大学英语四六级考试_完型填空（cloze）专项训练

完型填空模拟练习Exercise 1The man who brings my milk used to knock for his money for the weeks milk while I was eating breakfast on Saturday morning.1   lately he has been arriving before I get up. Staff   2  mean that four men are sharing five rounds. So he has to start    3  . Delivering milk to peoples homes is scarcely good business, especially when the consumer may have a choice of two or three firms 4  a single road.   5  my local difficulties, however, labor troubles are not as acute as a few years ago. There are enough men prepared to make an early morning stake   6   an open-air job 7  a fair measure of freedom.   8 they did stop calling, women should find   9   hard work to collect all the milk they need  10    self-service stores. Dairies  11    that stopping deliveries in the United States resulted in falling sales.Marketing ideas have included introducing extra lines,   12    dairy products,   13    the milkmen can carry to increase turnover. Already they have taken over many rounds given up by bakeries. One dairyman said: “It wont be long   14    the milkman delivers more bread than milk.” Some milkmen deliver potatoes,   15    it seems as though diversification will be limited only   16     the size of the vans.So the milkman is likely to remain a familiar    17  ,  and the dairy products he sells   18  change very much in this decade. Flavored milk is popular on the Continent. In Britain those who like it buy plain milk and add their own flavoring.  19  the returnable bottle continues to be used. As long as it has a reasonable life-30 to 40 trips are usual-the cost of collection and cleaning is   20  .1. A) Soon B) Just C) After D) When2. A) storage B) lack     C) short D) shortages3. A) early B) earliest   C) earlier D) more early4. A) serving B) deserving C) reserving D) preserving5. A) In spite of B) in case of C) Because of D) With6. A) for the reason of B) for the sake of C) in order for D) as for7. A) with B) for      C) in             D) to 8. A) If             B) Though C) As            D) Because9. A) that            B) it       C) this              D) X10. A) from          B) for      C) into          D) through11. A) noticed        B) are aware C) get to know      D) understand12. A) except for      B) for example C) in addition to    D) such as13. A) for which      B) in which   C) of which        D) which14. A) that           B) when        C) after           D) before15. A) and           B) for          C)so            D) however16. A) for            B) by          C) in              D) with17. A) figure        B) number      C) staff          D) rate18. A) are unlikely to  B) are likely to  C) are surely to      D) are likely not to19. A) So            B) For    C) Even         D) As20. A) worthy        B) worthwhile    C) worthless      D) worthExercise 2A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply all these were important   1   in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution.   2   they were not enough. Something   3   was needed to start the industrial process. That “something special” was men  4   individuals who could invent machines, find new  5   of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.The men who  6  the machines of the Industrial Revolution   7  from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were  8  inventors than scientists. A man who is a   9   scientist is primarily interested in doing his research   10  . He is not necessarily working    11   that his findings can be used.An inventor of one interested in applied science is   12   trying to make something that has a concrete   13  . He may try to solve a problem by singing the theories   14   science or experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a   15  result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of   16   other objectives.Most of people who   17   the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had   18  or no training in science might not have made their inventions   19  a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years  20  . 1. A) cases                B) reasons           C) factors             D) situations2. A) But               B) And             C) Besides              D) Even3. A) else                 B) near                C) extra                 D) similar 4. A) generating           B) effective             C) motivating             D) creative5. A) origins            B) sources            C) bases              D) discoveries6. A) employed          B) created            C) operated           D) controlled 7. A) came               B) arrived            C) stemmed            D) appeared 8. A) less               B) better               C) more               D) worse 9. A) genuine           B) practical            C) pure              D) clever 10. A) happily             B) occasionally          C) reluctantly           D) accurately 11. A) now               B) and                 C) all                 D) so 12. A) seldom              B) sometimes           C) usually                 D) never13. A) plan              B) use               C) idea                D) means 14. A) of               B) with            C) to                D) as 15. A) single               B) sole                 C) specialized             D) specific 16. A) few                B) those               C) many              D) all 17. A) proposed              B) developed            C) supplied               D) offered 18. A) little              B) much             C) some               D) any 19. A) as              B) if               C) because           D) while 20. A) ago              B) past             C) ahead              D)before Exercise 3The last tunnel across the English channel is reported to have been linked at the end of June, 1991. Thus, the long-expected Eurotunnel will soon be open   1   public. Before long, one will be able to travel from London to Paris   2   3.5 hours. Until recently, the English Channel was  3   by the British as their last-ditch defence   4   their enemies. It was not until after World War  5   the British began to   6  the importance of an all-weather link   7  the outside world.   8  there is still a psychological   9   that stands between the British public and a bridge   10   this particular stretch of water. Some people think that its going to have   11   disadvantages than advantages. For example, the British have   12   to control the spread of rabies （狂犬病）. They are afraid that Eurotunnel will   13   back this terrible disease. Some people   14   that the opening of the tunnel will   15  Britain into a smugglers paradise. Others   16   that the vast construction of the tunnel will   17   the quiet greenery of the Knet countryside.18  all these objections, the desire   19  a closer link with the   20   and the entire world is irresistible. Most people believe that the tunnel will be good for Britain. 1. A) for    B) into         C) to            D) towards2. A) in               B) for          C) with           D) within3. A) considered          B) organized     C) served          D) turned4. A) against             B) towards       C) around         D) beyond5. A) that             B) which        C) when         D) and6. A) confirm          B) realize       C) define        D) restrict 7. A) over              B) through      C) in             D) with8. A) Therefore        B) Moreover      C) Besides         D) Yet9. A) block            B) lock           C) jam           D) tie 10. A) above            B) across          C) on            D) up11. A) rather           B) much           C) many        D) more 12. A) planned          B) developed       C) managed      D) succeeded13. A) return          B) come          C) bring          D) get 14. A) afraid         B) fear          C) frighten      D) threaten 15. A) plunge           B) put              C) turn             D) set16. A) argue           B) quarrel           C) inquire        D) judge17. A) collapse           B) destroy          C) impact          D) grind 18.A) In addition to     B) Despite        C) Regardless     D) But for 19. A) of              B) for              C) concerning       D) around 20. A) land            B) country           C) continent        D) peopleExercise 4How did music begin? Scholars differ about the   1   of music. Early man probably  2     to use his voice for singing before he discovered how to make musical instruments. Very   3  he sang simple chants to go with his  magic rites. (Through magic, primitive man thought he could bring rain, make the sun   4   or help his crops grow.) Thus the first melodies were born.Man soon learned how to make musical instruments out of   5   he found around him. He made rattles out of nuts and gourds. He blew into bones or reeds to make a   6  sound. Hollow logs made excellent drums. These instruments heightened the   7  mans singing and marked the rhythm of his dances.When primitive men sang  8  groups, it is likely that not all the singers sang the melodies on the same   9  . One singer perhaps sang his melody four or five steps higher than   10  . If two or three singers   11   this, several notes were sounded at the same time. Thus early man probably   12   the beginnings of harmony, the sounding of several tones together.13   a very long time music was not written down. It was sung or   14   from memory. One singer might teach a song or others, and they   15  would sing it to their friends or teach it to their children. Of course, many changes 16   into tunes this way. Man needed to find a way of writing his music down, so that it would be sung or played exactly as he had  17     it. The method that man developed for writing music is called notation.Musical notation, like written language, is a   18  of communication. It enables the composer to record his music in written symbols. Musicians can read these symbols and the composers ideas to   19  in sound, thus   20   them to the listener. 1. A) source          B) origin       C) appearance       D) background2. A) learned        B) chose       C) trained              D) happened3. A) much             B) hard        C) likely                D) well 4. A) shine           B) shining         C) shone                 D) to shine5. A) samples        B) patterns      C) products          D) things6. A) charming       B) hissing       C) whistling         D) penetrating 7. A) quality         B) effect         C) strength            D) performance 8. A) from            B) by            C) with              D) in 9. A) tune           B) tone           C) pitch              D) rhythm10. A) other           B) the other        C) others              D) the others 11. A) did            B) sang             C) had               D) made12. A) initiated        B) experienced    C) expected              D) volunteered13. A) Before         B) For            C) Since               D) Until 14. A) played       B) presented     C) recorded          D) recited15. A) in fact        B) in case          C) in general          D) in turn16. A) crawled         B) stole             C) crept              D) stamped17. A) devised          B) composed       C) imagined           D) conceived 18. A) means         B) medium       C) symbol             D) signal 19. A) image           B) vision           C) life                   D) reality20. A) producing      B) interpreting      C) transplanting           D) communicating Exercise 5In a telephone survey of more than 2,000 adults, 21% said they believed the sun revolved around the earth. An   1   7% did not know which revolved around  2  .   3   I have no doubt that all of these people were  4   in school that the earth revolves around the sun;   5   may even have written it   6  a test. But they never   7  their incorrect mental models of planetary  8  because their everyday observation didnt support   9   their teachers told them: People see the sun “moving”   10  the sky as morning turns to night, and the earth seems stationary   11   that is happening.Students can learn the right answers   12   heart in class, and yet never combined them   13   their working models of the world. The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the   14   personal understanding of the world can   15  side by side, each unaffected by the other.Outside of class, the student continues to use the   16   model because it has always worked well  17   that circumstance. Unless professors address  18  errors in students personal models of the world, students are not   19  to replace them with the   20   one. 1. A) excessive         B) extra          C) additional           D) added2. A) what           B) which         C) that                D) other3. A) Virtually           B) Remarkably    C) Ideally              D) Preferably 4. A) learned             B) suggested        C) taught               D) advised5. A) those            B) these         C) who             D) they6. A) on               B) with         C) under            D) for 7. A) formed          B) altered         C) believed           D) thought 8. A) operation          B) position        C) motion             D) location 9. A) how          B) which         C) that               D) what10. A) around          B) across           C) on                 D) above 11. A) since           B) so               C) while             D) for 12. A) to              B) by            C) in                     D) with13. A) with          B) into            C) to                 D) along 14. A) adults         B) teachers     C) scientists         D) students 15. A) exist             B) occur            C) survive               D) maintain 16. A) private           B) individual       C) personal           D) own 17. A) in                B) with             C) on                  D) for 18. A) general      B) natural        C) similar            D) specific 19. A) obliged          B) likely          C) probable             D) partial20. A) perfect           B) better            C) reasonable             D) correct Exercise 6                                                        In Japan most people still feel that a womans place is in the home; and most women willingly accept their  1  role as wife, leaving the business of making a living 2   their husbands.For those who   3   want a career of their own, opportunities are limited, and working women usually have to   4  for lower wages, fewer promotions, less responsible   5   . In American, on the other hand, most women,    6   wives and mothers, work most of their lives.But    7  , few have had real careers. As in Japan most fields are    8    by men and opportunities for women have been    9    , salaries low, chances for advancement    10   . American women work mainly because they    11   ; in these days of inflation and luxurious living,    12    income per family is simply not enough to    13   .So American women actually have two jobs; one nine to five position outside the home, and    14    round-the-clock in-the-home job 15    wife, housemaid, cook, and nurse. One of the main goals of the modern womens liberation movement, which started    16   was to eliminate sex discrimination in the work force, and to   17   careers for women that were previously    18   for men. And though there is still a long way to    19  , a lot of progress has been   20  .     1. A) conservative B) traditional  C) usual D) unhappy2. A) for B) to  C) with D) away with3. A) very B) truly  C) do D) indeed4. A) settle B) ask  C) request D) search5. A) titles B) assignments  C) status D) positions6. A) concerning B) containing  C) including D) involving7. A) at present B) recently  C) until recently D) not until recently8. A) owned B) led  C) kept D) dominated9. A) restricted B) reduced  C) bounded D) prohibited10. A) small      B) rare   C) inadequate  D) scarce11. A) should B) like   C) ought D) have to12. A) one B) only   C) single D) the one13. A) live B) feed on    C) live on D) support14. A) another B) other    C) one D) the other15. A) such as B) as    B) like     D) acting16. A) in the early 1960s B) early in the 1960C) in early the 1960s D) in the early 196017. A) lead to B) offer C) open up D) set up18. A) preserved B) concerned C) observed D) reserved19. A) go B) strive C) travel D) pull through20. A) made B) covered C) taken D) completedExercise 7A major reason for    1    in the animal world is territory. The male animal establishes an area. The size of the area is sufficient to provide food for him, his wife and their   2  . Migrating birds, for example, dividing up the best territory   3   the order of “ first come, first served.” The late arrivals may acquire   4   territories.    5  less food is available, or they are too close to the   6   of the enemies of the species. If there is really    7    food or the danger is very great, the animal will not   8  .In this way, the member of species which are less fit   9   have offspringWhen there is conflict    10   territory, animal will    11   use force, or    12   of force, to decide which will stay and which will go. It is interesting to note,   13    that animals seem to use    14   the