英语专四完形填空真题答案及解析及原文出处及cloze练习-(一)

1、2015年英语专四完形填空真题答案及解析及原文出处及cloze-练习一Electricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much taken for granted nowadays 1 we rarely think twice whenwe switch on the light or turn on the TV set. At night, roads are brightly lit, enabling people and 2 to move freely.Neon lighting used in advertisin

2、g has become part of the 3 of every modern city. In the home, many 4 devicesare powered by electricity. 5 when we turn off the bedsidelamp and are 6 asleep, electricity is working for us, 7our refrigerators, heating our water, or keeping our rooms air-conditioned. Every day, trains, buses and subway

3、s take us to and from work. We rarely 8 to consider why or howthey run9 something goes wrong.In the summer of 1959, something 10 go wrong with the power-plant that provided New York with electricity. For a great many hours, life came almost to a 11 Trains refused to move and the people in them sat i

4、n the dark, 12 to do anything; lifts stopped working, so that 13 youwere lucky enough not to be 14.between two floors, you had the unpleasant task of flnding your way down 15 ofstairs. Famous streets like Broadway and Fifth Avenue in a(n) 16 became as gloomy and uninviting 17 the mostremote back str

5、eets. People were afraid to leave their houses,18. although the police had been ordered to 19 in caseof emergency, they were just as confused and 20 asanybody else.1 .A.that Be thus C. as D. so2 . A.car B. truck C. traffic D. pedestrians3 .A. appearance B. character C. distinction D. surf ace4 .A. m

6、oney-saving B. time-saving C. energy-saving D. labour-saving5 .A. Only B. Rarely C. Even D. Frequently6 .A. fast B. quite C. closely D. quickly7 . A. moving B. starting C. repairing D. driving8 .A. trouble B. bother C. hesitate D. remember9 .A. when B. if C. until D. after10 .A. did B. would C. coul

7、d D. ShouldILA. pause B. terminal C. breakdown D. standstill12 .A. incompetent B. powerless C. hesitant D. helpless13 . A.although B. when C. as D. even if14 . A.trapped B. placed C. positioned D. locked15 .A. steps B< levels C. flights D. floors16 .A. time B. instant C. point D. minute17 .A. lik

8、e B. than C. for D. as18 .A. for B. and C. but D. or19 .A. stand aside B. stand down C. stand by D. stand i n20 .A. aimless B. helpless C. unfocused D. undecidedWhat do you look for in a potential date? Sincerity? Good looks? Character? Conversational ability? Asked to1 such qualities, most people p

9、ut physicalattractiveness near the 2 of the list. Of course.Intelligent people are not greatly concerned 3 suchsuperficial qualities as good 4; they know that“beauty is only skin 5"At least they know that'show they 6 feel.This intuition 7 looks matter little may be anotherexample of our 8 r

10、eal influences upon us, for thereare many research studies 9 that appearance greatlydetermines initial attraction.Some researchers have matched students 10 blinddates to see what qualities led to liking. Immediately after the dating, and again three months later, the students11 their dates and specu

11、lated about 12they felt as they did. Men more than women 13 theirdate's physical attractiveness was important. But,14 the date's physical attractiveness actuallypredicted the women's attraction 15 their datesmore than men.In another study, Elaine Hatfield 16 752 universityfreshmen for a

12、dance party.For each person, the researchers secured a variety of17 and aptitude （能力）test scores, but then actuallymatched the couples 18 The couples evaluatedtheir dates after the party. How well did the personality and aptitude tests predict attraction? Not well at all.19 the researchers could see

13、, only one thing 20: howphysically attractive the person was. The more attractive a woman, the more he liked her and wanted to date her again.1. A. list B. select C. rank D. arrange2. A. top B. middle C. bottom D. front3. A. to B. at C. in D. with4. A. look B. looks C. looking D. lookings5. A. deep

14、B. thick C. shallow D. thin6. A. have to B. ought to C. must D. should7. A. as B. what C. which D that8. A. accepting B. admitting C. refusing D. denying9. A. indicate B. to indicate C. indicating D. indicated10. A. to B. on C. at D. in11. A. evaluated B. predicted C. contacted D. communicated12. A.

15、 what B. how C. why D. that13. A. believed B. suspected C. confi rmed D. argued14. A. to the contrary B. in addition C. in spite of that D. similarly15. A. at B. in C. with D. to16. A. recruited B. enrolled C. matched D. dated17. A. personality B. appearance C. achievements D. individuality18. A. in

16、teractively B. randomly C. precisely D. systematically19. A. As long as B. So much so that C. To the extent that D. So far as20e A. predicted Be mattered C> valued D. determined该Cloze来自1984年考研英语真题英译汉的一篇短 文:Electricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much taken for granted nowadays tha

17、t we rarely think twice when we switch on the light or turn on the radio. At night, roads are brightly lit, enabling people and traffic to move freely. Neon lighting used in advertising has become part of the character of every modern city. In the home, many labor-saving devices are powered by elect

18、ricity. Even when we turn off the bedside lamp and are fast asleep, electricity is working for us, driving our refrigerators, heating our water, or keeping our rooms air-conditioned. Every day, trains, trolley-buses, and trams take us to and from work. We rarely bother to consider why or how they ru

19、nuntil something goes wrong.In the summer of 1959, something did go wrong with the power-plant that provides New York with electricity. For a great many hours, life came to a standstill. Trains refused to move and the people in them sat in the dark, powerless to do anything; lifts stopped working, s

20、o that even if you were lucky enough not to be trapped between two floors, you had the unpleasant task of finding your way down hundreds of flights of stairs. Famous streets like Broadway and Fifth Avenue in an instant became as gloomy and uninviting as the most remote back streets. People were afra

21、id to leave their houses, for although the police had been ordered to stand by in case of emergency, they were just as confused and helpless as anyone else.Meanwhile, similar disorder prevailed in the home. New York can be stifling in the summer and this year was no exception. Cool, air-conditioned

22、apartments became furnaces. Food went bad in refrigerators. Cakes and joints of meat remained uncooked in cooling ovens. People sat impatient and frightened in the dark as if an unseen enemy had landed from Mars. One of the strange things that occurred during the power-cut was that some fifty blind

23、people lead many sighted workers home. When the lights came on again, hardly a person in the city can have turned on a switch withoutreflecting how great a servant he had at his fingertips.PART III CLOZE31. D句意为：电是日常生活的一部分，如今，我们已经习以为常，以至于开灯或开电视时很少仔细考虑电的问题。sothat是固定搭配，意思是“如此以至于故答案为D。32. C句意为：晚上灯光照亮的马

24、路使人们自由通行，使交通畅通无阻。traffic意为“交通"；pedestrian意为行 人”，与空格前的people词义重复;car和truck都指具体 的车辆类型，含义过于狭窄。综合考虑，此处应填入traffic.33. B句意为:广告中使用的霓虹灯已经成为了每个现代化城市的一大特色。appearance意为"外观"；character意为“特征，特色"；distinction意为“区别"；surface 意为表面”。根据句意，答案为B。34. A句意为：在家里，很多节省劳动力的设备都是由电带动的。四个选项都是复合形容词，labour-sa

25、ving意为“节省劳动力的“；time-saving意为“节省时间的；energy-saving 意为“节能的"；money-saving 意为“省 钱的”。根据句意，此处填入labour-saving最合适。35. C句意为：即使当我们关上床头灯，睡得很熟时，电仍 然在为我们工作。only意为"只有"；rarely意为“少 有地”;even意为“即使"；frequently意为“频繁地， 屡次地”。根据句意，此处应填入even。36. B fast asleep定搭配，意为睡得很熟的，故答案为四。quite意为非常；quickly意为很快地；close

26、ly意为靠近地，接近地，均不符合句意，故排除。37. D move 意为移动 ；start 意为启动 ；repair意为修复 ；drive意为驱动，使机器运转”。此处的动词与our refrigerators连用，填入driving最合适，意为 “使电冰箱正常运行”。38. B bother to do sth.意为“费心做某事； hesitate to do sth.意为“做某事犹豫不决”； remember to do sth.指“记得去做某事”。此处是说，我 们费心思考它们为什么或如何运行，故答案为B .39. C句意：直到这些交通工具出问题时，我们才会费心思 考它们为什么或如何运行。前

27、半句出现了 rarely ,含否定意 义，与until搭配使用，意为“直到才.”，故答案为 Co40. B句意为：1959年的夏天，负责给纽约供电的发电厂真的出了问题。当句子中没有其他的助动词时，可以在动词 前使用助动词do表示对该动作的强调，助动词do随人称和时态而变化。因此，did符合题意。41. A句意为：许多小时过去了，生活几乎停滞不前。come to a standstill是固定搭配，意为停住，停滞不前”。terminal 意为"终点”；breakdown 意为“故障"；pause意为暂停，均不符合句意，故排除。42. B句意为：火车无法开动，车厢里的人坐在黑暗

28、中无能 为力，什么事也做不了。incompetent意为“没有能力的,不 能胜任的"；powerless意为“无能为力的"；hesitant意 为“迟疑不决的"；helpless意为"无助的"。此处指人处 于停电的环境中无能为力，什么事也做不了，因此答案为B。43. D句意为：电梯也停止工作，即使你足够幸运，没被困在两层楼之间，也得自己不愉快地步行下楼梯。although 意为虽然；when意为当时”；as意为“像 一样 ；even if意为即使，纵然。通过分析上下文，此 处填入even if最合适。44. D句意同上。lock意为把锁起来&q

29、uot;；place意为放置“；position意为把放在适当的位置；trap意为困住，陷入困境。根据上下文意思，此处应该选D。45. C句意同上。a flight of stairs是固定搭配，表示（两个楼梯平台间的）一段楼梯，本题中考查的是复数形式, 故答案为C。46. A in an instant是固定搭配，意为瞬间，马上，意思相当于immediately ,故答案为A。in a minute意为很快，马上，一般用于将来时，不符合句意，故排除。47. D asas为固定搭配，表示像一样”，故答案为D。48. A句意为：人们害怕离开自己的房子，因为虽然警察被要求随时待命，以防突发事件，但

30、他们也像其他人一样疑惑 和无助。for表示原因，and表示并列关系，but表示转折, or表示选择。结合上下文，此处填入for最合适。49. C句意同上。stand aside 意为“避开；stand down意为从要职上退下”；stand by意为做好准备，待命"；stand in意为站立于，坐落于"。根据上下文分析,此处应该指警察处于待命状态，故答案为C。50. A句意同上。helpless意为无助的；aimless意 undecided意为尚未决定的”。根据句意，此处应选A。为“漫无目的的;unfocused 意为目光茫然的文章大意 约会对象的哪些特点会令对方产生好感

31、？人们本能地认为 外表是最不重要的因素。但研究结果却发现外表在约会初期 的好感起着决定性的作用o有一项研究让人们在相亲后对对 方进行评价。虽然男人们认为对方的外表漂亮与否并不重 要，但事实却是在相亲中女性的外表对男性的吸引力相对 于男性对女性的吸引力来说更大。另一个研究是相亲者的个性和能力与其吸引力是否有关，其结论也是与吸引力惟一相关的因素是外貌O 答案与解析1 . C语义衔接题。下句中的put. the list说明这是一个排名， 因此用rank最为恰当。2 .C逻辑关系题O因为后文提到人们认为不应对外表这类肤浅的 东西过多地关注，因此这里应该是排名的最后O3.D4.定搭配题。be conc

32、erned with关注。名词辨析题。表示人的外貌,外表要用looks ; look用作 名词表示表情、装扮，如：aworriedlook担忧的表情； looking : look 的动名词；lookings :不存在。5.A定搭配题Oskin-deep:肤浅O6.情态动词辨析题。have t。可 以代替must，表示必须， 不得不，并可以补充must所缺的时态。should和ought to都表示“应该"，should 一般表示说话人的主观观点， ought to比should语气强，表示来自外界的规则或义务，也可以表示作推测性的结论。本句中这种“不以貌取 人”的做法既不是外界的强迫，也并非别人的要求，而是 类似于潜规则或一种义务O7.D语法关系题o looks matter little （外貌无足