1、大学英语四级综合-完形填空(五)及答案解析(总分:80.00,做题时间:90 分钟)Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have (1) how difficult it is to write a (2) childrens book. Either the author has aimed too (3) , so that the children cant follow what is in his(or
2、more often, her) story, (4) the story seems to be talking to the readers.The best childrens books are (5) very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the (6) who hears the story and the adult who reads it. Unfortunately, there are in fact (7) books like this, so the problem of finding the right
3、 bedtime story is not (8) to solve.This may be why many books regarded as (9) of childrens literature were in fact written for (10) . Alices Adventure in Wonderland is perhaps the most (11) of this.Children, left for themselves, often (12) the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a chil
4、d in a bookshop or (13) and he will (14) willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look (15) most childrens comics, full of the stories and jokes, which are the (16) of teachers and right-thinking parents.Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash children into (17)
5、 our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so (18) that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the (19) books. So I suppose well just have to compromise (20) that bedtime story.(分数:20.00)A.hopedB.realizedC.toldD.saidA.shortB.longC.goodD.badA.easyB.shortC.highD.difficultA
6、.andB.butC.soD.orA.bothB.neitherC.eitherD.veryA.childB.fatherC.motherD.teacherA.fewB.manyC.littleD.muchA.hardB.easyC.enoughD.fastA.passagesB.workC.artsD.worksA.adultsB.girlsC.boysD.childrenA.positiveB.hiddenC.obviousD.distinguishA.areB.showC.findD.addA.schoolB.homeC.officeD.libraryA.moreB.lessC.able
7、D.beA.overB.forC.atD.acrossA.lovingnessB.interestsC.objectionsD.readingsA.receivingB.acceptingC.havingD.refusingA.sameB.friendlyC.differentD.commonA.commonB.averageC.differentD.sameA.inB.ofC.overD.withDuring the 1980s, unemployment and underemployment in some countries were as high as 90 percent. So
8、me countries did not (1) enough food; basic needs in housing and clothing were not (2) . Many of these countries looked (3) the industrial processes of the developed nations (4) solutions.However, problems cannot always be (5) by copying the industrialized nations. Industry in the developed nations
9、is (6) automated and very expensive.It provides (7) jobs than labor-intensive industrial processes, and highly (8) workers are needed to (9) and repair the equipment.These workers must be trained, (10) , many nations do not have the necessary (11) institutions. Thus, the (12) of importing industry b
10、ecomes higher. Students must be sent abroad to (13) vocational (职业的) and professional training (14) , just to begin training, the students must learn English, French, German, or Japanese The students then (15) many years abroad, and (16) do not return home.All nations agree that science and technolo
11、gy should be (17) . The point is, countries (18) the industrial processes of the developed nations need to look carefully . (19) the costs, because many of these costs are hidden. Students from these nations should study the problems of the industrialized countries closely. With care, they will take
12、 home not the problems of science and technology, 20 the benefits.(分数:20.00)A.generateB.raiseC.produceD.manufactureA.answeredB.metC.calculatedD.rememberedA.onB.forC.toD.intoA.forB.withoutC.asD.aboutA.raisedB.solvedC.askedD.dealedA.highB.heightC.highlyD.haughtilyA.mostB.fewestC.fewerD.moreA.giftedB.s
13、killedC.giftD.skillfullyA.keepB.maintainC.retainD.protectA.sinceB.soC.andD.howeverA.trainingB.researchC.academicD.technologyA.chargeB.priceC.costD.valueA.acceptB.gainC.receiveD.absorbA.SoonB.QuicklyC.ImmediatelyD.FirstA.spendB.costC.takeD.wasteA.someB.othersC.severalD.fewA.dividedB.separatedC.shared
14、D.reservedA.adoptingB.conductingC.receivingD.adjustingA.forB.atC.onD.intoA.howeverB.althoughC.butD.and“Is the plane strong enough?“ I asked myself when I saw my aeroplane. We saw luggage (1) to it on trolleys and being loaded from under the aircraft. Next, three men and three girls, all in (2) , wen
15、t over to the plane and (3) it. Over the loudspeakers we were (4) the plane was ready to leave and were asked to walk (5) to it. Everybody moved quickly in order to get the seats they wanted. I was (6) to get a seat near the tail, but the plane looked (7) inside than it had from outside. I fastened
16、my seat (8) before we took (9) and tried to (10) my nervousness. After an hours flying I noticed black clouds ahead through my window. My (11) im- mediately returned.An electric sign flashed (12) : “Fasten your seat belts, please,“ and one of the hostesses made a (13) request over the loudspeakers.
17、She told us we were about to fly into a storm but (14) cheerfully there was nothing to worry (15) . The plane shook all over, dropped about twenty feet and seemed to hang on one (16) . Then very suddenly it rose twenty feet and a great flash of (17) lit up the passenger compartment. For five minutes
18、 the three (18) did their best to give out anti-sickness pills and (19) the passengers. The plane rose and fell. Then we noticed it was climbing higher and higher. The sky became light again and soon we were flying (20) . The pilot had managed to get above the storm. I realized then that the plane w
19、as definitely stronger than it looked, and it was unnecessary for me to worry at first.(分数:20.00)A.goingB.goneC.makingD.takingA.clothesB.uniformC.formD.uniformityA.reachedB.flewC.enteredD.climbedA.askedB.noticedC.announcedD.toldA.outB.alongC.inD.byA.impossibleB.incapableC.unableD.unsuitableA.prettie
20、rB.strongerC.steadierD.smallerA.beltB.stringC.bandD.ribbonA.offB.outC.forD.ofA.smoothB.decreaseC.forgetD.relaxA.sadnessB.forgetfulnessC.nervousnessD.excitementA.onB.upC.outD.inA.generalB.similarC.commonD.sharpA.smiledB.spokeC.addedD.actedA.atB.aboutC.onD.withA.edgeB.hookC.lineD.wing(17).A lightning
21、C sunlightB fire D thunder(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.A.hostessesB.menC.pilotsD.passengersA.smoothB.saveC.coolD.comfortA.stronglyB.steadilyC.slowlyD.nervouslyA battery-driven bus has been developed by a group of British companies. The bus, a fifty- passenger single-deck (1) , is to go into (2) in Manchester sh
22、ortly, and discussions with the Department of the Environment are (3) to lead to a (4) batch (批) of twenty going into (5) passenger service in Manchester within two years. Unlike the small govemment- sponsored battery bus now (6) trials in provincial cities, (7) low speed and range effectively limit
23、s it to city centre operation, the new Silent Rider, (8) a range of 40 miles between charges and a (9) of 40 m.p.h., will take (10) place with diesel (柴油) buses for normal urban and suburban (11) .Its capital (12) is higher (13) lower maintenance and fuel costs bring it (14) to a fully competitive c
24、ost with the diesel bus over a thirteen- year life,without (15) into account the environmental benefitsThe Chloride battery group,which is developing (16) in partnership with SELNEC,is confident (17) a market potential of 400 vehicles a yearThe bus weighs 16 tons, (18) which the batteries and passen
25、gers account for 4 (19) It has a single set of batteries, which take three and a half hours to (20) , against the normal eight hours of passenger traffic(分数:20.00)A.motorB.vehicleC.transportD.carriageA.existenceB.processC.occurrenceD.operationA.expectedB.estimatedC.wishedD.foundA.furtherB.fartherC.m
26、oreD.muchA.averageB.commonC.regularD.typicalA.undertakingB.underliningC.understandingD.undergoingA.asB.whichC.thatD.whoseA.atB.withC.underD.forA.timeB.speedC.fuelD.performanceA.theirB.itsC.aD.theA.pollutionB.trialC.serviceD.chargeA.fuelB.speedC.rangeD.costA.andB.orC.asD.butA.downB.upC.aboutD.outA.ke
27、epingB.puttingC.takingD.bringA.themB.oneC.itD.thatA.withB.ofC.forD.fromA.ofB.withC.inD.fromA.eachB.everyC.apartD.onceA.changeB.checkC.chaseD.charge大学英语四级综合-完形填空(五)答案解析(总分:80.00,做题时间:90 分钟)Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must hav
28、e (1) how difficult it is to write a (2) childrens book. Either the author has aimed too (3) , so that the children cant follow what is in his(or more often, her) story, (4) the story seems to be talking to the readers.The best childrens books are (5) very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both
29、 the (6) who hears the story and the adult who reads it. Unfortunately, there are in fact (7) books like this, so the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not (8) to solve.This may be why many books regarded as (9) of childrens literature were in fact written for (10) . Alices Adventure in
30、Wonderland is perhaps the most (11) of this.Children, left for themselves, often (12) the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or (13) and he will (14) willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look (15) most childrens comics, full of the
31、stories and jokes, which are the (16) of teachers and right-thinking parents.Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash children into (17) our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so (18) that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the (19) books. So I suppose w
32、ell just have to compromise (20) that bedtime story.(分数:20.00)A.hopedB.realized C.toldD.said解析:解析 词义辨析题。realize 意为“意识到,认识到”,结合句意“他们必须(写一本好的童书)的困难”可知,B 正确。A.shortB.longC.good D.bad解析:解析 逻辑衔接题。结合上下文可知,写一本好的童书非常困难,所以 C 正确。A.easyB.shortC.high D.difficult解析:解析 惯用搭配题。由于空格应填入修饰动词 aim 的词,故应填入一个副词,因此排除 A、D 项
33、,再结合句意可知,C 正确。A.andB.butC.soD.or 解析:解析 语法结构题。上句由 either 引导,此句和上句结构相似,故选 or,eitheror意为“不是就是”。A.bothB.neither C.eitherD.very解析:解析 惯用搭配题。neithernor是惯用搭配,意为“既不又不”,故选 B。A.child B.fatherC.motherD.teacher解析:解析 逻辑衔接题。结合后面从句的内容“听儿童读物故事的人”可知,此处应选 child。句中 satisfy 为及物动词,意为“使满意或满足;达到要求”,例如:she has satisfied the
34、 conditions for entry into the college她已符合进入这所学院的条件。satisfy 的惯用短语为:be satisfied with sth(对感到满意)。A.few B.manyC.littleD.much解析:解析 逻辑衔接题。由句首 unfortunately 可知,空格处需填入的词应含“数量少的”之意,且由于 book 为可数名词,故选 A。A.hardB.easy C.enoughD.fast解析:解析 逻辑衔接题。结合句意“这样的儿童读物太少,所以解决这个问题_”可知,B 正确。A.passagesB.workC.artsD.works 解析:解
35、析 词义辨析题。passage 意为“段落”;work 作不可数名词时意为“工作”,作可数名词时意为“著作”,常用复数形式;art 意为“艺术,艺术品”,结合下文的 literature,故选 D。A.adults B.girlsC.boysD.children解析:解析 逻辑衔接题。结合本句中的 in fact(事实上)可以推断,本句后部分内容和前部分内容有所不同(前部分讲述 childrens literature),再结合选项可知,A 正确。A.positiveB.hiddenC.obvious D.distinguish解析:解析 词义辨析题。positive 意为“肯定的,积极的”,
36、hidden 意为“隐藏的”,obvious 意为“明显的,显著的”,distinguish 是动词,意为“区别,分辨”,结合句意可知,C 正确。A.areB.show C.findD.add解析:解析 惯用搭配题。结合选项和后面的 interest 可知,show interest 意为“表现出对的兴趣”,所以 B 正确。A.schoolB.homeC.officeD.library 解析:解析 逻辑衔接题。由于本句中已出现 bookshop,而选项中和它性质相似的只有 library(图书馆),故选 D。A.more B.lessC.ableD.be解析:解析 逻辑衔接题。根据选项和句意“
37、_愿意选择用想像的方法写成的书”可知,A 正确。A.overB.forC.at D.across解析:解析 惯用搭配题。have a look at 是惯用搭配,意为“看”,故选 C。A.lovingnessB.interestsC.objections D.readings解析:解析 词义辨析题。lovingness 意为“爱,钟情”,interest 意为“兴趣,爱好”,objection意为“反对,异议”,readings 意为“阅读”;从上文看出家长想让孩子读文学作品,但文学可能是孩子最不感兴趣的,由此推知,孩子喜欢的正好是家长反对的,故 C 正确。A.receivingB.accep
38、ting C.havingD.refusing解析:解析 词义辨析题。receive 意为“收到;接到”,accept 意为“接受,认可”,have 意为“有”,refuse 意为“拒绝”,结合句意可知,B 正确。A.sameB.friendlyC.different D.common解析:解析 逻辑衔接题。上文讨论了成人和孩子读书的不同兴趣,由此不难选 C。A.commonB.averageC.differentD.same 解析:解析 逻辑衔接题。结合上文“成人和儿童是不同的”可知,D 正确。A.inB.ofC.over D.with解析:解析 惯用搭配题。over 表示“在方面”,wit
39、h 表示“与某人”,故选 C。During the 1980s, unemployment and underemployment in some countries were as high as 90 percent. Some countries did not (1) enough food; basic needs in housing and clothing were not (2) . Many of these countries looked (3) the industrial processes of the developed nations (4) solution
40、s.However, problems cannot always be (5) by copying the industrialized nations. Industry in the developed nations is (6) automated and very expensive.It provides (7) jobs than labor-intensive industrial processes, and highly (8) workers are needed to (9) and repair the equipment.These workers must b
41、e trained, (10) , many nations do not have the necessary (11) institutions. Thus, the (12) of importing industry becomes higher. Students must be sent abroad to (13) vocational (职业的) and professional training (14) , just to begin training, the students must learn English, French, German, or Japanese
42、 The students then (15) many years abroad, and (16) do not return home.All nations agree that science and technology should be (17) . The point is, countries (18) the industrial processes of the developed nations need to look carefully . (19) the costs, because many of these costs are hidden. Studen
43、ts from these nations should study the problems of the industrialized countries closely. With care, they will take home not the problems of science and technology, 20 the benefits.(分数:20.00)A.generateB.raiseC.produce D.manufacture解析:解析 词义辨析题。generate 意为“产生,发生”,raise 意为“唤起,饲养”,produce 意为“生产,制造”,manuf
44、acture 意为“制造,加工”,两者区别参考考点。由于本句宾语为 food,故选C。manufacture 指大规模的制造生产,manu 指手,fact 表示构造。produce 指通过劳动加工而生产产品,尤指“工农业产品”。A.answeredB.met C.calculatedD.remembered解析:解析 惯用搭配题。meet the need 是惯用搭配,意为“满足需求”,所以 B 正确。A.onB.forC.to D.into解析:解析 惯用搭配题。look on 意为“观看,旁观”,look for 意为“寻找”,look to 意为“指望,期待”,look into 意为“
45、观察,浏览”,结合句意可知,C 正确。A.for B.withoutC.asD.about解析:解析 惯用搭配题。for 表示“为了,因为”,故选 A。A.raisedB.solved C.askedD.dealed解析:解析 惯用搭配题。与空格处搭配的名词为 problems,所以结合句意可知,solve(解决)正确。A.highB.heightC.highly D.haughtily解析:解析 词义辨析题。结合句意可知,空格处应填入副词用于修饰 automate(自动化),故排除height(高度,海拔),haughtily(傲慢地),C 正确。high 表示空间高度;highly 表示程
46、度,相当于 much,例如:The plane was flying high飞机飞得很高。| He spoke very highly of Marry他高度赞扬了玛丽。A.mostB.fewestC.fewer D.more解析:解析 逻辑衔接题。本句为两个事物的比较,故用比较级,且上句提到工业国家高度自动化,手工工作自然少些,故选 C。A.giftedB.skilled C.giftD.skillfully解析:解析 词义辨析题。结合语法知识可知,空格处应填入形容词修饰 worker,故排除 C、D 项;gifted 意为“有天分的”,skilled 意为“熟练的”,结合句意可知,这里是
47、指熟练的工人,故选 B。A.keepB.maintain C.retainD.protect解析:解析 逻辑衔接题。maintain 意为“维护”,能与后面的 equipment 搭配,再结合与其并列的repair 可推断,B 正确;keep 意为“保持,保存”,作及物动词时,表示将某物如何放置,如何使保存的状态继续,故排除;retain 意为“保留,保持”,protect 意为“保护,防护”,均不符合句意,排除。A.sinceB.soC.andD.however 解析:解析 逻辑衔接题。结合上下文内容可知,空格处应填入表示转折关系的连词,故选 D。A.training B.researchC
48、.academicD.technology解析:解析 逻辑衔接题。由于上文提及工人必须经过训练,由此可知,A 正确;research 意为“研究,调查”,academic 意为“学术的”,technology 意为“技术”,均排除。A.chargeB.priceC.cost D.value解析:解析 逻辑衔接题。cost 意为“费用”,常指与货物相关的一系列支出,如制作、包装、运输等,结合句意“因为没有专门的培训机构,所以进口设备的变高了”可知,C 正确;charge 意为“费用,索价”,常指为其提供服务后要求其付的价钱;price 意为“定价”,常指卖方对物品所要求的价格;value 意为“
49、价值,价格”,常指按人的主观判断对物品本身内在的有用评价,均排除。A.acceptB.gainC.receive D.absorb解析:解析 词义辨析题。accept 意为“接受,收到”,侧重于主观愿望;gain 意为“得到”;receive 意为“收到,接收”,侧重于客观结果;absord 意为“吸收,吸引”;结合下文的 training 可知,C 正确。A.SoonB.QuicklyC.ImmediatelyD.First 解析:解析 逻辑衔接题。结合句意“因为要接受训练,所以_他们应该学习相应的语言”可知,他们一开始就应该学习相应的语言,所以 D 正确。A.spend B.costC.takeD.waste解析:解析 词义辨析题。本题可采用排除法。本句主语为 the students,宾语为 many years,符合spend 的用法,故选 A。含“花费”之意的单词辨析:spend 意为“花费”,指花费时间、精力、财力等,主语必须是人或