2015年英语专四完形填空真题答案和解析和原文出处和cloze练习1

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D.determined该Cloze来自1984年考研英语真题英译汉的一篇短文：Electricityissuchapartofoureverydaylivesandsomuchtakenforgrantednowadaysthatwerarelythinktwicewhenweswitchonthelightorturnontheradio.Atnight,roadsarebrightlylit,enablingpeopleandtraffictomovefreely.Neonlightingusedinadvertisinghasbecomepartofthecharacterofeverymoderncity.Inthehome,manylabor-savingdevicesarepoweredbyelectricity.Evenwhenweturnoffthebedsidelampandarefastasleep,electricityisworkingforus,drivingourrefrigerators,heatingourwater,orkeepingourroomsair-conditioned.Everyday,trains,trolley-buses,andtramstakeustoandfromwork.Werarelybothertoconsiderwhyorhowtheyrununtilsomethinggoeswrong.Inthesummerof1959,somethingdidgowrongwiththepower-plantthatprovidesNewYorkwithelectricity.Foragreatmanyhours,lifecametoastandstill.Trainsrefusedtomoveandthepeopleinthemsatinthedark,powerlesstodoanything;liftsstoppedworking,sothatevenifyouwereluckyenoughnottobetrappedbetweentwofloors,youhadtheunpleasanttaskoffindingyourwaydownhundredsofflightsofstairs.FamousstreetslikeBroadwayandFifthAvenueinaninstantbecameasgloomyanduninvitingasthemostremotebackstreets.Peoplewereafraidtoleavetheirhouses,foralthoughthepolicehadbeenorderedtostandbyincaseofemergency,theywerejustasconfusedandhelplessasanyoneelse.Meanwhile,similardisorderprevailedinthehome.NewYorkcanbestiflinginthesummerandthisyearwasnoexception.Cool,air-conditionedapartmentsbecamefurnaces.Foodwentbadinrefrigerators.Cakesandjointsofmeatremaineduncookedincoolingovens.PeoplesatimpatientandfrightenedinthedarkasifanunseenenemyhadlandedfromMars.Oneofthestrangethingsthatoccurredduringthepower-cutwasthatsomefiftyblindpeopleleadmanysightedworkershome.Whenthelightscameonagain,hardlyapersoninthecitycanhaveturnedonaswitchwithoutreflectinghowgreataservanthehadathisfingertips.PARTIIICLOZE31.[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.[B]fastasleep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ourrefrigerators连用,填入driving最合适,意为"使电冰箱正常运行"。38.[B]bothertodosth.意为"费心做某事"；hesitatetodosth.意为"做某事犹豫不决"；remembertodosth.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。cometoastandstill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下楼梯。although意为"虽然"；when意为"当……时"；as意为"像……一样"；evenif意为"即使,纵然"。通过分析上下文,此处填入evenif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。aflightofstairs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]inaninstant是固定搭配,意为"瞬间,马上",意思相当于immediately,故答案为[A]。inaminute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。standaside意为"避开"；standdown意为"从要职上退下"；standby意为"做好准备,待命"；standin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...thelist说明这是一个排名,因此用rank最为恰当。2.C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。3.D固定搭配题。beconcernedwith：关注。4.B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：aworriedlook担忧的表情；looking：look的动名词；lookings：不存在。5.A固定搭配题。skin-deep：肤浅。6.B情态动词辨析题。haveto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oughtto都表示"应该",should一般表示说话人的主观观点,oughtto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。7.D语法关系题。looksmatterlittle〔外貌无足轻重是intuition的同位语,因此必须以that引导。8.D