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完型填空： 　　In the United States Government, the Congress(議會)　　1　　 the laws．The Congress has two parts, 　　2　　 are more or less equal in power．They are 　　3　　 as the House of Representatives and the Senate(參議院)．The House of Representatives is 　　4　　 than the Senate whose 100 members(two from each state)　　5　　 for six years, the 435 members of the House are 　　6　　 every two years, and the 　　7　　 from each state is determined by the 　　8　　 of the state．For example, California, which has a 　　9　　 population, has forty-three Representatives, 　　10　　 the state of Nevada has only one． 　　The House and Senate are divided into small groups which 　　11　　 special matters such as education or foreign affairs．The most 　　12　　 work of the Congress is often done in these groups, which are 　　13　　 committees． 　　According to the Constitution(憲法)of the United States, a Senator must be 　　14　　 thirty years old and he must have been a 　　15　　 of the United States for nine years at the time of his 　　16　　．To be elected to the House a person must be twenty-five years old 　　17　　 must have been a United States citizen for seven years．At the present time, members of Congress 　　18　　 businessmen, farmers, teachers and especially lawyers． 　　In general, Senators are 　　19　　 known than Representatives because they are 　　20　　 in number and serve for a longer time．Many American Presidents served in Congress before they became presidents． (1) [　　] A． defends B． practices C． makes D． carries out (2) [　　] A． they B． that C． both D． which (3) [　　] A． thought B． called C． regarded D． known (4) [　　] A． more B． larger C． stranger D． more powerful (5) [　　] A． serve B． select C． stand D． last (6) [　　] A． selected B． changed C． chosen D． elected (7) [　　] A． member B． person C． number D． seat (8) [　　] A． people B． size C． population D． condition (9) [　　] A． more B． large C． great D． high (10) [　　] A． while B． however C． yet D． instead (11) [　　] A． in charge of B． manage C． take care of D． control (12) [　　] A． difficult B． important C． ordinary D． successful (13) [　　] A． recognize B． made C． considered D． called (14) [　　] A． at least B． as old as C． well over D． as young as (15) [　　] A． master B． doctor C． member D． citizen (16) [　　] A． graduation B． election C． position D． practice (17) [　　] A． or B． also C． and D． but (18) [　　] A． accept B． include C． unite D． invite (19) [　　] A． better B． more C． less D． seldom (20) [　　] A． fewer B． weaker C． bigger D． less

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．D;3．D;4．B;5．A;6．D;7．C;8．C;9．B;10．A;11．C;12．B;13．D;14．A;15．D;16．B;17．C;18．B;19．A;20．A;
解析：

(1)	美國議會負責制定法律make the laws；制定法律。carry out；執行。議會不可能執行法律。法律應由具體的部門去執行。
(2)	本句是非限定性定語從句，which在從句中做主語。句義：議會分為兩部分，他們在權利上差不多平等。
(3)	議會的兩部分就是人們所知道的眾議院和參議院。
(4)	根據上下文提示，議員總數為435人，參議院占100人，眾議院比參議院人數多。英語中表示人數或人口“多”用large表達。
(5)	serve在此是“任職”的意思。這100人任職長達6年。
(6)	根據上下文可知：議會議員是由投票選舉產生的。select：選擇；change：改變；chosen：選擇，所以A, B, C不符合題義。elected：選舉。
(8)	根據句義：每個州的議員人數是由該州的人口總數決定的
(10)	加利福尼亞州人口較多，有43名議員，而內華達州只有一個議員。While連詞：而。強調前后的對比。
(11)	根據句義：參眾兩院分成若干小組負責諸如教育，外交等特殊事物。In charge of“負責”，但它和主語which之間缺少謂語be動詞。所以A排除。Take care of“照顧。負責”符合題義B、D的詞義與文章不符。
(13)	根據句義：議會中最重要的工作通常是由這些被稱為委員會的小組完成的
(16)	根據美國憲法，參議員最低年齡為30歲，并且到他被選舉為參議員之時他必須已成為美國公民滿九年。
(17)	and表示“并且”競選眾議員必須年齡在25歲以上，并且取得美國公民資格滿7年。
(18)	include：包括。根據句義，美國國會議員包括商人，農場主，教師特別是律師。而accept：接受，unite：統一，聯合，invite：邀請。這幾個答案不合題義。
(19)	根據舉句義：參議員比眾議員更為出名。Better是well的比較級。
(20)	根據句義：參議員人數少且任期長。此句的主語是“人”所以描述“多”與“少”的形容詞用few/little．不能用little修飾。 　　本文介紹了美國國會的一些情況，美國國會由眾議院和參議院組成，議會成員由選舉投票產生，每個州的議會成員數和其總人數成比例，眾議院和參議院又分成若干小組，負責不同的工作，議會中的一些重要工作就是在這些小組中完成的。同時本文還介紹了當議員的條件。