大学英语四级考试选词填空专项训练(附答案).pdf

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1、大学英语四级考试选词填空专项训练大学英语四级考试选词填空专项训练Unit OneUnit OneDirections:Directions:In this passage there are ten blanks.You are required to selectone word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank followingthe passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Eachchoicein the

2、bankis identifiedby a letter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletter 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.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.Lo

3、oking back on years of living in a working-class home in the North ofEngland,I should say that a good living room must 11 three principal things:homeliness,warmth and plenty of good food.The living-room is the warmwarm heartof the family and 12 often slightly stuffy to a middle-class visitor.It isno

4、t a social centre but a family center;little entertaining goes on therethere orin thethe front room,if there 13 to be one;you do not entertain in anythingapproaching the middle-class 14 The wifes social life outside her 15 familyis found over the washing-line,at the little shop on the corner,visitin

5、grelatives at a a moderate 16 occasionally,and perhaps now and again a a visitvisit withwithher husband to his pub or club.Apart from these two places,he has just hiswork and his football matches.They will have,each of them,friends at allthese places,who may well not know what the inside of their ho

6、use is like,having never stepped across the threshold,as the old 17 phrase has it.Thefamily hearth is 18 for the family itself,and those who aresomething to us(another favorite formula)and who look in for a talk or justto sit.Much of the free time of a man and his wife will 19 be passed at thatheart

7、h.Just staying in is still one of the most common leisure-time 20A.happensB.profess C.senseionsD.neverthelessE.F.distanc G.immedia H.usuallyfashionedeteI.J.preserv K.imitate L.provideoccupationedsM.NthereforeUnit TwoUnit TwoPassage 2Flying over a desert area in an airplane,two scientists looked down

8、 with trainedeyes at trees and bushes.After an hours 11 one of the scientists wrote inhis book,Look here for 12 metal.Scientists in another airplane,flyingover a mountain region,sent a 13 to other scientists on the ground,Goldpossible.Walking across hilly ground,four scientists reported,This grounds

9、hould be searched for metals.From an airplane over a hilly wasteland ascientist sent back by radio one word,Uranium.None of the scientists had X-ray eyes:they had no 14 powers for looking downbelow the earths surface.They were 15 putting to use one of the newest methodsof 16 minerals in the groundus

10、ing trees and plants as 17 thatcertain minerals may lie beneath the ground on which the trees andplants are growing.This newest method of searching for minerals is 18 on the fact thatminerals deep in the earth may 19 the kind of bushes and trees thatgrow on the surface.At Watson Bar Creek,a brook si

11、x thousand feet high in the mountains of BritishColumbia,Canada,a mineral search group gathered bags of tree seeds.Boxeswere filled with small branches from the trees.Roots were dug and put intoboxes.Each bag and box was 20 marked.In a scientific laboratory the partsof the forest trees were burned t

12、o ashes and tested.Each small part was examinedto learn whether there were minerals in it.A.signsB.sufficien C.locatingtlyE.merelyF.magicG.hintsD.affectreserve 0.contribduteH.carefullyI.finding J.messageM.N.basedrevealingUnit ThreeUnit Three.Passage 2K.flightO.informationL.probableAmericas most famo

13、us woman is the Goddess of Liberty,i.e.the Statue ofLiberty.It was first thought of in 1865 by Edouard deLaboulaye and designed by another Frenchman,Frederic Bartoldi.They wantedto 11 liberty and friendship.It was hoped that the monument would be completed by 1876 when America 12 itscentennial.Fund

14、raising and the 13 of the statue in France went slowly.Itwas 1885 when the 214 crates containing the statue reached New York.Americans were initially 14 for they had not raised the money to payfor the erection of the base.Fund raising by popular subscription was behind15 .One fund raising method use

15、d was to have popular Americans writeletters which were then sold in public.The base and statue,16 272 feet tall,were completed in 1886.Froma 17 standpoint,the statue is a marvel.The inner structure was designedby the French engineer,Alexandre Eiffel.His design for the stressed copperskin of the sta

16、tue anticipated many of the 18 utilized in modernaircraft.After a century,the monument began to show signs of getting worse in 19 .Just as Frenchmen had created the Statue,so it was with restoration.A Frenchman noted the decay and French and Americancraftsmen and contributions brought aboutthe renew

17、al ofthe Statue in timefor its is still 20 in France and the United States.A.B.measure C.popular D.togethercompletelyE.honorsF.manufac G.schedul H.rewardtureeI.J.princip K.embarra L.technicalcelebratedlesssedM.NvoluntaryUnit FourUnit FourPassage 2Sophy Brent came to visit me nearly every day.She mad

18、e me feel uneasy mostof the time.She smoked 11 and never used an ashtray.She followed me into thekitchen while I made tea or coffee or supper and 12 herself to the childrensorange juice.She made a great hit with my two-year-old daughter Flora,whowould 13 about her for hours and refer to her lovingly

19、 as sofa,and she wasalways talking about my husband and asking me where he was.I could not decide why she chose my 14,although I realized that nobody elsepaid her very much attention.Her situation was very difficult in that she was15 out of drama school and only nineteen,but being 16 to play a leadi

20、ng partin a company of fairly 17 and experienced actors.They would not have likedher much even if she had been good,and as,from all accounts,she was not goodso they took every 18 to run her down.I think she thought that I was the onlyperson around who was both unconnected with the theatre and tolera

21、bly 19.Toassociate with me was not,at any rate,to step down the scale.And for my part,although I felt troubled by her I did not dislike her.There was somethinggenuinely outstanding in her personality,and she had such physical 20 thatwith me she could get away with anything.She was nice to have aroun

22、d,likeflowers or a bowl of fruit.A.helpedB.smartB.constant D.treatedlyconditi 0.discouronsagedE.requiredF.supreme G.hangH.charmI.J.company K.opportun L.distinguiityshedcontinuallyM.straightUnit FiveUnit FivePassage 2Many people often enjoy eating out either before or after a visit to the theatre.How

23、ever,most of us would rather keep the two 11 separate.One man who thinksthat they can be successfully combined has not only expressed his ideas in arecent book,but also set up an establishment where the theory is put very 12into practice.The man is Paul Thornton,and the place is the Hollics,an oldfa

24、rmhouse.Whenever I visit a new restaurant,I feel the same excitement that keentheatre-goers must experience on opening night.I had this feeling last Fridayevening at dusk,as my wife and I were taking a walk in the beautiful gardensof the restaurant 13 after we had arrived.Dinner was as excellent as

25、we hadbeen 14.There is no menu,for Mr.Thornton creates his meals rather as adirector produces a play.Nevertheless,the various combinations of 15 at eachcourse are always 16 as if they were done by magic.He and his team of highlyskilled helpers serve,cut and cook the food,moving about the stage ascon

26、fidently as 17 actors.The meal is as different from what one finds inordinary restaurants as a 18 performance ofA Midsummer Nights Dreamwouldbe from a second-rate television production.May I offer a few words of advice in case you are thinking of paying him a visit.Try not to arrive just after noon,

27、as Mr.Thornton does not serve a normal lunch.His brunch which 19 the best 20 of a traditionalEnglish breakfast,is served aroundeleven oclock and is so plentiful thatlunch is unnecessary.N.partnerO.disappointedA.features B.shortly C.potentialD.definitelyE.perfect F.promoted G.liveH.professional I.cha

28、ractersJ.promised K.choices L.includes M.pleasuresN.vigorously O.substitutionsUnit SixUnit SixPassage 2Student expeditions do a great deal of good work on the Arctic islands but fromtime to time cause trouble in the huts,probably because students are notfamiliar with the 11 of the little wooden huts

29、 dotted all over the islands ofthe Spizbergen group.Each hut 12 has an inner and an outer door,shutters over the windows,a storeof wood 13 up outside,dry chopped wood inside,utensils and cutlery,and aboveall,a small store of food.All these things must be completely in 14whenever the hut is left.It m

30、akes no 15 if it is only the middle of July.That 16 hut may not be visitedagain before the winter.A door left open can lead either to snow filling upthe hut to the ceiling,or 17 still,wind blowing the roof off.Unfastenedshutters leave the windows an easy prey for polar bears 18 for food and theresul

31、t is again snow in the hut.The ready-chopped wood is also very important.A traveler visiting the hut in the middle of the dark time and perhaps in badweather,his feet,hands and face bitten by the frost,will have his difficultiesdoubled if the wood he left has been used up by others and he had nothin

32、g withwhich to 19 a fire.Ten or more years ago there were enough hunters to look after most of the huts,but now many buildings have become useless because there is no one to repairthem and because of 20A.worseB.peculia C.laidrD.lightE.F.ordergenerallyG.particu H.conventiolarnsL.fashionsI.Jdiffere K.

33、builtncecarelessnessM.N.ordinar O.resultsearchingilyUnit SevenUnit SevenPassage 2Most of us trade money for entertainment.Movies,concerts and shows areenjoyable but 11.If you think that you cant have a good time without spendinga lot of money,read on.A little resourcefulness and a few minutes ofnews

34、paper-scanning should give you some pleasant surprises.People may be the most interesting show in a large city.12 through busy streetsand see what everybody else is doing.You will probably see people from allover the world;you will 13 see people of every age,size,and shape,and youllget a free fashio

35、n show,too.Window-shopping is also a 14 sport if the storesare closed.Check the listings in your neighborhood paper.Local colleges or schools often15 the public to hear an interesting speaker or a good 16.The film or concertseries at the local public library probably wont cost you a penny.Be sureto

36、check commercial advertisements too.A flea market can provide hours ofpleasant looking round.Perhaps you can find a free cooking or crafts 17 ina department store.Plan ahead for some activities.It is always more pleasant not to have peoplein front of you in a museum or at a zoo.You may save some mon

37、ey,too,sincethese places often 18 aside one or two free 19 days at slow times during theweek.Make sure that you are including the indispensable 20 thatpeople travel miles to see.If you feel like taking an interesting walk,finda free walking tour,or plan one yourself.A.B.WonderexpensiveE.setI.valuabl

38、eF.WanderJ.disputeD.admissionH.additionL.confidentlyUnit EightUnit EightPassage 2When a person feels low,blue,or down in the clumps,it usually means he has beenM.sights N.demonstratihurt,disappointed,oronsaddened by something thatcauses a confused and listless feeling.There is 11 a type of music cal

39、led theblue,a low,mournful,sad sound to 12 these universal human feelings.Depression is another name for this mood.Feeling depressed is a normal andnatural 13 to experiences of loss,failure,and undeserved bad luck.Indeed,it has been pointed out that without depression,we would 14 much of the worldsg

40、reat tragic literature,music,and art.In some cases,however,depression becomes something more than just 15feelings of blues or letdown.A large number of people suffer from whatpsychiatrists call depressive illness.Depressive illness is more 16 andlasts longer than common listless feelings.Sometimes a

41、 serious 17 of depressioncan begin with the loss of a loved one or a change of job.Many times,in very18 cases,there doesnt seem to be any circumstance serious enough to havecaused the depression.Some psychiatrists suggest that the key feature in depression is change.The person becomes different from

42、 the way before the onset of his depression.He may even become the opposite of his usual self.There are many examples:the businessman who becomes a wanderer,the mother who wants to 19 her childrenand herself.Instead of seeking satisfaction and pleasure,the depressed person20 it.A.everB escape.C inte

43、ns.eD response.E.avoidsF even.J lessen.N lack.G.expressK.denseH realizati.onL period.I.severeM.harmO.normalUnit NineUnit NineA growing world population and the discoveries of science may 11 this patternof distribution in the future.As men slowly learn to master diseases,controlfloods,prevent famines

44、,and stop wars,fewer people die every year;and in12 the population of the world is 13 increasing.In 1925 there were about 2,000million people in the world;by the end of the century there may well be over4,000 million.When numbers rise the 14 mouths must be fed.New lands must be I bought undercultiva

45、tion,or land already farmed made to 15 larger crops.In some areas theaccessible land is largely so intensively 16 that it will be difficult to makeit provide more food.In some areas the population is so dense that the landis parceled out in units too 17 to allow for much improvement in farming metho

46、ds.Were a larger part of this farming population drawn off into industrialoccupations,the land might be farmed much more productively by modern methods.There is now a race for science,technology,and industry to keep the 18of food rising faster than the number of people to be fed.New strains of crops

47、are being developed which will thrive in 19 climates;irrigation anddry-farming methods bring poor lands under the plough,dams hold back the watersof great rivers to 20 water for the fields in all seasons and toprovide electric power for new industries;industrial chemistryprovides fertilizers to suit

48、 particular soils;aero planes spraycrops to destroy insects and many plant diseases.A.ensure B.violently C.alterD.harmful E.cultivated F.unique G.transplanted H.yield I.consequence J.output K.extra L.steadily M.tinyN.unfavorable O.produceUnit TenUnit TenPassage 2In the United States,it is not 11 to

49、telephone someone very early in the morning.If you telephone him early in the day,while he is shaving or having breakfast,the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requiresimmediate attention.The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after11:00 p.m.If someone receiv

50、es a call during sleeping hours,he 12 itsa matter of life and death.The time chosen for the call 13 its importance.In 14 life,time plays a very important part.In the U.S.A.,guests tendto feel they are not highly regarded if the 15 to a dinner party is extendedonly three or four days before the party