大學英語六級2016-2017完型真題

1、CET真題-選詞填空 CET4 Bank clozeCET4-2016-12-3When someone commits a criminal act, we always hope the punishment will match the offense. But when it comes to one of the cruelest crimes animal fighting things 26 work out that way. Dog fighting victims are 27 and killed for profit and “ sport, ye” t their c

2、riminal abusers often receive a 28 sentence for causing a lifetime of pain. Roughly half of all federally-convicted animal fighters only get probation(緩刑).Some progress has been made in the prosecutio起訴 n( ) of animal fighters. But federal judges often rely heavily on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines

3、when they 29penalties, and in the case of animal fighting, those guidelines are outdated and extremel3y0.The U.S. Sentencing Commission, which 31these sentencing guidelines, is revisiting them, proposing to raise the minimum sentence from 6-12 to 21-27 months. This is a step in the righ3t 2, but we

4、d like to see the U.S. Sentencing Commission make further guidelines.Simultaneous to this effort, we re workinga lwaitdhv oacnaimtes and state and federal lawmakers t3o3anti-cruelty laws across the country, as well as supporting laws and policies that assist overburdened animal 34 that care for anim

5、al fighting victims. This help is 35 important because the high cost of caring for animal victims is a major deterrent to intervening in cruelty cases in the first place.A) convenientB) creates C) criticallyD) determineE) directionF) hesitateG) inadequate H)inspired I) methodJ) minimalK) rarely L) s

6、helters M) strengthen N) sufferings O) torturedSection A. K rarely 開篇第一句話說的是一個人犯罪時，我們總是希望他受到應有的懲罰。后面 but 表轉折 說明虐待動物的人沒有受到應有的懲罰同時劃線句子完整所以需要一個修飾性成分選項中只有副詞能夠修飾動詞rarely 表示很少罕有.O tortured and 前后并列所以需要一個動詞的過去分詞形式構成被動語態(tài)torture 折磨 虐待.J minimal a minimal sentence 表示輕判minimal 少量的 很少的.D determine 劃線處前面是they 后面

7、是名詞所以中間需要填一個動詞.G inadequate and 前后是并列的前方是一個消極意義的形容詞后面也應該是與之意思相近的消極意義的形容詞inadequate 不充分的.B creates which 引導的非限制性定語從句修飾前面的委員會這個委員會是制定裁決方針的.E direction in the right direction 在正確的方向上.M strengthen 不定式符號to 后面加動詞原形此處的含義是加強法律.L shelters animal shelters 指的是動物庇護所.C critically 副詞修飾形容詞CET4-2016-12-2The ocean i

8、s heating up. Thats the conclusion of a new study that finds that Earths oceans n(o2w6)heat at twice the rate they did 18 years ago. Around half of ocean heat intake since 1865 has taken place since 1997, researchers report online in Nature Climate Change.Warming waters are known to (27)to coral ble

9、aching(珊瑚白化)and they take up more space thancooler waters, raising sea( 28). While the top of the ocean is studied, its depths are more difficult to (29)The researchers gathered 150 years of ocean temperature data in order to get bette(3r 0)of heat absorption from surface to seabed. They gathered to

10、gether temperature readings collected by everything from a 19th century (31)of British naval ships to modern automated ocean probes. The extensive data sources, (32)with computer simulations(計算機模擬), created a timeline of ocean temperature changes, including coolingfrom volcanic outbreaks and warming

11、 from fossil fuel (33).About 35 percent of the heat taken in by the oceans during the industrial era now residents at a( 34)of more than 700 meters, the researchers found. They say theyre(3 5)whether the deep-sea warming canceled out warming at the seas surface.A )absorb B)combined C)contribute D)de

12、pth E)emissionF)excursion G)explore H)floor I)heights J)indifferentK)levels L)mixed M)picture N)unsure O)voyageSection A(26)A absorb 文章第一句講到海洋正在升溫，不難推斷出第26 題應該是選absorb， absorb 為吸收的意思。(27)C contribute be known to do sth, 由此可知第27 題應該選動詞原形，再根據(jù)后面的to, 故將答案鎖定為contribute ， contribute , to, 意思為是, 的原因，有助于;為

13、, 做貢獻;為 , 捐款 ;為 , 撰稿。levels。(28)K level raising, 為結果狀語從句，意為導致了海平面的上升，故此空的答案為(29)G explore 該句的前半句意思是海洋的表層(頂部)被研究得較為透徹，考生要謹記在做完形填空時，要做到上下文的對應，比對一下就可得知該空應該選擇study 的近義詞，通觀所有的選項，故選 explore。(30)M picture 研究者搜集了150 年的海洋溫度數(shù)據(jù)，目的是要清晰地比對現(xiàn)在與過去的變化趨勢，故不難推測出要做圖來進行比對，因此該空的答案為picture。(31)O voyage 31 空后面有naval ships

14、這樣的字眼，故能聯(lián)想到該空應該與ships 有關， 因此該空的答案為voyage。(32)B combined 能與介詞with 搭配的形容詞，通觀所有的選項，只有combined， combined with 意為結合，該短語在句中做插入語。(33)E emission Fossil fuel 為礦物燃料，燃燒礦物燃料排放出的廢氣會導致溫室效應，故該空應該選擇emissions。(34)D depth More than 700 meters 是一個長度，再看前文，亦有提示its depths, 故該空的答案為depth ， at adepth of , 意為在 , 的深度。(35)N un

15、sure 35 空應填入一個形容詞，再結合后面的賓語從句的引導詞whether ， 故將答案鎖定為unsure， 要注意 sure 和 unsure 的賓語從句的引導詞是不同的，sure 的賓語從句引導詞為that，unsure 的賓語從句的引導詞為 whether ， 類似的詞語還有doubt ，考生要注意區(qū)分。CET4-2016-12-1Many men and women have long bought into the idea that there are“ male ” and “ female ” brexplains just about every difference b

16、etween the sexes. A new study 26 that belief, questioning whether brains really can be distinguished by gender.In the study, Tel Aviv University researchers 27 for sex differences the entire human brain.And what did they find? Not much. Rather than offer evidence for 28 brains as “ male” or “ female

17、, ” rese shows that brains fall into a wide range, with most people falling right in the middle.Daphna Joel, who led the study, said her research found that while there are some gender-based 29 , many different types of brain can t always be distinguished by gender.While the “ average ” male and “ a

18、verage ” female b3r0a i n sd iwffeerreen t, you couldn t tell it by loaotk ingindividual brain scans. Only a small 31 of people had -“malle” or “-feamllale ” characteristics.Larry Cahill, an American neuroscientist (神經(jīng)科學家),said the study is an important addition to a growing bodyof research question

19、ing 32 beliefs about gender and brain function. But he cautioned against concluding from this study that all brains are the same, 33 of gender.“ There s a mountain of eviden c3e4 the importance of sex influences at all levels of brain function, The Seattle Times.even when wIf anything, he said, the

20、study 35 that gender plays a very important role in the brain clear exactly how. ”abnormalappliedbrieflyD) categorizingE) challengesI) regardlessJ) searchedK) similaritiesL) slightlyM) suggestsfigureN) tastespercentage O) traditionalproving第一，從題材來看，兩篇都屬于科學報告。對比來說，海洋這篇略難，一共3 段，第二段內容信息豐富。大腦性別249字，幾乎每1

21、-2句組成一段，一共8段，層次分明，讀起來比較容易。文章比海洋長，做題時幫助解題的線索信息就多。第二，從選項來看，大腦性別15個選項中有2個副詞選項，在判定空格詞性時，副詞詞尾 -ly，最容易選出，基本為送分空。反觀海洋，15個選項中副詞0個，但有8個名詞，而且還有2個雙詞性（不是名詞就是動詞），名詞可能有10 個。名詞的用法相對于副詞、形容詞和動詞，更為復雜。第三，從文章易讀性來看，且海洋為說明文，行文用詞多是四級考生不熟悉的短語詞組，如volcanic outbreaks火山噴發(fā)，fossil fuel礦石燃料等等。無疑增加了做題難度。來看看在做題時，如何應對吧 先從簡單的入手：題目精析選

22、項：A) abnormalI) regardlessB) appliedJ) searchedC) brieflyK) similaritiesD) categorizingL) slightlyE) challengesM) suggestsF) figureN) tastespercentage O) traditionalprovingMany men and women have long bought into the idea that there are “ malea”nd “ female ” brains, believing that explains just abou

23、t every difference between the sexes.A new study 26 that belief, questioning whether brains really can be distinguished by gender.In the study, Tel Aviv University researchers 27 for sex differences the entire human brain.先看第一段的第一句，點明主旨。再看第26 空，缺少動詞，主語為單數(shù)，推斷要填的動詞為三單形式；第27 空也缺少動詞，且這個動詞跟空格后的for 組成固定搭配

24、，時態(tài)未知。選項 M,N,E 符合 26的要求，再結合句義判斷；第一句提到傳統(tǒng)觀點認為大腦有性別之分，而一項新的研究“質疑 ”這一理念，questioning 也呼應這里的動詞的意義。26 空選， E challenges。結合下文看第27 空。And what did they find? Not much. Rather than offer evidence for 28 brains as “ male” or “ female, re” search shows that brains fall into a wide range, with most people falling

25、right in the middle.這個調查study是過去做的，did 也呼應這一點。27 填入的應是謂語動詞過去式。27 空選 . J searched。題略難一些，可用排除法做。空格在名詞前，應填入形容詞，且這個詞要能跟as搭配，在abnormal， traditonal 和regardless里選擇，語義不符。根據(jù)上下文語義應該填入categorizing，把 分類。categorize A as B or C，把A 分為 B 或C； categorize brains as “ male” o把大腦分為男性 r“ female ”或女性。. D categorizingDaphn

26、a Joel, who led the study, said her research found that while there are some gender-based 29 , many different types of brain can t always be distinguished by gender.空解題的關鍵詞在while，這里表“讓步，盡管，即使”；那么這里要填入一個名詞。且意義與逗號后面的different types 相反，選項中2 個名詞，percentage和similarities。顯然選相同點。29. K similaritiesWhile the

27、 “ average ” male and “ average ” female b3ra0i n sdwiffeerreent, you couldn t tell it bylooking at individual brain scans. Only a small 31 of people had “ a-llmale” or “ a-llfemale ” characteristics.第 30 空比較簡單，系表結構，完整，這里缺修飾different 的副詞，在briefly 和 slightly 中結合語義選擇slightly。 30. L slightly第 31 題為固定搭配

28、：a small percentage ofp eople 一小部分比例的人“”。G percentageLarry Cahill, an American neuroscientist ( 神經(jīng)科學家),said the study is an important addition to agrowing body of research questioning 32 beliefs about gender and brain function. But he cautioned against concluding from this study that all brains are

29、the same, 3 3 of gender.這個句子有點長，但不難，動名詞questioning 看作是動詞question，空格處缺少形容詞，結合句義，這項研究是對什么的一個補充，選擇traditional。而不是變態(tài)的abnormal，也不是regardless，這個詞一看就是要考固定搭配的，別問我為什么，做多了你就知道了，語感。O traditional第 33 題， of 搭配，選regardless,regardless of表示無論的意思。 I regardless“ There a sm ountain of evidence 34 the importance of sex

30、 influences at all levels of brain function, h”e told The Seattle Times.語感，一大堆證據(jù)后面跟什么，證明呀！選項中只有一個proving 符合。 34. H provingIf anything, he said, the study 35 that gender plays a very important role in the brain“ evwe are not clear exactly how. ” 最后一空，the study/research，凡是這些詞做主語的，動詞一般是suggest/prove/im

31、ply，直接選suggests。35. M suggestsCET4-cloze-2017-6-1Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.The method for making beer has changed over time. Hops 啤酒花()， for example, which givemany amodem beer its bitter flavor, are a (26)recent addition to the beverage. This was firstmentionedin referen

32、ce to brewing in the ninth century. Now, researchers have found a(27)ingredient inresidue (殘留物)from 5,000-year-old beer brewing equipment. Whiledigging two pits at a site in the central plains of China, scientists discovered fragments from pots and vessels. The different shapes ofthecontainers (28)

33、they wereused to brew, filter, and storebeer. They may be ancient-m“akbineegtrools, ” and the earlie9s_t _(2 evidence of beerbrewing in China, the researchers reported in theProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. To (30) thattheory, the team examined theyellowish,dried (31) inside the vess

34、els.The majority of the grains, about 80%, were from cerealcrops like barley(大麥),and about 10% werebits of roots, (32)lily,whichwould have madethe beer sweeter, the scientists say. Barley wasan unexpected find: the crop was domesticated in Western Eurasia and didntbecome a (33)food in central China

35、until about 2,000 years ago, accordingto the researchers.Based onthat timing, they indicate barley may have (34)in the region not asfood, but as(35)material for beer brewing.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡 2 上作答。A) ArrivedB) B) consumingC)C) directD) D) exclusivelyE) includingF) informG) rawH) reachedI) relativelyJ)

36、remainsK)resourcesL) stapleM) suggestN) surprisingO) test26272829303132333435INMCOJELAGCET4-cloze-2017-6-2Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.America s Internet is fester than ever before, but people still complain about their Internet being too slow.New York s Attorney General s o

37、ffice (26)an investigation in the fall into whether ornotVerizon, Cablevision and Time Warner are delivering broadband that as fast as the providers (27)it is. Earlier this month, the office asked for the public s help to measurresults, sayingconsumers (28)to get the speeds they were promised.“ayT o

38、o manybe paying for onething, and getting anothe， r ” the Attorney General said.If the investigation uncovers anything, it wouldn t be the first time a telecom provider go over the broadband speeds it promised and delivered customers. Back in June, theFederal Communications Commission fined AT& T $

39、100 million over (30)that the carriersecretly reduced wireless speeds after customers consumed a certain amount of (31).Even when they stay on the right side of the law, Internet providers arouse customers anger over bandwidth speed and cost. Just this week, an investigation found that media and tel

40、ecom giant Comcast isthe most (32) provider. Over 10 months, Comcast received nearly 12,000 customercomplaints, many (33)to its monthly data cap and overage超過額度的) (charges.Some Americans are getting so (34)with Internet providers they re just givingrecentstudy found that the number of Americans with

41、 high-speed Internet at home today (35)fellduring the last two years, and 15% of people now consider themselves to b“e cord-cutters.”注意：此部分試題請在答題卡 2 上作答。A)accusationsB) actuallyC) claimD) communicatingE) complainF) dataG) deservedH) frustratedI) hatedJ) launchedK) relatingL) timesM) troubleN) usuall

42、yO) worried26272829303132333435JCGMAFIKHBCET4-cloze-2017-6-3Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.As if you needed another reason to hate the gym, it now turns out that exercise can exhaust not only your muscles, but also your eyes. Fear not, however, for coffee can stimulate them ag

43、ain. During(26)exercise, our muscles tire as they run out of fuel and build up waste products.Muscleperformance can also be affected by a (27) called central fatigue, in” which animbalance inthe body sc hemical messengers prevents the central nervous system from directing muscle movements( 28). It w

44、as not known, however, whether central fatigue might alsoaffect motor systems notdirectly (29) in the exercise itself, such as those that move theeyes. To find out, researchersgave 11 volunteer cyclists a carbohydrate (碳水 化合 物的 ) (30) either with a moderate doseof caffeine (咖啡因)， which is known to s

45、timulate thecentral nervous system, or as a placebo (安慰劑)without, during 3 hours of (31). Afterexercising, the scientists tested the cyclists with eyetracking cameras to see how well their brains could still (32)their visual system. The team foundthat exercise reduced the speed of rapideye movements

46、 by about 8%, (33) their ability to capturenew visual information. Thecaffeine, the equivalent of two strong cups of coffee, was (34) toreverse this effect, withsome cyclists even displaying (35)eye movement speeds. So it might bea good idea to getsomeone else to drive you home after that marathon.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡 2 上作答。A) cautiouslyB) commitC) controlD) cyclingE) effectivelyF)increasedG) involvedH) limitedI) phenomenonJ) preventingK) s