大学英语六级2016-2017完型真题

1、CET真题-选词填空 CET4 Bank clozeCET4-2016-12-3When someone commits a criminal act, we always hope the punishment will match the offense. But when it comes to one of the cruelest crimes animal fighting things 26 work out that way. Dog fighting victims are 27 and killed for profit and “ sport, ye” t their c

2、riminal abusers often receive a 28 sentence for causing a lifetime of pain. Roughly half of all federally-convicted animal fighters only get probation(缓刑).Some progress has been made in the prosecutio起诉 n( ) of animal fighters. But federal judges often rely heavily on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines

3、when they 29penalties, and in the case of animal fighting, those guidelines are outdated and extremel3y0.The U.S. Sentencing Commission, which 31these sentencing guidelines, is revisiting them, proposing to raise the minimum sentence from 6-12 to 21-27 months. This is a step in the righ3t 2, but we

4、d like to see the U.S. Sentencing Commission make further guidelines.Simultaneous to this effort, we re workinga lwaitdhv oacnaimtes and state and federal lawmakers t3o3anti-cruelty laws across the country, as well as supporting laws and policies that assist overburdened animal 34 that care for anim

5、al fighting victims. This help is 35 important because the high cost of caring for animal victims is a major deterrent to intervening in cruelty cases in the first place.A) convenientB) creates C) criticallyD) determineE) directionF) hesitateG) inadequate H)inspired I) methodJ) minimalK) rarely L) s

6、helters M) strengthen N) sufferings O) torturedSection A. K rarely 开篇第一句话说的是一个人犯罪时，我们总是希望他受到应有的惩罚。后面 but 表转折 说明虐待动物的人没有受到应有的惩罚同时划线句子完整所以需要一个修饰性成分选项中只有副词能够修饰动词rarely 表示很少罕有.O tortured and 前后并列所以需要一个动词的过去分词形式构成被动语态torture 折磨 虐待.J minimal a minimal sentence 表示轻判minimal 少量的 很少的.D determine 划线处前面是they 后面

7、是名词所以中间需要填一个动词.G inadequate and 前后是并列的前方是一个消极意义的形容词后面也应该是与之意思相近的消极意义的形容词inadequate 不充分的.B creates which 引导的非限制性定语从句修饰前面的委员会这个委员会是制定裁决方针的.E direction in the right direction 在正确的方向上.M strengthen 不定式符号to 后面加动词原形此处的含义是加强法律.L shelters animal shelters 指的是动物庇护所.C critically 副词修饰形容词CET4-2016-12-2The ocean i

8、s heating up. Thats the conclusion of a new study that finds that Earths oceans n(o2w6)heat at twice the rate they did 18 years ago. Around half of ocean heat intake since 1865 has taken place since 1997, researchers report online in Nature Climate Change.Warming waters are known to (27)to coral ble

9、aching(珊瑚白化)and they take up more space thancooler waters, raising sea( 28). While the top of the ocean is studied, its depths are more difficult to (29)The researchers gathered 150 years of ocean temperature data in order to get bette(3r 0)of heat absorption from surface to seabed. They gathered to

10、gether temperature readings collected by everything from a 19th century (31)of British naval ships to modern automated ocean probes. The extensive data sources, (32)with computer simulations(计算机模拟), created a timeline of ocean temperature changes, including coolingfrom volcanic outbreaks and warming

11、 from fossil fuel (33).About 35 percent of the heat taken in by the oceans during the industrial era now residents at a( 34)of more than 700 meters, the researchers found. They say theyre(3 5)whether the deep-sea warming canceled out warming at the seas surface.A )absorb B)combined C)contribute D)de

12、pth E)emissionF)excursion G)explore H)floor I)heights J)indifferentK)levels L)mixed M)picture N)unsure O)voyageSection A(26)A absorb 文章第一句讲到海洋正在升温，不难推断出第26 题应该是选absorb， absorb 为吸收的意思。(27)C contribute be known to do sth, 由此可知第27 题应该选动词原形，再根据后面的to, 故将答案锁定为contribute ， contribute , to, 意思为是, 的原因，有助于;为

13、, 做贡献;为 , 捐款 ;为 , 撰稿。levels。(28)K level raising, 为结果状语从句，意为导致了海平面的上升，故此空的答案为(29)G explore 该句的前半句意思是海洋的表层(顶部)被研究得较为透彻，考生要谨记在做完形填空时，要做到上下文的对应，比对一下就可得知该空应该选择study 的近义词，通观所有的选项，故选 explore。(30)M picture 研究者搜集了150 年的海洋温度数据，目的是要清晰地比对现在与过去的变化趋势，故不难推测出要做图来进行比对，因此该空的答案为picture。(31)O voyage 31 空后面有naval ships

14、这样的字眼，故能联想到该空应该与ships 有关， 因此该空的答案为voyage。(32)B combined 能与介词with 搭配的形容词，通观所有的选项，只有combined， combined with 意为结合，该短语在句中做插入语。(33)E emission Fossil fuel 为矿物燃料，燃烧矿物燃料排放出的废气会导致温室效应，故该空应该选择emissions。(34)D depth More than 700 meters 是一个长度，再看前文，亦有提示its depths, 故该空的答案为depth ， at adepth of , 意为在 , 的深度。(35)N un

15、sure 35 空应填入一个形容词，再结合后面的宾语从句的引导词whether ， 故将答案锁定为unsure， 要注意 sure 和 unsure 的宾语从句的引导词是不同的，sure 的宾语从句引导词为that，unsure 的宾语从句的引导词为 whether ， 类似的词语还有doubt ，考生要注意区分。CET4-2016-12-1Many men and women have long bought into the idea that there are“ male ” and “ female ” brexplains just about every difference b

16、etween the sexes. A new study 26 that belief, questioning whether brains really can be distinguished by gender.In the study, Tel Aviv University researchers 27 for sex differences the entire human brain.And what did they find? Not much. Rather than offer evidence for 28 brains as “ male” or “ female

17、, ” rese shows that brains fall into a wide range, with most people falling right in the middle.Daphna Joel, who led the study, said her research found that while there are some gender-based 29 , many different types of brain can t always be distinguished by gender.While the “ average ” male and “ a

18、verage ” female b3r0a i n sd iwffeerreen t, you couldn t tell it by loaotk ingindividual brain scans. Only a small 31 of people had -“malle” or “-feamllale ” characteristics.Larry Cahill, an American neuroscientist (神经科学家),said the study is an important addition to a growing bodyof research question

19、ing 32 beliefs about gender and brain function. But he cautioned against concluding from this study that all brains are the same, 33 of gender.“ There s a mountain of eviden c3e4 the importance of sex influences at all levels of brain function, The Seattle Times.even when wIf anything, he said, the

20、study 35 that gender plays a very important role in the brain clear exactly how. ”abnormalappliedbrieflyD) categorizingE) challengesI) regardlessJ) searchedK) similaritiesL) slightlyM) suggestsfigureN) tastespercentage O) traditionalproving第一，从题材来看，两篇都属于科学报告。对比来说，海洋这篇略难，一共3 段，第二段内容信息丰富。大脑性别249字，几乎每1

21、-2句组成一段，一共8段，层次分明，读起来比较容易。文章比海洋长，做题时帮助解题的线索信息就多。第二，从选项来看，大脑性别15个选项中有2个副词选项，在判定空格词性时，副词词尾 -ly，最容易选出，基本为送分空。反观海洋，15个选项中副词0个，但有8个名词，而且还有2个双词性（不是名词就是动词），名词可能有10 个。名词的用法相对于副词、形容词和动词，更为复杂。第三，从文章易读性来看，且海洋为说明文，行文用词多是四级考生不熟悉的短语词组，如volcanic outbreaks火山喷发，fossil fuel矿石燃料等等。无疑增加了做题难度。来看看在做题时，如何应对吧 先从简单的入手：题目精析选

22、项：A) abnormalI) regardlessB) appliedJ) searchedC) brieflyK) similaritiesD) categorizingL) slightlyE) challengesM) suggestsF) figureN) tastespercentage O) traditionalprovingMany men and women have long bought into the idea that there are “ malea”nd “ female ” brains, believing that explains just abou

23、t every difference between the sexes.A new study 26 that belief, questioning whether brains really can be distinguished by gender.In the study, Tel Aviv University researchers 27 for sex differences the entire human brain.先看第一段的第一句，点明主旨。再看第26 空，缺少动词，主语为单数，推断要填的动词为三单形式；第27 空也缺少动词，且这个动词跟空格后的for 组成固定搭配

24、，时态未知。选项 M,N,E 符合 26的要求，再结合句义判断；第一句提到传统观点认为大脑有性别之分，而一项新的研究“质疑 ”这一理念，questioning 也呼应这里的动词的意义。26 空选， E challenges。结合下文看第27 空。And what did they find? Not much. Rather than offer evidence for 28 brains as “ male” or “ female, re” search shows that brains fall into a wide range, with most people falling

25、right in the middle.这个调查study是过去做的，did 也呼应这一点。27 填入的应是谓语动词过去式。27 空选 . J searched。题略难一些，可用排除法做。空格在名词前，应填入形容词，且这个词要能跟as搭配，在abnormal， traditonal 和regardless里选择，语义不符。根据上下文语义应该填入categorizing，把 分类。categorize A as B or C，把A 分为 B 或C； categorize brains as “ male” o把大脑分为男性 r“ female ”或女性。. D categorizingDaphn

26、a Joel, who led the study, said her research found that while there are some gender-based 29 , many different types of brain can t always be distinguished by gender.空解题的关键词在while，这里表“让步，尽管，即使”；那么这里要填入一个名词。且意义与逗号后面的different types 相反，选项中2 个名词，percentage和similarities。显然选相同点。29. K similaritiesWhile the

27、 “ average ” male and “ average ” female b3ra0i n sdwiffeerreent, you couldn t tell it bylooking at individual brain scans. Only a small 31 of people had “ a-llmale” or “ a-llfemale ” characteristics.第 30 空比较简单，系表结构，完整，这里缺修饰different 的副词，在briefly 和 slightly 中结合语义选择slightly。 30. L slightly第 31 题为固定搭配

28、：a small percentage ofp eople 一小部分比例的人“”。G percentageLarry Cahill, an American neuroscientist ( 神经科学家),said the study is an important addition to agrowing body of research questioning 32 beliefs about gender and brain function. But he cautioned against concluding from this study that all brains are

29、the same, 3 3 of gender.这个句子有点长，但不难，动名词questioning 看作是动词question，空格处缺少形容词，结合句义，这项研究是对什么的一个补充，选择traditional。而不是变态的abnormal，也不是regardless，这个词一看就是要考固定搭配的，别问我为什么，做多了你就知道了，语感。O traditional第 33 题， of 搭配，选regardless,regardless of表示无论的意思。 I regardless“ There a sm ountain of evidence 34 the importance of sex

30、 influences at all levels of brain function, h”e told The Seattle Times.语感，一大堆证据后面跟什么，证明呀！选项中只有一个proving 符合。 34. H provingIf anything, he said, the study 35 that gender plays a very important role in the brain“ evwe are not clear exactly how. ” 最后一空，the study/research，凡是这些词做主语的，动词一般是suggest/prove/im

31、ply，直接选suggests。35. M suggestsCET4-cloze-2017-6-1Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.The method for making beer has changed over time. Hops 啤酒花()， for example, which givemany amodem beer its bitter flavor, are a (26)recent addition to the beverage. This was firstmentionedin referen

32、ce to brewing in the ninth century. Now, researchers have found a(27)ingredient inresidue (残留物)from 5,000-year-old beer brewing equipment. Whiledigging two pits at a site in the central plains of China, scientists discovered fragments from pots and vessels. The different shapes ofthecontainers (28)

33、they wereused to brew, filter, and storebeer. They may be ancient-m“akbineegtrools, ” and the earlie9s_t _(2 evidence of beerbrewing in China, the researchers reported in theProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. To (30) thattheory, the team examined theyellowish,dried (31) inside the vess

34、els.The majority of the grains, about 80%, were from cerealcrops like barley(大麦),and about 10% werebits of roots, (32)lily,whichwould have madethe beer sweeter, the scientists say. Barley wasan unexpected find: the crop was domesticated in Western Eurasia and didntbecome a (33)food in central China

35、until about 2,000 years ago, accordingto the researchers.Based onthat timing, they indicate barley may have (34)in the region not asfood, but as(35)material for beer brewing.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。A) ArrivedB) B) consumingC)C) directD) D) exclusivelyE) includingF) informG) rawH) reachedI) relativelyJ)

36、remainsK)resourcesL) stapleM) suggestN) surprisingO) test26272829303132333435INMCOJELAGCET4-cloze-2017-6-2Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.America s Internet is fester than ever before, but people still complain about their Internet being too slow.New York s Attorney General s o

37、ffice (26)an investigation in the fall into whether ornotVerizon, Cablevision and Time Warner are delivering broadband that as fast as the providers (27)it is. Earlier this month, the office asked for the public s help to measurresults, sayingconsumers (28)to get the speeds they were promised.“ayT o

38、o manybe paying for onething, and getting anothe， r ” the Attorney General said.If the investigation uncovers anything, it wouldn t be the first time a telecom provider go over the broadband speeds it promised and delivered customers. Back in June, theFederal Communications Commission fined AT& T $

39、100 million over (30)that the carriersecretly reduced wireless speeds after customers consumed a certain amount of (31).Even when they stay on the right side of the law, Internet providers arouse customers anger over bandwidth speed and cost. Just this week, an investigation found that media and tel

40、ecom giant Comcast isthe most (32) provider. Over 10 months, Comcast received nearly 12,000 customercomplaints, many (33)to its monthly data cap and overage超过额度的) (charges.Some Americans are getting so (34)with Internet providers they re just givingrecentstudy found that the number of Americans with

41、 high-speed Internet at home today (35)fellduring the last two years, and 15% of people now consider themselves to b“e cord-cutters.”注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。A)accusationsB) actuallyC) claimD) communicatingE) complainF) dataG) deservedH) frustratedI) hatedJ) launchedK) relatingL) timesM) troubleN) usuall

42、yO) worried26272829303132333435JCGMAFIKHBCET4-cloze-2017-6-3Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.As if you needed another reason to hate the gym, it now turns out that exercise can exhaust not only your muscles, but also your eyes. Fear not, however, for coffee can stimulate them ag

43、ain. During(26)exercise, our muscles tire as they run out of fuel and build up waste products.Muscleperformance can also be affected by a (27) called central fatigue, in” which animbalance inthe body sc hemical messengers prevents the central nervous system from directing muscle movements( 28). It w

44、as not known, however, whether central fatigue might alsoaffect motor systems notdirectly (29) in the exercise itself, such as those that move theeyes. To find out, researchersgave 11 volunteer cyclists a carbohydrate (碳水 化合 物的 ) (30) either with a moderate doseof caffeine (咖啡因)， which is known to s

45、timulate thecentral nervous system, or as a placebo (安慰剂)without, during 3 hours of (31). Afterexercising, the scientists tested the cyclists with eyetracking cameras to see how well their brains could still (32)their visual system. The team foundthat exercise reduced the speed of rapideye movements

46、 by about 8%, (33) their ability to capturenew visual information. Thecaffeine, the equivalent of two strong cups of coffee, was (34) toreverse this effect, withsome cyclists even displaying (35)eye movement speeds. So it might bea good idea to getsomeone else to drive you home after that marathon.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。A) cautiouslyB) commitC) controlD) cyclingE) effectivelyF)increasedG) involvedH) limitedI) phenomenonJ) preventingK) s