历届高考完形填空语篇荟萃(10)

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People of Burlington are being¹ disturbed² by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of High Education are in the bell tower of the church and have made up their minds to ring the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest(抗议)against heavy trucks which run day and night through the narrow³ High Street.
"They not only make it difficult to sleep at night, but they are doing damage⁴ to our houses and shops of historical⁵ interest "said John Norris, one of the protesters.
"If 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 round the town? Burlington isn't much more than a large village. Its streets were never meant for heavy traffic."
Harry⁶ Fields also studying biology said they wanted to make as much noise as possible to force⁷ the government officials⁸ to realize what everybody was having to stand." "More of them don't live here anyway," he said, "They come in for meetings and that, and the Town Hall is soundproof(隔音),so they probably don't notice the noise all that much .It's high time they realised the problem."
The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were mostly on their side, and even if they weren't they soon would be.
I asked if they were afraid that the police might come to stop them.
"Not really, "she said, "Actually we are proper bell－ringers. I mean we are assistant bell－ringers for the church. There is no law against practising."
I left the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.[NMET99]
简析：新闻报道，作者采访了四名利用不断敲响教堂钟声来抗议卡车噪音的大学生。

1 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

2 disturbed   

adj.被扰乱的；心理失常的；为心理失常者服务的v.干扰(disturb的过去分词)

参考例句：

• a special school for emotionally disturbed children 为精神异常儿童开办的特殊学校
• A gentle wind disturbed the surface of the water. 微风拂动水面。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 narrow   

n.狭窄部份，海峡，隘路；adj.狭窄的，精密的，有限的；v.变窄，使...狭窄

参考例句：

• The bridge is too narrow for two cars to pass.这桥太窄，并排通不过两辆车。
• The captain sailed his ship through the narrow channel.船长驾驶他的船穿过了狭窄的航道。

4 damage   

n.(pl.)赔偿金，损坏，毁坏；vt.损害，毁坏

参考例句：

• Don't bend the book back,and you'll damage it.别向后卷书，会弄坏的。
• He paid for the damage done.他赔偿了造成的损失。

5 historical   

adj.历史的，史实的，历史上的

参考例句：

• The book is based on historical events.这本书是根据历史事件写成的。
• We have shared the same historical experiences.咱们有着共同的历史遭遇。

6 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

7 force   

n.力量，武力，影响力；v.强迫，强夺，加压力；[计算机]强制

参考例句：

• I don't hold with the use of force.我不赞成使用武力。
• We had to use force to get into the house.我们不得不强行进屋。

8 officials   

n.行政官员( official的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏
• Officials are laying the groundwork for a summit conference of world leaders. 官员们正在为世界首脑峰会做准备工作。