英语四级完形填空

1、Cloze 1 Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the

2、center.To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor: you must be able to 62 the attention and interest of your students: you must be a 63 speaker, with a good, strong, 64 voice which is fully under your control: and you must be able to 65 what you are teaching in order to make it

3、s meaning clear. 66 a good teacher and you will see that he does not sit still 67 his class: he stands the whole time when he is teaching; he walks about, using his 68, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings. Listen to him, and you will 69 the loudness, t

4、he quality and the musical note of his voice always 70 according to what he is 71 about. The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesnt 72 that he will indeed be able to act 73 on the stage, for there are very important 74 between the teachers work and the actors. The acto

5、r has to speak words which he has learnt by heart he has to repeat exactly the 75 words each time he plays a certain part; 76 his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually 77 beforehand. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem 78 on the stag

6、e.A good teacher 79 in quite a different way. His students take an active part in his 80 : they ask and answer questions; they obey orders; and if they dont understand something, they will say so. The teacher therefore has to suit his act to the needs of his students. He cannot learn his part by hea

7、rt, but must 81 it as he goes along.62. A pay B hold C give D know63. A clear B slow C quick D loud64. A frightening B exciting C fearing D pleasing65. A act B talk C say D repeat66. A Listen B Watch C Look D Observe67. A for B behind C before D with68. A tongue B words C sound D arms69. A hear B se

8、e C think D guess70. A making B changing C expressing D giving71. A talking B thinking C hearing D saying72. A tell B express C show D mean73. A good B badly C well D actively74. A things B differences C points D jobs75. A different B same C above D following76. A just B never C ever D even77. A rea

9、d B known C fixed D written78. A natural B real C false D clear79. A is B has C works D teaches80. A group B party C class D play81. A invent B discover C teach D continueCloze 2Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D on th

10、e right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the center.Before the 20th century the horse provided day to day transportation in the United States. Trains were used only for long-d

11、istance transportation.Today the car is the most popular 67 of transportation in all of the United States. It has completely 68 the horse as a means of everyday transportation. Americans use their car for 69 90 percent of all personal 70 .Most Americans are able to 71 cars. The average price of a 72

12、 made car was, 500 in 1950, 740 in 1960 and up 73 750 in 1975. During this period American ear manufacturers set about 74 their products and work efficiency.Meanwhile, the yearly income of the 75 family increased from 1950 to 1975 76 than the price of cars. For this reason, 77 a new car takes a smal

13、ler 78 of a familys total earnings today.In 1951 79 it took 8.1 months of an average familys 80 to buy a new car. In 1962, a new car 81 8.3 of a familys annual earnings. By 1975 it only took 4.75 82 income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically 83 to models from previous years.The 84 of the au

14、tomobile extends throughout the economy 85 the car is so important to Americans. Americans spend more money 86 their cars running than on any other item.67. A kinds B means C mean D types68. A denied B reproduced C replaced D ridiculed69. A hardly B nearly C certainly D somehow70. A trip B works C b

15、usiness D travel71. A buy B sell C race D see72. A quickly B regularly C rapidly D recently73. A on B to C in D about74. A raising B making C reducing D improving75. A unusual B interested C average D big76. A slowest B equal C faster D less77. A bringing B obtaining C having D purchasing78. A part

16、B half C number D side79. A clearly B proportionally C obviously D suddenly80. A income B work C plants D debts81. A used B spent C cost D needed82. A months B dollar C family D year83. A famous B quick C superior D inferior84. A running B notice C influence D discussion85. A then B so C as D which8

17、6. A starting B leaving C keeping D repairingCloze 3Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on An

18、swer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes. They are left in the _67 _ of strangers for the rest of their lives. Their _68 _ children visit them only occasionally, but more often, they do n

19、ot have any _69_ visitors. The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth-an _70 _ story. In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care _71 _ elderly people need. Samuel Preston, a sociologist, studied _72 _ the American family is changing. He reported that by the time the _73 _ Am

20、erican couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children. _74 _, because people today live longer after an illness than people did years _75 _, family members must provide long term care. More psychologists have found that all caregivers _76 _ a common characteristic: All caregive

21、rs believe that they are the best _77 _ for the job. In other words, they all felt that they _78 _ do the job better than anyone else. Social workers _79 _ caregivers to find out why they took _ 80 _ the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative. Many caregivers believed they had _81 _ to hel

22、p their relative. Some stated that helping others _82 _ them feel more useful. Others hoped that by helping _83_ now, they would deserve care when they became old and _84 _. Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a _85 _ satisfying experience for everyone who might be _86 _.67. A hand

23、s B arms C bodies D homes68. A growing B grown C grow D grows69. A constant B lasting C regular D normal70. A imaginary B imaginable C imaginative D imagery71. A that B this C those D these72. A when B how C what D where73. A common B ordinary C standard D average74. A Still B However C Moreover D W

24、hereas75. A before B ago C later D lately76. A share B enjoy C divide D consent77. A person B people C character D man78. A would B will C could D can79. A questioned B interviewed C inquired D interrogate80. A in B up C on D off81. A admiration B initiative C necessity D obligation82. A cause B ena

25、ble C make D get83. A someone B anyone C everyone D anybody84. A elderly B dependent C dependable D independent85. A similarly B differently C mutually D certainly86. A involved B excluded C included D consideredCloze 4Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there ar

26、e 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.Today, most countries in the world have canals. Many countries have built canals n

27、ear the coast, and parallel 67 the coast. Even in the twentieth century, goods can be moved more cheaply by boat than by any other 68 of transport. These 69 make it possible for boats to travel 70 ports along the coast without being 71 to the dangers of the open. Some canals, such as the Suez and th

28、e Panama, save ships weeks of time by making their 72 a thousand miles shorter. Other canals permit boats to reach cities that are not 73 on the coast; still other canals 74 lands where there is too much water, help to 75 fields where there is not enough water, and 76 water power for factories and m

29、ills. The size of a canal 77 on the kind of boats going through it. The canal must be wide enough to permit two of the largest boats using it to 78 each other easily. It must be deep enough to leave about two feet of water 79 the keel of the largest boat using the canal. When the planet Mars was fir

30、st 80 through a telescope, people saw that the round disk of the planet was crises-crossed by a 81 of strange blue-green lines. These were called canals 82 they looked the same as canals on earth 83 are viewed from an airplane. However, scientists are now 84 that the Martian phenomena are really not

31、 canals. The photographs 85 from space-ships have helped us to 86 the truth about the Martian canals.67. A off B with C to D by68. A way B means C method D approach69. A waterways B waterfronts C channels D paths70. A among B between C in D to71. A revealed B exposed C opened D shown72. A trip B jou

32、rney C voyage D route73. A lain B stationed C set D located74. A escape B drain C dry D leak75. A water B wet C soak D irrigate76. A furnish B afford C offer D give77. A focuses B bases C depends D takes78. A cross B pass C move D advance79. A down B beneath C below D off80. A studied B researched C

33、 surveyed D observed81. A plenty B number C deal D supply82. A although B because C so D if83. A that B where C when D as84. A exact B definite C certain D decisive85. A held B taken C got D developed86. A find B expose C uncover D discover Cloze 5Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following pas

34、sage. 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. An adult giraffes head is about six feet above its h

35、eart. This means that to 67 enough blood up to the brain the circulatory 68 must be strong enough to keep the blood at very high pressure.Biologists have known for some time that giraffes solve this problem by having 69 high blood pressure, about 70 that of human beings. But an international team of

36、 biologists began to 71 about this. If giraffes have such high blood pressure, they should have a 72 problem with swelling in their legs and feet. Why dont giraffes have swollen feet?Giraffes should have 73 problem, too. Every time they bend heads 74 to drink, the blood should 75 to their heads and

37、have a hard time 76 back up (when the head is down) to the heart. How come giraffes dont black out when they drink?The answer to the 77 feet problem, the researchers found, is that giraffes have 78 the researchers call a natural anti-gravity suit. It 79 out that the skin and other 80 in their legs a

38、nd feet are 81 stiffer and tougher than those of other 82 . As a result, the blood vessels in the leg cannot swell.Therefore, the blood has nowhere to go but back to the heart. What about blood rushing to the head 83 the giraffe bends down to drink? The researchers found that the giraffes jugular ve

39、in, which 84 blood from the head back to the heart, has lots of one-way valves in it. In the giraffes neck, there are lots of muscles that flex and relax repeatedly as the animal moves its head and sucks 85 drinking water. By squeezing the valved jugular vein, they 86 blood moving back to the heart

40、even while the animal is drinking.67. A bring B produce C transfer D pump68. A structure B system C function D organism69. A unusually B generally C uncomfortably D commonly70. A half B multiple C double D pair71. A investigate B wonder C undertake D learn72. A terrible B unreliable C unsolvable D a

41、dvisable73. A other B some C others D another74. A up B down C toward D aside75. A crush B brush C push D rush76. A following B returning C plowing D pouring77. A healthy B swollen C dreary D radical78. A what B where C that D those79. A reveals B indicates C figures D turns80. A tissues B vessels C

42、 pores D organs81. A many B very C much D less82. A giraffes B animals C people D creatures83. A whenever B whatever C however D wherever84. A reflects B releases C receives D carries85. A in B up C to D from86. A permit B prevent C retain D keepKeysCloze 1 Keys62. B 词义辨析题。原句意为“要做一名优秀教师，你得具备做一名优秀演员的

43、一些天赋;你必须能_学生的注意力和兴趣。”由此可知，应该意为“抓住、吸引”的单词，所以B正确。 pay attention 一般与 to 搭配，意为“注意.”，此处与句意不符，故排除A。63. A 词义辨析题。空格后由 with 引导的部分是对 speaker 的具体说明，结合其中提到的 a good, strong.voice 可知，选项中只有 clear(清晰的)与之相符，所以A正确。64. D 词义辨析题。 frightening 意为“令人恐惧的”， fearing意为“令人害怕的”， exciting 意为“令人兴奋的”， pleasing 意为“愉悦的，使人高兴的”，结合句意可知，

44、D正确。65. A 词义辨析题。文章一开始就将教师与源源的角色联系在了一起，再结合句意可知，本句所要表达的是根据教学内容进行表演以使讲解清晰易懂，所以A正确。66. C 词义辨析题。listen 和look 为不及物动词，应与介词连用才能接宾语，故排除; observe(观察)虽然在语法上正确，但意义过于严肃，故排除;只有 watch 在意思和语法上均符合，故选C。67. C 介词语法题。结合上下问可知，好教师并不是一动不动地坐在讲台前的，所以B正确。要注意的是，此处 class 指的是班级里的学生，而不是课程。68. D 词义辨析题。结合空格后的 hands and fingers 可知，空

45、格处应填入与之相近的词，以表达“教师借动作来表情达意，解释教学内容”，所以D正确。69. A 词义辨析题。空格前的 listen to 表示“听”的动作，再结合表并列的and 及空格后的内容可知，本句所要表达的是听到教师上课时那抑扬顿挫、悦耳动听的讲课声，而 hear 表示的就是“听”的结果，所以应选A。70. B 词义辨析题。结合上下文可知，本句的意思是教师根据所讲的内容不断改变语调，所以B正确。71. A 惯用搭配题。选项中 talk 和say 在含义上都符合句意，但 say 是及物动词，强调说的内容，不能与 about 搭配，故排除，talk 可作不及物动词，与 about 构成固定搭配

46、，意为“谈论”，所以A正确。72. D 词义辨析题。 tell 意为“告诉”，express 意为“表明”，show 意为“表达”，mean 意为“意味着”，结合句意可知，D正确。73. C 词义辨析题。act 为动词，应用副词修饰，首先可排除A;badly 意为“恶劣地、非常地”， actively 意为“意味着”，结合句意可知，D正确。74. B 词义辨析题。由下文对演员和教师的职业特点的比较可知，此处指的应该是两者的区别，所以B正确。此处 there are differences between.and. 意为“.与.有区别”。75. B 逻辑衔接题。上文提到，演员只需将事先背好的台词

47、说出来就可以了，也就是说演员在演一个固定的角色时，台词都是相同的，所以用 the same，故选B。76. D 逻辑衔接题。结合上下问可知，空格后内容与前文是递进关系，即除了台词一样以外，甚至连动作，以及说话的方式都是事先安排好的，故选D。77. C 词义辨析题。结合上下文以及本句句意可知，台词甚至是动作，以及说话的方式都应该是事先安排好的，所以C正确。78. A 词义辨析题。结合句意可知，演员们所要做的就是把准备好的台词和动作在舞台上自然地表演出来，所以A正确。79. B 逻辑衔接题。结合上下文及本句句意可知，教师与演员在工作方式上有很大的区别，所以B正确。本句是过度句，与上文形成了对比。8

48、0. C 词义辨析题。take an active part in 意为“在中起着积极的作用”，因为本段讲的是教师的工作，所以应选C。81. A 词义辨析题。本句的意思是“教师无法把所有要讲的内容全背下来，他必须在讲课的过程中_。”由此可知，A正确，此时 invent it 指的就是创造性地进行教学。discover 意为“发现”，指的是原本就存在的东西现在发现了，与句意不符，故排除。Cloze 2 Keys67. B 惯用搭配题。本句意为“如今，汽车是全美最普遍的交通_。”再结合下一句中的as a means of everyday transportation 可知，B正确。搭配 mean

49、s of transportation 意为“交通工具”。68. C 词义辨析题。deny意为“拒绝”，reproduce意为“复制”，replace意为“取代”，ridicule意为“嘲笑”,结合句意可知，应是汽车完全取代了马，所以C正确。69. B 词义辨析题。hardly 意为“几乎不”，nearly意为“几乎”，certainly意为“的确”,somehow意为“不知何故”，结合上下文可知，本句意思是“美国人几乎90%的旅行都使用他们自己的车”故B正确。70. A 词义辨析题。trip意为“旅行”,尤指以工作和娱乐为目的的短途旅行，所以A正确。work意为“工作”，business意为

50、“买卖”，travel意为“旅行，尤指长途旅行，均不符合句意。71. A 词义辨析题。buy意为“购买sell意为“出售”，see意为“看见”，集合 句意及下文提到的price可知，A正确。72. D 词义辨析题。结合句意，此处意为“最近生产的”，即：recently made，所以D正确。quickly意为“快速地”， rapidly意为“迅速地”，regularly意为“有规律地”，都不合句意。73. B 介词用法题。up to意为“到(某个数量)”，所以B正确。74. D 词义辨析题。raise意为“提高”，make意为“制作”，reduce意为“减少”，improve意为“改进”。结合

51、空格后的内容可知，空格处应填入能与宾语their products and work efficiency相搭配的动词的现在分词，此处意思为“提高他们的查品和工作效率”，故选D。75. C 词义辨析题。结合句意可知，该句要表达的意思是 “一般家庭的年收入”所以C正确。76. C 词义辨析题。由句中的increase和than可知，空格处应填入副词的比较级，再结合句意可知，C正确。77. D 词义辨析题。bring意为“带来”， obtain意为“获得”， have意为“拥有”，purchase意为“购买”，此句意为“买一辆新车仅占一个家庭总收入的少部分”，所以D正确。78. A 词义辨析题。p

52、art意为“部分”，half意为“一半”number意为“数量”side意为“旁边”，结合句中的 take a.of可知，A正确。 take a part of在本句中意为“占的一部分”。79. B 词义辨析题。clearly意为“明显地”， proportionally意为“按比例地”， obviously意为“显然地”， suddenly意为“突然地”，此处意为“显然，在1951年一般家庭要花8.1个月的收入才能买一辆新车”，所以B正确。80. A 词义辨析题。由上文提及的 the yearly income of the average family，再结合句意可知，A正确。81. C

53、词义辨析题。四个选项中spend和 cost 都可以表示“花费”，但只有cost能以物为主语，指某物花费某人多少钱，所以C正确。82. A 词义辨析题。本段讲的都是普通几听花费多少月收入来买车，所以A正确。83. B 词义辨析题。结合表转折的 inaddition 及句意可知，1975年产的汽车在技术上优于以前的款型，所以B正确。84. C 词义辨析题。run意为“奔跑”， notice意为“注意”， influence意为“影响”， discussion意为“讨论”，此处意为“汽车的影响延伸到经济”，所以C正确。85. B 逻辑衔接题。分析句意可知，前后两部分的因果关系，后面是因，前面是果，所以应选能引导愿意状语从句的词，故选B。86. C 惯用搭配题。keep their cars running属于 keep sth.doing 这个固定动词短语，意为“保持继续进行”，所以C正确。Cloze