历年专四完形填空及答案

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专四真题参考答案：完型填空部分

专四真题参考答案：完型填空部分“Congratulations, Mr. Jones, it’s a girl.”Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and bring forth a different response from every man who hears these words. Some feel proud when they receive the news, while others worry, wondering whether they will be good father. Although there are some men who like children and may have had considerable experience with them, others do not particularly care for children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time. For other couples, pregnancy was an accident that both husband and wife have accepted willingly or unwillingly.Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child, it is obvious that the shift from the role of husband to that of father is a difficult task. Yet, unfortunately, few attempts have been made to educate fathers in this resocialization process. Although numerous books have been written about American mothers, only recently has literature focused on the role of a father.It is argued by some writers that the transition to the father’s role, although difficult, is not nearly as great as the transition the wife must make to the mother’s role. The mother’s role seems to require a co mplete transformation in daily routine and highly innovative adaptation, however, the father’s role is less demanding and immediate.。

英语专业四级考试历年完形填空题答案

短文大意：这篇文章介绍了气体与液体的特性及相关理论。

26．答案：B【试题分析】本题考查对固定搭配的掌握。

【详细解答】under与condition搭配，表示“在……条件或状况下”；on与condition搭配，表示“在……条件下”；in与condition构成习惯短语，表示“身体状况良好”，而be out of condition”则表示“身体状况不好”。

这里是说“在地球表面通常的温度和压强条件下……”，故选项B为正确答案。

27．答案：A【试题分析】本题为语法题，考查对句子结构的理解。

【详细解答】由于所填词前有and这一并列连词，这里缺少一个谓语与前面的“can be”并列。

谓语动词fill意思是“使……充满”，具有使动意义，其后直接跟宾语，故选项A是正确答案。

28．答案：B【试题分析】本题为动词词义辨析题。

【详细解答】intend意为“打算，意图”，主语通常是人；tend意为“有……倾向”，后接不定式，主语可以是人也可以是物；incline意为“使(某人)倾向于，使(某人)有意思(做某事)”，常用于被动语态be inclined to；contend意为“争夺；争辩”。

这里是说“但（气体）往往会扩散到任何可能的空间”，故选项B为正确答案。

29．答案：D【试题分析】本题为语法题，考查连词的用法。

【详细解答】however表转折意为“然而”；nevertheless也表转折，意为“然而”；so表结果，但常放于句首; therefore表结果，意为“因此，所以”。

这里是说气体容易扩散，所以必须保存在密闭的容器里。

因此此处需要一个表结果关系的连词，故选项D为正确答案。

30．答案：B【试题分析】本题考查对固定搭配的掌握。

【详细解答】in the event of表示“如果发生……，万一……”；in the case of表示“在……的情况下，就……而言”; with a view of或者with a view to，意思是“以……为目的；为……起见”；with reference to意思是“关于”。

专四20篇完形填空专项训练(附答案)

1．Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps __1__ the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard, __2__ reading material and giving out__3 __. The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and __4__ what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture __5__ notes which do not catch the main points and __6__ become hard even for the __7__ to understand. Most institutions provide courses which __8__ new students to develop the skills they need to be __9__ listeners and note-takers.__10__ these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills guides which __11__ learners to practice these skills __12__ . In all cases it is important to __13__ the problem __14__ actually starting your studies. It is important to __15__ that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills __16__ in college study. One way of __17__ these difficulties is to attend the language and study-Another basic __19__ is to find a study partner __20__ it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.1.A.extending B.illustrating C.performing D.conducting2.A.attributing B.contributing C.distributing D.explaining3.A.assignments rmation C.content D.definition4.A.suspects B.understands C.wonders D.convinces5.A.without B.with C.on D.except6.A.what B.those C.as D.which7.A.teachers B.classmates C.partners D.students8.A.prevent B.require C.assist D.forbid9.A.effective B.passive C.relative D.expressive10.A.Because B.Though C.Whether D.If11.A.enable B.stimulate C.advocate D.prevent12.A.independently B.repeatedly C.logically D.generally13.A.evaluate B.acquaint C.tackle D.formulate14.A.before B.after C.while D.for15.A.predict B.acknowledge C.argue D.ignore16.A.to require B.required C.requiring D.are required17.A.preventing B.withstanding C.sustaining D.overcoming18.A.average B.ordinary C.normal D.academic19.A.statement B.strategy C.situation D.suggestion20.A.in that B.for which C.with whom D.such as1.【答案】 B【解析】将第1，2，3题通盘考虑。

专业四级完形填空练习题及答案

专业四级完形填空练习题及答案More and more students want to study in hot majors. 1 a result, many students want to 2 their interests and study in these 3 such as foreign languages, international business and law, etc.Fewer and fewer students choose scientific majors, 4 maths, physics and biology, and art majors, 5 history, Chinese and philosophy1. 6 students can study in these hot majors, because the number of these hot majors 7 limited.If one 8 interest in his work or study, 9 can he do well? I 10 this from one of my classmates.He is 11 the countryside.His parents are farmers.Though he 12 biology, he chose international business .He 13 to live a life which is different 14 of his parents.In the end, he found he 15 in doing business.He found all the subjects to be 16 . 17 this wouldn t have happened if he had chosen his major according2 to his own interests. Choosing a major in university 18 decide one s whole life.Majors 19 are not hot today may become the hot major of tomorrow. Choosing your major according to your own 20 is the bestway to succeed.1.A.Being B.For C.Having D.As2.A.give up B.appear C.give D.master3.A.place B.room C.areas D.space4.A.for example B.much as C.and so on D.as a result5.A.even B.like C.just D.or6.A.Only a few B.Quite a few C.Perhaps D.Many7.A.is B.are C.would be D.have been8.A.had no B.had C.has no D.has9.A.why B.and what C.how D.and how10.A.suggested B.guessed C.searched D.learned311.A.out of B.off C.in D.from12.A.studied B.likes C.learns D.succeeds to study13.A.wants B.doesn t want C.enjoys D.doesn t like14.A.from which B.from that C.for which D.for that15.A.was interested B.was clever C.was not interested D.was not clever16.A.lovely B.rare4 C.obvious D.tiresome517.A.So B.Then C.Just then D.Maybe18.A.can B.does not C.probably D.perhaps not to19.A.on which B.in which C.which D.which20.A.interests B.experience C.mind D.heartCloze 1.【答案】D【解析】as a result表示结果(是) 。

历年英语四级完形填空真题及参考答案

历年英语四级完形填空真题及参考答案1. Part V Cloze (15 minutes)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

The term e-commerce refers to all commercial transactions conducted over the Internet, including transactions by consumers and business-to-business transactions. Conceptually, e-commerce does not __67__ from well-known commercial offerings such as banking by phone, "mail order" catalogs, or sending a purchase order to supplier __68__ fax.E-commerce follows the same model __69__ in other business transactions; the difference __70__ in the details.To a consumer, the most visible form of e-commerce consists __71__ online ordering. A customer begins with a catalog of possible items, __72__ an item, arranges a form of payment, and __73__ an order. Instead of a physical catalog, e-commerce arranges for catalogs to be __74__ on the Internet. Instead of sending an order on paper or by telephone, e-commerce arranges for orders to be sent __75__ a computer network. Finally, instead of sending a paper representation of payment such as a check, e-commerce __76__ one to send payment information electronically.In the decade __77__ 1993, e-commerce grew from an __78__ novelty (新奇事物) to a mainstream business influence. In 1993, few __79__ had a web page, and __80__ a handful allowed one to order products or services online. Ten years __81__, both large and small businesses had web pages, and most __82__ users with the opportunity to place an order. __83__, many banks added online access, __84__ online banking and bill paying became __85__. More importantly, the value of goods and services __86__ over the Internet grew dramatically after 1997.67.A) distract B) descend C) differ D) derive68.A) with B) via C) from D) off69.A) appeared B) used C) resorted D) served70.A) situates B) lies C) roots D) locates71.A) on B) of C) for D) to72.A) reflects B) detects C) protects D) selects73.A) sends in B) puts out C) stands for D) carries away74.A) visible B) responsible C) feasible D) sensible75.A) beside B) over C) beyond D) up76.A) appeals B) admits C) advocates D) allows77.A) after B) behind C) until D) toward78.A) optional B) invalid C) occasional D) insignificant79.A) communities B) corps C) corporations D) compounds80.A) largely B) slightly C) solely D) only81.A) lately B) later C) late D) latter82.A) offered B) convinced C) equipped D) provided83.A) Instead B) Nevertheless C) However D) Besides84.A) and B) or C) but D) though85.A) different B) flexible C) widespread D) productive86.A) acquired B) adapted C) practiced D) proceeded参考答案：67. B) differ68. B) via69. B) used70. B) lies71. B) of72. D) selects73. A) sends in74. A) visible75. C) beyond76. D) allows77. B) behind78. D) insignificant79. C) corporations80. D) only81. B) later82. D) provided83. D) besides84. A) and85. C) widespread86. A) acquired2. Part V Cloze (15 minutes)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D] on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

专四20篇完形填空专项训练(附答案)

1．Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps __1__ the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard, __2__ reading material and giving out __3 __. The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and __4__ what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture __5__ notes which do not catch the main points and __6__ become hard even for the __7__ to understand. Most institutions provide courses which __8__ new students to develop the skills they need to be __9__ listeners and note-takers.__10__ these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills guides which __11__ learners to practice these skills __12__ . In all cases it is important to __13__ the problem __14__ actually starting your studies. It is important to __15__ that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills __16__ in college study. One way of __17__ these difficulties is to attend the language and study-skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the __18__ year. Another basic __19__ is to find a study partner __20__ it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.1.A.extending B.illustrating C.performing D.conducting2.A.attributing B.contributing C.distributing D.explaining3.A.assignments rmation C.content D.definition4.A.suspects B.understands C.wonders D.convinces5.A.without B.with C.on D.except6.A.what B.those C.as D.which7.A.teachers B.classmates C.partners D.students8.A.prevent B.require C.assist D.forbid9.A.effective B.passive C.relative D.expressive10.A.Because B.Though C.Whether D.If11.A.enable B.stimulate C.advocate D.prevent12.A.independently B.repeatedly C.logically D.generally13.A.evaluate B.acquaint C.tackle D.formulate14.A.before B.after C.while D.for15.A.predict B.acknowledge C.argue D.ignore16.A.to require B.required C.requiring D.are required17.A.preventing B.withstanding C.sustaining D.overcoming18.A.average B.ordinary C.normal D.academic19.A.statement B.strategy C.situation D.suggestion20.A.in that B.for which C.with whom D.such as1.【答案】B【解析】将第1，2，3题通盘考虑。

英语专业四级完形填空汇总练习(附答案)

TEM-4 Exercise3Cloze TestDirections: There are 6 passages in this part of the exercise. Each passage has 15 blanks. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Passage 1It is well known that teenage boys tend to do better 1)______ math than girls, that male high school students are more likely than their female counterparts 2)______ advanced math courses like calculus, that virtually all the great mathematicians 3)______ men. Are women born with 4)______ mathematical ability? Or does society's sexism slow their progress? In 1980, two Johns Hopkins University researchers tried 5)______ the eternal nature/nurture debate. Julian Stanley and Camilla Benbow 6)______ 10,000 talented seventh and eighth graders between 1972 and 1979. Using the Scholastic Aptitude Test, in which math questions are meant to measure ability rather than knowledge, they discovered 7)______ sex differences. 8)______ the verbal abilities of the males and females 9)______ differed, twice as many boys as girls scored over 500 (on a scale of 200 to 800) on mathematical ability; at the 700 level, the ratio was 14 to 1. The conclusion: males have 10)______ superior mathematical reasoning ability.Benbow and Stanley's findings, 11)______ were published in "Science", disturbed some men and 12)______ women. Now there is comfort for those people in a new study from the University of Chicago that suggests math 13)______ not, after all, a natural male domain. Prof. Zalman Usiskin studied 1,366 tenth graders. They were selected from geometry classes and tested on their ability to solve geometry proofs, a subject requiring 14)______ abstract reasoning and spatial ability. The conclusion 15)______ by Usiskin: there are no sex differences in math ability.1.A. atB. toC. ofD. about2.A. in tacklingB. tacklingC. to tackleD. about tackling3.A. might beB. have beenC. must beD. had beenA. smallerB. lessC. fewerD. not more5.A. to settleB. to setC. settlingD. setting6.A. were testedB. have testedC. were testingD. had tested7.A. distinctB. instinctC. remoteD. vague8.A. SinceB. HoweverC. AsD. While9.A. scarcely notB. virtuallyC. largelyD. hardly10.A. superficiallyB. universallyC. inherentlyD. initially11.A. asB. thatC. whichD. all12.A. fewB. not a fewC. not fewD. quite few13.A. beB. wereC. wasD. is14.A. none ofB. neither ofC. eitherD. both15.A. gotB. gainedC. reachedD. accomplishedPassage 2We all know that a magician does not really depend on "magic" to perform his tricks, but on his ability to act at great speed. 16)______, this does not prevent us from enjoying watching a magician 17)______rabbits from a hat.18)______ the greatest magician of all time was Harry Houdini who died in 1926. Houdini mastered the art of19)______. He could free himself from the tight test knots or the most complicated locks in seconds. 20)______ no one really knows how he did this, there is no doubt 21)______ he had made a close study of every type of lock ever invented. He liked to carry a small steel needle like tool strapped to his leg and he used this in place of a key.Houdini once asked the Chicago police to lock him in prison. They 22)______ him in chains and locked him up, but he freed himself 23)______ an instant. The police 24)______ him of having used a tool and locked him up again . This time he wore no clothes and there were chains round his neck, waist, wrists, and legs; but he again escaped in a few minutes. Houdini had probably hidden his "needle" in a wax like 25)______ and dropped it on the floor in the passage. 26)______ he went past, he stepped on it so that it stuck to the bottom of his foot. His most famous escape, however, was 27)______ astonishing. He was heavily chained up and enclosed in an empty wooden chest, the lid of 28)______ was nailed down. The 29)______ was dropped into the sea in New York harbor. In one minute Houdini had swum to the surface. When the chest was 30)______, it was opened and the chains were found inside.16.A. GenerallyB. HoweverC. PossiblyD. Likewise17.A. to produceB. who producesC. produceD. how to produce18.A. Out of the questionB. ThoughC. ProbablyD. Undoubted19.A. escapingB. lockingC. openingD. dropping20.A. SurprisinglyB. ObviouslyC. PerhapsD. Although21.A. ifB. whetherC. as toD. that22.A. involvedB. closedC. connectedD. bound23.A. atB. byC. inD. for24.A. ridB. chargedC. accusedD. deprived25.A. candleB. mudC. somethingD. substance26.A. AsB. UsuallyC. MaybeD. Then27.A. overallB. all butC. no longerD. altogether28.A. itB. whichC. thatD. him29.A. chestB. bodyC. lidD. chain30.A. brought upB. sunkC. broken apartD. snappedPassage 3Who won the World cup 1998 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play? 31)______ an event takes place, newspapers are on the streets giving the details. Wherever anythinghappens in the world, reporters are on the spot to gather the news. Newspapers have one basic 32)______, to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to 33)______ it. Radio, telegraph, television, and 34)______ inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. 35)______, this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly make use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 36)______ and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are 37)______ and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out into many other fields. Besides keeping readers 38)______ of the latest news, today's newspapers educate and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers' economic choices 39)______ advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very 40)______. Newspapers are sold at a price that 41)______ even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main 42)______ of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The success in selling advertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers. This 43)______ in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends somewhat on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment 44)______ in a newspaper's pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as source of information 45)______ the community, city, country, state, nation and world and even outer space.31.A. Just whenB. WhileC. Soon afterD. Before32.A. reasonB. causeC. problemD. purpose33.A. makeB. publishC. knowD. write34.A. anotherB. otherC. one anotherD. the other35.A. HoweverB. AndC. ThereforeD. So36.A. valueB. ratioC. rateD. speed37.A. spreadB. passedC. printedD. completed38.A. informB. be informedC. to be informedD. informed39.A. onB. throughC. withD. of40.A. formsB. existenceC. contentsD. purpose41.A. tries to coverB. manages to coverC. fails to coverD. succeeds in42.A. sourceB. originC. courseD. finance43.A. measuresB. measuredC. is measuredD. was measured44.A. offeringB. offeredC. which offeredD. to be offered45.A. byB. withC. atD. aboutPassage 4The United States is well known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 46)______ these wide modern roads are generally 47)______ and well maintained, with 48)______ sharp curves and straight sections, a direct route is not always the most 49)______ one. Large highways often pass 50)______ scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally 51)______ large urban centers, which means that they become crowded with 52)______ traffic during rush hours, 53)______ the "fast, direct" route becomes a very slow route.However, there is almost always another route to take 54)______ you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 55)______ new "superhighways", there are often older, 56)______ heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. 57)______ of these are good two lane roads; others are uneven roads curving through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along high 58)______, or down frightening hillside to towns59)______ in deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places60)______the air is clean and scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a chance to get a fresh, clean view of the world.46.A. AlthoughB. SinceC. BecauseD. Therefore47.A. stableB. splendidC. smoothD. complicated48.A. littleB. fewC. muchD. many49.A. terribleB. possibleC. enjoyableD. profitable50.A. toB. intoC. overD. by51.A. leadB. connectC. collectD. communicate52.A. largeB. fastC. highD. heavy53.A. whenB. forC. butD. that54.A. unlessB. ifC. asD. since55.A. relativelyB. regularlyC. respectivelyD. reasonably56.A. andB. lessC. moreD. or57.A. AllB. SeveralC. LotsD. Some58.A. rocksB. cliffsC. roadsD. paths59.A. lyingB. layingC. laidD. lied60.A. thereB. whenC. whichD. wherePassage 5Early Tudor England was to a large extent self-sufficient. Practically all the necessities of life -- food, clothing, fuel and housing -- were produced from native resources by native effort, and it was to 61)______ these primary needs that the great mass of the population labored 62)______ its daily tasks. Production was for the most part organized in innumerable small units. In the country the farm, the hamlet and the village lived on 63)______ they could grow or make for themselves, and 64) ______ the sale of any surplus in the local market town, 65)______ in the towns craftsmen applied themselves to their one-man business, making the boots and shoes, the caps and the cloaks, the 66)______ and harness of townsmen and countrymen 67)______. Once a week town and country would meet to make 68)______ at a market which came 69) ______ realizing the medieval idea of direct contact between producer and 70) ______. This was the traditional economy, which was hardly altered for some centuries, and which set the 71) ______ of work and the standard of life of perhaps nice out of 72) ______ ten English men and women. The work was long and 73)______, and the standard of life achieved was almost 74)______ low. Most Englishmen lied by a diet which was often 75)______ and always monotonous, wore coarse and ill-fitting clothes which harbored dirt undermine, and lived in holes whose squalor would affront the modern slum dweller.61.A. settleB. answerC. satisfyD. fill62.A. atB. inC. onD. with63.A. whichB. whatC. whetherD. where64.A. withB. byC. onD. for65.A. althoughB. whileC. neverthelessD. when66.A. machinesB. apparatusC. equipmentD. implement67.A. similarB. skinC. likeD. alike68.A. exchangeB. bargainD. ride69.A. close atB. adjacent toC. near toD. near-by70.A. consumerB. buyerC. userD. shopper71.A. modelB. formC. patternD. method72.A. everyB. eachC. theD. other73.A. cruelB. hardC. ruthlessD. severe74.A. unimaginativelyB. unimaginablyC. imaginarilyD. unimaginedly75.A. weakB. littleC. meagerD. sparse Passage 6Unlike most sports, which evolved over time from street games, basketball was designed by one man to suit a particular purpose. The man was Dr. James Naismith, and his purpose was to invent a vigorous game that could be played indoors in the winter.In 1891, Naismith was an instructor at a training school, which trained physical education instructors for the YMCAs. That year the school was trying 76)______ up with a physical activity that the men could enjoy 77)______ the football and baseball seasons. None of the standard indoor activities 78)______ their interest for long. Naismith was asked to solve the problem by the school.He first tried to 79)______ some of the popular outdoor sports, but they were all too rough. The men were getting bruised form tackling each other and 80)______ hit with equipment. So, Naismith decided to invent a game that would incorporate the most common elements of outdoor team sports without having the real physical contact.Most popular sports used a ball, so he chose a soccer ball because it was soft and large enough that it 81)______ no equipment, such as a bat or a racket to hit it. Next he decided 82)______ an elevated goal, so that scoring world depend on skill and accuracy rather than on 83)______ only.His goals were two peach baskets, 84)______ to ten-foot-high balconies at each end of the gym. The basic 85)______ of the game was to throw the ball into the basket. Naismith worth rules for the game, 86)______ of which, though with some small changes, are still 87)______ effect.Basketball was an immediate success. The students 88)______ it to their friends and the new sport quickly 89)______ on. Today, basketball is one of the most popular games 90)______ the world.76.A. to have comeB. comingC. comeD. to come77.A. betweenB. duringC. whenD. for78.A. rousedB. heldC. hadD. were79.A. imitateB. adoptC. adaptD. renovateA. beingB. to beC. beenD. were81.A. requestedB. usedC. requiredD. took82.A. onB. toC. ofD. with83.A. powerB. strengthC. forceD. might84.A. fixedB. fixingC. that fixD. which fixed85.A. methodB. ruleC. wayD. idea86.A. fewB. muchC. manyD. little87.A. withB. in88.A. definedB. spreadC. taughtD. discussed89.A. wentB. tookC. putD. caught90.A. ofB. throughoutC. amongD. through1. A2. C3. B4. B5. A6. D7. A8. D9. D10. C11. C12. B13. D14. D15. C16. B17. C18. C19. A20. D21. D22. D25. D26. A27. D28. B29. A30. A31. C32. D33. C34. B35. A36. D37. C38. D39. B40. B41. C42. A43. C44. B45. D46. A47. C48. B49. C50. D51. B52. D53. A54. B55. A56. B57. D58. B59. A60. D61. C64. C65. B66. D67. D68. A69. C70. A71. C72. A73. B74. B75. C76. D77. A78. B79. C80. A81. C82. A83. B84. A85. D86. C87. 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Airplane cockpits, controls, and instrument displays had by then become so individualized that it was no longer feasible to use a generalized trainer to prepare pilots to fly anything (16)_____ the simplest light planes. By the 1950s, the US Air Force was using simulators that precisely (17)_____ the cockpits of its planes. During the early 1960s (18)_____ digital and hybrid computers were adopted, and their speed and flexibility revolutionized simulation systems. Further advances in computer and (19)_____ technology, notably the development of virtual-reality simulation, have made it possible to (20)_____ highly complex real-life conditions.1.A. forB. toC. with2.A. concerningB. concernC. being concernedD. concerned3.A. undertakeB. undergoC. underplayD. underuse4.A. modelsB. modificationsC. modifiersD. modica5.A. manifestationsB. manipulationsC. manifestoesD. maneuvers6.A. yawlingB. yawningC. yawingD. yawping7.A. From then onB. From now onC. By nowD. 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英语专四考试完形填空测试题带答案Knowledge is a measure, but practise is the key to it.以下是店铺为大家搜索整理的英语专四完形填空测试题带答案，希望能给大家带来帮助!更多精彩内容请及时关注我们应届毕业生!Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET. The United States is well-known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. ___1___ these wide modern roads are generally ___2___ and well maintained, with___3___ sharp curves and straight sections, a direct route is not always the most ___4___ one. Large highways often pass ___5___ scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally ___6___ large urban centers, which means that they become crowded with ___7___ traffic during rush hours, ___8___ the “fast, direct” route becomes a very slow route. However, there is almost always another route to take ___9___ you are not in a hurry. Not far from the ___10___ new “superhighways”, there are often older, ___11___ heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. ___12___ of these are good two-lane roads; others are uneven roads curving through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along high ___13___ , or down frightening hillside to towns ___14___ in deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places ___15___ the air is clean and scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a chance to get a fresh, clean view of the world.1. A. Although B. Since C. Because D. Therefore2. A. stable B. splendid C. smooth D. complicated3. A. little B. few C. much D. many4. A. terrible B. possible C. enjoyable D. profitable5. A. to B. into C. over D. by6. A. lead B. connect C. collect D. communicate7. A. large B. fast C. high D. heavy8. A. when B. for C. but D. that9. A. unless B. if C. as D. since10. A. relatively B. regularly C. respectively D. reasonably11. A. and B. less C. more D. or12. A. All B. Several C. Lots D. Some13. A. rocks B. cliffs C. roads D. paths14. A. lying B. laying C. laid D. lied15. A. there B. when C. which D. where参考答案及详解1. A) 此空四个选项都是从属连词，但是它们的属性是不同的，例如：although是表示转折关系的;since，because，therefore是表示原因关系的。

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一四级英语每日练习Passage 1It is well known that teenage boys tend to do better 1)______ math than girls, that male high school students are more likely than their female counterparts 2)______ advanced math courses like calculus, that virtually all the great mathematicians 3)______ men. Are women born with 4)______ mathematical ability? Or does society's sexism slow their progress? In 1980, two Johns Hopkins University researchers tried 5)______ the eternal nature/nurture debate. Julian Stanley and Camilla Benbow 6)______ 10,000 talented seventh and eighth graders between 1972 and 1979. Using the Scholastic Aptitude Test, in which math questions are meant to measure ability rather than knowledge, they discovered 7)______ sex differences. 8)______ the verbal abilities of the males and females 9)______ differed, twice as many boys as girls scored over 500 (on a scale of 200 to 800) on mathematical ability; at the 700 level, the ratio was 14 to 1. The conclusion: males have 10)______ superior mathematical reasoning ability.Benbow and Stanley's findings, 11)______ were published in "Science", disturbed some men and 12)______ women. Now there is comfort for those people in a new study from the University of Chicago that suggests math 13)______ not, after all, a natural male domain. Prof. Zalman Usiskin studied 1,366 tenth graders. They were selected from geometry classes and tested on their ability to solve geometry proofs, a subject requiring 14)______ abstract reasoning and spatial ability.The conclusion 15)______ by Usiskin: there are no sex differences in math ability.1. A. at B. to C. of D. about2. A. in tackling B. tackling C. to tackle D. about tackling3. A. might be B. have been C. must be D. had been4. A. smaller B. less C. fewer D. not more5. A. to settle B. to set C. settling D. setting6. A. were tested B. have tested C. were testing D. had tested7. A. distinct B. instinct C. remote D. vague8. A. Since B. However C. As D. While9. A. scarcely not B. virtually C. largely D. hardly10. A. superficially B. universally C. inherently D. initially11. A. as B. that C. which D. all12. A. few B. not a few C. not few D. quite few13. A. be B. were C. was D. is14. A. none of B. neither of C. either D. both15. A. got B. gained C. reached D. accomplishedPassage 2We all know that a magician does not really depend on "magic" to perform his tricks, but on his ability to act at great speed. 16)______, this does not prevent us from enjoying watching a magician 17)______rabbits from a hat. 18)______ the greatest magician of all time was Harry Houdini who died in 1926. Houdini mastered the art of 19)______. He could free himself from the tight test knots or the most complicated locks in seconds. 20)______ no one really knows how he did this, there is no doubt 21)______ he had made a close study of every type of lock ever invented. He liked to carry a small steel needle like tool strapped to his leg and he used this inplace of a key.Houdini once asked the Chicago police to lock him in prison. They 22)______ him in chains and locked him up, but he freed himself 23)______ an instant. The police 24)______ him of having used a tool and locked him up again . This time he wore no clothes and there were chains round his neck, waist, wrists, and legs; but he again escaped in a few minutes. Houdini had probably hidden his "needle" in a wax like 25)______ and dropped it on the floor in the passage. 26)______ he went past, he stepped on it so that it stuck to the bottom of his foot. His most famous escape, however, was 27)______ astonishing. He was heavily chained up and enclosed in an empty wooden chest, the lid of 28)______ was nailed down. The 29)______ was dropped into the sea in New York harbor. In one minute Houdini had swum to the surface. When the chest was 30)______, it was opened and the chains were found inside.16. A. Generally B. However C. Possibly D. Likewise17. A. to produce B. who produces C. produce D. how to produce18. A. Out of the question B. Though C. Probably D. Undoubted19. A. escaping B. locking C. opening D. dropping20. A. Surprisingly B. Obviously C. Perhaps D. Although21. A. if B. whether C. as to D. that22. A. involved B. closed C. connected D. bound23. A. at B. by C. in D. for24. A. rid B. charged C. accused D. deprived25. A. candle B. mud C. something D. substance26. A. As B. Usually C. Maybe D. Then27. A. overall B. all but C. no longer D. altogether28. A. it B. which C. that D. him29. A. chest B. body C. lid D. chain30. A. brought up B. sunk C. broken apart D. snapped二Passage 3Who won the World cup 1998 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play?31)______ an event takes place, newspapers are on the streets giving the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reporters are on the spot to gather the news. Newspapers have one basic 32)______, to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to 33)______ it. Radio, telegraph, television, and 34)______ inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. 35)______, this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly make use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 36)______ and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are 37)______ and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out into many other fields. Besides keeping readers 38)______ of the latest news, today's newspapers educate and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers' economic choices 39)______ advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very 40)______. Newspapers are sold at a price that 41)______ even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main 42)______ of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The success in selling advertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers. This 43)______ in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends somewhat on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment 44)______ in a newspaper's pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as source of information 45)______ the community, city, country, state, nation and world and even outer space.31. A. Just when B. While C. Soon afterD. Before32. A. reason B. cause C. problemD. purpose33. A. make B. publish C. knowD. write34.A. anotherB. otherC. one anotherD. the other35.A. HoweverB. AndC. ThereforeD. So36.A. valueB. ratioC. rateD. speed37.A. spreadB. passedC. printedD. completed38.A. informB. be informedC. to be informedD. informed39.A. onB. throughC. withD. of40.A. formsB. existenceC. contentsD. purpose41.A. tries to coverB. manages to coverC. fails to coverD. succeeds in42.A. sourceB. originC. courseD. finance43.A. measuresB. measuredC. is measuredD. was measured44.A. offeringB. offeredC. which offeredD. to be offered45.A. byB. withC. atD. aboutPassage 4The United States is well known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 46)______ these wide modern roads are generally 47)______ and well maintained, with 48)______ sharp curves and straight sections, a direct route is not always the most 49)______ one. Large highways often pass 50)______ scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally 51)______ large urban centers, which means that they become crowded with 52)______ trafficduring rush hours, 53)______ the "fast, direct" route becomes a very slow route.However, there is almost always another route to take 54)______ you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 55)______ new "superhighways", there are often older, 56)______ heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. 57)______ of these are good two lane roads; others are uneven roads curving through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along high 58)______, or down frightening hillside to towns 59)______ in deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 60)______the air is clean and scenery is beautiful, and the driver may havea chance to get a fresh, clean view of the world.46.A. AlthoughB. SinceC. BecauseD. Therefore47.A. stableB. splendidC. smoothD. complicated48.A. littleB. fewC. muchD. many49.A. terribleB. possibleC. enjoyableD. profitable50.A. toB. intoC. overD. by51.A. leadB. connectC. collectD. communicate52.A. largeB. fastC. highD. heavy53.A. whenB. forC. butD. that54.A. unlessB. ifC. asD. since55.A. relativelyB. regularlyC. respectivelyD. reasonably56.A. andB. lessC. moreD. or57.A. AllB. SeveralC. LotsD. Some58.A. rocksB. cliffsC. roadsD. paths59.A. lyingB. layingC. laidD. lied60.A. thereB. whenC. whichD. wherePassage 5Early Tudor England was to a large extent self-sufficient. Practically all the necessities of life -- food, clothing, fuel and housing -- were produced from native resources by native effort, and it was to 61)______ these primary needs that the great mass of the population labored 62)______ its daily tasks. Production was for the most part organized in innumerable small units. In the country the farm, the hamlet and the village lived on 63)______ they could grow or make for themselves, and 64) ______ the sale of any surplus in the local market town, 65)______ in the towns craftsmen applied themselves to their one-man business, making the boots and shoes, the caps and the cloaks, the 66)______ and harness of townsmen and countrymen 67)______. Once a week town and country would meet to make 68)______ at a market which came 69) ______ realizing the medieval idea of direct contact between producer and 70) ______. This was the traditional economy, which was hardly altered for some centuries, and which set the 71) ______ of work and the standard of life of perhaps nice out of 72) ______ ten English men and women. The work was long and 73)______, and the standard of life achieved was almost 74)______ low. Most Englishmen lied by a diet which was often 75)______ and always monotonous, wore coarse and ill-fitting clothes which harbored dirt undermine, and lived in holes whose squalor would affront the modern slum dweller.61.A. settleB. answerC. satisfyD. fill62.A. atB. inD. with63.A. whichB. whatC. whetherD. where64.A. withB. byC. onD. for65.A. althoughB. whileC. neverthelessD. when66.A. machinesB. apparatusC. equipmentD. implement67.A. similarB. skinC. likeD. alike68.A. exchangeB. bargainC. dealingD. ride69.A. close atB. adjacent toC. near toD. near-byA. consumerB. buyerC. userD. shopper71.A. modelB. formC. patternD. method72.A. everyB. eachC. theD. other73.A. cruelB. hardC. ruthlessD. severe74.A. unimaginativelyB. unimaginablyC. imaginarilyD. unimaginedly75.A. weakB. littleC. meagerD. sparsePassage 6Unlike most sports, which evolved over time from street games, basketball was designed by one man to suit a particular purpose. The man was Dr. James Naismith, and his purpose was to invent a vigorous game that could be played indoors in the winter.In 1891, Naismith was an instructor at a trainingschool, which trained physical education instructors for the YMCAs. That year the school was trying 76)______ up with a physical activity that the men could enjoy77)______ the football and baseball seasons. None of the standard indoor activities78)______ their interest for long. Naismith was asked to solve the problem by the school.He first tried to 79)______ some of the popular outdoor sports, but they were all too rough. The men were getting bruised form tackling each other and 80)______ hit with equipment. So, Naismith decided to invent a game that would incorporate the most common elements of outdoor team sports without having the real physical contact.Most popular sports used a ball, so he chose a soccer ball because it was soft and large enough that it 81)______ no equipment, such as a bat or a racket to hit it. Next he decided 82)______ an elevated goal, so that scoring world depend on skill and accuracy rather than on 83)______ only.His goals were two peach baskets, 84)______ to ten-foot-high balconies at each end of the gym. The basic 85)______ of the game was to throw the ball into the basket. Naismith worth rules for the game, 86)______ of which, though with some small changes, are still 87)______ effect.Basketball was an immediate success. The students 88)______ it to their friends and the new sport quickly 89)______ on. Today, basketball is one of the most popular games 90)______ the world.76.A. to have comeB. comingC. comeD. to come77.A. betweenB. duringC. whenD. for78.A. rousedB. heldC. hadD. were79.A. imitateC. adaptD. renovate80.A. beingB. to beC. beenD. were81.A. requestedB. usedC. requiredD. took82.A. onB. toC. ofD. with83.A. powerB. strengthC. forceD. might84.A. fixedB. fixingC. that fixD. which fixed85.A. methodB. ruleC. wayD. idea86.A. fewB. muchC. many87.A. withB. inC. onD. for88.A. definedB. spreadC. taughtD. discussed89.A. wentB. tookC. putD. caught90.A. ofB. throughoutC. amongD. through1. A2. C3. B4. B5. A6. D7. A8. D9. D10. C11. C12. B13. D14. D15. C16. B18. C19. A20. D21. D22. D23. C24. C25. D26. A27. D28. B29. A30. A31. C32. D33. C34. B35. A36. D37. C38. D39. B40. B41. C42. A43. C44. B45. D46. A47. C48. B49. C50. D51. B52. D53. A54. B55. A56. B57. D58. B59. A60. D61. C62. A63. B64. C65. B66. D67. D68. A69. C70. A71. C72. A73. B74. B75. C76. D77. A78. B79. C80. A81. C82. A83. B84. A85. D86. C87. B88. C89. B90. B ClozeDecide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Select the correct choice for each blank. Aesthetic thought of a distinctively modern bent emerged during the 18th century. The western philosophers and critics of this time devoted much attention to such matters (1)_____ natural beauty, the sublime, and representation -- a trend reflecting the central position they had given to the philosophy of nature. (2)_____ that time, however, the philosophy of art has become ever more (3)_____ and has begun to (4)_____ the philosophy of nature. Various issues (5)_____ to the philosophy of art have had a (6)_____ impact (7)_____ the orientation of 20th-century aesthetics. (8)_____ among these are problems relating to the theory of art as form and (9)_____ the distinction between representation and expression. Still another far-reaching question has to do with the value of art. Two opposing theoretical positions (10)_____ on this issue: one holds that art and its appreciation are a means to some recognized moral good, (11)_____ the other maintains that art is intrinsically valuable and is an end in itself. Underlying this whole issue is the concept of taste, one of the basic concerns of aesthetics. In recent years there has also been an increasing (12)_____ with art as the prime object of critical judgment. Corresponding to the trend in contemporary aesthetic thought, (13)_____ have followed (14)_____ of two approaches. In one, criticism is restricted to the analysis and interpretation of the work of art. (15)_____, it is devoted to articulating the response to the aesthetic object and to (16)_____ a particular way of perceiving it.Over the years, aesthetics has developed into a broad field of knowledge and inquiry. The concerns of contemporary aesthetics include such (17)_____ problems as the nature of style and its aesthetic significance; the relation of aesthetic judgment to culture; the (18)_____ of a history of art; the (19)_____ of Freudian psychology and other forms of psychological study to criticism; and the place of aesthetic judgment in practical (20)_____ in the conduct of everyday affairs.1.A. forB. asC. toD. with2.A. SinceB. ForC. AsD. In3.A. promotionalB. promissoryC. promiscuousD. prominent4.A. plantB. supplantC. transplantD. replant5.A. centralB. concentratingC. focusingD. centering6.A. markingB. remarkingC. markedD. remarked7.A. onB. forC. inD. to8.A. ForebodyingB. ForemostC. ForethoughtfulD. Foregone9.A. forB. forC. toD. on10.A. have broughtB. have been broughtC. have takenD. have been taken11.A. whereasB. whereinC. whereonD. wherefore12.A. preoccupancyB. preoccupationC. premonitionD. preoption13.A. artistsB. writersC. criticsD. analysts14.A. allB. eitherC. neitherD. none15.A. In the other mannerB. In the other wayC. In anotherD. In the other16.A. justifyB. justifiedC. justifyingD. having justified17.A. diverseB. dividedC. divineD. dividual18.A. vicinityB. viabilityC. villainyD. visibility19.A. relianceB. reliabilityC. reliefD. relevancy20.A. reasonB. reasonablenessC. reasoningD. reasonability1. B2. A3. D4. B5. A6. C7. A8. B9. C10. D11. A12. B13. C14. B15. D16. C17. A18. B19. D20. CClozeDecide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage ifinserted in the corresponding blanks. Select the correct choice for each blank. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment, has been continuously practiced by humans for some 20,000 years. Together with other activities (1)_____ ritualistic in origin but have come to be designated as artistic (such as music or dance), painting was one of the earliest ways in which man (2)_____ to express his own personality and his (3)_____ understanding of an existence beyond the material world. (4)_____ music and dance, however, examples of early forms of painting have survived to the present day. The modern eye can derive aesthetic as well as antiquarian satisfaction (5)_____ the 15,000-year-old cave murals of Lascaux -- some examples (6)_____ to the considerable powers of draftsmanship of these early artists. And painting, like other arts, exhibits universal qualities that (7)_____ for viewers of all nations and civilizations to understand and appreciate.The major (8)_____ examples of early painting anywhere in the world are found in Western Europe and the Soviet Union. But some 5,000 years ago, the areas in which important paintings were executed (9)_____ to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and neighboring regions. (10)_____, Western shared a European cultural tradition -- the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin and, later, the countries of the New World.Western painting is in general distinguished by its concentration (11)_____ the representation of the human (12)_____, whether in the heroic context of antiquity or the religious context of the early Christian and medieval world. The Renaissance (13)_____ this tradition through a (14)_____ examination of the natural world and an investigation of balance, harmony, and perspective in the visible world, linking painting (15)_____ the developing sciences of anatomy and optics. The first real (16)_____ from figurative painting came with the growth of landscape painting in the 17th and 18th centuries. The landscape and figurative traditions developed together in the 19th century in an atmosphere that was increasingly (17)_____ "painterly" qualities of the (18)_____ of light and color and the expressive qualities of paint handling. In the 20th century these interests (19)_____ to the development of a third major tradition in Western painting, abstract painting, which sought to (20)_____ and express the true nature of paint and painting through action and form.1.A. may have beenB. that may haveC. may haveD. that may have been2.A. seekC. seek forD. sought for3.A. emergingB. emergencyC. mergingD. merger4.A. AsB. UnlikeC. LikeD. Since5.A. fromB. toC. intoD. for6.A. ratifyB. testifyC. certifyD. gratify7.A. make easyB. make it easyC. make hardD. make it hard8.A. extinctB. extentC. extantD. exterior9.A. had shiftedB. have shiftedC. shifting10.A. NeverthelessB. MoreoverC. HoweverD. Therefore11.A. toB. inC. onD. for12.A. figureB. shapeC. shadowD. form13.A. extractedB. extendedC. extortedD. extruded14.A. closingB. closeC. closedD. closure15.A. onB. forC. inD. to16.A. breakB. breakageC. breakdownD. breaking17.A. concerned withB. concerningC. concerning withD. concerned for18.A. reactionB. actionC. interactionD. relation19.A. distributedB. attributedC. contributedD. construed20.A. discoverB. uncoverC. recoverD. cover1.D2. B3. A4. B5. A6. B7. B8. C9. D10. D11. C12. A13. B14. B15. D16. A17. A18. C19. C20. BDirections: Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Select the correct choice for each blank.Flight simulator (飞行模拟器) refers to any electronic or mechanical system for training airplane and spacecraft pilots and crew member by simulating flight conditions. The purpose of simulation is not to completely substitute (1)_____ actual flight training but to thoroughly familiarize students with the vehicle (2)_____ before they (3)_____ extensive and possibly dangerous actual flight training. Simulations also is useful for review and for familiarizing pilots with new (4)_____ to existing craft.Two early flight simulators appeared in England within a decade after the first flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright. They were designed to enable pilots to stimulate simple aircraft (5)_____ in three dimensions: nose up or down; left wing high and right low, or vice versa; and (6)_____ to left or right. It took until 1929, however, for a truly effective simulator, the Link Trainer, to appear, devised by Edwin A. Link, a self-educated aviator and inventor from Binghamton, New York. (7)_____, airplane instrumentation had been developed sufficiently to permit "blind" flying on instruments alone, but training pilots to do so involved (8)_____ risk. Link built a model of an airplane cockpit equipped (9)_____ instrument panel and controls that could realistically stimulate all the movements of an airplane. Pilots could use the device for instrument training, manipulating the controls (10)_____ instrument readings so as to maintain straight and level flight or (11)_____ climb or descent with no visual reference (12)_____ any horizon except for the artificial one on the instrument panel. The trainer was modified (13)_____ aircraft technology advanced. Commercial airlines began to use the Link Trainer for pilot training, and the US government began purchasing them in 1934, (14)_____ thousands more as World War II approached.Technological advances during the war, particularly in electronics, helped to make the flight simulator increasingly (15)_____. The use of efficient analog computers in the early 1950s led to further improvements. Airplane cockpits, controls, and instrument displays had by then become so individualized that it was no longer feasible to use a generalized trainer to prepare pilots to fly anything (16)_____ the simplest light planes. By the 1950s, the US Air Force was using simulators that precisely (17)_____ the cockpits of its planes. During the early 1960s (18)_____ digital and hybrid computers were adopted, and their speed and flexibility revolutionized simulation systems. Further advances in computer and (19)_____ technology, notably the development of virtual-reality simulation, have made it possible to (20)_____ highly complex real-life conditions.1.A. forB. toC. withD. on2.A. concerningB. concernC. being concernedD. concerned3.A. undertakeB. undergoC. underplayD. underuse4.A. modelsB. modificationsC. modifiersD. modica5.A. manifestationsB. manipulationsC. manifestoesD. maneuvers6.A. yawlingB. yawningC. yawingD. yawping7.A. From then onB. From now onC. By nowD. By then8.A. considerableB. considerateC. consideringD. considered9.A. forB. inC. withD. on10.A. on the part ofB. on the basis ofC. on the track ofD. on the verge of11.A. controlB. controllableC. controlledD. controller12.A. toB. forC. onD. in13.A. as forB. as toC. asD. for14.A. acquiringB. requiringC. sustainingD. retaining15.A. actualB. realisticC. realizing16.A. exceptB. except forC. apart fromD. but17.A. replenishedB. replacedC. replicatedD. reposed18.A. electronicB. electricC. electricityD. electron19.A. programB. programmableC. programmedD. programming20.A. resurrectB. reproduceC. resuscitateD. resume1.A2. D3. B4. B5. D6. C7. D8. A9. C10. B11. C12. A14. A15. B16. D17. C18. A19. D20. B。

专四考试完型填空练习题及答案解析

我们都知道魔术师并不是靠魔⼒来表演，⽽是靠有很快表演速度的能⼒。

虽然我们知道是假的，但是还是爱看… We all know that a magician does not really depend on "magic" to perform his tricks, but on his ability to act at great speed.___ 1, this does not prevent us from enjoying watching a magician ___ 2 rabbits from a hat. ___ 3 the greatest magician of all time was Harry Houdini who died in 1926. Houdini mastered the art of___ 4. He could free himself from the tightest knots or the most complicated locks in seconds. ___5 no one really knows how he did this, there is no doubt ___ 6 he had made a close study of every type of lock ever invented. He liked to carry a small steel needle like tool strapped to his leg and he used this in place of a key. Houdini once asked the Chicago police to lock him in prison. They ___ 7 him in chains and locked him up, but he freed himself___8 an instant. The police___ 9 him of having used a tool and locked him up again. This time he wore no clothes and there were chains round his neck, waist, wrists, and legs; but he again escaped in a few minutes. Houdini had probably hidden his "needle" in a wax like ___ 10 and dropped it on the floor in the passage. ___ 11 he went past, he stepped on it so that it stuck to the bottom of his foot. His most famous escape, however, was ___ 12 astonishing. He was heavily chained up and enclosed in an empty wooden chest, the lid of ___13 was nailed down. The ___ 14 was dropped into the sea in New York harbor. In one minute Houdini had swum to the surface. When the chest was___ 15, it was opened and the chains were found inside. 1. A. Generally B. However C. Possibly D. Likewise 2. A. to produce B. who producesC. produceD. how to produce 3. A. Out of the question B. Though C. Probably D. Undoubted 4. A. escaping B. locking C. opening D. dropping 5. A. Surprisingly B. Obviously C. Perhaps D. Although 6. A. if B. whether C. as to D. that 7. A. involved B. closed C. connected D. bound 8. A. at B. by C. in D. for 9. A. rid B. charged C. accused D. deprived 10. A. candle B. mud C. something D. substance 11. A. As B. Usually C. Maybe D. Then 12. A. overall B. all but C. no longer D. altogether 13. A. it B. which C. that D. him 14. A. chest B. body C. lid D. chain 15. A. brought up B. sunk C. broken apart D. snapped 参考答案及详解： 1. B) 根据上下⽂结构和句意,此空需要⼀个关联性的状语, ⽽且根据句义需要⼀个表⽰转折意义的副词, 故选项B However 为正确答案。

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Using the Scholastic Aptitude Test, in which math questions are meant to measure ability rather than knowledge, they discovered 7)______ sex differences. 8)______ the verbal abilities of the males and females 9)______ differed, twice as many boys as girls scored over 500 (on a scale of 200 to 800) on mathematical ability; at the 700 level, the ratio was 14 to 1. The conclusion: males have 10)______ superior mathematical reasoning ability. Benbow and Stanley's findings, 11)______ were published in "Science", disturbed some men and 12)______ women. Now there is comfort for those people in a new study from the University of Chicago that suggests math 13)______ not, after all, a natural male domain. Prof. Zalman Usiskin studied 1,366 tenth graders. They were selected from geometry classes andtested on their ability to solve geometry proofs, a subject requiring14)______ abstract reasoning and spatial ability. The conclusion 15)______ by Usiskin: there are no sex differences in math ability.1. A. at B. to C. of D. about2. A. in tackling B. tackling C. to tackle D. about tackling3. A. might be B. have been C. must be D. had been4. A. smaller B. less C. fewer D. not more5. A. to settle B. to set C. settling D. setting6. A. were tested B. have tested C. were testing D. had tested7. A. distinct B. instinct C. remote D. vague8. A. Since B. However C. As D. While9. A. scarcely not B. virtually C. largely D. hardly10. A. superficially B. universally C. inherently D. initially11. A. as B. that C. which D. all12. A. few B. not a few C. not few D. quite few13. A. be B. were C. was D. is14. A. none of B. neither of C. either D. both15. A. got B. gained C. reached D. accomplishedPassage 2We all know that a magician does not really depend on "magic" to perform his tricks, but on his ability to act at great speed. 16)______,this does not prevent us from enjoying watching a magician 17)______rabbits from a hat. 18)______ the greatest magician of all time was Harry Houdini who died in 1926. Houdini mastered the art of 19)______. He could free himself from the tight test knots or the most complicated locks in seconds.20)______ no one really knows how he did this, there is no doubt 21)______ he had made a close study of every type of lock ever invented. He liked to carry a small steel needle like tool strapped to his leg and he used this inplace of a key.Houdini once asked the Chicago police to lock him in prison. They22)______ him in chains and locked him up, but he freed himself 23)______ an instant. The police 24)______ him of having used a tool and locked him up again . This time he wore no clothes and there were chains round his neck, waist, wrists, and legs; but he again escaped in a few minutes. Houdini had probably hidden his "needle" in a wax like 25)______ and dropped it on the floor in the passage. 26)______ he went past, he stepped on it so that it stuck to the bottom of his foot. His most famous escape, however, was27)______ astonishing. He was heavily chained up and enclosed in an empty wooden chest, the lid of 28)______ was nailed down. The 29)______ was dropped into the sea in New York harbor. In one minute Houdini had swum to the surface. When the chest was 30)______, it was opened and the chains were found inside.16. A. Generally B. However C. Possibly D. Likewise17. A. to produce B. who produces C. produce D. how to produce18. A. Out of the question B. Though C. Probably D. Undoubted19. A. escaping B. locking C. opening D. dropping20. A. Surprisingly B. Obviously C. Perhaps D. Although21. A. if B. whether C. as to D. that22. A. involved B. closed C. connected D. bound23. A. at B. by C. in D. for24. A. rid B. charged C. accused D. deprived25. A. candle B. mud C. something D. substance26. A. As B. Usually C. Maybe D. Then27. A. overall B. all but C. no longer D. altogether28. A. it B. which C. that D. him29. A. chest B. body C. lid D. chain30. A. brought up B. sunk C. broken apart D. snapped二Passage 3Who won the World cup 1998 football game What happened at the United Nations How did the critics like the new play 31)______ an event takes place, newspapers are on the streets giving the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reporters are on the spot to gather the news. Newspapers have one basic 32)______, to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to 33)______ it. Radio, telegraph, television, and 34)______ inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. 35)______, this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly make use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 36)______ and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are 37)______ and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out into many other fields. Besides keeping readers 38)______ of the latest news, today's newspapers educate and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers' economic choices 39)______ advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very 40)______. Newspapers are sold at a price that 41)______ even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main 42)______ of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The success in selling advertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers. This 43)______ in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper Circulation depends somewhat on the workof the circulation department and on the services or entertainment 44)______ in a newspaper's pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as source of information 45)______ the community, city, country, state, nation and world and even outer space.31. A. Just when B. While C. Soon after D. Before32. A. reason B. cause C. problem D. purpose33. A. make B. publish C. know D. write34.A. anotherB. otherC. one anotherD. the other35.A. HoweverB. AndC. ThereforeD. So36.A. valueB. ratioC. rateD. speed37.A. spreadB. passedC. printedD. completed38.A. informB. be informedC. to be informedD. informed39.A. onB. throughC. withD. of40.A. formsB. existenceC. contentsD. purpose41.A. tries to coverB. manages to coverC. fails to coverD. succeeds in42.A. sourceB. originC. courseD. finance43.A. measuresB. measuredC. is measuredD. was measured44.A. offeringB. offeredC. which offeredD. to be offered45.A. byB. withC. atD. aboutPassage 4The United States is well known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 46)______ these wide modern roads are generally 47)______ and well maintained, with 48)______ sharp curves andstraight sections, a direct route is not always the most 49)______ one.Large highways often pass 50)______ scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally 51)______ large urban centers, which means that they become crowded with 52)______ traffic during rush hours,53)______ the "fast, direct" route becomes a very slow route.However, there is almost always another routeto take 54)______ you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 55)______ new "superhighways", there are often older, 56)______ heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. 57)______ of these are good two lane roads; others are uneven roads curving through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along high 58)______, or down frightening hillsideto towns 59)______ in deep valleys. Through these less direct routes,longer and slower, they generally go to places 60)______the air is clean and scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a chance to get a fresh, clean view of the world.46.A. AlthoughB. SinceC. BecauseD. Therefore47.A. stableB. splendidC. smoothD. complicated48.A. littleB. fewC. muchD. many49.A. terribleB. possibleC. enjoyableD. profitable50.A. toB. intoC. overD. by51.A. leadB. connectC. collectD. communicate52.A. largeB. fastC. highD. heavy53.A. whenB. forC. butD. that54.A. unlessB. ifC. asD. since55.A. relativelyB. regularlyC. respectivelyD. reasonably56.A. andB. lessC. moreD. or57.A. AllB. SeveralC. LotsD. Some58.B. cliffsC. roadsD. paths59.A. lyingB. layingC. laidD. lied60.A. thereB. whenC. whichD. wherePassage 5Early Tudor England was to a large extentself-sufficient. Practically all the necessities of life -- food, clothing, fuel and housing -- were produced from native resources by native effort, and it was to 61)______ these primary needs that the great mass of the population labored 62)______ its daily tasks. Production was for the most part organized in innumerable small units. In the country the farm, the hamlet and the village lived on 63)______ they could grow or make for themselves, and 64) ______ the sale of any surplus in the local market town, 65)______ in the towns craftsmen applied themselves to their one-man business, making the boots and shoes, the caps and the cloaks, the 66)______ and harness of townsmen and countrymen 67)______. Once a week town and country would meet to make 68)______ at a market which came 69) ______ realizing the medieval idea of direct contact between producer and 70)______. This was the traditional economy, which was hardly altered for some centuries, and which set the 71) ______ of work and the standard of life of perhaps nice out of 72) ______ ten English men and women. The work was long and 73)______, and the standard of life achieved was almost 74)______ low. Most Englishmen lied by a diet which was often 75)______ and always monotonous, wore coarse and ill-fitting clothes which harbored dirt undermine, and lived in holes whose squalor would affront the modern slum dweller.61.A. settleB. answerC. satisfy62.A. atB. inC. onD. with63.A. whichB. whatC. whetherD. where64.A. withB. byC. onD. for65.A. althoughB. whileC. neverthelessD. when66.A. machinesB. apparatusC. equipmentD. implement67.A. similarB. skinC. likeD. alike68.A. exchangeB. bargainC. dealingD. ride69.A. close atB. adjacent toC. near toD. near-by70.A. consumerB. buyerC. userD. shopper71.A. modelB. formC. patternD. method72.A. everyB. eachC. theD. other73.A. cruelB. hardC. ruthlessD. severe74.A. unimaginativelyB. unimaginablyC. imaginarilyD. unimaginedly75.A. weakB. littleC. meagerD. sparsePassage 6Unlike most sports, which evolved over time from street games, basketball was designed by one man to suit a particularpurpose. The man was Dr. James Naismith, and his purpose was to invent a vigorous game that could be played indoors in the winter.In 1891, Naismith was an instructor at a training school, which trained physical education instructors for the YMCAs. That year the school was trying 76)______ up with a physical activity that the men could enjoy 77)______ the football and baseball seasons. None of the standard indoor activities 78)______ their interest for long. Naismith was asked to solve the problem by the school.He first tried to 79)______ some of the popular outdoor sports, but they were all too rough. The men were getting bruised form tackling each other and 80)______ hit with equipment. So, Naismith decided to invent a game that would incorporate the most common elements of outdoor team sports without having the real physical contact.Most popular sports used a ball, so he chose a soccer ball because it was soft and large enough that it 81)______ no equipment, such as a bat or a racket to hit it. Next he decided 82)______ an elevated goal, so that scoring world depend on skill and accuracy rather than on 83)______ only.His goals were two peach baskets, 84)______ to ten-foot-high balconies at each end of the gym. The basic 85)______ of the game was to throw the ball into the basket. Naismith worth rules for the game, 86)______ of which, though with some small changes, are still87)______ effect.Basketball was an immediate success. The students 88)______ it to their friends and the new sport quickly 89)______ on. Today, basketball is one of the most popular games 90)______ the world.76.A. to have comeB. comingC. comeD. to come77.A. between? ? ? ?B. duringC. whenD. for78.A. rousedB. heldC. hadD. were79.A. imitateB. adoptC. adaptD. renovate80.A. beingB. to beC. beenD. were81.A. requestedB. usedC. requiredD. took82.A. onB. toC. ofD. with83.A. powerB. strengthC. forceD. might84.A. fixedB. fixingC. that fixD. which fixed85.A. methodB. ruleC. wayD. ideaB. muchC. manyD. little87.A. withB. in? ? ? ?C. onD. for88.A. definedB. spreadC. taughtD. discussed89.A. wentB. tookC. putD. caught90.A. ofB. throughoutC. amongD. through1. A2. C3. B4. B5. A6. D7. A8. D9. D10. C11. C12. B13. D16. B17. C18. C19. A20. D21. D22. D23. C24. C25. D26. A27. D28. B29. A30. A31. C32. D33. C34. B35. A36. D37. C38. D39. B40. B41. C42. A43. C44. B45. D46. A47. C48. B49. C50. D51. B52. D55. A56. B57. D58. B59. A60. D61. C62. A63. B64. C65. B66. D67. D68. A69. C70. A71. C72. A73. B74. B75. C76. D77. A78. B79. C80. A81. C82. A83. B84. A85. D86. C87. B88. C89. B90. B ClozeDecide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Select the correct choice for each blank.Aesthetic thought of a distinctively modern bent emerged during the 18th century.? ? The western philosophers and critics of this time devoted much attention to such matters (1)_____ natural beauty, the sublime, and representation -- a trend reflecting the central position they had given to the philosophy of nature.? ? (2)_____ that time, however, the philosophy of art has become ever more (3)_____ and has begun to (4)_____ the philosophy of nature.? ? Various issues (5)_____ to the philosophy of art have had a (6)_____ impact (7)_____ the orientation of 20th-century aesthetics.? ?(8)_____ among these are problems relating to the theory of art as form and(9)_____ the distinction between representation and expression.? ? Still another far-reaching question has to do with the value of art.? ? Two opposing theoretical positions (10)_____ on this issue: one holds that art and its appreciation are a means to some recognized moral good, (11)_____ the other maintains that art is intrinsically valuable and is an end in itself.? ? Underlying this whole issue is the concept of taste, one of the basic concerns of aesthetics.? ? In recent years there has also been an increasing (12)_____ with art as the prime object of critical judgment.? ? Corresponding to the trend in contemporary aesthetic thought, (13)_____ have followed (14)_____ of two approaches.? ? In one, criticism is restricted to the analysis and interpretation of the work of art.? ? (15)_____, it is devoted to articulating the response to the aesthetic object and to(16)_____ a particular way of perceiving it.Over the years, aesthetics has developed into a broad field of knowledge and inquiry.? ? The concerns of contemporary aesthetics include such (17)_____ problems as the nature of style and its aesthetic significance; the relation of aesthetic judgment to culture; the (18)_____ of a history of art; the (19)_____ of Freudian psychology and other forms of psychological study to criticism; and the place of aesthetic judgment in practical (20)_____ in the conduct of everyday affairs.1.A. forB. asC. toD. with2.A. SinceB. ForC. AsD. In3.A. promotionalB. promissoryC. promiscuousD. prominent4.A. plantB. supplantC. transplantD. replant5.A. centralB. concentratingC. focusingD. centering6.A. markingB. remarkingC. markedD. remarked7.A. onB. forC. inD. to8.A. ForebodyingB. ForemostC. ForethoughtfulD. Foregone9.A. forB. forC. toD. on10.A. have broughtB. have been broughtC. have takenD. have been taken11.A. whereasB. whereinC. whereonD. wherefore12.A. preoccupancyB. preoccupationC. premonitionD. preoption13.A. artistsB. writersC. criticsD. analysts14.A. allB. eitherC. neitherD. none15.A. In the other mannerB. In the other wayC. In anotherD. In the other16.A. justifyB. justifiedC. justifyingD. having justified17.A. diverseB. dividedC. divineD. dividual18.A. vicinityB. viabilityC. villainyD. visibility19.A. relianceB. reliabilityC. reliefD. relevancy20.A. reasonB. reasonablenessC. reasoningD. reasonability1. B2. A3. D4. B5. A6. C7. A8. B9. C10. D11. A12. B13. C14. B15. D16. C17. A18. B19. D20. CClozeDecide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Select the correct choice for each blank.Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment, has been continuously practiced by humans for some 20,000 years.? ? Together with other activities (1)_____ ritualistic in origin but have come to be designated as artistic (such as music or dance), painting was one of the earliest ways in which man (2)_____ to express his own personality and his(3)_____ understanding of an existence beyond the material world.? ?(4)_____ music and dance, however, examples of early forms of painting have survived to the present day.? ? The modern eye can derive aesthetic as well as antiquarian satisfaction (5)_____ the 15,000-year-old cave murals of Lascaux -- some examples (6)_____ to the considerable powers ofdraftsmanship of these early artists.? ? And painting, like other arts, exhibits universal qualities that (7)_____ for viewers of all nations and civilizations to understand and appreciate.The major (8)_____ examples of early painting anywhere in the world arefound in Western Europe and the Soviet Union.? ? But some 5,000 years ago,the areas in which important paintings were executed (9)_____ to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and neighboring regions.? ? (10)_____, Western shared a European cultural tradition -- the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin and, later, the countries of the New World.? ?Western painting is in general distinguished by its concentration (11)_____ the representation of the human (12)_____, whether in the heroic context of antiquity or the religious context of the early Christian and medieval world.? ? The Renaissance (13)_____ this tradition through a (14)_____ examination of the natural world and an investigation of balance, harmony, and perspective in the visible world, linking painting (15)_____ the developing sciences of anatomy and optics.? ? The first real (16)_____ from figurative painting came with the growth of landscape painting in the 17th and 18th centuries.? ? The landscape and figurative traditions developed together in the 19th century in an atmosphere that was increasingly(17)_____ "painterly" qualities of the (18)_____ of light and color and the expressive qualities of paint handling.? ? In the 20th century theseinterests (19)_____ to the development of a third major tradition in Western painting, abstract painting, which sought to (20)_____ and express the true nature of paint and painting through action and form.1.A. may have beenB. that may haveC. may haveD. that may have been2.A. seekB. soughtC. seek forD. sought for3.A. emergingB. emergencyC. mergingD. merger4.A. AsB. UnlikeC. LikeD. Since5.A. fromB. toC. intoD. for6.A. ratifyB. testifyC. certifyD. gratify7.A. make easyB. make it easyC. make hardD. make it hard8.A. extinctB. extentC. extantD. exterior9.A. had shiftedB. have shiftedC. shiftingD. shifted10.A. NeverthelessB. MoreoverC. HoweverD. Therefore11.A. toB. inC. onD. for12.A. figureB. shapeC. shadowD. form13.A. extractedB. extendedC. extortedD. extruded14.A. closingB. closeC. closedD. closure15.A. onB. forC. inD. to16.A. breakB. breakageC. breakdownD. breaking17.A. concerned withB. concerningC. concerning withD. concerned for18.A. reactionB. actionC. interactionD. relation19.A. distributedB. attributedC. contributedD. construed20.A. discoverB. uncoverC. recoverD. cover2. B3. A4. B5. A6. B7. B8. C9. D10. D11. C12. A13. B14. B15. D16. A17. A18. C19. C20. BDirections: Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.? ? Select the correct choice for each blank.Flight simulator (飞行模拟器) refers to any electronic or mechanical system for training airplane and spacecraft pilots and crew member by simulating flight conditions.? ? The purpose of simulation is not to completely substitute (1)_____ actual flight training but to thoroughly familiarize students with the vehicle (2)_____ before they (3)_____ extensive and possibly dangerous actual flight training.? ? Simulations also is useful for review and for familiarizing pilots with new (4)_____ to existing craft. Two early flight simulators appeared in England within a decade after the first flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright.? ? They were designed to enable pilots to stimulate simple aircraft (5)_____ in three dimensions: nose up or down; left wing high and right low, or vice versa; and (6)_____ to left or right.? ? It took until 1929, however, for a truly effective simulator, the Link Trainer, to appear, devised by Edwin A. Link, a self-educated aviator and inventor from Binghamton, New York.? ? (7)_____, airplane instrumentation had been developed sufficiently to permit "blind" flying on instruments alone, but training pilots to do so involved (8)_____ risk.? ? Link built a model of an airplane cockpit equipped (9)_____ instrument panel and controls that could realistically stimulate all the movements of an airplane.? ? Pilots could use the device for instrument training, manipulating the controls (10)_____ instrument readings so as to maintain straight and level flight or (11)_____ climb or descent with no visual reference (12)_____ any horizon except for the artificial one on the instrument panel.? ? The trainer was modified (13)_____ aircraft technology advanced.? ? Commercial airlines began to use the Link Trainer for pilot training, and the US government began purchasing them in 1934, (14)_____ thousands more as World War II approached.Technological advances during the war, particularly in electronics, helped to make the flight simulator increasingly (15)_____.? ? The use of efficient analog computers in the early 1950s led to further improvements.? ? Airplane cockpits, controls, and instrument displays had by then become so individualized that it was no longer feasible to use a generalized trainer to prepare pilots to fly anything (16)_____ the simplest light planes.? ? By the 1950s, the US Air Force was using simulators that precisely (17)_____ the cockpits of its planes.? ? During the early 1960s (18)_____ digital and hybrid computers were adopted, and their speed and flexibilityrevolutionized simulation systems.? ? Further advances in computer and(19)_____ technology, notably the development of virtual-reality simulation, have made it possible to (20)_____ highly complex real-life conditions.1.A. forB. toC. withD. on2.A. concerningB. concernC. being concernedD. concerned3.A. undertakeB. undergoC. underplayD. underuse4.A. modelsB. modificationsC. modifiersD. modica5.A. manifestationsB. manipulationsC. manifestoesD. maneuvers6.A. yawlingB. yawningC. yawingD. yawping7.A. From then onB. From now onC. By nowD. By then8.A. considerableB. considerateC. consideringD. considered9.A. forB. inC. withD. on10.A. on the part ofB. on the basis ofC. on the track ofD. on the verge of11.A. controlB. controllableC. controlledD. controller12.A. toB. forC. onD. in13.A. as forB. as toC. asD. for14.A. acquiringB. requiringC. sustainingD. retaining15.A. actualB. realisticC. realizingD. true16.A. exceptB. except forC. apart fromD. but17.A. replenishedB. replacedC. replicatedD. reposed18.A. electronicB. electricC. electricityD. electron19.A. programB. programmableC. programmedD. programming20.A. resurrectB. reproduceC. resuscitateD. resume2. D3. B4. B5. D6. C7. D8. A9. C10. B11. C12. A13. C14. A15. B16. D17. C18. A19. D20. B。