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英语四级完型填空第二部分
第二部分完型填空全真模拟(Passages1-8)
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Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.(10points)
Duringthe1980s,unemploymentandunderemploymentinsomecountrieswasashighas90percent.Somecountriesdidnot31enoughfood;basicneedsinhousingandclothingwerenot32.Manyofthesecountrieslookedtotheindustrialprocessesofthedevelopednations33solutions.
34,problemscannotalwaysbesolvedbycopyingtheindustrializednations.Industryinthedevelopednationsishighlyautomatedandvery35.Itprovidesfewerjobsthanlabor-intensiveindustrialprocesses,andhighly36workersareneededto37andrepairtheequipment.Theseworkersmustbetrained,38manynationsdonothavethenecessarytraininginstitutions.Thus,the39ofimportingindustrybecomeshigher.Studentsmustbesentabroadto40vocationalandprofessionaltraining.41,justtobegintraining,thestudentsmust42learnEnglish,French,German,orJapanese.Thestudentsthenspendmanyyearsabroad,and43donotreturnhome.
Allnationsagreethatscienceandtechnology44beshared.Thepointis;countries45theindustrialprocessesofthedevelopednationsneedtolookcarefully46thecosts,becausemanyofthesecostsare47.Studentsfromthesenationsshould48theproblemsoftheindustrializedcountriesclosely.49care,theywilltakehomenottheproblemsofscienceandtechnology,50thebenefits.
31.
A)generate
B)raise
C)produce
D)manufacture
32.
A)answered
B)met
C)calculated
D)remembered
33.
A)for
B)without
C)as
D)about
34.
A)Moreover
B)Therefore
C)Anyway
D)However
35.
A)expensive
B)mechanical
C)flourishing
D)complicated
36.
A)gifted
B)skilled
C)trained
D)versatile
37.
A)keep
B)maintain
C)retain
D)protect
38.
A)since
B)so
C)and
D)yet
39.
A)charge
B)price
C)cost
D)value
40.
A)accept
B)gain
C)receive
D)absorb
41.
A)Frequently
B)Incidentally
C)Deliberately
D)Eventually
42.
A)soon
B)quickly
C)immiediately
D)first
43.
A)some
B)others
C)several
D)few
44.
A)might
B)should
C)would
D)will
45.
A)adopting
B)conducting
C)receiving
D)adjusting
46.
A)to
B)at
C)on
D)about
47.
A)opaque
B)secret
C)sealed
D)hidden
48.
A)tackle
B)learn
C)study
D)manipulate
49.
A)In
B)Through
C)With
D)Under
50.
A)except
B)nor
C)or
D)but
Passage1
Silenceisunnaturaltoman.Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness.Inthe21hedoesallhecantomakeanoiseintheworld,andtherearefewthings22hestandsinmorefearthanofthe23ofnoise.Evenhisconversationis24adesperateattempttopreventadreadfulsilence.Ifheisintroducedtoafellowmortalandanumberof25occurintheconversation,heregardshimselfasafailure,aworthlessperson,andisfullof26oftheemptiest-headedchatterbox.Heknowsthatninety-ninepercentofhumanconversationmeans27thebuzzingofafly,buthelongstojoininthebuzzandtoprovethatheismanandnotawax-work28.Theobjectofconversationisnot,29themostpart,tocommunicateideas;itisto30thebuzzingsound.Mostbuzzing,31,isagreeabletotheear,andsomeofitisagreeableeventothe32.Hewouldbeafoolishman,however,33waiteduntilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzingwithhisneighbors.Thosewho34theweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtobe35ofthereasonwhyhumanbeingswishtotalk.Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversation36thehopeoflearninganythingnew.Someofthemare37iftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeople'sears,thoughtheyhavenothingtotellthem38theyhaveseenanewplay.Attheendofaneveningduringwhichtheyhavesaidnothingatimmense39,theyjustly40themselvesontheirsuccessasconversationalists.
21.
[A]intervention
[B]interval
[C]eclipse
[D]meantime
22.
[A]ofwhich
[B]inwhich
[C]withwhich
[D]bywhich
23.
[A]presence
[B]abundance
[C]existence
[D]absence
24.
[A]ingreatmeasure
[B]inbrief
[C]allinall
[D]atleast
25.
[A]hesitations
[B]delays
[C]interruptions
[D]pauses
26.
[A]admiration
[B]envy
[C]amazement
[D]revenge
27.
[A]morethan
[B]nolessthan
[C]ratherthan
[D]nomorethan
28.
[A]character
[B]figure
[C]role
[D]personality
29.
[A]for
[B]in
[C]at
[D]on
30.
[A]carryout
[B]pickup
[C]speedup
[D]keepup
31.
[A]particularly
[B]unfortunately
[C]fortunately.
[D]utterly
32.
[A]mind
[B]mentality
[C]intelligence
[D]wit
33.
[A]who
[B]when
[C]if
[D]which
34.
[A]dispose
[B]dispatch
[C]dismiss
[D]despise
35.
[A]ignorant
[B]negligible
[C]obscure
[D]inconspicuous
36.
[A]at
[B]against
[C]with
[D]in
37.
[A]disgusted
[B]content
[C]disgraced
[D]discouraged
38.
[A]inthat
[B]sothat
[C]suchthat
[D]exceptthat
39.
[A]length
[B]expanse
[C]stretch
[D]span
40.
[A]prey
[B]model
[C]respect
[D]pride
Passage2
Recentlegalresearchindicatedthatincorrectidentificationisamajorfactorinmanymiscarriages(失败)ofjustices.Italsosuggeststhatidentificationofpeoplebywitnessesinacourtroomisnotas21ascommonlybelieved.Recentstudiesdonotsupportthe22offaithjudges,jurors,lawyersandthepolicehaveineyewitnessevidence.
TheLawCommissionrecentlypublishedaneducationalpaper,"TotalRecall?
TheReliabilityofWitness23",asacompanionguidetoaproposedcodeofevidence.Thepaperfindsthatcommonlyheld24abouthowourmindsworkandhowwellwerememberareoftenwrong.Butwhilehumanmemoryis25change,itshouldnotbeunderestimated.
Incourtwitnessesareaskedtogiveevidenceaboutevents,andjudgesandjuries26itsFeliability.Thepaperpointsoutthatmemoryiscomplex,andreliabilityofanyperson'srecallmustbeassessed27.
Bothcommonsenseandresearchsaymemory28overtime.Theaccuracyofrecallandrecognitionare29theirbestimmediately30encodingtheinformation,decliningatfirstrapidly,thengradually.Thelongerthedelay,themorelikelyitisthatinformationobtainedaftertheeventwillinterfere31theoriginalmemory,whichreduces32.
Thepapersays33interviewsormediareportscancreatesuch34."Peopleareparticularlysusceptibletohavingtheirmemories35whenthepassageoftimeallowstheoriginalmemoryto36,andwillbemostsusceptibleiftheyrepeatthe37asfact."
Witnessesmayseeorreadinformationaftertheevent,then38ittoproducesomething39thanwhatwasexperienced,significantlyreducingthereliability,oftheirmemoryofaneventoroffender,"Further,witnessesmaystronglybelieveintheirmemories,eventhoughaspectsofthosememoriesare40false."
21.
[A]trustful
[B]reliable
[C]innocent
[D]considerable
22.
[A]rate
[B]degree
[C]extent
[D]scale
23.
[A]Manifestation
[B]Declaration
[C]Presentation
[D]Testimony
24.
[A]perceptions
[B]acceptances
[C]permissions
[D]receptions
25.
[A]subjectto
[B]liablefor
[C]incapableof
[D]attributableto
26.
[A]assess
[B]appreciate
[C]calculate
[D]speculate
27.
[A]interactively
[B]comparatively
[C]horizontally
[D]individually
28.
[A]descends
[B]declines
[C]inclines
[D]degrades
29.
[A]at
[B]in
[C]on
[D]upon
30.
[A]before
[B]after
[C]when
[D]until
31.
[A]with
[B]in
[C]at
[D]on
32.
[A]appropriacy
[B]accuracy
[C]originality
[D]justice
33.
[A]consequent
[B]successive
[C]subsequent
[D]preceding
34.
[A]distortions
[B]deformations
[C]malfunctions
[D]malformations
35.
[A]altered
[B]transformed
[C]converted
[D]modified
36.
[A]fade
[B]diminish
[C]lessen
[D]dwell
37.
[A]misinformation
[B]mistreatment
[C]misguidance
[D]misjudgement
38.
[A]associate
[B]connect
[C]link
[D]integrate
39.
[A]other
[B]rather
[C]more
[D]less
40.
[A]invariably
[B]constantly
[C]justifiably
[D]verifiably
Passage3
Throughoutthe19thcenturyandintothe20th,citizensoftheUnitedStatesmaintainedabiasagainstbigcities.Mostlivedonfarmsandinsmalltownsandbelievedcitiestobecentresof21,crime,povertyandmoral22.Theirdistrustwascaused23,byanationalideologythat,24farmingthegreatestoccupationandruralliving,25tourbanliving.Thisattitude26evenasthenumberofurbandwellersincreasedandcitiesbecameanessential27ofthenationallandscape.Gradually,economicrealityovercameideology.Thousands28theprecarious(不稳定的)lifeonthefarmformoresecureandbetterpayingjobsinthecity.Butwhenthesepeople29fromthecountry-side,theycarriedtheirfearsandsuspicionswiththem.Thesenewurbanities,alreadyconvincedthatcitieswere30withgreatproblems.eagerly31theprogressivereformsthatpromisedtobringorderoutofthe32ofthecity.
Oneofmanyreformscame33theareaofpublicutilities.Waterandseweragesystemswereusuallyoperatedby34governments,butthegasandelectricnetworkswereprivatelyowned.Reformersfearedthattheprivatelyownedutilitycompanieswould35exorbitant(过度的)ratefortheseessentialservicesand36themonlytopeoplewhocouldaffordthem.Somecityandstategovernmentsrespondedby37theutilitycompanies,butanumberofcitiesbegantosupplytheseservicesthemselves.38ofthesereformsarguedthatpublicowner