英语四级选词填空专练

大学英语四级考试阅读理解选词填空真题专练2018.6 第一套Part ⅢReading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.An office tower on Miller Street in Manchester is completely covered in solar panels. They are used to create some of the energy used by the insurance company inside. When the tower was first 26 in 1962, it was covered with thin square stones. These small square stones became a problem for the building and continued to fall off the face for 40 years until a major renovation was 27 . During this renovation the building's owners, CIS, 28 the solar panel company,Solar century. They agreed to cover the entire building in solar panels. In 2004, the completed CIS tower became Europe's largest 29 of vertical solar panels. A vertical solar project on such a large 30 has never been repeated since.Covering a skyscraper with solar panels had never been done before, and the CIS tower was chosen as one of the "10 best green energy projects". For a long time after this renovation project, it was the tallest building in the United Kingdom, but it was 31 overtaken by the Mill bank Tower.Green buildings like this aren't 32 cost-efficient for the investor, but it does produce much less pollution than that caused by energy 33 through fossil fuels. As solar panels get 34 , the world is likely to see more skyscrapers covered in solar panels, collecting energy much like trees do. Imagine a world where building the tallest skyscraper wasn't a race of 35 , but rather one to collect the most solar energy.A)cheaper B) cleaner C) collection D) competed E) constructed F) consulted G)dimension H) discovered I) eventually J) height K) necessarily L) production M) range N)scale O) undertaken2018.6（第二套）Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Since the 1940s, southern California has had a reputation for smog. Things are not as bad as they once were but, according to the American Lung Association, Los Angeles is still the worst city in the United States for levels of 26 . Gazing down on the city from the Getty Center, an art museum in the Santa Monica Mountains, one would find the view of the Pacific Ocean blurred by the haze(霾). Nor is the state's bad air 27 to its south. Fresno, in the central valley, comes top of the list in America for year-round pollution. Residents' hearts and lungs are affected as a 28 . All of which, combined with California's reputation as the home of technological 29 , makes the place ideal for developing and testing systems designed to monitor pollution in 30 . And that is just what Aclima, a new firm in San Francisco, has been doing over the past few months.It has been trying out monitoring stations that are 31 to yield minute-to-minute maps of 32 air pollution. Such stations will also be able to keep an eye on what is happening inside buildings, including offices.To this end, Aclima has been 33 with Google's Street View system. Davida Herzl, Aclima's boss, says they have revealed pollution highs on days when San Francisco's transit workers went on strike and the city's 34 were forced to use their cars. Conversely, "cycle to work"days have done their job by 35 pollution lows.A)assisted B) collaborating C) consequence D) consumers E) creating F) detail G)domestic H) frequently I) inhabitants J) innovation K) intended L) outdoor M) pollutants N) restricted O) sum2018.6（第三套）Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Neon (霓虹) is to Hong Kong as red phone booths are to London and fog is to San Francisco.When night falls, red and blue and other colors 26 a hazy (雾蒙蒙的) glow over a city lit up by tens of thousands of neon signs. But many of them are going dark, 27 by more practical, but less romantic, LEDs (发光二极管).Changing building codes, evolving tastes, and the high cost of maintaining those wonderful old signs have businesses embracing LEDs, which are energy 28 , but still carry great cost."Tome, neon represents memories of the past," says photographer Sharon Blance, whose series Hong Kong Neon celebrates the city's famous signs. "Looking at the signs now I get a feeling of amazement, mixed with sadness."Building a neon sign is an art practiced by 29 trained on the job to mold glass tubes into 30 shapes and letters. They fill these tubes withgases that glow when 31 . Neon makes orange,while other gases make yellow or blue. It takes many hours to craft a single sign.Blance spent a week in Hong Kong and 32 more than 60 signs; 22 of them appear in the series that capture the signs lighting up lonely streets—an 33 that makes it easy to admire their colors and craftsmanship. "I love the beautiful, handcrafted, old-fashioned 34 of neon,"says Blance. The signs do nothing more than 35 a restaurant, theater, or other business, but do so in the most striking way possible.A)alternative B) approach C) cast D) challenging E) decorative F) efficient G)electrified H) identify I) photographed J) professionals K) quality L) replaced M) stimulate N) symbolizes O) volunteers大学英语四级考试阅读理解选词填空真题专练参考答案2018.6 第一套Part ⅢReading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section A答案速查：26--30 E O F C N 31--35 I K L A J参考词汇：corresponding adj. 相当的，相应的; 一致的;solar panels solar panels太阳能板; 太阳能电池板（solar panel的复数）；insurance company 保险公司；square adj. 平方的; 正方形的; 直角的; 正直的; vt. 使成方形; 与…一致; vi. 一致; n. 广场; 正方形；fall off 减少; 跌落; 下降; 离开；renovation n. 革新; 修理; 恢复活力；entire 完全的，整个的；vertical adj. 垂直的，直立的;repeat vt. 重复; 复制; 背诵; n. 重复; 副本；skyscraper n. 摩天楼，超高层大楼；特别高的东西overtake overtake vt. 赶上; 压倒; 突然来袭; vi. 超车overtaken v. 赶上，压倒（overtake的过去分词）cost-efficient adj. 有成本效益的；合算的;investor n. 投资者；fossil fuels [能源] 化石燃料; [能源] 矿物燃料；consult vt. 查阅; 商量; 向…请教;dimension n. 方面;[数] 维；尺寸；次元；容积vt. 标出尺寸；range n. 范围; 幅度; 排; 山脉; vi. 平行，列为一行; 延伸scale n. 规模; 比例；on a large scale 大规模地；undertake vt. 承担，保证; 从事; 同意; 试图注：上述词汇绝大部分为高中曾经学过的词汇。

大学英语四级选词填空专项训练题目带答案The popular notion that older people need less sleep than younger adultsis a myth, scientists said yesterday.While elderly people __1__ to sleep for fewer hours than they did whenthey were younger, this has an __2__ effect on their brain's performance and they would benefit from getting more,according to research.Sean Drummond, a. psychiatrist 心理医生 at the University of California, San Diego, said older people are more likely to suffer from broken sleep,while younger people are better at sleeping__3__ straight through the night.More sleep in old age, however, is __4__ with better health, and mostolder people would feel better and more __5__ if they slept for longer periods, he said."The ability to sleep in one chunk 整块时间 overnight goes down as we age but the amount of sleep we need to __6__ well does not change," Dr Drummondtold the American Association for theAdvancement of Science conference in San Diego."It's __7__ a myth that older people need less sleep. The more healthy an older adult is, the more they sleep like they did when they were __8__. Our data suggests that older adults wouldbenefit from __9__ to get as much sleep as they did in their 30s. That's __10__ from person to person, but the amount of sleep we had at 35 is probably the same amount as we need at 75."[A] alert[B] associated[C] attracting[D] cling[E] continuing[F] definitely[G] different[H] efficiently[I] formally[J] function[K] mixed[L] negative[M] sufficient[N] tend[O] younger答案解析：文章大意：本文主要讲述的是关于老年人睡眠的问题：是否老年人与年轻人相比只需要较少的睡眠时间?1. N tend tend to 固定搭配;表示"倾向于;"符合句意;2. L negative 空格后是effect，前面是an，由此可见，该处需要填入一个形容词;题目给出的形容词有negative, sufficient, younger;根据前后语意，填入negative最为恰当，表示"少的睡眠时间对大脑的活动有负面的影响。

There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested inspelling .No school I have taught in has ever _____ spelling or considered it unimportantas a basic skill. There are, however , vastly different ideas about how to teach it , or howmuch _____ it must be given over general language development and writing ability. Theproblem is , how to encourage a child to express himself freely and _____ in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling?If spelling become th e only focal point of his teacher’s interest, clearly a __4__child will be likely to “play safe”. He will tend to write only words within his spelling range,choosing to avoid __5__ language. That’s why teachers often __6__ the early use ofdictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing abouta personal experience ：“ This work is __7__ !There are far too many spelling errors andyour writing is illegible( 难以辨认的).”It may have been a sharP__8__ of the pupil’stechnical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omittedto read the essay, which __9__ some beautiful expressions of the child’s deePfeelings.The teacher was not wrong to d raw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centredon the child’s ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would h a v e g i v e n t h e p u p i l m o r e__10__t o s e e k i m p r o v e m e n t.A)priority B)criticism C)contained D)clearlyE)adventurous F ）discourage G)motivation H)terribleI)ignored J)difficult K)encourage L)expressedM)confidently N)bright O)motive L)e x p r e s s e dAnswers:1. 选I ）。

四级考试选词填空训练题附答案解析四级考试选词填空训练题(一)Perhaps like most Americans you have some e某tra pounds to 47 . You may even have tried a fad diet or two, but found yourself right back where you started. The key to weight loss is regular 48activity. And surprisingly, you don't have to give up eating or make the gym your second home to see long-term, 49 effects.You body needs a certain amount of energy to maintain basic 50 such as breathing, blood circulation and digestion. The energy required to keep your organs functioning is referred to as theresting or basal metabolic rate.Any time you are active, 51 energy is required. It is obtained from glycogen and fat stored in the blood, liver, and muscles. The key to losing weight is to draw on the fat rather than on the carbohydrate reserves.Which of the two energy sources you use depends on the intensity and 52 of your activity. The higher the intensity, the more your body will pull from the stored carbohydrates. The lower the intensity, the more your body will 53 on fat as its fuel.Aerobic e某ercise is most 54 for weight loss. When you perform aerobic activities you 55 contract large muscle groups such as your legs and arms. Walking, running, rollerblading, swimming, dancing, and jumping jacks are all forms of aerobic activity.Surprisingly, if your aerobic activity is low to moderately intense and of long duration, you will burn more fat than if you had 56 in a short burst of high-intensity e某ercise. In short, a brisk 30-minute walk will burn fat while a 100-yard sprint will burn glycogen.[A] positive[B] additional[C] duration[D] effectivee[E] shed [F] physical[G] food [H] functions [I] participated [J] rely [K] cut [L] repeatedly[M] uses [N] little [O] obvious四级考试选词填空训练题答案47. E 该空需填入动词原形，结合原意“和大多数美国人一梯状，你(的体重)可能也有几磅需要________〞可知，E(去除)最符合文意。

英语四级选词填空专项训练题目及答案When we think of green buildings, we tend to think of new ones-the kind of high-tech, solar-paneled masterpieces that make the covers of architecture magazines. But the US has more than 100million existing homes, and it would be __1__ wasteful to tear them all down and __2__ them with greener versions. An enormous amount of energy and resources went into the construction of thosehouses. And it would take an average of 65 years for the __3__ carbon emissions from a new energy-efficient home to make up for the resources lost by destroying an old one. So in the broadest__4__, the greenest home is the one that has already been built. But at the same time, nearly half of US carbon emissions come from heating, cooling and __5__ our homes, offices and otherbuildings. "You can't deal with climate change without dealing with existing building," says Richard Moe, the president of the National Trust.With some __6__, the oldest homes tend to be the least energy-efficient. Houses built before 1939 use about 50% more energy per square foot than those built after 2000, mainly due to the tinycracks and gaps that __7__ over time and let in more outside air.Fortunately, there are a __8__ number of relatively simple changes that can green older homes, from __9__ ones like Lincoln's Cottage to your own postwar home. And efficiency upgrades 升级can save more than just the earth; they can help __10__ property owners from rising power costs.[A] accommodations[B] clumsy[C] doubtfully[D] exceptions[E] expand[F] historic[G] incredibly[H] powering[I] protect[J] reduced[K] replace[L] sense[M] shifted[N] supplying[O] vast答案解析：1. 【答案】 G。

四级英语选词填空例题Four-Level English Vocabulary Cloze Test.Passage 1。

The (1)_____ of the project was to develop a newvaccine for malaria, a deadly disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Scientists from several (2)_____ institutions collaborated on the project, bringing together a (3)_____ of expertise in medicine, biology, and chemistry.After years of (4)_____ research, the scientists were able to develop a (5)_____ vaccine that was effective in preventing malaria in animal models. The next step was to conduct clinical trials to assess the safety and (6)_____of the vaccine in humans.The clinical trials were conducted in several (7)_____ countries, including those in Africa, Asia, and South America. The results of the trials were (8)_____: thevaccine was found to be safe and effective in preventing malaria in humans.The development of this new vaccine is a major (9)_____ in the fight against malaria. It has the potential to save millions of lives and improve the health of people in some of the world's poorest countries.Instructions:Read the passage and choose the best word from the options provided to fill each blank.Options:1. (a) intention.(b) goal.(c) purpose.(d) objective.2. (a) different.(b) various.(c) diverse.(d) multiple.3. (a) range.(b) array.(c) spectrum.(d) variety.4. (a) rigorous.(b) extensive.(c) thorough.(d) comprehensive.5. (a) promising.(b) hopeful.(c) potential.(d) optimistic.6. (a) effectiveness.(b) efficacy.(c) efficiency.(d) productivity.7. (a) developing.(b) underdeveloped.(c) emergent.(d) impoverished.8. (a) promising.(b) encouraging.(c) favorable.(d) positive.9. (a) breakthrough.(b) achievement.(c) advance.(d) progress.Answer Key:1. (b) goal.2. (c) diverse.3. (a) range.4. (c) thorough.5. (a) promising.6. (b) efficacy.7. (a) developing.8. (d) positive.9. (a) breakthrough.。

大学英语四级选词填空练习题及答案大学英语四级选词填空练习题(一)With the world's population estimated to grow from si某 to nine billion by 2022, researchers. businesses and governments are already dealing with the impact this increase will have on everything from food and water to infrastructure (基础设施) and jobs. Underling all this 47 will be the demand for energy, which is e某pected to double over the ne某t 40 years.Finding the resources to meet this demand in a 48 . sustainable way is the cornerstone (基石) of our nation's energy security, and will be one of the major 49 of the 21st century. Alternative forms of energy- bio-fuels, wind and solar, to name a few are 50 being funded and developed, and will play a growing 51 in the world's energy supply. But e某perts say that even when 52 , alternative energy sources will likely meet only about 30% of the world's energy needs by 2022.For e某ample, even with 53 investments, such as the $93 million for wind energy development 54 in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, important alternative energy sources such as wind and bio-fuels 55 only about 1% of the market today.Energy and sustainability e某perts say the answer to our future energy needs will likely come from a lot of 56 both traditional and alternative.A)stable I)e某actlyB)solutions J)consistC)significant K)compriseD)role L)competitionsE)progress M)combinedF)marvelous N)challengesG)included O)certainlyH)growth大学英语四级选词填空练习题答案47 growth48 stable49 challenges50 certainly51 role52 combined53 significant54 included55 comprise56 solutions大学英语四级选词填空练习题(二)What determines the kind of person you are? What factors make you more or less bold,intelligent, or able to read a map? All of these are influenced by the interaction of yourgenes and the environment in which you were 47 . The study of how genes andenvironment interact to influence 48 activity is known as behavioral genetics. Behavioralgenetics has made important 49 to the biological revolution, providing information about thee某tent to which biology influences mind, brain and behavior.Any research that suggests that 50 to perform certain behaviors are based in biology iscontroversial. Who wants to be told that there are limitations to what you can 51 based onsomething that is beyond your control, such as your genes? It is easy to accept that genescontrol physical characteristics such as se某, race and eyecolor. But can genes alsodetermine whether people will get divorced, how 52 they are, or what career they are likely tochoose? A concern of psychological scientists is the 53 to which all of these characteristicsare influenced by nature and nurture(养育), by genetic makeup and the environment.Increasingly, science 54 that genes lay the groundwork for many human traits. From thisperspective, people are born 55 like undeveloped photographs: The image is already captured,but the way it 56 appears can vary based on the development process. However, the basicpicture is there from the beginning.[A] abilities[B] achieve[C] appeal[D] complaints[E] contributions[F] displayed[G] essentially[H] eventually[I] e某tent[J] indicates[K] proceeds[L] psychological[M] raised[N] smart[O] standard大学英语四级选词填空练习题答案47. M) raised48. L) psychological49. E) contributions50. A) abilities51. B) achieve52. N) smart53. I) e某tent54. J) indicates55. G) essentially56. H) eventually大学英语四级选词填空练习题及答案。

四级选词填空专练Model Test OneWe feel that there are many disadvantages in arranging pupils into different classes. It is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total 47 . We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their 48 ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.In our classrooms, we work in 49 ways. The pupils often work in groups, which gives them the 50 to learn to cooperate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with 51 problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to 52 effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacher.Sometimes the pupils work in pairs or on 53 tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is 54. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this efficiently. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their 55, and we give them every encouragement to 56 this goal.A) academic B) appropriate C) attain D) communicate E) hardshipF) individual G) inferior H) least I) opportunity J) personalK) personality L) relax M) reliable N) solve O) variousModel Test TwoThe free enterprise had produced a technology 47 of providing the American consumer with the largest and most varied marketplace in the world. Technological advances, however, have come hand-in-hand with impersonal mass marketing of goods and services. Along with 48 too, have come some instances of manipulative(操纵性的；操作) advertising practices and a great increase to products whose reliability, safety and quality are difficult to 49 .Today’s consumers buy, enjoy, use and throw away more types of goods than could possibly have been imagined even a few years ago. Yes, too often consumers have no idea of the materials that have gone into the manufacturer’s finished product or their own 50 in selecting one product over another.Easy credit and forceful techniques of modern marketing persuade many consumers to buy what they cannot 51 . The consequent 52 of family budgets is a problem for consumers at all economic levels. It is not unusual for families to set aside 20 percent or more of their income to debt repayments without understanding the effect this allocation has upon other choices. Some families have such tight budgets that an illness, a period of unemployment, or some other crisis finds them without 53 reserves（储备；储蓄）.In addition to the growing complexity of the market, consumers are sometimes faced with unfair and 54 practices. Although there are laws 55 to protect the consumers, there are not a sufficient number of laws enforced to cover all the abuses of the marketplace.An adult in today’s society should be knowledgeable in the use of credit. He should understand what is involved in purchasing a house, and the many pitfalls to be avoided when 56 into financial agreements. He should know enough about advertising and selling techniques to enable him to tell the honest from the deceptive. He should be knowledgeable about consumer protectionlaws so that he can demand his rights. When he needs help, he should know the private and public sources to which he can turn for assistance.A) virtually B) deceptiveC) supervisors D) enteringE) evaluate F) capableG) efficiently H) progressI) designed J) likelyK) afford L) adequateM) overburdeningN) amazing O) motivationModel Test ThreeTo call something “marginal” means it is not very good. Farmers have their own way to 47 marginal land: It is the last to be planted under good conditions, and has the 48 to be avoided under poor conditions. Low 49 soil is not the only reason land could be considered marginal. It might be in an area where rainfall is 50 or where a hillside might rise too steeply (陡峭地）. There are uses for marginal land, however. Most often it is used as grassland. Grasses provide excellent 51 for grazing(吃草）animals like cattle, sheep and goats. Grass seed can be bought from a foreign supplier or 52 grasses can be used. However, using marginal land for grazing is not a simple issue. There is a 53 of overgrazing. Cattle can damage the crops by eating down to the roots. Also, the weight of the animals crushes the soil and can make it too hard for growing. A(n) 54 way to reduce the harm is to move animals from one field to another. This method is known as rotational grazing (循环放牧）which is extremely important for marginal land. Another use for marginal land is for tree crops. Studies have 55 that the white pine and loblolly pine(火炬松）are two kinds of trees that grow well on such land. They grow fast and provide good quality wood. Another tree is the poplar(白杨）,found in many parts of the world.Failure to take the care needed to protect marginal lands can make a bad situation worse.But good planning can 56 a marginal resource into a highly productive one.A）feed B) priority C) transplant D) effectiveE) limited F) define G) adequate H) transformI) discouraging J) quality K) native L) revealedM) prejudice N) hazard O) recoveredModel Test FourUndoubtedly the globe is getting hotter and hotter. The unavoidable questions are: How much responsibility shall we take for warming, and are we 47 to stop the destruction by limiting our insatiable 48 for natural fuels?It seems that global warming is too 49 to be worried about, or too unpredictable. The computer 50 cannot define what the weather is like next week. In cold winter day it might beconsidered that a little warming would be a fair thing. And doubtlessly: Alarming about 51 alteration may sound like an environmentalist frightening strategy, aiming to urge humans to walk and keep the world cleaner.However, based on the data collected by scientists, bad news are brought to our living media. From California to the snowy peaks of China, the air is heating up right now, and the globe is being fast warmed, the 52 has increased by 1 ℉compared with the past century. In addition, some parts like remote places have been in a much hotter state. The results aren’t satisfactory, ice being 53 , rivers running dry, and coasts being 54 , threatening villages and cottages.The 55 are gradually occurring without any obvious phenomenon. But they shouldn’t slip our mind, because they can pose as a great potential threat to the 56 world.A) remote B) technologyC) composing D) wholeE) voluntary F) climateG) skill H) desireI) melting J) vanishingK) eroded L) temperatureM) amazement N) changesO) clever答案及解析Model Test One47. K 该空应填入一名词。

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英语四级考试选词填空专项习题(一)The festive break is fast becoming a distant memory and for many, New Year fitness regimes are too. Despite2.6m people starting diets on New Year's Day, research suggests that by the end of the week 92 percent of dieters gave up, (36) exercise and gorging on comfort food.Findings(37) by weightloss firm XLS-Medical, suggest that the (38) majority are unsuccessful at sticking to their diets for more than five days a week. Two out of l0 dieters (39) they have their first diet relapse (退步) just four to five days in, with hunger cited as the main cause. Boredom and alcohol were (40) blamed for people failing to keep their health kick on track.Dr. Matt Capehorn, Clinical Director of the National Obesity Forum, (41) that just one day off from dieting can undo a week's worth of hard work. He told Female First: "A healthy diet, aimed at losing llb per week, relies on saving 3500 calories a week by having 500 calories less each day." "A day off the diet should mean that you eat the correct amount, but many dieters see it as an excuse to binge (大吃大喝) and have thousands of calories more than they need. "The results suggest that a (42) 590,000 could already have (43) to stick to New Year diet resolutions.And a vast majority are unaware of the negative impact a single day off can have on their weight loss efforts.Yet (44) it was found only 5 percent of women stick to theirdiets until they've (45) their target weight.A.massiveB.reachedC.highlightedD.blamedE.shunningF.stillG.releasedH.lostI.alsoJ.admittedK.treatedL.dietedM.overallN .vastO.failed英语四级考试选词填空专项习题答案36.E语法判断：exercise后是and，而and前后应为并列结构(又称平行结构)，因为and后为gorging on comfortfood，所以前面也应当是现在分词短语，因此应填入现在分词。

大学英语四级选词填空专项练习Passage 1What is it about Americans and food? We love to eat, but we feel 1 about it afterward. We say we want only the best, but we strangely enjoy junk food. We’re 2 with health and weight loss but face an unprecedented epidemic of obesity(肥胖). Perhaps the 3 to this ambivalence(矛盾情结) lies in our history. The first Europeans came to this continent searching for new spices but went in vain. The first cash crop(经济作物) wasn’t eaten but smoked. Then there was Prohibition, intended to prohibit drinking but actually encouraging more 4 ways of doing it.The immigrant experience, too, has been one of inharmony. Do as Romans do means eating what “real Americans” eat, but our nation’s food has come to be 5 by imports—pizza, say, or hot dogs. And some of the country’s most treasured cooking comes from people who arrived here in shackles.Perhaps it should come as no surprise then that food has been a medium for the nation’s defining struggles, whether at the Boston Tea Party or the sit ins at southern lunch counters. It is integral to our concepts of health and even morality whether one refrains from alcohol for religious reasons or evades meat for political 6 But strong opinions have not brought 7 . Americans are ambivalent about what they put in their mouths. We have become 8 of our foods, especially as we learn more about what they contain.The 9 in food is still prosperous in the American consciousness. It’s no coincidence, then, that the first Thanksgiving holds the American imagination in such bondage(束缚). It’s what we eat—and how we 10 it with friends, family, and strangers—that help define America as a community today.A. answerB. resultC. shareD. guiltyE. constantF. definedG. vanishH. adaptedI. creativeJ. beliefK. suspicious L. certainty M. obsessed N. identify O. ideals Passage 2After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll(死亡人数) could have been much worse. More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, and earthquake of similar __1__ that shook America in 1998 claimed 25,000 victims.Injuries and deaths were __2__ less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. On a holid ay, when traffic was light on the city’s highway. In addition, __3__ made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city’s buildings and highways, making them more __4__ to quakes.In the past, making structures quake-resist-ant meant firm yet __5__ materials, such as steel and wood, that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to __6__ the impact of ground vibrations. The most __7__ designs givebuildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports, called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquake’s vibrations. When ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would __8__ the building to shift in the opposite direction. The new designs should offer even greater __9__ to cities where earthquakes ofen take place.The new smart structures could be very __10__ to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.[A]changes [B]flexible [C]decrease[D]recent[E]push [F]reduce [G]relatively [H]safety [I]resistant[J]expensive [K]force [L]accordingly[M]intensity[N]security [O]opposedPassage 3Wise buying is a positive way in which you can make your money go further. The way you go about purchasing an article or a service can actually 1 you money or can add to the cost. Take the 2 example of a hairdryer. If you are buying a hairdryer, you might think that you are making the 3 buy if you choose one whose look you like and which is also the cheapest 4 price. But when you get it home you may find that it takes twice as long as a more expensive 5 to dry your hair.The cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could well make your hairdryer the most expensive one of all.So what principles should you 6 when you go out shopping? If you keep your home, your car or any valuable 7 in excellent condition, y ou’ll be saving money in the long run. Before you buy a new 8 , talk to someone who owns one .If you can, use it or borrow it to check it suits your particular purpose. Before you buy an expensive 9 , or a service, do check the price and what is on offer. If possible, choose 10 three items or three estimates.［A］possession ［B］save ［C］best ［D］appliance［E］material ［F］from ［G］simple ［H］with［I］in ［J］element ［K］model［L］item ［M］easy ［N］adopt ［O］reasonable Passage 4There’s no question that the Earth is getting hotter. The real questions are: How much of the warming is our fault, and are we 1 to slow the devastation by controlling our insatiable 2 for fossil fuels?Global warming can seem too 3 to worry about, or too uncertain-something projected by the same computer 4 that often can’t get next week’s weather right. On a raw winter day you might think that a few degrees of warming wouldn’t be such a bad thing anyway. And no doubt about it: Warnings about 5 change can sound like an environmentalist scare tactic, meant to force us out of our cars and restrict our lifestyles.Comforting thoughts, perhaps. Unfortunately, however, the Earth has some discomforting news. From Alaska to the snowy peaks of the Andes the world isheating up right now, and fast. Globally, the 6 is up 1°F over the past century, but some of the coldest, most remote spots have warmed much more. The results aren’t pretty. Ice is 7 , rivers are running dry, and coasts are 8 , threatening communities.The 9 are happening largely out of sight. But they shouldn’t be out of mind, because they are omens of what’s in store for the 10 of the planet.[A]remote [B]techniques [C]consisting [D]rest[E]willing [F]climate [G]skill [H]appetite [I]melting[J]vanishing[K]eroding [L]temperature [M]curiosity[N]changes [O]skillfulPassage 5It seems you always forget—your reading glasses when you are rushing to work, your coat when you are going to the cleaners, your credit card when you are shopping...Such absent-mindedness may be 1 to you; now British and German scientists are developing memory glasses that record everything the 2 sees.The glasses can play back memories later to help the wearer remember things they have forgotten such as where they left their keys. And the glasses also 3 the user to "label" items so that information can be used later on. The wearer could walk around an office or a factory identifying certain 4 by pointing at them. Objects indicated are then given a 5 label on a screen inside the glasses that the user then fills in.It could be used in 6 plants by mechanics looking to identify machine parts or by electricians wiring a 7 device.A spokesman for the project said: "A car mechanic for 8 could find at a glance where a part on a certain car model is so that it can be identified and repaired. For the motorist the system could 9 accident black spots or dangers on the road."In other cases the glasses could be worn by people going on a guided tour, 10 points of interest or by people looking at panoramas where all the sites could be identified.[A] allow [B] instance [C] blank [D] industrial [E] frustrating[F] items[G] indicating [H] highlight [I] user [J] complicated[K] white [L] annoying [M] successful[N] articles[O] simplePassage 6For 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 n ot 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 areexpected 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 –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 cause this disjunction between 10 and reality.A) pose B) exaggerated C) accelerating D) extinct E) existF) perception G) wealthy H) magnified I) starving J) headK) running L) predicted M) abundant N) conception O) reducing Passage 7EI NIno is name given to the masterious and often unpredictable change in the climate of the world.This strange ___1_____happens every five to eight years.It starts in the PAacific Ocean and is thought to be caused by a failure in the trade winds(信风)，which affects the ocean currents driven by these winds. As the trade winds lessen in ____2____,the ocean comperatures rise causing the Peru current flowing in form the east to warm up by as much as 5`C.The warming of the ocean has far-reaching effects.The hot,humid(潮湿的)air over the ocean causes severe ___3___thunderstorms.The rainfall is increased acrossAounth American ____4____floods to Peru.In the West pacific,there are droughts affecting Australia and Indonesia.So while some parts of the world perpare for heavy rains and floods,other parts face drought,poor crops and____5____.EI Nino usually lasts for about 18 months The 1982-83 EI Nino brough the most___6____weather in mordern history .Its effect was worldwide and it left more than 2,000 people dead and caused over eight billion pounds ____7___of damage.The 1990 EI Nino will ____9___,but they are still not __10___sure what leads to it or what affects how strong it will be.A)estimate B)strength C)deliberately D)notify E)tropicalF)phenomenon G)stable H)attraction I)completely J)destructiveK)starvation L)bringing M)exhaustion N)worth O)strikePassage 8Have you ever known anyone famous? If so, you may have found that they are remarkably similar to the rest of us. You may have even heard them __1__ to people saying there is anything different about them. “I’m really just a normal guy,” __2__ an actor who has recently rocketed into the spotlight. There is, of course, usually a brief period when they actually start to believe they are as great as their __3__ fans suggest. They start to wear __4__ clothes and talk as if everyone should hear what they have to say. This period, however, does not often last long. They fall back toreality as fast as they had __5__ risen above it all. What will it feel like to soar to such __6__ and look down like an eagle from up high on everyone else? And what will it feel like to have flown so high only to __7__ from your dream and realize you; are only human? Some only see the __8__ in losing something they had gained. They often make __9__ attempts to regain what they lost. Often these efforts result in even greater pain. Some become __10__ financially and emotionally. The only real winners are those who are happy to be back on the ground with the rest of us.A) desperate B) disappointing C) cruelty D) bankrupt E) fancyF) protects G) altitude H) similarly I) wake J) contestK) object L) worshipping M) dignity N) originally O) protestsPassage 9When Roberto Feliz came to the USA from the Dominican Republic, he knew only a few words of English .Education soon became a __1__. “I couldn’t understand anything,” he said. He __2__ from his teachers, came home in tears , and thought about dropping out.Then Mrs. Malave , a bilingual educator, began to work with him while teaching him math and science in his __3__Spanish.“She helped me stay smart while teaching me English ,”he said .Given the chance to demonstrate his ability, he __4__ confidence and began to succeed in school.Today, he is a __5__ doctor, runs his own clinic ,and works with several hospitals .Every day ,he uses the language and academic skills he __6__ through bilingual education to treat his patients.Roberto’s story is just one of __7__ success stories. Research has shown that bilingual education is the most __8__ way both to teach children English and ensure that they succeed academically. In Arizona and Texas, bilingual students __9__ outperform their peers in monolingual programs. Calexico, Calif. , implemented bilingual education, and now has dropout rates that are less than half the state average and college __10__ rates of more than 90%.In E1 Paso ,bilingual education programs have helped raise student scores from the lowest in Texas to among the highest in the nation.A) wonder B) acquired C) consistently D) regained E) nightmareF) native G) acceptance H) effectiveI) hid J) prominent K) decent L) countless M) recalledN) breakthrough O) automaticallyPassage 10As war spreads to many corners of the globe, children sadly have been drawn into the center of conflicts. In Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Colombia, however, groups of children have been taking part in peace education __1__. The children, after learning to resolve conflicts, took on the __2__ of peacemakers. The Children’s Movement for Peace in Colombia was even nominated (提名) for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998.groups of children __3__ as peacemakers studied human rights and poverty issues in Colombia, eventually forming a group with five other schools in Bogota known as The Schools of Peace.The classroom __4__ opportunities for children to replace angry, violent behaviors with __5__, peaceful ones. It is in the classroom that caring and respect for each person empowers children to take a step __6__toward becoming peacemakers. Fortunately, educators have access to many online resources that are __7__ useful when helping children along the pathto peace. The Young Peacemakers Club, started in 1992, provides a Website with resources for teachers and __8__ on starting a Kindness Campaign. The World Centers of Compassion for Children International call attention to children’s rights and how to help the __9__ of war. Starting a Peacemakers’Club is a praiseworthy venture for a class and one that could spread to other classrooms and ideally affect the culture of the __10__ school.A) victims B) technology C) role D) respectively E) projectsF) offers G) information H) images I) forward J) especiallyK) entire L) cooperative M) comprehensive N) assuming O) acting【passage1-10答案及详解】Passage 1【全文翻译】美国人如何看待食物呢?我们爱吃，但是过后会觉得内疚。

选词填空练习1Years ago, doctors often said that pain was a normal part of life. In particular, when older patients 1 of pain, they were told it was a natural part of aging and they would have to learn to live with it.Times have changed. Today, we take pain __2__. Indeed, pain is now considered the fifth vital sign, as important as blood pressure, temperature, breathing rate and pulse in __3__ a person’s well-being. We know that chronic (慢性的) pain can disrupt (扰乱) a person’s life, causing problems that __4__ from missed work to depression.That’s why a growing number of hospitals now depend upon physicians who __5__ in pain medicine. Not only do we evaluate the cause of the pain, which can help us treat the pain better, but we also help provide comprehensive therapy for depression and other psychological and social __6__ related to chronic pain. Such comprehensive therapy often __7_ the work of social workers, psychiatrists (心理医生) and psychologists, as well as specialists in pain medicine.This modern __8__ for pain management has led to a wealth of innovative treatments which are more effective and with fewer side effects than ever before. Decades ago, there were only a _9__ number of drugs available, and many of them caused _10_ side effects in older people, including dizziness and fatigue. This created adouble-edged sword: the medications helped relieve the pain but caused other problems that could be worse than the pain itself.A) result B) involves C) significant D) range E) relieved F) issues G) seriously H) magnificent I) determining J) limited K) gravely L) complained M) respect N) prompting O) specialize选词填空练习2Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been abroad a couple of times, but I could hardly 47 to know my way around the continent. Moreover, my knowledge of foreign languages was 48 to a little college French.I hesitated. How would I, unable to speak the language, 49 unfamiliar with local geography or transportation systems, set up50 and do research? It seemed impossible, and with considerable 51I sat down to write a letter begging off. Halfway through, a thought ran through my mind: you can’t learn if you don’t try. So I accepted the assignment.There were some bad 52. But by the time I had finished the trip I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most remote of places. Without guides or even 53 bookings. Confident that somehow I will manage. The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition 54. But each time you try something. You learn. And as the learning plies up. The world opens to you.I’ve learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine river in a 55. And I know I’ll go to doing such things. It’s not because I’m braver or more daring than others. I’m not. But I’ll accept anxiety as another name for cha llenge and I believe I can 56 wonders.A) complish B) advanced C) balloon K) news D) claim E) constantly F) declareG)interviews H) limited I) Manufacture J) moments L) reduced M) regret N) scary O) totally选词填空练习3Forces other than damaging winds are also at work inside tornadoes. Sometimes，as the twisting funnel passes over a house，the walls and ceiling _1__apart as if a bomb had gone off inside. This _2__is caused by the low air pressure at the centre of a tornado.The pressure at the center of a tornado is usually 13 pounds per square inch. However，inside the house the air pressure is _3__，about 15 pounds per square inch. The difference of 2 pounds per square inch between the inside and outside pressure may not seem like much. But suppose a tornado funnel passes over a small building that __4__by 10 feet. On each square inch of the building，there is 2 pounds of pressure from the inside that is not balance by air pressure outside the building. Onthe ceiling，that added up to an _5__ pressure of 57000 pounds. The pressure on the four walls adds up to 172800 pounds.If windows are open in the building，some of the inside air rushes out through them. This will balance the pressure inside and outside the building. But if the windows are shut _6__，the enormous inside pressure may cause the building to burst.__7__，heavy rain and hail often occur in thunderstorms that later produce tornados，so people frequently shut all windows to protect their _8__. This may cause far _9__ damage later. For the same reason，tornado cellars must have an air __10__，otherwise ，the cellar door might be blown out when a tornado passes over it.A) worse B) tightly C) breakthrough D) unfortunately E) burst F) unfriendly G) normal H) substance I) property J) explosion K) initial L) measures M) involves N) vent O) unbalanced选词填空练习4Many American students __1__higher education to prepare for professional employment. In your academic training you will need to begin planning for the__2__from college to career. A career is really a process-it is how you progress through a __3__of jobs and occupations during your working years. A college education can help you get started on your career journey.In America society, the type of occupational fields you choose and jobs youhold__4__your entire lifestyle: yourself concept, income, prestige, choice of friends, and where you will live. This freedom to choose from thousands of employment choices can be __5__or troubling-if you don’t know where and how to begin.Career planning is a comprehensive process that takes much time and __6_.Career planning can greatly increase your __7__ of obtaining employment in the occupation you choose. However, career planning includes much more than a job search. It begins with carefully considering what you want and need in life.Career planning can be divided into four __8__steps that include self-assessment, occupational exploration and selection, career preparation, and job seeking. Although each student's goal will be__9_,one suggested timetable to help you keep on course is to complete one step in each university year. Your __10_may be longer or shorter depending on your career goal.A) transmission B) consecutive C) enjoyable D) series E) perspective F) varies G) schedule H) different I) superficial J) effort K) prospects L) influence M) cultivate N) pursue O) transition选词填空练习5Reading is thought to be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text. The reader puts questions, as it were, to the text and gets answers. In the light of these he puts __1__ questions, and so on.For most of the time this “conversation” goes on below the level of consciousness. At times, however, we become __2__ of it. This is usually when we are running into difficulties, when mismatch is occurring between __3__ and meaning. When successful matching is being experienced, our question of the text continues at the unconscious level.Different people __4__ with the text differently. Some stay very close to the words on the page, others take off imaginatively from the words, interpreting, criticizing, analyzing and examining. The former represents a kind of comprehension which is__5__ in the text. The latter represents __6__ levels of comprehension. The balance between these is important, especially for advanced readers.There is another conversation which from our point of view is __7__ important, and that is to do not with what is read but with how it is read. We call this a “process” conversation as __8__ to a “content” conversation. It is concerned not with meaning but with the __9__ we employ in reading. If we are an advanced reader our ability to hold a process conversation with a text is usually pretty well __10__. Not so our ability to hold a content conversation.A) opposed B) converse C) equally D) written E) developed F) strategies G) compared H) awake I) higher J) expectations K) deal L) absolutely M) aware N) better O) further选词填空练习6The main energy foods are the carbohydrates{碳水化合物}。

四级英语选词填空模拟练习附答案四级英语选词填空模拟练习：In recent years, more and more foreigners are involved in the teaching programs of the United States. Both the advantages and the disadvantages67 using foreign faculty(教师总称)68 teaching positions have to be69 , of course. It can be said that the foreign70 that makes the faculty member from abroad an asset also71 problems of adjustment, both for the university and for the individual. The foreign research scholar usually isolates72 in the laboratory as a means of protection;73 , what he needs is to be fitted 74 a highly organized university system quite different from75 at home. He is faced in his daily work76 differences in philosophy, arrangements of courses and methods of teaching. Both the visiting professor and his students77 a common ground in each others cultures, some78 of what is already in the minds of American students is79 for the foreign professor.While helping him to80 himself to his new environment, the university must also81 certain adjustments in order to82 full advantage of what the newcomer can83 . It isnt always known how to make84 use of foreign faculty, especially at smaller colleges. This is thought to be a85 where further study is called86 . The findings of such a study will be of value to colleges and universities with foreign faculty. 选词填空练习题：67. A) with B) for C) of D) at68. A) in B) on C) for D) within69. A) thought B) measured C) balanced D) considered70. A) situation B) circumstances C) background D) condition71. A) carries B) create C) emerges D) solves72. A) himself B) oneself C) him D) one73. A) otherwiseB) moreover C) however D) whatever74. A) into B) by C) to D) with75. A) those B) which C) what D) that76. A) toward B) with C) to D) at77. A) have B) possess C) need D) lack78. A) concept B) feeling C) plan D) intelligence79. A) ordered B) asked C) put D) required80. A) place B) adapt C) put D) direct81. A) remain B) keep C) make D) cause82. A) take B) make C) do D) be83. A) show B) afford C) express D) offer84. A) powerful B) creative C) imaginary D) advanced85. A) scope B) range C) field D) district86. A) on B) for C) upon D) at四级英语选词填空模拟练习答案详解：67. C本题考查搭配关系。

2010年12月英语四级考试真题Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.What determines the kind of person you are? What factors make you more or less bold, intelligent, or able to read a map? All of these are influenced by the interaction of your genes and the environment in which you were 47 . The study of how genes and environment interact to influence 48 activity is known as behavioral genetics. Behavioral genetics has made important 49 to the biological revolution, providing information about the extent to which biology influences mind, brain and behavior.Any research that suggests that 50 to perform certain behaviors are based in biology is controversial. Who wants to be told that there are limitations to what you can 51 based on something that is beyond your control, such as your genes? It is easy to accept that genes control physical characteristics such as sex, race and eye color. But can genes also determine whether people will get divorced, how 52 they are, or what career they are likely to choose? A concern of psychological scientists is the 53 to which all of these characteristics are influenced by nature and nurture(养育), by genetic makeup and the environment. Increasingly, science 54 that genes lay the groundwork for many human traits. From this perspective, people are born 55 like undeveloped photographs: The image is already captured, but the way it 56 appears can vary based on the development process. However, the basic picture is there from the beginning.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

大学英语四级专项训练——选词填空（一）Americans are proud of their variety and individualty, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform. Why are uniforms so __1__ in the United States?Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more __2__ than civilian（百姓的）clothes. People have become conditioned to __3__ superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears a uniform tends to __4__ more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the __5__ of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What an easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to __6__ professional identity（身份）than to step out of uniform? Uniforms also have many __7__ benefits. They save on other clothes. They save on laundry bills. They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes.Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of __8__ experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without __9__, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act __10__, on the job at least.[A]skill [B]popular [C]get [D]change [E]similarly 、[F]professional [G]character [H]individuality [I] inspire [J] differently [K]expect [L]practical [M] recall [N] lose [O] ordinary（二）Psychologists take opposing views of how external rewards, from warm praise to cold cash, affect motivation and creativity. Behaviorists, who study the relation between actions and their consequences, argue that rewards can __1__ performance at work and school. Cognitive( 认识派的) researchers, who study various aspects of mental life, maintain that rewards often destroy creativity by encouraging dependence on __2__ and gifts from others.The latter view has gained many supporters, __3__ among educators. But the careful use of small __4__ rewards speaks creativity in grade school children, suggesting that properly presented inducements( 刺激) indeed __5__inventiveness, according to a study in the June Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.“If kids know they’re working for a reward and can focus on a relatively __6__ task, they show the m ost creativity,” says Robert Eisenberger of the University of Delaware in Newark. “But it’s easy to __7__ creativity by giving rewards for poor performance or creating too much anticipation for rewards.A teacher who continually draws attention to rewards or who hands ourhigh grades for __8__ achievement ends uPwith uninspired students, Eisenberger holds. As an example of the latter point, he notes growing efforts at major universities to tighten grading standards and __9__ failing grades.In early grades, the use of so-called token economies, in which students handle challenging problems and receive performance-based points to ward valued rewards, shows __10__ in raising efforts and creativity, the Delaware psychologist claims.A)mental B)promise C)kill D)avoidE)hope F)especially G)aid H)ordinaryI)approval J)monetary K)generally L)improveM)challenging N)restore O)excellent（三）Britain is not just one country and one people; even if some of its inhabitants think so. Britain is, in fact, a nation which can be divided into several __1__ parts, each part being an individual country with its own language, character and cultural __2__. Thus Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales do not claim to __3__ to "England" because their inhabitants are not __4__ "English". They are Scottish, Irish or Welsh and many of them prefer to speak their own native tongue, which in turn is __5__ to the others.These cultural minorities(少数民族) have been Britain’s original inhabitants. In varying degrees they have managed to __6__ their national characteristics, and their particular customs and way of life. This is probably even more ture of the __7__ areas where traditional ife has not been so affected by the __8__ of industrialism as the border areas have been. The Celtic races are said to be more emotional by nature than the English. An Irish temper is legendary. The Scots could rather __9__ about their reputation for excessive thrift and prefer to be remembered for their folk songs and dances, while the Welsh are famous for their singing. The Celtic __10__ as a whole produces humorous writers and artists, such as the Irish Bernard Shaw, the Scottish Robert Burns, and the Welsh Dylan Thomas, to mention but a few.[A]incomprehensible [B]temper [C]remote [D]separate [E]understandable[F]forget [G]generally [H]temperament [I]preserve [J]strictly[K]traditional [L]reserve [M]growth [N]apply [O]belong（四）After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll(死亡人数) could have been much worse. More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, and earthquake of similar __1__ that shook America in 1998 claimed 25,000 victims.Injuries and deaths were __2__ less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. On a holiday, when traffic was light on the city’s highw ay. In addition, __3__ made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city’s buildings and highways, making them more__4__ to quakes.In the past, making structures quake-resist-ant meant firm yet __5__ materials, such as steel and wood, that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to __6__ the impact of ground vibrations. The most __7__ designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports, called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquake’s vibrations. When ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would __8__ the building to shift in the opposite direction. The new designs should offer even greater __9__ to cities where earthquakes ofen take place.The new smart structures could be very __10__ to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.[A]changes [B]flexible [C]decrease [D]recent [E]push[F]reduce [G]relatively [H]safety [I]resistant [J]expensive[K]force [L]accordingly [M]intensity [N]security [O]opposed（五）As is known to all, the organization and management of wages and salaries are very complex. Generally speaking, the Accounts Department is __1__ for calculations of pay, while the Personnel Department is interested in discussions with the employees about pay.If a firm wants to __2__ a new wage and salary structure, it is essential that the firm should decide on a __3__ of job evaluation and ways of measuring the performance of its employees. In order to be __4__, that new pay structure will need agreement between Trade Unions and employers. In job evaluation, all of the requirements of each job are defined in a detailed job description. Each of thsoe requirements is given a value, usually in "points", which are __5__ together to give a total value for the job. For middle and higher management, a special method is used to evaluate managers on their knowledge of the job, their responsibility, and their __6__ to solve problems. Because of the difficulty in measuring management work, however, job grades for managers are often decided without __7__ to an evaluation system based on points.In attempting to design a pay system, the Personnel Department should __8__ the value of each job with these in the job market. __9__, payment for a job should vary with any differences in the way that the job is performed. Where it is simple to measure the work done, as in the works done with hands, monetary encouragement schemes are often chosen, for __10__ workers, where measurement is difficult, methods of additional payments are employed.[A]compare [B]responsible [C]useful [D]added [E]find[F]reference [G]indirect [H]method [I]successful [J]combined[K]Necessarily [L]capacity [M] ability [N] Basically [O] adopt（六）Sport is not only physically challenging, but it can also be mentally challenging. Criticismfrom coaches, parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create an excessiveamount of __1__ or stress for young athletes. Stress can be physical, emotional, or psychologicaland research has indicated that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been described as __2__ orquitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.The early years of development are __3__ years for learning about oneself. The sport settingis one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to__4__ with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives.Coaches and parents should be aware, at all times, that their feedback to youngsters can __5__affect their children. Youngsters may take their parents’ and coaches’ criticisms to heart and find aflaw（缺陷）in themselves.Coaches and parents should also be __6__ that youth sport participation does not become workfor children. That outcome of the game should not be more important than the __7__ of learning thesport and other life lessons. In today’s youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying moreabout who will win instead of __8__ themselves and the sport. Following a game many parents andcoaches __9__ on the outcome and find fault with youngsters’ performanc es. Positive reinforcementshould be provided regardless of the outcome. Research indicates that positive reinforcement motivatesand has a greater effect on learning that criticism. Again, criticism can create __10__ levels of stress,which can lead to burnout.A)process B)high C)enjoying D)anxietyE)settle F)cautiousG)cooperate H)greatlyI)dropping J)hardly K)intenseL)focusM)aspiration N)critical O)procedure（七）Reading is thought to be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text. The reader puts questions, as it were, to the text and gets answers. In the light of these he puts __1__ questions, and so on.For most of the time this “conversation” goes on below the level of consciousness. At times, however, we become __2__ of it. This is usually when we are running into difficulties, when mismatch is occurring between __3__ and meaning. When successful matching is being experienced, our question of the text continues at the unconscious level.Different people __4__ with the text differently. Some stay very close to the words on the page, others take off imaginatively from the words, interpreting, criticizing, analyzing and examining. The former represents a kind of comprehension which is __5__ in the text. The latter represents __6__ levels of comprehension. The balance between these is important, especially for advanced readers.There is another conversation which from our point of view is __7__ important, and that is to do not with what is read but with how it is read. We call this a “process” conversation as __8__ to a “content” conversation. It is concerned not with meaning but with the __9__ we employ in reading. If we are an advanced reader our ability to hold a process conversation with a text is usually pretty well __10__. Not so our ability to hold a content conversation.A)opposed B)converse C)equally D)writtenE)developed F)strategies G)compared H)awakeI)higher J)expectations K)deal L)absolutelyM)aware N)better O)further(八)Forces other than damaging winds are also at work inside tornadoes. Sometimes, as the twisting funnel passes over a house, the walls and ceiling _1__apart as if a bomb had gone off inside. This _2__is caused by the low air pressure at the centre of a tornado.The pressure at the center of a tornado is usually 13 pounds per square inch. However, inside the house the air pressure is _3__, about 15 pounds per square inch. The difference of 2 pounds per square inch between the inside and outside pressure may not seem like much. But suppose a tornado funnel passes over a small building that __4__by 10 feet. On each square inch of the building, there is 2 pounds of pressure from the inside that is not balance by air pressure outside the building. On the ceiling, that added up to an _5__ pressure of 57000 pounds. The pressure on the four walls adds up to 172800 pounds.If windows are open in the building, some of the inside air rushes out through them. This will balance the pressure inside and outside the building. But if the windows are shut _6__,the enormous inside pressure may cause the building to burst.__7__, heavy rain and hail often occur in thunderstorms that later produce tornados, so people frequently shut all windows to protect their _8__. This may cause far _9__ damage later. For the same reason, tornado cellars must have an air __10__, otherwise , the cellar door might be blown out when a tornado passes over it.A) Worse B) Tightly C) Breakthrough D) Unfortunately E) BurstF) Unfriendly G) Normal H) Substance I) Property J) ExplosionK) Initial L) Measures M) Involves N) Vent O) Unbalanced。

英语四级选词填空模拟题附答案英语四级选词填空模拟题(一)It seems you always forget-your reading glasses when you are rushing to work, your coat when you are going to the cleaners, your credit card when you are shopping...Such absent-mindedness may be __1__ to you; now British and German scientists are developing memory glasses that record everything the __2__ sees.The glasses can play back memories later to help the wearer remember things they have forgotten such as where they left their keys. And the glasses also __3__ the user to "label" items so that information can be used later on. The wearer could walk around an office or a factory identifying certain __4__ by pointing at them. Objects indicated are then given a __5__ label on a screen inside the glasses that the user then fills in.It could be used in __6__ plants by mechanics looking to identify machine parts or by electricians wiring a __7__ device.A spokesman for the project said: "A car mechanic for __8__ could find at a glance where a part on a certain car model is so that it can be identified and repaired. For the motorist the system could__9__ accident black spots or dangers on the road."In other cases the glasses could be worn by people going on a guided tour, __10__ points of interest or by people looking at panoramas where all the sites could be identified.[A] allow[B] instance[C] blank[D] industrial[E] frustrating[F] items[G] indicating[H] highlight[I] user[J] complicated[K] white[L] annoying[M] successful[N] articles[O] simple英语四级选词填空模拟题答案1. E 空格处需填一形容词，即从E、J、L、M中选择。

1Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)(25 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section ,there is a passage with ten blanks .You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices .Each choice in bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center .Y ou may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.To be “historically minded”is to see things in relation and in perspective, and to judge tolerantly. We remember how differently men have thought and acted in different times. We must always keep an open mind, ready to receive and _____47_____ new evidence. If we grasp this idea, we will never think that a historian is someone who can remember dates. That childish idea is like a calling a man a statesman because he can remember the names of ____48____ in his district. A waiter could remember more names and a telephone operator more numbers than the greatest historian.The true historian is not ____49____ to take all his facts from other historians. Today he makes sure that his statements are based on ____50____ “documents” or “sources” which go back to the time of the facts themselves.But the historian needs always to be in his ____51____ not to be misled by his sources. A document may not be a real one. Its author may be lying on purpose for some reason. He may be so greatly influenced by national, religious, party, or personal backgrounds as to be totally unfair to the other side. If honest, he may be misinformed as to the facts and mistaken in his ____52___.Anyone who reads the _____53_____ published in the different countries concerning the causes and results of wars will realize that the historian needs _____54_____ and training in handling these sources. The trained historian asks first: “Did this writer mean to tell the truth?”and second: “Was he in a position or _____55____ of mind to tell the truth even if he wants to?”Every statement must be ____56____ weighed and tested and combined with all other available information in order to get at the truth.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

英语四级选词填空专项习题英语四级选词填空专项习题为了帮助同学们复习英语四级选词填空题，店铺整理了英语四级选词填空专项习题，希望对大家有所帮助!英语四级选词填空专项习题篇11-10Google Glass critics may now have a reason to be less skeptical.Wearable Intelligence, a San Francisco-based startup, has(1)anenterprise software that uses Google's wearable computer glasses to improvethe day-to-day(2)of service workers.Medical professionals, for example, can use Google Glass to(3)apatient's medical history without referencing traditional charts on a computer, andso diagnose symptoms more(4). Or a construction worker could work withoutever(5)for a building map."It's for the 90% of workers who don't work behind a computer and usetheir hands a lot," explains Erlich, a(6)Google product manager. So far, aboutten organizations have been testing Wearable Intelligence's software with Glass.Wearable Intelligence has(7)over $1 million in seed funding. The startupwill spend the rest of 2014 adding new(8)--say, automatic sign-off after a fewhours--and expanding into other industries, the company says.As Erlich notes, Glass isn't a final product--the consumer version isexpected later in 2014, and wearable technology remains a nascent ( 新兴的' )market. Despite the skeptics, Glass will(9)have a wide variety of applicationsin the future, says Erlich. "It may take some(10)amount of time, but it willhappen."A.accuratelyB.developedC.eventuallyD.featuresE.FormerF.IncreasedG.LeapH.NumerousI.PerformanceJ.QuicklyK.RaisedL.ReachingM.SkimN.SubstanceO.variable英语四级选词填空专项习题篇21-10Men care about their wedding rings, too. That's why California-basedmachinist and designer Jess McWhinney created a(1)of rings for men that hecalls "Active Wedding Rings for Active Men".McWhinney, who has a(2)in bicycle and skateboard design, created aline of titanium ( 钛 ) and stainless steel wedding rings that have a watch-likeclamp ( 钳夹) that makes it easier to take on and off."Why are women(3)to wear their wedding rings, but men aren't?"McWhinney asked Fast Co. Design. "It's not just because men still want to dateother women, although that happens. It's(4)because it doesn't fit well, it'suncomfortable, or it(5)with work or play."According to Fast Co., men tend to buy rings on the bigger side in orderto(6)them over their knuckles ( 指关节 ) . And from $825 to $3,750 "Active"rings solves that problem in(7)."I always think it is(8)that the woman always gets the cool, valuablering, while the guy gets the(9)metal ring," McWhinney told Fast Co. "Butguys don't want a big shiny diamond on their ring. It's just not our thing.What we do want is something that is functional, well made and kind of trick, sowe can(10)it off to our friends."A.advanceB.backgroundC.boringD. collectionE.FitF.FrustratedG.HindersH.InterferesI.NormallyJ.PracticallyK.RarelyL.ShowM.StyleN.UnfairO.Willing英语四级选词填空专项习题篇3Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Eachchoice in the bank is identified by a letter Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Psychologists take opposing views of how external rewards, from warm praise to cold cash, affect motivation and creativity. Behaviorists, who study the relation between actions and their consequences, argue that rewards can (36) performance at work and school. Cognitive (认识派的) researchers, who study various aspects of mental life, maintain that rewards often destroy creativity by encouraging dependence on (37) and gifts from others.The latter view has gained many supporters, (38) among educators. But the careful use of small (39) rewards speaks creativity in grade school children, suggesting that properly presented inducements (刺激) indeed(40)inventiveness, according to a study in the June Journal of Personality and Social Psychology."If kids know they're working for a reward and can focus on a relatively (41) task, they show the most creativity," says Robert Eisenberger of the University of Delaware in Newark. "But it's easy to (42)creativity by giving rewards for poor performance or creating too much anticipation for rewards.A teacher who continually draws attention to rewards or who hands our high grades for (43) achievement ends up with uninspired students, Eisenberger holds. As an example of the latter point, he notes growing efforts at major universities to tighten grading standards and (44) failing grades.In early grades, the use of so-called token economies, inwhich students handle challenging problems and receive performance-based points toward valued rewards, shows (45) in raising efforts and creativity, the Delaware psychologist claims.A) mentalB) promiseC) killD) avoidE) hopeF) especiallyG) aidH) ordinaryI) approvalJ) monetaryK) generallyL) improveM) challengingN) restoreO) excellent【英语四级选词填空专项习题】。

英语四级考试选词填空专练题含答案英语四级考试选词填空专练题(一)The American patent system, provided for in the Constitution, was designed to encourage the creation and use of new technology. An inventor would describe the invention, both in writing and with drawings, and __47__ the description with a model to a government official. If the invention was judged to be ___48__ and beneficial, the official would give the inventor a patent. The patent meant that for 14 years the inventor owned the new invention. Inventors could___49__ their ideas to manufacturers or just use them themselves. The government would not ___50__ any other patent for the same idea, and the inventor could ___51__ anyone of using the patented idea with- out paying the owner of the patent for ___52__ to use it.A useful patent meant that the inventor could make a lot of money. In e某change for this gover- nmental protection, the government published the patent __53___ , which had to provide enough information so that other people could understand the invention—thus adding to the general__54_technological knowledge. And at the end of the 14 years, anyone could use the invention for__55__.The idea behind the patent system was twofold: it would increase the amount of technology, by providing a way for people to make money out of new ideas, and it would make new technology widely available, by publicizing ideas that might ___56__ be kept as trade secrets.A) license I ) specifications B) however J ) yield C) accuse K) issue D) submit L) chargeE) convenient M) available F) permission N) otherwise G) enable O) original H) free英语四级考试选词填空专练题答案47.D 此处需要一个动词。