[考研英语]1994－2011完形填空历年真题

1、2012考研英语强化班完形填空历年真题1994-20111994 the first and smallest unit that can be discussed in relation to language is the word. in speaking, the choice of words is 1 the utmost importance. proper selection will eliminate one source of 2 breakdown is in the communication cycle. too often, careless use of wor

2、ds _3 a meeting of the minds of the speaker and listener. the words used by the speaker may _4 unfavorable reactions in the listener 5 interfere with his comprehension; hence, the transmission-reception system breaks down. 6_, inaccurate or indefinite words may make _7 difficult for the listener to

3、understand the 8 which is being transmitted to him. the speaker who does not have specific words in his working vocabulary may be 9 to explain or describe in a 10 that can be understood by his listeners.1. a of b atc ford on2. a inaccessibleb timelyc likelyd invalid3. a encouragesb preventsc destroy

4、sd offers4. a pass outb take awayc back upd stir up5. a whob asc whichd what6. a moreoverb howeverc preliminarilyd unexpectedly7. a thatb itc sod this8. a speechb sensec messaged meaning9. a obscureb difficultc impossibled unable10. a caseb meansc methodd way1995sleep is divided into periods of so-c

5、alled rem sleep, characterized by rapid eye movements and dreaming, and longer periods of non-rem sleep. 1 kind of sleep is at all well-understood, but rem sleep is 2 to serve some restorative function of the brain. the purpose of non-rem sleep is even more 3 . the new experiments, such as these 4 f

6、or the first time at a recent meeting of the society for sleep research in minneapolis, suggest fascinating explanations 5 of non-rem sleep.for example, it has long been known that total sleep 6 is 100 percent fatal to rats, yet, 7 _examinations of the dead bodies, the animals look completely normal

7、. a researcher has now 8 the mystery of why the animals die. the rats 9 bacterial infections of the blood, 10 their immune systemsthe self-protecting mechanisrn against diseasehad crashed.1. a eitherb neitherc eachd any2. a intendedb requiredc assumedd inferred3. a subtle b obviousc mysteriousd doub

8、tful4. a maintainedb describedc settledd afforded5. a in the lightb by virtuec with the exceptiond for the purpose6. a reductionb destructionc deprivationd restriction7. a uponb byc throughd with8. a paid attention tob caught sight ofc laid emphasis ond cast light on9. a developb producec stimulated

9、 induce10. a ifb as ifc only ifd if only1996 vitamins are organic compounds necessary in small amounts in the diet for the normal growth and maintenance of life of animals, including man.they do not provide energy, 1 do they construct or build any part of the body. they are needed for 2 foods into e

10、nergy and body maintenance. there are thirteen or more of them, and if 3 is missing a deficiency disease becomes 4 .vitamins are similar because they are made of the same elementsusually carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and 5 nitrogen. they are different 6 their elements are arranged differently, and each

11、vitamin 7 one or more specific functions in the body. 8 enough vitamins is essential to life, although the body has no nutritional use for 9 vitamins. many people, 10 , believe in being on the “safe side” and thus take extra vitamins. however, a wellbalanced diet will usually meet all the bodys vita

12、min needs. 1.aeitherbsocnordnever 2.ashifting btransferring caltering dtransforming3.aanybsomecanything dsomething4.aseriousbapparentcseveredfatal5.amostlybpartiallycsometimesdrarely6.ain that bso thatcsuch thatdexcept that7.aundertakes bholdscplaysdperforms8.asupplying bgettingcprovidingdfurnishing

13、9.aexceptionalbexceedingcexcessdexternal10.aneverthelessbthereforecmoreover dmeanwhile1997 manpower inc., with 560 000 workers, is the worlds largest temporary employment agency. every morning, its people 1 into the offices and factories of america, seeking a days work for a days pay. one day at a t

14、ime. 2 industrial giants like general motors and ibm struggle to survive 3 reducing the number of employees, manpower, based in milwaukee, wisconsin, is booming.4 its economy continues to recover, the us is increasingly becoming a nation of part- timers and temporary workers. this “ 5 ” work force i

15、s the most important 6 in american business today, and it is 7 changing the relationship between people and their jobs. the phenomenon provides a way for companies to remain globally competitive 8 avoiding market cycles and the growing burdens 9 by employment rules, health care costs and pension pla

16、ns. for workers it can mean an end to the security, benefits and sense of 10 that came from being a loyal employee. 1.a swarmb stride c separated slip 2.a forb becausec as d since3.a fromb inc on d by 4.a even thoughb now that c if onlyd provided that5.a durableb disposablec availabled transferable

17、6.a approachb flow c fashiond trend 7.a instantly b reverselyc fundamentallyd sufficiently8.a but b whilec andd whereas 9.a imposedb restrictedc illustratedd confined 10.a excitementb convictionc enthusiasmd importance1998until recent l y most historians spoke very critically of the industrial revol

18、ution. they1that in the long run industrialization greatly raised the standard of living for the 2 man. but they insisted that its 3 results during the period from 1750 to 1850 were widespread poverty and misery for the 4 of the english population. 5 contrast, they saw in the preceding hundred years

19、 from 1650 to 1750, when england was still a 6 agricultural country, a period of great abundance and prosperity.this view, 7 , is generally thought to be wrong. specialists 8 history and economics, have 9 two things: that the period from 1650 to 1750 was 10 by great poverty, and that industrializati

20、on certainly did not worsen and may have actually improved the conditions for the majority of the populace.1. a admittedb believedc claimedd predicted2. a plainb averagec meand normal3. a momentaryb promptc instantd immediate 4. a bulkb hostc gross d magnitude5. a onb withc ford by6. a broadlyb thor

21、oughlyc generallyd completely 7. a howeverb meanwhilec therefored moreover8. a atb inc aboutd for 9. a manifestedb approvedc showndspeculated10.a notedb impressed c labeledd marked1999industrial safety does not just happen. companies 1 low accident rates plan their safety programs, work hard to orga

22、nize them, and continue working to keep them 2 and active. when the work is well done, a 3 of accidentfree operations is established 4 time lost due to injuries is kept at a minimum.successful safety programs may 5 greatly in the emphasis placed on certain aspects of the program. some place great em

23、phasis on mechanical guarding. others stress safe work practices by 6 rules or regulations. 7 others depend on an emotional appeal to the worker. but, there are certain basic ideas that must be used in every program if maximum results are to be obtained.there can be no question about the value of a

24、safety program. from a financial standpoint alone, safety 8 . the fewer the injury 9 , the better the workmans insurance rate. this may mean the difference between operating at 10 or at a loss. 1.a atb inc ond with2.a aliveb vividc mobiled diverse3.a regulationb climatec circumstanced requirement4.a

25、 whereb howc whatd unless5.a alterb differc shiftd distinguish6.a constitutingb aggravatingc observingd justifying7.a someb manyc evend still8.a comes offb turns upc pays offd holds up9.a claimsb reportsc declarationsd proclamations10.a an advantageb a benefitc an interestd a profit2000if a farmer w

26、ishes to succeed, he must try to keep a wide gap between his consumption and his production. he must store a large quantity of grain _1_ consuming all his grain immediately. he can continue to support himself and his family _2_ he produces a surplus. he must use this surplus in three ways: as seed f

27、or sowing, as an insurance _3_ the unpredictable effects of bad weather and as a commodity which he must sell in order to _4_ old agricultural implements and obtain chemical fertilizers to _5_ the soil. he may also need money to construct irrigation _6_ and improve his farm in other ways. if no surp

28、lus is available, a farmer cannot be _7_. he must either sell some of his property or _8_ extra funds in the form of loans. naturally he will try to borrow money at a low _9_ of interest, but loans of this kind are not _10_ obtainable.1. a other thanb as well asc instead ofd more than2. a only ifb m

29、uch asc long befored ever since3. a forb againstc supplementd dispose4. a replaceb purchasec supplementd dispose5. a enhanceb mixc feedd raise6. a vesselsb routesc pathsd channels7. a self-confidentb self-sufficientc self-satisfiedd self-restrained8. a searchb savec offerd seek9. a proportionb perce

30、ntagec rated ratio10. a genuinelyb obviouslyc presumablyd frequently2001the government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up people involved in prominent cases 1 the trial of rosemary west.in a significant 2 of legal controls over the press, lord irvine, the lord chancellor

31、, will introduce a 3 bill that will propose making payments to witnesses 4 and will strictly control the amount of 5 that can be given to a case 6 a trial begins.in a letter to gerald kaufman, chairman of the house of commons media select committee, lord irvine said he 7 with a committee report this

32、 year which said that self regulation did not 8 sufficient control. 9 of the letter came two days after lord irvine caused a 10 of media protest when he said the 11 of privacy controls contained in european legislation would be left to judges 12 to parliament.the lord chancellor said introduction of

33、 the human rights bill, which 13 the european convention on human rights legally 14 in britain, laid down that everybody was 15 to privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect themselves and their families.“press freedoms will be in safe hands 16 our british judges,” he said.witness

34、payments became an 17 after west was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995. up to 19 witnesses were 18 to have received payments for telling their stories to newspapers. concerns were raised 19 witnesses might be encouraged exaggerate their stories in court to 20 guilty verdicts. 1.aas to bfor inst

35、ance cin particular dsuch as2.atighteningbintensifying cfocusing dfastening 3.asketch brough cpreliminary ddraft4.aillogical billegal cimprobable dimproper5.apublicity bpenalty cpopularity dpeculiarity6.asince bif cbefore das7.asided bshared ccomplied dagreed8.apresent boffer cmanifest dindicate 9.a

36、release bpublication cprinting dexposure10.astorm brage cflare dflash11.atranslation binterpretation cexhibition ddemonstration12.abetter than bother than crather than dsooner than 13.achanges bmakes csets dturns14.abinding bconvincing crestraining dsustaining 15.aauthorized bcredited centitled dqua

37、lified16.awith bto cfrom dby17.aimpact bincident cinference dissue18.astated bremarked csaid dtold 19.awhat bwhen cwhich dthat20.aassure bconfide censure dguarantee2002comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th

38、centuries. yet much had happened 1 . as was discussed before, it was not 2 the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic 3 , following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the 4 of the periodical. it was during the same time that the communications revolution 5 up

39、, beginning with transport, the railway, and leading 6 through the telegraph, the telephone, radio, and motion pictures 7 the 20th-century world of the motor car and the airplane. not everyone sees that process in 8 . it is important to do so. it is generally recognized, 9 , that the introduction of

40、 the computer in the early 20th century, 10 by the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the process, 11 its impact on the media was not immediately 12 . as time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became “personal” too, as well as 13 , wit

41、h display becoming sharper and storage 14 increasing. they were thought of, like people, 15 generations, with the distance between generations much 16 . it was within the computer age that the term “information society” began to be widely used to describe the 17 within which we now live. the communi

42、cations revolution has 18 both work and leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time, but there have been 19 views about its economic, political, social and cultural implications. “benefits” have been weighed 20 “harmful” outcomes. and generalizations have proved difficult. 1. a betwe

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45、 16. a deeperb fewerc nearerd smaller 17. a contextb rangec scoped territory 18. a regardedb impressedc influencedd effected 19. a competitiveb controversialc distractingd irrational 20. a aboveb uponc againstd with 2003teachers need to be aware of the emotional, intellectual, and physical changes t

46、hat young adults experience. and they also need to give serious 1 to how they can best 2 such changes. growing bodies need movement and 3 , but not just in ways that emphasize competition. 4 they are adjusting to their new bodies and a whole host of new intellectual and emotional challenges, teenage

47、rs are especially self-conscious and need the 5 that comes from achieving success and knowing that their accomplishments are 6 by others. however, the typical teenage lifestyle is already filled with so much competition that it would be 7 to plan activities in which there are more winners than loser

48、s, 8 , publishing newsletters with many student-written book reviews, 9 student artwork, and sponsoring book discussion clubs. a variety of small clubs can provide 10 opportunities for leadership, as well as for practice in successful 11 dynamics. making friends is extremely important to teenagers,

49、and many shy students need the 12 of some kind of organization with a supportive adult 13 visible in the background. in these activities, it is important to remember that young teens have 14 attention spans. a variety of activities should be organized 15 participants can remain active as long as the

50、y want and then go on to 16 else without feeling guilty and without letting the other participants 17 . this does not mean that adults must accept irresponsibility. 18 , they can help students acquire a sense of commitment by 19 for roles that are within their 20 and their attention spans and by having clearly stated rules.1. a thoughtb ideac opiniond advice 2. a strengthenb accommodatecstimulated e