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大学英语四级完形填空练习
大学英语四级完形填空练习

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Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that goes into the collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo. One of the questions that is always asked of me is (1) I became an animal collector in the first (2). The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos. According to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any (3) was not the conventional “mamma”or “daddy”,(4) the word “zoo”, which I would (5) over and over again with a shrill (6) until someone, in groups to (7) me up, would take me to the zoo. When I (8) a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great (9) of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time (10) the countryside in search of fresh specimens to (11) to my collection of pets. (12) on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student (13) , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches, (14) were not easy to keep at home. When I left, I (15) had enough money of my own to be able to (16) my first trip and I have been going (17) ever since then. Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of (18), it is certainly a job which will appeal (19) all those who love animals and (20) .

1.A.how B. where C. when D. whether

2.A.region B. field C. place D. case

3.A.clarity B. emotion C. sentiment D. affection

4.A.except B. but C. except for D. but for

5.A.recite B. recognize C. read D. repeat

6.A.volume B. noise C. voice D. pitch

7.A.close B. shut C. stop D. comfort

8.A.grew B. was growing C. grow D. grown

9.A.many B. amount C. number D. supply

10.A.living B. cultivating C. reclaiming D. exploring

11.A.increase B. include C. add D. enrich

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13.A.attendant B. keeper C. member D. aide

14.A.who B. they C. of which D. which

15.A.luckily B. gladly C. nearly D. successfully

16.A.pay B. provide C. allow D. finance

17.A.normally B. regularly C. usually D. often

18.A.expectations B. sorrows C. excitement D. disappointments

19.A.for B. with C. to D. from

20.A.excursion B. travel C. journey D. Trip

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If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses. Success or (1) in your work would depend, to (2) great extent, (3) your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage. (4) the utmost importance is your attitude. A person (5) begins a job convinced that he isn't going to like it or is (6) that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success. On the other hand, a person who is secure (7) his belief that he is probably as capable (8) doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt (9) it possesses a certain strength of purpose. The chances are that he will do well.

(10) the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness. A book-keeper who can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw (11) hopeless cases.

This book has been designed to help you capitalize (12) the strength and overcome the (13) that you

bring to the job of learning. But insgroupsto measure your development, you must first (14) -- stock of swheres you stand now. (15) -- we get further along in the book, we’ll be (16) -- in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening (17) -- skills. However, (18) -- begin with, you should pause (19) -- examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your (20) --, your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.

1.A.improvement B. victory C. failure D. achievement

2.A.a B. the C. some D. certain

3.A.in B. on C. of D. to

4.A.Out of B. Of C. To D. Into

5.A.who B. what C. that D. which

6.A.ensure B. certain C. sure D. surely

7.A.onto B. on C. off D. in

8.A.to B. at C. of D. for

9.A.near B. on C. by D. at

10.A.Have B. Had C. Having D. Had been

11.A.being B. been C. are D. is

12.A.except B. but C. for D. on

13.A.idea B. weakness C. strength D. advantage

14.A.make B. take C. do D. give

15.A.as B. till C. over D. out

16.A.deal B. dealt C. be dealt D. dealing

17.A.learnt B. learned C. learning D. learn

18.A.around B. to C. from D. beside

19.A.to B. onto C. into D. with

20.A.intelligence B. work C. attitude D. weakness

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Who won the World Cup 1994 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play? (1) -- an event takes place, newspapers are on the streets (2) -- the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reports are on the spot to (3) -- the news.

Newspapers have one basic (4) --, to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to (5) -- it. Radio, telegraph, television, and 6 inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. (7) --, this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the (8) -- and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are (9) -- and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch outsintos many other fields. Besides keeping readers (10) -- of the latest news, today's newspapers (11) -- and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers' economic choices (12) -- advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very (13) --. Newspapers are sold at a price that (14) -- even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main (15) -- of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The (16) -- in selling advertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers. This (17) -- in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends (18) -- on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment (19) -- in a newspaper's pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as a source of information (20) -- the community, city, country, state, nation, and

world—and even outer space.

1.A.Just when B. While C. Soon after D. Before

2.A.to give B. giving C. given D. being given

3.A.gather B. spread C. carry D. bring

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

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

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

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

8.A.value B. ratio C. rate D. speed

9.A.spread B. passed C. printed D. completed

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11.A.entertain B. encourage C. educate D. edit

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

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

14.A.tries to cover B. manages to cover

C. fails to cover

D. succeeds in

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

16.A.way B. means C. chance D. success

17.A.measures B. measured C. Is measured D. was measured

18.A.somewhat B. little C. much D. something

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

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

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For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoff ice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In (1) -- a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend (2) -- can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are (3) -- readers. Most of us develop poor reading (4) -- at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency (5) -- in the actual stuff of language itself-words. Taken individually, words have (6) -- meaning until they are strung together into phrased, sentences and paragraphs. (7) --, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to (8) -- words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over (9) -- you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which (10) -- down the speed of reading is vocalization - sounding each word either orally or mentally as (11) -- reads.

To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an (12), which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate (13) -- the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch”him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, (14) -- word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization, practically impossible. At first (15) -- is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, (16) -- your comprehension will improve. Many people have found (17) -- reading skill drastically improved after some training. (18) -- Charlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute (19) -- the training, now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can (20) -- a lot more reading material in a short period of time.

1.A.applying B. doing C. offering D. getting

2.A.quickly B. easily C. roughly D. decidedly

3.A.good B. curious C. poor D. urgent

4.A.training B. habits C. situations D. custom

5.A.lies B. combines C. touches D. involves

6.A.some B.A lot C. little D. dull

7.A.Fortunately B. In fact C. Logically D. Unfortunately

8.A.reuse B. reread C. rewrite D. recite

9.A.what B. which C. that D. if

10.A.scales B. cuts C. slows D. measures

11.A.some one B. one C. he D. reader

12.A.accelerator B. actor C. amplifier D. observer

13.A.then B. as C. beyond D. than

14.A.enabling B. leading C. making D. indicating

15.A.meaning B. comprehension C. gist D. regression

16.A.but B. nor C. or D. for

17.A.our B. your C. their D. such a

18.A.Look at B. Take C. Make D. Consider

19.A.for B. in C. after D. before

20.A.master B. go over C. present D. get through

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Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps (1) -- the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard, (2) -- reading material and giving out (3) -- .The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and (4) -- what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture (5) -- notes which do not catch the main points and (6) -- become hard even for the (7) -- to understand.

Most institutions provide courses which (8) -- new students to develop the skills they need to be (9) -- listeners and note-takers. (10) -- these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills guides which (11) -- learners to practice these skills (12) -- .In all cases it is important to (13) -- the problem (14) -- actually starting your studies.

It is important to (15) -- that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills (16) -- in college study. One way of (17) -- these difficulties is to attend the language and study - skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the (18) -- year. Another basic (19) -- is to find a study partner (20) -- it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.

1.A.extending B. illustrating C. performing D. conducting

2.A.attributing B. contributing C. distributing D. explaining

3.A.assignments B. information C. content D. definition

4.A.suspects B. understands C. wonders D. convinces

5.A.without B. with C. on D. except

6.A.what B. those C. as D. which

7.A.teachers B. classmates C. partners D. students

8.A.prevent B. require C. assist D. forbid

9.A.effective B. passive C. relative D. expressive

10.A.Because B. Though C. Whether D. If

11.A.enable B. stimulate C. advocate D. prevent

12.A.independently B. repeatedly C. logically D. generally

13.A.evaluate B. acquaint C. tackle D. formulate

14.A.before B. after C. while D. for

15.A.predict B. acknowledge C. argue D. ignore

16.A.to require B. required C. requiring D. are required

17.A.preventing B. withstanding C. sustaining D. overcoming

18.A.average B. ordinary C. normal D. academic

19.A.statement B. strategy C. situation D. suggestion

20.A.in that B. for which C. with whom D. such as

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