2002年高考英语完形填空真题(北京春季卷)
Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.
When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn’t ___1___ drive to a store and back home. He always looks ___2___ up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything ___3___ such as strange cars, loud noises, ___4___ windows, or people gathering on street corners.
Tim ___5___ to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indians, USA. The neighborhood watch group ___6___ on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s ___7___ Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community ___8___. Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police ___9___ their homes, streets, and families safe.
Tina Stedman, president of ___10___ neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim. “People seem to think that crime (犯罪) happens to other people but not ___11___ them. Well, it’s never happened to me.” She said, “But I don’t think anyone has the ___12___ to steal from other people or to make them feel ___13___ sitting in their own homes.”
Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors ___14___ out for one another. “We ___15___ each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a ___16___ of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the ___17___. For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for ___18___, or someone destroying property (财产), we report to the police.”
Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups ___19___ a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people, but they can’t do ___20___.”
1.A. yetB. stillC.justD.rather
2.A. carefullyB. clearlyC.nervouslyD. coldly
3.A familiarB. unusualC. expensiveD.interesting
4.A. curtainedB. openC.oldD.broken
5.A. attendsB. belongsC.goesD.turns
6.A. meetsB. quarrelsC.singsD.searches
7.A. whereB. whyC.whenD.how
8.A. politicsB. wealthC.healthD.safety
9.A. keepB. holdC.letD.protect
10.A. itsB. hisC.theirD.your
11.A. roundB. onC.aboutD.to
12.A. rightB. chanceC.courageD.mind
13.A. unluckyB. unsafeC.disappointed D. discouraged
14.A. setB. letC.holdD.look
15.A. careB. enterC.watchD.manage
16.A. groupB. setC.numberD.crowd
17.A. judgesB. policeC.firemenD.doctors
18.A. workB. burdenC.serviceD.trouble
19.A. produceB. findC.getD.help
20.A. anythingB. everythingC.harmD.wrong
2002年高考英语完形填空真题(北京春季卷)
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.B6.A 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.C
11.D 12.A 13.B 14.D 15.C16.A 17.B 18.D 19.D 20.B
一、
Rather
1.
used to mean ‘fairly’ or ‘to some degree’, often when you are expressing slight criticism, disappointment or surprise（常用于表示轻微的批评、失望或惊讶）相当，在某种程度上
The instructions were rather complicated.这些说明相当复杂。
She fell and hurt her leg rather badly.她跌倒了，腿伤得相当重。
——note at quite
2.
used with a verb to make a statement sound less strong（与动词连用以减弱语气）有点儿，稍微
I rather suspect we're making a mistake.我有点儿怀疑我们正在犯错误。
We were rather hoping you'd be able to do it by Friday.我们希望你最好能在星期五之前做这件事。
3.used to correct sth you have said, or to give more accurate information（纠正所说的话或提供更确切的信息）更确切地讲，更准确地说
She worked as a secretary, or rather, a personal assistant.她当了秘书；确切地讲，是私人助理。
In the end he had to walk—or rather run—to the office.最后他不得不走着—应该说是跑着—去办公室。
4.used to introduce an idea that is different or opposite to the idea that you have stated previously（提出不同或相反的观点）相反，反而，而是
The walls were not white, but rather a sort of dirty grey.墙面不是白的，而是灰不溜秋的。
IDIOMS 习语
1.rather you, him, etc. than ˈme
( informal ) used for saying that you would not like to do sth that another person is going to do（表明不想做别人要去做的事）
‘I'm going climbing tomorrow.’ ‘Rather you than me!’“我明天去爬山。”“你去吧，我可不去！”
2.rather than
instead of sb/sth而不是
I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee.我想要冷饮，不要咖啡。
Why didn't you ask for help, rather than trying to do it on your own?你干吗非得自己干，而不请人帮忙？
3.would rather... (than)
( usually reduced to 'd rather 通常缩写为 'd rather ) would prefer to宁愿；更喜欢
She'd rather die than give a speech.她宁愿死也不愿意演讲。
‘Do you want to come with us?’ ‘No, I'd rather not.’“你想跟我们一起来吗？”“不，我不想去。”
Would you rather walk or take the bus?你愿意步行还是坐公共汽车？
‘Do you mind if I smoke?’ ‘Well, I'd rather you didn't.’“你介意我抽烟吗？”“嗯，最好别抽。”
以上来源于: 牛津词典
以上来源于: 网易有道翻译
二、
“People seem to think that crime (犯罪) happens to other people but not to them. Well, it’s never happened to me.”
三、
neighborhood watch group
四、短语整理
1.trouble-free area 平安无隐患的区域
2.drive to a store and back home 开车往返商店
3.look up and down the streets 沿街来回巡查
4.gather on street corners 在街角聚集
5.belong to 隶属于（组织）
6.neighborhood watch group 社区联防小组、邻里守望队
7.get together 碰面、聚会
8.discuss community safety 讨论社区安全
9.keep...safe保障……安全
10.happen to sb. 发生在某人身上
11.have the right to do sth. 有权做某事
12.steal from sb. 偷窃某人财物
13.look out for one another互相照应、彼此留心
14.watch one’s homes 照看各家住宅
15.keep watch on 看守、监视
16.a group of 一群、一组
17.look for trouble 寻衅滋事、找麻烦
18.destroy property 损毁财物
19.report to the police 报警、向警方上报
20.keep crime down 降低犯罪率
