1999年高考英语完形填空真题详解
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___ 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 every body was having to ___14___. “Most of them don’t ___15___ here anyway,” he said, “They come in for meetings and that, and the Town Hall is soundproof(隔音), ___16___ they probably don’t ___17___ the noise all that much. It’s high time they realized 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 assistant bell-ringers 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. collegeB. villageC.townD.church
2.A. changeB. repairC.ringD.shake
3.A. now and thenB. day and nightC. up and downD. over and over
4.A. terribleB. difficultC. uncomfortableD.unreasonable
5.A. doingB. raisingC.puttingD.producing
6.A. sceneB. periodC.interestD.sense
7.A. IfB. AlthoughC.WhenD.Unless
8.A. toB. throughC.overD.round
9.A. prettyB. quietC.largeD.modern
10.A. testedB. meantC.keptD.used
11.A. wellB. hardC. biologyD.education
12.A. effortB. timeC. troubleD.noise
13.A. townspeople B. other studentsC. government officialsD. truck drivers
14.A. standB. acceptC. knowD.share
15.A. shopB. liveC. comeD.study
16.A. butB. soC. orD.for
17.A. noticeB. mentionC. fearD.control
18.A. eventB. lossC. actionD.problem
19.A. hardlyB. unwillinglyC. mostlyD.usually
20.A. IB. WeC. SheD.They
21.A. surprisedB. afraidC. pleasedD.determined
22.A. seizeB. fightC. searchD.stop
23.A. properB. experiencedC. hopefulD.serious
24.A. pointB. causeC. needD.law
25.A.leftB. foundC.reachedD.passed
1999全国
1.D 2.C 3.B 4.B 5.A6.C 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.B
11.C 12.D 13.C 14.A 15.B 16.B 17.A 18.D 19.C 20.A
21.B 22.D 23.A 24.D 25.A
一、
Protest
[ UC] /ˈprəʊtest/ ~ (against sth)the expression of strong disagreement with or opposition to sth; a statement or an action that shows this抗议；抗议书（或行动）；反对
The director resigned in protest at the decision.主任辞职以示抗议这项决定。
The announcement raised a storm of protest .这个声明引起了一场抗议风潮。
a protest march抗议游行
The riot began as a peaceful protest.暴乱是从一场和平抗议开始的。
IDIOMS 习语
1.under ˈprotest
unwillingly and after expressing disagreement无奈地；不服气地；不甘心地
She wrote a letter of apology but only under protest.她无奈之下写了一封致歉信。
1.
[ VN] ~ (about/against/at sth)to say or do sth to show that you disagree with or disapprove of sth, especially publicly（公开）反对；抗议[ V]
Students took to the streets to protest against the decision.学生们走上街头，抗议这项决定。
The victim's widow protested at the leniency of the sentence.受害人的遗孀抗议判决太轻。
There's no use protesting, I won't change my mind.抗议没有用，我决不改变主意。
( NAmE )
They fully intend to protest the decision.他们决意反对这项决定。
——note at complain
2. to say firmly that sth is true, especially when you have been accused of sth or when other people do not believe you坚决地表示；申辩
[ VN]
She has always protested her innocence .她一直坚持说自己是无辜的。
[ V that]
He protested that the journey was too far by car.他坚持说路途太远，不宜开汽车去。
[ V speech]
‘That's not what you said earlier!’Jane protested.“你当初不是这么说的！”简争辩说。
以上来源于: 牛津词典
以上来源于: 网易有道翻译
二、
I left the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.
三、
to stop the truck noise by ringing the bell nonestop
四、重点短语 & 固定搭配
1.be disturbed by 被…… 打扰
2.bell tower 钟楼
3.make up one’s minds to do 下定决心做某事
4.ring the bells 敲钟
5.nonstop 不间断地
6.protest against 抗议……
7.day and night 日日夜夜
8.heavy trucks 重型卡车
9.narrow High Street 狭窄的主街
10.make it difficult to sleep 使入睡变得困难
11.do damage to 对…… 造成损坏
12.places of historical interest 历史古迹（historical interest 固定搭配）
13.go round the town 绕城而过
14.be meant for 专为…… 设计；打算用作
15.make as much noise as possible 制造尽可能大的噪音
16.force sb. to realise 迫使某人意识到
17.have to stand sth. 不得不忍受某物
18.soundproof 隔音的
19.It’s high time (that)… 是该做…… 的时候了
20.on one’s side 站在某人一边，支持某人
21.stop sb. 制止某人
22.experienced bell-ringers 有经验的敲钟人
23.assistant bell-ringers 敲钟助手
24.practise v. 练习
25.against the law 违法（no law against… 没有法律禁止……）
