2013年12月大学英语六级考试完形填空试题4
2013年12月大学英语六级考试完形填空试题4
Most people would be (1) by the high quality ofmedicine available (2) to most Americans. There is a lotof specialization, a great deal of (3) to the individual, a(4) amount of advanced technical equipment, and (5)effort not to make mistakes because of the financial riskwhich doctors and hospitals must (2) in the courts ifthey (7) things badly.But the Americans are in a mess. The problem is theway in (8) health care is organized and (9).(10) to public belief it is not just a freecompetition system. To the private system has been joined a large public system,because private care was simply not (11) the less fortunate and the elderly.But even with this huge public part of the system,(12) this year will eat up 84.5 billiondollars——more than 10 per cent of the U.S. Budget—large numbers of Americansare left (13). These include about half the 11 million unemployed and those who failto meet the strict limits (14) income fixed by a government trying to make savingswhere in can.The basic problem, however, is that there is no central control (15) the health system.There is no (16) to what doctors and hospitals charge for their services, other thanwhat the public is able to pay. The number of doctors has shot up and prices haveclimbed. When faced with toothache, a sick child, or a heart attack, all theunfortunate person concerned can do is (17) up.Twothirds of the population (18) covered by medical insurance. Doctors charge asmuch as they want (19) that the insurance company will pay the bill.The rising cost of medicine in the U.S.A. is among the most worrying problems facingthe country. In 1981 the country’s health bill climbed 15.9 per cent——about twice asfast as prices (20) general.
1. [A] compressed [B] impressed [C] obsessed [D]. repressed
2. [A] available [B] attainable [C] achievable [D]. amenable
3. [A] extension [B] retention [C] attention [D]. exertion
4. [A] countless [B] titanic [C] broad [D] vast
5. [A] intensive [B] absorbed [C] intense [D] concentrated
6. [A] run into [B] come into [C] face [D] defy
7. [A] treat [B] deal [C] maneuver [D] handle
8. [A] which [B] that [C] what [D] when
9. [A] to finance [B] financed [C] the finance [D] to be financed
10. [A] Contrary [B] Opposed [C] Averse [D] Objected
11. [A] looking for[B] looking into [C] looking after [D] looking over
12. [A] which [B] what [C] that [D] it
13. [A] over [B] out [C] off [D] away
14. [A] for [B] in [C] with [D] on
15. [A] over [B] on [C] under [D] behind
16. [A] boundary [B] restriction [C] confinement [D] limit
17. [A] to pay [B] paying [C] pay [D] to have paid
18. [A] is being [B] are [C] have been [D] is
19. [A] knowing [B] to know [C] they know [D] known
20. [A] in [B] with [C] on [D] for
1.[B]
解析：词义辨析题。各个选项的意思和辨析如下：
compress 挤压;压缩。压缩机就是compressor。近义词squeeze。
impress 影响;给某人以深刻印象。名词impression印象。形容词impressive给人深刻印象的，感人的，出色的。
obsess迷住，使困扰。例如He was obsessed with the idea. 她一心想着那个念头。
repress 压制(感情等);镇压。
2. [A]
解析：Something is available to someone：某人可以享受到……
例如：
Free education is available to all taxpayers.
所有纳税人都可以享受到免费教育。
available 可以获得的。现成的。
attainable 虽然和available意思相近，但是没有“现成的”之意。包含“需要努力才能得到的”意思。
achievable 的用法和attainable相近。也包含“需努力才能得到”的意思。
amenable 有责任的，需要负责的。应该服从的，有服从义务的。
例如，citizens amenable to the law，应该遵纪守法的公民。He was amenable tospending more time at home.他愿意在家多呆些时间。
3. [C]
解析：extension 延长，延续;推迟。
retention保留，保持，保持物
attention注意, 关心, 关注, 注意力
exertion 尽力, 努力, 发挥, 行使, 运用
4. [D]
Vast amount of：大量的。
countless无数的。通常用于可数名词。近义词myriad, many。
titanic 巨大的。常形容体积。近义词colossal
broad宽的，宽广的
vast的用途比较广泛。可以用来形容体积，数量，程度，及强度。 近义词enormous。比如：vast amounts of investment巨额的投资
5. [C]
解析：intensive强烈的, 精深的, 透彻的。
Absorbed全神贯注的，一心一意的。
intense强烈的, 剧烈的, 热切的, 热情的, 激烈的
例如，the excitement was intense非常激动intense pain剧烈的疼痛;intense colors，鲜明的颜色;intense effort巨大的努力;an intense student刻苦的学生
concentrated集中的，浓缩的。
6. [C]
解析：Must后面用动词原形。To face = to be faced with：面对。