完整版)大学英语四级选词填空专项训练

1、2010年 12 月英语四级考试真题Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.What determines the kind of person you are What factors make you more or less bold, intelligent, or able to read a map All of these are influenced by the interaction of your genesa nd the environment in which you were 47 . The s

2、tudy of how genes and environment interact to influence 48 activity is known as behavioral genetics. Behavioral genetics has made important4 9 to the biological revolution, providing information about the extent to which biology influences mind, brain and behavior.Any research that suggests that 50

3、to perform certain behaviors are based in biology is controversial.Who wants to be told that there are limitations to what you can 51 based on something that is beyond your control, such as your genes It is easy to accept that genes control physical characteristics such as sex, race and ey color. Bu

4、t can genes also determine whether people will get divorced, how 52 they are, or what career they are likely to choose A concern of psychological scientists is the 53 to which all of these characteristics are influenced by nature and nurture(养育), by genetic makeup and the environment. Increasingly,

5、science 54 that genes lay the groundwork for many human traits. From this perspective, people are born 55 like undeveloped photographs: The image is already captured, but the way it 56 appears can vary based on the development process. However, the basic picture is there from the beginning.注意：此部分试题请

6、在答题卡 2 上作答I extentA abilitiesB achieveJ indicatesC appealD complaintsE contributionsF displayedG essentiallyK proceeds L psychological M raisedN smartO standardH eventually答案 Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in depth)47. M) raised48. L) psychological 49. E) contributions 50. A) abilities51. B)

7、 achieve52. N) smart53. I) extent54. J) indicates55. G) essentially 56. H) eventually2010年 6月英语四级考试真题Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list o

8、f choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of t

9、he words in the bank more than once.Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.When we think of green buildings, we tend to think of new ones the kind of high-tech, solar-paneled masterpieces that make the covers of architecture magazines. But the U.S. has more than 100 million existing h

10、omes, and it would be _47_ wasteful to tear them all down and _48_ them with greener versions. An enormous amount of energy and resources went into the construction of those houses. And it would take an average of 65 years for the _49_ carbon emissions from a new energy-efficient home to make up for

11、 the resources lost by destroying an old one. So in the broadest _50_, the greenest home is the one that has already been built. But at the same time, nearly half of U. S. carbon emissions come from heating, cooling and _51_ our homes, offices and other buildings. You cant deal with climate change w

12、ithout dealing with existing buildings, says Richard Moe, the president of the National Trust.With some _52_, the oldest homes tend to be the least energy-efficient. Houses built before 1939 use about 50% more energy per square foot than those built after 2000, mainly due to the tiny cracks and gaps

13、 that _53_ over time and let in more outside air.Fortunately, there are a _54_ number of relatively simple changes that can green older homes, from _55_ ones like Lincolns Cottage to your own postwar home. And efficiency upgrades (升级) can save more than just the earth; they can help _56_ property ow

14、ners from rising power costs.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答A) accommodationsE) expandI) protectM) shiftedD) exceptionsH) powering L) senseB) clumsy C) doubtful F) historic G) incredibly J) reduced K) replaceN) supplying O) vast答案 Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in depth)47. G incredibly 48. K replace 49

15、. J reduced 50. L sense 51. H powering52. D exceptions53. E expand 54. O vast 55. F historic 56. I protect2009年 12 月大学英语四级考试真题及答案Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.In families with two working parents, fathers may have more impact on a childs language development than mothers, a n

16、ew study suggests.Researchers 47 92 families form 11 child care centers before their children were a year old, interviewing each to establish income, level of education and child care arrangements. Overailtl ,w as a group of well-class families, with married parents both living in the home.When the

17、children were 2, researchers videotaped them at home in free-play sessions with both parents, 48 a of their speech. The study will appear in the November issue of The Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology.The scientists measured the 49 number of utteranc话e 语( ) of the parents, the number of di

18、fferent words they used, the complexity of their sentences and other 50 of their speech. On average, fathers spoke less than mothers did, but they did not differ in the length of utterances or proportion of questions asked.Finally, the researchers5 1 the childrens speech at age 3, using a standardiz

19、edl anguaget est. The only predictors of high scores on the test were the mothers level of education, the 52 of child care and the number of different words the father used.The researchers are 53 why the fathers speech, and not the mother s, had an effect.“Its well 54 that the mother s language does

20、 have an impa”ct,said Nadya Pancsofar, the lead author of the study. It could be that the high-functioning mothers in the study had 55 had a strong influence on their childresn speech development, Ms. Pancsfaor said,“ or it may be that mothers are 56 in a way we didnstudy. ”注意：此部分试题在答题卡 1 上。A) alrea

21、dyB) analyzedE) contributingF) describingI) quotedJ) recordingM) unconsciousN) unsureC) aspects D) charactersG) established H) qualityK) recruited L) totalO) yet答案 Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in depth)47.【快速解题】动词辨义题K【火眼金睛】本句缺少谓语，根据句中 before 引导的时间状语从句中的过去时态，可以断定谓语 动词应使用过去时。根据句意，备选动词中 recru

22、ited 符合题意。此外备选词中 analyzed是强干扰项，但 其实并不合适，因为“研究者们分析了 92 个家庭，并且逐一询问了他们的收入、受教育状况、孩子 的照顾情况。”其中“分析”与“逐一询问”在逻辑意义上不符。48. 【快速解题】动词辨义题。J【火眼金睛】空格处在 with 短语中，且应该作宾语 parents 的补足语。根据句意可知此处应为“研 究人员将他们与父母双方在家自由玩耍的情景录制下来， 并记录他们所有的谈话。 ”可以看出此处需填一 个动名词，并含有“记录”的意思，备选动词中 recording 符合题意。49. 【快速解题】动词辨义题。L【火眼金睛】空格位于 the 与 n

23、umber 之间，可知此处需填入一个形容词作定语。 备选形容词中 total 符合题意，意为“父母亲话语总的数量” 。50. 【快速解题】名词辨义题。C【火眼金睛】空格位于 other 之后，可知此处需填入名词，备选名词只有 aspects符合题意，意为 “科学家们测量了父母亲话语总的数量，使用不同词汇的数量，他们的语句的复杂程度以及他们语言的 其他方面。”51. 【快速解题】动词辨义题。B【火眼金睛】空格在主语 the researchers之后，可知此处应填入谓语动词的过去时态。剩余的备选 动词中 analyzed 符合题意，意为“最后，当孩子们三岁时，研究者们对孩子进行了标准化的语言测试

24、， 并对他们的语言进行了分析。 ”52. 【快速解题】名词辨义题。H 【火眼金睛】空格处前后分别为 the 与 of，可知此处需填入名词，根据上下文可知该句意为“测 试中，预测高分的指标包括母亲受教育的程度， 养育孩子的质量， 父亲使用不同词汇的数量。 ”备选名词 中 quality 符合题意。53. 【快速解题】形容词辨义题。N【火眼金睛】空格位于 be 动词与 why 从句之间，可知需填入形容词或过去分词，以构成系表结 构。动词中的剩余词汇，均不能使句意通顺。备选形容词中unsure可使句意通顺，意为“令研究者们疑惑的是为什么父亲而非母亲的语言对孩子有影响。 ”54. 【快速解题】动词辨义

25、题。G【火眼金睛】空格处在 is well和 that从句之间， 此处需要填入过去分词。 备选动词中 established 符 合题意 , 其中 it is well established that ，意为“大家公认” 。55. 【快速解题】副词辨义题。A【火眼金睛】本句结构完整，空格处需填入一个副词。空格前后的had 并不相同，前面的 had 是 构成过去完成时态的助动词， 后面的 had是短语 have a strong influence on ，结合句意，备选副词中 already 符合题意56.【快速解题】动词辨义题。E【火眼金睛】纵观全句，空格处应填入现在分词，与 are构成现

26、在进行时态。根据句意“最终对于 整个学校的文化氛围都会产生有益的影响” 。备选动词中 contributing 符合题意 , 意为“可能母亲起作用的 方式在研究中我们没有测量。 ”2009年 6 月英语四级考试真题与答案Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.Every year in the first week of my English class, some students inform me that writhing is too hard. They never write, unless assignment

27、s4 7 it . They fine the writing process 48 and difficult.How awful to be able to speak in a language but not to write in it- 49 English , with its rich vocabulary .Being able to speak but not write is like living in an 50 mansion(豪宅) and never leaving one small room . When I meet students who think

28、they can t write, I know as a teacher my 51 is to show them the rest of the rooms . My task is to build fluency while providing the opportunity inherent in any writing activity to 52 the moral and emotional development of my students . One great way to do this is by having students write in a journa

29、l in class every day.Writing ability is like strength training. Writing needs to be done 53 , just like exercise ; just as muscles grow stronger with exercise, writing skills improve quickly with writing practice. I often see a rise in student confidence and 54 after only a few weeks of journal writ

30、ing .Expressing oneself in writing is one of the most important skills I teach to strengthen the whole student. When my students practice journal writing, they are practicing for their future academic, political, an5d5 lives . They build skills so that some day they might write a great novel, a piec

31、e of sorely needed legislation, or the perfect love letter. Every day that they write in their journals puts them a step56 to fluency , eloquence (雄辩 ),and command of language .A) closerI) painfulB) dailyJ) performanceC) emotionalD) enhanceE) enormousF) especiallyG) hinderH) missionK) professionL) r

32、emarkably M) requireN) sensitiveO) urge答案 Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in depth)47. M require 48. I painful 49.F especially 50. E enormous51.H mission52. D enhance 53. B daily 54.J performance55. K profession 56 A daily2008年 12 月大学英语四级考试真题Question 47-56A bookless life is an incomplete life

33、. Books influence the depth and breadth of life. They meet the natural47for freedom, for expression, for creativity and beauty of life. Learners, therefore, must havebooks, and the right type of book, for the satisfaction of their need. Readers turn48 to books becausetheir curiosity concerning all m

34、anners of things, their eagerness to share in the experiences of others and their need to 49 from their own limited environment lead them to find in books food for the mind and the spirit.Through their reading they find a deeper significance to life as books acquaint them with life in the world as i

35、t was and it is now. They are presented with a _50 of human experiences and come to _51 other ways ofthought and living. And while 52 their own relationships and responses to life , the readers often findthat the _53_ in their stories are going through similar adjustments, which help to clarify and

36、give significance to their own.Books provide _54 material fore raders imagination to grow. Imagination is a valuable quality and amotivating power, and stimulates achievement. While enriching their imagination, books _55 their outlook,develop a fact-finding attitude and train them to use leisure _56

37、 _. The social and educational significance ofthe readers books cannot be overestimated in an academic libraryA. AbundantB. CharactersE. DeriveF. DesireI. EstablishingJ. NarrowM. ProperlyN. RespectC. CommunicatingD. CompletelyG. DiversityH. EscapeK. NaturallyL. PersonnelO. Widen答案 Part IV Reading Co

38、mprehension (Reading in depth)47. F/ desire48. K/ naturally 49. H/ escape 50. G/ diversity51. N/ respect52. I/ establishing 53. B/ characters 54. A/ abundant55. O/ widen56. M/ properly2008年 6 月大学英语四级考试真题Section ASome years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of tra

39、vel through Europe. I had been abroad a couple of times, but I could hardly _47_ to know my way around the continent. Moreover, my knowledge of foreign languages was _48_ to a little college French.I hesitated. How would I, unable to speak the language, _49_ unfamiliar with local geography or transp

40、ortation systems, set up _50_ and do research It seemed impossible, and with considerable _51_ I sat down to write a letter begging off. Halfway through, a thought can through my mind: you can learn if you don t try. So I accepted the assignment.There were some bad _52_. But by the time I had finish

41、ed the trip I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most remote of places, without guiders or even _53_ bookings, confident that somehow I will manage.The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition _54_. But each time you try some

42、thing, you learn, and as the learning piles up, the world opens to you.I ve learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a _55_. And I know Ill go on doing such things. Its not because I m braver or more daring than others. I m not. But Ill accept anxiety as another name for challenge and I

43、 believe I can _56_ wonders.A) accomplishB) advancedC) balloonD) claimE) constantlyF) declareG) interviewsH)limitedI) manufactureJ) momentsK) newsL) reducedM) regretN) scary O) totally答案 Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in depth)47. D) claim 48. H) limited 49. O) totally 50. G) interviews51. M

44、) regret 52. J) moments 53. B) advanced 54. N) scary55. C) balloon 56. A) accomplish2007年 12 月四级考试真题Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.As war spreads to many comers of the globe, Children sadly have been drawn into the center of conflicts. In Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Colombia, how

45、ever, groups of children have been taking part in peace education 47 .The children, after learning to resolve conflicts, took on the 4o8f peacemakers. The Children s Movempeacemakers was even nominate提d(名) or the Nobel peace prize in 1998. Groups of children 49 is peacemakers studied human rights an

46、 poverty issues in Colombia, eventually forming a group with five other schools in Bogota known a The Schools of Peace.The classroom 50 opportunities for children to replace angry, violent behaviors with 51 ,peaceful ones. It is in the classroom that caring and respect for each person empowers child

47、ren to take a step 52to ward becoming peacemakers. Fortunately, educators have access to many online resources that are 53 useful when helping childre along the path to peace. The Young PeacemakersC lub, started in 1992, provides a Website with resourcesf or teachers and 54 on staring a Kindness Cam

48、paign. The World Centers of Compassion for Children International call attention to children s rights and h othwe to5 5h eolfp war. Starting a Peacemakersis a p rCailsuebw orthyventure for a class an one that could spread to other classrooms an ideally affect the culture of the 56 school. 注意：此部分试题请在

49、答题卡 2 上作答。A) acting I) information B) assuming J) offersC) comprehensive K) projects D) cooperative L) respectivelyE) entireM) roleF) especiallyN) technologyG) forwardO) victims H) images答案 Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in depth) 47. K. projects 48. M. role 49. A. acting 50. J. offers 51. D

50、. cooperative52. G. forward 53. F. especially 54. I. Information 55. O. victims 56. E. entire.2007年 6月 23日大学英语四级 (CET-4)真题试卷及答案Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.Years ago, doctors often said that pain was a normal part of life. In particular, when older patients _47_ of they were

51、 told it was a natural part of aging and they would have to learn to live with it.Times have changed. Today, we take pain _48_. Indeed, pain is now considered the fifth vital sign, as imp blood pressure, temperature, breathing rate and pulse in _49_ a person -being. We know that chronisc 慢w( e性ll的)

52、p can disrupt (扰乱 ) a person s life, causing problems that _50_ from missed work to depression.That s why a growing number hoof spitals now depend upon physicians who _51_ in pain medicine. Not on we evaluate the cause of the pain, which can help us treat the pain better, but we also help provide co

53、mprehensive depression and other psychological and social _52_ related to chronic pain. Such comprehensive therapy often _ work of social workers, psychiatrists心 ( 理医生 ) and psychologists, as well as specialists in pain medicine.This modern _54_ for pain management has led to a wealth of innovative

54、treatments which are more effect with fewer side effects than ever before. Decades ago, there were only a _55_ number of drugs available, and m caused _56_ side effects in older people, including dizziness and fatigue. This created a double-edged sword: the medications helped relieve the pain but ca

55、used other problems that could be worse than the pain itself.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2上作答A)D)G)result I) determining B) involves J) limited C) significant K) gravely range L) complained E) relieved M) respect F) issues N) prompting seriously O) specialize H) magnificent答案Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in depth)47. L 48. G 49. I 50. D 51. O52. F 53. B 54. M55. J 56. C2006年12月23日四级考试真题Direction: In this section, there i