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专四考试完型填空练习题及答案解析

专四考试完型填空练习题及答案解析

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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。

英语专业四级完形填空练习附答案

英语专业四级完形填空练习附答案

英语专业四级完形填空练习附答案英语专业四级完形填空练习附答案all thingin their being are good for something.以下是店铺为大家搜索整理的英语专业四级完形填空练习附答案,希望能给大家带来帮助!Most people hate rock music. (1) ___ I am not an unreasonable or biased person(2)___nature, two vivid and striking (3) __ experiences of rock music during the past two weekshave persuaded me that it has become a(n) (4) __ for those of us with enough common sense tosee its(5)___ dangers to point them out. My first experience--perhaps a minor one, (6) __ highlysymptomatic--was the realization that if I spoke to my teenage son when he was listening to rockmusic (7)___ headphones, he replied in an unnaturally loud voice, (8)_ there was somethingwrong with his hearing. The second occurred when I went with him to a "concert" and witnessedfor myself (9) __ these affairs are like. Till I went to the concert, I had always (10) __ the "live andlet live" attitude that rock music was simply not my (11) __ but that other people had (12) rightto enjoy it if it was theirs.But what I saw and heard (13) __ me that we are allowing something very powerful to take(14)___ of the younger generation. In the first place, I noticed a collective madness, (15) by thenoise level. But secondly, and (16) __ dangerously, I observed that after a time everyone wascarried (17) __ by the noise, and gave up his/her individuality. By the end I was in the middle of afaceless crowd who clapped and (18)_ and jumped around like monkeys. It was the mostdegrading human (19)___ I have ever had the misfortune to witness, and I seriously believethatin time to come our present younger generation would thank us if we managed to (20) __ a stopto it now.1. A. When B. While C. If D. As2. A. in B. of C. with D. by3. A.private B.personal C.individual D. own4. A. job B. obligation C. duty D. virtue5. A. potential B. obvious C. temporary D. apparent6. A. but B. and C. even D. so7. A. by B. over C. behind D. through8. A. since B. for C. as if D. in case9. A. / B. what C. how D. which10. A.adapted B.adopted C. taken D. accepted11. A.enjoyment B.preference C.option D.taste12. A. every B. all C. no D. some13. A.concerned B.persuaded C.convinced D.ignited14. A. care B. attention C. charge D. possession15. A. bringing about B. brought about C. bringing forwardD. brought forward16. A. far more B. much too C. as much as D. too much17. A. over B. off C. along D. out18. A. sat B. stood C. paced D. stamped19. A. situation B. spectacle C. scene D. stage20. A. put B. let C. form D. make参考答案1.[B]【解析】文章首句指出大多数人讨厌摇滚乐,接着后文的not…unreasonable和biased表明作者对摇滚乐的态度,故选B.While表对比。

英语专四完形填空新题型十套(附答案)

英语专四完形填空新题型十套(附答案)

专四完形填空新题型模拟题(1)Complaints should be made to a responsible person. Go back to the shop where you bought the goods, taking with you any (36) you may have. Ask to see the buyer in a large store. In a small store the assistant may also be the owner so you can complain (37). In a chain store ask to see the manager.Even the bravest person finds it difficult to complain face to face, so if you do not want to do it in (38) , write a letter. Be sure to(39)to the facts and keep a copy of what you write. At this stage you should give any receipt numbers, but you should not need to give receipts or other papers to prove you bought the article. If you are not (40) with the answer you get, or if you do not get a reply, write to the managing director of the firm, shop, or organization. Be sureto keep copies of your own letters and any you receive.If your complaint is a just one, the shopkeeper may offerto (41) or repair the faulty article. You may find this an (42) solution. In certain cases you may have the right to refuse the goods and ask for your money back , but this is only where you have hardly used the goods and have acted at once. Even when you cannot refuse the goods you may be able to get some money back as well. And if you have suffered some (43) loss, if for example a new washing machine tears your clothes, you might receive money to replace them. If the shopkeeper offers you a credit note to be used to buy goods in the same shops but you would rather have money, say so. If you accept a credit note remember that later you will not be able to ask for your money. If the shopkeeper refuses to give you money, ask for (44) from your Citizens' Advice Bureau before you accept a credit note.In some cases the shopkeeper does not have to give you your money back--if, for example, he changes an article simplybecause you don't like it or it does not fit. He does not hive to take back the goods in these (45).A. intimateB. attractiveC. personD. attachmentE. satisfiedF. receiptG. contaminateH. replaceI. special J. stick K.vigorously L. adviceM. circumstances N. directly O. petitions专四完形填空新题型模拟题(2)Culture is the sum total of all the traditions, customs, beliefs, and ways of life of a given group of human beings. In this (36), every group has a culture, however savage, undeveloped, or uncivilized it may seem to us.To the professional anthropologist (人类学家), there is no intrinsic(37)of one culture over another, just as to the professional linguist there is no intrinsic hierarchy(等级制度) among languages.People once thought of the languages of backward groups as (38) and undeveloped forms of speech, consisting largely of grunts and groans. While it is possible that language in general began as a series of grunts and groans, it is a fact established by the study of "backward" languages that no spoken tongue answers that description today. Most languages of uncivilized groups are, by our most severe standards, extremely complex, delicate, and ingenious pieces of machinery for the (39) of ideas. They fall behind our Western languages not in their sound patterns or (40 ) structures, which usually are fully adequate for all language needs, but only in their vocabularies, which(41)the objects and activities known to their speakers. Even in this department, however, two thingsare to be noted: 1. All languages seem to (42) the machineryfor vocabulary expansion, either by putting together words already in existence or by borrowing them from other languages and adapting them to their own system. 2. The objects and activities requiring names and distinctions in "backward" languages, while different from ours, are often surprisingly (43) and complicated.This study of language, in turn, (44) a new light upon the claim of the anthropologists that all cultures are to be viewed(45), and without ideas of rank or hierarchy.A. savageB. superiorityC. conceiveD. transferE. identificationF. grammaticalG. reflectH. revealsI. numerous J . independentlyK. exclusive L. casts M. sense N. confidentially O. possess专四完形填空新题型模拟题(3)In the second half of the twentieth century, many countries of the South began to send students to the industrialized countries for further education. They (36) needed supplies of highly trained personnel to (37) a concept of development based on modernization. But many of these students decided to stay on in the developed countries when they had finished their training.In the 1960s, some Latin American countries tried to solve this problem by setting up special "return" programs to encourage their professionals to come back home. These programs received support from international bodies such as the International Organization for Migration, which in 1974enabled over 1,600(38)scientists and technicians to return to Latin America.In the 1980s and 1990s, "temporary return" programs were set up in order to make the best use of trained personnel (39) strategic positions in the developed countries. This gave rise to the United Nations Development Program's Transfer of Knowledge through Expatriate Nationals, which encourages technicians and scientists to work in their own countries for short periods. But the brain drain from these countries maywell increase in (40) to the new laws of the international market in knowledge.Recent studies (41) that the most developed countries are going to need more and more highly qualified professionals around twice as many as their educational systems will be ableto produce, or so it is thought. As a (42) there is an urgent need for developing countries which send students abroad to give (43) to fields where they need competent people to give muscle to their own institutions, instead of encouraging the training of people who may not come back because there are no professional outlets for them. And the countries of the South must not be content with institutional structures that simply take back professionals sent abroad; they must introduce (44) administrative procedures to encourage them to return. If they do not do this, the brain drain is (45) to continue.A. forecastB. flexibleC. neutrallyD. preferenceE. detachF. boundG. implementH. consequenceI. qualifiedJ. dismissingK. result L.occupying M. urgently N . skepticalO . response专四完形填空新题型模拟题(4)Complaints should be made to a responsible person. Go back to the shop where you bought the goods, taking with you any (36) you may have. Ask to see the buyer in a large store. In a small store the assistant may also be the owner so you can complain (37). In a chain store ask to see the manager.Even the bravest person finds it difficult to complain face to face, so if you do not want to do it in (38), write a letter. Be sure to(39)to the facts and keep a copy of whatyou write. At this stage you should give any receipt numbers, but you should not need to give receipts or other papers to prove you bought the article. If you are not (40) with the answer you get, or if you do not get a reply, write to the managing director of the firm, shop, or organization. Be sure to keep copies of your own letters and any you receive.If your complaint is a just one, the shopkeeper may offer to (41) or repair the faulty article. You may find this an (42) solution. In certain cases you may have the right to refuse the goods and ask for your money back, but this is only where you have hardly used the goods and have acted at once. Even when you cannot refuse the goods you may be able to get some money back as well. And if you have suffered some (43) loss, if for example a new washing machine tears your clothes, you might receive money to replace them. If the shopkeeper offers you a credit note to be used to buy goods in the same shops but you would rather have money, say so. If you accept a credit note remember that later you will not be able to ask for your money. If the shopkeeper refuses to give you money, ask for (44) from your Citizens' Advice Bureau before you accept a credit note. In some cases the shopkeeper does not have to give you your money back--if, for example, he changes an article simply because you don't like it or it does not fit. He does not hive to take back the goods in these (45).A. intimateB. attractiveC. personD. attachmentE. satisfiedF. receiptG. contaminateH. replaceI. special J. stick K.vigorously L. adviceM. circumstances N. directly O. petitions专四完形填空新题型模拟题(5)For many environmentalists, the world seems to be getting worse. They have developed a hitlist of our main fears: natural resources are(1)out the population is ever growing, leaving less and less to eat species are becoming (2)in vast numbers, and the planet's air and water are becoming ever more polluted.But a quick look at the facts shows a different picture. First, energy and other natural resources have become more(3) not less so, since the book 'The Limits to Growth' was published in 1972 by a group of scientists. Second, more foodis now produced per 4 of the world's population than at any time in history. Fewer people are (5) . Third, although species are indeed becoming extinct, only about 0.7% of them are expected to disappear in the next 50 years, not 25~50%, as has so often been(6). And finally, most forms of environmental pollution either appear to have been (7) , or are transient - associated with the early stages of industrialization and therefore best cured not by restricting economic growth, but by(8)it. One form of pollution - therelease of greenhouse gases that causes global warming - does appear to be a phenomenon that is going to extend well into our future, but its total impact is unlikely to(9) a devastating (令人心神不安的) problem. A bigger problem may well turn out to be an inappropriate response to it.Yet opinion polls suggest that many people nurture the belief that environmental standards are declining and some factors seem to cause this disjunction between (10) and reality.A) pose B) exaggerated C) acceleratingD) extinct E) exist F) perceptionG) wealthy H) magnified I) starvingJ) head K) running L) predictedM) abundantN) conceptionO) reducing专四完形填空新题型模拟题(6)During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, migrations have taken place within (11) countries; the cities with their industries have attracted people away from the country. The possibility of earning a fixed (12) in a factory or office wasmore attractive than the possibility of staying on the farm and having one's work (13) by frost, storms, or droughts. Furthermore, thedevelopment of agricultural machinery made it possible for fewer people to do the same (14) of work.Thus, at the same time when the industrial revolution made it possible to produce goods more (15) and more quickly in factories, agricultural revolution also took place. Instead of leaving fields empty every third year, farmers began to plant clover or some other crop that would (16) the soil. Instead of using only animal fertilizer, farmers began to use chemical fertilizers to keep the soil rich. These methods have enabled French farmers, for example, to get five times as much wheat as was (17) from the same land two centuries ago.In many countries farmers find it more (18) to raise only one crop or one kind of animal. They choose the kind that gives the best results. Then they sell all that they produce, instead of trying to grow a little of everything and consume what they grow. This is a more feasible type of (19) because modern methods and machinery are adapted to specific animals and specific crops. Therefore, it would be too expensive to do allthe work by hand, or to buy the (20) needed for several different kinds of farming.A. salary E. deserted I. equivalent M. destroyedB. freely F. operation J. enrich N. certainC. profitable G.amount K. fruitful O. cheaplyD. obtained H. payment L. equipment专四完形填空新题型模拟题(7)Like most parents, geologist Brain Atwater worries about his daughter's safety. But these days, he has an unusual concern; The public school she (11) in Seattle has unreinforced brick walls, a (12) being easy to collapse during earthquakes. The same (13) of walls crushed hundreds of thousands of people during the 1976 Tangshan quake in China.A decade ago, Atwater would have paid little notice to schoolroom walls. But over the last several years, he and other scientists have found (14) signs that the Pacific Northwest hasexperienced giant quakes in the distant past and that the area may be headed for a destructive shock in the near future.At a meeting of the American Geophysical Union in December, researchers discussed the (15) uncovered evidence of quake potential in the Pacific Northwest. While some remain unconvinced that huge earthquakes—with magnitudes of 8 or higher—do indeed (16) this region, a growing number consider such shocks a serious possibility.What's worrisome, they say, is that northwestern cities such as Portland, Seattle and Vancouver have not prepared for earthquakes of this magnitude, which could shake the region's (17) centers with enough force to make the recent San Francisco area damage seem (18) in comparison."I think it's quite true to say that nothing has really been designed with one of these earthquakes in mind," says seismologist Paul Somerville of Woodward. At the meeting, Somerville and his colleagues (19) estimates of the degree of shaking. Portland and Seattle would suffer during such a (20) earthquake.A. massiveB.recentlyC.constructionD.displayedE. relativelyF.attendsG.typeH.strikeI. structure J.participates K.excessive dM. disturbing N.population 0.presented专四完形填空新题型模拟题(8)Growth of trade will depend greatly on availability of energy sources. There may still be a trillion barrels of recoverable oil in the Middle East. But the oil crisis of 1974 has (11) to renewed interest in coal and to a search for (12) sources of energy. Solar, geothermal, and nuclear energy will play a large role in the years to come.Solar energy is available in (13) forms. Buildings can be heated and cooled by direct use of solar radiation, crops and trees, which are the most efficient converters of sunlight into energy, can be grown for their energy potential, wastes can be burned as (14) , sunlight can be converted into DC (direct current) electricity, electric power can be (15) from thesun-warmed surface waters of the ocean, and lastly, solar radiation can be converted into heat that will drive electric power generators. Serious problems still remain as to (16)and storage of solar energy.Geothermal energy is the energy contained within the earth. Heat is abundantly available deep in the earth's core and is constantly being produced. However, this heat is usually located at too deep a level for (17) exploitation. In short, very little is known on the use of geothermal energy, and it has (18) been exploited.Nuclear energy is produced in nuclear power plants. At these plants atoms of uranium are split, thus (19) masses of energy. Another source of energyunder development is the nuclear fusion of certain atoms of hydrogen. This could eventually (20) natural gas as a source of energy.A. rarelyB.transformationC.fuelD.replaceE. ledF.alternativeG mercial H.briefly I. derivedJ.various K.relieving L.releasingM. transportation N.financial O.described专四完形填空新题型模拟题(9)The economy of the United States after 1952 was the economy of a well-fed, almost fully employed people. Despite (11)alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression and lived in a (12) of boom. An economic survey of the year 1955, atypical year of the 1950's, may be typical as (13) the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national output was (14)at 10 percent above that of 1954(1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufactures was about 40 percent more than it had (15) in the years immediately following World War I . The country's business spent about 30 billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income (16) for spending was almost a third greater than it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dollars a day, or about twenty-five million dollars every hour, all round the (17) . Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than twomillion wanted jobs but could not find them. Only agriculture ( 18 )that it was not sharing in the boom. To some observers this was a sad reflection of the mid-1920's. As farmers' share of their products (19) , marketing costs rose. But there were, among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority. Those few seemed to fearthat the boom could not last long and would(20) lead to the opposite—depression.A. eventuallyB.averagedC.graduallyD.stateE. valuedF.formG.declinedH.occasionalI. casual J.argued K.descended L plainedM. clock N.available O.illustrating专四完形填空新题型模拟题(10)Social customs and ways of behaving change. Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now (11) . Just a few years ago, it was (12) impolite behavior for a man to smoke on the street. No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make a (13) of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room.Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country Or doesn't it (14) What about table manners Should you use bothhands when you are eating Should you leave one in your lap, or on the tableThe Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also (15) a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seat to a woman, and so will most Americans. (16) is important both in England and in America. That is, if a dinner invitation is for 7o'clock, the dinner guest either arrives (17 ) to that time or calls up to explain his (18)The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable— (19) if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or shocked, but the (20) calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way.A. especiallyB.attainableC.closeD.delayE. consideredF.hostG.deliveryH.PreparationI. share J.fool K.specifically L.acceptableM. matter N.Promptness 0.care答案与解析模拟题(1)36.F语法判断:分析句子结构可知,any后应接一个名词,且本句缺少一个名词作takin9的宾语。

英语专业四级完形10套

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2016英语专四完形填空新题型参考答案(真题改编版2014-1996)

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第一篇(2014)10个空缺为原真题中31,32,37,42,45,46,47,48,49,50,参考答案见真题解析相应题目。

Increasingly,conceived,practical,invented,secure,period,custom,compensate,until,rise 第二篇(2013年)10个空缺为原真题中32,34,37,38,41,43,44,46,48,50参考答案见真题解析相应题目。

nor,by means of,how,persons,larger,but,always,from,collected,fairer第三篇(2012年)10个空缺为原真题中3233,35,37,39,40,42,44,45,50参考答案见真题解析相应题目。

Destoryed,continously,collides with,however,unpredictable,crust,or,active,still,save第四篇(2011年)10个空缺为原真题中32,34,35,37,39,42,45,47,48,50参考答案见真题解析相应题目。

Proud,although,considerable,for,reaction,educate,role,make,transformation, immediate第五篇(2010年)10个空缺为原真题中32,35,39,40,41,43,44,45,47,50参考答案见真题解析相应题目。

Sounds,combined,filled,and,recall,increases,powerfully,charming,words,make 31、B32、A33、C[解析]根据句意,人会发出某种特定的声音来表示相应的思想感情、行为动作和其他事情,目的是为了交流,应选C项so that。

[点睛]句意关系题。

A项such that表示结果,在这个语境中不合适,这个短语的含义是“如此……以致”,例如:His behavior was such that everyone disliked him.他的行为使人人都讨厌他;B项as that搭配不当;D项in that表示原因。

英语专业四级(TEM4)完形填空试题和解析

英语专业四级(TEM4)完形填空试题和解析

英语专业四级(TEM4)完形填空试题和解析The 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.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. 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 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 。

英语专四考试完形填空测试题带答案

英语专四考试完形填空测试题带答案

英语专四考试完形填空测试题带答案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考试完形填空测试题带答案,希望能给大家带来帮助!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。

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

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) 。

英语专业四级考试完型填空试题包括

英语专业四级考试完型填空试题包括

2021 年英语专业四级考试完型填空精选试题及答案Who won the World Cup 1994 football game? What happenedat the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play?__1__ an event takes place; newspapers are on the streets__2__ the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reports are on the spot to __3__ the news.Newspapers have one basic __4__ , to get the news as quicklyas possible from its source, from those who make it to thosewho want to __5__ it.Radio, telegraph, television, and __6__ inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication.__7__ , this competition merely spurred the newspapers on.They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the __8__ and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are __9__ andread than ever before. Competition also led newspapers tobranch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers__10__ of the latest news, today's newspapers __11__ and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers' economic choices__12__ advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertisingfor their very __13__ .Newspapers are sold at a price that__14__ even a small fraction of the cost of production. Themain __15__ of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The __16__ in selling advertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers. This __17__ in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends __18__ on the work of the circulation department andon the services or entertainment __19__ in anewspaper's pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as a source of information __20__ the community, city, country, state, nation, and world —and even outer space.2.A.to give B.giving C.given D.being given6.A.another B.other C.one another D.the other14.A.tries to cover B.manages to cover C.fails tocover D.succeeds in17.A.measures B.measured C.Is measured D.was measured19.A.offering B.offered C.which offered D.to be offered1.【答案】 A【解析】 just 在此为副词,意为“刚刚〞,做状语。

2023专四英语完形填空满分练习题及答案

2023专四英语完形填空满分练习题及答案

2023专四英语完形填空满分练习题及答案Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training. Ideally, therefore, thechoice of a(n) (31) ___ should be made even before the choice of a curriculum in high school.Actually, (32) ___most persons make several job choices during their working live,partly (33) ___ economic and industrial changes and partly to improve their positions. The "one perfect job"does not exist. Young people should therefore (34)___ into a broad flexible training program thatwill (35)____ them for a field of (36) __ rather than for a single job.Unfortunately many young people, knowing (37) __ about the occupational world orthemselves for that matter, choose their lifework (38) __ a hit-or-miss basis. Some (39)____ fromjob to job. Others (40)____ to work in which they are unhappy and (41) __ they are not fitted.One common mistake is choosing an occupation for (42) __ real or imagined prestige. Toomany high-school students--or their parents for them__ choose the professional field, (43)___both the relatively small proportion of work vacancies in the professions and the extremely higheducational and personal (44) ____. The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a "white-collar" job is (45)___ good reason for choosing it as a life's wore (46) __, these occupations arenot always well paid. Since a large proportion of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, themajority of young people should give serious (47) ____ to these fields.Before making an" occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what hewants (48) __ life and how hard he is willing to work to get it. Some people desire social prestige,others intellectual satisfaction. Some want security; others are willing to take (49) __ for financialgain. Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its (50)___.31. A. academy B. occupation C. guidance D. identification32. A. therefore B. so C. though D. however33. A. in case of B. for C. because of D. to34. A. enter B. participate C. involve D. join35. A. leave B. fit C. require D. fix36. A. careers B. professions C. prospects D. work37. A. few B. little C. much D. less38. A. with B. by C. on D. at39. A. flow B. wander C. jump D. drift40. A. stick B. turn C. adhere D. subscribe41. A. to which B. that C. for which D. what42. A. its B. their C. / D. the43. A. to have disregarded B. to disregard C. disregarding D. disregard44. A. preparations B. requirements C. specifications D. preferences45. A. such B. no C. very D. so46. A. Moreover B. Otherwise C. Nevertheless D. Still47. A. priority B. regulation C. assessment D. consideration48. A. out of B. towards C. for D. from over49. A. advantage B. patience C. risks D. turns50. A. awards B. rewards C. prizes D. bonuses答案解析:31.[B] 【解析】首旬指出“大多数重要的职业都需要肯定的专业培训”,故此空应指对“职业”的选择,选B。

2023年专四完型填空练习题含答案

2023年专四完型填空练习题含答案

Passage 1.It 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 ing 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 rgely 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.accomplished 、答案: 1.A2.C 3.B 4.B 5.A 6.D7.A8.D9.D10.C 11.C12.B13.D14.D15.CPassage 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 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 thepassage.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 ually 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答案: 16-20: BCCAD 21-25: DDCCD 26-30: ADBAAPassage 3.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___ rge 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.stable B.splendid C.smooth plicated3.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 municaterge 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 ying id D.lied15.A.there B.when C.which D.wherePassage 4Who 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 petition 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 after D.Before32.A.reason B.cause C.problem D.purpose33.A.make B.publish C.know D.write34.A.another B.other C.one another D.the other35.A.However B.And C.Therefore D.So36.A.value B.ratio C.rateD.speed37.A.spread B.passedC.printed pletedrm B.be informed C.to be informed rmed39.A.on B.through C.with D.of40.A.forms B.existence C.contents D.purpose41.A.tries to cover B.manages to cover C.fails to cover D.succeeds in42.A.source B.origin C.course D.finance43.A.measures B.measured C.is measured D.was measured44.A.offering B.offered C.which offered D.to be offered45.A.by B.with C.at D.about答案: 31.C32.D33.C34.B35.A 36.D37.C38.D39.B40.B 41.C42.A43.C44.B45.DPassage 5Anyone who speaks at least one semester in college notices that some students give up on their classes.The person who sits behind you in accounting,__46___, begins to miss a lot of class meetings and eventually __47___.Or another student comes to class without the assignment, doodles in his notebook during the lecture, and leaves during the break.What’s the__48__ between students like this and ___49___who succeed in school? My survey may be non-scientific, but everyone I asked said the same thing: attitude.A positive attitude is the key to everything else__50_ good study habits, smart time scheduling, and ___51__with personal difficulties.What does “a positive attitude”mean? Well, for one thing, it means not acting like a zombie.It means not only__52___ up for your classes, but also doing something while you’re there.Reallylisten.Take notes.Ask a question if you want to.Don’t just walk into a class, put your mind in neutral , and ___53__to never-mind land.Having a positive attitude goes deeper than this, _54____.It means being mature about college as an institution.Too many students ___55___college classes like six-year-olds who expect first grade to as much as fun as Sesame Street.First grade, __56____we all know, isn’t as much as fun as Sesame Street.And college classes can sometimes be __57____dull and boring.If you let a boring class discourage you so much that you want to leave school, you’ll lose in the long__58___.Look at your priorities.You want a degree, or a certificate, or a career.If you have to, you can make it through a less-than-interesting class in order to achieve what you want.Get you can out of every class.But if you simply can’t _59__a certain class, _60___determined to fulfill its requirements and be done with it once for all.46.A.however B.nevertheless C.yet D.for example47.A.drops B.quits C.plays truant D.vanishes48.A.differ B.unlikeness C.differences D.discrepancy49.A.these ones B.the ones C.the crew D.the group50.A.trying B.struggling C.killing D.coping51.A.showing ing C.giving D.getting52.A.while B.drift C.idle D.kill53..A.yet B.too C.though D.but 54.A.reach B.approach C.arrive at D.adopt55.A.if B.as if C.like D.as 56.A.absolute B.all C.downright plete57.A.term B.run C.period D.sight58.A.whenever B.whatever C.wherever D.whichever59.A.suffer from B.suffer C.stand D.join60.A.make sure B.be sure C.to be D.be答案: 46---50:DDCBD 51---55: ABCBD 56-----60:CBBCD。

2023年英语专四完形填空真题答案及解析及原文出处及cloze练习

2023年英语专四完形填空真题答案及解析及原文出处及cloze练习

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C.T.th.exten.that.D.S.fa.as20.A.predicted.B.mattered.C.valued.D.determined该Cloze来自1984年考研英语真题英译汉一篇短文: Electricit.i.suc..par.o.ou.everyda.live.an.s.muc.take.fo.gr ante.nowaday.tha.w.rarel.thin.twic.whe.w.switc.o.th.ligh.o.t ur.o.th.radio.A.night.road.ar.brightl.lit.enablin.peopl.an.traf e.i.advertisin.ha.becom.par.o.t bor-savin.device.ar.powere.b.electricity.Eve.whe.w.tur.of.th.be .drivin.ou.r efrigerators.heatin.ou.water.o.keepin.ou.room.air-conditioned.Ever.day.trains.trolley-buses.an.tram.tak.u.t.an.fro.work.W.rarel.bothe.t.conside.w h.o.ho.the.run---unti.somethin.goe.wrong.I.th.summe.o.1959.somethin.di.g.wron.wit.th.power-plan.tha.provide.Ne.Yor.wit.electricity.Fo..grea.man.hours.lif.cam.t..standstill.Train.refuse.t.mov.an.th.peopl.i.the.sa.i.t h.dark.powerles.t.d.anything.lift.stoppe.working.s.tha.eve.i. yo.wer.luck.enoug.no.t.b.trappe.betwee.tw.floors.yo.ha.th.u npleasan.tas.o.findin.you.wa.dow.hundred.o.flight.o.stairs. 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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。

专四完型填空及答案

专四完型填空及答案

2000年一.The difference between a liquid and a gas is obvious (26) the conditions of temperature and pressure commonly found at the surface of the Earth. A liquid can be kept in an open container and (27) it to the level of a free surface. A gas forms no free surface but (28) to diffuse throughout the space available; it must (29) be kept in a closed container, as (30) a planet's atmosphere. The distinction was a prominent feature of early theories (31) the phases of matter. In the nineteenth century, for example, one theory maintained that a liquid could be "dissolved" in a vapor without losing its identity, and another theory held that the two phases are( 32 )different kinds o f molecules(分子). The theories now prevailing (33) a quit e different approach by emphasizing what liquids and gases have in common. They are both forms of matter that have no permanent structure and they both flow ea silly. They are fluids.The( 34 )similarly of liquids and gases becomes clearly apparent when the temperature and pressure are raised somewhat.(35) A closed container partially filled with a liquid is heated. The liquid expands or (36) becomes less dense; some of it evaporates. (37), the vapor above the liquid surface becomes dense r as the evaporated molecules are added to it. The combination of temperature and d pressure (38) the densities become equal is (39) the critical point. Above the critical point the liquid and the gas can no longer be( 40 ); there is a single, undifferentiatedfluid phase of uniform density.26. A. in B. on C. under D. beyond27. A. fills B. be filled C. filling D. to fill28. A. intends B. tends C. inclines D. contends29. A. however B. nevertheless C. so D. therefore30.A. in the event of B. in the case of C. with a view to D. with reference to 31. A. having described B. described C. describing D. to have described32. A. made up of B. consisted of C. constituted of D. made from33. A. apply B. adapt C. take D. conduct34. A. elementary B. crucial C. rudimentary D. fundamental35. A. Suppose B. To suppose C. Being supposed D. Supposed36. A. in a word B. in the meantime C. in other words D. in that case37. A. Similarly B. In contrast C. Furthermore D. Instead38. A. on that B. on which C. at that D. at which39. A. known B. defined C. called D. referred to40. A. classified B. recognized C. categorized D. Distinguished短文大意:这篇文章介绍了气体与液体的特性及相关理论。

英语专业四级完形填空汇总练习题附答案)

英语专业四级完形填空汇总练习题附答案)

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. Theconclusion 15) _____ by Usiskin: there are no sex differences in math ability.Passage 2We all know that a magician does not really depend on "magic" to perform histricks, 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 doubt21) _____ 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 police24) _____ 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 againescaped 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 produce 1. A. at B. to C. of 2. A. in tackling B. tackling C. to tackle 3. A. might be B. have been C. must be 4. A. smaller 5. A. to settle 6. A. were tested C. fewer C. settling B. less B. to set B. have tested C. remote C. As D. aboutD. about tacklingD. had beenD. not more D. setting C. were testing D. vague D. While D. had tested 7. A. distinct B. instinct 8. A. Since B. However9. A. scarcely not B. virtually C. largely D. hardly10. A. superficially 11. A. as 12. A. few 13. A. be 14. A. none of 15. A. got B. universally B. that C. which B. not a few C. not few B. were C. was D. is B. neither of C. either B. gained C. reached C. inherently D. all D. quite few D. both D. accomplishedD. initially18. 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 efficiencyof 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 worldand even outer space.D.31. A. Just when B. While C. Soon after D Before32. A. reason B. c ause C. problem D purpose33. A. make B. publish C. knowwrite34.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. purposeA. 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 unevenroads 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 have a chance toget 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 oflife 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. fill 62.A. atB. inC. onD. with 63.A. whichB. whatC. whetherD. whereA. withB. byC. onD. for 65.A. althoughB. whileC. neverthelessD. when 66.A. machinesB. apparatusC. equipmentD. implement 67.A. similarB. skinC. likeD. alike 68.A. exchangeB. bargainC. dealingD. ride 69.A. close atB. adjacent toC. near toD. near-by70.A. consumerB. buyerC. userD. shopper71.A. modelB. formC. patternD. method 72.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 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 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 gamethat 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, suchas 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 wasto 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 come 77.A. betweenB. duringC. whenD. for 78.A. rousedB. heldC. hadD. were 79.A. imitateB. adoptC. adaptD. renovate80.A. beingB. to beC. beenD. were 81.A. requestedB. usedC. requiredD. took 82.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. for 88.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. D23. C24. C27. 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. D69. C70. A71. C72. A73. B74. B75. C76. D77. A78. B79. C80. A81. C82. A83. B84. A85. D86. C87. B88. C89. B90. BClozeDecide 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 trendreflecting 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 anotherfar-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 criticaljudgment. 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 (suchas 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 earlyartists. 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) ___________ therepresentation 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 ofthe (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. 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. exterior 9.A. had shiftedB. have shiftedC. shiftingD. shifted 10.A. NeverthelessB. MoreoverC. HoweverD. Therefore11.A. toB. inC. onD. for12.A. figureB. shapeC. shadowD. form 13.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 passageif 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) ___________________ actualflight training but to thoroughly familiarize students with the vehicle (2) ____ beforethey (3) _____ extensive and possibly dangerous actual flight training. Simulationsalso 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, orvice versa; and (6) _____ to left or right. It took until 1929, however, for a trulyeffective 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 devicefor instrument training, manipulating the controls (10) _____ instrument readings so asto maintain straight and level flight or (11) ________ climb or descent with no visual reference (12) ____ any horizon except for the artificial one on the instrumentpanel. 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. yawping 7.A. From then onB. From now onC. By nowD. By then8.A. considerableB. considerateC. consideringD. considered 9.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. for 14.A. acquiringB. requiringC. sustainingD. retaining 15.A. actualB. realisticC. realizingD. true 16.A. exceptB. except forC. apart fromD. but 17.A. replenishedB. replacedC. replicatedD. reposed 18.A. electronicB. electricC. electricityD. electron 19.A. programB. programmableC. programmedD. programming 20.A. resurrectB. reproduceC. resuscitateD. resume1. A2. D3. B4. B5. D6. C7. D8. A9. C10. B11. C12. A13. C14. A15. B16. D17. C18. A19. D20. B。

英语专业四级完形填空汇总练习题(附答案)

英语专业四级完形填空汇总练习题(附答案)

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 malehigh 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 somemen 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.11. 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, buton 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 everinvented. 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 1. A. at B. toC. ofD. about 2. A. in tackling B. tackling C. to tackle D. about tackling3. A. might be4. A. smaller5. A. to settle B. have been B. less B. to set C. must be C. fewerC. settlingD. had beenD. not more D. setting 6. A. were testedB. have testedC. were testingD. had tested 7. A. distinct B. instinct8. A. Since B. However9. A. scarcely not B. virtually C. remote D. vague C. As D. While C. largely D. hardly 10. A. superficially B. universally C. inherently D. initiallychains and locked him up, but he freed himself 23) _____ an instant. The police 24) ______ himof 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 mostfamous escape, however, was 27) _____ astonishing. He was heavily chained up and enclosed inan empty wooden chest, the lid of 28) _____ was nailed down. The 29) _____ was dropped intothe 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. i f B. whether C. as to D. that22. A. i nvolved B. closed C. connected D. bound23. A. a t B. by C. in D. for24. A. r id B. charged C. accused D. deprived25. A. c andle B. mud C. something D. substance26. A. A s B. Usually C. Maybe D. Then27. A. o verall B. all but C. no longer D. altogether28. A. i t B. which C. that D. him29. A. c hest B. body C. lid D. chain30. A. brought up B. sunk C. broken apart D. 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 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 very40) _____ . 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.33. A. make B. publish C. know 34.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. informed 39.A. onB. throughC. withD. of40.A. formsB. existenceC. contentsD. purpose 31. A. Just when B. While C. Soon afterD. Before 32. A. reason B. cause C. problemD. purpose D. writeA. 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 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.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) _____ realizingthe 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 andill-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. atC. 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. shopperA. 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 training school, which trained physical educationinstructors for the YMCAs. That year the school was trying 76) _____ up with a physical activitythat 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. Themen 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 forthe 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. renovate80.A. beingC. 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. inC. onA. 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. D23. C24. C25. D26. A27. D28. B29. 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. A74. B75. C76. D77. A78. B79. C80. A81. C82. A83. B84. A85. D86. C87. B88. C89. B90. BClozeDecide 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 tothe 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-reachingquestion 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 initself. 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 andits aesthetic significance; the relation of aesthetic judgment to culture; the (18) ____ of a historyof 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. with 2.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. relevancy 20.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 andhis (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. Themodern 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 draftsmanshipof 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 ofthe human (12) ____ , whether in the heroic context of antiquity or the religious context of theearly 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 anatomyand 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" qualitiesof 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. 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. for 12.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 familiarizingpilots 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) ___ toleft 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 moreas 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 ledto 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.B. 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. electricD. electron19.A. programB. programmableC. programmedD. programming20.A. resurrectB. reproduceC. resuscitateD. resume1. A2. D3. B4. B5. D6. C7. D8. A9. C10. B11. C12. A13. C14. A15. B16. D17. C18. A19. D20. B。

英语专业四级完形填空汇总练习题(附答案)

英语专业四级完形填空汇总练习题(附答案)

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 hedid 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 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 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 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.B. 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. SeveralD. 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. 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 oneman 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. 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. manyD. littleA. 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. 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. 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.B. 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. viabilityD. 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 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. 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. 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. 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. resume1.A2. D3. B4. B5. D6. C7. D8. A9. C10. B11. C12. A13. C14. A15. B16. D17. C18. A19. D20. B。

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2024年英语四级考试完形填空试题及答案解析英语四级考试完形填空试题及答案解析 1Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that gosintosthe collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo.One of the questions that is always asked of me is 1 I became an animal collector in the first 2 .The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos.According to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any 3 was not the conventional“mamma”or“daddy”,4 the word“zoo”, which I would 5 over and over again with a shrill 6 until someone, insgroupsto 7 me up, would take me to the zoo.When I 8 a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great 9 of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time 10 the countryside in search of fresh specimens to 11 to my collection of pets.12 on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student 13 , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches,14 were not easy to keep at home.When I left, I 15 had enough money of my own to be able to 16 my first trip and I have been going 17 ever since then.Though a collectors job is not an easy one and is full of 18 ,it is certainly a job which will appeal 19 all those who love animals and 20 .1.A.how B.where C.when D.whether2.A.region B.field C.place D.case3.A.clarity B.emotion C.sentiment D.affection4.A.except B.but C.except for D.but for5.A.recite B.recognize C.read D.repeat6.A.volume B.noise C.voice D.pitch7.A.close B.shut C.stop fort8.A.grew B.was growing C.grow D.grown9.A.many B.amount C.number D.supply10.A.living B.cultivating C.reclaiming D.exploring11.A.increase B.include C.add D.enrichter B.furtherC.thenD.subsequently13.A.attendant B.keeper C.member D.aide14.A.who B.they C.of which D.which15.A.luckily B.gladly C.nearly D.successfully16.A.pay B.provide C.allow D.finance17.A.normally B.regularly ually D.often18.A.expectations B.sorrowsC.excitementD.disappointments19.A.for B.with C.to D.from20.A.excursion B.travel C.journey D.Trip1.【答案】A【解析】根据下一句及随后的内容,作者讲的是怎样成为动物爱好者的(从小就喜欢动物),应当选择A.how。

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英语专业四级真题完形填空及答案解析PART III CLOZE[15 MIN]Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two.How men first learned to invent words is unknown; (31) , the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain (32) to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, (33) they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed (34) certain signs, called letters, which could be (35) to represent those sounds, and which could be (36) . Those sounds, whether spoken, (37) written in letters, we call words.The power of words, then, lies in their (38) the things they bring up before our minds. Words become (39) with meaning for us by experience; (40) the longer we live, the more certain words (41) to us the happy and sad events of our past; and the more we (42) , the more the number of words that mean something to us (43) .Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal (44) to our minds and emotions. This (45) and telling use of words is what we call (46) style. Above all, the real poet is a master of (47) . He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which (48) their position and association can (49) men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or theywill (50) our speech or writing silly and vulgar.31、A. in addition B. in other words C. in a word D. in summary32、A. sounds B. gestures C. signs D. movements33、A. such that B. as that C. so that D. in that34、A. in B. withC. ofD. upon35、A. spelt B. combinedC. writtenD. copied36、A. written down B. handed downC. rememberedD. observed37、A. and B. yetC. alsoD. or38、A. functions B. associationsC. rolesD. links39、A. filled B. fullC. liveD. active40、A. but B. orC. yetD. and41、A. reappear B. recallC. rememberD. recollect42、A. read and think B. read and recallC. read and learnD. read and recite43、A. raises B. increasesC. improvesD. emerges44、A. intensively B. extensivelyC. broadlyD. powerfully45、A. charming B. academicC. conventionalD. common46、A. written B. spokenC. literaryD. dramatic47、A. signs B. wordsC. styleD. sound48、A. in B. onC. overD. by49、A. move B. engageC. makeD. force50、A. transform B. changeC. makeD. convertPART Ⅲ CLOZE答案解析31、B 32、A33、C[解析] 根据句意,人会发出某种特定旳声音来表达对应旳思想感情、行为动作和其他事情,目旳是为了交流,应选C项so that。

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2019年英语专业四级考试完型填空精选试题及答案Who won the World Cup 1994 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play?__1__ an event takes place; newspapers are on the streets__2__ the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reports are on the spot to __3__ the news.Newspapers have one basic __4__ , to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to __5__ it.Radio, telegraph, television, and __6__ inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication.__7__ , this competition merely spurred the newspapers on.They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the __8__ and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are __9__ and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers__10__ of the latest news, today's newspapers __11__ and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers' economic choices __12__ advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very __13__ .Newspapers are sold at a price that __14__ even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main __15__ of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The __16__ in selling advertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers. This __17__ in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends __18__ on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment __19__ in anewspaper's pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as a source of information __20__ the community, city, country, state, nation, and world—and even outer space.1.A.Just when B.While C.Soon after D.Before2.A.to give B.giving C.given D.being given3.A.gather B.spread C.carry D.bring4.A.reason B.cause C.problem D.purpose5.A.make B.publish C.know D.write6.A.another B.other C.one another D.the other7.A.However B.And C.Therefore D.So8.A.value B.ratio C.rate D.speed9.A.spread B.passed C.printed pletedrm B.be informed C.to be informed rmed11.A.entertain B.encourage cate D.edit12.A.on B.through C.with D.of13.A.forms B.existence C.contents D.purpose14.A.tries to cover B.manages to cover C.fails to coverD.succeeds in15.A.source B.origin C.course D.finance16.A.way B.means C.chance D.success17.A.measures B.measured C.Is measured D.was measured18.A.somewhat B.little C.much D.something19.A.offering B.offered C.which offered D.to be offered20.A.by B.with C.at D.about1.【答案】A【解析】just在此为副词,意为“刚刚”,做状语。

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专四完形填空新题型模拟题(1)Complaints should be made to a responsible person. Go back to the shop where you bought the goods, taking with you any (36) you may have. Ask to see the buyer in a large store. In a small store the assistant may also be the owner so you can complain (37). In a chain store ask to see the manager.Even the bravest person finds it difficult to complain face to face, so if you do not want to do it in (38) , write a letter. Be sure to(39)to the facts and keep a copy of what you write. At this stage you should give any receipt numbers, but you should not need to give receipts or other papers to prove you bought the article. If you are not (40) with the answer you get, or if you do not get a reply, write to the managing director of the firm, shop, or organization. Be sure to keep copies of your own letters and any you receive.If your complaint is a just one, the shopkeeper may offer to (41) or repair the faulty article. You may find this an (42) solution. In certain cases you may have the right to refuse the goods and ask for your money back , but this is only where you have hardly used the goods and have acted at once. Even when you cannot refuse the goods you may be able to get some money back as well. And if you have suffered some (43) loss, if for example a new washing machine tears your clothes, you might receive money to replace them. If the shopkeeper offers you a credit note to be used to buy goods in the same shops but you would rather have money, say so. If you accept a credit note remember that later you will not be able to ask for your money. If the shopkeeper refuses to give you money, ask for (44) from your Citizens' Advice Bureau before you accept a credit note. In some cases the shopkeeper does not have to give you your money back--if, for example, he changes an article simply because you don't like it or it does not fit. He does not hive to take back the goods in these (45).A. intimateB. attractiveC. personD. attachmentE. satisfiedF. receiptG. contaminateH. replaceI. special J. stick K.vigorously L. adviceM. circumstances N. directly O. petitions专四完形填空新题型模拟题(2)Culture is the sum total of all the traditions, customs, beliefs, and ways of life of a given group of human beings. In this (36), every group has a culture, however savage, undeveloped, or uncivilized it may seem to us.To the professional anthropologist (人类学家), there is no intrinsic(37)of one culture over another, just as to the professional linguist there is no intrinsic hierarchy(等级制度) among languages.People once thought of the languages of backward groups as (38) and undeveloped forms of speech, consisting largely of grunts and groans. While it is possible that language in general began as a series of grunts and groans, it is a fact established by the study of "backward" languages that no spoken tongue answers that description today. Most languages of uncivilized groups are, by our most severe standards, extremely complex, delicate, and ingenious pieces of machinery for the (39) of ideas. They fall behind our Western languages not in their sound patterns or (40 ) structures, which usually are fully adequate for all language needs, but only in their vocabularies, which(41)the objects and activities known to their speakers. Even in this department, however, two things are to be noted: 1. All languages seem to (42) the machinery for vocabulary expansion, either by putting together words already in existence or by borrowing them from other languages and adapting them to their own system. 2. The objects and activities requiring names and distinctions in "backward" languages, while different from ours, are often surprisingly (43) and complicated.This study of language, in turn, (44) a new light upon the claim of the anthropologists that all cultures are to be viewed (45), and without ideas of rank or hierarchy.A. savageB. superiorityC. conceiveD. transferE. identificationF. grammaticalG. reflectH. revealsI. numerous J . independentlyK. exclusive L. casts M. sense N. confidentially O. possess专四完形填空新题型模拟题(3)In the second half of the twentieth century, many countries of the South began to send students to the industrialized countries for further education. They (36) needed supplies of highly trained personnel to (37) a concept of development based on modernization. But many of these students decided to stay on in the developed countries when they had finished their training.In the 1960s, some Latin American countries tried to solve this problem by setting up special "return" programs to encourage their professionals to come back home. These programs received support from international bodies such as the International Organization for Migration, which in 1974enabled over 1,600(38)scientists and technicians to return to Latin America.In the 1980s and 1990s, "temporary return" programs were set up in order to make the best use of trained personnel (39) strategic positions in the developed countries. This gave rise to the United Nations Development Program's Transfer of Knowledge through Expatriate Nationals, which encourages technicians and scientists to work in their own countries for short periods. But the brain drain from these countries may well increase in (40) to the new laws of the international market in knowledge.Recent studies (41) that the most developed countries are going to need more and more highly qualified professionals around twice as many as their educational systems will be able to produce, or so it is thought. As a (42) there is an urgent need for developing countries which send students abroad to give (43) to fields where they need competent people to give muscle to their own institutions, instead of encouraging the training of people who may not comeback because there are no professional outlets for them. And the countries of the South must not be content with institutional structures that simply take back professionals sent abroad; they must introduce (44) administrative procedures to encourage them to return. If they do not do this, the brain drain is (45) to continue.A. forecastB. flexibleC. neutrallyD. preferenceE. detachF. boundG. implementH. consequenceI. qualifiedJ. dismissingK. result L.occupying M. urgently N . skeptical O . response专四完形填空新题型模拟题(4)Complaints should be made to a responsible person. Go back to the shop where you bought the goods, taking with you any (36) you may have. Ask to see the buyer in a large store. In a small store the assistant may also be the owner so you can complain (37). In a chain store ask to see the manager.Even the bravest person finds it difficult to complain face to face, so if you do not want to do it in (38), write a letter. Be sure to(39)to the facts and keep a copy of what you write. At this stage you should give any receipt numbers, but you should not need to give receipts or other papers to prove you bought the article. 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If the shopkeeper refuses to give you money, ask for (44) from your Citizens' Advice Bureau before you accept a credit note. In some cases the shopkeeper does not have to give you your money back--if, for example, he changes an article simply because you don't like it or it does not fit. He does not hive to take back the goods in these (45).A. intimateB. attractiveC. personD. attachmentE. satisfiedF. receiptG. contaminateH. replaceI. special J. stick K.vigorously L. adviceM. circumstances N. directly O. petitions专四完形填空新题型模拟题(5)For many environmentalists, the world seems to be getting worse. They have developed a hitlist of our main fears: natural resources are(1)out? the population is ever growing, leaving less and less to eat? species are becoming (2)in vast numbers, and the planet's air and water are becoming ever more polluted.But a quick look at the facts shows a different picture. First, energy and other natural resources have become more(3)not less so, since the book 'The Limits to Growth' was published in 1972 by a group of scientists. Second, more food is now produced per 4 of the world's population than at any time in history. Fewer people are (5) . Third, although species are indeed becoming extinct, only about 0.7% of them are expected to disappear in the next 50 years, not25~50%, as has so often been(6). And finally, most forms of environmental pollution either appear to have been (7), or are transient - associated with the early stages of industrialization and therefore best cured not by restricting economic growth, but by(8)it. One form of pollution - the release of greenhouse gases that causes global warming - does appear to be a phenomenon that is going to extend well into our future, but its total impact is unlikely to(9)a devastating (令人心神不安的) problem. A bigger problem may well turn out to be an inappropriate response to it.Yet opinion polls suggest that many people nurture the belief that environmental standards are declining and some factors seem to causethis disjunction between (10)and reality.A) pose B) exaggerated C) acceleratingD) extinct E) exist F) perceptionG) wealthy H) magnified I) starvingJ) head K) running L) predictedM) abundantN) conceptionO) reducing专四完形填空新题型模拟题(6)During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, migrations have taken place within (11) countries; the cities with their industries have attracted people away from the country. The possibility of earning a fixed (12) in a factory or office was more attractive than the possibility of staying on the farm and having one's work (13) by frost, storms, or droughts. Furthermore, thedevelopment of agricultural machinery made it possible for fewer people to do the same (14) of work.Thus, at the same time when the industrial revolution made it possible to produce goods more (15) and more quickly in factories, agricultural revolution also took place. Instead of leaving fields empty every third year, farmers began to plant clover or some other crop that would (16) the soil. Instead of using only animal fertilizer, farmers began to use chemical fertilizers to keep the soil rich. These methods have enabled French farmers, for example, to get five times as much wheat as was (17) from the same land two centuries ago.In many countries farmers find it more (18) to raise only one crop or one kind of animal. They choose the kind that gives the best results. Then they sell all that they produce, instead of trying to grow a little of everything and consume what they grow. This is a more feasible type of (19) because modern methodsand machinery are adapted to specific animals and specific crops. Therefore, it would be too expensive to do all the work by hand, or to buy the (20) needed for several different kinds of farming.A. salary E. deserted I. equivalent M. destroyedB. freely F. operation J. enrich N. certainC. profitable G.amount K. fruitful O. cheaplyD. obtained H. payment L. equipment专四完形填空新题型模拟题(7)Like most parents, geologist Brain Atwater worries about his daughter's safety. But these days, he has an unusual concern; The public school she (11) in Seattle has unreinforced brick walls, a (12) being easy to collapse during earthquakes. The same (13) of walls crushed hundreds of thousands of people during the 1976 Tangshan quake in China.A decade ago, Atwater would have paid little notice to schoolroom walls. But over the last several years, he and other scientists have found (14) signs that the Pacific Northwest has experienced giant quakes in the distant past and that the area may be headed for a destructive shock in the near future.At a meeting of the American Geophysical Union in December, researchers discussed the (15) uncovered evidence of quake potential in the Pacific Northwest. While some remain unconvinced that huge earthquakes—with magnitudes of 8 or higher—do indeed (16) this region, a growing number consider such shocks a serious possibility.What's worrisome, they say, is that northwestern cities such as Portland, Seattle and Vancouver have not prepared for earthquakes of this magnitude, which could shake the region's (17) centers with enough force to make the recent San Francisco area damage seem (18) in comparison."I think it's quite true to say that nothing has really been designed with one of these earthquakes in mind," says seismologist Paul Somerville of Woodward. At the meeting, Somerville and his colleagues (19) estimates of the degree of shaking. Portland and Seattle would suffer during such a (20) earthquake.A. massiveB.recentlyC.constructionD.displayedE. relativelyF.attendsG.typeH.strikeI. structure J.participates K.excessive dM. disturbing N.population 0.presented专四完形填空新题型模拟题(8)Growth of trade will depend greatly on availability of energy sources. There may still be a trillion barrels of recoverable oil in the Middle East. But the oil crisis of 1974 has (11) to renewed interest in coal and to a search for (12)sources of energy. Solar, geothermal, and nuclear energy will play a large role in the years to come.Solar energy is available in (13)forms. Buildings can be heated and cooled by direct use of solar radiation, crops and trees, which are the most efficient converters of sunlight into energy, can be grown for their energy potential, wastes can be burned as (14), sunlight can be converted into DC (direct current) electricity, electric power can be (15)from the sun-warmed surface waters of the ocean, and lastly, solar radiation can be converted into heat that will drive electric power generators. Serious problems still remain as to (16)and storage of solar energy.Geothermal energy is the energy contained within the earth. Heat is abundantly available deep in the earth's core and is constantly being produced. However, this heat is usually located at too deep a level for (17)exploitation. In short, very little is known on the use of geothermal energy, and it has (18)been exploited.Nuclear energy is produced in nuclear power plants. At these plants atoms of uranium are split, thus (19)masses of energy. Another source of energy under development is the nuclear fusion of certain atoms of hydrogen. This could eventually (20)natural gas as a source of energy.A. rarelyB.transformationC.fuelD.replaceE. ledF.alternativemercial H.briefly I. derivedJ.various K.relieving L.releasingM. transportation N.financial O.described专四完形填空新题型模拟题(9)The economy of the United States after 1952 was the economy of a well-fed, almost fully employed people. Despite (11)alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression and lived in a (12)of boom. An economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950's, may be typical as (13)the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national output was (14)at 10 percent above that of 1954(1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufactures was about 40 percent more than it had (15)in the years immediately following World War I . The country's business spent about 30 billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income (16)for spending was almost a third greater than it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dollars a day, or about twenty-five million dollars every hour, all round the (17) . Sixty-five million peopleheld jobs and only a little more than two million wanted jobs but could not find them. Only agriculture(18 )that it was not sharing in the boom. To some observers this was a sad reflection of the mid-1920's. As farmers' share of their products (19), marketing costs rose. But there were, among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority. Those few seemed to fear that the boom could not last long and would(20)lead to the opposite—depression.A. eventuallyB.averagedC.graduallyD.stateE. valuedF.formG.declinedH.occasionalI. casual J.argued K.descended plainedM. clock N.available O.illustrating专四完形填空新题型模拟题(10)Social customs and ways of behaving change. Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now (11) . Just a few years ago, it was (12)impolite behavior for a man to smoke on the street. No man who thought ofhimself as being a gentleman would make a (13)of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room.Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn't it (14)? What about table manners? Should you use both hands when you are eating? Should you leave one in your lap, or on the table?The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also (15)a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seat to a woman, and so will most Americans. (16) is important both in England and in America. That is, if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock, the dinner guest either arrives (17 ) to that time or calls up to explain his (18)The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable—(19) if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or shocked, but the (20) calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way.A. especiallyB.attainableC.closeD.delayE. consideredF.hostG.deliveryH.PreparationI. share J.fool K.specifically L.acceptableM. matter N.Promptness 0.care答案及解析模拟题(1)36.F语法判断:分析句子结构可知,any后应接一个名词,且本句缺少一个名词作takin9的宾语。

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