尾,too有時(shí)也放在句中,用逗號(hào)隔開(kāi)。
11.a people“一個(gè)民族”,a people living in southern Sudan是Nuer的同位語(yǔ),從among the Nuer中可以看出,選項(xiàng)不可能是a man或a person或a couple。
12.be known as,作為……而得名;如用call或name,后面的as應(yīng)去掉。
13.in the form of“以……形式”,固定搭配。
14.number、figure表示數(shù)字;volume意為“容量”;只有amount“數(shù)量”可與新娘彩禮相搭。
15.動(dòng)詞agree后面可接不同的介詞,agree on/upon表示就一點(diǎn)雙方達(dá)成一致意見(jiàn);agree to同意對(duì)方建議;agree with同意某人意見(jiàn),雙方在觀點(diǎn)意見(jiàn)上的吻合。無(wú)agree for的說(shuō)法。
16.casual“偶爾的”;progressive“進(jìn)步的”;direct“直接的”。根據(jù)上下文。此處應(yīng)填legal“合法的”。
17.“聯(lián)姻的后代成為”,不可能選bride或cattle。但從后面的句子中可以看出,此處選children最為合適。
18.本句的意思是“即使妻子離開(kāi)丈夫后,同別人生活,他們的孩子應(yīng)屬于夫方。His指代husband。
19.根據(jù)上題的譯文,本句用even if“即使”,符合句意。
20.other后接復(fù)數(shù)名詞;表示單數(shù)概念時(shí)用another。
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People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1933, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their surprise that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliff (懸崖) on which they had been built. While ex­perts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea.
Erosion (侵蝕) of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be aban­doned as the sea has crept farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which their homes will be eaten up by the hungry sea.
Angry owners have called on the Government to erect sea defenses to protect their homes. Government surveyors have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents further along the coast, shifting the problem from one area to another. The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an inland ar­ea of hard rock, which will not be eaten as limestone is. Mean­while, if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain fu­ture, apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knock­down price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home.
小題1: What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of England face?
A.The rising of the sea level.
B.The experts’ short of knowledge.
C.The washing-away of limestone cliff.
D.The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens.
小題2: The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of England ________.
A.will soon become a problem for people living in central England
B.has now become a threat to the local residents
C.can be stopped if proper measures are taken
D.is quickly changing the map of England
小題3:The experts’ study on the problem of erosion can ________.
A.warn people whose homes are in danger
B.provide an effective way to slow it down
C.help to its eventual solution
D.lead to its eventual solution(www.nmet168.com)
小題4: It is not feasible to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because ________.
A.house agents along the coast do not support the idea
B.it is too costly and will endanger neighboring areas
C.the government is too slow in taking action
D.they will be easily knocked down by waves and currents

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