Ⅲ.是否具备快速阅读的能力与技巧 在下面的这道完形填空例题中,考查的是考生是否理解材料的背景,是否掌握了快速阅读理解的能力与技巧。 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 and 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 didn’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 realize what everybody was having to 14 "Most of them don’t 15 here anyway," he said, "They come in for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof ( 隔音的 ), 16 they probably don’ t 17 the noise all that much. It’s high time they realized the 18 " The fourth student, Lisa Vernum, said she thought the public was 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 practicing: " I 25 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears. 1. [ A ] college [ B ] village [ C ] town [ D ] church 2. [ A ] change [ B ] repair [ C ] ring [ D ] shake 3. [ A ] now and then [ B ] day and night [ C ] up and down [ D ] over and over 4. [ A ] terrible [ B ] difficult [ C ] uncomfortable [ D ] unpleasant 5. [ A ] doing [ B ] raising [ C ] putting [ D ] producing 6. [ A ] scene [ B ] period [ C ] interest [ D ] sense 7. [ A ] If [ B ] Although [ C ] When [ D ] Unless 8. [ A ] to [ B ] through [ C ] over [ D] round 9. [ A ] pretty [ B ] quiet [ C ] large [ D ] modern 10. [ A ] tested [ B ] meant [ C ] kept [ D ] used 11. [ A ] well [ B ] hard [ C ] biology [ D ] education 12. [ A ] effort [ B ] time [ C ] trouble [ D ] noise 13. [ A ] townspeople [ B ] other students [ C ] government officials [ D ] truck drivers 14. [ A ] stand [ B ] accept [ C ] know [ D ] share 15. [ A ] shop [ B ] live [ C ] come [ D ] study 16. [A ] but [ B ] so [ C ] or [ D ] for 17. [ A ] notice [ B ] mention [ C ] fear [ D ] control 18. [ A ] event [ B ] loss [ C ] action [ D ] problem 19. [ A ] hardly [ B ] unwillingly [ C ] mostly [ D ] usually 20. [ A ] I [ B ] We [ C ] She [ D ]They 21. [ A ] surprised [ B ] afraid [ C ] pleased [ D ] determined 22. [ A ] seize [ B ] fight [ C ] search [ D ] stop 23. [ A ] proper [ B ] experienced [ C ] hopeful [ D ] serious 24. [ A ] point [ B ] cause [ C ] need [ D ] law 25. [ A ] left [ B ] found [ C ] reached [ D ] passed