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【活动教室】
Passage 3.
Civil Liberties
The term civil liberties refer to the “freedoms that individuals 1) and governments cannot invade”. These rights include a persons freedom of speech and religion.
Nothing venture, nothing gain.
不入虎穴,焉得虎子。Civil rights refer to the “powers and privileges that belong to us by virtue of our status as citizens”. Examples of civil rights include a persons right to vote and to equal treatment under the law. The terms civil liberties and civil rights are 2) in that they are critical factors in creating a democratic society. Because we are 3) these liberties and rights, we are in turn able to keep this democratic society in existence. Civil liberties and rights 4) in how they need to be protected. Civil liberties need protection from the government. They have to be 5) so that the government cannot invade them and take them away from any individual. Civil rights, on the other hand, need 6) by the government so that they are not infringed upon by others. Civil liberties are basic freedoms granted to 7) in the Bill of Rights. Civil rights are constitutional guarantees, which mean they are granted to individuals with the body of the Constitution in the form of amendments. Many civil rights were granted after the Constitution was written, but civil liberties were included in the Constitution since their 8) in the Bill of Rights in 1791.
答案与解析:
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答案〖〗enjoy解析〖〗本词意思是:享有,享受……的乐趣。接名词或动名词作宾语,如:He enjoys many privileges.他享有很多特权。此处缺少一个对“公民自由”一词进行解释的动词,自由是人的重要权力,因此用“享受”“享有”来搭配这种权力是很恰当的。2.
答案〖〗alike解析〖〗本词意思是:同样的,相似的,常作表语,如:Friends are generally alike in background and tastes.一般来说朋友的经历和品位都是相像的。在这段中提到了一个概念——公民权利,通过对“公民自由”与“公民权利”这两个词的解释,及后半句中的提示可知,两词在创利民主社会方面意义及作用相似,故选用alike。3.
Once bit, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。答案〖〗guaranteed解析〖〗本词意思是:确保,保证。由句意可推测这是由于公民权利与公民自由的切实保证,才使得我们反过来能够保证民主社会的存在。guarantee有“提供担保”,“保证”之意,如:This insurance guarantees you against loss.这种保险保你不受损失。4.
答案〖〗differ解析〖〗本词意思是:不一致,不同。从空格后面“Civil rights, on the other hand,”可判断在评述两种概念的保护问题上存在不同之处,因此使用不及物动词differ,且与in搭配成词组differ in指“在……方面不同”,如:Customs differ in different countries.各国风俗不同。5.
答案〖〗secure解析〖〗本词意思是:安全可靠的,无忧的,确定的,如:Here in this fortress were secure from attack.在这个要塞中,我们没有受攻击的危险。根据句意分析,若想不让政府侵犯并收回公民的公民权与自由,就必须保证这两者的安全性,可靠性。6.
答案〖〗protection解析〖〗本词意思是:保护。首先可根据空格前后的单词判断出这里缺少一个名词,再根据上面刚刚提到的与之比较的关于公民自由的保护的陈述我们可推断出这里反反复复一直在强调“保护”,所以使用protect的名词形式:protection。7.
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