英语专业四级完形填空汇总练习题附答案Word文档格式.docx

1、8. A. Since B. However C. As D. While9. A. scarcely notB. virtuallyC. largelyD. hardly10. A. superficially B. universallyC. inherentlyD. initially11. A. as B. that C. which D. all12. A. fewB. not a fewC. not fewD. quite few13. A. be B. wereC. was D. is14. A. none ofB. neither of C. eitherD. both15.

2、A. gotB. gained C. reached D. accomplishedPassage 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

3、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 like

4、d 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 a

5、gain . 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

6、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）_, i

7、t was opened and the chains were found inside.16. A. Generally B. However C. Possibly D. Likewise17. A. to produce B. who produces C. produce D. how to produce18. A. Out of the question B. Though C. Probably D. Undoubted19. A. escaping B. lockingC. opening D. dropping20. A. Surprisingly B. Obviously

8、 C. Perhaps D. Although21. A. if B. whether C. as toD. that22. A. involved B. closed C. connected D. bound23. A. at B. by C. in D. for24. A. rid B. chargedC. accusedD. deprived25. A. candle B. mud C. something D. substance26. A. As B. UsuallyC. Maybe D. Then27. A. overallB. all butC. no longerD. alt

9、ogether28. A. it B. which C. that D. him29. A. chest B. body C. lid D. chain30. A. brought up B. sunk C. broken apart D. snapped二 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

10、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）_

11、 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

12、 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, todays newspapers educate and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspa

13、pers 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

14、 advertising depends on a newspapers 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 newspapers pages. But for the most part, circulation

15、 depends on a newspapers 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. Before32. A. reason B. causeC. problem D. purpose33. A. make B. publish C. know D. write34. A. another B. othe

16、rC. one another D. the other35. A. However B. And C. Therefore D. So36.A. value B. ratioC. rate D. speed37. A. spread B. passed C. printed D. completed38. A. inform B. be informedC. to be informed D. informed39. A. on B. throughC. with D. of40. A. forms B. existenceC. contents D. purpose41. A. tries

17、 to cover B. manages to coverC. fails to cover D. succeeds in42. A. source B. origin C. course D. finance43. A. measures B. measuredC. is measured D. was measured44. A. offering B. offeredC. which offeredD. to be offered45. A. by B. with C. at D. aboutPassage 4The United States is well known for its

18、 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 pa

19、ss 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）_

20、 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

21、 58）_, or down frightening hillside to towns 59）_ in deep valleys. Through theseless 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. SinceC. Becaus

22、eD. Therefore47. A. stable B. splendid C. smooth D. complicated48. A. little B. few C. much D. many49. A. terribleB. possible C. enjoyableD. profitable50. A. to B. into C. over D. by51. A. lead B. connectC. collectD. communicate52. A. large B. fast C. high D. heavy53. A. when B. for C. but D. that54

23、. A. unless B. if C. as D. since55. A. relatively B. regularlyC. respectivelyD. reasonably56. A. and B. less C. more D. or57. A. All B. SeveralC. Lots D. Some58. A. rocks B. cliffs C. roadsD. paths59. A. lying B. laying C. laid D. lied60. A. thereB. when C. whichD. wherePassage 5Early 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 tas