大学生英语竞赛B类完形填空专项强化真题试卷5(题后含答案及解析)

大学生英语竞赛B类完形填空专项强化真题试卷5 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1.

The ancient art of reading someone’s palm has always been【C1】a______the most popular ways of foretelling the future. After all, you don’t have to

believe it, and the best thing about it is that it doesn’t require a lot of time or

expensive【C2】eq______either. But many are skeptical that palm reading has any

scientific basis at all. 【C3】______ could be more ridiculous than the idea that our

future can be predicted from the random lines and creases on our hands? Cynics claim

that palmists use other clues to gain their “ amazing” insights. In【C4】______ words,

the more experienced and observant the reader is, the better they become at noticing

things which help them to “predict” the future. While the more cynical the “victim” is,

the【C5】______likely they are to believe a word of it! However, scientists at the

University of Barcelona have discovered that palmistry may have some basis in

scientific truth.【C6】______(compare)the palms of 140 children, they discovered that

the more arches and loops children have on their palms, the more likely they are to be【C7】______(intellectual)impaired. And the existence of a Simian line—a rare crease

across the palm—appears to be one of the most reliable【C8】______(indicate)of

mental deficiency. This may be connected with events between the thirteenth and

eighteenth weeks of pregnancy, a crucial time for brain【C9】dev______and the period

when fingerprints are formed. So maybe there is some truth in what the palm reader

says and there is nothing more guaranteed to cheer you up than the news that you are

about to meet a tall dark stranger【C10】w______will change your life for the better.

1． 【C1】

正确答案：among

解析：(该句指“看手相这门古老的艺术是预知未来中最受欢迎的方式之一”，依据首字母a，可知应填介词among。)

2． 【C2】

正确答案：equipment

解析：(该句指“看手相最大的优点在于：不需要太多时间或昂贵的设备”，or前后内容为并列关系，与“a lot of time”相对应的可能为“工具、设施”等。根据提示字母eq，可知应填equipment。)

3． 【C3】

正确答案：What

解析：(该句指“还有什么比通过我们手上无规律的线条和纹路来预知未来更荒谬吗?”，前一句提到怀疑“看手相”的科学依据，这里进一步补充“看手相”的荒唐。此处表示疑问，应填疑问词what。)

4． 【C4】

正确答案：other

解析：(该句指“换句话说，看手相的人经验越丰富，洞察力越强，就越能注意到帮助他们‘预知’未来的事物”。in other words为固定词组，表示“换句话说”。)

5． 【C5】

正确答案：less

解析：(该句意思为“然而，如果‘受害者’对看手相这件事越不屑一顾，他们越可能一句都不相信!”此处为the+比较级，the+比较级，联系上下文可知，此处应填less。)

6． 【C6】

正确答案：Having compared

解析：(该句指“通过比较140名孩子的手掌，他们发现孩子手掌上的纹路起伏越大，他们的智力就越低下”，此处是现在分词作状语，compare的动作发生在discover之前，且与逻辑主语they是主动关系，故填Having compared。)

7． 【C7】

正确答案：intellectually

解析：(该句指“通过比较140名孩子的手掌，他们发现孩子手掌上的纹路起伏越大，他们的智力就越低下”，修饰动词impaired需用副词，故填intellectually。)

8． 【C8】

正确答案：indicators

解析：(该句意思为“手掌上不常见的纹路最有可能预示着智力缺陷”，通过分析句子结构可知，此处应填名词，故填indicator。)

9． 【C9】

正确答案：development

解析：(该句意思为“……这是大脑发育和手指生长的关键时期”，联系上下

文可知，这里在讨论婴儿13个月到18个月的发育情况，根据提示字母dev，可知应填development。)

10． 【C10】

正确答案：who

解析：(该句意思为“你将遇到一个高个子、身穿黑衣服的陌生人，他将让你的生活变得更好，没有什么比这个消息更能让你振奋了”，通过分析句子结构可知，此处为定语从句，根据首字母w，可知此处应填关系代词who。)

Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse are

the【C1】of______ residences of the Sovereign and, as such, serve as both home and

office for the Queen, whose personal flag【C2】f______whenever Her Majesty is in

residence. These buildings are used extensively for State【C3】ce______and

official entertaining and are open to the public as much as these commitments allow.

They are furnished【C4】______fine pictures and works of art from the Royal

Collection, assembled over four centuries by successive sovereigns. Many of the State

A-partments and rooms in these residences have been in continuous use since their

conception and many of the works of art are【C5】dis______in the rooms for which

they were originally intended. The residences are in regular use and the style and

manner in【C6】______they are shown to visitors reflects their working status. Rooms

are kept as close to their normal【C7】app______as possible. Inevitably, opening times

are subject to change at short notice【C8】______(depend)on circumstances. The

Royal Collection, which is owned by the Queen as Sovereign in trust for her【C9】suc

______and the Nation, is administered by the Royal Collection Trust to which a

proportion of admission and other income from visitors is directed. The

remainder of this income funds the majority of the cost of restoring Windsor Castle

which was badly【C10】______by fire in November 1992.

11． 【C1】

正确答案：official

解析：(该句指“……宫殿是最高统治者官方居所”，依据给出字母，可知该空应填人official。)

12． 【C2】

正确答案：flies

解析：(该句指“女王在宫殿里时，她的私人旗帜会飘扬在宫殿上”，故填flies。)

13． 【C3】

正确答案：ceremonies