体会:完形就是考查从宏观的结构、上下文到微观的词汇的综合实力,方方面面,稍不留心就会阴沟里翻船。 信心指数:100% Sevenyears ago, when I was visiting Germany, I met with an official whoexplained to me that the country had a perfect solution to its economicproblems. Watching the U.S. economy soar during the 90 s, the Germanshad decided that they, too, needed to go the high-technology 63.But how? In the late 90s, the answer seemed obvious: Indians. Afterall, Indian entrepreneurs accounted for one of every three SiliconValley start-ups. So the German government decided that it would 65 Indians to Germany just as America does: by offering green cards. ………. 63. A)circuit B)strategy C)trait D)route 点点D 新东方B 解析:看到美国经济在九十年代腾飞,德国人也决定他们必须走高科技路线go the high-technology route, adopt可以 strategy 搭配,但go不行。 65. A)import B)kidnap C)convey D)lure 点点D) 新东方A) 解析:但怎么走高科技路线呢?为什么答案明显是印度人呢,因为印度企业家在九十年代占了硅谷新创企业的三分之一。因此德国政府决定象美国政府一样吸引(引诱lure)印度人到德国来,给他们提供绿卡。而不是把印度人进口到德国,商品可以进口,好像没听说人可以进口吧。 ……TheGerman Green Card was misnamed, I argued, because it never, under anycircumstances, translated into German citizenship. The U.S. green card,by contrast, is an almost 76 pathto becoming American (after five years and a clean record). Theofficial dismissed my objection, saying that there was no way Germanywas going to offer these people citizenship. "We need young techworkers," he said. "That s what this program is all about." So Germanywas asking bright young 79 toleave their country, culture and families. move thousands of milesaway. learn a new language. and work in a strange land -- but withoutany prospect of ever being part of their new home. Germany was sendinga signal, one that was 81 received in India and other countries, and also by Germany s own immigrant community. 76. A)aggressive B)automatic C)vulnerable D)voluntary 点点B 新东方D 解析:作者认为德国绿卡叫错名字了,因为德国绿卡在任何情况下都不会转化为德国公民身份。而美国绿卡,相比之下(by contrast),却几乎是一条自动的通往成为美国公民的路。voluntary 自愿的,志愿的,放在这里不通。 79. A)dwellers B)citizens C)professionals D)amateurs 点点C 新东方B 解析:一个德国官员说,我们需要年轻的技术工人。注意tech workers,还有so引导的因果关系。德国需要技术工人,因此德国要求聪明的年轻专业人员(professionals)背井离乡到异乡工作,但是没有任何成为这个新家的一部分的前景。tech workers 和professionals替换,上下文衔接很紧密。如果选citizens,则显得突兀,聪明的年轻公民,什么国家的公民?所指不清。 81. A)partially B)clearly C)brightly D)vividly 点点B 新东方A 解析:最后作者做了个总结。德国的做法是在发出一个信号,这个信号被印度和其它国家,也被德国自己的移民社区,清楚地接收到。言下之意是印度、其它国家、德国的移民社区都了解了要成为真正的德国人是很难的。partially receive部分接收,这个搭配脱离上下文是可以成立的,但是在这里的语境中就不对了。