完型填空例题解析：

阅读下面的短文。短文中有十五个空白，在文章的后面，每一个空白都列了四个备选
答案。请根据文章的内容选择合适的词或短语填在空白处。
B/C级难度
 
Preferences Vary on Circumstance of Dying
 
    Among terminally ill people，attitudes differ on what they think constitutes a  __l __ or bad death，the results of a new study suggest．
    Dr．Elizabeth K．Vig of the University of Washington in Seattle and colleagues interviewed 26 men with  __2__ heart disease or cancer．The men were asked to describe good and bad deaths，and they also answered questions about their  __3__for dying．
  “In this small study，terminally i11 men described good and bad deaths __4__”Vig said．“They did not hold uniform views about such issues __5__the presence of others at the very end of life or preferred location of death．’’
    Many of the men considered __6 __in their sleep to be a good death．The reasons were varied¹ and included not __7__ that death was imminent，and that death would be painless．
    For close to half of the men，a prolonged death was__8__ a bad death．Some of the men equated³ a prolonged death with prolonged pain， __9__others thought a prolonged death would be difficult for their families．
Most men said that their __10__ were very important to them，but this did not mean that they wanted relatives close at the __11__ of death．“Valuing family did not also __12__ wanting family present at the very end of life,'”Vig said．
“In fact，some expressed concerns about __13__ loved ones，”Vig said．For instance，
 some men were worried about the emotional or __14__ impact on their family members，
 according to the Washington researcher．Some were worried  __15__their need for care would be a burden on their families，she said．
词汇：   
terminally adv．末期地，晚期地；不治地，致命地
imminent adv．即将发生(或来临)的(指危险、祸患、不幸等)
prolong vt．延长；拖长；拉长
equate² vt．使等同
 
1. A. wrong         B. pure            C. good             D. whole  
2. A. either        B. terminal        C.  final            D.    terrible
3. A. perfections B.    presence    C.    preferences      D.    references
4. A. differently         B. similarly   C.    strangely    D.    heartlessly
5. A. like                  B.  as          C. including   D.    for
6. A. working                B. dying        C.    talking     D.    dreaming
7. A.    regarding            B.    thinking    C.    wanting     D.    knowing
8. A.   meant                B.    presented    C.    considered   D.  taken
9. A.   when                B.    although    C.    because     D.  while
10. A.    families            B.    friends     C.    colleagues   D.    wishes

11. A.    beginning            B.    time        C.    period      D.  end
12. A.  stand                B.  mean        C.    represent    D.    signal
13. A. missing                B.    helping     C.    burdening    D.    leaving
14. A. financial           B.    physical    C.    social      D.    historical
15. A.    unless              B.    if          C.  why         D.    that
 
答案及解析：
1．文章主题分析：
Preferences Vary on Circumstance of Dying
Among terminally （B级）ill people，attitudes differ on what they think constitutes _l __ or bad death，the results of a new study suggest．（该句是观点句，很可能是文章的中心）
1. A. wrong         B. pure            C. good                D. whole   
1． C。 分析：根据语感：good or bad（好的或坏的）直接判断答案。同时了解到标题中的Preferences就是指 “人们的态度（attitudes）”。
 
1．    直接看题解题：
2. A. either        B. terminal        C.  final            D.    terrible
Elizabeth K．Vig of the University of Washington in Seattle and colleagues
interviewed 26 men with  __2__ heart disease or cancer．
2．B．分析：考察上下文中的用词。B与前文中的terminally呼应，而且“致命的心脏疾病或癌症”正好符合or要求前后词义对等的特点。
 
3. A. perfections B.    presence    C.    preferences      D.    references
men were asked to describe good and bad deaths，and they also answered questions
about their  __3__for dying．
3．C．分析：被选项中包含标题词或文章主题词时，答案往往出自是标题词或文章主题词的选项。考察文章中心。
 
4. A. differently         B. similarly   C.    strangely    D.    heartlessly
 “In this small study，terminally i11 men described good and bad deaths __4__”Vig said．
4．A. 分析：考察文章中心（态度不同）。该题也可直接借助句意解答。
 
5. A. like                  B.  as          C. including   D.    for
 “They did not hold uniform views about such issues __5__the presence of others at the very end of life or preferred location of death．’’
5． B。分析：考察习惯搭配结构。
Very: adj.绝对的; 一样的；正好的：
at the very end of his career在他职业生涯的最未期
the very question she asked yesterday她昨天问的同一个问题
You are the very person I am looking for.
 
6. A. working                B. dying        C.    talking     D.    dreaming
Many of the men considered __6 __in their sleep to be a good death．
6．B. 分析：结合文章主题用词，直接选择dying

7. A.    regarding            B.    thinking    C.    wanting     D.    knowing
The reasons were varied and included not __7__ that death was imminent（即将来临的），and that death would be painless．
7．D．分析：根据被选项的搭配使用特点（regard..as..（把..看成..）/ want sth.），直接缩小答案范围，再借助句句意判断答案。
 
8. A.   meant                B.    presented    C.    considered   D.  taken
For close to half of the men，a prolonged death was__8__ a bad death．
8．C. 分析：根据被选项的搭配使用特点(mean sth./mean to do sth(打算做..).; present sth. to sb. / consider sth. (as) sth./把..看成..; take sth. )和句意判断C是答案。
 
9. A.   when                B.    although    C.    because     D.  while
Some of the men equated a prolonged death with prolonged pain， __9__others thought a prolonged death would be difficult for their families．
9．D．分析：借助句子特殊结构：some…other…判断该句讲述两种情况，所以答案选择D（“而”，引出两种不同的形成对比的情况）。
while：
It was lovely while it lasted.当它开着的时间它是很惹人喜爱的
While the grandparents love the children, they are strict with them.
“虽然祖父母们都爱他们的孩子，但却对他们要求严格”
The soles are leather, while the uppers are canvas.
鞋跟是皮的，而鞋面是帆布的，
 
10. A.    families            B.    friends     C.    colleagues   D.    wishes
11. A.    beginning            B.    time        C.    period      D.  end
Most men said that their __10__ were very important to them，but this did not mean that they wanted relatives close at the __11__ of death．
10．A．分析：考察上下文用词的呼应（前后句句意的承接）：前句中提到了“家人”。
11．B．分析：考察搭配结构(at the beginning of../at the end of ../at the time of../
in the period of..)和句意，判断B（(在临死的)时刻）是答案。
 
12. A.  stand                B.  mean        C.    represent    D.    signal
 “Valuing family did not also __12__ wanting family present at the very end of life,'”Vig said．
12．B．分析：该句中的also暗示该句在句意和结构上与前句的紧密呼应关系，借助前句用词（mean），直接判断答案B。
stand: v.抵抗; 忍受
stand the test of time 经受时间考验
I can't stand the heat 我忍受不了高炎热
 
13. A. missing              B.    helping     C.    burdening    D.    leaving
14. A. financial           B.    physical    C.    social      D.    historical
 “In fact，some expressed concerns about __13__ loved ones，”Vig said．For instance，
 some men were worried about the emotional or __14__ impact on their family members，
 according to the Washington researcher．
13．C．分析：借助与空格处在含义上相关的词语concerns（担心），结合上文内容判断C（使负担/给予麻烦）最合适。其实下文中有内容上的提示。
14．A．分析：借助搭配结构含义和常识（病人会对家人产生情感方面或经济方面的影响）判断A（经济方面的）最合适。
 
15. A.    unless              B.    if          C.  why         D.    that

Some were worried  __15__their need for care would be a burden on their families，she said．
15．D．分析：借助习惯搭配结构（be worried about sth./ be worried that..）直接判断答案