大学英语四级阅读选词填空模拟题答案解析

./第一篇Climatechangehasclaimeditslatestvictim：Limacinahelicina,aplanktonic,predatory<捕食的>seasnailthat’samemberofthetaxonomicgroupmore<36>__________knownasseabutterflies．<Thenameis<37>__________fromthewing-likelobes<叶瓣>thetinycreaturesusetogetaround．>Inastudy<38>__________publishedinjoumalProceedingsoftheRoyalSocietyB,agroupofscientistsfromtheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration<NOAA>andOregonStateUniversityhavefoundthatthePacificOcean’sdecreasingpH—itsacidifying<酸化>,inotherwords-isdissolvingL．helicina’sthinshells．

Theresearcherscollectedseabutterfly<39>__________from13sitesalongthePacificcoast<betweenWashingtonandsouthernCalifornia,goingovereachwithascanningelectronmicroscope．Morethanhalfoftheshells<53％>fromonshoreindividuals<40>__________signsof"severedissolutiondamage,"while24％of<41>__________individualssuffereddissolutiondamage．Thestudy’s<42>__________investigator,Dr.NinaBednarsekofNOAA,describedtheaffectedL．helicinashellsashavingatexturenotunlike"cauliflower"or"sandpaper．"

Accordingtothepaper,therewasa"strongpositive<43>__________"betweentheproportionofseabutterflieswithsevereshelldissolutiondamageand"thepercentageofundersaturated<未达到饱和的>water"neartheocean’ssurface．Theresearchersconclude"shelldissolutionowingto<human．causedocean<44>_________hasdoubledinnearshorehabitatssincepre．industrialconditionsacrossthisregionandisontracktotripleby2050,"atruly<45>__________prediction．Moreover,thebroaderimplicationsforecosystemareunclear,asdamagedshellsmakeitharderforL．helicinatofightinfections,staybuoyant,andprotectthemselvesfrompredators．.A.showed

B.recently

C.protected

D.commonly

E.derived

F.samples

G.offshore

H.principal

I.noticed

J.correlation

K.encouraging

L.seaward

M.acidification

N.grim

O.pollution.词性归类答案解析第二篇Thesocialnetworkwillletusers"mute"messagesfromotherusersontheirtimelineswithoutthemutedperson’sknowledge,therebyavoidingthe<36>__________

processofhavingtounfollow<取消关注>,orputupwith,your<37>__________talkativeIRLfriends．Twitterrolledoutnew<38>__________toletusersbettermanagethedeluge<泛滥>oftweetstheyreceive．

Userscannow"mute"peopletheyfollow,removingthosepeople’stweetsandretweetsfromtheirowntimelines．Themutedpersonwon’tknowthatheorshehasbeen<39>__________．It’sastealthywaytoreadlesscontentfromcertainuserswithouthavingtounfollowthem．Apersoncaneasilybemutedor<40>__________at

anytime,Twittersaidinablogpost．

"Mutegivesyouevenmore<41>__________overthecontentyouseeonTwitterbylettingyouremoveauser’scontentfromkeypartsofyourTwitterexperience,"thecompanysaid．

ThoughTwitterhadbeenexperimentingwiththefeatureinrecentweeks,itannouncedthatmutingwillbe<42>__________toallusersofthecompany’siOSandAndroidapps,aswellastheTwitter．website．SomeotherTwitterapplications,likeTweetDeck,alreadyallowedmuting．

ThefeatureispartofTwitter’s<43>__________strategytomakeitsservicemoreaccessibletoawiderrangeofpeople．Followingasuccessfulinitialpublicofferin9,Twitter’sstockhastumbledinrecentmonthsasinvestorsworryaboutthesocialnetwork’s<44>__________toattractnewusers．CEODickCostolo<45>__________thatTwitterwouldmakechangestoitsinterfacethisyeartomakeiteasiertounderstandandmanage．Thecompanyoverhauled<彻底检修>userprofilepagesinAprilaspartofthiseffort．

.A.silenced

B.awkward

C.unmvted

D.feature

E.embarrassment

F.unfollowed

G..control

H.extremely

I.overall

J.vowed

K.generally

L.ability

M.accepted

N.available

O.characters.词性归类答案解析第三篇Thepollof2,000adultsinEnglandwas<36>__________outaspartofthegovernment’sdrivetocurbpeople’sdrinkinghabits．

Thecampaignalsostressesthataheavydrinkingsessionisoften<37>__________byanunhealthybreakfast,whichagainhelpstopileonthepounds．

TheKnowYourLimitscampaignhasinthepastfocusedonother<38>__________0fdrinking,suchasdiseaserisk．

Butto<39>__________withthefocusonweight,theDepaIhiientofHealthcarriedoutresearchshowingaregularbeerdrinker,whodowned<喝>fivepintsaweekor250overthe<40>__________ofayear,packedawaythesamenumberofcaloriesassomeoneeating221doughnutsoverthespaceof12months．

Italsorevealedtheaveragewinedrinkerconsumed2,000calorieseachmonth．overthecourseofayear,thatisthe<41>__________ofeatingallextra38roastbeefdinners．

HealthministerPhilHopesaid,"Regularlydrinkingmorethanour<42>__________dailylimitscanhaveaknock-oneffectonourhealth,includinganexpandingwaistline．

"It’snotonlythecaloriesinthedrinksthemselvesthatcanhelptopileonthepounds,we’realsomore<43>__________toeatfattyfoodswhenwe’vehadonetoomany．"

HeatherCaswell,oftheBritishNutritionFoundation,added,"Mostpeoplewouldbaulk<犹豫>atconsumingafullglassofsinglecream,butwouldn’tmind<44>__________aboutacoupleofpints．"

"Butthecaloriecontentissimilarand,overtime,excessalcoholintakeislikelytoleadtoweightgain．"

AndaspokesmanfortheDrinkawareTrustadded："It’s<45>__________weareintheknowwhenitcomestowhatwearedrinking．".A.consequences

B.carried

C.communicate．

D.followed

E.equivalent

F.held

G.twice

H.likely

I.coincide

J.necessity

K.course

L.related

M.imperative

N.over

0.recommended.词性归类答案解析第四篇Judgesatlastweekend’sPizzaWorldChampionshipheldinParma,Italy,<36>__________theworld’stopmarghefitapizzatitletoAustralianchefJohnnyDiFrancesco,ownerofthe400GradirestaurantinBrunswick,aMelbournesuburb．

DiFrancesco,36,beatmorethan600competitorsfrom35countriestotake,hometheSpecialitaTraditionaleGarantitapizzaprizeinthe<37>__________competition．

Thewinandsubsequentpublicityhasmadethesmallrestaurantheownsinhishometownall<38>__________sensation<知名人物>．

"It’sbeenallamazingreaction,"DiFrancescotellsCNN．"Honestly,IjustwenttoNaplestodowhatIlove．Ididn’tthinkitwasgoingtomakesucha<39>__________．"

"Alotofpeoplethinkitiseasyto<40>__________amargheritabutitisoneofthehardest<pizzas>tomake,"DiFrancescotoldAustralianwebsiteGoodFood．

"Withalotofotherpizzasit’seasytomaskthe<41>__________withtoppings<配料>soyoudon’treallygettheflavoroutofthedough．Withamargheritathereisnohidinganythingthatisn’tright．"

Competitionrulesare<42>__________0nwhatingredientscantopthedough<面团>onthemargherita：onlypeeledtomatoes,certaintypesofmozzarella,garlic,oliveoil,saltandfreshbasilleavesareused．

DiFrancesco,whosayshe’sbeenmakingpizza<43>__________12yearsoldandstudiedpizza-makingatthehighlyregardedAssociazioneVeracePizzaNapoletanainNaples,Italy,callshimselfa<44>__________whenitcomestomakingpizza．

"It’sanhonortobepartofwhat<VeracePizzaNapoletanaldoes,strivingto<45>__________atraditionalwayofmakingpizzathewaythey’vedoneitinNaplesforhundredsofyears．"

.A.produce

B.flavor

C.rewarded

D.preserve

E.traditionalist

F.since

G.casual

H.awarded

I.overnight

J.annual

K.mess

L.after

M.conservative

N.strict

O.stir.词性归类答案解析第五篇"THINKINGishard,"<36>__________DanielDennet,aprofessorofphilosophyatTuftsUniversity．"Thinkingaboutsomeproblemsissohardthatitcanmakeyourheadachejustthinkingaboutthinkingaboutthem．"HehasspenthA.facenturyponderingsomeoftheknottiestproblemsaround：thenatureofmeaning,the<37>__________ofmindsandwhetherfreewillispossible．Hislatestbook,IntuitionPumps<直觉泵>andOtherToolsforThinking,isaprecisofthose50years,distilledinto77<38>__________andmostlybite-sizedchapters．

"Intuiuonpumps"arewhatMrDennetcallsthoughtexperimentsthataimtogetattherubofconcepts．Buttheaimofthisbookisnot<39>__________toshowhowthepumpswork,butto<40>__________themtohelpreadersthinkthroughsomeofthemostprofou