答案及解析：
Man of Few Words
Everyone chasessuccess，but not all of us want to be famous．
South African writer JohnMaxwell Coetzee is _l_ for keeping himself to himself．
1．A)unhappy B)wellknown C)busy D)worried
1. B。分析：借助空格后的搭配結構介詞for或介詞for所在的介詞短語的含義“自己不交際”判斷B（出名的）是答案。
keep oneself to oneself v.不交際
behappy about [at] sth.因..而感到高興
be busy with [about, in]忙于..
beworried about sth.擔心..
be well known/famous for..因為..而出名
結合文章標題“說話很少的人”判斷文章可能主要介紹 South African writer John MaxwellCoetzee。該文章是記敘文。
2．A)catch B)come across C)run into D)bump into
Whenthe 63-year—old was named the 2003 Nobel Prize winner for literature earlierthis month, reporters were warned that they would find him “particularlydifficult to _2_ ”
2．A/B/C/D．分析：B，C和D都是含義接近的短語，都表示“偶然碰見”。所以相互排除掉，因此答案是A。
如： I often bump into/ come across/ run into him at the supermarket.
我經常在超級市場同他不期而遇
但其實A也是“出乎意料地或偶然地發(fā)現或碰見”的含義，如：
He was caught inthe act of stealing.他在行竊時被當場抓到
I don't catch your meaning.我不明白你的意思
被選項設置特點：近義項
3．A)influenced B)affected C)moved D)shocked
Coetzee lives in Australia but spends part of the year teaching at theUniversity of Chicago. He seemed _3_ by the news he won the US$1.3 millionprize．“It came as a complete surprise．I wasn’t even aware they were due to makethe announcement．”he said．
3．D。分析：A和B含義和用法非常接近，因此彼此排除掉；借助句意“他看起來被他贏得了1。3百萬大獎的消息。?！迸袛郉（震驚）合適。
被選項設置特點：近義項
4．A)1ike B)devote C)love D)attract
His _4_ ofprivacy (文章主題詞)led to doubts as to whether Coetzee will attend the prize-givingin Stockholm，Sweden，on December 10．
4． C。 分析：空格處需要名詞，只有C能作名詞也能作動詞用。
5．A)difficult B)easy C)ready D)eager
But despite being described as_5_ to track down，the critics agree that his writing is easy to get to know．
5. A。分析：A和B是正反義項，重點注意。借助空格所在結構含義“盡管被描述成。。被追蹤到”并參考上文內容判斷A是答案?！癰eingdescribed as difficult to track down”與前句中的“ they would find him “particularlydifficult to catch ”含義呼應。
track down v.追捕到
被選項設置特點：反義項
6．A)forced B)caused C)made D)did
Born in Cape Town，South Africa，toall English-speaking family, Coetzee _6_ his breakthrough in 1980 with thenovel“Waiting for the Barbarians”．
1．C。分析：借助空格后的搭配“Coetzee。。他的突破（性成就）”判斷C合適。
Make one’s breakthrough:創(chuàng)造了。。的突破性的成績
make one's living by n.靠...謀生
make oneself understoodv.表達自己的意圖
do one's best v.盡全力
7．A)kept B)listed C)took D)arranged
He _7_ his place among the world’s leading writers with two Booker prizevictories，Britain’s highest honor for novels．
7． C。分析：take 在這里是“獲得”，如：
The book takes its title from the Bible.該書書名得自于《圣經》
take aseat.占有（占據）一個座位
It takes money to live in that town. 要住那城市得花費不少
takea train乘坐火車http://ks.examda.com
8．A)received B)obtained C)won D)had
He first _8_ in 1983for the“Life and Times of Michael K”．and his second title came in 1999for“Disgrace”．
8．C．分析：空格處需要不及物動詞，因此只有合適。
9．A)Dealing B)HandlingC)Solving D)Removing
10．A)in B)out C)of D)from
A major theme in hiswork is South Africa’s former apartheid system．which divided whites from blacks．_9_ with the problems of violence，crime and racial division that still exist inthe country, his books have enabled ordinary people to understandapartheid（種族隔離） _10_ within．
9．A.分析：借助空格后的搭配with直接判斷A是答案。其他的選項都是及物動詞。
10．D．分析：借助空格所在結構含義“他的書促使普通人。。里面理解種族隔離”判斷D（從）合適。
Within n.內部, 里頭adv.在內部, 在內心里 prep.在...之內, 不越出
11．A)covers B)puts C)spreads D)casts
“I have always been more interested in the past than the future。”he saidin a rare interview．“The past _11_ its shadow over the present．
11．D．分析：借助搭配結構含義“。。它的陰影”判斷D“投下”合適。
Spread n.伸展, 展開, 傳播； v.伸展, 展開, 鋪, 涂, 敷, 擺
12．A)once B)twice C)thrice （三次） D)four times
I hope I have made oneor two people think _12_ about whether they want to forget the past completely．”
12．B． 分析：think twice( v.重新考慮)是固定搭配結構。
13．A)written B)hiddenC)mirrored D)stricken
In fact this purity in his writing seems to be _13_in his personal life．Coetzee is a vegetarian，a cyclist rather than a motoristand doesn’t drink alcohol．
13．C．借助空格所在的結構的大意“實際上他寫作中的這種純潔性似乎在他的個人生活中被。?！迸袛郈（反映）是答案。
Strike n.罷工, 打擊,毆打vt.打, 撞擊,罷工, 劃燃, 到達, 侵襲vi.打, 打擊, 罷工
14．A)contributed B)addedC)attributed D)created
But what he has _14_ to 1iterature，culture and thepeople of South Africa is far greater than the things he has given up．
14．A．分析：借助空格所在的結構含義“他。。文學，文化和南非人民”和空格后的搭配介詞to判斷A（對。。的貢獻）合適。
選項設置特點：搭配結構近似項。來源：www.examda.com
15．A)tells B)says C)informs D)expresses
“Inlooking at weakness and failure in 1ife，”the Nobel prize judging panelsaid，“Coetzee’s work _15_ the divine spark in man．”
15．D．分析：借助被選項的搭配特點：tell sb. sth.; say sth../that..; inform sb. of sth./express sth.判斷在搭配結構上B和D合適。在借助空格所在結構的含義“Coetzee的著作。。人們身上美好的東西”判斷D（表達）合適。
Man of Few Words
Everyone chasessuccess，but not all of us want to be famous．
South African writer JohnMaxwell Coetzee is _l_ for keeping himself to himself．
1．A)unhappy B)wellknown C)busy D)worried
1. B。分析：借助空格后的搭配結構介詞for或介詞for所在的介詞短語的含義“自己不交際”判斷B（出名的）是答案。
keep oneself to oneself v.不交際
behappy about [at] sth.因..而感到高興
be busy with [about, in]忙于..
beworried about sth.擔心..
be well known/famous for..因為..而出名
結合文章標題“說話很少的人”判斷文章可能主要介紹 South African writer John MaxwellCoetzee。該文章是記敘文。
2．A)catch B)come across C)run into D)bump into
Whenthe 63-year—old was named the 2003 Nobel Prize winner for literature earlierthis month, reporters were warned that they would find him “particularlydifficult to _2_ ”
2．A/B/C/D．分析：B，C和D都是含義接近的短語，都表示“偶然碰見”。所以相互排除掉，因此答案是A。
如： I often bump into/ come across/ run into him at the supermarket.
我經常在超級市場同他不期而遇
但其實A也是“出乎意料地或偶然地發(fā)現或碰見”的含義，如：
He was caught inthe act of stealing.他在行竊時被當場抓到
I don't catch your meaning.我不明白你的意思
被選項設置特點：近義項
3．A)influenced B)affected C)moved D)shocked
Coetzee lives in Australia but spends part of the year teaching at theUniversity of Chicago. He seemed _3_ by the news he won the US$1.3 millionprize．“It came as a complete surprise．I wasn’t even aware they were due to makethe announcement．”he said．
3．D。分析：A和B含義和用法非常接近，因此彼此排除掉；借助句意“他看起來被他贏得了1。3百萬大獎的消息。?！迸袛郉（震驚）合適。
被選項設置特點：近義項
4．A)1ike B)devote C)love D)attract
His _4_ ofprivacy (文章主題詞)led to doubts as to whether Coetzee will attend the prize-givingin Stockholm，Sweden，on December 10．
4． C。 分析：空格處需要名詞，只有C能作名詞也能作動詞用。
5．A)difficult B)easy C)ready D)eager
But despite being described as_5_ to track down，the critics agree that his writing is easy to get to know．
5. A。分析：A和B是正反義項，重點注意。借助空格所在結構含義“盡管被描述成。。被追蹤到”并參考上文內容判斷A是答案?！癰eingdescribed as difficult to track down”與前句中的“ they would find him “particularlydifficult to catch ”含義呼應。
track down v.追捕到
被選項設置特點：反義項
6．A)forced B)caused C)made D)did
Born in Cape Town，South Africa，toall English-speaking family, Coetzee _6_ his breakthrough in 1980 with thenovel“Waiting for the Barbarians”．
1．C。分析：借助空格后的搭配“Coetzee。。他的突破（性成就）”判斷C合適。
Make one’s breakthrough:創(chuàng)造了。。的突破性的成績
make one's living by n.靠...謀生
make oneself understoodv.表達自己的意圖
do one's best v.盡全力
7．A)kept B)listed C)took D)arranged
He _7_ his place among the world’s leading writers with two Booker prizevictories，Britain’s highest honor for novels．
7． C。分析：take 在這里是“獲得”，如：
The book takes its title from the Bible.該書書名得自于《圣經》
take aseat.占有（占據）一個座位
It takes money to live in that town. 要住那城市得花費不少
takea train乘坐火車http://ks.examda.com
8．A)received B)obtained C)won D)had
He first _8_ in 1983for the“Life and Times of Michael K”．and his second title came in 1999for“Disgrace”．
8．C．分析：空格處需要不及物動詞，因此只有合適。
9．A)Dealing B)HandlingC)Solving D)Removing
10．A)in B)out C)of D)from
A major theme in hiswork is South Africa’s former apartheid system．which divided whites from blacks．_9_ with the problems of violence，crime and racial division that still exist inthe country, his books have enabled ordinary people to understandapartheid（種族隔離） _10_ within．
9．A.分析：借助空格后的搭配with直接判斷A是答案。其他的選項都是及物動詞。
10．D．分析：借助空格所在結構含義“他的書促使普通人。。里面理解種族隔離”判斷D（從）合適。
Within n.內部, 里頭adv.在內部, 在內心里 prep.在...之內, 不越出
11．A)covers B)puts C)spreads D)casts
“I have always been more interested in the past than the future。”he saidin a rare interview．“The past _11_ its shadow over the present．
11．D．分析：借助搭配結構含義“。。它的陰影”判斷D“投下”合適。
Spread n.伸展, 展開, 傳播； v.伸展, 展開, 鋪, 涂, 敷, 擺
12．A)once B)twice C)thrice （三次） D)four times
I hope I have made oneor two people think _12_ about whether they want to forget the past completely．”
12．B． 分析：think twice( v.重新考慮)是固定搭配結構。
13．A)written B)hiddenC)mirrored D)stricken
In fact this purity in his writing seems to be _13_in his personal life．Coetzee is a vegetarian，a cyclist rather than a motoristand doesn’t drink alcohol．
13．C．借助空格所在的結構的大意“實際上他寫作中的這種純潔性似乎在他的個人生活中被。?！迸袛郈（反映）是答案。
Strike n.罷工, 打擊,毆打vt.打, 撞擊,罷工, 劃燃, 到達, 侵襲vi.打, 打擊, 罷工
14．A)contributed B)addedC)attributed D)created
But what he has _14_ to 1iterature，culture and thepeople of South Africa is far greater than the things he has given up．
14．A．分析：借助空格所在的結構含義“他。。文學，文化和南非人民”和空格后的搭配介詞to判斷A（對。。的貢獻）合適。
選項設置特點：搭配結構近似項。來源：www.examda.com
15．A)tells B)says C)informs D)expresses
“Inlooking at weakness and failure in 1ife，”the Nobel prize judging panelsaid，“Coetzee’s work _15_ the divine spark in man．”
15．D．分析：借助被選項的搭配特點：tell sb. sth.; say sth../that..; inform sb. of sth./express sth.判斷在搭配結構上B和D合適。在借助空格所在結構的含義“Coetzee的著作。。人們身上美好的東西”判斷D（表達）合適。