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完型练习12题
GusianYu摘自TIMES(有1篇是网友弄的)
TEXT1
(besideunderasidecharacteroverdistortslaysupposescrubsitseparatehomedemonstratetipgeneticcommencementaccurateperiodicallyexposeaddressflickerinvestigatestandsampleflawsmeanwhilecoincidepunctureprosecutionoutline)
AnattractiveAmericanstudentontrialformurdercancountonsupport6,000milesawayinhernativeSeattle.There,oneofAmandaKnox'smostvocalbackersisattorneyAnneBremner,whohasofferedhercounselprobonototheaccused'sfamilyandisaspokeswomanforFriendsofAmanda.OnFriday,shesatdownwithTIMEtogooverthecaseagainstKnox,whotookthewitness
(1)____onFridayinhermurdertrial.
VideofootagefromthecrimesceneofBritishstudentMeredithKercher'smurder
(2)____onalaptopscreenasBremnerpointsoutwhatshedeemscritical(3)____inthecollectionofevidence.Afterplacingrulersonthesidesofabloodyshoeprint,forexample,ablue-rubber-glovedhandreachesdownwithapieceofwhiteclothand(4)____thebloodymarkoffthetilefloorbeforeputtingtheclothintoanevidencetube.Thishappensthreetimesforthree(5)____footprints.Infilmfootagetakenatleastadaylater,anotherteamofinvestigatorsattempts,usingphotographs,toplacewherethefootprintshadbeen."Theyshouldhaveliftedthetile,"Bremnersays,shakingherhead.
Inwhatissurelyawell-rehearsed(6)____bynow,Bremnergoesonto(7)____thecaseagainstKnox,pointbypoint.The(8)____,shesays,ismostlikelyrelyingonaknifefoundatthehouseofKnox'sthenboyfriendandfellowaccusedRafaelleSollecito.ThatknifehasKnox'sDNAonthehandleandwhatsomeforensicscientistssayisKercher'sDNAonthe(9)____.ButBremnerdismissestheideathatitistheknifethatkilledKercher:
"Theyneverfoundthemurderweapon."Bremnerclaimsthatabloodyprintonthebedlinensconveystheshapeoftheactualmurderweaponandthattheknifeinquestion"doesn'tmatchan(10)____oftheknifeonthebed."Additionally,Bremnersays,experttestimonyhasalreadyindicatedthatatleasttwoofthewoundsonKercher'sneckcouldn'thavebeenmadebythatparticularblade.That(11)____,shepointsout,it'snotsurprisingthatKnox'sDNAwouldbeonitshandle;sheprepareddinnerwithSollecitoinhisapartment.
AstowhethertheDNAonthetipbelongstoKercher,expertsdisagree.PatriziaStefanoni,apoliceforensicsexpertwhotestifiedinthepretrialhearinginMay,suggestedthatitwasKercher'sDNAonthetipoftheknife—andthatthewaythe(12)____materialwaspositionedindicatedtheknifehadprobablybeenusedto(13)____theskin.ButotherexpertswhohaveanalyzedtheDNAevidenceforthedefensesuggestthatpoorsamplequalityandpossiblecontaminationunderminethe(14)____oftheseresults.
ContaminationwasalsolikelywiththeDNAfoundonKercher'sbraclasp,Bremnersays,pointingoutthattheclaspwasn'tcollecteduntilmorethantwomonthsafterthemurderandthatthroughoutfilmfootageofthecrimesceneinvestigationit(15)____changeslocation—suggestingitwaspickedupandmovedseveraltimes.
Bremnergoesontocriticizethe(16)____assassinationthemediahavedirectedatKnoxsincethebeginningofthetrial,whichshebelievesgivesthedefenseanuphillbattleinfrontofajurythatisunsequesteredandthus(17)____totheoftenexplosivestoriesinthepress.
AccountsofKnoxdoingsplitsandcartwheelsassheawaitedquestioningbythepolicearea(18)___ofthebehaviorofateenagerexhibitingrestlessness,Bremnerargues,anddepictionsofahypersexualizedrelationshipwithher"on-again,off-again"boyfriendSollecitohavebeen(19)___dramatized."Theymetatamusicconcertandhadbeendatingfortwoweekswhenthishappened,"shesays."It'shardtobe'on-again,off-again'intwoweeks."
Herlistgoeson.ItwasreportedthatKnoxwentouttobuylingerieandhadanexplicitconversationaboutsexwithSollecitoastheinvestigationfirstgot(20)___way."Thathousewasacrimescene,"Bremnerexplains,"soshecouldn'tgobackinanddidn'thaveanyclothes.Andthepersonwho(21)____reportedthatthisconversationhadbeenoverhearddidn'tevenspeakEnglish,andtheirconversationwasinEnglish."
Asthetrialgoeson,theprosecutionwillsurelycontinuetodrive(22)____theirmostdamningpoints:
theknife;Knox'sstatementputtingherselfatthehousethenightKercherwas(23)____.Andthedefensewillprobablypointtothecrime-scenevideo,withitsfrequentstopsandstarts,andtoallegedflawsinthe(24)____—forexample,whenafemaleinvestigatorreachesdownwithtweezerstopluckahair(25)____offtheblood-stainedduvet,herownlonghairdanglesdown(26)____her.
(27)____,backinSeattle,Knox'ssupporterswillbefollowingallthisfromafar.Andobservingabittermilestone:
thisweekend,Knox'stestimony(28)____withwhatwouldhavebeenhercollegegraduation.Herformerclassmates"are(29)____theirlives,"Bremnersays,"andshe's(30)____injail."
TEXT2
(affectionconsistentidentitymarcultivateconditioncrackdownwoecoherencedictatormodelsamemorelittleclamppragmatismcapitalismargueprivilegeclicknotablelikelyslapcaptureallydowngradescrapsectortraditionallypretense)
Onarecentcover,weeklyFrenchnewsmagazineLePointfeaturedaphotoofaconfounded-lookingPresidentNicolasSarkozyinaheavyrainstormwithaheadlinethatreadwhat'shappeningtohim?
Boththeimageandthequestion
(1)____Sarkozy'stransformationfromaleaderwhocoulddonowrongtoonewhoseeverymoveseemstoinciteoppositionorcontroversy—evenamong
(2)____.ManyoftheFrenchPresident's(3)____existbecausevotersareconfusedaboutwhathestandsfor.Hisdecisionsseemtocontradicteachother,theycomplain,andhispoliciesareoftenideologicallyschizophrenic."Forthefirsttwoyearsofhispresidency,SarkozyconvincedFrenchpublicopinionthatallhehadtodowasannouncereformforittobeasgoodasdone—thathiswordanddesiredresultswereoneandthe(4)____,"saysDenisMuzet,presidentofMédiascopie,apublic-opinionresearchinstituteinParis."SincelastJanuary,however,peoplehavenotonlybeguncomplainingit'sallgesticulationwith(5)____realresult,butthatthereformsthemselvesareclashinginnature,illegibleincontent,andoftenharmfulinwhattheyachieve.Theyseenoideological(6)____inSarkozy'sreformorleadership."Whichmeansthatthemoresalientquestionmightactuallybe:
WhoisNicolasSarkozy?
IshethemanelectedPresidentinMay2007,whoimmediatelysetouttolowerincometaxes,(7)____France's35-hourworkweek,revokespecialretirement(8)____forpublic-transportworkers,andharangueemployeesto"work(9)____toearnmore"?
Orishetheleaderwhointhepastyearhas(10)____downgreedybankers,fumedatU.S.andBritishresistancetoFrenchplansforstrictnewregulationsoftheglobalfinance(11)____,andpreachedthegospelof"moralizing(12)____"?
Ishetheman,asonofaHungarianimmigrant,who,newlyelected,challengedFrench(13)____ofcolor-blindégalitéby(14)____forAmerican-styleaffirmativeaction?
Orishetheleaderwho,facingcriticalregionalelectionsnextMarch,hasbegunopenlycourtingvotersoftheextreme-rightNationalFrontwitha(15)____onillegalaliensandadivisivenationaldebateonimmigrationandFrench(16)____?
Allpoliticianscontradictthemselves,ofcourse.It'salmostimpossibletoremainperfectly(17)____andideologicallypureunderthewatchfulgazeofthemedia—especiallyinanagewhenconflictingstatementsarejusta(18)___onYouTubeaway.ButSarkozy'sslipperinessis(19)____becausehispoliticalsuccesshasbeenbuiltaroundhisreputationasastraighttalkerandsomeonewhoactsratherthanbloviates.Nowmanyvoters—andevensomeofhisformerallies—arequestioningthePresidenttheythoughttheyknew."ThisisclassicSarkozy:
claimingthatadaptableprinciplesandawillingnesstotakeanystand(20)____toreinforcehisownpoliticalinterestsareinfactproofof(21)____andopennesstoallviews,"saysaformeradvisertoconservativepoliticians,whospokeon(22)____ofanonymity."Zeroconvictionandfidelity—excepttohimself."
Takeinternationalaffairs.Duringthefirstyearofhispresidency,Sarkozy'sfrostyrelationshipwithGermanChancellorAngelaMerkelledhimto(23)____theFranco-Germanrelationshipthathas(24)____beencentraltoFrenchpolicyinEuropeandinstead(25)____closertieswiththeU.K.ButinApril,aheadoftheG-20summitinLondon,theFrenchleaderrushedbacktoMerkelontheissueoftougherinternationalregulationoffinancialmarkets,andhassinceencouragedatighterrelationshipwithBerlin.Lastweek,SarkozyevenstartedapublicfightwithBritishChancellorAlistairDarlingbybraggingthattheappointmentofaFrenchofficialtooverseeE.U.regulationoffinancialmarketswasbotha"victoryoftheEuropean(26)____,whichhasnothingtodowiththeexcessesoffinancialcapitalism,"andachanceto"(27)____downontheCity[London'sfinancialhub]"—athreatDarlingdescribedas"self-defeating"and"arecipeforconfusion."
Sarkozy'searlyidolizationofU.S.PresidentBarackObamahaslikewisegivenwaytobitterdisappointmentovertheAmerican'sslow,consensualmethodofreform—andhisrefusaltoreturnSarkozy'spublicdisplaysof(28)____.
There'salsothepeskyissueofhumanrights.SarkozypledgedtoplacehumanrightsatthetopofhislistofrequirementsfordiplomaticpartnersbeforehewaselectedbutthatquicklygavewaytoanembraceofleaderslikeMuammarGaddafifromLibyaandBasharal-AssadfromS