同等学力完型练习

1、同等学力完型填空练习Test 1Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes. They are left on the _1_ of strangers fro the rest of their lives. Their grown children visit them only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any _2_ visitors. The truth i

2、s that this idea is an unfortunate myth _-3_ story. In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care _4_ elderly people need. Samuel Prestoon, a sociologist, studied how the American family is changing. He reported that by the time the _5_American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have

3、 more parents than children _6_,because people today live longer after an illness than people did years _7_, family members must provide long term care. More psychologists have found that all caregivers share a common characteristic. All caregivers believe that they are the best _8_ for the job. In

4、other words, they all felt that they _9_ do the job better than anyone else. Social workers _10_ caregivers to find out why they took on the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative. Many caregivers believed they had _11_ to help their relative. Some stated that helping others _12_ them feel

5、 more useful. Others hoped that by helping _13_ now, they would deserve care when they became old and dependent. Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a _14_ satisfying experience for everyone whomight be _15_.1A handsB armsC bodiesD homes2A constantB lastingC regularD normal3A imagi

6、naryB imaginableC imaginativeD imagery4A thatB thisC thoseD these5A commonB ordinaryC standardD average6A FurtherB HoweverC MoreoverD Whereas7A beforeB agoC laterD lately8A personB peopleC characterD man9A wouldB willC couldD can10A questionedB interviewedC inquiredD interrogate11A admirationB initi

7、ativeC necessityD obligation12A causeB enableC makeD get13A someoneB anyoneC everyoneD anybody14A similarlyB differentlyC mutuallyD certainly15A involvedB excludedC includedD consideredTest 2Reading involves looking at graphic symbols and formulating mentally the sounds and ideas they represent. Con

8、cepts of reading have changed _1_over the centuries. During the 1950 's and 1960's especially, increased attention has been devoted to defining and describing the reading process. _2_ specialists agree that reading _3_ a complex organization of higher mental _4_, they disagree about the exac

9、t nature of the process. Some experts, who regard language primarily as a code using symbols to represent sounds, _5_ reading as simply the decoding of symbols into the sounds they stand _6_. These authorities _7_ that meaning, being concerned with thinking, must be taught independently of the decod

10、ing process.Others maintain that reading is inexplicably related to thinking, and that a child who pronounces sounds without _8_ their meaning is not truly reading. The reader, _9_ some, is not just a person with a theoretical ability to read but one who _10_ reads. Many adults, although they have t

11、he ability to read, have never read a book in its entirety. But some expert they would not be _11_ as readers. Clearly, the philosophy, objectives, methods and materials of reading will depend on the definition one use. By the most _12_ and satisfactory definition, reading is the ability to _13_ the

12、 sound-symbols code of the language, to interpret meaning for various purposes, at various rates, and at various levels of difficulty, and to do _14 widely and enthusiastically. _15_ reading is the interpretation of ideas through the use of symbols representing sounds and ideas.1A substantivelyB sub

13、stantiallyC substitutivelyD subjectively2A AlthoughB IfC UnlessD Until3A involvesB involves toC is involvedD involves of4A opinionsB effectsD mannersD functions5A viewB lookC reassureD agree6A byB toC offD for7A contentB contendC contemptD contact8A interpretingB sayingC explainingD reading9A likeB

14、for exampleC according toD as10A sometimesB mightC practicalD actually11A classedB grantedC classifiedD graded12A inclusiveB inclinableC conclusiveD complicated13A break upB elaborateC defineD unlock14A suchB so asC soD such as15A By the wayB In shortC So farD on the other handTest 3Manystudents fin

15、d theexperience of attendinguniversity lectures tobe a confusing andfrustrating experience. Thelecturer speaks for oneor two hours, perhaps_1_ the talk withslides, writing up important information on the blackboard, distributing reading material and giving out _2_ . The new student sees the other st

16、udents continuously writing on notebooks and _3_ what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture _4_ notes which do not catch the main points and which become hard even for the _5_ to understand.Most institutions provide courses which _6_ new students to develop the skills they need to be _

17、7_ listeners and note-takers. If these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills guides which _8_ learners to practice these skills _9_ . In all cases it is important to _10_ the problem before actually starting your studies.It is important to _11_ that most students have difficulty in acq

18、uiring the language skills _12_ in college study. One way of _13_ these difficulties is to attend the language and study-skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the academic year. Another basic _14_ is to find a study partner _-15_ it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange

19、ideas and provide support.1A extendingB illustratingC performingD conducting2A assignmentsB informationC contentD definition3A suspectsB understandsC wondersD convinces4A withoutB withC onD except5A teachersB classmatesC partnersD students6A preventB requireC assistD forbid7A effectiveB passiveC rel

20、ativeD expressive8A enableB stimulateC advocateD prevent9A independentlyB repeatedlyC logicallyD generally10A evaluateB acquaintC tackleD formulate11A predictB acknowledgeC argueD ignore12A to requireB requiredC requiringD a required13A preventingB withstandingC sustainingD overcoming14A statementB

21、strategyC situationD suggestion15A in thatB for whichC with whomD such asTest 4Before the 20 th century the horse provided day to day transportation in the United States. Trains were used only for long-distance transportation.Today the car is the most popular _1_ of transportation in all of the Unit

22、ed States.It hascompletely replaced the horse as a means of everyday transportation. Americans use their car for _2_ 90 percent of all personal _3_.Most Americans are able to _4_ cars. The average price of a recently made car was $2,500 in 1950, $2,740 in 1960 and up to $4,750 _5_ 1975. During this

23、period American car manufacturers set about _6_ their products and work efficiency.As a result, they yearly income of the _7_ family increased from 1950 to 1975 faster than the price of cars. For this reason _8_ a new car takes a smaller _9_ of a family 's total earning today.In 1951 _10_ it too

24、k 8.1 months of an average family 's income to buy a new car. In 1962 a new care _11_ 8.3 of a family 's annual earnings. By 1975 it only took 4.75 _12_ income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically _-13_ to models from previous years.The influence of the automobile extends throughout

25、the economy _-14_ the car is so important to Americans. Americans spend more money to _15_ their cars running than on any other item.1A kindsB meansC meanD types2A hardlyB nearlyC certainlyD somehow3A tripB worksC businessD travel4A buyB sellC raceD see5A onB inC behindD about6A raisingB makingC red

26、ucingD improving7A unusualB interestedC averageD biggest8A bringingB obtainC boughtD purchasing9A partB halfC numberD side10A clearlyB proportionallyC percentageD suddenly11A usedB spendC costD needed12A monthsB dollarsC familyD year13A famousB superiorC fastestD purchasing14A thenB asC soD which15A

27、 startB leaveC keepD repairTest 5The basic function of money is the en able buying to be separated from selli ng, thus permitt ing trade to take place without the so-called double coin cide nee of barter. If a pers on has someth ing to sell and wants someth ing else _1retur n, it is not n ecessary t

28、o search for some one able andwilling to make the desired exchange of items. The person can sell the _2_ item for general purchasing power- that is, money” -to anyone who wants to buy it and then use the proceeds to buy the desired item from anyone who wants to sell it.The importa nee of this functi

29、on of money is _3_ illustrated by the experie nee of Germa ny just after World War II, _4_ paper money was rendered largely useless because, despite inflationary conditions, price controls were effectively _5_ by the American, French, and British armies of occupation. People had to _6_ to barter or

30、to inefficient money substitutes. The result was to cut total output of the economy in half. The Germa n econo mic miracle "just after 1948 reflected partly a currency reform by the occupation authorities, _7_ some econo mists hold that it stemmed primarily from the Germa n gover nment'elim

31、i natio n of all pricecon trols, _8_ permitt ing a money economy to _9_ a barter economy._10_ of the act of sale from the act of purchase requires the existe nee of someth ing that will be gen erally accepted in payme nt - this is the _ 11_ of excha nge " fun cti on of mon ey. But there must al

32、so be someth ing that can serves as a _12abode of purchas ing power, i n whichthe seller holds the proceeds in the interim _13_the first sale and subsequent purchase, or from which the buyer can _14_ the general purchasing power with which to pay _15_ what is bought. This is the assef function of mo

33、ney.1A onB inC byD for2A excessB extraC surplusD ample3A dramaticallyB urge ntlyC faithfullyD in cide ntally4A whe nB beforeC si neeD un til5A en couragedB enl argedC en duredD en forced6A conformB resortC commitD gear7A andB butC thereforeD however8A therebyB thereforeC thenD while9A alternateB est

34、ablishC substituteD replace10A In troduct ionB Specificati onC Represe ntati onD Separatio n11A mediumB functionC roleD nature12A fashi on ableB favorableC temporaryD toke n13A bothB forC betwee nD after14A executeB extractC exceedD exchange15A forB offC backD inTest 6The no rmal huma n daily cycle

35、of activity is of some 7-8 hours ' sleep alter nati on with some 16-17 hours 'wakefu In ess and that the sleep no rmally coin cides _-1_ the hours of dark ness. Our prese nt concern is with how easily and to what exte nt this _2_ can be modified.The question is no mere academic one. The ease

36、 with which people can change from working in the day to worki ng at ni ght is a _ 3_ of grow ing importa nee in in dustry where automati on _4_ roun d-the-clock work ing of mach in es. It no rmally _5_ from five days to one week for a pers on to adapt to a _6_ routi ne of sleep and wakefu In ess, s

37、leep ing duri ng the day and work ing at ni ght . _7_, it is ofte n the case in in dustry that shifts are cha nged every week. This mea ns thatno sooner has he got used to one rout ine _8_ he has to cha nge to ano ther, _9_ much of his time is spe nt n either work ing nor sleep ing very _10.One an s

38、wer would seem to be _11_ periods on each shift, a mon th, or even three mon ths._12_, recent research has shown that people on such systems will revert to go back to their _13_ habits of sleep and wakefu In ess duri ng the weeke nd and tat this is quite eno ugh to destroy any _14_ to night work bui

39、lt up during the week. The only real solution appears to be to hand over the night shift to those permanent night workers whose _15_ may persist through all weeke nds and holidays.1A inB withC ofD over2A cycleB periodC circleD round3A problemB difficultyC troubleD matter4A asksB in vitesC calls forD

40、 reacts to5A takesB spendsC dema ndsD asks6A formerB returnedC reversedD regular7A ThereforeB Un fortu natelyC In a wordD In comparis on8A asB whe nC thenD than9A thoughB so thatC whileD as10A efficie ntlyB goodC easilyD happily11A shorterB betterC Ion gerD nicer12A SoB In shortC SimilarlyD However1

41、3A newB no rmalC temporaryD favorite14A changeB returnC adaptati onD tendency15A wakefu In essB sleepC prefere neeD habitTest 7In every cultivated Ian guage there are two great classes of words, which makes up the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words _1_ which we become familiar in daily c

42、on versati on, which we learn, that is to say, from the _2_ of our own family and from our friends , and _3_ we should know and use eve n if we could not read or write. They _4_ the com mon things of life with all the people who _5_ the Ianguage. Such words may be called poplar”，since they bel ong t

43、o the people _6_ and are not excluded from a limited class.On the other hand, our Ianguage _7_ a large number of words which are comparatively _8_ used in ordinary conversation. Their meaning are known to every educated person, but there is little _9_ to use them at home or in the market-place. Our

44、prior acqua intance with them comes not from our mother ' _10_ or from the talk of our schoolmates, _11_from books that we read, lectures that we _12_, or the more formalcon versati on of highly educated speakerswho are discuss ing some particular _13_ in a style properly higher above the habitu

45、al _14_ of everyday life. Such words are calledfgarn ed”，a nd the _15_ betwee n them and thepopular ”words is of great importa nee to a right un dersta ndingof Ian guage study process.1A atB withC byD through2A matesB relativesC membersD fellows3A whichB thatC thoseD on es4A mi ndB concernC careD re

46、late5A hireB applyC adoptD use6A in publicB at mostC at largeD at best7A con sistsB con sists ofC makesD composes8A seldomB muchC greatlyD often9A possibilityB wayC reas onD n ecessity10A tipsB mouthC earsD ton gue11A besidesB andC yetD but12A hear ofB atte ndC hear fromD liste n13A themeB topicC id

47、eaD poi nt14A borderB linkC degreeD exte nt15A relati onB disti ncti onC connectionD similarityTest 8Television broadcasts are _1_ to an area that is within the range of the sending station or its relay（中转站）._2_ television relays are often placed on hills and mountains so that they can _3_ a wider r

48、egion, they still can not cover more land than one from the hilltop _4_ a clear day.However, the rays also go out into the atmosphere, and if there is a relay station on a satellite that _5_ around the earth, it can send the pictures to any point on the earth from which the satellites is _6_. Three

49、satellites _7_ turning around over the equator （赤道）send any television program to countries at the same time. _9_ it may be possible for a subscriber （ 订户） to a televised n ewspaper to _10_ a butt on and see a n ewspaper page on his televisi on scree n. He could also decide whe n he wants the page _

50、11_, _12_, by diali ng differe nt such as _13_ on a teleph one dial, he could choose the Ian guage or the editi on of the paper he wants to read.It seems strange to think that, even today, methods of the past are not entirely useless. For example, sometimes _14_ agencies which use radio and Telstar

51、also use pigeons to _-15messages betwee n offices in large cities because the pige ons are not bothered by traffic problems1A prohibitedB boundedC limitedD shifted2A EvenB AlthoughC Un lessD When ever3A coverB spreadC helpD pass4A inB duri ngC onD at5A spinsB revolvesC jumpsD circles6A watchedB visi

52、bleC spottedD protected7A alwaysB temporarilyC perma nen tlyD periodically8A populati onB editi onsC articlesD reports9A The other dayB At the futureC SomedayD One day10A touchB pressC suppressD thumb11A turnB to turnC turni ngD to be turned12A alsoB moreoverC andD then13A whatB theseC thoseD on es1

53、4A pressB conferenceC n ewspapersD books15A bringB takeC distributeD sendTest 9Can cer is actually a group of many related diseases that all have to do with cells. Cells are the very small un its that make up all _1_ thin gs, in clud ing the huma n body. There are billio ns of cells _2_ each pers on

54、's body. Can cer happe ns whe n cells that are n ot no rmal grow _3_ spread very fast. Normal body cells grow and divide and know when to stop growing. Over time, they also die. _4_ these no rmal cells, can cer cells just con ti nue to grow and divide out of con trol and don ' die. Cancer cells usually group together to form tumors.（ 肿瘤）。A grow ing tumor becomes a lump of cancer cells _5_ can destroy the no rmal cells around the _6_ and damage the body's health tissues. This can make some one very _7_.Som