考研英语完型填空练习题及答案

完型填空练习题

Text1

Everyhumanbeinghasuniquearrangementofskinonhisfingersandthisarrangementisunchangeable.

Scientistsandexpertshaveprovedthe1offinger-printsanddiscoveredthatno2similarpatternis_3_from

parentstochildren,4nobodyknowswhythisisthe5.

Theridge6onaperson'fingerdoesn'tchange7growthandisnotaffectedby8injuries.Bums,cuts

andotherdamagestothe9partoftheskinwillbereplaced10byanewonewhichbearsthereproductionof

the11pattern.Itisonlywhentheinnerskinisinjuredthatthearrangementwillbe12Somecriminals

makeuseofthisto13theirownfinger-prints14thisisadangerousandrarestepto15.

Finger-printscanbemadeveryeasilywithaprinter'sink.Theycanberecordedeasily.Withspecialmethod,16

canbeachievedsuccessfullywithinashorttime.17thesimplicityandeconomyofthissystem,finger-printhave

oftenbeenusedasamethodofsolvingcriminalcases.A8manmaydenythechargebutthismaybe19.His

finger-printscanprovewhoheisevenhis20hasbeenchangedbyageoraccident.

1.A.uselessnessB.quantityC.magnitudeD.uniqueness

2.A.naturallyB.exactlyC.especiallyD.particularly

3.A.passedonB.passedawayC.passedoutD.passedoff

4.A.ifB.whenC.thoughD.as

5.A.reasonB.causeC.groundD.case

6.A.constructionB.structureC.locationD.position

7.A.withB.becauseofC.untilD.under

8.A.graveB.severeC.substantialD.superficial

9.A.outsideB.outwardC.innerD.outer

10.A.intimeB.ontimeC.attimesD.behindtime

11.A.originalB.differentC.definiteD.customary

12.A.restoredB.hurtC.destroyedD.restricted

13.A.diminishB.disposeC.undermineD.remove

14.A.andB.butC.whenD.if

15.A.makeB.takeC.doD.adapt

16.A.realizationB.detectionC.identificationD.investigation

17.A.InspiteofB.IrrespectiveofC.BecauseofD.Incaseof

18.A.suspectedB.doubtedC.distrustedD.doubtful

19.A.outofcaseB.invainC.atrandomD.inquestion

20.A.lookB.expressionC.appearanceD.sight

Text2

Whentelevisionfirstbegantoexpand,veryfewofthepeoplewhohadbecomefamousasradiocommentators

wereequallyeffectiveontelevision.Someofthe1theyexperiencedwhentheyweretryingto2themselvesto

thenewmediumweretechnical.Whenworking3radio,forexample,theyhadbecome4toseeingon5of

thelistener.This6ofseeingfbrothersmeansthatthe7hastobeverygoodattalking.8all,hehastobe

ableto9acontinuoussequenceofvisualimageswhich10meaningtothesoundswhichthelistenerhears.In

the11oftelevision,however,thecommentatorsees12withtheviewer.Hisrole,therefore,is13different.

Heistheretomake14thattheviewerdoesnot15somepointsofinterest,tohelphim16onparticular

things,andto17theimagesonthetelevisionscreen.18hisradiocolleague,hemustknowthe19of

silenceandhowtouseitatthosemoments20thepicturesspeaksforthemselves.

1.A.difficultiesB.successesC.sufferingsD.incidents

2.A.turnB.adaptC.alterD.modify

3.A.onB.atC.withD.behind

4.A.experiencedB.determinedC.establishedD.accustomed

5.A.accountB.sideC.pointD.behalf

6.A.efficiencyB.technologyC.artD.performance

7.A.commentatorB.TVviewerC.speakerD.author

8.A.OfB.ForC.AboveD.In

9.A.inspireB.createC.causeD.perceive

10.A.addB.applyC.affectD.reflect

11.A.occasionB.eventC.factD.case

12.A.somethingB.nothingC.everythingD.anything

13.A.equallyB.completelyC.initiallyD.hardly

14.A.definiteB.possibleC.sureD.clear

15.A.loseB.depriveC.relieveD.miss

16.A.focusB.attendC.followD.insist

17.A.exhibitB.demonstrateC.exposeD.interpret

18.A.LikeB.UnlikeC.AsD.For

19.A.purposeB.goalC.valueD.intention

20.A.ifB.whenC.whichD.as

Text3

Geographyisthestudyoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheland.Geographerscompareandcontrast_L

placesonearth.Buttheyalso2beyondtheindividualplacesandconsidertheearthasa3.Theword

Geography4fromtwoGreekwords,ge,theGreekwordfor“earth“andgraphein,5means“towrite”.The

Englishwordgeographymeans“todescribetheearth”.6geographybooks7onasmallarealikeatownor

city.Otherdealwithastate,aregion,anation,oran8continent.Manygeographybooksdealwiththewhole

earth.Another9todividethestudyof10istodistinguishbetweenphysicalgeographyand11geography.

Theformerfbcusonthenaturalworld;the12startswithhumanbeingsandstudies13humanbeingandtheir

environmentact14eachother.15whengeographyisconsideredasasinglesubject,16branchcan

neglecttheother.

Ageographermightbedescribed17onewhoobserves,records,andexplainsthe18betweenplaces.If

placeswerealike,therewouldbelittleneedforgeographer.

Weknow,19,thatnotwoplacesareexactlythesame.Geography,20,isapointofview,aspecialwayof

lookingatplaces.

1.A.similarB.distantC.variousD.famous

2.A.passB.goC.reachD.get

3.A.wholeB.untilC.partD.total

4.A.fallsB.resultsC.removesD.comes

5.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.it

6.A.SomeB.MostC.ManyD.Few

7.A.relyB.restC.reckonD.focus

8.A.extensiveB.overallC.entireD.enormous

9.A.wayB.meansC.habitD.technique

10.A.worldB.earthC.geographyD.globe

11.A.mentalB.militaryC.economicD.cultural

12.A.secondB.nextC.laterD.latter

13.A.whenB.whatC.whereD.how

14.A.uponB.asC.forD.to

15.A.AndB.ButC.ThereforeD.For

16.A.neitherB.oneC.eitherD.each

17.A.forB.asC.toD.by

18.A.exceptionsB.samenessC.differenceD.divisions

19.A.moreoverB.meanwhileC.howeverD.orelse

20.A.stillB.thenC.neverthelessD.moreover

Text4

Smokingmaybeapleasureforsomepeople.1,itisaserioussourceof2fortheirfellows.Nowmedical

authoritiesexpresstheir3_abouttheeffectofsmoking4thehealthnotonlyofthosewhosmokebutalso

thosewhodonot.5,nonsmokerswhomust6inhaletheairpollutedbytobaccosmokemay7morethan

thesmokersthemselves.

Asyouare8informed,aconsiderablenumberofstudentshave9inaeffortto10theuniversityto

11_smokingintheclassroom.Ibelievetheyare12rightintheiraim.However,Iwouldhopethatitis13to

achievethisbycal1ing14thesmokerstousegoodjudgmentandshowconcernforother15thanby

regulation.

Smokingis16bycitybylawsintheatresandinhallsusedforshowingfilmsaswellasinlaboratorieswhere

theremaybeafirehazard.17,itisuptoyougood18.

1amthereforeaskingyouto19"Nosmoking“intheauditoriums,classroomsandseminarrooms.Thiswill

provethatyouhavethenonsmoker'shealthandwell-being20,whichisveryimportanttoalargenumberofour

students.

1.A.HenceB.HoweverC.AnywayD.Furthermore

2.A.joyB.discomfortC.convenienceD.relief

3.A.considerationB.attentionC.beliefD.concern

4.A.againstB.forC.inD.on

5.A.InconsequenceB.OntheotherhandC.InfactD.Afterall

6.A.instinctivelyB.instantlyC.spontaneouslyD.reluctantly

7.A.sufferB.subjectC.submitD.sustain

8.A.certainB.sureC.doubtlessD.right

9.A.enteredB.joinedC.attendedD.involved

10.A.reasonB.persuadeC.argueD.suggest

11.A.stopB.objectC.banD.prevent

12.A.entirelyB.likelyC.generallyD.possibly

13.A.likelyB.probableC.properD.possible

14.A.outB.forC.onD.up

15.A.ratherB.betterC.moreD.other

16.A.prohibitedB.protectedC.reservedD.cleared

17.A.FurthermoreB.ConsequentlyC.NeverthelessD.Elsewhere

18.A.ideaB.dutyC.senseD.responsibility

19.A.persistB.maintainC.stickD.adhere

20.A.inmindB.inheadC.inheartD.inmemory

Text5

HavingpassedwhatIconsideredtheworstobstacle,ourspiritsrose.We1towardstheleftofthecliff,where

thegoingwasbetter,2rathersteeper.Herewefoundlittlesnow,3mostofitseemedtohavebeen4off

themountain.Therewasno5ofthemountaininthedistancebecausethecloudswereformingallaroundus.

About1o'clockastorm6suddenly.Wehadtimetohave7itsapproachbutwewereconcentratingon

cuttingsteps,and8wehadtimetodoanything,wewereblindedbysnow.Wecouldnotmoveupordownand

hadtowait9.gettingcolderandcolder.10my6ood（兜帽），mynoseandcheekswerefrostbittenandIdared

nottakeahandoutofmyglovetowarmthem.

Aftertwohoursofthis,IrealizedwewouldhavetodoIItoavoidbeingfrozentodeathwherewestood.

FromtimetotimethroughthemistIhad12theoutlineofadark（扶壁）justaboveus,todescendinthe

windwas13question:ouronlyhopewastoscrambleuptothisbuttress,anddigoutaplatformatthefootofit

onwhichwecould14ourtent.

Weclimbedtothisplaceandstartedto15theice.Atfirstmycompanionseemedtoregardthe16as

hopelessbutgraduallythewind17andhecheeredup,18wehadmadeaplatformbigenoughtoputupthe

tent,andwedidthisas19wecould.We20intooursleepingbagsandfellasleep,fellingthatwewerelucky

tobestillalive.

1.A.setB.gotC.madeD.took

2.AevenB.thoughC.soD.if

3.A.whenB.whereC.asD.sothat

4.A.fallenB.flownC.splitD.blown

5.A.viewB.visionC.lookD.glimpse

6.A.cameupB.cameoutC.cameoverD.cameon

7.A.viewedB.noticedC.notifiedD.glanced

8.A.afterB.beforeC.unlessD.until

9.A.motionlesslyB.constantlyC.steadilyD.continually

10.A.InspiteofB.InrelationtoC.IncaseofD.Intheeventof

11.A.anythingB.nothingC.somethingD.everything

12.A.laidoutB.madeoutC.drawnoutD.markedout

13.A.withoutB.inC.beyondD.outofdate

14.A.wrenchB.wedgeC.padD.pinch

15.A.cutdownB.cutawayC.cutoutD.cutoff

16.A.positionB.situationC.occupationD.orientation

17.A.diedoutB.diedoffC.diedbackD.dieddown

18.A.InsteadofB.FurthermoreC.IndeedD.Atlast

19.A.wellB.goodC.bestD.better

20.A.climbedB.crashedC.creptD.crawled

Text6

Why,youmaywonder,shouldspidersbeourfriends?Becausetheydestroysomanyinsects,andinsects__L

someofthegreatestenemiesofthehumanrace.Insectswouldmake2impossibleforustoliveintheworld.

Theywoulddevour（eatupquickly）allourcropsandkillourflocksandherds,wereitnot3theprotectionweget

frominsect-eatinganimals.We4alottothebirdsandbeastswhoeatinsectsbutallofthem5togetherkill

onlyafractionofthe6destroyedbyspiders.7.unlikesomeoftheinsecteaters,spidersneverdotheleast

8_tousorourbelongings.

Spidersarenotinsects,9manypeoplethink,10evennearlyrelatedtothem.Onecantellthe_11

almostataglance,12aspideralwayshaseightlegsbutaninsectnevermorethansix.

Howmanyspidersare13inthisworkonour14?Oneauthority15spidersmadea16ofthe

spidersinagrassfieldinthesouthofEngland,andheestimatedthatthereweremorethan2250000inoneacre;that

is17like6000000spidersofdifferentkindsonafootballfield.Spidersarebusyforatleasthalftheyearin

killinginsects.Itis18tomakemorethanthe19guessathowmanytheykill,buttheyarehungrycreature,

not20withonlythreemealsaday.

1.A.includeB.involveC.consistD.cover

2.A.thisB.thatC.itD.them

3.A.withB.forC.ofD.on

4.A.devoteB.dedicateC.oweD.contribute

5.A.gottenB.putC.linkedD.associated

6.A.numberB.amountC.plentyD.proportion

7.A.ConsequentlyB.MoreoverC.ConverselyD.However

8.A.damageB.ruinC.goodD.harm

9.A.asB.whichC.becauseD.though

10.A.soB.eitherC.norD.none

11.A.likenessB.differenceC.similarityD.appearance

12.A.ifB.althoughC.forD.when

13.A.participatedB.joinedC.enclosedD.involved

14.A.honorB.sakeC.sideD.behalf

15.A.onB.inC.aboutD.with

16.A.censusB.consensusC.conscienceD.consciousness

17.A.nothingB.somethingC.anythingD.everything

18.A.likelyB.uselessC.impossibleD.probable

19.A.broadestB.widestC.bravestD.wildest

20.A.concernedB.identifiedC.patientD.content

Text7

Chequeshavelargelyreplacedmoneyasameansofexchange,fortheyarewidelyacceptedeverywhere.

Thoughthisisvery1forbothbuyerandseller,itshouldnotbeforgottenthatcheuqesarenotrealmoney:they

arequite2inthemselves.Ashop-keeperalwaysrunsacertain3whenheacceptsachequeandheisquite_4

hisrightsif,5,herefusestodoso.

Peopledonotalwaysknowthisandareshockediftheirgoodfaithiscalled6.Anoldandverywealth

friendofminetoldmehehadanextremelyunpleasant7.Hewenttoafamousjewelleryshopwhichkeepsa

large8ofpreciousstonesandaskedtobeshownsomepearlnecklaces.Afterexaminingseveraltrays,he9to

buyaparticularlyfinestringofpearlsandaskedifhecouldpay10cheque.Theassistantsaidthatthiswasquite

11_,butthemomentmyfriendsignedhisname,hewasinvitedintothemanager'soffice.

Themanagerwasverypolite,butheexplainedthatsomeonewith12thesamenamehadpresentedthem

witha13chequenotlongage.Hetoldmyfriendthatthepolicewouldarrive14anymomentandhehad

betterstay15hewantedtogetintoserioustrouble.16、thepolicearrivedsoonafterwardsTheyapologizedto

myfriendforthe17andaskedhimto18anotewhichhadbeenusedbythethiefinanumberofshop.The

note19haveaguninmypocket.Asknoquestionsandgivemeallthemoneyinthesafe."20,myfiriend's

handwritingwasquiteunlikethethief's.

1.A.complicatedB.trivialC.bearableD.convenient

2.A.valuelessB.invaluableC.valuableD.indefinite

3.A.dangerB.changeC.riskD.opportunity

4.A.withinB.beyondC.withoutD.outof

5.A.ingeneralB.attheleastC.onoccasionD.inshort

6.A.indifficultyB.indoubtC.inearnestD.inquestion

7.A.accidentB.experienceC.eventD.incident

8.A.amountB.stockC.numberD.store

9.A.consideredB.thoughtC.conceivedD.decided

10.A.byB.inC.withD.through

11.A.inorderB.inneedC.inuseD.incommon

12.A.largelyB.mostlyC.exactlyD.extremely

13.A.worthB.worthyC.worthwhileD.worthless

14.A.forB.atC.untilD.during

15.A.whetherB.ifC.otherwiseD.unless

16.A.ReallyB.SureenoughC.CertainlyD.However

17.A.treatmentB.mannerC.inconvenienceD.behavior

18.A.writeoffB.writeoutC.copyoutD.makeout

19.A.readB.toldC.wroteD.informed

20.A.EspeciallyB.FortunatelyC.NaturallyD.Basically

Text8

InOctober2002,GoldmanSachsandDeutscheBank1anewelectronicmarketforeconomicindicesthat

2_substantialeconomicrisks,suchasnonfarmpayroll(ameasureofjobavailability)andretailsales.Thisnew

marketwasmadepossiblebya3ratingtechnology,developedbyLongitude,aNewYorkcompanyproviding

softwareforfinancialmarkets,4theParimutuelDigitalCallAuction.Thisis“digital”5ofadigitaloption:

i.e.,itpaysoutonlyifanunderlyingindexliesinanarrow,discreterange.Ineffect,Longitudehascreatedahorse

race,whereeach“horse”winsifand6thespecifiedindexfallsinaspecifiedrange.Bycreatinghorsesforevery

possibl7oftheindex,andallowingpeopletobet8anynumberofrunners,thecompanyhasproduceda

liquidintegratedelectronicmarketforawidearrayoptionsoneconomicindices.

Tenyearsagoitwas9impossibletomakeuseofelectronicinformationabouthomevalues.Now,mortgage

lendershaveonlineautomatedvaluationmodelsthatallowthemtoestimatevaluesandto10theriskintheir

portfolios.Thishasledtoaproliferationoftypesofhomeloan,someof11haveimprovedrisk-management

characteristics.

Wearealsobeginningtoseenewkindsof12forhomes,whichwillmakeitpossibletoprotectthevalueof

]3_,formostpeople,isthesinglemostimportant14oftheirwealth.TheYaleUniversity-Neighbourhood

ReinvestmentCorporationprogramme,151astyearinthecityofSyracuse,inNewYorkstate,maybeamodel

forhome-equityinsurancepoliciesthat16sophisticatedeconomicindicesofhousepricestodefinethe17of

thepolicy.Electronicfuturesmarketsthatarebasedoneconometricindicesofhousepricesbycity,alreadybegunby

CityIndexandIGIndexinBritainandnow18developedintheUnitedStates,willenablehome-equityinsurers

tohedgetherisksthattheyacquirebywritingthesepolicies.

Theseexamplesarenotimpressivesuccessesyet.Butthey19asearlyprecursorsofatechnologythatshould

onedayhelpustodealwiththemassiverisksofinequalitythat20willbesetusincomingyears.

1.A.createdB.generatedC.initiatedD.originated

2.A.reproduceB.restoreC.representD.resume

3.A.sophisticatedB.expensiveC.availableD.established

4.A.madeB.calledC.askedD.read

5.A.inthecourseB.intheeventC.inthelightD.inthesense

6.A.whenB.untilC.nowthatD.onlyif

7.A.extentB.rangeC.lineD.area

8.A.forB.inC.onD.up

9.A.virtuallyB.admittedlyC.absolutelyD.originally

10.A.assumeB.assessC.dismissD.erase

11.A.themB.whichC.thatD.whom

12.A.managementB.insuranceC.securityD.technology

13.A.whatB.thoseC.whereD.it

14.A.guaranteeB.protectionC.componentD.source

15.A.securedB.sponsoredC.releasedD.launched

16.A.looktoB.setupC.laydownD.relyon

17.A.termsB.specificationsC.conceptsD.consequences

18.A.isB.beingC.beenD.are

19.A.emergeBappearC.standD.arise

20.A.somehowB.anywayC.otherwiseD.thereby

Text9

Globalizationwillhaveapowerfuleffectonthefutureofdining.Recipesandmealsfromtheworld'skitchens

willbe1anywhereandanytime.Globalizationisthemaster2thatwilldrivetheworldoffood.Formerly

remote3andcookingstylesarecreatingawholenewculinarymosaicastheyare4andreinterpretedall

overtheworld.

Fortheglobe-trottingbusinessman,foodsavvywillbeanimportant5ofcareermastery.Beingsuccessfulin

SouthAmericaortheFarEastmeanshavinginsight6anotherculture,andlocal7willbecomeanimportant

componentofthat.Peoplewillneed8offoodandingredientsfromdifferentcontinentsandculturesasoneaspect

of9,culturalexchange,andsuccess.

10,culinaryglobalismwillnotbelimitedtophysicaltravel.Chefswilllearnabout11ingredients,recipes,

andtechniqueswithouteverleavingtheirkitchens.Soulfoodwillcontinuetoappeal,evenasdinersgrowmore

12.Lookforcollardgreensandfriedchickenonthemenusofupscalerestaurants.Fast-casualrestaurants—trendy

eateriesthatcombinespeedandquality-shouldkeepgrowingin13.Ethniccuisineswill14globallyand

combine:Lookforchifa,amixtureofJapaneseandSpanishfoods,15itsnativePeru.Uzbekdishes,

meanwhile,combinePersian,Russian,andChinese16atbistrosinNewYorkandChicago.

Pizzaonagriddle?NewYorkchefMarioBataliisamongthose17pizza,makingitthinner,healthier,and

more18.Onesizedoesnotfitall:lookfordesignerdelis,19youcanchoosefromawidevarietyofmainand

20dishestotakehomeandheatupyourself.

1[A]suitable[B]reliable[C]identifiable[Dlavailable

2[A]trend[B]fashion[C|tendency|D|style

3|A]components|B|foods[CJingredients|D|stuffs

4[A]transported[B]transplanted[C]