英语专业四级完形填空汇总练习题(附答案)

外教社四八级在线 T 四八级在线论坛 1 一四级英语每日练习 Passage 1 It 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 mathematicians 3 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 The conclusion 15 by Usiskin there are no sex differences in math ability 1 A at B to C of D about 2 A in tackling B tackling C to tackle D about tackling 3 A might be B have been C must be D had been 4 A smaller B less C fewer D not more 5 A to settle B to set C settling D setting 6 A were tested B have tested C were testing D had tested 7 A distinct B instinct C remote D vague 8 A Since B However C As D While 9 A scarcely not B virtually C largely D hardly 10 A superficially B universally C inherently D initially 11 A as B that C which D all 12 A few B not a few C not few D quite few 13 A be B were C was D is 14 A none of B neither of C either D both 15 A got B gained C reached D accomplished Passage 2 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 外教社四八级在线 T 四八级在线论坛 2 invented He liked to carry a small steel needle like tool strapped to his leg and he used this inplace 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 This time he wore no clothes and there were chains round his neck waist wrists and legs but he again escaped in a few minutes Houdini had 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 Likewise 17 A to produce B who produces C produce D how to produce 18 A Out of the question B Though C Probably D Undoubted 19 A escaping B locking C opening D dropping 20 A Surprisingly B Obviously C Perhaps D Although 21 A if B whether C as to D that 22 A involved B closed C connected D bound 23 A at B by C in D for 24 A rid B charged C accused D deprived 25 A candle B mud C something D substance 26 A As B Usually C Maybe D Then 27 A overall B all but C no longer D altogether 28 A it B which C that D him 29 A chest B body C lid D chain 30 A brought up B sunk C broken apart D snapped 二 Passage 3 Who 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 are 37 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 外教社四八级在线 T 四八级在线论坛 3 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 Before 32 A reason B cause C problem D purpose 33 A make B publish C know D write 34 A another B other C one another D the other 35 A However B And C Therefore D So 36 A value B ratio C rate D speed 37 A spread B passed C printed D completed 38 A inform B be informed C to be informed D informed 39 A on 外教社四八级在线 T 四八级在线论坛 4 B through C with D of 40 A forms B existence C contents D purpose 41 A tries to cover B manages to cover C fails to cover D succeeds in 42 A source B origin C course D finance 43 A measures B measured C is measured D was measured 44 A offering B offered C which offered D to be offered 45 A by B with C at D about Passage 4 The United States is well known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get 外教社四八级在线 T 四八级在线论坛 5 from one place to another in the shortest possible time 46 these wide modern roads are generally 47 and well maintained with 48 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 uneven roads 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 46 A Although B Since C Because D Therefore 47 A stable B splendid C smooth D complicated 48 A little B few C much D many 49 A terrible B possible C enjoyable D profitable 50 A to B into C over D by 外教社四八级在线 T 四八级在线论坛 6 51 A lead B connect C collect D communicate 52 A large B fast C high D heavy 53 A when B for C but D that 54 A unless B if C as D since 55 A relatively B regularly C respectively D reasonably 56 A and B less C more D or 57 A All B Several C Lots D Some 58 外教社四八级在线 T 四八级在线论坛 7 A rocks B cliffs C roads D paths 59 A lying B laying C laid D lied 60 A there B when C which D where Passage 5 Early 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 settle B answer C satisfy D fill 62 A at 外教社四八级在线 T 四八级在线论坛 8 B in C on D with 63 A which B what C whether D where 64 A with B by C on D for 65 A although B while C nevertheless D when 66 A machines B apparatus C equipment D implement 67 A similar B skin C like D alike 68 A exchange B bargain C dealing D ride 69 A close at B adjacent to C near to D near by 外教社四八级在线 T 四八级在线论坛 9 70 A consumer B buyer C user D shopper 71 A model B form C pattern D method 72 A every B each C the D other 73 A cruel B hard C ruthless D severe 74 A unimaginatively B unimaginably C imaginarily D unimaginedly 75 A weak B little C meager D sparse Passage 6 Unlike 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 外教社四八级在线 T 四八级在线论坛 10 instructors for the YMCAs That year the school was trying 76 up with a physical activity that the men could enjoy 77 the football and baseball seasons None of the standard indoor activities 78 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 come B coming C come D to come 77 A between B during C when D for 78 A roused B held C had D were 79 A imitate B adopt C adapt D renovate 80 A being 外教社四八级在线 T 四八级在线论坛 11 B to be C been D were 81 A requested B used C required D took 82 A on B to C of D with 83 A power B strength C force D might 84 A fixed B fixing C that fix D which fixed 85 A method B rule C way D idea 86 A few B much C many D little 87 A with B in C on 外教社四八级在线 T 四八级在线论坛 12 D for 88 A defined B spread C taught D discussed 89 A went B took C put D caught 90 A of B throughout C among D through 1 A 2 C 3 B 4 B 5 A 6 D 7 A 8 D 9 D 10 C 11 C 12 B 13 D 14 D 15 C 16 B 17 C 18 C 19 A 20 D 21 D 外教社四八级在线 T 四八级在线论坛 13 22 D 23 C 24 C 25 D 26 A 27 D 28 B 29 A 30 A 31 C 32 D 33 C 34 B 35 A 36 D 37 C 38 D 39 B 40 B 41 C 42 A 43 C 44 B 45 D 46 A 47 C 48 B 49 C 50 D 51 B 52 D 53 A 54 B 55 A 56 B 57 D 58 B 59 A 外教社四八级在线 T 四八级在线论坛 14 60 D 61 C 62 A 63 B 64 C 65 B 66 D 67 D 68 A 69 C 70 A 71 C 72 A 73 B 74 B 75 C 76 D 77 A 78 B 79 C 80 A 81 C 82 A 83 B 84 A 85 D 86 C 87 B 88 C 89 B 90 B Cloze 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 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 外教社四八级在线 T 四八级在线论坛 15 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 for B as C to D with 2 A Since B For C As D In 3 A promotional B promissory C promiscuous D prominent 4 A plant B supplant C transplant D replant 外教社四八级在线 T 四八级在线论坛 16 5 A central B concentrating C focusing D centering 6 A marking B remarking C marked D remarked 7 A on B for C in D to 8 A Forebodying B Foremost C Forethoughtful D Foregone 9 A for B for C to D on 10 A have brought B have been brought C have taken D have been taken 11 A whereas B wherein C whereon D wherefore 12 A preoccupancy 外教社四八级在线 T 四八级在线论坛 17 B preoccupation C premonition D preoption 13 A artists B writers C critics D analysts 14 A all B either C neither D none 15 A In the other manner B In the other way C In another D In the other 16 A justify B justified C justifying D having justified 17 A diverse B divided C divine D dividual 18 A vicinity B viability C villainy D visibility 19 A reliance B reliability C relief 外教社四八级在线 T 四八级在线论坛 18 D relevancy 20 A reason B reasonableness C reasoning D reasonability 1 B 2 A 3 D 4 B 5 A 6 C 7 A 8 B 9 C 10 D 11 A 12 B 13 C 14 B 15 D 16 C 17 A 18 B 19 D 20 C Cloze 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 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 外教社四八级在线 T 四八级在线论坛 19 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 representation of the human 12 whether in the heroic context of antiquity or the religious context of the early Christian and medieval world The Renaissance 13 this tradition through a 14 examination of the natural world and an investigation of balance harmony and perspective in the visible world linking painti