200101-201112历年四级英语完形填空真题

1、文档来源为:从网络收集整理.word 版本可编辑.欢迎下载支持历年大学英语四级完形填空真题及其答案( 2001 年 1 月 ) For the past two years, I have been working on students evaluation of classroom teaching. I have kept a record of informal conversations _71_ some 300 students from at _72_ twenty-one colleges and universities. The students were general

2、ly _73_ and direct in their comments _74_ how course work could be better _75_. Most of their remarks were kindly _76_ with tolerance rather than bitterness and frequently were softened by the _77_ that the students were speaking _78_ some, not all, instructors. Nevertheless, _79_ the following sugg

3、estions and comments indicate, students feel _80_ with things-as-they-are in the classroom.monotonProfessors should be _81_ from reading lecture notes.“ It makes their _o_u8s2(单调的). ” If they are going to read, why not _83_ out copies of the lecture? Then we_84_ need to go to class. Professors shoul

4、d _85_ repeating in lectures material that is in the text-book. “ _86_ we ve read the material, we want to _8t7o_r_hiear it elaborated on, _88_ repeated. ” “ A lot of students hate to buy a _89_ text that the professor has written _90_ to have his lectures repeat it.”71. A) involving B) counting C)

5、covering D) figuring72. A) best B) least C) length D) large73. A) reserved B) hard-working C) polite D) frank74. A) over B) at C) onD) of75. A) presented B) submitted C) described D) written76. A) received B) addressed C) made D) taken77. A) occasion B) truth C) case D) fact78. A) on B) about C) atD

6、) with79. A) though B) whether C) as D) if80. A) dissatisfied B) unsatisfactory C) satisfied D) satisfactory81. A) interfered B) interrupted C)discouraged D) disturbed82. A) voices B) sounds C) pronunciation D) gestures83. A) hold B) leave C) drop D) give84. A) couldn t B) wouldn t C) m ustn t D) sh

7、ouldn t85. A) refuse B) prohibit C) prevent D) avoid86. A) Once B) Until C) However D) Unless87. A) remember B) argue C) discuss D) keep88. A) yet B) not C) and D) or89. A) desired B) revised C) required D) deserved90. A) about B) how C) butD) only( 2001 年 6 月 ) More than forty thousand readers told

8、 us that they looked for in close friendships, what they expected _61_ friends, what they were willing to give in _62_, and how satisfied they were _63_ the quality of their friendships. The _64_ give little comfort to social critics.Friendship _65_ to be a unique form of _66_ bonding. Unlike marria

9、ge or the ties that _67_ parents and children, it is not defined or regulated by _68_. Unlike other social roles that we are expected to _69_ as citizens, employees, members of professional societies and _70_ organizations it has its own principle, which is to promote _71_ f warmth, trust, love, and

10、 affection _72_ two people.The survey on friendship appeared in the March _73_ of Psychology Today. The findings _74_ that issues of trust and betrayal (背叛)are _75_ to friendship. They also suggestthat our readers do not _76_ for friends only among those who are _77_ like them, but find many _78_ di

11、ffer in race, religion, and ethnic (种族的)background. Arguably the mostimportant _79_ that emerges from the data, _80_, is not something that we found but what we did not.61. A) onB) ofC) toD) for62. A) additionB) replyC) turnD) return63. A) aboutB) ofC) withD) by64. A) resultsB) effectsC) expectation

12、s D) consequences65. A) feelsB) leadsC) soundsD) appears66. A) humanB) mankindC) individualD) civil67. A) bindB) attachC) controlD) attract68. A) disciplineB) lawC) ruleD) regulation69. A) keepB) doC) showD) play70. A) allB) anyC) otherD) those71. A) friendship B) interests C) feelings D) impression

13、s72. A) betweenB) onC) inD) for73. A) printB) issueC) publicationD) copy74. A) secureB) assureC) confirmD) resolve75. A) neutralB) mainC) nuclearD) central76. A) ask B) callC) appealD) look77. A) mostB) moreC) leastD) less78. A) peopleB) whoC) whatD) friends79. A) conclusion B) summary C) decision D

14、) claim80. A) moreover B) however C) still D) yet( 2002 年 1 月 ) One summer night, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air- conditioned and I couldn t face my _71_ apartment.Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the _72_ between the two tall heads in

15、front of me. I had to keep changing the _73_ every time she learned over to talk to him, _74_ he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such _75_ in a public place?I thought the movie would be good for my English, but _76_ it turned out, it was an Italian move. _77_ about an hour I decide

16、d to give up on the movie and _78_ on my popcorn (爆玉米花). I vneever understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good,_79_. After a while I heard _80_ more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the _81_ of the popcorn crunching (咀嚼 ) between my teeth. My thought stated to

17、_82_. I remembered when I was is South Korea ( 韩国 ), I _83_ to watch Kojak on TV frequently. He spoke perfect Korean I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me, _84_ I saw him again in New York speaking _85_ English instead of perfect Korean. He didn t even haKorean accent and I _86_ li

18、ke I had been betrayed.When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. _87_ we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very _88_ and we all seemed toavoid each other. W

19、e sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring that to _89_ in a difficultlanguage. Mother tried to say something in English but it into laughter and decided to forget it! We_90_ out all wrong and we all burst ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.971. A) warmB) hotC) heatedD) cool72. A) crac

20、kB) blankC) breakD) opening73. A) aspectB) view C) spaceD) angle74. A) whileB) wheneverC) orD) and75. A) attractionB) attentionC) affectionD) motion76. A) sinceB) whenC) whatD) as77. A) WithinB) AfterC) ForD) Over78. A) concentrateB) chewC) fixD) taste79. A) tooB) stillC) thoughD) certainly80. A) mu

21、chB) anyC) noD) few81. A) voiceB) soundC) rhythmD) tone82. A) wonderB) wanderC) imagineD) depart83. A) enjoyedB) happenedC) turnedD) used84. A) untilB) becauseC) thenD) therefore85. A) artificialB) informalC) perfectD) practical86. A)feltB) lookedC) seemedD) appe87. A) WhileB) IfC) BeforeD) Once88.

22、A) emptyB) quiet C) stiffD)89. A) tellingB) utteringC) sayingD) speaking90. A) workedB) gotC) cameD) madecalm(2003 年 1 月 )A language is a signaling system which operates with symbolic vocal sounds ( 语 声 ), and which is used by a group of people for the purpose of communication.Let s look at this _61

23、_ in more detail because it is language, more than anything else, _62_ distinguishes man from the rest of the _63_ world.Other animals, it is true, communicate with one another by _64_ of cries: for example, many birds utter _65_ calls at the approach of danger; monkeys utter _66_ cries, such as exp

24、ressions of anger, fear and pleasure. _67_ these various means of communication differ inimpo rtant ways _68_ human language. For instance, animals cries do not _69_ thoughts andfeelings clearly. This means, basically, that they lack structure. They lack the kind of structure that _70_ us to divide

25、a human utterance into _71_We can change an utterance by _72_ one word in it with _73_: a good illustration of this isa soldier who can say, e.g.,“ tanks approaching from the north“ , _74_ who can change one woand say aircraft approaching from the north” ortanks appwroeascth” ing; bfruotma tbhierd h

26、asa single alarm cry, _75_ means“ danger!This is why the number of _76_ that an animal can make is very limited: the great tit ( 山雀 ) is a case _77_ point; it has about twenty different calls, _78_ in human language the number of possible utterances is _79_. It also explains why animal cries are ver

27、y _80_ in meaning.61. A) classification B) definition C) function D) perception62. A) that B) it C) as D) what63. A) native B) human C) physical D) animal64. A) ways B) means C) methods D) approaches65. A) mating B) exciting C) warning D) boring66. A) identical B) similar C) differentD) unfamiliar67

28、. A) But B) Therefore C) AfterwardsD) Furthermore68. A) about B) withC) from D) in69. A) inferB) explainC) interpretD) express70. A) encourages B) enables C) enforces D) ensures71. A) speeches B) sounds C) words D) voices72. A) replacing B) spelling C) pronouncing D)saying73. A) ours B) theirs C) an

29、other D) others74. A) so B) and C) but D) or75. A) this B) that C) which D) it76. A) signsB) gestures C) signalsD) marks77. A) in B) at C) ofD) for78. A) whereasB) since C) anyhow D) somehow79. A) boundless B) changeable C) limitless D) ceaseless80. A) ordinaryB) alikeC) common D) general( 2004 年 1

30、月 ) It s an annual bac-tko-school routine. One morning you wave goodbye, and that _71_ evening you reburning the late-night oil in sympathy. In the race to improve educational standards, _72_ are throwing the books at kids. _73_ elementary school studentsare complaining of homework _74_. What- mesaa

31、niwngelpl arent to do?As hard as _75_ may be, sit back and chill experts advise. Though you ve got to get thto do it, _76_ helping too much, or even examining _77_ too carefully, you may keep them_78_ doing it by themselves.“ I wouldn t advise a parent to check every _79_ assignment,says psychologis

32、t John Rosemond, author of Ending the Tough Homework. There s a _80_ of appreciation for trial and error. Let your children _81_ the grade they deserve.Many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and askthem to rethink their _82_. But“ you don t want them to fee

33、l it has toebesa_y_s8. 3_,” shThat s not to say parents should _84_ homework- first, they should monitor how much homework their kids _85_. Thirty minutes a day in the early elementary years and an hour in _86_ four, five, and six is standard, says Rosemond. For junior-high students it should be_87_

34、 more than a hour and a half,” and two for high school students. If your child _88_ has morecheck 89 othertohomework than this, you may want about _90_ assignments.parents and then talk to the teacher71. A. veryB. exactC. rightD. usual72. A. officialsB. parentsC. expertsD. schools73. A. AlsoB. EvenC

35、. ThenD. However74. A. fatigueB. confusionC. dutyD. puzzle75. A. thereB. weC. theyD. it76. A. viaB.underC. byD. for77. A. questionsB. answersC. standardsD. rules78. A. offB. withoutC. beyondD. from79. A. singleB. pieceC. pageD. other80. A. dropB. shortC. cutD. lack81. A. acquireB. earnC. gatherD. re

36、ach82. A. exercisesB. defectsC. mistakesD. tests83. A. perfectB. betterC. unusualD. complete84. A. forgetB. refuseC. missD. ignore85. A. haveB. prepareC. makeD. perform86. A. classesB. groupsC. gradesD. terms87. A. aboutB. noC. muchD. few88. A. previouslyB. rarelyC. merelyD. consistently89. A. withB

37、. inC.outD. up90. A. finishingB. loweringC. reducingD. declining( 2004 年 6 月 ) Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history educationin America. Its the one 61 the teacher standing in the schoolroom door 62 goodbye to students forthe summer and calling 63 them, "By the

38、 way, we won World War II."The problem with the joke,of course, is thatit 6s4 funny. The recent surveys on 65illiteracy (无知)are beginning to numb(令人震惊)：nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even 66 which countries the United States 67 against in that war. One third have no 68 when th

39、e Declaration of Independence was 69 . One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly 70 the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. 71 when they get the answers right, some are 72 guessing.Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be 73 connected to loss

40、 of international 74 . But it does affect our future 75 a democratic nation and as individuals. The 76 news is that there is growing agreement 77 what is wrong with the 78 of history and what needs to be 79 to fix it. The steps are tentative ( 尝试性的) 80 yet to be felt in most classrooms.61. A) about

41、B) in C) for D) by62. A) shaking B) waving C) nodding D) speaking63. A) in B) after C) for D) up64. A) rarely B) so C) too D) not65. A) historical B) educational C) cultural D) political66. A) distinguish B) acknowledge C) identify D) convey67. A) defeated B) attacked C) fought D) struck68. A) sense

42、 B) doubt C) reason D) idea69. A) printed B) signed C) marked D) edited70. A) place B) judge C) get D) lock71. A) Even B) Though C) Thus D) So72. A) hardly B) just C) still D) ever73. A) exclusively B) practically C) shortly D) directly74. A) competitiveness B) comprehension C) community D) commitme

43、nt75. A) of B) for C) with D) as76. A) fine B) nice C) surprising D) good77. A) to B) with C) on D) of78. A) consulting B) coaching C) teaching D) instructing79. A) done B) dealt C) met D) reached80. A) therefore B) or C) and D) as( 2005 年 1 月) Wise buying is a positive way in which you can make you

44、r money go further.The _61_ you go about purchasing an article or a service can actually _62_ you money or can add _63_ the cost.Take the _64_ example of a hairdryer. If you are buying a hairdryer, you might _65_ that you are making the _66_ buy if you choose one _67_ look you like and which is also

45、 the cheapest _68_ price. But when you get it home you may find that it _69_ twice as long as a more expensive _70_ to dry your hair. The cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could well _71_ your hairdryer the most expensive one of all.So what principles should you _72_ when you go out

46、 shopping?If you _73_ your home, your car or any valuable _74_ in excel lent condition, you lbl e saving money in the long _75_.Before you buy a new _76_, talk to someone who owns one. If you can, use it or borrow it to check it suits your particular _77_.Before you buy an expensive _78_, or a servi

47、ce, do check the price and _79_ is on offer. If possible, choose _80_ three items or three estimates.61. A) form B) fashion C) way D) method62. A) save B) preserve C) raise D) retain63. A) up B) to C) in D) on64. A) easy B) single C) simple D) similar65. A) convince B) accept C) examine D) think66.

48、A) proper B) best C) reasonable D) most67. A) its B) which C) whose D) what68. A) for B) with C) in D) on69. A) spends B) takes C) lasts D) consumes70. A) mode B) copy C) sample D) model71. A) cause B) make C) leave D) prove72. A) adopt B) layC) stick D) adapt73. A) reserve B) decorate C) store D) k

49、eep74. A) products B) possession C) material D) ownership75. A) run B) interval C) period D) time76. A) appliance B) equipment C) utility D) facility77. A) function B) purpose C) goal D) task78. A) component B) element C) item D) particle79. A) what B) which C) that D) this80. A) of B) in C) by D) f

50、rom( 2006 年 1 月)As a physician who travels quite a lot, I spend a lot of time on planesve been 71 onlylistening for that dreaded“ Is there a doctor on board?” announcement. Ifor a woman who had merely fainted. But the 72 made me quite curious about how 73 this kind of thing happens I wondered what I

51、 would do if 74 with a real midair medical emergency-with out access 75 a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment. So 76 the New England Journal of Medicine last week 77 a study about in flight medical events. I read it 78 interest.The study estimated that there are a(n) 79 of 30 in-flight

52、medical emergencies on U.S. flights every day. Most of them are not 80;fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints. 81 13% of them -roughly four a day - are serious enough to 82 a pilot to change course. The most common of the serious emergencies 83 heart trouble. strokes, and difficulty

53、 breathing.Let sface it: plane rides are 84.For starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly 85 they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. Most people can tolerate these pressures pretty 86 ,but passengers with heart disease 87 experience chest pains as resu

54、lt of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood. 88 common in-flight problem is deep venous thrombosis - the so-called economy class syndrome ( 综合症).89 happens, don ' t panic. Things are getting better on the in-flight-emergency front. Thanks to more recent legislation, flights wi

55、th at 90 one attendant are starting to install emergency medical kits to treat heart attacks.71 A)called C)Informed B)addressed D)surveyed72 A)Accident C)incident B)condition D)disaster73 A)soon C)many B)long D)often74 A)confronted C)identified B)treated D)provided75 A)for C)by B)to D)through76 A)be

56、fore C)when B)since D)while77 A)collected C)discovered B)conducted D)published78 A)by C)with B)of D)in79 A)amount C)sum B)average D)number80 A)significant C)common B)heavy D)serious81 A)For C)But B)On D)So82 A)require C)engage B)inspire D)command83 A)include C)imply B)confine D)contain84 A)enjoyable C)tedious B)stimulating D)stressful85 A)who C)which B)what D)that86 A)harshly C)easily B)reluctantly D)casually87 A)ought to C)used to B)may D)need88 A)Any C)Other B)One D)Another89 A)Whatever