英语专四完形填空真题答案及解析及原文出处及cloze练习

1、withIn the summer of 1959,something 10_ go wrong with the power-plant that provided New Yorkelectricity. For a great many hours, life came almost to a 11 _. Trains refused to move and the peoplein them sat in the dark, 12 _ to do anything; lifts stopped working, so that 13 _ you were lucky enough no

2、t to be 14. _ between two floors, you had the unpleasant task of finding your way down 15 _ of stairs. Famous streets like Broadway and Fifth Avenue in a(n) 16 _ became as gloomy and uninviting 17 _ the most remote back streets. People were afraid to leave their houses, _ 18. although the police had

3、 been ordered to 19 _ in case of emergency, they were just as confused and 20 _ as anybody else.1. B. thus C. as D. so2. B. truck C. traffic D. pedestrians. appearance B. character C. distinction D. surface. money-saving B. time-saving C. energy-saving D. labour-saving. Only B. Rarely C. Even D. Fre

4、quently. fast B. quite C. closelyD. quickly7. A. moving B. starting C. repairing D. driving. trouble B. bother C. hesitate D. remember. when B. if C. until D. after. didB. would C. could D. Should. pause B. terminal C. breakdown D. standstill. incompetent B. powerless C. hesitant D. helpless13. B. w

5、hen C. as D. even if14. B. placed C. positionedD. locked. steps B. levelsC. flightsD. floors. time B. instant C. point D. minute. like B. than C. for D. as. for B. and C. but D. or. stand aside B. stand downC. stand byD. stand in. aimless B. helpless C. unfocused D. undecidedWhat do you look for in

6、a potential date? Sincerity? Good looks? Character? Conversational ability? Asked to 1 such qualities, most people put physical attractiveness near the 2 of the list. Ofcourse. Intelligent people are not greatly concerned 3 such super ?cial qualities as good 4they know that “ beauty is only skin 5.

7、” At least they know that ' s how they 6 feel.This intuition7 looks matter little may be anotherexample of our8real in ?uences uponus, for thereare many researchstudies9 that appearance greatly determines initial attraction.Some researchers have matched students 10 blind dates to see what qualit

8、ies led to liking.Immediately after the dating, and again three months later, the students 11 their dates andspeculated about 12 they felt as they did.Men more than women 13 their date ' s physicalattractiveness was important. But, 14 the date' s physical attractiveness actually predicted th

9、ewomen' s attraction 15 their dates more than men.In another study, Elaine Hatfield 16 752 university freshmen for a dance party.For each person, the researchers secured a variety of 17 and aptitude （能力 ） test scores, butthen actually matched the couples 18 . The couples evaluated their dates af

10、ter the party. Howwell did the personality and aptitude tests predict attraction? Not well at the researchers could see, only one thing 20 : how physically attractive the person was. The more attractive a woman, themore he liked her and wanted to date her again.1. A. list B. selectC. rankD. arrange.

11、 topB. middle C. bottomD. front. to B. at C. inD. with. lookB. looksC. looking D. lookings. deepB. thickC. shallow D. thin. have toB. ought to C. mustD. should. as B. what C. which D thatC. refusing. acceptingB. admittingD. denying. indicateB. to indicateD. indicatedC. indicating10. A. toB. onC. atD

12、. in11. A. evaluatedB. predicted C. contactedD. communicated12. A. what B. how C. why D. that13. A. believed B. suspected C. con ? rmed D. argued14. A. to the contrary B. in addition C. in spite of thatD. similarly15. A. atB. inC. withD. to16. A. recruitedB. enrolledC. matched D. dated17. A. persona

13、lity B. appearance C. achievementsD. individuality18. A. interactively B. randomly C. preciselyD. systematically19. A. As long as B. So much so thatC. To the extent that D. So far as20. A. predictedB. matteredC. valued D. determined该 Cloze 来自 1984 年考研英语真题英译汉的一篇短 文：Electricity is such a part of our e

14、veryday lives and so much taken for granted nowadays that we rarely think twice when we switch on the light or turn on the radio. At night, roads are brightly lit, enabling people and traffic to move freely. Neon lighting used in advertising has become part of the character of every modern city. In

15、the home, many labor-saving devices are powered by electricity. Even when we turn off the bedside lamp and are fast asleep, electricity is working for us, driving our refrigerators, heating our water, or keeping our rooms air-conditioned. Every day, trains, trolley-buses, and trams take us to and fr

16、om work. We rarely bother to consider why or how they run-until something goes wrong.In the summer of 1959, something did go wrong with the power-plant that provides New York with electricity. For a great many hours, life came to a standstill. Trains refused to move and the people in them sat in the

17、 dark, powerless to do anything; lifts stopped working, so that even if you were lucky enough not to be trapped between two floors, you had the unpleasant task of finding your way down hundreds of flights of stairs. Famous streets like Broadway and Fifth Avenue in an instant became as gloomy and uni

18、nviting as the most remote back streets. People were afraid to leave their houses, for although the police had been ordered to stand by in case of emergency, they were just as confused and helpless as anyone else.Meanwhile, similar disorder prevailed in the home. New York can be stiflingin the summe

19、r and this yearwas no exception. Cool, air-conditioned apartments became furnaces. Food went bad in refrigerators. Cakes and joints of meat remained uncooked in cooling ovens. People sat impatient and frightenedin the dark as if an unseen enemy had landed from Mars. One of the strange things that oc

20、curred during the power-cut was that some fifty blind people lead many sighted workers home. When the lights came on again, hardly a person in the city can have turned on a switch without reflecting how great a servant he had at his fingertips.PART III CLOZE31. D 句意为：电是日常生活的一部分，如今，我们已经习以为常，以至于开灯或开电视

21、时很少仔细考虑电的问 题。 so that 是固定搭配，意思是“如此以至于”，故答案为D 。32. C 句意为：晚上灯光照亮的马路使人们自由通行，使交通畅通无阻。 traffic 意为“交通”； pedestrian 意 为“行人”，与空格前的 people 词义重复 ; car 和 truck 都指具体的车辆类型，含义过于狭窄。综合考虑，此处 应填入 traffic 。33. B 句意为：广告中使用的霓虹灯已经成为了每个现代化城市的一大特色。 appearance 意为“外观”；character 意为“特征，特色”； distinction 意为“区别”； surface 意为“表面”。根

22、据句意，答案为 B 。34. A 句意为：在家里，很多节省劳动力的设备都是由电带动的。四个选项都是复合形容词， labour-saving 意 为“节省劳动力的”； time-saving 意为“节省时间的”； energy-saving 意为“节能的”； money-saving 意为“省 钱的”。根据句意，此处填入 labour-saving 最合适。35. C 句意为：即使当我们关上床头灯，睡得很熟时，电仍然在为我们工作。 only 意为“只有”； rarely 意为“少有地”； even 意为“即使”； frequently 意为“频繁地，屡次地”。根据句意，此处应填入even 。36

23、. B fast asleep 为固定搭配，意为“睡得很熟的”，故答案为 B 。 quite 意为“非常”； quickly 意为“很 快地”； closely 意为“靠近地，接近地”，均不符合句意，故排除。37. D move 意为“移动”； start 意为“启动”； repair 意为“修复”； drive 意为“驱动，使机器运转”。此 处的动词与 our refrigerators 连用，填入 driving 最合适，意为“使电冰箱正常运行”。38. B bother to do sth. 意为“费心做某事”； hesitate to do sth. 意为“做某事犹豫不决”； reme

24、mber to do sth. 指“记得去做某事”。此处是说，我们费心思考它们为什么或如何运行，故答案为 B 。39. C 句意：直到这些交通工具出问题时，我们才会费心思考它们为什么或如何运行。前半句出现了 rarely ， 含否定意义，与 until 搭配使用，意为“直到才”，故答案为 C 。40. B 句意为： 1959 年的夏天，负责给纽约供电的发电厂真的出了问题。当句子中没有其他的助动词时，可以 在动词前使用助动词 do 表示对该动作的强调，助动词 do 随人称和时态而变化。因此， did 符合题意。41. A 句意为：许多小时过去了，生活几乎停滞不前。 come to a stand

25、still 是固定搭配，意为“停住，停 滞不前”。 terminal 意为“终点”； breakdown 意为“故障”； pause 意为“暂停”，均不符合句意，故排除。42. B 句意为：火车无法开动，车厢里的人坐在黑暗中无能为力，什么事也做不了。 incompetent 意为“没有能 力的 , 不能胜任的”； powerless 意为“无能为力的”； hesitant 意为“迟疑不决的”； helpless 意为“无助的”。 此处指人处于停电的环境中无能为力，什么事也做不了，因此答案为 B 。43. D 句意为：电梯也停止工作， 即使你足够幸运， 没被困在两层楼之间， 也得自己不愉快地步行

26、下楼梯。 although 意为“虽然”； when 意为“当时”； as 意为“像一样”； even if 意为“即使，纵然”。通过分析上下 文，此处填入 even if 最合适。44. D 句意同上。 lock 意为“把锁起来”； place 意为“放置”； position 意为“把放在适当的位置”； trap 意为“困住，陷入困境”。根据上下文意思，此处应该选 D 。45. C 句意同上。 a flight of stairs 是固定搭配，表示“（两个楼梯平台间的）一段楼梯”，本题中考查 的是复数形式，故答案为 C 。46. A in an instant 是固定搭配， 意为“瞬间，马

27、上”，意思相当于 immediately ，故答案为 A 。in a minute 意为“很快，马上”，一般用于将来时，不符合句意，故排除。47. D as as为固定搭配，表示“像一样”，故答案为D 。48. A 句意为：人们害怕离开自己的房子，因为虽然警察被要求随时待命，以防突发事件，但他们也像其他人一 样疑惑和无助。 for 表示原因， and 表示并列关系， but 表示转折， or 表示选择。结合上下文，此处填入 for 最合 适。49. C 句意同上。 stand aside 意为“避开”； stand down 意为“从要职上退下”； stand by 意为“做好准 备，待命”；

28、 stand in 意为“站立于，坐落于”。根据上下文分析，此处应该指警察处于待命状态，故答案为C 。50. A 句意同上。 helpless 意为“无助的”； aimless 意为“漫无目的的”； unfocused 意为“目光茫然的”； undecided 意为“尚未决定的”。根据句意，此处应选 A 。文章大意约会对象 的哪些特点会令对方产生好感？人们本能地认为外表是最不重要的因素。 但研究结果却发现外表在约会初 期 的好感起着决定性的作用 。有一项研究让人们在相亲后对对方进行评价 。虽然男人们认为对方 的外表漂亮与 否并不重要 ，但事实却是在相亲中女性的外表对男性 的吸引力相对于男性对女

29、性 的吸引力来说更大。 另一个研究 是相亲者的个性和能力与其吸引力是否有关 ，其结论也是与吸引力惟一相关的因素是外貌 。答案与解析1. C语义衔接题。下句中的 put. the list说明这是一个排名 ，因此用 rank 最为恰当。逻辑关系题 。因为后文提到人们认为不应对外表这类肤浅的东西过多地关注 ，因此这里应该是排名的最后固定搭配题 。 be concerned with：关注。名词辨析题。表示人的外貌、外表要用looks ； look 用作名词表示表情、装扮， 如 ： a worried look担忧的表情 ； looking ： look 的动名词 ； lookings ：不存在。固

30、定搭配题 。 skin-deep ：肤浅情态动词辨析题 。have to 可 以代替 must ，表示“必须 ，不得不” ，并可以补充 must 所缺的时态 。 should 和 ought to 都表示 “应该” ， should 一般表示说话人 的主观观点 ， ought to 比 should 语气强 ，表示来自 外界的规则或义务 ，也可以表示作推测性的结论 。本句中这种“不以貌取人”的做法既不是外界的强迫 ，也并非 别人的要求 ，而是类似于潜规则或一种义务 。语法 关系题 。 looks matter little （外貌无足轻重 ）是 intuition 的同位语 ，因此必须以 that 引导语义衔接题 。deny ：否认 ，否定 ，根据上下文可知， 人们否认外表的吸引力 ，事实上是不愿承认外表的吸引