2015年英語專四完形填空真題答案及解析及原文出處及cloze-練習(xí)-(1)

1、Electricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much taken for granted nowadays 1 we rarely think twicewhen we switch on the light or turn on the TV set. At night, roads are brightly lit, enabling people and 2 to move freely.Neon lighting used in advertising has become part of the 3 of every

2、 modern city. In the home, many 4 devices arepowered by electricity. 5 when we turn off the bedside lamp and are 6 asleep, electricity is working for us, 7 ourrefrigerators, heating our water, or keeping our rooms air-conditioned. Every day, trains, buses and subways take us to and from work. We rar

3、ely 8 to consider why or how they run9 something goes wrong.In the summer of 1959, something 10 go wrong with the power-plant that provided New York with electricity. For a great many hours, life came almost to a 11. Trains refused to move and the people in them sat in the dark, 12 to doanything; li

4、fts stopped working, so that 13 you were lucky enough not to be 14.between two floors, you had theunpleasant task of finding your way down 15 of stairs. Famous streets like Broadway and Fifth Avenue in a(n) 16became as gloomy and uninviting 17 the most remote back streets. People were afraid to leav

5、e their houses,18.although the police had been ordered to 19 in case of emergency, they were just as confused and 20 as anybody else.1 .A.that B. thus C. as D. so2 . A.car B. truck C. traffic D. pedestrians3 .A. appearance B. character C. distinction D. surface4 .A. money-saving B. time-saving C. en

6、ergy-saving D. labour-saving5 .A. Only B. Rarely C. Even D. Frequently6 .A. fast B. quite C. closely D. quickly7 . A. moving B. starting C. repairing D. driving8 .A. trouble B. bother C. hesitate D. remember9 .A. when B. if C. until D. after10 .A. did B. would C. could D. Should11 .A. pause B. termi

7、nal C. breakdown D. standstill12 .A. incompetent B. powerless C. hesitant D. helpless13 . A.although B. when C. as D. even if14 . A.trapped B. placed C. positioned D. locked15 .A. steps B. levels C. flights D. floors16 .A. time B. instant C. point D. minute17 .A. like B. than C. for D. as18 .A. for

8、B. and C. but D. or19 .A. stand aside B. stand down C. stand by D. stand in20 .A. aimless B. helpless C. unfocused D. undecidedWhat do you look for in a potential date? Sincerity? Good looks? Character? Conversational ability? Asked to 1such qualities, most people put physical attractiveness near th

9、e 2 of the list. Of course. Intelligent people are notgreatly concerned 3 such super?cial qualities as good 4; they know that“ beauty is onl5. ” At leathey know that s how they 6 feel.This intuition 7 looks matt er little may be another example of our 8 real in?uences upon us, for there aremany rese

10、arch studies 9 that appearance greatly determines initial attraction.Some researchers have matched students 10 blind dates to see what qualities led to liking. Immediately after thedating, and again three months later, the students 11 their dates and speculated about 12 they felt as theydid. Men mor

11、e than women 13 their date s physical attractiveness was important4But, the date sphysical attractiveness actually predicted the women s attraction 15 their dates more than men.In another study, Elaine Hatfield 16 752 university freshmen for a dance party.For each person, the researchers secured a v

12、ariety of 17 and aptitude （能力）test scores, but then actually matchedthe couples 18. The couples evaluated their dates after the party. How well did the personality and aptitude testspredict attraction? Not well at all.19 the researchers could see, only one thing 20: how physicallyattractive the pers

13、on was. The more attractive a woman, the more he liked her and wanted to date her again.1. A. list B. select C. rank D. arrange2. A. top B. middle C. bottom D. front3. A. to B. at C. in D. with4. A. look B. looks C. looking D. lookings5. A. deep B. thick C. shallow D. thin6. A. have to B. ought to C

14、. must D. should7. A. as B. what C. which D that8. A. accepting B. admitting C. refusing D. denying9. A. indicate B. to indicate C. indicating D. indicated10. A. to B. on C. at D. in11. A. evaluated B. predicted C. contacted D. communicated12. A. what B. how C. why D. that13. A. believed B. suspecte

15、d C. con? rmed D. argued14. A. to the contrary B. in addition C. in spite of that D. similarly15. A. at B. in C. with D. to16. A. recruited B. enrolled C. matched D. dated17. A. personality B. appearance C. achievements D. individuality18. A. interactively B. randomly C. precisely D. systematically1

16、9. A. As long as B. So much so that C. To the extent that D. So far as20. A. predicted B. mattered C. valued D. determined該 Cloze 來自 1984 年考研英語真題英譯漢的一篇短 文：Electricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much taken for granted nowadays that we rarely think twice when we switch on the light or

17、 turn on the radio. At night, roads are brightly lit, enabling people and traffic to move freely. Neon lighting used in advertising has become part of the character of every modern city. In the home, many labor-saving devices are powered by electricity. Even when we turn off the bedside lamp and are

18、 fast asleep, electricity is working for us, driving our refrigerators, heating our water, or keeping our rooms air-conditioned. Every day, trains, trolley-buses, and trams take us to and from work. We rarely bother to consider why or how they run-until something goes wrong.In the summer of 1959, so

19、mething did go wrong with the power-plant that provides New York with electricity. For a great many hours, life came to a standstill. Trains refused to move and the people in them sat in the dark, powerless to do anything; lifts stopped working, so that even if you were lucky enough not to be trappe

20、d between two floors, you had the unpleasant task of finding your way down hundreds of flights of stairs. Famous streets like Broadway and Fifth Avenue in an instant became as gloomy anduninviting as the most remote back streets. People were afraid to leave their houses, for although the police had

21、been ordered to stand by in case of emergency, they were just as confused and helpless as anyone else.Meanwhile, similar disorder prevailed in the home. New York can be stifling in the summer and this year was no exception. Cool, air-conditioned apartments became furnaces. Food went bad in refrigera

22、tors. Cakes and joints of meat remained uncooked in cooling ovens. People sat impatient and frightened in the dark as if an unseen enemy had landed from Mars. One of the strange things that occurred during the power-cut was that some fifty blind people lead many sighted workers home. When the lights

23、 came on again, hardly a person in the city can have turned on a switch without reflecting how great a servant he had at his fingertips.PART III CLOZE31. D句意為：電是日常生活的一部分， 如今，我們已經(jīng)習(xí)以為常， 以至于開燈或開電視時很少仔細(xì)考慮電的問題。 sothat是固定搭配，意思是“如此以至于”，故答案為 D。32. C句意為：晚上燈光照亮的馬路使人們自由通行，使交通暢通無阻。traffic意為交通；pedestrian 意為“行人，與

24、空格前的 people詞義重復(fù)；car和truck都指具體的車輛類型，含義過于狹窄。綜合考慮，此處應(yīng)填入 traffic。33. B句意為：廣告中使用的霓虹燈已經(jīng)成為了每個現(xiàn)代化城市的一大特色。appearance 意為外觀；character意為“特征，特色；distinction 意為“區(qū)別；surface意為“表面”。根據(jù)句意，答案為 B。34. A句意為：在家里，很多節(jié)省勞動力的設(shè)備都是由電帶動的。四個選項都是復(fù)合形容詞，labour-saving 意為“節(jié)省勞動力的； time-saving 意為“節(jié)省時間的； energy-saving 意為節(jié)能的； money-saving 意為

25、“省 錢的“。根據(jù)句意，此處填入labour-saving最合適。35. C句意為：即使當(dāng)我們關(guān)上床頭燈，睡得很熟時，電仍然在為我們工作。only意為“只有；rarely意為“少有地；even意為“即使；frequently 意為“頻繁地，屢次地”。根據(jù)句意，此處應(yīng)填入even。36. B fast asleep 為固定搭配，意為“睡得很熟的”，故答案為B。quite意為非常；quickly意為“很快地”； closely意為“靠近地，接近地”，均不符合句意，故排除。37. D move 意為移動；start意為啟動；repair意為修復(fù)；drive意為驅(qū)動，使機(jī)器運轉(zhuǎn)”。此處的動詞與our

26、refrigerators 連用，填入driving 最合適，意為“使電冰箱正常運行”。38. B bother to do sth.意為“費心做某事；hesitate to do sth. 意為“做某事猶豫不決”；remember to do sth.指“記得去做某事”。此處是說，我們費心思考它們?yōu)槭裁椿蛉绾芜\行，故答案為B。39. C句意：直到這些交通工具出問題時，我們才會費心思考它們?yōu)槭裁椿蛉绾芜\行。前半句出現(xiàn)了rarely ,含否定意義，與until搭配使用，意為“直到才:故答案為C。40. B句意為：1959年的夏天，負(fù)責(zé)給紐約供電的發(fā)電廠真的出了問題。當(dāng)句子中沒有其他的助動詞時，可

27、以在動詞前使用助動詞 do表示對該動作的弓II調(diào)，助動詞 do隨人稱和時態(tài)而變化。因此， did符合題意。41. A句意為：許多小時過去了，生活幾乎停滯不前。come to a standstill是固定搭配，意為“停住，停滯不前”。terminal意為終點；breakdown 意為“故障；pause意為暫停，均不符合句意，故排除。42. B句意為：火車無法開動，車廂里的人坐在黑暗中無能為力，什么事也做不了。incompetent 意為“沒有能力的，不能勝任的；powerless意為“無能為力的；hesitant意為“遲疑不決的；helpless意為“無助的。B。此處指人處于停電的環(huán)境中無能為

28、力，什么事也做不了，因此答案為43. D句意為：電梯也停止工作，即使你足夠幸運，沒被困在兩層樓之間，也得自己不愉快地步行下樓梯。although意為“雖然”；when意為“當(dāng)時”；as意為“像一樣”；even if意為“即使，縱然”。通過分析上下文， 此處填入even if最合適。44. D句意同上。lock意為“把鎖起來；place意為放置；position 意為“把放在適當(dāng)?shù)奈恢谩?；trap意為“困住，陷入困境”。根據(jù)上下文意思，此處應(yīng)該選 D。45. C句意同上。a flight of stairs是固定搭配，表示“（兩個樓梯平臺間的）一段樓梯”，本題中考查的是復(fù)數(shù)形式，故答案為C。46

29、. A in an instant是固定搭配，意為“瞬間，馬上“，意思相當(dāng)于immediately ,故答案為A。in a minute意為“很快，馬上”，一般用于將來時，不符合句意，故排除。47. D asas為固定搭配，表示“像一樣”，故答案為D。48. A句意為：人們害怕離開自己的房子，因為雖然警察被要求隨時待命，以防突發(fā)事件，但他們也像其他人一樣 疑惑和無助。for表示原因，and表示并列關(guān)系，but表示轉(zhuǎn)折，or表示選擇。結(jié)合上下文，此處填入for最合適。49. C句意同上。stand aside 意為避開；stand down 意為“從要職上退下；stand by 意為“做好準(zhǔn)備，

30、待命；stand in意為“站立于，坐落于”。根據(jù)上下文分析，此處應(yīng)該指警察處于待命狀態(tài)，故答案為C。50. A句意同上。helpless意為無助的；aimless意為“漫無目的的； unfocused 意為“目光茫然的“； undecided 意為“尚未決定的“。根據(jù)句意，此處應(yīng)選A。、-f ，、廠文早大忌約會對象 的哪些特點會令對方產(chǎn)生好感？人們本能地認(rèn)為外表是最不重要的因素。但研究結(jié)果卻發(fā)現(xiàn)外表在約會初期 的好感起著決定性的作用 。有一項研究讓人們在相親后對對方進(jìn)行評價。雖然男人們認(rèn)為對方 的外表漂亮與否并不重要，但事實卻是在相親中女性的外表對男性的吸引力相對于男性對女性 的吸引力來說更

31、大。另一個研究是相親者的個性和能力與其吸引力是否有關(guān)，其結(jié)論也是與吸引力惟一相關(guān)的因素是外貌。答案與解析1 . C語義銜接題。下句中的put. the list說明這是一個排名，因此用rank最為恰當(dāng)。2 .C邏輯關(guān)系題。因為后文提到人們認(rèn)為不應(yīng)對外表這類膚淺的東西過多地關(guān)注，因此這里應(yīng)該是排名的最后。3 .D固定搭配題 。be concerned with : 關(guān)注。4.B名詞辨析題。表示人的外貌、外表要用 looks ; look用作名詞表示表情、裝扮，如：a worried look 擔(dān)憂的 表情；looking ： look的動名詞 ；lookings :不存在。5.A固定搭配題 。skin-deep :膚淺。6.B情態(tài)動詞辨析題 。have to可以代替must ,表示“必須，不得不”，并可以補充 must所缺的時態(tài) 。should 和ought to 都表示 應(yīng)該，should 一般表示說話人 的主觀觀點 ，ought to 比should 語氣強，表示來自 外界的規(guī)則或義務(wù) ，也可以表示作推測性的結(jié)論。本句中這種“不以貌取人”的做法既不是外界的強迫，也并非別人的要求，而是類似于潛規(guī)則或一種義務(wù)。7 .D語法關(guān)系題。100ks matter little（外貌無足輕重）是intuition 的同位語，因此必須