专四完型填空练习题含答案

Passage 1.

It is well known that teenage boys tend to do better 1)______ math than girls, that male high school students are more likely than their female counterparts 2)______ advanced math courses like calculus, that virtually all the great mathematicians 3)______ men. Are women born with

4)______ mathematical ability? Or does society’s sexism slow their progress? In 1980, two Johns

Hopkins University researchers tried 5)______ the eternal nature/nurture debate. Julian Stanley and Camilla Benbow 6)______ 10,000 talented seventh and eighth graders between 1972 and 1979. Using the Scholastic Aptitude Test, in which math questions are meant to measure ability rather than knowledge, they discovered 7)______ sex differences. 8)______ the verbal abilities of the males and females 9)______ differed, twice as many boys as girls scored over 500 (on a scale of 200 to 800) on mathematical ability; at the 700 level, the ratio was 14 to 1. The conclusion: males have 10)______ superior mathematical reasoning ability.

Benbow and Stanley’s findings, 11)______ were published in "Science", disturbed some men and

12)______ women. Now there is comfort for those people in a new study from the University of

Chicago that suggests math 13)______ not, after all, a natural male domain. Prof. Zalman Usiskin studied 1,366 tenth graders. They were selected from geometry classes and tested on their ability to solve geometry proofs, a subject requiring 14)______ abstract reasoning and spatial ability. The conclusion 15)______ by Usiskin: there are no sex differences in math ability.

1. A. at B. to C. of D. about

2. A. in tackling B. tackling? C. to tackle D. about tackling

3. A. might be B. have been C. must be D. had been

4. A. smaller B. less C. fewer D. not more

5. A. to settle B. to set C. settling D. setting

6. A. were tested B. have tested C. were testing D. had tested

7. A. distinct B. instinct C. remote D. vague

8. A. Since B. However C. As D. While

9. A. scarcely not B. virtually C. largely D. hardly

10. A. superficially B. universally C. inherently D. initially

11. A. as B. that C. which D. all

12. A. few B. not a few C. not few D. quite few

13. A. be B. were C. was D. is

14. A. none of B. neither of C. either D. both

15. A. got B. gained C. reached D. accomplished 、

答案：1. A2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. D7. A8. D9. D10. C 11. C12. B13. D14. D15. C Passage 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 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 liked to carry a small steel needle like tool strapped to his leg and he used this in place 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 again . 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 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)______, it was opened and the chains were found inside.

16.A. Generally?B. However C. Possibly D. Likewise

17.A. to produce B. who produces?C. produce D. how to produce

18.A. Out of the question B. Though?C. Probably?D. Undoubted

19.A. escaping B. locking C. opening D. dropping

20.A. Surprisingly B. Obviously?C. Perhaps D. Although

21.A. if B. whether C. as to D. that

22.A. involved B. closed C. connected D. bound

23.A. at B. by C. in D. for

24.A. rid B. charged C. accused D. deprived

25.A. candle B. mud?C. something D. substance

26.A. As B. Usually C. Maybe?D. Then

27.A. overall B. all but C. no longer D. altogether

28.A. it B. which?C. that D. him

29.A. chest B. body C. lid D. chain

30.A. brought up?B. sunk?C. broken apart D. snapped

答案：16-20：BCCAD 21-25：DDCCD 26-30：ADBAA

Passage 3.

The United States is well-known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. ___1___ these wide modern roads are generally ___2___ and well maintained, with___3___ sharp curves and straight sections, a direct route is not always the most ___4___ one. Large highways often pass ___5___ scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally ___6___ large urban centers, which means that they become crowded with ___7___ traffic during rush hours, ___8___ the “fast,

___9___ you are not in a hurry. Not far from the ___10___ new “superhighways”, there are often older, ___11___ heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. ___12___ 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 ___13___ , or down frightening hillside to towns ___14___ in deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places ___15___ the air is clean and scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a chance to get a fresh, clean view of the world.

1. A. Although B. Since C. Because D. Therefore

2．stable B. splendid C. smooth D. complicated

3. A. little B. few C. much D. many

4. A. terrible B. possible C. enjoyable D. profitable

5. A. to B. into C. over D. by

6. A. lead B. connect C. collect D. communicate

7. A. large B. fast C. high D. heavy

8. A. when B. for C. but D. that

9. A. unless B. if C. as D. since

10. A. relatively B. regularly C. respectively D. reasonably

11. A. and B. less C. more D. or

12. A. All B. Several C. Lots D. Some

13. A. rocks B. cliffs C. roads D. paths

14. A. lying B. laying C. laid D. lied

15. A. there B. when C. which D. where

Passage 4

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 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)______ 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 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, today’s newspapers educate and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers 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 advertising depends on a newspaper’s 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 newspaper’s pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper’s 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. Before

32.A. reason B. cause C. problem D. purpose

33.A. make B. publish C. know D. write

34.A. another B. other C. one another D. the other

35.A. However B. And C. Therefore D. So

36.A. value B. ratio C. rateD. speed

37.A. spread B. passedC. printed D. completed

38.A. inform B. be informed C. to be informed D. informed

39.A. on B. through C. with D. of

40.A. forms B. existence C. contents D. purpose

41.A. tries to cover B. manages to cover C. fails to cover D. succeeds in

42.A. source B. origin C. course D. finance

43.A. measures B. measured C. is measured D. was measured

44.A. offering B. offered C. which offered D. to be offered

45.A. by B. with C. at D. about

答案：31. C32. D33. C34. B35. A 36. D37. C38. D39. B40. B 41. C42. A43. C44. B45. D Passage 5

Anyone who speaks at least one semester in college notices that some students give up on their classes. The person who sits behind you in accounting,__46___, begins to miss a lot of class meetings and eventually __47___. Or another student comes to class without the assignment, doodles in his notebook during the lecture, and leaves during the break. What’s the__48__ between students like this and ___49___who succeed in school? My survey may be non-scientific, but everyone I asked said the same thing: attitude. A positive attitude is the key to everything else__50_ good study habits, smart time scheduling, and ___51__with personal difficulties. What does “a positive attitude” mean? Well, for one thing, i t means not acting like a zombie. It means not only__52___ up for your classes, but also doing something while you’re there. Really listen. Take notes. Ask a question if you want to. Don’t just walk into a class, put your mind in neutral , and ___53__to never-mind land.

Having a positive attitude goes deeper than this, _54____. It means being mature about college as an institution. Too many students ___55___college classes like six-year-olds who expect first grade to as much as fun as Sesame Street. First grade, __56____we all know, isn’t as much as fun as Sesame Street. And college classes can sometimes be __57____dull and boring. If you let a boring class discourage you so much that you want to leave school, you’ ll lose in the long__58___. Look at your priorities. You want a degree, or a certificate, or a career. If you have to, you can make it through a less-than-interesting class in order to achieve what you want. Get you can out of every class. But if you simply can’t _59__a certain class, _60___determined to fulfill its requirements and be done with it once for all.

46.A. however B. nevertheless C. yet D. for example

47.A. drops B. quits C. plays truant D. vanishes

48. A. differ B. unlikeness C. differences D. discrepancy

49.A. these ones B. the ones C. the crew D. the group

50.A.trying B. struggling C. killing D. coping

51.A.showing B. coming C. giving D. getting

52.A. while B. drift C. idle D. kill

53..A. yet B. too C. though D. but 54.A. reach B. approach C. arrive at D. adopt 55.A.if B.as if C. like D.as 56.A.absolute B. all C. downright D. complete

57.A.term B. run C. period D. sight

58.A.whenever B. whatever C. wherever D. whichever

59.A.suffer from B. suffer C. stand D. join

60.A. make sure B. be sure C. to be D.be

答案：46---50:DDCBD 51---55: ABCBD 56-----60:CBBCD