英语专业四级完形填空汇总练习题(附答案)

1、 TEM-4 ClozeCloze TestDirections: There are 6 passages in this part of the exercise. Each passage has 15 blanks. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Passage 1It is well known that teenage

2、 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 with4_ mathematical ability? Or does society's sexism slow their pr

3、ogress? 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

4、 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 mathemati

5、cal reasoning ability.Benbow and Stanley's findings, 11_ were published in "Science", disturbed some men and12_ 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

6、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. atB. toC. ofD. about2.A. in tac

7、klingB. tacklingC. to tackleD. about tackling3.A. might beB. have been C. must beD. had been4.A. smallerB. lessC. fewerD. not more5.A. to settleB. to setC. settlingD. setting6.A. were testedB. have testedC. were testingD. had tested7.A. distinctB. instinctC. remoteD. vague8.A. SinceB. HoweverC. AsD.

8、 While9.A. scarcely notB. virtuallyC. largelyD. hardly10.A. superficiallyB. universallyC. inherentlyD. initially 11.A. asB. thatC. whichD. all12.A. fewB. not a fewC. not fewD. quite few13.A. beB. wereC. wasD. is14.A. none ofB. neither ofC. eitherD. both15.A. gotB. gainedC. reachedD. accomplishedPass

9、age 2We 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 192

10、6. 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 invented. He liked to carry a small steel needle like tool

11、 strapped to his leg and he used this in place 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 ther

12、e 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 famou

13、s 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

14、 inside.16.A. GenerallyB. HoweverC. PossiblyD. Likewise17.A. to produceB. who producesC. produceD. how to produce18.A. Out of the questionB. ThoughC. ProbablyD. Undoubted19.A. escapingB. lockingC. openingD. dropping20.A. SurprisinglyB. ObviouslyC. PerhapsD. Although21.A. ifB. whetherC. as toD. that

15、22.A. involvedB. closedC. connectedD. bound23.A. atB. byC. inD. for24.A. ridB. chargedC. accusedD. deprived25.A. candleB. mudC. somethingD. substance26.A. AsB. UsuallyC. MaybeD. Then27.A. overallB. all butC. no longerD. altogether28.A. itB. whichC. thatD. him29.A. chest B. bodyC. lidD. chain30.A. br

16、ought upB. sunkC. broken apartD. snappedPassage 3Who 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

17、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, and34_ inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other me

18、ans of communication. 35_, this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly make use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the36_ and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are 37_ and read than ever before. Competition also led newspape

19、rs 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 advertis

20、ing for their very40_. 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

21、. 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 communit

22、y, city, country, state, nation and world and even outer space.31.A. Just whenB. WhileC. Soon afterD. Before32.A. reasonB. causeC. problem D. purpose33.A. makeB. publishC. knowD. write34.A. anotherB. otherC. one anotherD. the other35.A. HoweverB. AndC. ThereforeD. So36.A. valueB. ratioC. rateD. spee

23、d37.A. spreadB. passedC. printedD. completed38.A. informB. be informedC. to be informedD. informed39.A. onB. throughC. withD. of 40.A. formsB. existenceC. contentsD. purpose41.A. tries to coverB. manages to coverC. fails to coverD. succeeds in42.A. sourceB. originC. courseD. finance43.A. measuresB.

24、measuredC. is measuredD. was measured44.A. offeringB. offeredC. which offeredD. to be offered45.A. byB. withC. atD. aboutPassage 4The United States is well known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 46_ these wide mo

25、dern 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 b

26、ecome 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 wh

27、ich 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 high58_, or down frightening hillside to towns 59_ in deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, the

28、y 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. AlthoughB. SinceC. BecauseD. Therefore47.A. stableB. splendidC. smoothD. complicated48.A. littleB. fewC. muchD. many49.A. terribleB. possibleC. enjoya

29、bleD. profitable50.A. toB. intoC. overD. by51.A. leadB. connect C. collectD. communicate52.A. largeB. fastC. highD. heavy53.A. whenB. forC. butD. that54.A. unlessB. ifC. asD. since55.A. relativelyB. regularlyC. respectivelyD. reasonably56.A. andB. lessC. moreD. or57.A. AllB. SeveralC. LotsD. Some58.

30、A. rocksB. cliffsC. roadsD. paths 59.A. lyingB. layingC. laidD. lied60.A. thereB. whenC. whichD. wherePassage 5Early 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,

31、 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

32、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 _ r

33、ealizing 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 sta

34、ndard 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. settleB. answerC. satisfyD. fill62.A. a

35、tB. inC. onD. with63. A. whichB. whatC. whetherD. where64.A. withB. byC. onD. for65.A. althoughB. whileC. neverthelessD. when66.A. machinesB. apparatusC. equipmentD. implement67.A. similarB. skinC. likeD. alike68.A. exchangeB. bargainC. dealingD. ride69.A. close atB. adjacent toC. near toD. near-by7

36、0.A. consumerB. buyer C. userD. shopper71.A. modelB. formC. patternD. method72.A. everyB. eachC. theD. other73.A. cruelB. hardC. ruthlessD. severe74.A. unimaginativelyB. unimaginablyC. imaginarilyD. unimaginedly75.A. weakB. littleC. meagerD. sparsePassage 6Unlike most sports, which evolved over time

37、 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 ins

38、tructors 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_ som

39、e 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 p

40、opular 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,

41、 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

42、 the new sport quickly 89_ on. Today, basketball is one of the most popular games 90_ the world.76.A. to have comeB. comingC. comeD. to come77.A. betweenB. duringC. whenD. for78.A. rousedB. heldC. hadD. were79.A. imitateB. adoptC. adaptD. renovate80.A. beingB. to beC. beenD. were 81.A. requestedB. u

43、sedC. requiredD. took82.A. onB. toC. ofD. with83.A. powerB. strengthC. forceD. might84.A. fixedB. fixingC. that fixD. which fixed85.A. methodB. ruleC. wayD. idea86.A. fewB. muchC. manyD. little87.A. withB. inC. onD. for88.A. defined B. spreadC. taughtD. discussed89.A. wentB. tookC. putD. caught90.A.

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45、A56. B57. D58. B59. A60. D61. C62. A 63. B64. C65. B66. D67. D68. A69. C70. A71. C72. A73. B74. B75. C76. D77. A78. B79. C80. A81. C82. A83. B84. A85. D86. C87. B88. C89. B90. BClozeDecide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.

46、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 pos

47、ition they had given to 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 ar

48、e 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 reco

49、gnized 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 judgmen

50、t. 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 p

51、erceiving 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; th

52、e (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. forB. asC. toD. with2.A. SinceB. ForC. AsD. In3.A. promotionalB. promissoryC. promiscuousD. prominent4.A. plantB. supplant

53、C. transplantD. replant5.A. centralB. concentratingC. focusing D. centering6.A. markingB. remarkingC. markedD. remarked7.A. onB. forC. inD. to8.A. ForebodyingB. ForemostC. ForethoughtfulD. Foregone9.A. forB. forC. toD. on10.A. have broughtB. have been broughtC. have takenD. have been taken11.A. wher

54、easB. whereinC. whereonD. wherefore12.A. preoccupancyB. preoccupationC. premonitionD. preoption 13.A. artistsB. writersC. criticsD. analysts14.A. allB. eitherC. neitherD. none15.A. In the other mannerB. In the other wayC. In anotherD. In the other16.A. justifyB. justifiedC. justifyingD. having justifie