大學(xué)英語四級選詞填空專項訓(xùn)練

1、2010年12月英語四級考試真題Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whatdeterminesthekindofpersonyouare?Whatfactorsmakeyoumoreorlessbold,intelligent,orabletoreadamap?Alloftheseareinfluencedbytheinteractionofyourgenesandtheenvironmentinwhichyouwere47.Thestudyofhowgenesandenvironmentinteracttoinfluence48acti

2、vityisknownasbehavioralgenetics.Behavioralgeneticshasmadeimportant49tothebiologicalrevolution,providinginformationabouttheextenttowhichbiologyinfluencesmind,brainandbehavior.Anyresearchthatsuggeststhat50toperformcertainbehaviorsarebasedinbiologyiscontroversial.Whowantstobetoldthattherearelimitations

3、towhatyoucan51basedonsomethingthatisbeyondyourcontrol,suchasyourgenes?Itiseasytoacceptthatgenescontrolphysicalcharacteristicssuchassex,raceandeyecolor.Butcangenesalsodeterminewhetherpeoplewillgetdivorced,how52theyare,orwhatcareertheyarelikelytochoose?Aconcernofpsychologicalscientistsisthe53towhichal

4、lofthesecharacteristicsareinfluencedbynatureandnurture(養(yǎng)育)，bygeneticmakeupandtheenvironment.Increasingly,science54thatgeneslaythegroundworkformanyhumantraits.Fromthisperspective,peopleareborn55likeundevelopedphotographs:Theimageisalreadycaptured,butthewayit56appearscanvarybasedonthedevelopmentproces

5、s.However,thebasicpictureistherefromthebeginning.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。A abilitiesB achieveC appealD complaintsE contributionsF displayedG essentiallyH eventuallyI extentJ indicatesK3 proceedsL psychologicalM raisedN smartO standard答案PartIVReadingComprehension(Readingindepth)47.M)raised48.L)psychologica

6、l49.E)contributions50.A)abilities51.B)achieve52.N)smart53.I)extent54.J)indicates55.G)essentially56.H)eventually2010年6月英語四級考試真題PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoices

7、giveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthefollo

8、wingpassage.Whenwethinkofgreenbuildings,wetendtothinkofnewones-thekindofhigh-tech,solar-paneledmasterpiecesthatmakethecoversofarchitecturemagazines.ButtheU.S.hasmorethan100millionexistinghomes,anditwouldbe_47_wastefultotearthemalldownand_48_themwithgreenerversions.Anenormousamountofenergyandresource

9、swentintotheconstructionofthosehouses.Anditwouldtakeanaverageof65yearsforthe_49_carbonemissionsfromanewenergy-efficienthometomakeupfortheresourceslostbydestroyinganoldone.Sointhebroadest_50_,thegreenesthomeistheonethathasalreadybeenbuilt.Butatthesametime,nearlyhalfofU.S.carbonemissionscomefromheatin

10、g,coolingand_51_ourhomes,officesandotherbuildings."Youcan'tdealwithclimatechangewithoutdealingwithexistingbuildings,"saysRichardMoe,thepresidentoftheNationalTrust.Withsome_52_,theoldesthomestendtobetheleastenergy-efficient.Housesbuiltbefore1939useabout50%moreenergypersquarefootthanthos

11、ebuiltafter2000,mainlyduetothetinycracksandgapsthat_53_overtimeandletinmoreoutsideair.Fortunately,therearea_54_numberofrelativelysimplechangesthatcangreenolderhomes,from_55_oneslikeLincoln'sCottagetoyourownpostwarhome.Andefficiencyupgrades(升級)cansavemorethanjusttheearth;theycanhelp_56_propertyow

12、nersfromrisingpowercosts.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。D) exceptionsH) powering L) senseA)accommodationsB)clumsyC)doubtfulE)expandF)historicG)incrediblyI)protectJ)reducedK)replaceM)shiftedN)supplyingO)vast答案PartIVReadingComprehension(Readingindepth)47.Gincredibly48.Kreplace49.Jreduced50.Lsense51.Hpowering52.Dex

13、ceptions53.Eexpand54.Ovast55.Fhistoric56.Iprotect2009年12月大學(xué)英語四級考試真題及答案Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Infamilieswithtwoworkingparents,fathersmayhavemoreimpactonachildslanguagedevelopmentthanmothers,anewstudysuggests.Researchers4792familiesform11childcarecentersbeforetheirchildrenwereaye

14、arold,interviewingeachtoestablishincome,levelofeducationandchildcarearrangements.Overall,itwasagroupofwell-classfamilies,withmarriedparentsbothlivinginthehome.Whenthechildrenwere2,researchersvideotapedthemathomeinfree-playsessionswithbothparents,48alloftheirspeech.ThestudywillappearintheNovemberissu

15、eofTheJournalofAppliedDevelopmentalPsychology.Thescientistsmeasuredthe49numberofutterance(話語)oftheparents,thenumberofdifferentwordstheyused,thecomplexityoftheirsentencesandother50oftheirspeech.Onaverage,fathersspokelessthanmothersdid,buttheydidnotdifferinthelengthofutterancesorproportionofquestionsa

16、sked.Finally,theresearchers51thechildrensspeechatage3,usingastandardizedlanguagetest.Theonlypredictorsofhighscoresonthetestwerethemotherslevelofeducation,the52ofchildcareandthenumberofdifferentwordsthefatherused.Theresearchersare53whythefathersspeech,andnotthemothers,hadaneffect.“Itswell54thatthemot

17、herslanguagedoeshaveanimpact,”saidNadyaPancsofar,theleadauthorofthestudy.Itcouldbethatthehigh-functioningmothersinthestudyhad55hadastronginfluenceontheirchildrensspeechdevelopment,Ms.Pancsofarsaid,“oritmaybethatmothersare56inawaywedidntmeasureinthestudy.”注意：此部分試題在答題卡1上。A)alreadyB)analyzedC)aspectsD)

18、charactersE)contributingF)describingG)establishedH)qualityI)quotedJ)recordingK)recruitedL)totalM)unconsciousN)unsureO)yet答案PartIVReadingComprehension(Readingindepth)47. 【快速解題】動詞辨義題。K【火眼金睛】本句缺少謂語，根據(jù)句中before引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句中的過去時態(tài)，可以斷定謂語動詞應(yīng)使用過去時。根據(jù)句意，備選動詞中recruited符合題意。此外備選詞中analyzed是強干擾項，但其實并不合適，因為“研究者們分析了92

19、個家庭，并且逐一詢問了他們的收入、受教育狀況、孩子的照顧情況?！逼渲小胺治觥迸c“逐一詢問”在邏輯意義上不符。48. 【快速解題】動詞辨義題。J【火眼金睛】空格處在with短語中，且應(yīng)該作賓語parents的補足語。根據(jù)句意可知此處應(yīng)為“研究人員將他們與父母雙方在家自由玩耍的情景錄制下來，并記錄他們所有的談話?！笨梢钥闯龃颂幮杼钜粋€動名詞，并含有“記錄”的意思，備選動詞中recording符合題意。49. 【快速解題】動詞辨義題。L【火眼金睛】空格位于the與number之間，可知此處需填入一個形容詞作定語。備選形容詞中total符合題意，意為“父母親話語總的數(shù)量”。50. 【快速解題】名詞辨義

20、題。C【火眼金睛】空格位于other之后，可知此處需填入名詞，備選名詞只有aspects符合題意，意為“科學(xué)家們測量了父母親話語總的數(shù)量，使用不同詞匯的數(shù)量，他們的語句的復(fù)雜程度以及他們語言的其他方面?！?1.【快速解題】動詞辨義題。B【火眼金睛】空格在主語theresearchers之后，可知此處應(yīng)填入謂語動詞的過去時態(tài)。剩余的備選動詞中analyzed符合題意，意為“最后，當(dāng)孩子們?nèi)龤q時，研究者們對孩子進行了標準化的語言測試，并對他們的語言進行了分析?！?2. 【快速解題】名詞辨義題。H【火眼金睛】空格處前后分別為the與of,可知此處需填入名詞，根據(jù)上下文可知該句意為“測試中，預(yù)測高分的

21、指標包括母親受教育的程度，養(yǎng)育孩子的質(zhì)量，父親使用不同詞匯的數(shù)量?！眰溥x名詞中quality符合題意。53. 【快速解題】形容詞辨義題。N【火眼金睛】空格位于be動詞與why從句之間，可知需填入形容詞或過去分詞，以構(gòu)成系表結(jié)構(gòu)。動詞中的剩余詞匯，均不能使句意通順。備選形容詞中unsure可使句意通順，意為“令研究者們疑惑的是為什么父親而非母親的語言對孩子有影響?！?4. 【快速解題】動詞辨義題。G【火眼金睛】空格處在iswell和that從句之間，此處需要填入過去分詞。備選動詞中established符合題意，其中itiswellestablishedthat，意為"大家公認”。55

22、. 【快速解題】副詞辨義題。A【火眼金睛】本句結(jié)構(gòu)完整，空格處需填入一個副詞。空格前后的had并不相同，前面的had是構(gòu)成過去完成時態(tài)的助動詞，后面的had是短語haveastronginfluenceon，結(jié)合句意，備選副詞中already符合題意。56. 【快速解題】動詞辨義題。E【火眼金睛】縱觀全句，空格處應(yīng)填入現(xiàn)在分詞，與are構(gòu)成現(xiàn)在進行時態(tài)。根據(jù)句意“最終對于整個學(xué)校的文化氛圍都會產(chǎn)生有益的影響”。備選動詞中contributing符合題意，意為“可能母親起作用的方式在研究中我們沒有測量?！?009年6月英語四級考試真題與答案Questions47to56arebasedonthe

23、followingpassage.EveryyearinthefirstweekofmyEnglishclass,somestudentsinformmethatwrithingistoohard.Theyneverwrite,unlessassignments47it.Theyfinethewritingprocess48anddifficult.Howawfultobeabletospeakinalanguagebutnottowriteinit-49English,withitsrichvocabulary.Beingabletospeakbutnotwriteislikelivingi

24、nan50mansion(豪宅)andneverleavingonesmallroom.WhenImeetstudentswhothinktheycan'twrite,Iknowasateachermy51istoshowthemtherestoftherooms.Mytaskistobuildfluencywhileprovidingtheopportunityinherentinanywritingactivityto52themoralandemotionaldevelopmentofmystudents.Onegreatwaytodothisisbyhavingstudents

25、writeinajournalinclasseveryday.Writingabilityislikestrengthtraining.Writingneedstobedone53,justlikeexercise;justasmusclesgrowstrongerwithexercise,writingskillsimprovequicklywithwritingpractice.Ioftenseeariseinstudentconfidenceand54afteronlyafewweeksofjournalwriting.Expressingoneselfinwritingisoneoft

26、hemostimportantskillsIteachtostrengthenthewholestudent.Whenmystudentspracticejournalwriting,theyarepracticingfortheirfutureacademic,political,and55lives.Theybuildskillssothatsomedaytheymightwriteagreatnovel,apieceofsorelyneededlegislation,ortheperfectloveletter.Everydaythattheywriteintheirjournalspu

27、tsthemastep56tofluency,eloquence(雄辯),andcommandoflanguage.A) closerI)painfulC) emotionalB) dailyJ)performanceK)professionD) enhanceE) enormousF) especiallyG) hinderH) missionL) remarkablyM) requireN) sensitiveO) urge答案PartIVReadingComprehension(Readingindepth)47.Mrequire48.Ipainful49.Fespecially50.E

28、enormous51.Hmission52.Denhance53.Bdaily54.Jperformance55.Kprofession56Adaily2008年12月大學(xué)英語四級考試真題Question47-56Abooklesslifeisanincompletelife.Booksinfluencethedepthandbreadthoflife.Theymeetthenatural47forfreedom,forexpression,forcreativityandbeautyoflife.Learners,therefore,musthavebooks,andtherighttype

29、ofbook,forthesatisfactionoftheirneed.Readersturn48tobooksbecausetheircuriosityconcerningallmannersofthings,theireagernesstoshareintheexperiencesofothersandtheirneedto49fromtheirownlimitedenvironmentleadthemtofindinbooksfoodforthemindandthespirit.Throughtheirreadingtheyfindadeepersignificancetolifeas

30、booksacquaintthemwithlifeintheworldasitwasanditisnow.Theyarepresentedwitha_50ofhumanexperiencesandcometo51otherwaysofthoughtandliving.Andwhile52theirownrelationshipsandresponsestolife,thereadersoftenfindthatthe53_intheirstoriesaregoingthroughsimilaradjustments,whichhelptoclarifyandgivesignificanceto

31、theirown.Booksprovide54materialforreaders'imaginationtogrow.Imaginationisavaluablequalityandamotivatingpower,andstimulatesachievement.Whileenrichingtheirimagination,books_55theiroutlook,developafact-findingattitudeandtrainthemtouseleisure56.Thesocialandeducationalsignificanceofthereaders'boo

32、kscannotbeoverestimatedinanacademiclibrary.A.AbundantB.CharactersC.CommunicatingD.CompletelyE.DeriveF.DesireG.DiversityH.EscapeI.EstablishingJ.NarrowK.NaturallyL.PersonnelM.ProperlyN.RespectO.Widen答案PartIVReadingComprehension(Readingindepth)47.F/desire48.K/naturally49.H/escape50.G/diversity51.N/resp

33、ect52.I/establishing53.B/characters54.A/abundant55.O/widen56.M/properly2008年6月大學(xué)英語四級考試真題SectionASomeyearsagoIwasofferedawritingassignmentthatwouldrequirethreemonthsoftravelthroughEurope.Ihadbeenabroadacoupleoftimes,butIcouldhardly_47_toknowmywayaroundthecontinent.Moreover,myknowledgeofforeignlanguag

34、eswas_48_toalittlecollegeFrench.Ihesitated.HowwouldI,unabletospeakthelanguage,_49_unfamiliarwithlocalgeographyortransportationsystems,setup_50_anddoresearch?Itseemedimpossible,andwithconsiderable_51_Isatdowntowritealetterbeggingoff.Halfwaythrough,athoughtcanthroughmymind:youcanlearnifyoudon'ttry

35、.SoIacceptedtheassignment.Thereweresomebad_52_.ButbythetimeIhadfinishedthetripIwasanexperiencedtraveler.Andeversince,Ihaveneverhesitatedtoheadforeventhemostremoteofplaces,withoutguidersoreven_53_bookings,confidentthatsomehowIwillmanage.Thepointisthatthenew,thedifferent,isalmostbydefinition_54_.Butea

36、chtimeyoutrysomething,youlearn,andasthelearningpilesup,theworldopenstoyou.I'velearnedtoskiat40,andflownuptheRhineRiverina_55_.AndIknowI'llgoondoingsuchthings.It'snotbecauseI'mbraverormoredaringthanothers.I'mnot.ButI'llacceptanxietyasanothernameforchallengeandIbelieveIcan_56_w

37、onders.A)accomplishB)advancedC)balloonD)claimE)constantlyF)declareG)interviewsH)limitedI)manufactureJ)momentsK)newsL)reducedM)regretN)scaryO)totally答案PartIVReadingComprehension(Readingindepth)47.D)claim48.H)limited49.O)totally50.G)interviews51.M)regret52.J)moments53.B)advanced54.N)scary55.C)balloon5

38、6.A)accomplish2007年12月四級考試真題Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Aswarspreadstomanycomersoftheglobe,Childrensadlyhavebeendrawnintothecenterofconflicts.InAfghanistan,Bosnia,andColombia,however,groupsofchildrenhavebeentakingpartinpeaceeducation47.Thechildren,afterlearningtoresolveconflicts,too

39、konthe48ofpeacemakers.TheChildren'sMovementforpeacemakerswasevennominated(提名)ortheNobelpeaceprizein1998.Groupsofchildren49is_peacemakersstudiedhumanrightsanpovertyissuesinColombia,eventuallyformingagroupwithfiveotherschoolsinBogotaknownaTheSchoolsofPeace.Theclassroom50opportunitiesforchildrentor

40、eplaceangry,violentbehaviorswith511peacefulones.Itisintheclassroomthatcaringandrespectforeachpersonempowerschildrentotakeastep52towardbecomingpeacemakers.Fortunately,educatorshaveaccesstomanyonlineresourcesthatare53usefulwhenhelpingchildrenalongthepathtopeace.TheYoungPeacemakersClub,startedin1992,pr

41、ovidesaWebsitewithresourcesforteachersand54onstaringaKindnessCampaign.TheWorldCentersofCompassionforChildrenInternationalcallattentiontochildren'srightsandhowtohelpthe55ofwar.StartingaPeacemakersClubisapraiseworthyventureforaclassanonethatcouldspreadtootherclassroomsanideallyaffectthecultureofth

42、e56school.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答A)actingI)informationB)assumingE) entireM) role F) especiallyG) forwardO) victims H) imagesJ) offersL) respectivelyN) technologyC)comprehensiveK)projectsD)cooperative答案PartIVReadingComprehension(Readingindepth)47. K. projects48.M.role49.A.acting50.J.offers51.D.cooperative5

43、2.G.forward53.F.especially54.I.Information55.O.victims56.E.entire.2007年6月23日大學(xué)英語四級(CET-4)真題試卷及答案Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Yearsago,doctorsoftensaidthatpainwasanormalpartoflife.Inparticular,whenolderpatients_47_ofpain,theyweretolditwasanaturalpartofagingandtheywouldhavetolearntoliv

44、ewithit.Timeshavechanged.Today,wetakepain_48_.Indeed,painisnowconsideredthefifthvitalsign,asimportantasbloodpressure,temperature,breathingrateandpulsein_49_aperson'swell-being.Weknowthatchronic(慢性的)paincandisrupt(擾舌L)aperson'slife,causingproblemsthat_50_frommissedworktodepression.That'sw

45、hyagrowingnumberofhospitalsnowdependuponphysicianswho_51_inpainmedicine.Notonlydoweevaluatethecauseofthepain,whichcanhelpustreatthepainbetter,butwealsohelpprovidecomprehensivetherapyfordepressionandotherpsychologicalandsocial_52_relatedtochronicpain.Suchcomprehensivetherapyoften_53_theworkofsocialwo

46、rkers,psychiatrists(心理醫(yī)生)andpsychologists,aswellasspecialistsinpainmedicine.Thismodern_54_forpainmanagementiasledtoawealthofinnovativetreatmentswhicharemoreeffectiveandwithfewersideeffectsthaneverbefore.Decadesago,therewereonlya_55_numberofdrugsavailable,andmanyofthemcaused_56_sideeffectsinolderpeop

47、le,includingdizzinessandfatigue.Thiscreatedadouble-edgedsword:themedicationshelpedrelievethepainbutcausedotherproblemsthatcouldbeworsethanthepainitself.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答A)resultI)determiningB)involvesJ)limitedC)significantK)gravelyD)rangeL)complainedE)relievedM)respectF)issuesN)promptingG)seriouslyO)specializeH)magnificent答案PartIVReadingComprehension(Readingindepth)47.L48.G49.I50.D51.O52.F53.B54.M55.J56.C2006年12月23日四級考試真題Direction