2015年英語(yǔ)專四完形填空真題答案與解析與原文出處與cloze練習(xí)(1)

1、Electricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much take n for gran ted no wadays 1_we rarely thi nk twicewhen we switch on the light or turn on the TV set. At night, roads are brightly lit, enabling people and 2_ to move freely.Neon lighti ng used in advertis ing has become part of the 3_

2、of every moder n city .In the home, many 4_ devices arepowered by electricity. 5_ when we turn off the bedside lamp and are 6_ asleep, electricity is working for us, 7_ ourrefrigerators, heating our water, or keeping our rooms air-conditioned. Every day, trains, buses and subways take us to andfrom

3、work. We rarely 8_ to con sider why or how they runIn the summer of 1959, something 10_go wrong with the power-plant that provided New York with electricity. Fora great many hours, life came almost to a 11_ . Trai ns refused to move and the people in them sat in the dark, 12_to doanything; lifts sto

4、pped work ing, so that 13_you were lucky eno ugh not to be 14._ betwee n two floors, you had theunpleasant task of finding your way down 15_ of stairs. Famous streets like Broadway and Fifth Avenue in a(n) 16_became as gloomy and unin vit ing 17_ the most remote back streets. People were afraid to l

5、eave their houses,_18.had bee n ordered to 19_ in case of emerge ncy, they were just as con fused and 20_ as an ybody else.trouble B. bother C. hesitate D. rememberwhenB. if C. untilD. after10A did B. would C. could D. Should11. A. pause B. term inal C. breakdow n D. sta ndstill12. A. in compete nt

6、B. powerless C. hesita nt D. helpless13. A.although B. when C. as D. even if14. A.trapped B. placed C. positionedD. locked15. A. steps B. levels C. flights D. floors16. A. time B. in sta nt C. poi nt D. mi nute9_ someth ing goes wrong.although the policeI.A.that B. thusC. as D. so2. A.car B. truckC.

7、 traffic D. pedestria ns3.A. appeara neeB. characterC. disti ncti onD. surface4.A. mon ey-sav ingB. time-sav ingC. en ergy-sav ing D. labour-sav ing5.A.On lyB. Rarely C. Eve nD. Freque ntly6Afast B. quite C. closelyD. quickly7. A. mov ing B. start ing C. repairi ng D. driv ing8.A.9.A.17. A. like B.

8、than C. for D. as18A for B. and C. but D. or19. A. sta nd aside B. sta nd dow nC. sta nd by D. sta nd in20. A. aimless B. helpless C. un focused D. un decidedWhat do you look for in a pote ntial date? Sin cerity? Good looks? Character? Con versati onal ability? Asked to_ 1_such qualities, most peopl

9、e put physical attractiveness near the_2_of the list. Of course. Intelligent people are notgreatly concerned_ 3_ such super?cial qualities as good_ 4_; they know that_ 5_ .”At leastthey know thats how they_6_ feel.This in tuiti on_7_looks matt er little may be ano ther example of our_8_ real in?uen

10、ces upon us, for there aremany research studies_ 9_ that appeara nee greatly determ ines in itial attracti on.Some researchers have matched stude nts_10_bli nd dates to see what qualities led to liki ng. Immediately after thedati ng, and aga in three mon ths later, the stude nts_ 11_ their dates and

11、 speculated about_ 12_ they felt as theydid. Men more tha n wome n_ 13_ their dates physical attractive ness was importan14.tBut,_sphysical attractive ness actually predicted the wome ns attracti on_ 15_ their dates more tha n men.In ano ther study, Elai ne Hatfield_ 16_ 752 uni versity freshme n fo

12、r a dance party.For each pers on, the researchers secured a variety of_17_ and aptitude （能力）test scores, but the n actually matchedthe couples_18_. The couples evaluated their dates after the party. How well did the pers on ality and aptitude testspredict attracti on? Not well at all._ 19_ the resea

13、rchers could see, on ly one thi ng_ 20_: how physicallyattractive the pers on was. The more attractive a woma n, the more he liked her and wan ted to date her aga in.B. select C. rank D. arrange6.A. have to B. ought to C. must D. shouldbeauty is onlthe date1. A. list2.A. topB. middle C. bottomD. fro

14、nt3.A. toB. at C. inD. with4.A. lookB. looksC. looki ng D. looki ngs5.A. deep B. thickC. shallow D. thin7.A. as B. what C. whichD that8.A. accepti ng B. admitt ingC. refus ingD. denying9.A. i ndicateB. to in dicateC. in dicat ingD. in dicated10. A. to B. on C. at D. in11. A. evaluated B. predicted C

15、. con tactedD. com muni catedA. what B. how C. why D. that20. A. predicted B. mattered C. valued D. determined12.13. A. believed B. suspected C. con? rmedD. argued14. A. to the con traryB. in additi on C. in spite of thatD. similarly15. A. at B. inC. with D. to16. A. recruitedB. en rolledC. matched

16、D. dated17. A. pers on alityB. appeara neeC. achieveme nts D. i ndividuality18. A. i nteractively B. ran domlyC. precisely D. systematically19. A. As long as B. So much so thatC. To the exte nt that D. So far as該Cloze來(lái)自1984年考研英語(yǔ)真題英譯漢的一篇短 文：Electricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much

17、taken for granted nowadays that we rarely think twice when weswitch on the light or turn on the radio. At night, roads are brightlylit, enabling people and traffic to move freely. Neon lighting usedin advertising has become part of the character of every moderncity. In the home, many labor-saving de

18、vices are powered byelectricity. Even when we turn off the bedside lamp and are fastasleep, electricity is working for us, driving our refrigerators,heating our water, or keeping our rooms air-conditioned. Everyday, trains, trolley-buses, and trams take us to and from work. Werarely bother to consid

19、er why or how they run-until somethinggoes wrong.In the summer of 1959, something did go wrong with thepower-plant that provides New York with electricity. For a greatmany hours, life came to a standstill. Trains refused to move andthe people in them sat in the dark, powerless to do anything; liftss

20、topped working, so that even if you were lucky enough not to betrapped between two floors, you had the unpleasant task offinding your way down hundreds of flights of stairs. Famousstreets like Broadway and Fifth Avenue in an instant became asgloomy anduninviting as the most remote back streets. Peop

21、le were afraid toleave their houses, for although the police had been ordered tostand by in case of emergency, they were just as confused andhelpless as anyone else.Meanwhile, similar disorder prevailed in the home. New Yorkcan be stifling in the summer and this year was no exception. Cool,air-condi

22、tioned apartments became furnaces. Food went bad inrefrigerators. Cakes and joints of meat remained uncooked incooling ovens. People sat impatient and frightened in the dark asif an unseen enemy had landed from Mars. One of the strangethings that occurred during the power-cut was that some fifty bli

23、ndpeople lead many sighted workers home. When the lights cameon again, hardly a person in the city can have turned on a switchwithout reflecting how great a servant he had at his fingertips.PART III CLOZE31. D句意為：電是日常生活的一部分， 如今，我們已經(jīng)習(xí)以為常， 以至于開燈或開電視時(shí)很少仔細(xì)考慮電的問題。so ? that ?是固定搭配，意思是“如此？以至于？?” 故答案為D。32.

24、C句意為：晚上燈光照亮的馬路使人們自由通行，使交通暢通無(wú)阻。traffic意為“交通”；pedestria n意為行人”與空格前的people詞義重復(fù)；car和truck都指具體的車輛類型，含義過于狹窄。綜合考慮，此處應(yīng)填入traffic。33. B句意為：廣告中使用的霓虹燈已經(jīng)成為了每個(gè)現(xiàn)代化城市的一大特色。appearanee意為“外觀”character意為“特征，特色”；distinction意為“區(qū)別”；surface意為“表面”。根據(jù)句意，答案為B。34. A句意為：在家里，很多節(jié)省勞動(dòng)力的設(shè)備都是由電帶動(dòng)的。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)都是復(fù)合形容詞，labour-saving意為“節(jié)省勞動(dòng)力的”

25、；time-saving意為“節(jié)省時(shí)間的”；energy-saving意為“節(jié)能的”；money-saving意為“省錢的”。根據(jù)句意，此處填入labour-saving最合適。35. C句意為：即使當(dāng)我們關(guān)上床頭燈，睡得很熟時(shí)，電仍然在為我們工作？。only意為“只有” ；rarely意為“少有地” ；even意為“即使” ；frequently意為“頻繁地，屢次地”。根據(jù)句意，此處應(yīng)填入even。136. B fast asleep為固定搭配，意為“睡得很熟的”，故答案為。quite意為“非?！眖uickly意為“很快地”；closely意為“靠近地，接近地”，均不符合句意，故排除。37.

26、 D move意為“移動(dòng)”；start意為“啟動(dòng)”；repair意為“修復(fù)”；drive意為“驅(qū)動(dòng)，使機(jī)器運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)”。此處的動(dòng)詞與our refrigerators連用，填入drivi ng最合適，意為“使電冰箱正常運(yùn)行”。38. B bother to do sth.意為“費(fèi)心做某事”he；itate to do sth.意為“做某事猶豫不決”；remember to do sth.指記得去做某事”。此處是說，我們費(fèi)心思考它們?yōu)槭裁椿蛉绾芜\(yùn)行，故答案為B。39. C句意：直到這些交通工具出問題時(shí)，我們才會(huì)費(fèi)心思考它們?yōu)槭裁椿蛉绾芜\(yùn)行。前半句出現(xiàn)了rarely，含否定意義，與until搭配使用，意

27、為“直到?才？”，故答案為C。40. B句意為：1959年的夏天，負(fù)責(zé)給紐約供電的發(fā)電廠真的出了問題。當(dāng)句子中沒有其他的助動(dòng)詞時(shí)，可以在動(dòng)詞前使用助動(dòng)詞do表示對(duì)該動(dòng)作的強(qiáng)調(diào)，助動(dòng)詞do隨人稱和時(shí)態(tài)而變化。因此，did符合題意。41. A句意為：許多小時(shí)過去了，生活幾乎停滯不前。come to a sta ndstill是固定搭配，意為“停住，停滯不前”。termi nal意為“終點(diǎn)”；breakdow n意為“故障”；pause意為“暫?！保环暇湟?，故排除。42. B句意為：火車無(wú)法開動(dòng)，車廂里的人坐在黑暗中無(wú)能為力，什么事也做不了。in compete nt意為“沒有能力的,不能勝任

28、的”；powerless意為“無(wú)能為力的”；hesita nt意為“遲疑不決的”；helpless意為“無(wú)助的”。B。此處指人處于停電的環(huán)境中無(wú)能為力，什么事也做不了，因此答案為43. D句意為：電梯也停止工作，即使你足夠幸運(yùn)，沒被困在兩層樓之間，也得自己不愉快地步行下樓梯。although意為“雖然”；when意為“當(dāng)?時(shí)”；as意為“像？?一樣”；even if意為“即使，縱然”。通過分析上下文，此處填入eve n if最合適。44. D句意同上。lock意為“把？?鎖起來(lái)”；place意為“放置”；position意為“把？?放在適當(dāng)?shù)奈恢谩?；trap意為“困住，陷入困境”。根據(jù)上下文意

29、思，此處應(yīng)該選D。45. C句意同上。a flight of stairs是固定搭配，表示“（兩個(gè)樓梯平臺(tái)間的）一段樓梯”，本題中考查的是復(fù)數(shù)形式，故答案為C。46. A in an instant是固定搭配，意為“瞬間，馬上”，意思相當(dāng)于immediately，故答案為A。in a minute意為“很快，馬上”，一般用于將來(lái)時(shí)，不符合句意，故排除。47. D as ? as?為固定搭配，表示“像？?一樣”，故答案為D。48. A句意為：人們害怕離開自己的房子，因?yàn)殡m然警察被要求隨時(shí)待命，以防突發(fā)事件，但他們也像其他人一樣疑惑和無(wú)助。for表示原因，and表示并列關(guān)系，but表示轉(zhuǎn)折，or表

30、示選擇。結(jié)合上下文，此處填入for最合適。49. C句意同上。sta nd aside意為“避開”；sta nd dow n意為“從要職上退下”；sta nd by意為“做好準(zhǔn)備，待命”；sta nd in意為“站立于，坐落于”。根據(jù)上下文分析，此處應(yīng)該指警察處于待命狀態(tài)，故答案為C。50. A句意同上。helpless意為“無(wú)助的”；aimless意為“漫無(wú)目的的”；unfocused意為“目光茫然的”；un decided意為“尚未決定的”。根據(jù)句意，此處應(yīng)選A。文章大意約會(huì)對(duì)象 的哪些特點(diǎn)會(huì)令對(duì)方產(chǎn)生好感？人們本能地認(rèn)為外表是最不重要的因素。但研究結(jié)果卻發(fā)現(xiàn)外表在約會(huì)初期的好感起著決定性

31、的作用。有一項(xiàng)研究讓人們?cè)谙嘤H后對(duì)對(duì)方進(jìn)行評(píng)價(jià)。雖然男人們認(rèn)為對(duì)方的外表漂亮與否并不重要 ，但事實(shí)卻是在相親中女性的外表對(duì)男性的吸引力相對(duì)于男性對(duì)女性的吸引力來(lái)說更大。另一個(gè)研究是相親者的個(gè)性和能力與其吸引力是否有關(guān)，其結(jié)論也是與吸引力惟一相關(guān)的因素是外貌。答案與解析1. C語(yǔ)義銜接題。下句中的put. the list說明這是一個(gè)排名，因此用rank最為恰當(dāng)。2. C邏輯關(guān)系題。因?yàn)楹笪奶岬饺藗冋J(rèn)為不應(yīng)對(duì)外表這類膚淺的東西過多地關(guān)注，因此這里應(yīng)該是排名的最后。3. D固定搭配題。be concerned with: 關(guān)注。4. B名詞辨析題。表示人的外貌、外表要用looks；look用作名詞

32、表示表情、裝扮，女口 ：a worried look擔(dān)憂的表情 ；looking:look的動(dòng)名詞；lookings:不存在。5. A固定搭配題 。skin-deep:膚淺 。6. B情態(tài)動(dòng)詞辨析題 。have to可 以代替must，表示“必須 ，不得不”，并可以補(bǔ)充must所缺的時(shí)態(tài) 。should和ought to都表示 “應(yīng)該” ，should一般表示說話人的主觀觀點(diǎn) ，ought to比should語(yǔ)氣強(qiáng) ，表示來(lái)自外界的規(guī)則或義務(wù)，也可以表示作推測(cè)性的結(jié)論。本句中這種“不以貌取人”的做法既不是外界的強(qiáng)迫，也并非別人的要求，而是類似于潛規(guī)則或一種義務(wù)。7. D語(yǔ)法關(guān)系題。looks matter little（外貌無(wú)足