单选题
5.A Tree Dweller Noah Rose, 29, is living in a tree house to protest about a new road ____1____ the local council is planning to build. “Sometimes you can get a bit bored of ____2____ in a tree house. I mean, you don’t have any of the basic things that you’re used to. I’m here because I really feel that this road should not be ____3____. It will just add to pollution and ____4____ some beautiful countryside. I know we’ll succeed ____5____ the end– I’m sure we can beat the Department of Transport. Who needs more roads anyway?” A Squatter Nancy Barrett, 23, lives in a squat in New Cross Road. The police want to evict her and other squatters from the houses in the area. “We have tied ourselves ____6____ the house, so the police can’t move us out. They’ve got no right. This house has been empty ____7____ years and nobody owns it. We live here peacefully and don’t do any ____8____ to anyone. We don’t believe ____9____ capitalism or consumerism, and that’s why this protest is important. A home is a home and you shouldn’t have to be grateful to the banks for that. ____10____happens, I know we’ll have to leave in the end. It’s depressing but that’s how it is – the police always win.”
A
in
B
for
C
by
答案解析
正确答案:B
解析:
这是一道典型的完形填空或语法选择题。虽然题目给出了三个选项 A. in, B. for, C. by,且最终答案指向 **B**,但我们需要结合具体的空缺位置来分析。
观察全文,第 **2** 空所在的句子是:“Sometimes you can get a bit bored of ____2____ in a tree house.”
这里考查的是固定搭配和介词用法。
### 详细解析
**1. 定位考点**
题目要求从 A. in, B. for, C. by 中选出正确答案。根据给出的答案 **B (for)**,我们需要在文中找到适用 `for` 的语境,或者判断这道题是否针对某个特定空缺(通常这类单选题是针对文中某一个特定语法点的考察,或者是原题有多道题,这里只展示了其中一道及其选项)。
然而,仔细审视文中所有空缺:
* **空1**: ...road ____1____ the local council... (定语从句,缺关系代词 that/which,或者介词+which,此处选项不符)
* **空2**: ...bored of ____2____ in a tree house. (be bored of doing sth. 或 be bored with sth.。如果填名词/动名词,不需要介词 for/in/by 直接跟在 of 后面作宾语的核心词,除非是 "bored of staying"。但若考查短语 `be bored with`,选项里没有 with。若考查 `wait for` 等也不通。)
* **空3**: ...should not be ____3____. (被动语态,built? 选项不符)
* **空4**: ...and ____4____ some beautiful countryside. (动词,destroy? 选项不符)
* **空5**: ...succeed ____5____ the end. (固定搭配 **in the end**) -> 这里应该选 **A. in**。
* **空6**: ...tied ourselves ____6____ the house... (固定搭配 **tie ... to ...**,选项里没有 to)
* **空7**: ...empty ____7____ years... (时间段前用 **for**) -> 这里应该选 **B. for**。
* **空8**: ...do any ____8____ to anyone. (harm? 选项不符)
* **空9**: ...believe ____9____ capitalism... (固定搭配 **believe in**) -> 这里应该选 **A. in**。
* **空10**: ____10____ happens... (Whatever happens? 选项不符)
**重新评估题目意图:**
通常这类试题是一组题(例如 1-10 题),每个空有各自的选项。但用户只给出了一组选项 A/B/C 和一个答案 B。
如果这是一道**单独的题目**,且答案是 **B (for)**,那么它最可能对应的是 **第 7 空**。
**第 7 空分析:**
> 原文:"This house has been empty ____7____ years..."
> 译文:“这所房子已经空置____年了……”
* **语法点**:现在完成时(has been) + 时间段。
* **规则**:在英语中,表示持续的一段时间(如 years, months, days),前面通常使用介词 **for**。
* `for + 时间段`:表示动作或状态持续了多久。
* `since + 时间点`:表示从某个具体时间点开始。
* **选项对比**:
* A. in:通常用于 "in + 年份/月份"(在某年/月)或 "in + 一段时间"(在...之后,常用于将来时)。此处表示“已经空置了多年”,强调持续长度,不用 in。
* **B. for**:正确。`for years` 意为“多年以来”,符合语境和时态要求。
* C. by:通常表示“截止到...”或“通过...方式”,不用于表示持续的时间长度。
**其他可能涉及介词的空缺验证(排除法):**
* 如果题目问的是 **第 5 空** ("succeed ____ the end"),答案应为 **in** (in the end 最后)。
* 如果题目问的是 **第 9 空** ("believe ____ capitalism"),答案应为 **in** (believe in 信仰/信奉)。
鉴于给出的标准答案是 **B**,且文中只有 **第 7 空** 完美契合介词 **for** 的用法(`for years`),可以推断这道题是针对 **第 7 空** 的提问。
### 结论
**正确选项:B. for**
**解析核心:**
本题考查介词与时间段的搭配。句中 "This house has been empty ____ years" 使用了现在完成时,表示状态从过去持续到现在。在英语中,**for** 后接一段时间(years),用来表示动作或状态持续的时长。因此填 **for**。
* **A. in**:常接年份、月份或季节,或表示“在...之内/之后”,不符合此处“持续多年”的语境。
* **C. by**:常表示“不迟于”或“通过”,不接时间段表示持续长度。
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