完型填空例题分析：
阅读下面的短文。短文中有十五个空白，在文章的后面，每个空白都列了四个备选
答案。请依据文章的内容选择适合的词或短语填在空白处。
B/C级困难程度
Preferences Vary on Circumstance of Dying
Among terminally ill people，attitudes differ on what they think constitutes a __l __ or bad death，the results of a new study suggest．
Dr．Elizabeth K．Vig of the University of Washington in Seattle and colleagues interviewed 26 men with __2__ heart disease or cancer．The men were asked to describe good and bad deaths，and they also answered questions about their __3__for dying．
In this small study，terminally i11 men described good and bad deaths __4__Vig said．They did not hold uniform views about such issues __5__the presence of others at the very end of life or preferred location of death．
Many of the men considered __6 __in their sleep to be a good death．The reasons were varied1 and included not __7__ that death was imminent，and that death would be painless．
For close to half of the men，a prolonged death was__8__ a bad death．Some of the men equated3 a prolonged death with prolonged pain， __9__others thought a prolonged death would be difficult for their families．
Most men said that their __10__ were very important to them，but this did not mean that they wanted relatives close at the __11__ of death．Valuing family did not also __12__ wanting family present at the very end of life,'Vig said．
In fact，some expressed concerns about __13__ loved ones，Vig said．For instance，
some men were worried about the emotional or __14__ impact on their family members，
according to the Washington researcher．Some were worried __15__their need for care would be a burden on their families，she said．
词语：
terminally adv．末期地，晚期地；不治地，致命地
imminent adv．马上发生的
prolong vt．延长；拖长；拉长
equate2 vt．使等同
1. A. wrong B. pure C. good D. whole
2. A. either B. terminal C. final D. terrible
3. A. perfections B. presence C. preferences D. references
4. A. differently B. similarly C. strangely D. heartlessly
5. A. like B. as C. including D. for
6. A. working B. dying C. talking D. dreaming
7. A. regarding B. thinking C. wanting D. knowing
8. A. meant B. presented C. considered D. taken
9. A. when B. although C. because D. while
10. A. families B. friends C. colleagues D. wishes
11. A. beginning B. time C. period D. end
12. A. stand B. mean C. represent D. signal
13. A. missing B. helping C. burdening D. leaving
14. A. financial B. physical C. social D. historical
15. A. unless B. if C. why D. that
答案及分析：
1．文章主题剖析：
Preferences Vary on Circumstance of Dying
Among terminally （B级）ill people，attitudes differ on what they think constitutes _l __ or bad death，the results of a new study suggest．（该句是看法句，非常可能是文章的中心）
1. A. wrong B. pure C. good D. whole
1． C。 剖析：依据语感：good or bad（好的或坏的）直接判断答案。同时获悉标题中的Preferences就是指 大家的态度（attitudes）。
1． 直接看题解题：
2. A. either B. terminal C. final D. terrible
Elizabeth K．Vig of the University of Washington in Seattle and colleagues
interviewed 26 men with __2__ heart disease or cancer．
2．B．剖析：考察上下文中的用词。B与前文中的terminally呼应，而且致命的心脏疾病或癌症正好符合or需要前后词义对等的特征。
3. A. perfections B. presence C. preferences D. references
men were asked to describe good and bad deaths，and they also answered questions
about their __3__for dying．
3．C．剖析：被选项中包括标题词或文章主题词时，答案总是源于是标题词或文章主题词的选项。考察文章中心。
4. A. differently B. similarly C. strangely D. heartlessly
In this small study，terminally i11 men described good and bad deaths __4__Vig said．
4．A. 剖析：考察文章中心（态度不同）。该题也可直接借用句意解答。
5. A. like B. as C. including D. for
They did not hold uniform views about such issues __5__the presence of others at the very end of life or preferred location of death．
5． B。剖析：考察习惯搭配结构。
Very: adj.绝对的; 一样的；正好的：
at the very end of his career在他职业生涯的最未期
the very question she asked yesterday她昨天问的同一个问题
You are the very person I am looking for.
6. A. working B. dying C. talking D. dreaming
Many of the men considered __6 __in their sleep to be a good death．
6．B. 剖析：结合文章主题用词，直接选择dying
7. A. regarding B. thinking C. wanting D. knowing
The reasons were varied and included not __7__ that death was imminent（马上到来的），and that death would be painless．
7．D．剖析：依据被选项的搭配用特征（regard..as..（把..看成..）/ want sth.），直接缩小答案范围，再借用句句意判断答案。
8. A. meant B. presented C. considered D. taken
For close to half of the men，a prolonged death was__8__ a bad death．
8．C. 剖析：依据被选项的搭配用特征.; present sth. to sb. / consider sth. sth./把..看成..; take sth. )和句意判断C是答案。
9. A. when B. although C. because D. while
Some of the men equated a prolonged death with prolonged pain， __9__others thought a prolonged death would be difficult for their families．
9．D．剖析：借用句子特殊结构：someother判断该句讲述两种状况，所以答案选择D（而，引出两种不一样的形成对比的状况）。
while：
It was lovely while it lasted.当它开着的时间它是非常惹人喜欢的
While the grandparents love the children, they are strict with them.
虽然祖爸爸妈妈们都爱他们的孩子，但却对他们需要严格
The soles are leather, while the uppers are canvas.
鞋跟是皮的，而鞋面是帆布的，
10. A. families B. friends C. colleagues D. wishes
11. A. beginning B. time C. period D. end
Most men said that their __10__ were very important to them，but this did not mean that they wanted relatives close at the __11__ of death．
10．A．剖析：考察上下文用词的呼应（前后句句意的承接）：前句中提到了家人。
11．B．剖析：考察搭配结构和句意，判断B（时刻）是答案。
12. A. stand B. mean C. represent D. signal
Valuing family did not also __12__ wanting family present at the very end of life,'Vig said．
12．B．剖析：该句中的also暗示该句在句意和结构上与前句的紧密呼应关系，借用前句用词（mean），直接判断答案B。
stand: v.抵抗; 忍受
stand the test of time 经受时间考验
I can't stand the heat 我忍受不了高炎热
13. A. missing B. helping C. burdening D. leaving
14. A. financial B. physical C. social D. historical
In fact，some expressed concerns about __13__ loved ones，Vig said．For instance，
some men were worried about the emotional or __14__ impact on their family members，
according to the Washington researcher．
13．C．剖析：借用与空格处在含义上有关的词汇concerns（担忧），结合上文内容判断C（使负担/给予麻烦）比较合适。其实下文中有内容上的提示。
14．A．剖析：借用搭配结构含义和知识（患者会对家人产生情感方面或经济方面的影响）判断A（经济方面的）比较合适。
15. A. unless B. if C. why D. that
Some were worried __15__their need for care would be a burden on their families，she said．
15．D．剖析：借用习惯搭配结构（be worried about sth./ be worried that..）直接判断答案
