2011年考研英语模拟试题及答案详细解析(2)

　　Directions：Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A， B， C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

　　All Sumerian cities recognized a number of gods in common， including the sky god， the lord of storms， and the morning and evening star.__1__the Sumerian worshipped the goddess of fertility， love， and war， she was evidently lower__2__status than the male gods， indicating that in a more urbanized society the__3__that the peoples of previous times had paid to the earth mother goddess had__4__. The gods seemed hopelessly violent and __5__， and one‘s life a period of slavery at their easy will. The epic poem The Creation emphasizes that__6__were created to enable the gods to__7__ up working. Each city moreover had its own god， who was considered to__8__ the temple literally and who was in theory the owner of all property within the city.__9__the priests who interpreted the will of the god and controlled the__10__ of the economic produce of the city were favored__11__ their supernatural and material functions __12__. When， after 3，000 B. C.， growing warfare among the cities made military leadership__13__， the head of the army who became king assumed a(n)__14__position between the god， whose agent he was， and the priestly class， whom he had both to use and to __15__. Thus king and priests represented the upper class in a hierarchical society.__16__them were the scribes， the secular attendants of the temple， who__17__every aspect of the city’s economic life and who developed a rough judicial system.__18__the temple officials， society was divided among an elite or__19__ group of large landowners and military leaders; a mixed group of merchants， artisans， and craftsmen， free peasants who__20__ the majority of the population; and slaves.

　　1. [A] Unless [B] As [C] Lest [D] Although

　　2. [A] on [B] in [C] with [D] about

　　3. [A] worship [B] reverence [C] admiration [D] gratitude

　　4. [A] vanished [B] recovered [C] declined [D] attained

　　5. [A] unpredictable[B] unforgivable[C] unlimited [D] unlikely

　　6. [A] creatures [B] animals [C] men [D] mortals

　　7. [A] use [B] turn [C] give [D] back

　　8. [A] inhabit [B] live [C] reside [D] lodge

　　9. [A] Hence [B] Thereafter [C] Somehow [D] Incidentally

　　10. [A] introduction[B] transaction [C] distribution[D] provision

　　11. [A] as [B] for [C] under [D] of

　　12. [A] along [B] anyway [C] afterwards [D] alike

　　13. [A] additional [B] vital [C] singular [D] exceptional

　　14. [A] alternative [B] secondary [C] intermediate[D] fundamental

　　15. [A] pacify [B] tempt [C] suppress [D] manipulate

　　16. [A] Beside [B] Beyond [C] Below [D] Before

　　17. [A] supervised [B] held [C] managed [D] presided

　　18. [A] Around [B] Under [C] Above [D] Outside

　　19. [A] leading [B] noble [C] controlling [D] principal

　　20. [A] consist [B] compose [C] compile [D] consume