大學(xué)英語四級選詞填空專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練

2010年12月英語四級考試真題Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whatdeterminesthekindofpersonyouare?Whatfactorsmakeyoumoreorlessbold,intelligent,orabletoreadamap?Alloftheseareinfluencedbytheinteractionofyourgenesandtheenvironmentinwhichyouwere47.Thestudyofhowgenesandenvironmentinteracttoinfluence48activityisknownasbehavioralgenetics.Behavioralgeneticshasmadeimportant49tothebiologicalrevolution,providinginformationabouttheextenttowhichbiologyinfluencesmind,brainandbehavior.Anyresearchthatsuggeststhat50toperformcertainbehaviorsarebasedinbiologyiscontroversial.Whowantstobetoldthattherearelimitationstowhatyoucan51basedonsomethingthatisbeyondyourcontrol,suchasyourgenes?Itiseasytoacceptthatgenescontrolphysicalcharacteristicssuchassex,raceandeyecolor.Butcangenesalsodeterminewhetherpeoplewillgetdivorced,how52theyare,orwhatcareertheyarelikelytochoose?Aconcernofpsychologicalscientistsisthe53towhichallofthesecharacteristicsareinfluencedbynatureandnurture(養(yǎng)育)，bygeneticmakeupandtheenvironment.Increasingly,science54thatgeneslaythegroundworkformanyhumantraits.Fromthisperspective,peopleareborn55likeundevelopedphotographs:Theimageisalreadycaptured,butthewayit56appearscanvarybasedonthedevelopmentprocess.However,thebasicpictureistherefromthebeginning.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。abilitiesachieveabilitiesachieveappealcomplaintscontributionsdisplayedessentiallyeventuallyextentindicatesproceedspsychologicalraisedsmart[O]standard答案PartIVReadingComprehension(Readingindepth)M)raised48.L)psychological49.E)contributions50.A)abilitiesB)achieve52.N)smart 53.I)extent 54.J)indicatesG)essentially56.H)eventually2010年6月英語四級考試真題PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.

Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whenwethinkofgreenbuildings,wetendtothinkofnewones -hekindofhigh-tech,solar-paneledmasterpiecesthatmakethecoversofarchitecturemagazines.ButtheU.S.hasmorethan100millionexistinghomes,anditwouldbe_47—wastefultotearthemalldownand—48—themwithgreenerversions.Anenormousamountofenergyandresourceswentintotheconstructionofthosehouses.Anditwouldtakeanaverageof65yearsforthe_49—carbonemissionsfromanewenergy-efficienthometomakeupfortheresourceslostbydestroyinganoldone.Sointhebroadest_50—,thegreenesthomeistheonethathasalreadybeenbuilt.Butatthesametime,nearlyhalfofU.S.carbonemissionscomefromheating,coolingand_51—ourhomes,officesandotherbuildings."Youcan'tdealwithclimatechangewithoutdealingwithexistingbuildings,"saysRichardMoe,thepresidentoftheNationalTrust.Withsome_52—,theoldesthomestendtobetheleastenergy-efficient.Housesbuiltbefore1939useabout50%moreenergypersquarefootthanthosebuiltafter2000,mainlyduetothetinycracksandgapsthat_53—overtimeandletinmoreoutsideair.Fortunately,therearea_54—numberofrelativelysimplechangesthatcangreenolderhomes,from_55—oneslikeLincoln'sCottagetoyourownpostwarhome.Andefficiencyupgrades(升級)cansavemorethanjusttheearth;theycanhelp_56—propertyownersfromrisingpowercosts.A)accommodationsE)expandI)protectM)shiftedD)exceptionsA)accommodationsE)expandI)protectM)shiftedD)exceptionsH)poweringL)senseB)clumsy C)doubtfulF)historic G)incrediblyJ)reduced K)replaceN)supplyingO)vast答案PartIVReadingComprehension(Readingindepth)47.Gincredibly48.Kreplace49.Jreduced50.Lsense51.Hpowering52.Dexceptions53.Eexpand54.Ovast55.Fhistoric56.Iprotect2009年12月大學(xué)英語四級考試真題及答案Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Infamilieswithtwoworkingparents,fathersmayhavemoreimpactonachild'slanguagedevelopmentthanmothers,anewstudysuggests.Researchers4792familiesform11childcarecentersbeforetheirchildrenwereayearold,interviewingeachtoestablishincome,levelofeducationandchildcarearrangements.Overall,itwasagroupofwell-classfamilies,withmarriedparentsbothlivinginthehome.Whenthechildrenwere2,researchersvideotapedthemathomeinfree-playsessionswithbothparents,48alloftheirspeech.ThestudywillappearintheNovemberissueofTheJournalofAppliedDevelopmentalPsychology.Thescientistsmeasuredthe49numberofutterance話語)oftheparents,thenumberofdifferentwordstheyused,thecomplexityoftheirsentencesand

other50oftheirspeech.Onaverage,fathersspokelessthanmothersdid,buttheydidnotdifferinthelengthofutterancesorproportionofquestionsasked.Finally,theresearchers51thechildren'sspeechatage3,usingastandardizedlanguagetest.Theonlypredictorsofhighscoresonthetestwerethemother'slevelofeducation,the52ofchildcareandthenumberofdifferentwordsthefatherused.Theresearchersare53whythefathersspeech,andnotthemothers,hadaneffect.“It’swell54thatthemother'slanguagedoeshaveanimpact,“saidNadyaPancsofar,theleadauthorofthestudy.Itcouldbethatthehigh-functioningmothersinthestudyhad55hadastronginfluenceontheirchildrensspeechdevelopment,Ms.Pancscfarsaid,“oritmaybethatmothersare56inawaywedidn'tmeasureinthestudy.”注意：此部分試題在答題卡1上。A)E)I)M)alreadycontributingquotedunconsciousB)analyzedF)describingJ)recordingN)unsureA)E)I)M)alreadycontributingquotedunconsciousB)analyzedF)describingJ)recordingN)unsureC)aspectsD)charactersG)establishedH)qualityK)recruitedL)totalO)yet答案PartIVReadingComprehension(Readingindepth).【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(qiáng)干擾項(xiàng)，但其實(shí)并不合適，因?yàn)椤把芯空邆兎治隽?2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。.【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(bǔ)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。.【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”。.【快速解題】名詞辨義題。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(jìn)行了標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化的語言測試，并對他們的語言進(jìn)行了分析。”.【快速解題】名詞辨義題。H【火眼金睛】空格處前后分別為the與。f,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)測高分的指標(biāo)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。”備選名詞中quality符合題意。.【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。”.【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(rèn)……”。.【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。.【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(jìn)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Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.EveryyearinthefirstweekofmyEnglishclass,somestudentsinformmethatwrithingistoohard.Theyneverwrite,unlessassignments47it.Theyfinethewritingprocess48anddifficult.Howawfultobeabletospeakinalanguagebutnottowriteinit-49English,withitsrichvocabulary.Beingabletospeakbutnotwriteislikelivinginan50mansion（豪宅）andneverleavingonesmallroom.WhenImeetstudentswhothinktheycan’twrite,Iknowasateachermy51istoshowthemtherestoftherooms.Mytaskistobuildfluencywhileprovidingtheopportunityinherentinanywritingactivityto52themoralandemotionaldevelopmentofmystudents.Onegreatwaytodothisisbyhavingstudentswriteinajournalinclasseveryday.Writingabilityislikestrengthtraining.Writingneedstobedone53,justlikeexercise;justasmusclesgrowstrongerwithexercise,writingskillsimprovequicklywithwritingpractice.Ioftenseeariseinstudentconfidenceand54afteronlyafewweeksofjournalwriting.ExpressingoneselfinwritingisoneofthemostimportantskillsIteachtostrengthenthewholestudent.Whenmystudentspracticejournalwriting,theyarepracticingfortheirfutureacademic,political,and55lives.Theybuildskillssothatsomedaytheymightwriteagreatnovel,apieceofsorelyneededlegislation,ortheperfectloveletter.Everydaythattheywriteintheirjournalsputsthemastep 56tofluency,eloquence（雄辯），andcommandoflanguage.closer I）painful

J)performanceK)professionJ)performanceK)professionremarkablyrequiresensitiveurgeemotionalenhanceenormousespeciallyhindermission答案PartIVReadingComprehension(Readingindepth)47.Mrequire48.Ipainful49.Fespecially50.Eenormous51.Hmission52.Denhance53.Bdaily54.JperformanceKprofession56Adaily2008年12月大學(xué)英語四級考試真題Question47-56Abooklesslifeisanincompletelife.Booksinfluencethedepthandbreadthoflife.Theymeetthenatural47forfreedom,forexpression,forcreativityandbeautyoflife.Learners,therefore,musthavebooks,andtherighttypeofbook,forthesatisfactionoftheirneed.Readersturn48tobooksbecausetheircuriosityconcerningallmannersofthings,theireagernesstoshareintheexperiencesofothersandtheirneedto49fromtheirownlimitedenvironmentleadthemtofindinbooksfoodforthemindandthespirit.Throughtheirreadingtheyfindadeepersignificancetolifeasbooksacquaintthemwithlifeintheworldasitwasanditisnow.Theyarepresentedwitha__50ofhumanexperiencesandcometo51otherwaysofthoughtandliving.Andwhile52theirownrelationshipsandresponsestolife,thereadersoftenfindthatthe53__intheirstoriesaregoingthroughsimilaradjustments,whichhelptoclarifyandgivesignificancetotheirown.Booksprovide54materialforreaders'imaginationtogrow.Imaginationisavaluablequalityandamotivatingpower,andstimulatesachievement.Whileenrichingtheirimagination,books__55theiroutlook,developafact-findingattitudeandtrainthemtouseleisure56.Thesocialandeducationalsignificanceofthereaders'bookscannotbeoverestimatedinanacademiclibrary.A.AbundantB.CharactersC.CommunicatingD.CompletelyE.DeriveF.Desire G.Diversity H.EscapeI.EstablishingJ.Narrow K.Naturally L.PersonnelM.ProperlyN.Respect O.Widen答案PartIVReadingComprehension(Readingindepth)47.F/desire 48.K/naturally49.H/escape50.G/diversity51.N/respect52.I/establishing53.B/characters54.A/abundant

55.0/widen56.M/properly2008年6月大學(xué)英語四級考試真題SectionASomeyearsagoIwasofferedawritingassignmentthatwouldrequirethreemonthsoftravelthroughEurope.Ihadbeenabroadacoupleoftimes,butIcouldhardly_47_toknowmywayaroundthecontinent.Moreover,myknowledgeofforeignlanguageswas_48_toalittlecollegeFrench.Ihesitated.HowwouldI,unabletospeakthelanguage,_49_unfamiliarwithlocalgeographyortransportationsystems,setup_50_anddoresearch?Itseemedimpossible,andwithconsiderable_51_Isatdowntowritealetterbeggingoff.Halfwaythrough,athoughtcanthroughmymind:youcanlearnifyoudon'ttry.SoIacceptedtheassignment.Thereweresomebad_52_.ButbythetimeIhadfinishedthetripIwasanexperiencedtraveler.Andeversince,Ihaveneverhesitatedtoheadforeventhemostremoteofplaces,withoutguidersoreven_53_bookings,confidentthatsomehowIwillmanage.Thepointisthatthenew,thedifferent,isalmostbydefinition_54_.Buteachtimeyoutrysomething,youlearn,andasthelearningpilesup,theworldopenstoyou.I'velearnedtoskiat40,andflownuptheRhineRiverina_55_.AndIknowI'llgoondoingsuchthings.It'snotbecauseI'mbraverormoredaringthanothers.I’mnot.ButI'llacceptanxietyasanothernameforchallengeandIbelieveIcan56wonders.A)accomplishE)constantlyI)manufactureB)advancedA)accomplishE)constantlyI)manufactureB)advancedF)declareJ)momentsC)balloonG)interviewsK)newsD)claimH)limitedL)reducedM)regretN)scaryO)totally答案PartIVReadingComprehension(Readingindepth)47.D)claim48.H)limited49.O)totally50.G)interviews51.M)regret52.J)moments53.B)advanced54.N)scaryC)balloon56.A)accomplish2007年12月四級考試真題Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Aswarspreadstomanycomersoftheglobe,Childrensadlyhavebeendrawnintothecenterofconflicts.InAfghanistan,Bosnia,andColombia,however,groupsofchildrenhavebeentakingpartinpeaceeducation47.Thechildren,afterlearningtoresolveconflicts,tookonthe48ofpeacemakers.The

Children'sMovementforpeacemakerswasevennominated(提名)ortheNobelpeaceprizein1998.Groupsofchildren49ispeacemakersstudiedhumanrightsanpovertyissuesinColombia,eventuallyformingagroupwithfiveotherschoolsinBogotaknownaTheSchoolsofPeace.Theclassroom50opportunitiesforchildrentoreplaceangry,violentbehaviorswith51,peacefulones.Itisintheclassroomthatcaringandrespectforeachpersonempowerschildrentotakeastep52towardbecomingpeacemakers.Fortunately,educatorshaveaccesstomanyonlineresourcesthatare53usefulwhenhelpingchildrenalongthepathtopeace.TheYoungPeacemakersClub,startedin1992,providesaWebsitewithresourcesforteachersand54onstaringaKindnessCampaign.TheWorldCentersofCompassionforChildrenInternationalcallattentiontochildren'srightsandhowtohelpthe55ofwar.StartingaPeacemakers'Clubisapraiseworthyventureforaclassanonethatcouldspreadtootherclassroomsanideallyaffectthecultureofthe56school.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。J)offersL)respectivelyJ)offersL)respectivelyN)technologyC) comprehensive K) projects D)cooperativeE) entire M) role F)especiallyG) forward O) victims H)images答案PartIVReadingComprehension(Readingindepth)47.K.projects 48.M.role 49.A.acting50.J.offers51.D.cooperative52.G.forward53.F.especially54.I.InformationO.victims 56.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,theyweretolditwasanaturalpartofagingandthewouldhavetolearntolivewithit.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'swhyagrowingnumberofhospitalsnowdependuponphysicianswho__51__inpainmedicine.Notonlydoweevaluatethecauseofthepain,whichcanhelpustreatthepainbetter,butwealsohelpprovidecomprehensivetherapyfordepressionandotherpsychologicalandsocial__52__relatedtochronicpain.Suchcomprehensivetherapyoften__53__theworkofsocialworkers,psychiatrists心理醫(yī)生)andpsychologists,aswellasspecialistsinpainmedicine.Thismodern_54—forpainmanagementhasledtoawealthofinnovativetreatmentswhicharemoreeffectiveandwithfewersideeffectsthaneverbefore.Decadesago,therewereonlya_55—numberofdrugsavailable,andmanyofthemcaused_56—sideeffectsinolderpeople,includingdizzinessandfatigue.Thiscreatedadouble-edgedsword:themedicationshelpedrelievethepainbutcausedotherproblemtshatcouldbeworsethanthepainitself.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答A)resultI)determiningB)involvesJ)limitedC)significantK)gravelyD)rangeL)complainedE)relievedM)respectF)issuesN)promptingG)seriouslyO)specializeH)magnificent答案「2*IVReadingComprehension(Readingindepth)L 48.G49.I 50.D 51. OF 53.B54. M 55.J 56. C2006年12月23日四級考試真題Direction:Inthissection,thereisapassagewi