英语专业四级完形填空汇总练习题(附答案)2441

一四级英语每日练习Passage1Itiswellknownthatteenageboystendtodobetter1)______maththangirls,thatmalehighschoolstudentsaremorelikelythantheirfemalecounterparts2)______advancedmathcourseslikecalculus,thatvirtuallyallthegreatmathematicians3)______men.Arewomenbornwith4)______mathematicalabilityOrdoessociety'ssexismslowtheirprogressIn1980,twoJohnsHopkinsUniversityresearcherstried5)______theeternalnature/nurturedebate.JulianStanleyandCamillaBenbow6)______10,000talentedseventhandeighthgradersbetween1972and1979.UsingtheScholasticAptitudeTest,inwhichmathquestionsaremeanttomeasureabilityratherthanknowledge,theydiscovered7)______sexdifferences.8)______theverbalabilitiesofthemalesandfemales9)______differed,twiceasmanyboysasgirlsscoredover500(onascaleof200to800)onmathematicalability;atthe700level,theratiowas14to1.Theconclusion:maleshave10)______superiormathematicalreasoningability.BenbowandStanley'sfindings,11)______werepublishedin"Science",disturbedsomemenand12)______women.NowthereiscomfortforthosepeopleinanewstudyfromtheUniversityofChicagothatsuggestsmath13)______not,afterall,anaturalmaledomain.Prof.ZalmanUsiskinstudied1,366tenthgraders.Theywereselectedfromgeometryclassesandtestedontheirabilitytosolvegeometryproofs,asubjectrequiring14)______abstractreasoningandspatialability.Theconclusion15)______byUsiskin:therearenosexdifferencesinmathability.1.A.atB.toC.ofD.about2.A.intacklingB.tacklingC.totackleD.abouttackling3.A.mightbeB.havebeenC.mustbeD.hadbeen4.A.smallerB.lessC.fewerD.notmore

5.A.tosettleB.tosetC.settlingD.setting6.A.weretestedB.havetestedC.weretesting7.A.distinctB.instinctC.remoteD.vague8.A.SinceB.HoweverC.AsD.While9.A.scarcelynotB.virtuallyC.largelyD.hardly10.A.superficiallyB.universallyC.inherently11.A.asB.thatC.whichD.allD.hadtestedD.initially12.A.fewB.notafewC.notfewD.quitefew13.A.beB.wereC.wasD.is14.A.noneofB.neitherofC.eitherD.both15.A.gotB.gainedC.reachedD.accomplishedPassage2Weallknowthatamagiciandoesnotreallydependon"magic"toperformhistricks,butonhisabilitytoactatgreatspeed.16)______,thisdoesnotpreventusfromenjoyingwatchingamagician17)______rabbitsfromahat.18)______thegreatestmagicianofalltimewasHarryHoudiniwhodiedin1926.Houdinimasteredtheartof19)______.Hecouldfreehimselffromthetighttestknotsorthemostcomplicatedlocksinseconds.20)______noonereallyknowshowhedidthis,thereisnodoubt21)______hehadmadeaclosestudyofeverytypeoflockeverinvented.Helikedtocarryasmallsteelneedleliketoolstrappedtohislegandheusedthisinplaceofakey.HoudinionceaskedtheChicagopolicetolockhiminprison.They22)______himinchainsandlockedhimup,buthefreedhimself23)______aninstant.Thepolice24)______himofhavingusedatoolandlockedhimupagain.Thistimeheworenoclothesandtherewerechainsroundhisneck,waist,wrists,andlegs;butheagainescapedinafewminutes.Houdinihadprobablyhiddenhis"needle"inawaxlike

25)______anddroppeditonthefloorinthepassage.26)______hewentpast,hesteppedonitsothatitstucktothebottomofhisfoot.Hismostfamousescape,however,was27)______astonishing.Hewasheavilychainedupandenclosedinanemptywoodenchest,thelidof28)______wasnaileddown.The29)______wasdroppedintotheseainNewYorkharbor.InoneminuteHoudinihadswumtothesurface.Whenthechestwas30)______,itwasopenedandthechainswerefoundinside.16.A.GenerallyB.HoweverC.PossiblyD.Likewise17.A.toproduceB.whoproducesC.produceD.howtoproduce18.A.OutofthequestionB.ThoughC.ProbablyD.Undoubted19.A.escapingB.lockingC.openingD.dropping20.A.SurprisinglyB.ObviouslyC.PerhapsD.Although21.A.ifB.whetherC.astoD.that22.A.involvedB.closedC.connectedD.bound23.A.atB.byC.inD.for24.A.ridB.charged25.A.candleB.mud26.A.AsB.Usually27.A.overallB.allbut28.A.itB.which29.A.chestB.bodyC.accusedD.deprivedC.somethingD.substanceC.MaybeD.ThenC.nolongerD.altogetherC.thatC.lidD.himD.chain30.A.broughtupB.sunkC.brokenapartD.snapped二Passage3WhowontheWorldcup1998footballgameWhathappenedattheUnitedNationsHowdidthecriticslikethenewplay31)______an

eventtakesplace,newspapersareonthestreetsgivingthedetails.Whereveranythinghappensintheworld,reportersareonthespottogatherthenews.Newspapershaveonebasic32)______,togetthenewsasquicklyaspossiblefromitssource,fromthosewhomakeittothosewhowantto33)______it.Radio,telegraph,television,and34)______inventionsbroughtcompetitionfornewspapers.Sodidthedevelopmentofmagazinesandothermeansofcommunication.35)______,thiscompetitionmerelyspurredthenewspaperson.Theyquicklymakeuseofthenewerandfastermeansofcommunicationtoimprovethe36)______andthustheefficiencyoftheirownoperations.Todaymorenewspapersare37)______andreadthaneverbefore.Competitionalsolednewspaperstobranchoutintomanyotherfields.Besideskeepingreaders38)______ofthelatestnews,today'snewspaperseducateandinfluencereadersaboutpoliticsandotherimportantandseriousmatters.Newspapersinfluencereaders'economicchoices39)______advertising.Mostnewspapersdependonadvertisingfortheirvery40)______.Newspapersaresoldatapricethat41)______evenasmallfractionofthecostofproduction.Themain42)______ofincomeformostnewspapersiscommercialadvertising.Thesuccessinsellingadvertisingdependsonanewspaper'svaluetoadvertisers.This43)______intermsofcirculation.HowmanypeoplereadthenewspaperCirculationdependssomewhatontheworkofthecirculationdepartmentandontheservicesorentertainment44)______inanewspaper'spages.Butforthemostpart,circulationdependsonanewspaper'svaluetoreadersassourceofinformation45)______thecommunity,city,country,state,nationandworldandevenouterspace.31.A.JustwhenB.WhileC.SoonafterD.Before32.A.reasonB.causeC.problemD.purpose33.A.makeB.publishC.knowD.write

34.A.anotherB.otherC.oneanotherD.theother35.A.HoweverB.AndC.ThereforeD.So36.A.valueB.ratioC.rateD.speed37.A.spreadB.passedC.printedD.completed38.A.inform

B.beinformedC.tobeinformedD.informed39.A.onB.throughC.withD.of40.A.formsB.existenceC.contentsD.purpose41.A.triestocoverB.managestocoverC.failstocoverD.succeedsin42.A.sourceB.originC.courseD.finance

43.A.measuresB.measuredC.ismeasuredD.wasmeasured44.A.offeringB.offeredC.whichofferedD.tobeoffered45.A.byB.withC.atD.aboutPassage4TheUnitedStatesiswellknownforitsnetworkofmajorhighwaysdesignedtohelpadrivergetfromoneplacetoanotherintheshortestpossibletime.46)______thesewidemodernroadsaregenerally47)______andwellmaintained,with48)______sharpcurvesandstraightsections,adirectrouteisnotalwaysthemost49)______one.Largehighwaysoftenpass50)______scenicareas

andinterestingsmalltowns.Furthermore,thesehighwaysgenerally51)______largeurbancenters,whichmeansthattheybecomecrowdedwith52)______trafficduringrushhours,53)______the"fast,direct"routebecomesaveryslowroute.However,thereisalmostalwaysanotherroutetotake54)______youarenotinahurry.Notfarfromthe55)______new"superhighways",thereareoftenolder,56)______heavilytraveledroadswhichgothroughthecountryside.57)______ofthesearegoodtwolaneroads;othersareunevenroadscurvingthroughthecountry.Thesesecondaryroutesmaygoupsteepslopes,alonghigh58)______,ordownfrighteninghillsidetotowns59)______indeepvalleys.Throughtheselessdirectroutes,longerandslower,theygenerallygotoplaces60)______theairiscleanandsceneryisbeautiful,andthedrivermayhaveachancetogetafresh,cleanviewoftheworld.46.A.AlthoughB.SinceC.BecauseD.Therefore47.A.stableB.splendidC.smoothD.complicated48.

A.littleB.fewC.muchD.many49.A.terribleB.possibleC.enjoyableD.profitable50.A.toB.intoC.overD.by51.A.leadB.connectC.collectD.communicate52.A.largeB.fastC.high

D.heavy53.A.whenB.forC.butD.that54.A.unlessB.ifC.asD.since55.A.relativelyB.regularlyC.respectivelyD.reasonably56.A.andB.lessC.moreD.or57.

A.AllB.SeveralC.LotsD.Some58.A.rocksB.cliffsC.roadsD.paths59.A.lyingB.layingC.laidD.lied60.A.thereB.whenC.whichD.wherePassage5EarlyTudorEnglandwastoalargeextentself-sufficient.Practicallyallthenecessitiesoflife--food,clothing,fuel

andhousing--wereproducedfromnativeresourcesbynativeeffort,anditwasto61)______theseprimaryneedsthatthegreatmassofthepopulationlabored62)______itsdailytasks.Productionwasforthemostpartorganizedininnumerablesmallunits.Inthecountrythefarm,thehamletandthevillagelivedon63)______theycouldgrowormakeforthemselves,and64)______thesaleofanysurplusinthelocalmarkettown,65)______inthetownscraftsmenappliedthemselvestotheirone-manbusiness,makingthebootsandshoes,thecapsandthecloaks,the66)______andharnessoftownsmenandcountrymen67)______.Onceaweektownandcountrywouldmeettomake68)______atamarketwhichcame69)______realizingthemedievalideaofdirectcontactbetweenproducerand70)______.Thiswasthetraditionaleconomy,whichwashardlyalteredforsomecenturies,andwhichsetthe71)______ofworkandthestandardoflifeofperhapsniceoutof72)______tenEnglishmenandwomen.Theworkwaslongand73)______,andthestandardoflifeachievedwasalmost74)______low.MostEnglishmenliedbyadietwhichwasoften75)______andalwaysmonotonous,worecoarseandill-fittingclotheswhichharboreddirtundermine,andlivedinholeswhosesqualorwouldaffrontthemodernslumdweller.61.A.settleB.answerC.satisfyD.fill62.A.atB.inC.on

D.with63.A.whichB.whatC.whetherD.where64.A.withB.byC.onD.for65.A.althoughB.whileC.neverthelessD.when66.A.machinesB.apparatusC.equipmentD.implement67.A.similar

B.skinC.likeD.alike68.A.exchangeB.bargainC.dealingD.ride69.A.closeatB.adjacenttoC.neartoD.near-by70.A.consumerB.buyerC.userD.shopper71.A.modelB.formC.patternD.method

72.A.everyB.eachC.theD.other73.A.cruelB.hardC.ruthlessD.severe74.A.unimaginativelyB.unimaginablyC.imaginarilyD.unimaginedly75.A.weakB.littleC.meagerD.sparsePassage6

Unlikemostsports,whichevolvedovertimefromstreetgames,basketballwasdesignedbyonemantosuitaparticularpurpose.ThemanwasDr.JamesNaismith,andhispurposewastoinventavigorousgamethatcouldbeplayedindoorsinthewinter.In1891,Naismithwasaninstructoratatrainingschool,whichtrainedphysicaleducationinstructorsfortheYMCAs.Thatyeartheschoolwastrying76)______upwithaphysicalactivitythatthemencouldenjoy77)______thefootballandbaseballseasons.Noneofthestandardindooractivities78)______theirinterestforlong.Naismithwasaskedtosolvetheproblembytheschool.Hefirsttriedto79)______someofthepopularoutdoorsports,buttheywerealltoorough.Themenweregettingbruisedformtacklingeachotherand80)______hitwithequipment.So,Naismithdecidedtoinventagamethatwouldincorporatethemostcommonelementsofoutdoorteamsportswithouthavingtherealphysicalcontact.Mostpopularsportsusedaball,sohechoseasoccerballbecauseitwassoftandlargeenoughthatit81)______noequipment,suchasabatorarackettohitit.Nexthedecided82)______anelevatedgoal,sothatscoringworlddependonskillandaccuracyratherthanon83)______only.Hisgoalsweretwopeachbaskets,84)______toten-foot-highbalconiesateachendofthegym.Thebasic85)______ofthegamewastothrowtheballintothebasket.Naismithworthrulesforthegame,86)______ofwhich,thoughwithsomesmallchanges,arestill87)______effect.Basketballwasanimmediatesuccess.Thestudents

88)______ittotheirfriendsandthenewsportquickly89)______on.Today,basketballisoneofthemostpopulargames90)______theworld.76.A.tohavecomeB.comingC.comeD.tocome77.A.betweenB.duringC.whenD.for78.A.rousedB.heldC.hadD.were79.A.imitateB.adoptC.adaptD.renovate

80.A.beingB.tobeC.beenD.were81.A.requestedB.usedC.requiredD.took82.A.onB.toC.ofD.with83.A.powerB.strengthC.forceD.might84.A.fixedB.fixing

C.thatfixD.whichfixed85.A.methodB.ruleC.wayD.idea86.A.fewB.muchC.manyD.little87.A.withB.inC.onD.for88.A.definedB.spreadC.taughtD.discussed

89.A.wentB.tookC.putD.caught90.A.ofB.throughoutC.amongD.through1.A2.C3.B4.B5.A6.D7.A8.D9.D10.C11.C12.B13.D

14.D15.C16.B17.C18.C19.A20.D21.D22.D23.C24.C25.D26.A27.D28.B29.A30.A31.C32.D33.C34.B35.A36.D

37.C38.D39.B40.B41.C42.A43.C44.B45.D46.A47.C48.B49.C50.D51.B52.D53.A54.B55.A56.B57.D58.B59.A60.D

61.C62.A63.B64.C65.B66.D67.D68.A69.C70.A71.C72.A73.B74.B75.C76.D77.A78.B79.C80.A81.C82.A83.B

84.A85.D86.C87.B88.C89.B90.BClozeDecidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Selectthecorrectchoiceforeachblank.Aestheticthoughtofadistinctivelymodernbentemergedduringthe18thcentury.Thewesternphilosophersandcriticsofthistimedevotedmuchattentiontosuchmatters(1)_____naturalbeauty,thesublime,andrepresentation--atrendreflectingthecentralpositiontheyhadgiventothephilosophyofnature.(2)_____thattime,however,thephilosophyofarthasbecomeevermore(3)_____andhasbegunto(4)_____thephilosophyofnature.Variousissues(5)_____tothephilosophyofarthavehada(6)_____impact(7)_____theorientationof20th-centuryaesthetics.(8)_____amongtheseareproblemsrelatingtothetheoryofartasformand(9)_____thedistinctionbetweenrepresentationandexpression.Stillanotherfar-reachingquestionhastodowiththevalueofart.Twoopposingtheoreticalpositions(10)_____onthisissue:oneholdsthatartanditsappreciationareameanstosomerecognizedmoralgood,(11)_____theothermaintainsthatartisintrinsicallyvaluableandisanendinitself.Underlyingthiswholeissueistheconceptoftaste,oneofthebasic

concernsofaesthetics.Inrecentyearstherehasalsobeenanincreasing(12)_____withartastheprimeobjectofcriticaljudgment.Correspondingtothetrendincontemporaryaestheticthought,(13)_____havefollowed(14)_____oftwoapproaches.Inone,criticismisrestrictedtotheanalysisandinterpretationoftheworkofart.(15)_____,itisdevotedtoarticulatingtheresponsetotheaestheticobjectandto(16)_____aparticularwayofperceivingit.Overtheyears,aestheticshasdevelopedintoabroadfieldofknowledgeandinquiry.Theconcernsofcontemporaryaestheticsincludesuch(17)_____problemsasthenatureofstyleanditsaestheticsignificance;therelationofaestheticjudgmenttoculture;the(18)_____ofahistoryofart;the(19)_____ofFreudianpsychologyandotherformsofpsychologicalstudytocriticism;andtheplaceofaestheticjudgmentinpractical(20)_____intheconductofeverydayaffairs.1.A.forB.asC.toD.with2.A.SinceB.ForC.AsD.In

3.A.promotionalB.promissoryC.promiscuousD.prominent4.A.plantB.supplantC.transplantD.replant5.A.centralB.concentratingC.focusingD.centering6.A.markingB.remarkingC.markedD.remarked7.A.onB.for

C.inD.to8.A.ForebodyingB.ForemostC.ForethoughtfulD.Foregone9.A.forB.forC.toD.on10.A.havebroughtB.havebeenbroughtC.havetakenD.havebeentaken11.A.whereasB.whereinC.whereonD.wherefore

12.A.preoccupancyB.preoccupationC.premonitionD.preoption13.A.artistsB.writersC.criticsD.analysts14.A.allB.eitherC.neitherD.none15.A.IntheothermannerB.IntheotherwayC.InanotherD.Intheother16.A.justifyB.justified

C.justifyingD.havingjustified17.A.diverseB.dividedC.divineD.dividual18.A.vicinityB.viabilityC.villainyD.visibility19.A.relianceB.reliabilityC.reliefD.relevancy20.A.reasonB.reasonablenessC.reasoningD.reasonability

1.B2.A3.D4.B5.A6.C7.A8.B9.C10.D11.A12.B13.C14.B15.D16.C17.A18.B19.D20.CCloze

Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Selectthecorrectchoiceforeachblank.Painting,theexecutionofformsandshapesonasurfacebymeansofpigment,hasbeencontinuouslypracticedbyhumansforsome20,000years.Togetherwithotheractivities(1)_____ritualisticinoriginbuthavecometobedesignatedasartistic(suchasmusicordance),paintingwasoneoftheearliestwaysinwhichman(2)_____toexpresshisownpersonalityandhis(3)_____understandingofanexistencebeyondthematerialworld.(4)_____musicanddance,however,examplesofearlyformsofpaintinghavesurvivedtothepresentday.Themoderneyecanderiveaestheticaswellasantiquariansatisfaction(5)_____the15,000-year-oldcavemuralsofLascaux--someexamples(6)_____totheconsiderablepowersofdraftsmanshipoftheseearlyartists.Andpainting,likeotherarts,exhibitsuniversalqualitiesthat(7)_____forviewersofallnationsandcivilizationstounderstandandappreciate.Themajor(8)_____examplesofearlypaintinganywhereintheworldarefoundinWesternEuropeandtheSovietUnion.Butsome5,000yearsago,theareasinwhichimportantpaintingswereexecuted(9)_____totheeasternMediterraneanSeaandneighboringregions.(10)_____,WesternsharedaEuropeanculturaltradition--theMiddleEastandMediterraneanBasinand,later,thecountriesoftheNewWorld.Westernpaintingisingeneraldistinguishedbyitsconcentration(11)_____therepresentationofthehuman(12)_____,whetherintheheroiccontextofantiquityorthereligiouscontextoftheearlyChristianandmedievalworld.TheRenaissance(13)_____thistraditionthrougha(14)_____examinationofthenatural

worldandaninvestigationofbalance,harmony,andperspectiveinthevisibleworld,linkingpainting(15)_____thedevelopingsciencesofanatomyandoptics.Thefirstreal(16)_____fromfigurativepaintingcamewiththegrowthoflandscapepaintinginthe17thand18thcenturies.Thelandscapeandfigurativetraditionsdevelopedtogetherinthe19thcenturyinanatmospherethatwasincreasingly(17)_____"painterly"qualitiesofthe(18)_____oflightandcolorandtheexpressivequalitiesofpainthandling.Inthe20thcenturytheseinterests(19)_____tothedevelopmentofathirdmajortraditioninWesternpainting,abstractpainting,whichsoughtto(20)_____andexpressthetruenatureofpaintandpaintingthroughactionandform.1.A.mayhavebeenB.thatmayhaveC.mayhaveD.thatmayhavebeen2.A.seekB.soughtC.seekforD.soughtfor3.A.emergingB.emergencyC.merging

D.merger4.A.AsB.UnlikeC.LikeD.Since5.A.fromB.toC.intoD.for6.A.ratifyB.testifyC.certifyD.gratify7.A.makeeasyB.makeiteasyC.makehardD.makeithard8.

A.extinctB.extentC.extantD.exterior9.A.hadshiftedB.haveshiftedC.shiftingD.shifted10.A.NeverthelessB.MoreoverC.HoweverD.Therefore11.A.toB.inC.onD.for12.A.figureB.shapeC.shadow

D.form13.A.extractedB.extendedC.extortedD.extruded14.A.closingB.closeC.closedD.closure15.A.onB.forC.inD.to16.A.breakB.breakageC.breakdownD.breaking17.

A.concernedwithB.concerningC.concerningwithD.concernedfor18.A.reactionB.actionC.interactionD.relation19.A.distributedB.attributedC.contributedD.construed20.A.discoverB.uncoverC.recoverD.cover2.B3.A4.B

5.A6.B7.B8.C9.D10.D11.C12.A13.B14.B15.D16.A17.A18.C19.C20.BDirections:Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Selectthecorrectchoiceforeachblank.Flightsimulator(飞行模拟器)referstoanyelectronicormechanicalsystemfortrainingairplaneandspacecraftpilotsandcrewmemberbysimulatingflightconditions.Thepurposeofsimulationisnottocompletelysubstitute(1)_____

actualflighttrainingbuttothoroughlyfamiliarizestudentswiththevehicle(2)_____beforethey(3)_____extensiveandpossiblydangerousactualflighttraining.Simulationsalsoisusefulforreviewandforfamiliarizingpilotswithnew(4)_____toexistingcraft.TwoearlyflightsimulatorsappearedinEnglandwithinadecadeafterthefirstflightofOrvilleandWilburWright.Theyweredesignedtoenablepilotstostimulatesimpleaircraft(5)_____inthreedimensions:noseupordown;leftwinghighandrightlow,orviceversa;and(6)_____toleftorright.Ittookuntil1929,however,foratrulyeffectivesimulator,theLinkTrainer,toappear,devisedbyEdwinA.Link,aself-educatedaviatorandinventorfromBinghamton,NewYork.(7)_____,airplaneinstrumentationhadbeendevelopedsufficientlytopermit"blind"flyingoninstrumentsalone,buttrainingpilotstodosoinvolved(8)_____risk.Linkbuiltamodelofanairplanecockpitequipped(9)_____instrumentpanelandcontrolsthatcouldrealisticallystimulateallthemovementsofanairplane.