2015年成人学位英语完型填空实例分析及答题技巧（8）
People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the(1) and have made up their minds to(2) the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest(抗议) against heavy trucks which run (3) through the narrow High Street.
"They not only make it (4) to sleep at night, but they are (5) damage to our houses and shops of historical (6) . "said John Norris, one of the protesters.
" (7) we must have these noisy trucks on the roads , "said Jean Lacey, a biology student, "why don't they build a new road that goes (8) the town? Burlington isn't much more than a (9) village. Its streets were never (10) for heavy traffic. "
Harry Fields also studying (11) said they wanted to make as much (12) as possible to force the(13) to realise what everybody was having to (14) . "Most of them don't (15) here anyway,'he said, "they come in for meetings and that, and the Town Hail is soundproof (隔音), (16) they probably don't (17) the noise all that much. It's high time they realised the (18) "
The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were (19) on their side, and even if they weren't they soon would be. (20) asked if they were (21) that the police might come to (22) them.
"Not really, "she said, "actually we are (23) bell-ringers. I mean we are assis- tant bellringers for the church. There is no (24) against practising. "
I(25) the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.
1. A. college B. village C. town D. church
2. A. change B. repair C. ring D. shake
3. A. now and then B. day and night C. up and down D. over and over
4. A. terribleB. difficultC. uncomfortable D. unpleasant
5. A. doing B. raising C. putting D. producing
6. A. scene B. period C. interest D. sense
7. A. If B. Although C. WhenD. Unless
8. A. to B. through C. over D. round
9. A. pretty B. quiet C. largeD. modern
10.A. tested B. meant C. kept D. used
l l.A. well B. hard C. biology D. education
12.A. effort B. time C. trouble D. other students
13. A. townspeople B. other students
C. government officials D. truck drivers
14.A. stand B. accept C. knowD. share
15.A. shop B. share C. come D. study
16.A. butB. so C. orD. for
17.A. notice B. mention C. fear D. control
18.A. even B. loss C. actionD. problem
19.A. hardly B. unwillinglyC. mostly D. most
20.A. I B. We C. She D. They
21.A. surprised B. afraid C. pleased D. determined
22.A. seize B. fight C. searchD. stop
23.A. proper B. experiencedC. hopeful D. serious
24.A. point B. cause C. need D. law
25.A. leftB. found C. reached D. passed
[解题指导]
第1段：文章开篇句直奔要讲述的事件——Burlington镇上的人们受到钟声困扰。
细节：Burlington College of Higher Education的4名大学生决心两星期一刻也不停地敲教堂的钟。
原因：抗议在High Street来回穿梭的heavy trucks。
1.D从短文后两段可知敲响的是教堂的钟。
2.C
3.B因为now and then意为“时而、不时”，up and down意为“来回地”，0ver andover意为“一次又一次”，均与题意不符。只有day and night(日日夜夜)符合题意。
第2段：John Norris从噪音污染及保护古迹的角度，反对重型卡车走街串巷。论证：它们(heavy trucks)不仅使人夜里难以入睡，而且给具有历史价值的房屋及商店副业带来损害。
4.B因为巨大的噪音，人们难以入睡，而非睡得不舒服。
5.A do damage to sth.是固定搭配，意为“给……带来损害”。
6.C historical interest意为“历史价值”，interest意为“重要性”。
第3段：Jean Lacey从Burlington当初街道设计的角度，反对重型卡车在街上来往。
论证：如果确实需要这些重型卡车走这些路，为什么不绕城建一条路呢?这里的街道当初并没有考虑到大型交通。
7.A
8.D
9.C Burlington仅是个大村子而已。D干扰扩大，在此说话者是为了表明，Burlington太小，容不得重型卡车来回穿梭。
10.B它的街道从来没有准备为重型卡车使用。mean在此意为“预定，指定”。D干扰较大，“它的街道从来没有用过”，显然不符合文义。
第4段：Harry Field(also a protester)分析政府官员不理睬的原因，因而进行抗议，以便政府能领会。
论证：政府没有认识到镇上的人们所遭受的罪。
原因：(1)他们(政府官员)大多数不住在这儿。
(2)他们来开会，住在隔音的Town Hall。
11.C also是承接第3段而来，第3段有Jean Lacey，a biology student，故得此答案。
12.D
13.C学生敲钟是为了制造噪音让官员知道。
14.A stand意为“忍受”。
15.B他们大多数不住在这儿。
16.B承接前文。前文分析了政府官员不知道这儿情况的原因，故接下来用SO连接。
17.A notice意为“注意到”。
18.D
学生们敲钟并非为制造事端，而是让官员们知道这里的情况。
第5段：Liza Vernum认为他们的行为(尽管给市民带来了一定的麻烦)，但并非违背市民意愿。
论证：他认为市民会站在学生一边，即使现在有些人不站在这一边，将来也会。
19.C mostly意为“多半地”。
第6～7段：作者对4名学生的担心，以及学生对这次事件合法化的分析。
担心：我问他们是否担心警察来制止。
学生的分析：不会，实际上他们本身就是敲钟人，即他们是教堂的助理敲钟人，没有哪一条法律能禁止练习敲钟。
20.A我问他们是否会担心警察来制止。
21.B
22.D
23.A proper意为“正当的，规矩的”。
24.D
第8段：钟声在耳，我离开了教堂。
25.A
这篇完形填空侧重于用词能力和语篇理解，难度不大。难点主要集中于3段9、10两空，第4段14空，第6、7段22、23两空。短文结构层次清楚，选材新颖，知识性和教育性较强，既考查了学生运用语言的能力。又增加了学生对环境及古迹的保护意识。