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问题     A recent poll indicated that half the teenagers in the United States believe that communication between them and their parents is【1】and further that one of the prime causes of this gap is【2】listening behavior. As a(an)【3】in point, one parent believed that her daughter had a severe【4】problem. She was so【5】that she took her to an audiologist to have her ear tested. The audiologist carefully tested both ears and reported back to the parent:"There’s nothing wrong with her hearing. She’s just【6】you out. "
    A leading cause of the【7】divorce rate (more than half of all marriages end in divorce) is the failure of husbands and wives to【8】effectively. They don’t listen to each other. Neither person【9】to the actual message sent by the other.
    In【10】fashion, political scientists report that a growing number of people believe that their elected and【11】officials are out of【12】with the constituents they are supposedly【13】Why? Because they don’t believe that they listen to them.  In fact, it seems that sometimes our politicians don’t even listen to themselves.  The following is a true story: At a national【14】conference held in Albuquerque some years ago, then Senator Joseph Montoya was【15】a copy of a press release by a press aide shortly before he got up before the audience to【16】a speech. When he rose to speak,【17】the horror of the press aide and the【18】of his audience, Montoya began reading the press release, not his speech. He began, "For immediate release. Senator Joseph M. Montoya, Democrat of New Mexico, last night told the National... " Montoya read the entire six page release,【19】with the statement that he "was repeatedly【20】by applause. "  

选项 A、disrupted
B、interfered
C、interrupted
D、stopped

答案C

解析 空格处填入的动词被动式应表达掌声对参议员讲话的影响。A、C两选项都有“中断”的意思,但disrupt意为to prevent something from continuing in its usual way by causing problems,常指不好事件的发生,如:Traffic was disrupted by floods(交通因洪水而中断),不合文意;interrupt指to stop someone from continuing what they are saying or doing by suddenly speaking to them,making a noise etc,符合文意。
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