Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word
Millions of Americans and foreigners see G.I. Joe as a mindless war toy, the symbol of American military adventurism, but that's not how it used to be. To the men and women who ___1___ in World War II and the people they liberated, the G.I. was the ___2___ man grown into hero, the poor farm kid torn away from his home, the guy who ___3___ all the burdens of battle, who slept in cold foxholes, who went without the ___4___ of food and shelter, who stuck it out and drove back the Nazi reign of murder. This was not a volunteer soldier, not someone well paid, ___5___ an average guy, up ___6___ the best trained, best equipped, fiercest, most brutal enemies seen in centuries.
数百万美国人和外国人将 G.I. Joe 视为无脑的战争玩具，美国军事冒险主义的象征，但过去并非如此。对于在第二次世界大战中服役的男女士兵以及他们解放的人民来说，G.I. 是成长为英雄的普通人，是被从家园撕离的贫穷农家孩子，是承受所有战斗负担的人，睡在冰冷的战壕中，缺乏食物和住所等必需品，坚持到底并击退了纳粹的杀戮统治。这不是志愿兵，也不是高薪人员，而是一个普通人，面对几个世纪以来训练最好、装备最精良、最凶猛、最残暴的敌人。
His name isn't much. G.I. is just a military abbreviation ___7___ Government Issue, and it was on all of the articles ___8___ to soldiers. And Joe? A common name for a guy who never ___9___ it to the top. Joe Blow, Joe Palooka, Joe Magrac...a working class name. The United States has ___10___ had a president or vice-president or secretary of state Joe.
他的名字并不响亮。G.I. 只是一个军事缩写，意思是“政府配发物品”，它出现在所有分发给士兵的物品上。而 Joe 呢？一个从未登顶的普通人的名字。Joe Blow、Joe Palooka、Joe Magrac...一个工人阶级的名字。美国从未有过名为 Joe 的总统、副总统或国务卿。
G.I. Joe had a ___11___ career fighting German, Japanese, and Korean troops. He appears as a character, or a ___12___ of American personalities, in the 1945 movie The Story of G.I. Joe, based on the last days of war correspondent Ernie Pyle. Some of the soldiers Pyle ___13___ portrayed themselves in the film. Pyle was famous for covering the ___14___ side of the war, writing about the dirt-snow-and-mud soldiers, not how many miles were ___15___ or what towns were captured or liberated. His reports ___16___ the "Willie" cartoons of famed Stars and Stripes artist Bill Maulden. Both men ___17___ the dirt and exhaustion of war, the ___18___ of civilization that the soldiers shared with each other and the civilians: coffee, tobacco, whiskey, shelter, sleep. ___19___ Egypt, France, and a dozen more countries, G.I. Joe was any American soldier, ___20___ the most important person in their lives.
G.I. Joe 在与德国、日本和韩国部队的战斗中有着辉煌的生涯。他作为一个角色，或一组美国人物，出现在 1945 年的电影《G.I. Joe 的故事》中，该片基于战地记者 Ernie Pyle 的最后日子。一些 Pyle 采访的士兵在影片中扮演了自己。Pyle 以报道战争中人性的一面而闻名，他描写的是沾满泥土、积雪和泥泞的士兵，而不是推进了多少英里或占领或解放了多少城镇。他的报道与著名的《星条旗报》艺术家 Bill Maulden 的“Willie”漫画相类似。两人都强调了战争的肮脏和疲惫，士兵之间以及与平民共享的文明碎片：咖啡、烟草、威士忌、住所、睡眠。对于埃及、法国和十几个其他国家来说，G.I. Joe 是任何一个美国士兵，但恰恰相反，是他们生活中最重要的人。
逐题答案与解析
1.
A) served
B) performed
C) rebelled
D) betrayed
答案 A
解析搭配：the men and women who served in World War II（在二战中服役的男女），served in表示在军队服役。performed表演、rebelled反叛、betrayed背叛均不符合参战语境。
2.
A) actual
B) common
C) special
D) normal
答案 B
解析语义逻辑：the common man grown into hero（普通人成长为英雄），G.I.代表的是普通人的英雄主义。common man是固定搭配，指普通人。actual实际的、special特殊的、normal正常的均不如common准确体现G.I. Joe的平民英雄形象。
3.
A) loaded
B) eased
C) removed
D) bore
答案 D
解析搭配与语义：bore all the burdens of battle（承受了所有战斗的重担），bore是bear的过去式，意为承担。loaded装载、eased缓解、removed移除均与承受重担的语境不符。
4.
A) necessities
B) facilities
C) commodities
D) properties
答案 A
解析搭配：the necessities of food and shelter（食物和住所的必需品），necessities意为必需品。facilities设施、commodities商品、properties财产均不如necessities准确表达生存所需。
5.
A) and
B) nor
C) but
D) hence
答案 C
解析逻辑连词：not someone well paid, but an average guy（不是高薪的人，而是一个普通人），but表示转折对比，与前面的not形成not...but...结构。and并列、nor也不、hence因此均不符合转折逻辑。
6.
A) for
B) into
C) from
D) against
答案 D
解析搭配：up against the best trained enemies（面对训练最有素的敌人），up against意为面对、对抗。for为了、into进入、from来自均不搭配。
7.
A) implying
B) meaning
C) symbolizing
D) claiming
答案 B
解析语义搭配：abbreviation meaning Government Issue（缩写意为政府发放），meaning表示意思是。implying暗示、symbolizing象征、claiming声称均不如meaning准确表达缩写的含义。
8.
A) handed out
B) turned over
C) brought back
D) passed down
答案 A
解析搭配：articles handed out to soldiers（发放给士兵的物品），handed out意为分发、发放。turned over移交、brought back带回、passed down传下均不如handed out准确。
9.
A) pushed
B) got
C) made
D) managed
答案 B
解析搭配：a guy who never got it to the top（一个从未到达顶峰的人），get to the top是固定搭配，意为获得成功。pushed推、made使、managed设法均不如got自然搭配。
10.
A) ever
B) never
C) either
D) neither
答案 B
解析语义逻辑：The United States has never had a president or vice-president or secretary of state Joe（美国从未有过名叫Joe的总统、副总统或国务卿），never强调从未有过。ever曾经、either也、neither都不符合否定强调。
解析语义搭配：a collection of American personalities（美国人性格特征的集合），collection意为集合、汇集。company公司、community社区、colony殖民地均不如collection准确。
13.
A) employed
B) appointed
C) interviewed
D) questioned
答案 C
解析语义搭配：Some of the soldiers Pyle interviewed portrayed themselves（派尔采访的一些士兵在电影中扮演了自己），interviewed意为采访。employed雇佣、appointed任命、questioned质询均不如interviewed准确体现战地记者的工作。
14.
A) human
B) military
C) political
D) ethical
答案 A
解析语义搭配：covering the human side of the war（报道战争中的人性面），human side指人性的一面。military军事的、political政治的、ethical伦理的均不如human准确体现派尔关注普通士兵的视角。
15.
A) ruined
B) commuted
C) patrolled
D) gained
答案 D
解析搭配与语义：how many miles were gained（推进了多少英里），gained意为获得、推进。ruined摧毁、commuted通勤、patrolled巡逻均不符合军事推进的语境。
16.
A) paralleled
B) counteracted
C) duplicated
D) contradicted
答案 A
解析语义搭配：His reports paralleled the Willie cartoons（他的报道与威利漫画相呼应），paralleled意为与...平行、相呼应。counteracted抵消、duplicated复制、contradicted矛盾均不如paralleled准确。
17.
A) neglected
B) emphasized
C) avoided
D) admired
答案 B
解析语义逻辑：Both men emphasized the dirt and exhaustion of war（两人都强调了战争的泥泞与疲惫），emphasized意为强调。neglected忽视、avoided避免、admired钦佩均不如emphasized准确体现两人关注战争苦难的立场。
18.
A) stages
B) illusions
C) fragments
D) advances
答案 C
解析语义搭配：the fragments of civilization（文明的碎片），fragments意为碎片，与士兵之间分享的咖啡、烟草等构成文明的小片段呼应。stages阶段、illusions幻觉、advances进步均不如fragments准确。
19.
A) With
B) To
C) Among
D) Beyond
答案 B
解析搭配：To Egypt, France, and a dozen more countries（对埃及、法国和十几个其他国家来说），To表示对...而言。With与、Among在...之中、Beyond超越均不如To准确表达对某国而言的含义。
20.
A) on the contrary
B) by this means
C) from the outset
D) at that point
答案 A
解析逻辑语义：G.I. Joe was any American soldier, on the contrary the most important person in their lives（G.I. Joe是任何一个美国士兵，恰恰是这些人生命中最重要的人）。on the contrary表示恰恰相反，突出普通士兵对当地人来说是最重要的。by this means通过这种方式、from the outset从一开始、at that point在那时均不符合转折强调的逻辑。