专业英语四级（完形填空）-试卷247及答案解析.doc

1、专业英语四级（完形填空）-试卷247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. supplemented B. direct C. expectation D. latter

2、E. predominantly F. outbreak G. later H. sharply I. abundance J. again K. shortage L. outset M. drop N. licensing O. formulate In the United States, the first day nursery, was opened in 1854. Nurseries were established in various areas during the 1 half of the 19th century; most of them were charita

3、ble. Both in Europe and in the U.S., the day nursery movement received great impetus during the First World War, when 2 of manpower caused the industrial employment of unprecedented numbers of women. In some European countries nurseries were established even in munitions plants, under 3 government s

4、ponsorship. Although the number of nurseries in the U.S. also rose 4, this rise was accomplished without government aid of any kind. During the years following the First World War, however, federal State and local governments gradually began to exercise a measure of control over the day nurseries, c

5、hiefly by 5 them and by inspecting and regulating the conditions within the nurseries. The 6 of the Second World War was quickly followed by an increase in the number of day nurseries in almost all countries, as women were 7 called up on to replace men in the factories. On this occasion the U.S. gov

6、ernment immediately came to the support of the nursery schools, allocating $6,000,000 in July, 1942, for a nursery school program for the children of working mothers. Many States and local communities 8 this Federal aid. By the end of the war, in August, 1945, more than 100,000 children were being c

7、ared for in daycare centers receiving Federal subsidies. Soon afterward, the Federal government drastically cut down its expenditures for this purpose and later abolished them, causing a sharp 9 in the number of nursery schools in operation. However, the 10 that most employed mothers would leave the

8、ir jobs at the end of the war was only partly fulfilled.（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. traditionally B. confined C. cooperativeness D. organization E. powerful F. effectively G. combination H. predicted I. advantages J. disclosed K. slightly L. committed M.

9、enhance N. discovered O. faithful When women do become managers, do they bring a different style and different skills to the job? Are they better, or worse, managers than men? Are women more highly motivated and 1 than male managers? Some research supports the idea that women bring different attitud

10、es and skills to management jobs, such as greater 2, an emphasis on affiliation and attachment, and a willingness to bring emotional factors to bear in making workplace decisions. These differences are seen to carry 3 for companies, because they expand the range of techniques that can be used to hel

11、p the company manage its workforce 4. A study commissioned by the International Womens Forum 5 a management style used by some women managers(and also by some men)that differs from the command and control style 6 used by male managers. Using this interactive leadership approach, women encourage part

12、icipation, share power and information, 7 other peoples self-worth, and get others excited about their work. All these things reflect their belief that allowing employees to contribute and to feel 8 and important is a win-win situationgood for the employees and the 9. The studys director 10 that int

13、eractive leadership may emerge as the management style of choice for many organizations.（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. assisting B. estimates C. shut off D. manufacturers E. orally F. invisible G. sightless H. sellers I. families J. ascertain K. printed L. c

14、onfirms M. shut down N. improved O. before Although there are many skillful Braille(盲文)readers, thousands of other blind people find it difficult to learn that system. They are thereby 1 from the world of books and newspapers, having to rely on friends to read aloud to them. A young scientist named

15、Raymond Kurzweil has now designed a computer which is a major breakthrough in providing aid to the 2. His machine, Cyclops, has a camera that scans any page, interprets the print into sounds, and then delivers them 3 in a robot-like voice through a speaker. By pressing the appropriate buttons on Cyc

16、lopss keyboard, a blind person can read any 4 document in the English language. This remarkable invention represents a tremendous stride forward in the education of the handicapped. At present, Cyclops costs $50,000. However, Mr. Kurzweil and his associates are preparing a smaller but 5 version that

17、 will sell for less than half that price. Within a few years, Kurzweil 6 the price range will be low enough for every school and library to own one. Michael Hingson, Director of the National Federation for the Blind, hopes that 7 will be able to buy home models of Cyclops for the price of a good tel

18、evision set. Mr. Hingsons organization purchased five machines and is now testing them in Maryland, Colorado, Iowa, California, and New York. Blind people have been 8 in those tests, making lots of valuable suggestions to the engineers who helped to produce Cyclops. This is the first time that blind

19、 people have ever done individual studies 9 a product was put on the market, Hingson said. Most manufacturers believed that having the blind help the blind was like telling disabled people to teach other disabled people. In that sense, the 10 have been the blind ones.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1

20、:_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. serve B. sponsored C. profits D. principles E. developing F. understand G. bills H. representative I. submitted J. governor K. regulations L. votes M. civilizing N. interests O. races In 1959, Hawaii became the fiftieth state in the union. With Congress so fa

21、r away in Washington D. C, how do Hawaiians get their lawmakers to 1 their needs? Recently three Asian Americans have looked out for the 2 of the people of Hawaii. Differences in miles make differences of opinion. These members of Congress make sure that the government understands the way Hawaiians

22、think about taxes, tariffs, and political 3. Representative Patsy Mink was voted into Congress in 1964. She won again in 1966 with the most 4 ever cast in Hawaii up to that time. She has shown Congress the peaceful Hawaiian way of getting along with people of all 5. Since she believes that all peopl

23、e are equal, she has 6 many bills to help gain human equalities. Like Representative Mink, Daniel Ken Inouye is of Japanese descent. He became the first United States 7 from Hawaii in 1959. Since then he has worked in Congress to help Asians who are very poor. He has also worked for 8 cities and for

24、 ecology. In 1959 Senator Hiram L. Fong became the first person of Chinese descent to 9 in the United States Congress as a representative of Hawaii. He, too, has worked to help the cause of racial equality. The three lawmakers study at first hand the changing conditions in Hawaii. They sponsor 10 to

25、 protect Hawaiis tourism, fishing, shipping, and agriculture. With the help of Asian American lawmakers like these, the Mainland learns to look at things in the way the Islands see them.（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247答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)

26、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）_解析：A. supplemented B. direct C. expectation D. latter E. predominantly F. outbreak G. later H. s

27、harply I. abundance J. again K. shortage L. outset M. drop N. licensing O. formulate In the United States, the first day nursery, was opened in 1854. Nurseries were established in various areas during the 1 half of the 19th century; most of them were charitable. Both in Europe and in the U.S., the d

28、ay nursery movement received great impetus during the First World War, when 2 of manpower caused the industrial employment of unprecedented numbers of women. In some European countries nurseries were established even in munitions plants, under 3 government sponsorship. Although the number of nurseri

29、es in the U.S. also rose 4, this rise was accomplished without government aid of any kind. During the years following the First World War, however, federal State and local governments gradually began to exercise a measure of control over the day nurseries, chiefly by 5 them and by inspecting and reg

30、ulating the conditions within the nurseries. The 6 of the Second World War was quickly followed by an increase in the number of day nurseries in almost all countries, as women were 7 called up on to replace men in the factories. On this occasion the U.S. government immediately came to the support of

31、 the nursery schools, allocating $6,000,000 in July, 1942, for a nursery school program for the children of working mothers. Many States and local communities 8 this Federal aid. By the end of the war, in August, 1945, more than 100,000 children were being cared for in daycare centers receiving Fede

32、ral subsidies. Soon afterward, the Federal government drastically cut down its expenditures for this purpose and later abolished them, causing a sharp 9 in the number of nursery schools in operation. However, the 10 that most employed mothers would leave their jobs at the end of the war was only par

33、tly fulfilled.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：D）填空项1:_（正确答案：K）填空项1:_（正确答案：B）填空项1:_（正确答案：H）填空项1:_（正确答案：N）填空项1:_（正确答案：F）填空项1:_（正确答案：J）填空项1:_（正确答案：A）填空项1:_（正确答案：M）填空项1:_（正确答案：C）解析：解析：空格前的the提示空格应填入名词。that从句中的过去将来时would leave表明是一种“预期”，故选C。A. traditionally B. confined C. cooperativeness D. organization E. powerful

34、 F. effectively G. combination H. predicted I. advantages J. disclosed K. slightly L. committed M. enhance N. discovered O. faithful When women do become managers, do they bring a different style and different skills to the job? Are they better, or worse, managers than men? Are women more highly mot

35、ivated and 1 than male managers? Some research supports the idea that women bring different attitudes and skills to management jobs, such as greater 2, an emphasis on affiliation and attachment, and a willingness to bring emotional factors to bear in making workplace decisions. These differences are

36、 seen to carry 3 for companies, because they expand the range of techniques that can be used to help the company manage its workforce 4. A study commissioned by the International Womens Forum 5 a management style used by some women managers(and also by some men)that differs from the command and cont

37、rol style 6 used by male managers. Using this interactive leadership approach, women encourage participation, share power and information, 7 other peoples self-worth, and get others excited about their work. All these things reflect their belief that allowing employees to contribute and to feel 8 an

38、d important is a win-win situationgood for the employees and the 9. The studys director 10 that interactive leadership may emerge as the management style of choice for many organizations.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：L）填空项1:_（正确答案：C）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：A）填空项1:_（正确答案：M）填空项1:

39、_（正确答案：E）填空项1:_（正确答案：D）填空项1:_（正确答案：H）解析：解析：空格应填入动词，作主句的谓语。根据空格后的may emerge(可能会出现)推断，这是一种预测，词库中的predicted“预测”符合上下文语境。A. assisting B. estimates C. shut off D. manufacturers E. orally F. invisible G. sightless H. sellers I. families J. ascertain K. printed L. confirms M. shut down N. improved O. before

40、 Although there are many skillful Braille(盲文)readers, thousands of other blind people find it difficult to learn that system. They are thereby 1 from the world of books and newspapers, having to rely on friends to read aloud to them. A young scientist named Raymond Kurzweil has now designed a comput

41、er which is a major breakthrough in providing aid to the 2. His machine, Cyclops, has a camera that scans any page, interprets the print into sounds, and then delivers them 3 in a robot-like voice through a speaker. By pressing the appropriate buttons on Cyclopss keyboard, a blind person can read an

42、y 4 document in the English language. This remarkable invention represents a tremendous stride forward in the education of the handicapped. At present, Cyclops costs $50,000. However, Mr. Kurzweil and his associates are preparing a smaller but 5 version that will sell for less than half that price.

43、Within a few years, Kurzweil 6 the price range will be low enough for every school and library to own one. Michael Hingson, Director of the National Federation for the Blind, hopes that 7 will be able to buy home models of Cyclops for the price of a good television set. Mr. Hingsons organization pur

44、chased five machines and is now testing them in Maryland, Colorado, Iowa, California, and New York. Blind people have been 8 in those tests, making lots of valuable suggestions to the engineers who helped to produce Cyclops. This is the first time that blind people have ever done individual studies 9 a product was put on the market, Hingson said. Most manufacturers believed that having the blind help the blind was like telling disabled people to teach other disabled people. In that sense, the 10 have been the blind ones.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：C）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：K）填空项1:_