英语专业四级完形填空汇总练习题附答案).doc

一 四级英语每日练习
Passage 1
It is well known that teenage boys tend to do better 1)______ math than girls, that male high school students are more likely than their female counterparts 2)______ advanced math courses like calculus, that virtually all the great mathematicians 3)______ men. Are women born with 4)______ mathematical ability? Or does society's sexism slow their progress? In 1980, two Johns Hopkins University researchers tried 5)______ the eternal nature/nurture debate. Julian Stanley and Camilla Benbow 6)______ 10,000 talented seventh and eighth graders between 1972 and 1979. Using the Scholastic Aptitude Test, in which math questions are meant to measure ability rather than knowledge, they discovered 7)______ sex differences. 8)______ the verbal abilities of the males and females 9)______ differed, twice as many boys as girls scored over 500 (on a scale of 200 to 800) on mathematical ability; at the 700 level, the ratio was 14 to 1. The conclusion: males have 10)______ superior mathematical reasoning ability.
Benbow and Stanley's findings, 11)______ were published in "Science", disturbed some men and 12)______ women. Now there is comfort for those people in a new study from the University of Chicago that suggests math 13)______ not, after all, a natural male domain. Prof. Zalman Usiskin studied 1,366 tenth graders. They were selected from geometry classes and tested on their ability to solve geometry proofs, a subject requiring 14)______ abstract reasoning and spatial ability. The conclusion 15)______ by Usiskin: there are no sex differences in math ability.

1. A. at　　 B. to 　 C. of 　 D. about
2. A. in tackling B. tackling C. to tackle　 D. about tackling
3. A. might be　B. have been　C. must be D. had been
4. A. smaller 　B. less 　　 C. fewer　　D. not more
5. A. to settle B. to set 　 C. settling 　D. setting
6. A. were tested 　　B. have tested　　C. were testing　　　D. had tested
7. A. distinct 　B. instinct 　　C. remote 　D. vague
8. A. Since 　 B. However　 C. As D. While
9. A. scarcely not　B. virtually　C. largely　D. hardly
10. A. superficially 　　B. universally　　C. inherently　　　D. initially
11. A. as 　　B. that 　　C. which 　　D. all
12. A. few　　B. not a few　　C. not few　　D. quite few
13. A. be 　　B. were　　C. was 　　D. is
14. A. none of　　B. neither of 　　C. either　　D. both
15. A. got　　B. gained 　　C. reached 　　D. accomplished

Passage 2
We all know that a magician does not really depend on "magic" to perform his tricks, but on his ability to act at great speed. 16)______, this does not prevent us from enjoying watching a magician 17)______rabbits from a hat. 18)______ the greatest magician of all time was Harry Houdini who died in 1926. Houdini mastered the art of 19)______. He could free himself from the tight test knots or the most complicated locks in seconds. 20)______ no one really knows how he did this, there is no doubt 21)______ he had made a close study of every type of lock ever invented. He liked to carry a small steel needle like tool strapped to his leg and he used this inplace of a key.
Houdini once asked the Chicago police to lock him in prison. They 22)______ him in chains and locked him up, but he freed himself 23)______ an instant. The police 24)______ him of having used a tool and locked him up again . This time he wore no clothes and there were chains round his neck, waist, wrists, and legs; but he again escaped in a few minutes. Houdini had probably hidden his "needle" in a wax like 25)______ and dropped it on the floor in the passage. 26)______ he went past, he stepped on it so that it stuck to the bottom of his foot. His most famous escape, however, was 27)______ astonishing. He was heavily chained up and enclosed in an empty wooden chest, the lid of 28)______ was nailed down. The 29)______ was dropped into the sea in New York harbor. In one minute Houdini had swum to the surface. When the chest was 30)______, it was opened and the chains were found inside.

16. A. Generally B. However C. Possibly D. Likewise
17. A. to produce B. who produces C. produce　 D. how to produce
18. A. Out of the question 　B. Though C. Probably 　　 D. Undoubted
19. A. escaping 　 B. locking　　C. opening　　 D. dropping
20. A. Surprisingly B. Obviously 　　C. Perhaps D. Although
21. A. if 　　　 B. whether　 C. as to　　　　D. that
22. A. involved 　B. closed 　 C. connected　　 D. bound
23. A. at 　　　B. by 　　　　C. in 　　　　　D. for
24. A. rid 　　B. charged　　　C. accused　　　D. deprived
25. A. candle B. mud 　　　　C. something 　 D. substance
26. A. As 　　B. Usually　　　C. Maybe D. Then
27. A. overall　B. all but　　　C. no longer　　　D. altogether
28. A. it 　　B. which 　　　C. that 　　　　　D. him
29. A. chest B. body 　　　C. lid 　　　　　　D. chain
30. A. brought up B. sunk 　　C. broken apart 　D. snapped
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Passage 3
　 Who won the World cup 1998 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play? 31)______ an event takes place, newspapers are on the streets giving the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reporters are on the spot to gather the news. Newspapers have one basic 32)______, to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to 33)______ it. Radio, telegraph, television, and 34)______ inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. 35)______, this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly make use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 36)______ and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are 37)______ and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out into many other fields. Besides keeping readers 38)______ of the latest news, today's newspapers educate and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers' economic choices 39)______ advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very 40)______. Newspapers are sold at a price that 41)______ even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main 42)______ of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The success in selling advertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers. This 43)______ in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends somewhat on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment 44)______ in a newspaper's pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as source of information 45)______ the community, city, country, state, nation and world and even outer space.
31. A. Just when B. While C. Soon after D. Before
32. A. reason B. cause　C. problem D. purpose
33. A. make B. publish C. know D. write

34.
A. another
B. other　
C. one another
D. the other

35.
A. However
B. And
C. Therefore
D. So

36.
A. value
B. ratio　
C. rate
D. speed

37.
A. spread
B. passed
C. printed
D. completed

38.
A. inform
B. be informed　
C. to be informed
D. informed

39.
A. on
B. through　
C. with
D. of

40.
A. forms
B. existence　
C. contents
D. purpose

41.
A. tries to cover
B. manages to cover
C. fails to cover
D. succeeds in

42.
A. source
B. origin
C. course
D. finance

43.
A. measures
B. measured
C. is measured
D. was measured

44.
A. offering
B. offered
C. which offered　
D. to be offered

45.
A. by
B. with
C. at
D. about

Passage 4

The United States is well known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 46)______ these wide modern roads are generally 47)______ and well maintained, with 48)______ sharp curves and straight sections, a direct route is not always the most 49)______ one. Large highways often pass 50)______ scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally 51)______ large urban centers, which means that they become crowded with 52)______ traffic during rush hours, 53)______ the "fast, direct" route becomes a very slow route.

However, there is almost always another route to take 54)______ you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 55)______ new "superhighways", there are often older, 56)______ heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. 57)______ of these are good two lane roads; others are uneven roads curving through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along high 58)______, or down frightening hillside to towns 59)______ in deep valleys. Through these　less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 60)______the air is clean and scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a chance to get a fresh, clean view of the world.

46.
A. Although
B. Since　
C. Because　
D. Therefore

47.
A. stable
B. splendid
C. smooth
D. complicated

48.
A. little
B. few
C. much
D. many

49.
A. terrible　
B. possible
C. enjoyable　
D. profitable

50.
A. to
B. into
C. over
D. by

51.
A. lead
B. connect　
C. collect　
D. communicate

52.
A. large
B. fast
C. high
D. heavy

53.
A. when
B. for
C. but
D. that

54.
A. unless
B. if
C. as
D. since

55.
A. relatively 　
B. regularly　
C. respectively　
D. reasonably

56.
A. and
B. less
C. more
D. or

57.
A. All
B. Several　
C. Lots
D. Some

58.
A. rocks
B. cliffs
C. roads　
D. paths

59.
A. lying
B. laying
C. laid
D. lied

60.
A. there　
B. when
C. which　
D. where

Passage 5

Early Tudor England was to a large extent self-sufficient. Practically all the necessities of life -- food, clothing, fuel and housing -- were produced from native resources by native effort, and it was to 61)______ these primary needs that the great mass of the population labored 62)______ its daily tasks. Production was for the most part organized in innumerable small units. In the country the farm, the hamlet and the village lived on 63)______ they could grow or make for themselves, and 64) ______ the sale of any surplus in the local market town, 65)______ in the towns craftsmen applied themselves to their one-man business, making the boots and shoes, the caps and the cloaks, the 66)______ and harness of townsmen and countrymen 67)______. Once a week town and country would meet to make 68)______ at a market which came 69) ______ realizing the medieval idea of direct contact between producer and 70) ______. This was the traditional economy, which was hardly altered for some centuries, and which set the 71) ______ of work and the standard of life of perhaps nice out of 72) ______ ten English men and women. The work was long and 73)______, and the standard of life achieved was almost 74)______ low. Most Englishmen lied by a diet which was often 75)______ and always monotonous, wore coarse and ill-fitting clothes which harbored dirt undermine, and lived in holes whose squalor would affront the modern slum dweller.

61.
A. settle
B. answer
C. satisfy
D. fill

62.
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. with
63.
A. which
B. what
C. whether
D. where

64.
A. with
B. by
C. on
D. for

65.
A. although
B. while
C. nevertheless
D. when

66.
A. machines
B. apparatus
C. equipment
D. implement

67.
A. similar
B. skin
C. like
D. alike

68.
A. exchange
B. bargain
C. dealing
D. ride

69.
A. close at
B. adjacent to
C. near to
D. near-by

70.
A. consumer
B. buyer
C. user
D. shopper

71.
A. model
B. form
C. pattern
D. method

72.
A. every
B. each
C. the
D. other

73.
A. cruel
B. hard
C. ruthless
D. severe

74.
A. unimaginatively
B. unimaginably
C. imaginarily
D. unimaginedly

75.
A. weak
B. little
C. meager
D. sparse

Passage 6

Unlike most sports, which evolved over time from street games, basketball was designed by one man to suit a particular purpose. The man was Dr. James Naismith, and his purpose was to invent a vigorous game that could be played indoors in the winter.

In 1891, Naismith was an instructor at a training school, which trained physical education instructors for the YMCAs. That year the school was trying 76)______ up with a physical activity that the men could enjoy 77)______ the football and baseball seasons. None of the standard indoor activities 78)______ their interest for long. Naismith was asked to solve the problem by the school.

He first tried to 79)______ some of the popular outdoor sports, but they were all too rough. The men were getting bruised form tackling each other and 80)______ hit with equipment. So, Naismith decided to invent a game that would incorporate the most common elements of outdoor team sports without having the real physical contact.

Most popular sports used a ball, so he chose a soccer ball because it was soft and large enough that it 81)______ no equipment, such as a bat or a racket to hit it. Next he decided 82)______ an elevated goal, so that scoring world depend on skill and accuracy rather than on 83)______ only.
His goals were two peach baskets, 84)______ to ten-foot-high balconies at each end of the gym. The basic 85)______ of the game was to throw the ball into the basket. Naismith worth rules for the game, 86)______ of which, though with some small changes, are still 87)______ effect.
Basketball was an immediate success. The students 88)______ it to their friends and the new sport quickly 89)______ on. Today, basketball is one of the most popular games 90)______ the world.

76.
A. to have come
B. coming
C. come
D. to come

77.
A. between       
B. during
C. when
D. for

78.
A. roused
B. held
C. had
D. were

79.
A. imitate
B. adopt
C. adapt
D. renovate

80.
A. being
B. to be
C. been
D. were

81.
A. requested
B. used
C. required
D. took

82.
A. on
B. to
C. of
D. with

83.
A. power
B. strength
C. force
D. might

84.
A. fixed
B. fixing
C. that fix
D. which fixed

85.
A. method
B. rule
C. way
D. idea

86.
A. few
B. much
C. many
D. little

87.
A. with
B. in       
C. on
D. for

88.
A. defined
B. spread
C. taught
D. discussed

89.
A. went
B. took
C. put
D. caught

90.
A. of
B. throughout
C. among
D. through

1. A
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. A
6. D

7. A
8. D
9. D
10. C
11. C
12. B

13. D
14. D
15. C
16. B
17. C
18. C

19. A
20. D
21. D
22. D
23. C
24. C

25. D
26. A
27. D
28. B
29. A
30. A

31. C
32. D
33. C
34. B
35. A
36. D

37. C
38. D
39. B
40. B
41. C
42. A

43. C
44. B
45. D
46. A
47. C
48. B

49. C
50. D
51. B
52. D
53. A
54. B

55. A
56. B
57. D
58. B
59. A
60. D

61. C
62. A
63. B
64. C
65. B
66. D

67. D
68. A
69. C
70. A
71. C
72. A

73. B
74. B
75. C
76. D
77. A
78. B

79. C
80. A
81. C
82. A
83. B
84. A

85. D
86. C
87. B
88. C
89. B
90. B
Cloze

Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Select the correct choice for each blank.

Aesthetic thought of a distinctively modern bent emerged during the 18th century.    The western philosophers and critics of this time devoted much attention to such matters (1)_____ natural beauty, the sublime, and representation -- a trend refl