英语难度较大的完型填空练习及答案

1 As former colonists of Great Britain the Founding Fathers of the United States adopted much of the legal system of Great Britain We have a common law or law made by courts 1 a monarch or other central governmental 2 like a legislature The jury a 3 of ordinary citizens chosen to decide a case is an 4 part of our common law system Use of juries to decide cases is a 5 feature of the American legal system Few other countries in the world use juries as we do in the United States 6 the centuries many people have believed that juries in most cases reach a fairer and more just result 7 would be obtained using a judge 8 as many countries do 9 a jury decides cases after 10 or discussions among a group of people the jury s decision is likely to have the 11 from many different people from different backgrounds who must as a group decide what is right Juries are used in both civil cases which decide 12 among 13 citizens and criminal cases which decide cases brought by the government 14 that individuals have committed crimes Juries are selected from the U S citizens and 15 Jurors consisting of 16 numbers are called for each case requiring a jury The judge 17 to the case 18 the selection of jurors to serve as the jury for that case In some states 19 jurors are questioned by the judge in others they are questioned by the lawyers representing the 20 under rules dictated by state law 1 A other than B rather than C more than D or rather 2 A agency B organization C institution D authority 3 A panel B crew C band D flock 4 A innate B intact C integral D integrated 5 A discriminating B distinguishing C determining D diminishing 6 A in B by C after D over 7 A that B which C than D as 8 A alike B alone C altogether D apart 9 A Although B Because C If D While 10 A deliberations B meditations C reflections D speculations 11 A outline B outcome C input D intake 12 A arguments B controversies C disputes D hostilities 13 A fellow B individual C personal D private 14 A asserting B alleging C maintaining D testifying 15 A assembled B evoked C rallied D summoned 16 A set B exact C given D placed 17 A allocated B allotted C appointed D assigned 18 A administers B manages C oversees D presides 19 A inspective B irrespective C perspective D prospective 20 A bodies B parties C sides D units 2 二 英国车速监控系统 The Treasury could pocket 20 million a year in extra fines once the country s speed camera network is expanded Motoring organizations warned that the 1 could become a poll tax on wheels 2 huge number of drivers There could be many more incidents of vandalism 3 cameras The warnings came 4 a Daily Mail survey found almost all the 23 police forces in England and Wales were either 5 to expansion plans or considering 6 Nationwide the number of speeding tickets is expected to treble 7 90 million a year 8 the scheme police keep some of the cash from fines to 9 the costs of fitting and maintaining extra cameras and 10 that existing ones always have film in them The rest will go to the Treasury Both Ministers and police insist the scheme is aimed 11 at making roads safer They point to trials in eight areas which cut collisions by a quarter and deaths and serious injuries by 12 a half But motoring organizations fear cameras will be sited on relatively safe 13 fast stretches to catch as many drivers as possible Some forces are also expected to 14 the threshold speeds at which cameras are 15 to the absolute legal minimum 15 mph in a 10 mph limit and 26 mph in a 20 mph zone This could encourage drivers to stare at their speedometers instead of concentrating on the road and 16 to more accidents Sue Nicholson head of campaigns at the RAC said We don t have a problem with speed cameras 17 But we do have concerns about 18 they are sited Police risk losing credibility 19 motorists if cameras are seen as revenue raising 20 safety devices 1 A promotions B punishments C penalties D payments 2 A isolating B separating C alienating D detaching 3 A towards B against C before D over 4 A so B once C as D where 5 A subjected B engaged C intended D committed 6 A taking part B keeping silence C making exception D paying respect 7 A financing B profiting C funding D netting 8 A From B Under C On D With 9 A hide B cover C conceal D veil 10 A pledging B assuring C confirming D ensuring 11 A essentially B strongly C wholeheartedly D purely 12 A in all B fewer than C at most D up to 13 A but B whereas C though D while 14 A fit B put C set D fix 15 A levered B geared C handled D triggered 16 A lead B add C contribute D resort 17 A any less B by itself C after all D as such 18 A who B when C where D which 19 A in B with C against D for 20 A in spite of B far from C rather than D by means of 3 三 大众媒体 The mass media is a big part of our culture yet it can also be a helper adviser and teacher to our young generation The mass media affects the lives of our young by acting as a an 1 for a number of institutions and social contacts In this way it 2 a variety of functions in human life The time spent in front of the television screen is usually at the 3 of leisure there is less time for games amusement and rest 4 by what is happening on the screen children not only imitate what they see but directly 5 themselves with different characters Americans have been concerned about the 6 of violence in the media and its 7 harm to children and adolescents for at least forty years During this period new media 8 such as video games cable television music videos and the Internet As they continue to gain popularity these media 9 television 10 public concern and research attention Another large societal concern on our young generation 11 by the media is body image 12 forces can influence body image positively or negatively 13 one societal and cultural norms and mass media marketing 14 our concepts of beauty In the mass media the images of 15 beauty fill magazines and newspapers 16 from our televisions and entertain us 17 the movies Even in advertising the mass media 18 on accepted cultural values of thinness and fitness for commercial gain Young adults are presented with a 19 defined standard of attractiveness a n 20 that carries unrealistic physical expectations 1 A alternative B preference C substitute D representative 2 A accomplishes B fulfills C provides D suffices 3 A risk B mercy C height D expense 4 A Absorbed B Attracted C Aroused D Addicted 5 A identify B recognize C unify D equate 6 A abundance B incidence C prevalence D reccurrence 7 A disposed B hidden C implicit D potential 8 A merged B emerged C immerged D submerged 9 A apart from B much as C but for D along with 10 A promote B propel C prompt D prosper 11 A inspired B imposed C delivered D contributed 12 A External B Exterior C Explicit D Exposed 13 A As B At C For D In 14 A mark B effect C impact D shock 15 A generalized B regularized C standardized D categorized 16 A boom B bottom C brim D beam 17 A over B with C on D at 18 A play B take C profit D resort 19 A barely B carefully C narrowly D subjectively 20 A ideal B image C stereotype D criterion 4 四 英国的饮食与健康 A recent parliamentary report blames the government and the food industry for the growth in obesity The Department of Transport is blamed for not doing enough to 1 facilities for pedestrians and cyclists while 2 to pressure from motoring organizations representing car users The Ministry of Education is 3 of selling off school playing fields and not doing enough to 4 adequate facilities for physical education and games Young people in Britain have become crazy about football soccer and rugby but too often as 5 couch potatoes The food industry is blamed for promoting junk food to school children and not doing enough to 6 down on sugar fats and salt in prepared foods The industry 7 by the current popularity of the Atkins low carbohydrate diet has begun to 8 but it is trying to protect a huge market and will need to do 9 more if it is to 10 off increased regulation Japan seems less 11 so far by the problem of obesity 12 as the Japanese diet becomes increasingly 13 burgers and doughnuts the problem will grow 14 Japanese cuisine has become highly popular in Britain It is seen as healthy in a different way from the Mediterranean diet 15 its emphasis on tomatoes and olive oil combined with red wine A fairly small amount of red wine is now 16 as beneficial to the heart 17 its other encouraging properties But Britain has to do more to 18 the problems of alcoholism 19 with the binge drinking culture including violence and vandalism Limited consumption of alcohol as long as it is not 20 with driving is harmless and possibly beneficial 1 A stimulate B commend C promote D elevate 2 A submitting B subjecting C subordinating D surrendering 3 A charged B denounced C scolded D accused 4 A assure B ensure C secure D guard 5 A speculating B spectating C specializing D sightseeing 6 A fall B get C cut D bring 7 A stung B bitten C chewed D licked 8 A retort B refute C respond D resolve 9 A abundantly B considerably C extensively D principally 10 A defend B beat C hold D ward 11 A upset B affected C effected D impressed 12 A or B for C but D if 13 A popularized B globalized C westernized D localized 14 A Accordingly B Interestingly C Surprisingly D Strikingly 15 A as B on C but D with 16 A accepted B approved C assumed D acknowledged 17 A but for B let alone C regardless of D much less 18 A cope B challenge C tackle D undertake 19 A matched B related C united D associated 20 A bonded B combined C merged D incorporated 5 五 失眠 Chronic insomnia is a major public health problem And too many people are using 1 therapies even while there are a few treatments that do work Millions of Americans 2 awake at night counting sheep or have a stiff drink or 3 an pill hoping it will make them sleepy 4 experts agree all that self medicating is a bad idea and the causes of chronic insomnia remain 5 Almost a third of adults have trouble sleeping and about 10 percent have 6 of daytime impairment that signal true insomnia But 7 the complaints scientists know surprisingly little about what causes chronic insomnia its health consequences and how best to treat it a panel of specialists 8 together by the National Institutes of Health concluded Wednesday The panel called 9 a broad range of research into insomnia 10 that if scientists understood its 11 causes they could develop better treatments Most but not all insomnia is thought to 12 other health problems from arthritis and depression to cardiovascular disease The question often is whether the insomnia came first or was a result of the other diseases and how trouble sleeping in 13 complicates those other problems Other diseases 14 the risk of insomnia seems to increase with age and to be more 15 among women especially after their 50s Smoking caffeine and numerous 16 drugs also affect sleep The NIH is spending about 200 million this year on sleep related research some 17 to specific disorders and others 18 the underlying scientific laws that control the nervous system of sleep The agency was 19 the panel s review before deciding what additional work should be 20 at insomnia 1 A unproven B unknown C improper D imperative 2 A fall B lie C seem D become 3 A prescribe B pop C abuse D experiment 4 A And B Though C Thus D But 5 A peculiar B anonymous C mysterious D unexpected 6 A signals B symptoms C signs D symbols 7 A in addition to B except for C owing to D for all 8 A pulled B collected C brought D drawn 9 A on B for C up D in 10 A noting B notifying C nosing D nominating 11 A undertaking B underlining C underlying D undermining 12 A cause B accompany C follow D attend 13 A short B case C essence D turn 14 A inside B outside C aside D besides 15 A common B popular C frequent D regular 16 A conscription B description C subscription D prescription 17 A aimed B targeted C designated D designed 18 A examining B inspecting C verifying D assessing 19 A conducting B awaiting C receiving D considering 20 A assigned B charged C directed D attended 6 7 六 听的行为 A recent poll indicated that half the teenagers in the United States believe that communication between them and their parents is 1 and further that one of the prime causes of this gap is 2 listening behavior As a an 3 in point one parent believed that her daughter had a severe 4 problem She was so 5 that she took her to an audiologist to have her ear tested The audiologist carefully tested both ears and reported back to the parent There s nothing wrong with her hearing She s just 6 you out A leading cause of the 7 divorce rate more than half of all marriages end in divorce is the failure of husbands and wives to 8 effectively They don t listen to each other Neither person 9 to the actual message sent by the other In 10 fashion political scientists report that a growing number of people believe that their elected and 11 officials are out of 12 with the constituents they are supposedly 13 Why Because they don t believe that they listen to them In fact it seems that sometimes our politicians don t even listen to themselves The following is a true story At a national 14 conference held in Albuquerque some years ago then Senator Joseph Montoya was 15 a copy of a press release by a press aide shortly before he got up before the audience to 16 a speech When he rose to speak 17 the horror of the press aide and the 18 of his audience Montoya began reading the press release not his speech He began For immediate release Senator Joseph M Montoya Democrat of New Mexico last night told the National Montoya read the entire six page release 19 with the statement that he was repeatedly 20 by applause 1 A scarce B little C rare D poor 2 A malignant B deficient C ineffective D feeble 3 A case B example C lesson D suggestion 4 A audio B aural C hearing D listening 5 A believing B convinced C assured D doubtless 6 A turning B tuning C tucking D tugging 7 A rising B arising C raising D arousing 8 A exchange B interchange C encounter D interact 9 A relates B refers C responds D resorts 10 A like B alike C likely D likewise 11 A nominated B selected C appointed D supported 12 A connection B reach C association D touch 13 A leading B representing C delegating D supporting 14 A legislative B legitimate C legalized D liberal 15 A distributed B awarded C handed D submitted 16 A present B publish C deliver D pursue 17 A to B with C for D on 18 A joy B enjoyment C amusement D delight 19 A conclude B to conclude C concluding D concluded 20 A disrupted B interfered C interrupted D stopped 8 七 日本铁路车站的经济计划 There is growing interest in East Japan Railway Co ltd one of the six companies created out of the privatized nationa l railway system In an industry lacking exciting growth1 its plan to use real estate assets in and around train stations 2 is drawing interest In a plan called Station Renaissance that it 3 in November JR East said that it would 4 using its commercial spaces for shops and restaurants extending them to 5 more suitable for the information age It wants train stations as pick up 6 for such goods as books flowers and groceries 7 over the Internet In a country where city 8 depend heavily on trains 9 commuting about 16 million people a day go to its train stations anyway the company 10 So picking up commodities at train stations 11 consumers extra travel and missed home deliveries JR East already has been using its station 12 stores for this purpose but it plans to create 13 spaces for the delivery of Internet goods The company also plans to introduce 14 cards known in Japan as IC cards because they use integrated circuit for 15 information 16 train tickets and commuter passes 17 the magnetic ones used today integrating them into a an 18 pass This will save the company money because 19 for IC cards are much less expensive than magnetic systems Increased use of IC cards should also 20 the space needed for ticket vending 1 A perspectives B outlooks C prospects D spectacles 2 A creatively B originally C authentically D initially 3 A displayed B demonstrated C embarked D unveiled 4 A go beyond B set out C come around D spread over 5 A applications B enterprises C functions D performances 6 A districts B vicinities C resorts D locations 7 A acquired B purchased C presided D attained 8 A lodgers B tenants C dwellers D boarders 9 A for B in C of D as 10 A figures B exhibits C convinces D speculates 11 A deprives B retrieves C spares D exempts 12 A conjunction B convenience C department D ornament 13 A delegated B designated C devoted D dedicated 14 A clever B smart C ingenious D intelligent 15 A checking B gathering C holding D accommodating 16 A as B for C with D of 17 A but for B as well as C instead of D more than 18 A unique B single C unitary D only 19 A devices B instruments C readers D examiners 20 A reduce B narrow C dwarf D shrink 9 八 老龄化 Aging poses a serious challenge to OECD Organization of Economic Co operation and Development countries in particular how to pay for future public pension liabilities And early retirement places an 1 burden on pension financing There is no easy solution but 2 retirement could help Early retirement may seem like a worthy individual goal but it is a socially 3 one and makes the present public pension system difficult to sustain for long The 4 reason is that more people are retiring early and living longer That means more retirees depending on the 5 of those in work for their income The 6 is worrying In the next 50 years low fertility rates and 7 life expectancy in OECD countries will cause this old age dependency rate to roughly double 8 size Public pension payments which afford 30 80 of total retirement incomes in OECD countries are 9 to rise on average by over three percentage points in GDP and by as much as eight percentage points in some countries 10 is the pressure on pension funds that there is a danger of today s workers not getting the pensions they expected or felt they 11 for Action is needed 12 simply aiming to reduce the 13 and cost of public pensi