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TEM4真题

PARTⅢCLOZE

TherearemanysuperstitionsinBritain,butoneofthemost（31）heldisthatitisunluckytowalkunderaladderevenifitmeans（32）thepavementintoabusystreet!

（33）youmustpassunderaladderyoucan（34）badluckbycrossingyourfingersand（35）themcrosseduntilyouhaveseenadog.（36）,youmaylickyourfingerand（37）acrossonthetoeofyourshoe,andnotlookagainattheshoeuntilthe（38）hasdried.

Anothercommon（39）isthatitisunluckytoopenanumbrellainthehouse-itwilleitherbring（40）tothepersonwhoopeneditortothewhole（41）.Anyoneopeninganumbrellainfineweatheris（42）,asitinevitablybringsrain!

Thenumber13issaidtobeunluckyforsome,andwhenthe13thdayofthemonth（43）onaFriday,anyonewishingtoavoidabadeventhadbetterstay（44）.theworstmisfortunethatcanhappentoapersoniscausedbybreakingamirror,（45）itbringssevenyearsofbadluck!

Thesuperstitionissupposedto（46）inancienttimes,whenmirrorswereconsideredtobetoolsofthegods.

BlackcatsaregenerallyconsideredluckyinBritain,eventhoughtheyare（47）witchcraft..itis（48）luckyifablackcatcrossesyourpath-althoughinAmericatheexactoppositebeliefprevails.

Finally,acommonlyheldsuperstitionisthatoftouchingwood（49）luck.Thismeasureismostoftentakenifyouthinkyouhavesaidsomethingthatistemptingfate,suchas“mycarhasnever（50）,touchwood?

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31.AbroadlyBwidelyCquicklyDspeedily

32.ArunningfromBjumpingoffCsteppingoffDkeepingfrom

33.AIfBAsCThoughDUnless

34.AeraseBremoveCavoidDease

35.AkeepBkeepingCkeptDtokeep

36.AConsequentlyBHoweverCComparativelyDAlternatively

37.AmakeBprintCperformDproduce

38.AlabelBsymbolCmarkDcut

39.AargumentBsuperstitionCopinionDidea

40.AlossBdifficultyCtragedyDmisfortune

41.AhouseBhouseholdChomeDcircle

42.AunwiseBunintelligentCunpopularDunfortunate

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43.AfallsBarrivesCdropsDhappens

44.AawayBoutdoorsCindoorsDfar

45.AwhenBasCifDthough

46.AhaveoriginatedBbeoriginatingCbeoriginatedDoriginate

47.AconcernedaboutBrelatedwithCassociatedwithDconnectedin

48.AespeciallyBspeciallyCfrequentlyDrarely

49.AasBforCinDof

50.AbrokenupBbrokenoffCbrokenawayDbrokendown

51.__dullhemaybe,heiscertainlyaverysuccessfultopexecutive.

AAlthoughBwhateverCAsDHowever

52.IfonlyI__playtheguitaraswellasyou!

AwouldBcouldCshouldDmight

53.Theparty,__Iwastheguestofhonour,wasextremelyenjoyable.

AbywhichBforwhichCtowhichDatwhich

54It’shightimewe__cuttingdowntherainforests.

AstoppedBhadtostopCshallstopDstop

55Thestudentsaidtherewereafewpointsintheessayhe__impossibletocomprehend.

AhasfoundBwasfindingChadfoundDwouldfind

56Loudspeakerswerefixedinthehallsothateveryone__anopportunitytohearthespeech.

AoughttohaveBmusthaveCmayhaveDshouldhave

57Iamsurprised__thiscityisadullplacetolivein.

AthatyoushouldthinkBbywhatyouarethinkingCthatyouwouldthinkDwithwhatyouwerethinking

58Susanisveryhardworking,butherpayisnot__forherwork.

AenoughgoodBgoodenoughCasgoodenoughDgoodasenough

59Itisimperativethatthegovernment__moreinvestmentintotheshipbuildingindustry.

AattractsBshallattractCattractDhasto

60Landbelongstothecity;thereis__thingasprivateownershipofland.

AnosuchaBnotsuchCnotsuchaDnosuch

61Mydaughterhaswalkedeightmilestoday.Weneverguessedthatshecouldwalk__far.

A/BsuchCthatDas

6２Thestatistics__thatlivingstandardsintheareahaveimproveddrasticallyinrecenttimes.

AprovesBisprovingCareprovingDprove

63Thereareonlytenapplesleftinthebaskets,__thespoiltones.

AnotcountingBnottocountCdon’tcountDhavingnotcounted

64Itwas__wehadhoped

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65Thereusedtobeapetrolstationnearthepark,__?

Adidn’titBdoesn’tthereCusedn’tit?

Ddidn’tthere

66Itisanoffencetoshow__againstpeopleofdifferentraces.

AdistinctionBdifferenceCseparationDdiscrimination

67Agreatamountofworkhasgoneinto__theCathedraltoitsprevioussplendour.

ArefreshingBrestoringCrenovatingDrenewing

68Thethievesfledwiththelocalpolicecloseontheir__.

AbacksBnecksCtoesDheels

69Theeconomicrecessionhasmeantthatjob__isararething.

AsecurityBsafetyCprotectionDsecureness

70Manypeoplenowadayssavemoneyto__fortheiroldage.

AcaterBsupplyCprovideDequip

71Thetoneofthearticle__thewriter’smoodatthetime.

AreproducedBreflectedCimaginedDimitated

72Thisisnottheright__toaskformyhelp;Iamfartoobusyeventolisten

73Thejobofastudentaccommodationofficer__agreatmanyvisitstolandladies.

AconcernsBoffersCasksDinvolves

74Ourfamilydoctor’sclinic__atthejunctionoftwobusyroads.

ArestsBstandsCstaysDseats

75Shewassofatthatshecouldonlyjust__throughthedoor.

AassembleBappearCsqueezeDgather

76Aftertheheavyrain,abuilderwascalledtorepairtheroof,whichwas__.

AleakingBtricklingCprominentDnoticeable

77Thereceptionwasattendedby__membersofthelocalcommunity.

AexcellentBconspicuousCprominentDnoticeable

78SharepricesontheStockExchangeplungedsharplyinthemorningbut__slightlyintheafternoon.

AregainedBrecoveredCrestoredDrevived

79Hisbrainhasworkedawayontheideaofauniversalcure.

ArichBquickCproductiveDfertile

80Thecouplehasdonatedanot__amountofmoneytothefoundation.

AinconsiderableBinconsiderateCinaccurateDincomparable

PARTⅤREADINGCOMPREHENSION

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TEXTA

Inthecaseofmobilephones,changeiseverything.Recentresearchindicatesthatthemobilephoneischangingnotonlyourculture,butourverybodiesaswell.

First.Let’stalkaboutculture.Thedifferencebetweenthemobilephoneanditsparent,thefixed-linephone,yougetwhoeveranswersit.

Thishasseveralimplications.Themostcommonone,however,andperhapsthethingthathaschangedourcultureforever,isthe“meeting”influence.Peoplenolongerneedtomakefirmplansaboutwhenandwheretomeet.Twentyyearsago,aFridaynightwouldneedtobearrangedinadvance.Youneededenoughtimetoalloweveryonetogetfromtheirplaceofworktothefirstmeetingplace.Now,however,anightoutcanbearrangedontherun.Itisnolonger“seeyouthereat8”,but“textmearound8andwe’llseewhereweallare”.

Textingchangespeopleaswell.Intheirpaper,“insightsintotheSocialandPsychologicalEffectsofSMSTextMessaging”,twoBritishresearchersdistinguishedbetweentwotypesofmobilephoneusers:

the“talkers”andthe“texters”-thosewhoprefervoicetotextmessageandthosewhoprefertexttovoice.

Theyfoundthatthemobilephone’sindividualityandprivacygavetexterstheabilitytoexpressawholenewouterpersonality.Texterswerelikelytoreportthattheirfamilywouldbesurprisediftheyweretoreadtheirtexts.Thissuggeststhattextingallowedtexterstopresentaself-imagethatdifferedfromtheonefamiliartothosewhoknewthemwell.

Anotherscientistwroteofthechangesthatmobileshavebroughttobodylanguage.Therearetwokindsthatpeopleusewhilespeakingonthephone.Thereisthe“speakeasy”:

theheadisheldhigh,inaself-confidentway,chattingaway.Andthereisthe“spacemaker”:

thesepeoplefocusonthemselvesandkeepoutotherpeople.

Whocanblamethem?

Phonemeetingsgetcancelledorreformedandcamera-phonesintrudeonpeople’sprivacy.So,itisunderstandableifyourmobilemakesyounervous.Butperhapsyouneedn’tworrysomuch.Afterall,itisgoodtotalk.

81whenpeopleplantomeetnowadays,they

A:

arrangethemeetingplacebeforehand

B.postponefixingtheplacetilllastminute

C:

seldomcareaboutwhenandwheretomeet

D:

stilllovetoworkoutdetailedmeetingplans.

82AccordingtothetwoBritishresearchers,thesocialandpsychologicaleffectaremostlylikelytobeseenon

A:

TALKERS

B;the"speakeasy"

c.the“spacemaker”

D.texters

83Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthetextssentbytextersare

A:

quiterevealing

B:

wellwritten

c:

unacceptablebyothers

d;shockingtoothers

84accordingtothepassage,whoisafraidofbeingheardwhiletalkingonthemobile

a:

talkers

b:

thespeakeasy

c:

thespacemaker

d:

texters

85anappropriatetitleforthepassagemightbe

A:

theSMSeffect

b:

culturalimplicationofmobileuse

c:

changeintheuseofthemobile

d:

bodylanguageandthemobilephone!

TEXTB

Overthelast25years,Britishsocietyhaschangedagreatdeal-oratleastmanypartsofithave.Insomeways,however,verylittlehaschanged,particularlywhereattitudesareconcerned.Ideasaboutsocialclass-whetherapersonis“working-class”or“middle-class”

-areoneareainwhichchangeshavebeenextremelyslow.

Inthepast,theworking-classtendedtobepaidlessthanmiddle-classpeople,suchasteachersanddoctors.Asaresultofthisandalsoofthefactthatworkers’jobsweregenerallymuchlesssecure,distinctdifferencesinlife-stylesandattitudescameintoexistence.ThetypicalworkingmanwouldcollecthiswagesonFridayeveningandthen,itwaswidelybelieved,havinggivenhiswifeher“housekeeping”,wouldgooutandsquandertherestonbeerandbetting.

Thestereotypeofwhatamiddle-c