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历年四级真题选词填空

2016年12月第一套题

Manymenandwomenhavelongboughtintotheideathatthereare“male”and“female”brains,believingthatexplainsjustabouteverydifferencebetweenthesexes.Anewstudy26thatbelief,questioningwhetherbrainsreallycanbedistinguishedbygender.

Inthestudy,TelAvivUniversityresearchers27forsexdifferencesthroughouttheentirehumanbrain.

Andwhatdidtheyfind?

Notmuch.Ratherthanofferevidencefor28brainsas“male”or“female”,researchshowsthatbrainsfallintoawiderange,withmostpeoplefallingrightinthemiddle.

DaphnaJoel,wholedthestudy,saidherresearchfoundthatwhiletherearesomegender‐based29,manydifferenttypesofbraincan’talwaysbedistinguishedbygender.

Whilethe“average”maleand“average”femalebrainswere30different,youcouldn’ttellitbylookingatindividualbrainscans.Onlyasmall31ofpeoplehad“all-male”or“all-female”characteristics.

LarryCahill,anAmericanneuroscientist（神经科学家），saidthestudyisanimportantadditiontoagrowingbodyofresearchquestioning32beliefsaboutgenderandbrainfunction.Buthecautionedagainstconcludingfromthisstudythatallbrainsarethesame,33ofgender.

“There’samountainofevidence34theimportanceofsexinfluencesatalllevelsofbrainfunction,”hetoldTheSeattleTimes.

Ifanything,hesaid,thestudy35thatgenderplaysaveryimportantroleinthebrain—“evenwhenwearenotclearexactlyhow.”

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A）abnormal

B） applied

C） briefly

D）categorizing

E） challenges

F）figure

G）percentage

H）proving

I）regardless

J）searched

K）similarities 

L） slightly

M） suggests

N） tastes

O） traditional

2016年12月第二套题

Theoceanisheatingup.That'stheconclusionofanewstudythatfindsthatEarth'soceansnow  （26）heatattwicetheratetheydid18yearsago.Aroundhalfofoceanheatintakesince1865hastakenplacesince1997,researchersreportonlineinNatureClimateChange.

   Warmingwatersareknownto  （27）tocoralbleaching（珊瑚白化）andtheytakeupmorespacethancoolerwaters,raisingsea  （28）.Whilethetopoftheoceanisstudied,itsdepthsaremoredifficultto  （29）Theresearchersgathered150yearsofoceantemperaturedatainordertogetabetter（30）ofheatabsorptionfromsurfacetoseabed.Theygatheredtogethertemperaturereadingscollectedbyeverythingfroma19thcentury 31）ofBritishnavalshipstomodernautomatedoceanprobes.Theextensivedatasources,  （32）withcomputersimulations（计算机模拟）,createdatimelineofoceantemperaturechanges,includingcoolingfromvolcanicoutbreaksandwarmingfromfossilfuel  （33）.

About35percentoftheheattakeninbytheoceansduringtheindustrialeranowresidentsata   （34）ofmorethan700meters,theresearchersfound.Theysaythey're  （35）whetherthedeep-seawarmingcanceledoutwarmingatthesea'ssurface.

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A）absorb      

B）combined  

C）contribute    

D）depth   

E）emissions     

F）excursion   

G）explore  

H）floor

I）heights

J）indifferent

K）levels

L） mixed

M）picture

N） unsure

O） voyage

2016年12月第三套题

Whensomeonecommitsacriminalact,wealwayshopethepunishmentwillmatchtheoffense.Butwhenitcomestooneofthecruelestcrimes—animalfighting—things__26__（rarely）workoutthatway.Dogfightingvictimsare__27__（tortured）andkilledforprofitand“sport,”yettheircriminalabusersoftenreceivea__28__（minimal）sentenceforcausingalifetimeofpain.Roughlyhalfofallfederally-convictedanimalfightersonlygetprobation（缓刑）.

　　Someprogresshasbeenmadeintheprosecution（起诉）ofanimalfighters.ButfederaljudgesoftenrelyheavilyontheU.S.SentencingGuidelineswhenthey__29__（determine）penalties,andinthecaseofanimalfighting,thoseguidelinesareoutdatedandextremely__30__（inadequate）.

　　TheU.S.SentencingCommission,which__31__（creates）thesesentencingguidelines,isrevisitingthem,proposingtoraisetheminimumsentencefrom6-12to21-27months.Thisisastepintheright__32__（direction）,butwe’dliketoseetheU.S.SentencingCommissionmakefurtherguidelines.

　　Simultaneoustothiseffort,we’reworkingwithanimaladvocatesandstateandfederallawmakersto__33__（strengthen）anti-crueltylawsacrossthecountry,aswellassupportinglawsandpoliciesthatassistoverburdenedanimal__34__（shelters）thatcareforanimal fightingvictims.Thishelpis__35__（critically）importantbecausethehighcostofcaringforanimalvictimsisamajordeterrenttointerveningincrueltycasesinthefirstplace.

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A）convenient 

B） creates

C） critically

D） determine

E） direction

F）hesitate

G）inadequate

 H）inspired

I）method

J） mineral

K） rarely

L）shelters

M）strengthen

N） sufferings

O） tortured

2016年6月第一套题

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationismakingeffortstoensurethatallstudentshaveequalaccesstoaqualityeducation.Todayitis__26___thelaunchoftheExcellentEducatorsforAllInitiative.Theinitiativewillhelpstatesandschooldistrictssupportgreateducatorsforthestudentswhoneedthemmost.

“Allchildrenare27toahigh-qualityeducationregardlessoftheirrace,zipcodeorfamilyincome.Itis28importantthatweprovideteachersandprincipalsthesupporttheyneedtohelpstudentsreachtheirfull29,”U.S.SecretaryofEducationArneDuncansaid.“Despitetheexcellentworkanddeep30ofournation'steachersandprincipals,studentsinhigh-poverty,high-minorityschoolsareunfairlytreatedacrossourcountry.Wehavetodobetter.Localleadersandeducatorswill31theirowncreativesolutions,butwemustworktogetherto32ourfocusonhowtobetterrecruit,supportand33effectiveteachersandprincipalsforallstudents,especiallythekidswhoneedthemmost.”

Today’sannouncementisanotherimportantstepforwardinimprovingaccesstoqualityeducation,a34ofPresidentObama’syearofaction.Latertoday,SecretaryDuncanwillleadaroundtablediscussionwithprincipalsandschoolteachersfromacrossthecountryaboutthe35ofworkinginhigh-needschoolsandhowtoadaptpromisingpracticesforsupportinggreat educators in these schools.

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A） announcing

B） beneficial

C） challenges

D） commitment

E） component

F） contests

G） critically

H） develop

I） distributing

J） enhance

K） entitled

L） potential

M） properly

N） qualified

O） retain

2016年6月第二套

Physicalactivitydoesthebodygoodandthere'sgrowingevidencethatit helpsthebraintoo.ResearchersintheNetherlandsreportthatchildrenwhogetmoreexercise,whetheratschoolorontheirown,_26_tohavehigherGPAsand betterscoresonstandardizedtests.Ina_27__of14studiesthatlookedat physicalactivityandacademic_28_,investigatorsfoundthatthemorechildren moved,thebettertheirgradeswereinschools,__29_inthebasicsubjectsof math,Englishandreading.

　　Thedatawillcertainlyfueltheongoingdebateoverwhetherphysical educationclassesshouldbecutasschoolsstruggleto_30_onsmallerbudgets. Theargumentsagainstphysicaleducationhaveincludedconcernsthatgymtime maybetakingawayfromstudytime.WithstandardizedtestscoresintheU.S __31_in recentyears,someadministratorsbelievestudentsneedtospendmore timeintheclassroominsteadofontheplayground.Butasthesefindingsshow, exerciseandacademicsmaynotbe_32_exclusive.Physicalactivitycanimprove blood_33__tothebrain,fuelingmemory,attentionandcreativity,whichare _34__tolearning.Andexercisereleaseshormonesthatcanimprove__35__and relievestress,whichcanalsohelplearning.Sowhileitmayseemasifkids arejustexercisingtheirbodieswhenthey’rerunningaround,theymayactually beexercisingtheirbrainsaswell.

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A）attendance

B）consequently

C）current

D）depressing

E）dropping

F）essential

G）feasible

H）flow

I）mood

J）mutually

K）particularly

L）performance

M）review

N）survive

O）tend

2016年6月英语四级第三套题

SectionA

Signs barringcell-phoneuseareafamiliarsighttoanyonewhohaseversatinahospitalwaitingroom.Butthegrowing___（27）popularityofelectronicmedicalrecordshasforcedhospital-baseddoctorstobecomedependent____（28）oncomputersthroughouttheday,anddesktops，whichkeepdoctorsfrombesides，arefast___（29）givingwaytowirelessdevices.

Asclericalloadsincreased,"somethinghadtogive____（30）,andthatwasalwaysfacetimewithpatients,"saysDr.BhaktiPatel,aformerchiefresidentintheUniversityofChicago'sinternal-medicineprogram.Infall2010,shehelpedlaunch____（31）apilotprojectinChicagotoseeiftheiPadcouldimproveworkingconditionsandpatientcare.Theexperimentwassosuccessful__（32）thatallinternal-medicineprogramadoptedthesamepolicy____（33）in2011.MedicalschoolsatYaleandStanfordnowhavepaperless,iPad-basedcurriculums."You'llwantaniPadjustsoyoucanwearthis"isthesloganforoneofthenewlabcoatsdesigned___（34）withlargepocketstoaccommodatetabletcomputers.

AstudyoftheUniversityofChicagoiPadprojectfoundthatpatientsgottestsandtratement__（35）fasteriftheywerecaredforbyiPad-equippedresidents.Many patientsalsogained___（36）abetterunderstandingoftheillnessesthatlandedtheminthehospitalinthefirstplace.

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A.dependent

B.designed

C.fast

D.flying

E.gained

F.give

G.growing

H.launch

I.policy

J.prospect

K.rather

L.reliable

M.signal

N.successful

O.treatments

2015年12月第一套

Scholarsoftheinformationsocietyaredividedoverwhethersocialinequalitydecreasesorincreasesinaninformation-basedsociety.However,theygenerallyagreewi