大学英语四级阅读选词填空模拟题及答案解析.docx

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大学英语四级阅读选词填空模拟题及答案解析

第一篇之杨若古兰创作

Climatechangehasclaimeditslatestvictim：

Limacinahelicina，aplanktonic，predatory（捕食的）seasnailthat’samemberofthetaxonomicgroupmore（36）__________knownasseabutterflies．（Thenameis（37）__________fromthewing-likelobes（叶瓣）thetinycreaturesusetogetaround．）Inastudy（38）__________publishedinjoumalProceedingsoftheRoyalSocietyB，agroupofscientistsfromtheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration（NOAA）andOregonStateUniversityhavefoundthatthePacificOcean’sdecreasingpH—itsacidifying（酸化），inotherwords-isdissolvingL．helicina’sthinshells．

　　Theresearcherscollectedseabutterfly（39）__________from13sitesalongthePacificcoast（betweenWashingtonandsouthernCalifornia，goingovereachwithascanningelectronmicroscope．Morethanhalfoftheshells（53％）fromonshoreindividuals（40）__________signsof“severedissolutiondamage，”while24％of（41）__________individualssuffereddissolutiondamage．Thestudy’s（42）__________investigator,Dr.NinaBednarsekofNOAA，describedtheaffectedL．helicinashellsashavingatexturenotunlike“cauliflower”or“sandpaper．”

　　Accordingtothepaper，therewasa“strongpositive（43）__________”betweentheproportionofseabutterflieswithsevereshelldissolutiondamageand“thepercentageof　undersaturated（未达到饱和的）water”neartheocean’ssurface．Theresearchersconclude“shelldissolutionowingto（human．causedocean（44）_________hasdoubledinnearshorehabitatssincepre．industrialconditionsacrossthisregionandisontracktotripleby2050，”atruly（45）__________prediction．Moreover,thebroaderimplicationsforecosystemareunclear,asdamagedshellsmakeitharderforL．helicinatofightinfections，staybuoyant，andprotectthemselvesfrompredators．

A.showed

B.recently

C.protected

D.commonly

E.derived

F.samples

G.offshore

H.principal

I.noticed

J.correlation

K.encouraging 

L.seaward

M.acidification

N.grim

O.pollution

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第二篇

Thesocialnetworkwillletusers“mute”messagesfromotherusersontheirtimelineswithoutthemutedperson’sknowledge，therebyavoidingthe（36）__________

processofhavingtounfollow（取消关注），orputupwith，your（37）__________talkativeIRLfriends．Twitterrolledoutnew（38）__________toletusersbettermanagethedeluge（泛滥）oftweetstheyreceive．

　　Userscannow“mute”peopletheyfollow,removingthosepeople’stweetsandretweetsfromtheirowntimelines．Themutedpersonwon’tknowthatheorshehasbeen（39）__________．It’sastealthywaytoreadlesscontentfromcertainuserswithouthavingtounfollowthem．Apersoncaneasilybemutedor（40）__________at

anytime，Twittersaidinablogpost．

　　“Mutegivesyouevenmore（41）__________overthecontentyouseeonTwitterbylettingyouremoveauser’scontentfromkeypartsofyourTwitterexperience，”thecompanysaid．

ThoughTwitterhadbeenexperimentingwiththefeatureinrecentweeks，itannouncedthatmutingwillbe（42）__________toallusersofthecompany’siOSandAndroidapps，aswellas　　theTwitter．comwebsite．SomeotherTwitterapplications，likeTweetDeck，alreadyallowedmuting．

　　ThefeatureispartofTwitter’s（43）__________strategytomakeitsservicemoreaccessibletoawiderrangeofpeople．Followingasuccessfulinitialpublicofferin9，Twitter’sstockhastumbledinrecentmonthsasinvestorsworryaboutthesocialnetwork’s（44）__________toattractnewusers．CEODickCostolo（45）__________thatTwitterwouldmakechangestoitsinterfacethisyeartomakeiteasiertounderstandandmanage．Thecompanyoverhauled（完整检修）userprofilepagesinAprilaspartofthiseffort．

A.silenced

B.awkward

C.unmvted

D.feature

E.embarrassment

F.unfollowed

G..control

H.extremely

I.overall

J.vowed

K.generally

L.ability

M.accepted

N.available

O.characters

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第三篇

Thepollof2,000adultsinEnglandwas（36）__________outaspartofthegovernment’sdrivetocurbpeople’sdrinkinghabits．

　　Thecampaignalsostressesthataheavydrinkingsessionisoften（37）__________byanunhealthybreakfast，whichagainhelpstopileonthepounds．

　　TheKnowYourLimitscampaignhasinthepastfocusedonother（38）__________0fdrinking，suchasdiseaserisk．

Butto（39）__________withthefocusonweight，theDepaIhiientofHealthcarriedoutresearchshowingaregularbeerdrinker,whodowned（喝）fivepintsaweekor250overthe（40）__________ofayear,packedawaythesamenumberofcaloriesassomeoneeating221doughnutsoverthespaceof12months．

　　Italsorevealedtheaveragewinedrinkerconsumed2,000calorieseachmonth．overthecourseofayear,thatisthe（41）__________ofeatingallextra38roastbeefdinners．

　　HealthministerPhilHopesaid，“Regularlydrinkingmorethanour（42）__________dailylimitscanhaveaknock-oneffectonourhealth，includinganexpandingwaistline．

　　“It’snotonlythecaloriesinthedrinksthemselvesthatcanhelptopileonthepounds，we’realsomore（43）__________toeatfattyfoodswhenwe’vehadonetoomany．”

　　HeatherCaswell，oftheBritishNutritionFoundation，added，“Mostpeoplewouldbaulk（迟疑）atconsumingafullglassofsinglecream，butwouldn’tmind（44）__________aboutacoupleofpints．”

　　“Butthecaloriecontentissimilarand，overtime，excessalcoholintakeislikelytoleadtoweightgain．”

　　AndaspokesmanfortheDrinkawareTrustadded：

“It’s（45）__________weareintheknowwhenitcomestowhatwearedrinking．”

A.consequences

B.carried

C.communicate．

D.followed

E.equivalent

F.held

G.twice

H.likely

I.coincide

J.necessity

K.course 

L.related

M.imperative

N.over 

0.recommended

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第四篇

Judgesatlastweekend’sPizzaWorldChampionshipheldinParma，Italy,（36）__________theworld’stopmarghefitapizzatitletoAustralianchefJohnnyDiFrancesco，ownerofthe400GradirestaurantinBrunswick，aMelbournesuburb．

　　DiFrancesco，36，beatmorethan600competitorsfrom35countriestotake,hometheSpecialitaTraditionaleGarantitapizzaprizeinthe（37）__________competition．

　　Thewinandsubsequentpublicityhasmadethesmallrestaurantheownsinhishometownall（38）__________sensation（着名人物）．

　　“It’sbeenallamazingreaction，”DiFrancescotellsCNN．“Honestly,IjustwenttoNaplestodowhatIlove．Ididn’tthinkitwasgoingtomakesucha（39）__________．”

　　“Alotofpeoplethinkitiseasyto（40）__________amargheritabutitisoneofthehardest（pizzas）tomake，”DiFrancescotoldAustralianwebsiteGoodFood．

　　“Withalotofotherpizzasit’seasytomaskthe（41）__________withtoppings（配料）soyoudon’treallygettheflavoroutofthedough．Withamargheritathereisnohidinganythingthatisn’tright．”

　　Competitionrulesare（42）__________0nwhatingredientscantopthedough（面团）onthemargherita：

onlypeeledtomatoes，certaintypesofmozzarella，garlic，oliveoil，saltandfreshbasilleavesareused．

　　DiFrancesco，whosayshe’sbeenmakingpizza（43）__________12yearsoldandstudiedpizza-makingatthehighlyregardedAssociazioneVeracePizzaNapoletanainNaples，Italy,callshimselfa（44）__________whenitcomestomakingpizza．

　　“It’sanhonortobepartofwhat（VeracePizzaNapoletanaldoes，strivingto（45）__________atraditionalwayofmakingpizzathewaythey’vedoneitinNaplesforhundredsofyears．”

A.produce

B.flavor

C.rewarded

D.preserve

E.traditionalist

F.since 

G.casual

H.awarded

I.overnight

J.annual

K.mess

L.after 

M.conservative

N.strict

O.stir

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第五篇

“THINKINGishard，”（36）__________DanielDennet，aprofessorofphilosophyatTuftsUniversity．“Thinkingaboutsomeproblemsissohardthatitcanmakeyourheadachejustthinkingaboutthinkingaboutthem．”HehasspenthA.facenturyponderingsomeoftheknottiestproblemsaround：

thenatureofmeaning，the（37）__________ofmindsandwhetherfreewillispossible．Hislatestbook，IntuitionPumps（直觉泵）andOtherToolsforThinking，isaprecisofthose50years，distilledinto77（38）__________andmostlybite-sizedchapters．

“Intuiuonpumps”arewhatMrDennetcallsthoughtexperimentsthataimtogetattherubofconcepts．Buttheaimofthisbookisnot（39）__________toshowhowthepumpswork,butto（40）__________themtohelpreadersthinkthroughsomeofthemostprofoundconundrums．

　　ThispumpwhichMrDennetcallsa“cascadeofhomunculi（级联侏儒）”，was（41）__________bythefieldofartificialIntelligence,Anprogrammerbeginsbytakingaproblemacomputerismeanttosolveandbreakingitdownintosmallertasks，tobedealtwithbyparticular（42）__________．These，inturn，are（43）__________ofsub．subsystems，andsoon．Inthisway,weareindepthofthinkingprofoundproblems．

　　Ofcourse，MrDennet’sbookisnota（44）__________solutiontosuchmind-benders；itisphilosophyinaction．Likeallgoodphilosophy,itworksbygettingthereadertoexaminedeeplyheldbut（45）__________beliefsaboutsomeofourmostfundamentalconcems，likepersonalautonomy．Itisreallynotalleasyread．

A.consist

B.actually

C.nature

D.concedes

E.inspired

F.definable

G.composed

H.readable

I.substance

J.merely

K.unspoken

L.apply

M.suppose

N.subsystem

O.definitive

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