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大学专四英语完型模拟练习附答案高校专四英语完型模拟练习附答案to an optimist everchange ia change for the better.以下是我为大家搜寻整理的高校专四英语完型模拟练习附答案，期望能给大家带来帮忙!更多精彩内容请准时关注我们应届毕业生考试网!Most people have no idea of the hard work and worrythat go into the collecting of those fascinating birdsand animals that they pay to see in the zoo. One ofthe questions that is always asked of me is _31_ Ibecome an animal collector in the first _32_. Theanswer is that I have always been interested inanimals and zoos.According to my parents, the first word I was able tosay with any _33_ was not the conventionalmamma or daddy, _34_ the word zoo, which Iwould _35_ over and over again with a shrill _36_until someone, in order to _37_ me up, would take me to the zoo. When I _38_ a little older,we lived in Greece and I had a great _39_ of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spentall my spare time _40_ the countryside in search of fresh specimens to _41_ to my collectionof pets. _42_ on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student _43_, to get experienced ofthe large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches, _44_ were not easy to keep ahome. When I left, I _45_ had enough money of my own to be able to _46_ my first trip and Ihave been going _47_ ever since then. Though a collectors; job is not an easy one and is full of_48_ it is certainly a job which will appeal _49_ all those who love animals and _50_.31A. howB. whereC. whenD. whether32A. regionB. fieldC. placeD. case33A. clarityB. emotionC. sentimentD. affection34A. exceptB. butC. except forD. but for35A. reciteB. recognizeC. readD. repeat36A. volumeB. noiseC. voiceD. pitch37A. closeB. shutC. stopD. comfort38A. grewB. was growingC. growD. grown39A. manyB. amountsC. numberD. supply40A. livingB. cultivatingC. reclaimingD. exploring41A. increaseB. includeC. addD. enrich42A. LaterB. FurtherC. ThenD. Subsequently43A. attendantB. keeperC. memberD. aide44A. whoB. theyC. of whichD. which45A. LuckilyB. gladlyC. nearlyD. successfully46A. payB. provideC. allowD. finance47A. normallyB. regularlyC. usuallyD. ofen48A. expectationsB. sorrowsC. excitementD. disappointments49A. forB. withC. toD. from50A. excursionB. travelC. journeyD. trip答案：31-35 acabd 36-40 cbacd41-45 caddd 46-50 dbdcb文档内容到此结束，欢迎大家下载、修改、丰富并分享给更多有需要的人。

（完整版）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 mathematicians3)______ 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.1. A. at B. to C. of D. about2. A. in tackling B. tackling C. to tackle D. about tackling3. A. might be B. have been C. must be D. had been4. A. smaller B. less C. fewer D. not more5. A. to settle B. to set C. settling D. setting6. A. were tested B. have tested C. were testing D. had tested7. A. distinct B. instinct C. remote D. vague8. A. Since B. However C. As D. While9. A. scarcely not B. virtually C. largely D. hardly10. A. superficially B. universally C. inherently D. initially11. A. as B. that C. which D. all12. A. few B. not a few C. not few D. quite few13. A. be B. were C. was D. is14. A. none of B. neither of C. either D. both15. A. got B. gained C. reached D. accomplishedPassage 2We all know that a magician does not really depend on "magic" to perform his tricks, but on his ability to act at great speed.16)______, this does not prevent us from enjoying watching a magician 17)______rabbits from a hat. 18)______ the greatest magician of all time was Harry Houdini who died in 1926. Houdini mastered the art of 19)______. He could free himself from the tight test knots or the most complicated locks in seconds. 20)______ no one really knows how he did this, there is no doubt 21)______ he had made a close study of every type of lock ever invented. He liked to carry a small steel needle like tool strapped to his leg and he used this inplace of a key.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 are37)______ 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.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. contentsA. 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, with48)______ 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 to get a fresh, clean view of the world.C. 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. heavy54.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. liedPassage 5Early Tudor England was to a large extent self-sufficient. Practically all the necessities of life -- food, clothing, fuel and housing -- were produced from native resources by native effort, and it was to 61)______ these primary needs that the great mass of the population labored 62)______ its daily tasks. Production was for the most part organized in innumerable small units. In the country the farm, the hamlet and the village lived on 63)______ they could grow or make for themselves, and 64) ______ the sale of any surplus in the local market town, 65)______ in the towns craftsmen applied themselves to their one-man business, making the boots and shoes, the caps and the cloaks, the 66)______ and harness of townsmen and countrymen 67)______. Once a week town and country would meet to make 68)______ at a market which came 69) ______ realizing the medieval idea of direct contact between producer and 70) ______. This was the traditional economy, which was hardly altered for some centuries, and which set the 71) ______ of work and the standard of life of perhaps nice out of 72)______ ten English men and women. The work was long and 73)______, and the standard of life achieved was almost 74)______ low. Most Englishmen lied by a diet which was often 75)______ and always monotonous, wore coarse and ill-fitting clothes which harbored dirt undermine, and lived in holes whose squalor would affront the modern slum dweller.61.A. settleB. answerC. satisfyD. fill62.A. atB. inC. onD. with63.A. whichB. whatC. whetherD. where64.A. withB. byC. onD. for65.A. althoughB. 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. everyA. 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 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. coming77.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. strengthB. fixingC. that fixD. which fixed85.A. methodB. ruleC. wayD. idea86.A. fewB. muchC. manyD. little87.A. withB. inC. onD. for88.A. definedB. spreadC. taughtD. discussed89.A. wentB. tookC. putD. caught90.A. ofB. throughout4. B5. A6. D7. A8. D9. D10. C11. C12. B13. D14. D15. C16. B17. C18. C19. A20. D21. D22. D23. C24. C25. D26. A27. D28. B31. C32. D33. C34. B35. A41. 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. 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 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. with3.A. promotionalB. promissoryC. promiscuousD. prominent 4.A. plantB. supplantC. transplantD. replant5.A. centralB. concentratingC. focusingD. centering6.A. markingB. remarkingC. markedD. remarked7.A. onB. forC. inD. to8.A. ForebodyingB. ForemostC. ForethoughtfulD. Foregone10.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 otherB. 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. D13. 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。

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。

2021英语专业四级完形填空选择试题附答案试题1英语专业四级完形填空试题附答案Painting,the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment,has beencontinuously 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 ordance),painting was one of the earliest ways in which man (2)_____ to express his ownpersonality 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 presentday.The modern eye can derive aesthetic as well as antiquarian satisfaction (5)_____ the15,000-year-old cave murals of Lascaux ——some examples (6)_____ to the considerablepowers of draftsmanship of these early artists.And painting,like other arts,exhibits universalqualities 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 WesternEurope and the Soviet Union.But some 5,000 years ago,the areas in which important paintingswere executed (9)_____ to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and neighboring regions.(10)_____,Western shared a European cultural tradition ——the Middle East and Mediterranean Basinand,later,the countries of the New World.Western painting is in general distinguished by its concentration (11)_____ the representationof the human (12)_____,whether in the heroic context of antiquity or the religious context ofthe early Christian and medieval world.The Renaissance (13)_____ this tradition through a(14)_____ examination of the natural world and an investigation of balance,harmony,andperspective 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 landscapepainting in the 17th and 18th centuries.The landscape and figurative traditions developedtogether in the 19th century in an atmosphere that wasincreasingly (17)_____ “painterly”qualities of the (18)_____ of light and color and the expressive qualities of paint handling.Inthe 20th century these interests (19)_____ to the development of a third major tradition inWestern painting,abstract painting,which sought to (20)_____ and express the true nature ofpaint and painting through action and form.1.A. may have been B. that may have C. may have D. that may have been2. A. seek B. sought C. seek for D. sought for3. A. emerging B. emergency C. merging D. merger4. A. As B. Unlike C. Like D. Since5. A. from B. to C. into D. for6. A. ratify B. testify C. certify D. gratify7. A. make easy B. make it easy C. make hard D. make it hard8. A. extinct B. extent C. extant D. exterior9. A. had shifted B. have shifted C. shifting D. shifted10. A. Nevertheless B. Moreover C. HoweverD. Therefore11. A. to B. in C. on D. for12. A. figure B. shape C. shadow D. form13. A. extracted B. extended C. extorted D. extruded14. A. closing B. close C. closed D. closure15. A. on B. for C. in D. to16. A. break B. breakage C. breakdown D. breaking17. A. concerned with B. concerning C. concerning with D. concerned for18. A. reaction B. action C. interaction D. relation19. A. distributed B. attributed C. contributed D. construed20.A. discover B. uncover C. recover D. cover参考答案1-5 DBABA 6-10 BBCDD11-15 CABBD 16-20 AACCB试题2Most 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 thepast 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 jumpedaround like monkeys. It was the mostdegrading human (19)___ I have ever had the misfortune to witness, and I seriously believe thatin 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.convincedD.ignited14. A. care B. attention C. charge D. possession15. A. bringing about B. brought about C. bringing forward D. 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。

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, undifferentiated fluid 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 to31. A. having described B. describedC. 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. distinguished2001The translator must have an excellent, up-to-date knowledge of his source languages, full facility in the handling of his target language, which will be his mother tongue or language of habitual ( 26 )and a knowledge and understanding of the latest subject-matter in his field of specialization.This is, as it were, his professional equipment.( 27 )this, it is desirablethat he should have an inquiring mind, wide interests, a good memory and the ability to grasp quickly the basic principles of new developments. He should be willing to work ( 28 )is own, often at high speeds, but should be humble enough to consult others ( 29 )his own knowledge not always prove adequate to the task in hand. He should be able to type fairly quickly and accurately and, if he is working mainly for publication, should have more than a nodding ( 30 )with printing techniques and proof-reading. If he is working basically as an information translator, let us say, for an industrial firm, he should have the flexibility of mind to enable him to ( 31 )rapidly from one source language to another, as well as from one subject-matter to another, since this ability is frequently( 32 )of him in such work. Bearing in mind the nature of the translator’s worksite. The processing of the written word, it is, strictly speaking, ( 33 )that he should be able to speak the language he is dealing with. If he does speak them, it is an advantage (34) a hindrance, but this skill is in many ways a luxury that he can (35) with. It is, (36), desirable that he should have an approximate idea about the pronunciation of his source languages even if this is restricted to ( 37 )how proper names and place names are pronounced. The same ( 38 )to an ability to write his source languages. If he can, well and good; if he cannot, it does not ( 39 ). There are many other skills and ( 40 )that are desirable in a translator.26. A. application B. use C. utility D. usage 27. A. More than B Except fo C.Because ofD.In addition to 28. A. of B. by C. for D. on 29. A. should B. when C. because D. if 30. A. familiariyB. acquaintanceC. knowledgeD. skill 31. A. change B. transformC. turnD. switch 32. A. lacked B. required C. faced D. confronted 33. A. essential B. unnecessary C. advantageous D. useless 34. A. over B. despite C. rather than D. instead 35.A. dealB. concernC. workD. do away 36. A. however B. accordingly C. consequently D. thus 37. A. knowing B. having known C. know D. have known 38. A. refers B. comes C. appliesD. amounts 39. A. matter B. mind C. harm D. work 40. A. characteristics B. qualities C. distinctions D. features2002年People thinking about the origin of language for the first time usually arrive at the conclusion that it developed gradually as a system of grunts, hisses and cries and ( 26 ) a very simple affair in the beginning.( 27 ), when we observe the language behaviour of ( 28 )we regard as primitive cultures,we find it ( 29 )complicated. It was believed that an Eskimo must have the tip of his tongue a vocabulary of more than 10,000 words ( 30 ) to get along reasonably well, much larger than the active vocabulary of an average businessman who speaks English.( 31 ), these Eskimo words are far more highly infleeted(词尾变化的) than ( 32 ) of any of the well -knownEuropean languages,for a( 33 )noun can be spoken or written in ( 34 ) hundred different forms, each ( 35 )a precise meaning different from that of any other.The forms of the verbs are even more( 36 ). The Eskimo language is, therefore,one of the most difficult in the world to learn,( 37 ) the result that almost no traders or explorers have( 38 )tried to learn it. Consequently , there has grown up, in communication between Eskimos and whites, a jargon ( 39 )to the pidgin English used in Old China, with a vocabulary of from 300 to 600 uninflected words. Most of them are derived from Eskimo but some are derived from English, Danish,Spanish, Hawaiian and other languages. It is this jargon that is usually( 40 ) by travellers as “the Eskimo language”.26. A. must be B. must have been C. ought to be D. should be27. A. However B. Therefore C. Probably D. Undoubtedly28. A. whose B. that C.which D.what29. A. conspicuously B. usually C. surprisingly D. sufficiently30. A. so as B. so that C. as such D. as well as31. A. However B. Moreover C. Though D. Therefore32. A. the others B. all others C. these D. those33. A. single B. singular C. plural D. compound34. A. some B. several C. various D. varied35. A. getting B. causing C. having D. owning36. A. endless B. multiple C. uncountable D. numerous37. A. with B. for C. owing to D.as38. A. still B. indeed C. just D. even39. A. alike B. similar C. related D. relevant40. A. referred to B. talked about C. spoken D. told 2003年During McDonald’s early years French fries were made from scratch every day.Russet Burbank potatoes were (26), cut into shoestrings, and fried in itskitchens. (27)the chain expanded nationwide, in the mid-1960s, it sought tocut labour costs, reduce the number of suppliers, and (28) that its friestasted the same at every resta urant. McDonald’s began (29) to frozen Frenchfries in 1966—and few customers noticed the difference. (30), the changehad a profound effect on the nation’s agricu lture and diet. A familiar food hadbeen transformed into a highly processed industrial (31). McDonald’s friesnow come from huge manufacturing plants (32) can process two million poundsof potatoes a day. The expansion (33) McDonald’s and the popularity of i tslow-cost,mass-produced fries changed the way Americans eat.The taste of McDonald’s French fries played a crucial role in thechain’ssuccess—fries are much more profitable than hamburgers—and was (34) praisedby customers, competitors, and even food critics. Their (35) taste doesnotstem from the kind of p otatoes that McDonald’s (36), the technology thatprocesses them, or the restaurant equipment that fries them: other chains useRusset Burbank, buy their French fries from the (37) large processingcompanies, and have similar (38) in their restaurant kitchens. The taste ofa French fry is (39)determined by the cooking oil. For decades McDonald’scooked its French fries in a mixture of about 7 per cent cottonseed oil and 93per cent beef fat. The mixture gave the fries their unique (40).26.A.scaled B.stripped C.peeled D.sliced27. A.As B.Due to C.Owing to D.With28. A.ensue B.ensure C.enrich D.enable29. A.switchingB.diverting C.modifying D.altering30. A.Still B.Anyway C.BesidesD.Nevertheless31. A.brand B.stuff modity D.produce32. A.thisB.that C./ D.what33. A.into B.from C.in D.of34. A.longB.only C.first D.lonely35. A.distinctive B.distinct C.distinguishedD.distinguishable36. A.possesses B.buys C.acquires D.grows37.A.exact B.identical C.same D.alike38. A.woks B.pots C.boilers D.fryers39. A.adequateely B.massively C.plentifully rgely 40.A.flavourB.fragranceC.smellD.perfume2004The normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 ho urs’ sleep alternation with some 16-17 hours’ wakefulness and that the sl eep normally coincides(26) the hours of darkness. Our present concern is with how easily and to what extent this(27) can be modified.The question is no mere academic one. The ease with which people can change from working in the day to working at night is a(28)of growing importance in industry where automation(29) round-the-clock working of machines. It normally(30)from five days to one week for a person to adapt to a(31) routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. (32) it is often the case in industry that shifts are changed every week. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine(33)he has to change to another, (34)much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very(35).One answer would seem to be(36) periods on each shift, a month, or even three months. (37), recent research has shown that people on such systems will revert to go back to their(38) habits of sleep and wakefulness during the week-end and that this is quite enough to destroy any(39) to night work built up during the week. The only real solution appears to be to hand over the night shift to those permanent night workers whose(40) may persist through all week-ends and holidays.26.A.in B.with C.of D.over27.A.cycle B.period C.circle D.round28.A.problem B.difficulty C.troub le D.matter29.A.asks B.invites C.calls for D.reactsto30.A.takes B.spends C.demands D.asks31.A.former B.r eturned C.reversed D.regular32.A.Therefore B.Unfortunate ly C.In a word D.In comparison33.A.as B.when C.then D.than34.A.though B.sothat C.while D.as35.A.efficiently B.good C.easily D. happily36.A.shorter B.better C.longer D.nicer37.A.SoB.Inshort C.Similarly D.However38.A.new B.normal C.tempor ary D.favourite39.A.change B.return C.adaptation D.te ndency40.A.wakefulness B.sleep C.preference D.habit20 05A person’s home is as much a refl ection of his personality as the clothes he wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time. Depending on personality, most have in mind a(n) “(31) ______ home”. But in general, and especially for the student or new wage earners, there are practical (32) of cash and location on achieving that idea.Cash (33) , in fact, often means that the only way of (34) when you leave school is to stay at home for a while until things (35) financially. There are obvious (36) of living at home—personal laundry is usually (37) done along with the family wash; meals are provided and there will be a well-established circle of friends to (38) . And there is (39) the responsibility for paying bills, rates, etc.On the other hand, (40) depends on how a family gets on. Do your parents like your friends? You may love your family—(41) do you like them? Are you prepared to be (42) when your parents ask where you are going in the evening and what time you expect to be back? If you find that you cannot manage a(n) (43) , and that you finally have the money to leave, how do you (44) finding somewhere else to live?If you plan to stay in your home area, the possibilities are (45) well-known to you already. Friends and the local paper are always (46) . If you are going to work in a (47) area, again there are the papers—and the accommodation agencies, (48) these should be approached with (49) . Agencies are allowed to charge a fee, usually the (50) of the first week’s rent, if you take accommodation they have found for you.31. A. ideal B. perfect C. imaginary D. satisfactory32. A. deficiencies B. weaknesses C. insufficiencies D. limitations33. A. cut B. shortage C. lack D. drain34. A. getting over B. getting in C. getting back D. getting along35. A. improve B. enhance C. develop D. proceed36. A. concerns b. issues C. advantages D. problems37. A. still B. always C. habitually D. consequently38. A. call in B. call over C. call upon D. call out39. A. always B. rarely C. little D. sometimes40. A. little B. enough C. many D. much41. A. and B. but C. still D. or42. A. tolerant B. hostile C. indifferent D. good-tempered43. A. agreement B. consensus C. compromise D. deal44. A. go about B. go over C. go in for D. go through45. A. seldom B. less C. probably D. certainly46. A. dependent B. a good source of information C. of great value D.reliable47. A. familiar B. cold C. humid D. new48. A. though B. while C. since D. as49. A. enthusiasm B. hesitation C. caution D. concern50. A. same B. equivalent C. equal D. simiarity2006年七．There are many superstitions in Britain, but one of the most ( 31 ) held is that it is unlucky to walk under a ladder even if it means (32) the pavement into a busy street! (33) you must pass under a ladder you can (34) bad luck by crossing your fingers and (35) them crossed until you have seen a dog. (36) , you may lick your finger and (37) a cross on the toe of your shoe, and not look again at the shoe until the (38) has dried.Another common (39) is that it is unlucky to open an umbrella in the house-it will either bring (40) to the person who opened it or to the whole (41). Anyone opening an umbrella in fine weather is (42), as it inevitably brings rain!The number 13 is said to be unlucky for some, and when the 13th day of the month (43) on a Friday, anyone wishing to avoid a bad event had better stay (44). the worst misfortune that can happen to a person is caused by breaking a mirror, (45) it brings seven years of bad luck! The superstition is supposed to (46) in ancient times, when mirrors were considered to be tools of the gods. Black cats are generally considered lucky in Britain, even though they are (47) witchcraft.. it is (48) lucky if a black cat crosses your path-although in America the exact opposite belief prevails.Finally, a commonly held superstition is that of touching wood (49) luck. This measure is most often taken if you think you have said something that is tempting fate, such as “my car has never (50) , touch wood?”31. A broadly B widely C quickly D speedily32. A running from B jumping off C stepping off D keeping from33. A If B As C Though D Unless34. A erase B remove C avoid D ease35. A keep B keeping C kept D to keep36. A Consequently B However C Comparatively D Alternatively37. A make B print C perform D produce38. A label B symbol C mark D cut39. A argument B superstition C opinion D idea40. A loss B difficulty C tragedy D misfortune41. A house B household C home D circle42. A unwise B unintelligent C unpopular D unfortunate43. A falls B arrives C drops D happens44. A away B outdoors C indoors D far45. A when B as C if D though46. A have originated B be originating C be originated D originate47. A concerned about B related with C associated with D connected in48. A especially B specially C frequently D rarely49. A as B for C in D of50. A broken up B broken off C broken away D broken down2008年Salt, shells or metals are still used as money in out-of-the-way parts of the world today.Salt may seem rather a strange (31)to use as money, (32)in countries where the food of the people is mainly vegetable, it is often an (33) necessity. Cakes of salt, stamped to show their (34), were used as money in some countries until recent (35), and cakes of salt (36) buy goods in Borneo and parts of Africa.Sea shells (37) as money at some time(38) another over the greater part of the Old World. These were (39) mainly from the beaches of the MaldivesIslands in the Indian Ocean, and were traded to India and China. In Africa, shells were traded right across the (40)from East to West.Metal, valued by weight, (41) coins in many parts of the world. Iron, in lumps, bars or rings, is still used in many countries(42) paper money. It can either be exchanged(43) goods, or made into tools, weapons, or ornaments. The early money of China, apart from shells, was of bronze, (44)in flat, round pieces with a hole in the middle, called "cash". The (45) of these are between three thousand and four thousand years old - older than the earliest coins of the eastern MediterraneaNowadays, coins and notes have (46) nearly all the more picturesque (47) of money, and (48) in one or two of the more remote countries people still keep it for future use on ceremonial (49) such as weddings and funerals, examples of (50)money will soon be found only in museums. (31) A. object B. article C. substance D. category (32) A. but B. and C. so D. even (33) A. abstract B. advantageous C. abundant D. absolute (34) A. weight B. value C. role D. size (35) A. times B. events C. situations D. condition(36) A. even B. also C. still D. never (37) A. had been used B. are used C. would be used D. would have been used(38) A. and B. but C. yet D. or (39) A. collected B. produced C. grown D. raised(40) A. city B. district C. communib D. continent(41) A. processed B. produced C. preceded D. proceeded (42) A. in spite of B. instead of C. along with D. in line with (43) A.against B. as C. in D. for (44) A. often B. seldom C. really D. much (45) A. earlier B.earliest C.better D.best (46) A. replaced B. reproduced C. reflected D. recovered(47) A. sizes B. shapes C. formats D. forms (48) A. while B. although C. because D. if(49) A. events B. gatherings C. occasions D. assemblies(50) A. original B. primitive C. historical D. crude2009年Scientists around the world are racing to learn how to rapidly diagnose, treat and stop the spread of a new, deadly disease. SARS -- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome --- was (31) for the first time in February 2003 inHanoi, (32) since then has infected more than 1,600 people in 15 countries, killing 63. At this (33),there are more questions than answers surrounding the disease.Symptoms start (34) a fever over 100.4 degrees F, chills, headache or body (35). Within a week, the patient has a dry cough, which might (36) to shortness of breath. In 10% to 20% of cases, patients require (37)ventilation to breathe. About 3.5% die from the disease. Symptoms (38) begin in two to seven days, but some reports suggest it (39) take as long as 10 days. Scientists are close to (40) a lab test to diagnose SARS. In the meantime, it is diagnosed by its symptoms. There is no evidence (41) antibiotics or anti-viral medicines help, (42) doctors can offer only supportive care. Patients with SARS are kept in isolation to reduce the risk of(43) Scientists aren't sure yet, but some researchers think it's a (44) discovered coronavirus, the family of viruses that cause some common colds.Most cases appear to have been passed (45) droplets expelled when infected patients cough or sneeze. Family members of infected people and medical workers who care (46) them have been most likely to (47) the illness. But recent developments in Hong Kong suggest that the (48)might spread through air, or that the virus might (49) for two to three hours on doorknobs or other (50). Health experts say it is unlikely, though, that sharing an elevator briefly with an infected person would be enough to pass the virus.(31) A. detected B. caught C. disclosed D. revealed(32) A. but B. and C. or D. yet(33) A. time B. point C. aspect D. instance(34) A. from B. over C. upon D. with(35) A. hurt B. sore C. aches D. feelings(36) A. process B. advance C. progress D. convert(37) A. automatic B. artificial C. mechanical D. controlled(38) A. regularly B. ordinarily C. traditionally D. generally(39) A. will B. might C. should D. must(40) A. cultivating B. fostering C. developing D. designing(41) A. which B. that C. whether D. what(42) A. so B. but C. still D. yet(43) A. communication B. transportation C. transformation D. transmission(44) A. lately B. newborn C. newly D. renewed(45) A. under B. through C. beneath D. from(46) A. for B. over C. after D. about(47) A. acquire B. receive C. obtain D. contract(48) A. ailment B. ill-health C. disease D. infection(49) A. continue B. linger C. delay D. persist(50) A. exteriors B. outside C. surfaces D. coverings2010年How men first learned to invent words is unknown; (31) ____, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really knowis that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain(32) ____ to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things,(33) ____ they could communicate with each other; and thatlater they agreed (34) ____ certain signs, called letters, whichcould be (35) ____ to represent those sounds, and whichcould 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. Wordsbecome (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: andthe more we (42) ____, the more the number ofwords that mean something to us (43) ____Great writers are those who not only have greatthoughts but also express these thoughts in wordswhich 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 whichsing like music, and which (48) _____ their position andassociation can (49) ____ men to tears. We should,therefore, learn to choose our words carefullyand use them accurately, or they will (50) ____ our speech or writing silly and vulgar.(31) A. in addition B. in other words C. in a word D. in summary(32) A. sounds B. gestures C. signs D. movements(33) A. such that B. as that C. so that D. in that(34) A. in B. with C. of D. upon(35) A. spelt B. combined C. written D copied(36) A. written down B. handed down C. remembered D. observed(37) A. and B. yet C. also D. or(38) A. functions B. associations C. roles D. links(39) A. filled B. full C. live D. active(40) A. but B. or C. yet D. and(41 ) A. reappear B. recall C. remember D. recollect(42) A. read and think B. read and recall C. read and learn D. read and recite(43) A. raises B. increases C. improves D. emerges(44) A. intensively B. extensively C. broadly D. powerfully(45) A. charming B. academic C. conventional D. common(46) A. written B. spoken C. literary D. dramatic(47) A. signs B. words C. style D. sound(48) A. in B. on C. over D. by(49) A. move B. engage C. make D. force(50) A. transform B. change C. make D. convert2000 BABDB CACDA CBDCD2001 BDDAB DBBCD AACAB2002 BADCA BDABC DADBA2003 CABAD CBDAA BCDDA2004 BADCA CBDBA CDBCD2005 AABAA CCABC BDBAD DDBCD2006 BCACB DACBD BDACB ACABD2008 CADBA CADAD CBDAB ADBCB2009 ABBDC ACDBC BADCB ADCBC2010 BACDB ADBAD BCBDA CBDAC。

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 。

专业英语四级（完形填空）模拟试卷234(题后含答案及解析)题型有： 4. CLOZEPART IV CLOZEDecide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. The words can be used ONCE ONLY.A. factB. continuouslyC. ignoreD. whenE. muchF. showsG. preventedH. playsI. limitedJ. unconsciouslyK. dataL. unpredictableM. toolsN. attendO. because In recent decades, scientists have become increasingly aware of the part the observer 【C1】______ in the scientific process. In the first place, the observer can work only with his experiences, and these are【C2】______ by his senses and the instruments he uses to extend his senses. Ultraviolet light, electromagnetic fields, and atomic particles, for example, became known to us only as we devised 【C3】______ with which we could observe their effects. Consequently, our picture of the real world is always incomplete. Secondly, the observer is highly selective in choosing his【C4】______. Life is a narrative of ever new and often【C5】______ events. At any given moment, an individual is bombarded with sense experiences and can, if he desires, expose himself to more. But he is really interested in or concerned with only a few of these. Other experiences are consciously or【C6】______ screened out as irrelevant to the task at hand. For example, as we read a book, we are often surrounded by sounds and activities that we【C7】______, but by turning our attention to them we become conscious of their presence. What a scientist discovers depends, to a great extent, on what he is looking for—on the questions he is asking. Thus, academic disciplines differ in their study of human beings in large part【C8】______ they ask different questions. Human beings live, so to speak, in a house with only a few windows of tinted and curved glass, through which we see the outside world. The glass colors and distorts our observations, and its effects can be determined only with【C9】______ difficulty. Scientists are increasingly aware of the 【C10】______ that they work with sense data, not with the world itself.1．【C1】正确答案：H解析：空格处需填入动词第三人称单数作定语从句的谓语。

As the merchant class expanded in the eigh teent h 拟century Nor th American Colonies, the silversmith and the coppersmith businesses rose to serve it. Only a few silversmiths were available in New York or Boston in the late seventeenth century, but in the eighteenth century they could be found in all major colonial cities. No other colonial artisans rivaled the silversmiths‘ prestige. They handled the most expensive materials and possessed direct cormections to prosperous colonial merchants. Their products, primaril)^ silver plates and bowls, reflected their exalted status and testified to their customers' prominence. Silver stood as one of the surest ways to store wealth at a time before neighborhood banks existed. Unlike the silver coins from which they were made, silver articles were readi1y identifiable. Often formed to individual specifications, they always carried the silversmith， s distinctivc markings and consequently could be traced and retrieved. Customers generally secure the silver for the silver object they ordered. They saved coins, took them to smiths, and discussed the type of pieces they desired. Silversmiths complied with these requests by melting the money in a smal 1 furneicc, adding a bit of copper to form a stronger alloy, and casting the alloy in rectemgular blocks. They hammered these ingots to the appropriate thickness by hand, shaped them and pressed designs into them for adornment. Engraving was also done by hand. In addition to plates and bowls, some customers sought more intricate products, such as silver teapots. These were made by shaping or casting parts separatcly and then soldering them together. Colonial coppersmithing also come of age in the early eighteenth century and prospered in northern cities. Copper" s ability to conduct heat efficiently and to resist corrosion contributed to its attractiveness. But because it was expensive in colonial America, coppersmiths were ncver very numcrous. Virtually all copper worked by Smiths was imported as sheets or obtained by recycling old copper goods. Copper was used for practical items, but it was not admired for its beauty. Coppersmiths employed it to fashion pots and kettles for the home. They shaped it in much the same memner as si 1 ver or melted it in a foundry with lead or tin. They also mixed it with zinc to make brass for maritimc and scientific instruments.1.According to the passage, which of the following eighteenth century developments had strong impact on si 1versmiths?A. A decrease in the cost of silver.B.The invention ofheat efficient furnaces.C.The growing economic prosperity of colonial merchants.D.The development of new tools used to shape silver.2.Tn colonial America, where did silversm iths usual ly obt ain the mat erial to make silver articles?A.From their own mines.B.From importers.C.From other si 1versmiths.D.From customers.3.The passage mentions all of the following as uses for copper in Colonial America EXCEPTA.cooking potsB.scicntific instrumentsC.musical instrumentsD.maritime instruments4.According to the passage, silversmiths and coppersmiths in colonial America were similar in which of the fol lowing ways?A.The amount of social prestige they had.B.The way they shaped the metal they worked with.C.The cost of the goods they made.D.The practicality of the goods they made.1.C）根据文章第一句"As the merchant class expanded in the eighteenth 拟century North American Colonics,...”可知,随着在十八世纪的北美殖民地商人阶级膨胀起来，也就是说那时的商人财富有了很大的发展，银匠铜匠们有机会发挥他们的专长了，这与选项C正好相符。

专业英语四级（完形填空）模拟试卷128(题后含答案及解析)题型有： 3. CLOZEPART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply—all these were important(1)_____ in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution.(2)_____ they were not enough. Something(3)_____ was needed to start the industrial process. That “something special” was men—(4)_____ individuals who could invent machines, find new(5)_____ of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society. The men who(6)_____ the machines of the Industrial Revolution(7)_____ from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were (8)_____ inventors than scientists. A man who is a (9)_____ scientist is primarily interested in doing his research(10)_____. He is not necessarily working(11)_____ that his findings can be used. An inventor or one interested in applied science is(12)_____ trying to make something that has a concrete(13)_____. He may try to solve a problem by using the theories(14)_____ science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a(15)_____ result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of(16)_____ other objectives. Most of the people who(17)_____ the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had(18)_____ or no training in science might not have made their inventions(19)_____ a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years(20)_____.1．(1)A．casesB．reasonsC．factorsD．situations正确答案：C解析：土地没有被破坏、财富、自然资源和劳力资源，这些都是有助于英国成为工业革命中心的“因素”(factor)，而不是“理由”(reason)、“案例”(case)或“情境”(situation)，故选C。

专四英语完形真题答案解析在备考专四英语考试的过程中，完形填空往往是一个让很多考生感到头疼的部分。

它涉及到阅读和词汇两个方面的考察，而且题目难度较大，需要考生在短时间内做出正确的选择。

接下来，我们将针对专四英语完形填空真题进行答案解析，帮助考生更好地备考。

第一题：正确答案：B解析：这道题考察的是词汇理解和句子结构。

根据第一句话“Scientists have known for some time that adrenaline, the hormone that gears us up to respond to perceived threats, also primes the brain for learning and memory”可以推断，身体对应紧张情况下，大脑对学习和记忆的能力也会提高。

而从后一句话“Which makes evolutionary sense”可以得知，这种现象在进化过程中是合理的。

因此，答案为B。

第二题：正确答案：D解析：这道题考察的是词汇的辨析。

根据下文中的“the better it serves the purpose of our survival”可以推断，触手是某种具有抓握功能的器官。

而A、B、C三项中的notion和sensation都与抓握功能无关，因此排除。

而D项的grip意为“抓握”，与上文的功能相符合，因此为正确答案。

第三题：正确答案：A解析：这道题考察的是词汇的辨析和句子结构。

根据上下文的描述可以推断，克制是指在面对诱惑或冲动时能够控制自己的行为。

而A 项中的“control”与此意思相近，而B项“exclude”、“dismiss”与之无关，因此排除。

因此，答案为A。

第四题：正确答案：C解析：这道题考察的是逻辑推理和句子结构。

根据上下文，可以判断答案为C。

句子“Without this hormone, we don't lay down rich memories in the first place”中的lay down意为“形成”，rich memories意为“丰富的记忆”，可与下句“So even if you have plenty of adrenaline”相补充。

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。

专四完形填空以下是完形填空的练习题：完形填空练习1In the morning of May 12th, the phone rang. It was my friend, Charlie. “I have a __1__ day today,” he said. “My car won’t start and I need a ride to work. Can you __2__ me up?” I said yes, even though I knew that I had a very __3__ day too. My husband had left for a business trip the __4__ and I had to pick up our daughter from her piano lesson.When I finally got to Charlie’s house, his car was in the __5__. “It’s just a __6__,” Charlie said. “It should be fixed by this evening.” I__7__ to go with him to work and then pick him up when he was__8__. We were both late for work, but at least we could __9__ each other on the way home.Charlie’s car was __10__ fixed when we got there. He said he would have to leave it and take a bus home. After I __11__ Charlie off at hisoffice, I went to pick up our daughter. She was __12__ and didn’t want to practice piano any more. “But you are so __13__ at it,” I said. “Don’t give up now.” She didn’t seem to __14__ what I said. She just wanted to go out and play.On my way home, I thought about what a __15__ day Charlie and I had. We both helped each other when we were in trouble. Charlie let me use his car and I __16__ him to his office. It made me feel good to know that we could rely on each other.When I got home, my husband had returned from his trip. “How was your day?” he asked. “Not __17__,” I said, “but it could be worse.” We had a lot to __18__ about, but at least we were all safe and sound. That night, when I __19__ down to bed, I thought about how lucky we were to have each other.The next morning, Charlie called and said his car was fixed. “You can __20__ me up again if you want,” he said. “No problem,” I said. “I’ll pick you up at 7:30.”1. A. bad B. terrible C. good D. fine2. A. wake B. call C. pick D. drop3. A. busy B. free C. lazy D. dull4. A. time B. day C. moment D. hour5. A. repair B. broken C. garage D. parking lot6. A. mistake B. trouble C. repair D. test7. A. agreed B. offered C. volunteered D. promised8. A. off B. on C. away D. out9. A. help B. find C. reach D. protect10. A. already B. yet C. still D. just11. A see B drop C check D find12. A happy B sad C tired D angry13. A interested B talented C skilled D good14. A hear B notice C understand D accept15. A terrible B wonderful C typical D normal16. A took B brought C fetched D carried17. A excellent B terrible C fair D fine18. A worry B think C discuss D argue19. A lay B fell C went D lay20. A call B meet C pick D fetch。

专业英语四级（完形填空）模拟试卷124(题后含答案及解析)题型有： 3. CLOZEPART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.People thinking about the origin of language for the first time usually arrive at the conclusion that it developed(1)_____ as a system of grunts, hisses and cries and(2)_____ a very simple affair in the beginning.(3)_____, when we observe the language behaviour of(4)_____ we regard as primitive cultures, we find it(5)_____ complicated. It was believed that an Eskimo must have at the tip of his tongue a vocabulary of more than 10,000 words (6)_____ to get along reasonably well, much larger than the(7)_____ vocabulary of an average businessman who speaks English.(8)_____, these Eskimo words are far more highly inflected(词尾变化的) than(9)_____ of any of the well-known European languages, for a(10)_____ noun can be spoken or written in(11)_____ hundred different forms, each (12)_____ a precise meaning different from (13)_____ of any other. The forms of the verbs are even more(14)______. The Eskimo language is, (15)_____, one of the most difficult in the world to learn,(16)_____ the result that almost no traders or explorers have(17)______ tried to learn it. (18)______, there has grown up, in communication between Eskimos and whites, a jargon(19)_____ to the pidgin English used in Old China, with a vocabulary of from 300 to 600 uninflected words. Most of them are derived from Eskimo but some are derived from English, Danish, Spanish, Hawaiian and other languages. It is this jargon that is usually(20)_____ by travellers as “the Eskimo language”.1．(1)A．graduallyB．actuallyC．habituallyD．mystically正确答案：A解析：空格后填入副词修饰developed，表示语言如何发展。

完形填空练习八篇Directions：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.Who won the World Cup 1998 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 giving the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reporters are on the spot to gather the news. Newspapers have one basic ___ 2 ___, to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to ___ 3 ___ it. Radio, telegraph, television , and ___ 4 ___ inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. ___ 5 ____, this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly make use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the ___ 6 ___ and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are ___ 7 ___ and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out into many other fields. Besides keeping readers ___ 8 ___ of the latest news, today’s newspapers educate and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Ne wspapers influence readers’ economic choices ___ 9 ___ advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very ___ 10 ___. Newspapers are sold at a price that ___ 11 ___ even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main ___ 12 ___ of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The success in selling advertising depends on a newspaper’s value to advertisers. This ___ 13 ___ 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 ___ 14 ___ in a newspaper’s pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper’s value to readers as source of information___ 15 ___ the community, city, country, state, nation and world .1. A. Just when B. While C. Soon after D. Before2. A. reason B. cause C. problem D. purpose3. A. make B. publish C. know D. write4. A. another B. other C. one another D. the other5. A. However B. And C. Therefore D. So6. A. value B. ratio C. rate D. speed7. A. spread B. passed C. printed D. completed8. A. inform B. be informed C. to be informed D. informed9. A. on B. through C. with D. of10.A. forms B. existence C. contents D. purpose11.A. tries to cover B. manages to cover C. fails to cover D. succeeds in12.A. source B. origin C. course D. finance13.A. measures B. measured C. is measured D. was measured14. A. offering B. offered C. which offered D. to be offered15.A. by B. with C. at D. about参考答案1. C) 根据上下文，此空应为介词，故AB被排除，因它们后边不能直接跟名词短语。

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。

专业英语四级（完形填空）模拟试卷144(题后含答案及解析)题型有： 3. CLOZEPART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.New Year’s resolutions are those special little promises you(1)_____ to be less like yourself and more like other, better people. They’re an invaluable opportunity to(2)_____ your habits and behaviors in ways that make you a more(3)______ person to be around. The more(4)_____ you are about your resolution, the better your chance of(5)_____ it. Don’t just say, “I want to lose weight.”(6)_____, say, “My goal is to lose 20 pounds in the next two months. I’m going to(7)_____ to being at the gym every morning at 7 am. and eat healthy and nutritious(8)_____.”The best way to(9)_____ yourself of your goals and to get support from family, friends, and even coworkers, is to write them out and post them in a(n)(10)_____ place. There’s a big difference between thinking and(11)_____ seeing the words. If you decide to(12)this year, try replacing it with something else to balance out the (13)______. If you stop drinking soda,(14)______, replace it with becoming more likely to spend time sitting. You deserve it. You loved soda. Getting out of debt is a big one these days, the problem is figuring out(15)_____. You’ve(16)_____ cut back on food expenses, medical expenses, your kids’ expenses. At this(17)______, you may be forced to take a closer look at the horses you’re betting on. Unplugging from technology to reconnect with family and friends is a great resolution, just remember to take it(18)_____. Don’t attempt direct eye contact right away. Be(19)_____ for a great deal of confusion and anxiety(20)_____.1．(1)A．makeB．keepC．completeD．break正确答案：A解析：本句解释“新年愿望”：摆脱自己，更像优秀的人。

专业英语四级（完形填空）模拟试卷120(题后含答案及解析)题型有： 3. CLOZEPART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that go into the 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 become 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, in order to(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．(1)A．howB．whereC．whenD．whether正确答案：A解析：根据下一句“答案是从小就喜欢动物和动物园”，由此推断问题是“作者是怎样成为动物收藏家的”，故选A。

专业英语四级（完形填空）模拟试卷130(题后含答案及解析)题型有： 3. CLOZEPART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.One summer night, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn’t face my(1)_____ apartment. Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the (2)_____ between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the(3)_____ every time she leaned over to talk to him,(4)_____ he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such(5)_____ in a public place? I thought the movie would be good for my English, but(6)_____ it turned out, it was an Italian movie.(7)_____ about an hour I decided to give up on the movie and(8)_____ on my popcorn. I’ve never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good,(9)______. After a while I heard(10)_____ more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the(11)_____ of the popcorn crunching between my teeth. My thought started to(12)_____. I remembered when I was in South Korea, I(13)_____ to watch Kojak on TV frequently. He spoke perfect Korean —I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me, (14)_____ I saw him again in New York speaking (15)_____ English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t even have a Korean accent and I(16)_____ like I had been betrayed. When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English.(17)_____ we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very(18)_____ and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring that to(19)_____ in a difficult language. Mother tried to say something in English but it (20)_____out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it! We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.1．(1)A．warmB．hotC．heatedD．cool正确答案：B解析：根据上文提到的“夏天”、“空调”，“不能面对”等可推断他的公寓十分热，故选B。

英语专业四级语法练习题than1.Mary is _______ than Alice. (1992)A. more experienced a teacherB. a more experienced teacherC. more an experienced teacherD. more experienced teacheran experienced teacher, 比较级加在形容词前，因此B。

2._______ the two, Bob is ________ student. (1995)A. Of, more diligentB. In, more diligentC. Of, the more diligentD. In, the more diligentthe ＋比较级＋of the two，因此C。

3.Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than _______ Eastern Nebraska. (1996)A. inB. it receives inC. doesD. it does in完整形式应该是：than Eastern Nebraska receives snow，省去了部分谓语，保留了主语和助动词，可以倒装，因此C。

4.The indoor swimming pool seems to be a great more luxurious than _______. (1998)A. is necessaryB. being necessaryC. to be necessaryD. it is necessary这个句子是一个由than引导的比较状语从句，既然是从句那么可以排除BC；than引导的从句中省略了的主语应该是the indoor swimming pool，为避免重复，一般省略，不需要用it来指代。