英語(yǔ)四級(jí)選詞填空練習(xí)(共14頁(yè))

1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上英語(yǔ)四級(jí)選詞填空專(zhuān)項(xiàng)練習(xí)Reading in Depth Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Eac

2、h choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Passage 1What is it about Americans and food? We love to eat, but we feel 1 about it

3、 afterward. We say we want only the best, but we strangely enjoy junk food. Were 2 with health and weight loss but face an unprecedented epidemic of obesity(肥胖). Perhaps the 3 to this ambivalence(矛盾情結(jié)) lies in our history. The first Europeans came to this continent searching for new spices but went

4、in vain. The first cash crop(經(jīng)濟(jì)作物) wasnt eaten but smoked. Then there was Prohibition, intended to prohibit drinking but actually encouraging more 4 ways of doing it.The immigrant experience, too, has been one of inharmony. Do as Romans do means eating what “real Americans” eat, but our nations food

5、 has come to be 5 by importspizza, say, or hot dogs. And some of the countrys most treasured cooking comes from people who arrived here in shackles.Perhaps it should come as no surprise then that food has been a medium for the nations defining struggles, whether at the Boston Tea Party or the sitins

6、 at southern lunch counters. It is integral to our concepts of health and even morality whether one refrains from alcohol for religious reasons or evades meat for political 6But strong opinions have not brought 7 . Americans are ambivalent about what they put in their mouths. We have become 8 of our

7、 foods, especially as we learn more about what they contain.The 9 in food is still prosperous in the American consciousness. Its no coincidence, then, that the first Thanksgiving holds the American imagination in such bondage(束縛). Its what we eatand how we 10 it with friends, family, and strangersth

8、at help define America as a community today.A. answer B. result C. share D. guilty E. constant F. defined G. vanish H. adaptedI. creativeJ. beliefK. suspiciousL. certaintyM. obsessedN. identifyO. idealsPassage 2After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had go

9、od news to report: The damage and death toll(死亡人數(shù)) could have been much worse. More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, and earthquake of similar _1_ that shook America in 1998 claimed 25,000 victims.Injuries and deaths were _2_ less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:

10、31 a.m. On a holiday, when traffic was light on the citys highway. In addition, _3_ made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the citys buildings and highways, making them more _4_ to quakes.In the past, making structures quake-resist-ant meant firm yet

11、 _5_ materials, such as steel and wood, that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to _6_ the impact of ground vibrations. The most _7_ designs give buildings brains as well as concrete an

12、d steel supports, called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquakes vibrations. When ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would _8_ the building to shift in the opposite direction. The new designs should offer even greater _9_ to cities where

13、 earthquakes ofen take place.The new smart structures could be very _10_ to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.AchangesBflexibleCdecreaseDrecentEpushFreduceGrelativelyHsafetyIresistantJexpensiveKforceLaccordinglyMintensityNsecurityOop

14、posedPassage 3Wise buying is a positive way in which you can make your money go further. The way you go about purchasing an article or a service can actually  1  you money or can add to the cost. Take the  2  example of a hairdryer. If you are buying a hairdryer, you might think

15、that you are making the  3 buy if you choose one whose look you like and which is also the cheapest  4 price. But when you get it home you may find that it takes twice as long as a more expensive  5  to dry your hair.The cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could we

16、ll make your hairdryer the most expensive one of all.So what principles should you  6  when you go out shopping? If you keep your home, your car or any valuable  7 in excellent condition, youll be saving money in the long run. Before you buy a new  8 , talk to someone who owns on

17、e .If you can, use it or borrow it to check it suits your particular purpose. Before you buy an expensive  9 , or a service, do check the price and what is on offer. If possible, choose 10 three items or three estimates.ApossessionBsaveCbestDapplianceEmaterialFfromGsimpleHwithIinJelementKmodelL

18、itemMeasyNadoptOreasonablePassage 4Theres no question that the Earth is getting hotter. The real questions are: How much of the warming is our fault, and are we 1 to slow the devastation by controlling our insatiable 2 for fossil fuels?Global warming can seem too 3 to worry about, or too uncertain-s

19、omething projected by the same computer 4 that often cant get next weeks weather right. On a raw winter day you might think that a few degrees of warming wouldnt be such a bad thing anyway. And no doubt about it: Warnings about 5 change can sound like an environmentalist scare tactic, meant to force

20、 us out of our cars and restrict our lifestyles.Comforting thoughts, perhaps. Unfortunately, however, the Earth has some discomforting news. From Alaska to the snowy peaks of the Andes the world is heating up right now, and fast. Globally, the 6 is up 1°F over the past century, but some of the

21、coldest, most remote spots have warmed much more. The results arent pretty. Ice is 7 , rivers are running dry, and coasts are 8 , threatening communities.The 9 are happening largely out of sight. But they shouldnt be out of mind, because they are omens of whats in store for the 10 of the planet.Arem

22、oteBtechniquesCconsistingDrestEwillingFclimateGskillHappetiteImeltingJvanishingKerodingLtemperatureMcuriosityNchangesOskillfulPassage 5It seems you always forgetyour reading glasses when you are rushing to work, your coat when you are going to the cleaners, your credit card when you are shopping.Suc

23、h absent-mindedness may be 1 to you; now British and German scientists are developing memory glasses that record everything the 2 sees.The glasses can play back memories later to help the wearer remember things they have forgotten such as where they left their keys. And the glasses also 3 the user t

24、o "label" items so that information can be used later on. The wearer could walk around an office or a factory identifying certain 4 by pointing at them. Objects indicated are then given a 5 label on a screen inside the glasses that the user then fills in.It could be used in 6 plants by mec

25、hanics looking to identify machine parts or by electricians wiring a 7 device.A spokesman for the project said: "A car mechanic for 8 could find at a glance where a part on a certain car model is so that it can be identified and repaired. For the motorist the system could 9 accident black spots

26、 or dangers on the road."In other cases the glasses could be worn by people going on a guided tour, 10 points of interest or by people looking at panoramas where all the sites could be identified.A allowB instanceC blankD industrialE frustratingF itemsG indicatingH highlight I userJ complicated

27、K whiteL annoyingM successfulN articlesO simplePassage 6For many environmentalists, the world seems to be getting worse. They have developed a hitlist of our main fears: natural resources are 1 out? the population is ever growing, leaving less and less to eat? species are becoming 2 in vast numbers,

28、 and the planets air and water are becoming ever more polluted.But a quick look at the facts shows a different picture. First, energy and other natural resources have become more 3 not less so, since the book The Limits to Growth was published in 1972 by a group of scientists. Second, more food is n

29、ow produced per 4 of the worlds population than at any time in history. Fewer people are 5 . Third, although species are indeed becoming extinct, only about 0.7% of them are expected to disappear in the next 50 years, not 2550%, as has so often been 6 . And finally, most forms of environmental pollu

30、tion either appear to have been 7 , or are transient associated with the early stages of industrialization and therefore best cured not by restricting economic growth, but by 8 it. One form of pollution the release of greenhouse gases that causes global warming does appear to be a phenomenon that is

31、 going to extend well into our future, but its total impact is unlikely to 9 a devastating (令人心神不安的) problem. A bigger problem may well turn out to be an inappropriate response to it.Yet opinion polls suggest that many people nurture the belief that environmental standards are declining and some fac

32、tors seem to cause this disjunction between 10 and reality.A) pose B) exaggerated C) accelerating D) extinct E) exist F) perception G) wealthy H) magnifiedI) starvingJ) headK) runningL) predictedM) abundantN) conceptionO) reducingPassage 7EI NIno is name given to the masterious and often unpredictab

33、le change in the climate of the world.This strange _1_happens every five to eight years.It starts in the PAacific Ocean and is thought to be caused by a failure in the trade winds(信風(fēng))，which affects the ocean currents driven by these winds. As the trade winds lessen in _2_,the ocean comperatures rise

34、 causing the Peru current flowing in form the east to warm up by as much as 5C.The warming of the ocean has far-reaching effects.The hot,humid(潮濕的)air over the ocean causes severe _3_thunderstorms.The rainfall is increased acrossAounth American _4_floods to Peru.In the West pacific,there are drought

35、s affecting Australia and Indonesia.So while some parts of the world perpare for heavy rains and floods,other parts face drought,poor crops and_5_.EI Nino usually lasts for about 18 months The 1982-83 EI Nino brough the most_6_weather in mordern history .Its effect was worldwide and it left more tha

36、n 2,000 people dead and caused over eight billion pounds _7_of damage.The 1990 EI Nino will _9_,but they are still not _10_sure what leads to it or what affects how strong it will be.A)estimate B)strength C)deliberately D)notify E)tropical F)phenomenon G)stable H)attractionI)completelyJ)destructiveK

37、)starvationL)bringingM)exhaustionN)worthO)strikePassage 8Have you ever known anyone famous? If so, you may have found that they are remarkably similar to the rest of us. You may have even heard them _1_ to people saying there is anything different about them. “Im really just a normal guy,” _2_ an ac

38、tor who has recently rocketed into the spotlight. There is, of course, usually a brief period when they actually start to believe they are as great as their _3_ fans suggest. They start to wear _4_ clothes and talk as if everyone should hear what they have to say. This period, however, does not ofte

39、n last long. They fall back to reality as fast as they had _5_ risen above it all. What will it feel like to soar to such _6_ and look down like an eagle from up high on everyone else? And what will it feel like to have flown so high only to _7_ from your dream and realize you; are only human? Some

40、only see the _8_ in losing something they had gained. They often make _9_ attempts to regain what they lost. Often these efforts result in even greater pain. Some become _10_ financially and emotionally. The only real winners are those who are happy to be back on the ground with the rest of us.A) de

41、sperateB) disappointingC) crueltyD) bankruptE) fancyF) protectsG) altitudeH) similarlyI) wakeJ) contestK) objectL) worshippingM) dignityN) originallyO) protestsPassage 9When Roberto Feliz came to the USA from the Dominican Republic, he knew only a few words of English .Education soon became a _1_. “

42、I couldnt understand anything,” he said. He _2_ from his teachers, came home in tears , and thought about dropping out.Then Mrs. Malave , a bilingual educator, began to work with him while teaching him math and science in his _3_Spanish.“She helped me stay smart while teaching me English ,”he said .

43、Given the chance to demonstrate his ability, he _4_ confidence and began to succeed in school.Today, he is a _5_ doctor, runs his own clinic ,and works with several hospitals .Every day ,he uses the language and academic skills he _6_ through bilingual education to treat his patients.Robertos story

44、is just one of _7_ success stories. Research has shown that bilingual education is the most _8_ way both to teach children English and ensure that they succeed academically. In Arizona and Texas, bilingual students _9_ outperform their peers in monolingual programs. Calexico, Calif. , implemented bi

45、lingual education, and now has dropout rates that are less than half the state average and college _10_ rates of more than 90%.In E1 Paso ,bilingual education programs have helped raise student scores from the lowest in Texas to among the highest in the nation.A) wonder B) acquired C) consistentlyD)

46、 regainedE) nightmareF) native G) acceptance H) effectiveI) hidJ) prominentK) decentL) countlessM) recalledN) breakthroughO) automaticallyPassage 10As war spreads to many corners of the globe, children sadly have been drawn into the center of conflicts. In Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Colombia, however,

47、 groups of children have been taking part in peace education _1_. The children, after learning to resolve conflicts, took on the _2_ of peacemakers. The Childrens Movement for Peace in Colombia was even nominated (提名) for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998. groups of children _3_ as peacemakers studied h

48、uman rights and poverty issues in Colombia, eventually forming a group with five other schools in Bogota known as The Schools of Peace.       The classroom _4_ opportunities for children to replace angry, violent behaviors with _5_, peaceful ones. It is in the classroom

49、 that caring and respect for each person empowers children to take a step _6_toward becoming peacemakers. Fortunately, educators have access to many online resources that are _7_ useful when helping children along the path       to peace. The Young Peacemakers Club, sta

50、rted in 1992, provides a Website with resources for teachers and _8_ on starting a Kindness Campaign. The World Centers of Compassion for Children International call attention to childrens rights and how to help the _9_ of war. Starting a Peacemakers Club is a praiseworthy venture for a class and on

51、e that could spread to other classrooms and ideally affect the culture of the _10_ school.       A) victims        B) technology       C) role       D) respectively   

52、60;    E) projects        F) offers        G) information        H) imagesI) forwardJ) especially K) entireL) cooperativeM) comprehensiveN) assumingO) acting【答案及詳解】Passage 1【全文翻譯】美國(guó)人如何看待食物呢?我們愛(ài)吃，

53、但是過(guò)后會(huì)覺(jué)得內(nèi)疚。我們說(shuō)我們只要最好的，但是卻熱衷于享受垃圾食品;我們很重視健康和減肥，但是肥胖卻又空前地在蔓延。也許，這種矛盾源于我們的歷史。首批來(lái)到這個(gè)大陸的歐洲人是為了尋找新的香料，但卻一無(wú)所獲;首種經(jīng)濟(jì)作物不是用來(lái)吃的，而是用來(lái)吸得。那時(shí)，旨在禁止酗酒的禁酒令，實(shí)際上卻激發(fā)了更多新奇的方法來(lái)酗酒。移民的經(jīng)歷也與此有內(nèi)在的關(guān)系。入鄉(xiāng)隨俗意味著要吃“典型的美國(guó)人”的飲食，但是美國(guó)的食物已經(jīng)被諸如比薩或者熱狗這樣的舶來(lái)品所詮釋了。美國(guó)最珍貴的一些烹飪來(lái)自于戴著鐐銬而來(lái)的人們。無(wú)論是在波士頓傾茶事件中，還是在南部午餐柜臺(tái)前的靜坐中，食物都曾被用來(lái)作為界定斗爭(zhēng)的一種手段，這也許是不足為奇的。無(wú)

54、論是出于宗教原因而戒酒，還是由于政治避難而戒肉，這都與我們的健康甚至是道德的觀念相一致。但是，這些堅(jiān)定的觀點(diǎn)并不是確定不變的。美國(guó)人對(duì)他們所吃的食物的態(tài)度是矛盾的。我們懷疑我們的食物，特別是當(dāng)我們更清楚地了解了它們的成分時(shí)。對(duì)食物的信仰一直存在于美國(guó)人的意識(shí)之中。第一個(gè)感恩節(jié)就把美國(guó)人的想象力束縛在食物之中，束縛在我們與朋友對(duì)它的分享之中，這并不是偶然的。1. D feel是一個(gè)系動(dòng)詞，可以判斷此處應(yīng)填入一個(gè)形容詞，通過(guò)上下文意思，以及后面介詞about, 可以確定選項(xiàng)為D項(xiàng)guilty, 短語(yǔ)feel guilty about sth. “對(duì)感到有愧”。全句的意思為“我們很愛(ài)吃，但是往往在吃

55、完之后又有負(fù)罪感”。2.M be obsessed with 為固定搭配，原意為“被附上/纏住/迷住心竅”，放在本句表示“十分重視”。全句的意思為“我們很關(guān)心健康和減肥，但肥胖卻又空前地在蔓延”。3. A 本句缺一個(gè)名詞作主語(yǔ)，并且根據(jù)和介詞to的搭配，可以推斷出正確選項(xiàng)answer.4. I本句根據(jù)more和ways可以判斷出需要填入一個(gè)形容詞構(gòu)成比較級(jí)，根據(jù)上下文，表示“旨在禁止酗酒的禁酒令，卻激發(fā)了更多新奇的方法來(lái)酗酒”，可以確定I為正確選項(xiàng)。5. F 本題較難。根據(jù)be 和by 確定應(yīng)填入一個(gè)過(guò)去分詞。再根據(jù)上下文，上文表示“應(yīng)該吃典型的美國(guó)人吃的食物”，下文通過(guò) but 轉(zhuǎn)折，表示實(shí)

56、際上“美國(guó)的食物已經(jīng)被諸如比薩和熱狗這樣的舶來(lái)品所詮釋了”，因此可以確定F為正確選項(xiàng)。6.B政治結(jié)果，可根據(jù)宗教原因religious reasons來(lái)推斷此處填政治結(jié)果。7. L由于橫線后面沒(méi)有賓語(yǔ)，可以確定不是形成bring的短語(yǔ)，這樣本句所缺的為一名詞，做bring的賓語(yǔ)。根據(jù)下文解釋?zhuān)懊绹?guó)人對(duì)他們所吃的食物的態(tài)度是矛盾的”，可以推出本句意義為“堅(jiān)定的觀點(diǎn)也不是確定不變的”。因此可以確定L為正確選項(xiàng)。8. K系動(dòng)詞become后應(yīng)填入一個(gè)形容詞，和后面介詞of形成短語(yǔ)be/become suspicious of “對(duì)感到懷疑”。9. J本句缺一個(gè)名詞作主語(yǔ)，并且根據(jù)和介詞in的搭配，

57、可以推斷出正確選項(xiàng)belief，(have)belief in sth.“ 相信”。10. C本句是一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，缺一個(gè)動(dòng)詞，且和with 搭配，確定選項(xiàng)為share, share sth. with sb., “與某人分享某事”。Passage 2【全文翻譯】1994年洛杉磯發(fā)生強(qiáng)烈大地震后，地震學(xué)家報(bào)告了一個(gè)好消息：地震所造成的傷亡和損害并不大。此次地震有60多人喪生。相較而言，美國(guó)1998年發(fā)生的相似強(qiáng)度的地震造成的傷亡多達(dá)25，000人。洛杉磯地震傷亡人數(shù)相對(duì)較少，是因?yàn)榈卣鸢l(fā)生在凌晨4：31，而當(dāng)天是個(gè)假日。當(dāng)時(shí)城市公路上的車(chē)輛稀少。此外，在過(guò)去的20年中洛杉磯市對(duì)建筑法規(guī)所做的修訂使

58、城市的建筑和道路系統(tǒng)更加堅(jiān)固，增強(qiáng)了抗震能力。在過(guò)去，防震建材指的是堅(jiān)固并且有彈性的材料，如鋼材和木材，它們即使彎曲也不會(huì)折斷。后來(lái)，人們嘗試著將建筑物從地基上提起來(lái)，然后在建筑物和地基之間填充橡膠和鋼材，從而減少地面震動(dòng)對(duì)建筑物的影響。最新的建筑設(shè)計(jì)不僅為建筑提供水泥和鋼筋支撐，而且還賦予它智能，從而成為智能建筑，讓建筑物能像生命有機(jī)體那樣對(duì)地震做出反應(yīng)。當(dāng)?shù)孛嬲饎?dòng)而導(dǎo)致建筑物頂部向前傾斜時(shí)，計(jì)算機(jī)將會(huì)迫使建筑物向相反方向移動(dòng)。這種新的建筑設(shè)計(jì)能夠使處于地震多發(fā)區(qū)的城市更為安全。這種新型的智能型建筑造價(jià)高昂。然而，它可以挽救許多人的生命，而且在地震中不大可能受到損害。1.選M)。此處應(yīng)填名詞，作介詞of的賓語(yǔ)，作為后置定語(yǔ)修飾earthquake，說(shuō)明該名詞是“地震”的自然屬性。選項(xiàng)中的名詞有chang