专业英语四级（完形填空）-试卷233及答案解析.doc

1、专业英语四级（完形填空）-试卷233及答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、CLOZE(总题数：5，分数：100.00)1.PART IV CLOZEDecide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. The words can be used ONCE ONLY.（分数：20.00）_A. patrolling B. permission C. accusation D. insuff

2、icient E. nightmare F. wandering G. blamed H. permit I. considerable J. immigration K. arrested L. independently M. migration N. separately O. abundant Although most people return from package holidays reasonably satisfied, this is not always the case. Take, for instance, the 1 experience of a Frenc

3、hman who went on a package to Colombia. The hotel in the small Caribbean port was overbooked. The holidaymaker was 2 round the streets, looking for a bed and breakfast place, when he was 3 for vagrancy(流浪 ). He was taken to court, where he told the magistrate that it was the hotels fault. The magist

4、rate was the hotel-owners brother, and he charged the tourist with making false 4 and sent him to prison for eight days. By the time of his release, his return flight had left. He had 5 funds to buy a return ticket, so he went to the Post Office to send a telegraph to his home in Montpellier, asking

5、 for money. He was rearrested before he could send it. This time he was charged with illegal 6. It was explained that, having missed his return flight, he could no longer be classified as a tourist He now needed a work 7, but he didnt have one. He was fined $500 for this offence, and a further $500

6、when he again 8 the hotel for overbooking. His luggage was confiscated(充公)because he couldnt pay the fines. He hitchhiked to Bogota where the consulate finally arranged to send him home. All things considered, I would prefer to plan my holiday 9. In my view, its safer to do it yourself!. And the adv

7、antages of planning your holiday yourself are 10. If it is well-planned, an independent holiday can usually be good value for money.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_A. printed B. somewhat C. source D. gather E. competition F. fails G. purpose H. influence I. orig

8、in J. spread K. innovative L. reason M. faster N. entertain O. existence What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play? Soon after an event takes place, newspapers are on the street giving the details. Whenever anything happens in the world, reporters are on the spot to

9、1 the news. Newspapers have one basic 2 to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to know it. Radio, television, and other inventions brought 3 for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. However, this c

10、ompetition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and 4 means of communication to improve the speed and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are 5 and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out into many other fiel

11、ds. Besides keeping readers informed of the latest news, todays newspapers educate and 6 readers about politics, and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers economic choices through advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very 7. Newspapers are sold at

12、a price that 8 to cover even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main 9 of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The success in selling advertising depends on newspapers value to advertisers. This is measured in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper? Ci

13、rculation depends 10on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment offered in a newspapers pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspapers value to readers as a source of information about the community, city, county, nation and worldand even outer s

14、pace.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_A. pushing B. remain C. pregnant D. humiliating E. underground F. vitally G. dragging H. derive I. oblivious J. prefer K deprive L. brains M. pleasant N. veins O. willing It is not long since conditions in the mines were wors

15、e than they are now. There are still living a few very old women who in their youth have worked 1, with harness round their waists, and a chain that passed between their legs, crawling on all fours and 2 tugs of coal. They used to go on doing this even when they were 3. And even now, if coal could n

16、ot be produced without pregnant women dragging it to and fro, I fancy we should let them do it rather than 4 ourselves of coal. But most of the time, of course, we 5 to forget that they were doing it. It is the same with all types of manual work; it keeps us alive, and we are 6 of its existence. Mor

17、e than anything else perhaps, the miner can stand as the type of manual worker, not only because it is so 7 necessary and yet so silent, that we are capable of forgetting it as we forget the blood in our 8. In a way it is even 9 to watch coal-miners working. It raises in you a momentary doubt about

18、your own status as an intellectual and a superior person generally. For it is brought home to you, at least while you are watching, that it is only because miners sweat their guts out that superior persons can 10 superior.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_A. dig B

19、 avoids C. deliberately D. remembering E. judging F. event G. final H. discovery I. what J. keeps K. negative L. that M. develop N. absolutely O. stop Prewriting refers to strategies you can use to generate ideas before starting the first draft of a paper. Prewriting techniques are like the warm-up

20、s you do before going out to jogthey loosen you up, get you moving, and help you 1 a sense of confidence. Since prewriting techniques encourage imaginative exploration, they also help you discover 2 interests you most about your subject. Having such a focus early in the writing process 3 you from pl

21、unging into your initial draft without first giving some thought to what you want to say. Thus, prewriting saves you time in the long run by keeping you on course. Prewriting can help you in other ways, too. When we write, we often continually critique what we put down on paper. This makes no sense,

22、 This is stupid, I cant say that, and other critical thoughts pop into our minds. Such 4, self-critical comments very often, if not always, 5 the flow of our thoughts and reinforce the fear that we have nothing to say and arent very good at writing. During prewriting, you 6 ignore your internal crit

23、ic. Your purpose is simply to get ideas down on paper without evaluating their effectiveness. Writing without immediately 7 what you produce can be liberating. Once you feel less pressure, youll probably find that you can generate a good deal of material, and that can make your confidence soar. One

24、8 advantage of prewriting: The random associations typical of prewriting tap the minds ability to make unusual connections. When you pre-write, youre like an archaeologist going on a 9. On the one hand, you may not unearth anything; on the other hand, you may stumble upon one interesting 10 after an

25、other. Prewriting helps you appreciateright from the startthis element of surprise in the writing process.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_专业英语四级（完形填空）-试卷233答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、CLOZE(总题数：5，分数：100.00)1.PART IV CLOZEDecide which of the words given in the bo

26、x below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. The words can be used ONCE ONLY.（分数：20.00）_解析：A. patrolling B. permission C. accusation D. insufficient E. nightmare F. wandering G. blamed H. permit I. considerable J. immigration K. arrested L. independently M. migrat

27、ion N. separately O. abundant Although most people return from package holidays reasonably satisfied, this is not always the case. Take, for instance, the 1 experience of a Frenchman who went on a package to Colombia. The hotel in the small Caribbean port was overbooked. The holidaymaker was 2 round

28、 the streets, looking for a bed and breakfast place, when he was 3 for vagrancy(流浪 ). He was taken to court, where he told the magistrate that it was the hotels fault. The magistrate was the hotel-owners brother, and he charged the tourist with making false 4 and sent him to prison for eight days. B

29、y the time of his release, his return flight had left. He had 5 funds to buy a return ticket, so he went to the Post Office to send a telegraph to his home in Montpellier, asking for money. He was rearrested before he could send it. This time he was charged with illegal 6. It was explained that, hav

30、ing missed his return flight, he could no longer be classified as a tourist He now needed a work 7, but he didnt have one. He was fined $500 for this offence, and a further $500 when he again 8 the hotel for overbooking. His luggage was confiscated(充公)because he couldnt pay the fines. He hitchhiked

31、to Bogota where the consulate finally arranged to send him home. All things considered, I would prefer to plan my holiday 9. In my view, its safer to do it yourself!. And the advantages of planning your holiday yourself are 10. If it is well-planned, an independent holiday can usually be good value

32、for money.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：E）填空项1:_（正确答案：F）填空项1:_（正确答案：K）填空项1:_（正确答案：C）填空项1:_（正确答案：D）填空项1:_（正确答案：J）填空项1:_（正确答案：H）填空项1:_（正确答案：G）填空项1:_（正确答案：L）填空项1:_（正确答案：I）解析：解析：空格前是be动词are，故空格需填入形容词或分词。从上一句的safer以及下一句的good value formoney可看出“自助游的好处很多”，词库中的considerable“相当多的”符合语境。干扰项abundant“丰富的”一般不跟advantages搭配，

33、故排除。A. printed B. somewhat C. source D. gather E. competition F. fails G. purpose H. influence I. origin J. spread K. innovative L. reason M. faster N. entertain O. existence What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play? Soon after an event takes place, newspapers are o

34、n the street giving the details. Whenever anything happens in the world, reporters are on the spot to 1 the news. Newspapers have one basic 2 to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to know it. Radio, television, and other inventions brought 3

35、 for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. However, this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and 4 means of communication to improve the speed and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspape

36、rs are 5 and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out into many other fields. Besides keeping readers informed of the latest news, todays newspapers educate and 6 readers about politics, and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers economic choice

37、s through advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very 7. Newspapers are sold at a price that 8 to cover even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main 9 of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The success in selling advertising depends on newspapers

38、value to advertisers. This is measured in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends 10on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment offered in a newspapers pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspapers value to

39、readers as a source of information about the community, city, county, nation and worldand even outer space.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：D）填空项1:_（正确答案：G）填空项1:_（正确答案：E）填空项1:_（正确答案：M）填空项1:_（正确答案：A）填空项1:_（正确答案：H）填空项1:_（正确答案：O）填空项1:_（正确答案：F）填空项1:_（正确答案：C）填空项1:_（正确答案：B）解析：解析：空格位于dependson这个固定短语之间，因此应填入副词，修饰depen

40、ds。全文最后一句谈到，大多数情况下(for the most part)报纸发行量取决于报纸作为一种信息源带给读者的价值。可见，发行量对发行部门以及报纸的服务或娱乐信息的依赖并不大，词库中的somewhat“稍微”符合语境。A. pushing B. remain C. pregnant D. humiliating E. underground F. vitally G. dragging H. derive I. oblivious J. prefer K deprive L. brains M. pleasant N. veins O. willing It is not long s

41、ince conditions in the mines were worse than they are now. There are still living a few very old women who in their youth have worked 1, with harness round their waists, and a chain that passed between their legs, crawling on all fours and 2 tugs of coal. They used to go on doing this even when they

42、 were 3. And even now, if coal could not be produced without pregnant women dragging it to and fro, I fancy we should let them do it rather than 4 ourselves of coal. But most of the time, of course, we 5 to forget that they were doing it. It is the same with all types of manual work; it keeps us ali

43、ve, and we are 6 of its existence. More than anything else perhaps, the miner can stand as the type of manual worker, not only because it is so 7 necessary and yet so silent, that we are capable of forgetting it as we forget the blood in our 8. In a way it is even 9 to watch coal-miners working. It

44、raises in you a momentary doubt about your own status as an intellectual and a superior person generally. For it is brought home to you, at least while you are watching, that it is only because miners sweat their guts out that superior persons can 10 superior.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：E）填空项1:_（正确答案：G）填空项1:_（正确答案：C）填空项1:_（正确答案：K）填空项1:_（正确答案：J）填空项1:_（正确答案：I）填空项1:_（正确答案：F）填空项1:_（正确答案：N）填空项1:_（正确答案：D）填空项1:_（正确答案：B）解析：解析：由空格前的情态动词can，可确定空格处应填入动词原形，构成句子谓语。空格后的superior既可做形容词，也可做名词