2015年英语专四完形填空真题答案与解析与原文出处与cloze练习(1)

Electricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much taken for granted nowadays 1 ___ we rarely think twice

when we switch on the light or turn on the TV set. At night, roads are brightly lit, enabling people and 2 ___ to move freely. Neon lighting used in advertising has become part of the 3 ___ of every modern city. In the home, many 4 ___ devices are powered by electricity. 5 ___ when we turn off the bedside lamp and are 6 ___ asleep, electricity is working for us, 7 ___ our refrigerators, heating our water, or keeping our rooms air-conditioned. Every day, trains, buses and subways take us to and from work. We rarely 8 ___ to consider why or how they run —— 9 ___ something goes wrong.

In the summer of 1959, something 10 ___ go wrong with the power-plant that provided New York with electricity. For

a great many hours, life came almost to a 11 ___. Trains refused to move and the people in them sat in the dark, 12 ___ to do anything; lifts stopped working, so that 13 ___ you were lucky enough not to be 14. ___ between two floors, you had the unpleasant task of finding your way down 15 ___ of stairs. Famous streets like Broadway and Fifth Avenue in a(n) 16 ___ became as gloomy and uninviting 17 ___ the most remote back streets. People were afraid to leave their houses, ___ 18. although the police had been ordered to 19 ___ in case of emergency, they were just as confused and 20 ___ as anybody else.

1.A.that B. thus C. as D. so

2. A.car B. truck C. traffic D. pedestrians

3.A.appearance B. character C. distinction D. surface

4.A. money-saving B. time-saving C. energy-saving D. labour-saving

5.A.Only B. Rarely C. Even D. Frequently

6.A.fast B. quite C. closely D. quickly

7. A. moving B. starting C. repairing D. driving

8.A.trouble B. bother C. hesitate D. remember

9.A.when B.if C.until D. after

10.A.did B. would C. could D. Should

11.A.pause B. terminal C. breakdown D. standstill

12.A.incompetent B. powerless C. hesitant D. helpless

13.A.although B. when C. as D. even if

14.A.trapped B. placed C. positioned D. locked

15.A. steps B. levels C. flights D. floors

16.A.time B. instant C. point D. minute

17.A. like B. than C. for D. as

18.A. for B. and C. but D. or

19.A. stand aside B. stand down C. stand by D. stand in

20.A. aimless B. helpless C. unfocused D. undecided

What do you look for in a potential date? Sincerity? Good looks? Character? Conversational ability? Asked to ____1____

such qualities, most people put physical attractiveness near the ____2____ of the list. Of course. Intelligent people are not

“ beauty is onl greatly concerned ____3____ such super?cial qualities as good ____4____; they know that

____5____. ” At leastthey know that ’ s how they ____6____ feel.

This intuition ____7____ looks matt er little may be another example of our ____8____ real in?uences upon us, for there are

many research studies ____9____ that appearance greatly determines initial attraction.

Some researchers have matched students ____10____ blind dates to see what qualities led to liking. Immediately after the

dating, and again three months later, the students ____11____ their dates and speculated about ____12____ they felt as they

did. Men more than women ____13____ their date’ s physical attractiveness was importan14.tBut,the date’s

physical attractiveness actually predicted the women’ s attraction ____15____ their dates more than men.

In another study, Elaine Hatfield ____16____ 752 university freshmen for a dance party.

For each person, the researchers secured a variety of ____17____ and aptitude (能力 ) test scores, but then actually matched

the couples ____18____ . The couples evaluated their dates after the party. How well did the personality and aptitude tests

predict attraction? Not well at all.____19____ the researchers could see, only one thing ____20____ : how physically

attractive the person was. The more attractive a woman, the more he liked her and wanted to date her again.

1. A. list B. select C. rank D. arrange

2.A. top B. middle C. bottom D. front

3.A. to B. at C. in D. with

4.A. look B. looks C. looking D. lookings

5.A. deep B. thick C. shallow D. thin

6.A. have to B. ought to C. must D. should

7.A. as B. what C. which D that

8.A. accepting B. admitting C. refusing D. denying

9.A. indicate B. to indicate C. indicating D. indicated

10.A. to B. on C. at D. in

11.A. evaluated B. predicted C. contacted D. communicated

12.A. what B. how C. why D. that

13.A. believed B. suspected C. con? rmed D. argued

14.A. to the contrary B. in addition C. in spite of that D. similarly

15.A. at B. in C. with D. to

16.A. recruited B. enrolled C. matched D. dated

17.A. personality B. appearance C. achievements D. individuality

18.A. interactively B. randomly C. precisely D. systematically

19.A. As long as B. So much so that C. To the extent that D. So far as

20.A. predicted B. mattered C. valued D. determined