1、专业英语四级(完形填空)模拟试卷 141及答案与解析 一、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 0 Sugarless yoghurt could help beat bad breath, tooth decay and gum disease
2、, say scientists. Japanese researchers found eating the yoghurt(1)_ levels of hydrogen sulphidea major(2)_ of bad breathin 80% of volunteers. The keys are active bacteria in yoghurt. (3)_ were presented at a meeting of the International Association for Dental Research. A total of 24 volunteers who(4
3、)_ in the study were given strict instructions(5)_ oral hygiene, diet and medication intake. They spent two weeks (6)_ yoghurts and similar foods, like cheese. Researchers then(7)_ bacteria levels and odour-causing(8)_, including hydrogen sulphide. The volunteers then ate 90 grams of yoghurt a day f
4、or six weeks. At the end of the study, researchers took(9)_ again. They found hydrogen sulphide levels decreased in 80% of participants. Dr. Nigel Carter,(10)_ executive of the British Dental Health Foundation, said: “The foundation has long been(11)_ peoples attention to sugar-free yoghurts as a(12
5、)_ snack, so it is pleasing to hear that it may have oral health benefits we were previously(13)_ of. “Although this research is still in the early stages there is no(14)_ that sugar-free yoghurts provide a much healthier(15)_ to sweets and chocolate, and we would encourage snackers to incorporate t
6、hem into their(16)_.“ However, Dr. Carter stressed that the best way to beat bad breath was by(17)_ a good oral health routine. This(18)_ brushing twice-a-day with fluoride(氟化物 )toothpaste, cutting(19)_ on the frequency of sugary snacks and drinks and visiting a dentist(20)_. 1 (1) ( A) increased (
7、B) disturbed ( C) averaged ( D) reduced 2 (2) ( A) problem ( B) cause ( C) result ( D) resource 3 (3) ( A) Details ( B) Commodities ( C) Factors ( D) Exhibits 4 (4) ( A) devoted ( B) entered ( C) absorbed ( D) participated 5 (5) ( A) by ( B) of ( C) to ( D) on 6 (6) ( A) avoiding ( B) eating ( C) sm
8、elling ( D) drinking 7 (7) ( A) estimated ( B) compared ( C) measured ( D) counted 8 (8) ( A) combinations ( B) compounds ( C) components ( D) complements 9 (9) ( A) advantages ( B) turns ( C) actions ( D) samples 10 (10) ( A) general ( B) superior ( C) major ( D) chief 11 (11) ( A) drawing ( B) pay
9、ing ( C) posing ( D) dragging 12 (12) ( A) fashionable ( B) healthy ( C) potential ( D) risky 13 (13) ( A) cautious ( B) guilty ( C) unaware ( D) exhausted 14 (14) ( A) suspect ( B) promise ( C) access ( D) doubt 15 (15) ( A) selection ( B) option ( C) alternative ( D) substitute 16 (16) ( A) schedu
10、le ( B) diet ( C) ingredient ( D) menu 17 (17) ( A) adjusting ( B) adapting ( C) assigning ( D) adopting 18 (18) ( A) concerns ( B) contains ( C) intends ( D) involves 19 (19) ( A) off ( B) in ( C) down ( D) out 20 (20) ( A) regularly ( B) usually ( C) commonly ( D) normally 20 Many women feel addit
11、ional stress when they must decide what they feel is best for their families or what is best for their career. Lawyer Lisa Kay Bennett is(1)_ searching for a job. Ms. Bennett has fourteen years of experience as a Federal judge clerk.(2)_, after sending fifty resumes to various firms and companies, s
12、he has received only two(3)_ for low-paying positions. The problem is the fact that this highly(4)_ lawyer took seven years off to(5)_ her children. According to Sylvia Hewlett, president of the Center for Work-Life Policy,(6)_ a woman takes time off to care for children or an older parent,(7)_ tend
13、 to “see these people as less than fully(8)_. Its as though their identity is (9)_.“ This circumstance only increases the work-life balance(10)_ experienced by many women employees. Research(11)_ by the Kenexa Research Institute(KRI), a division of Kenexa,(12)_ how male and female workers perceive w
14、ork-life balance and found that women are more(13)_ than men in how they perceive(14)_ their companies make to help them balance work and life responsibilities. The report is(15)_ on the analysis of data drawn from a(16)_ sample of 10,000 U.S. workers who were the(17)_ of WorkTrends, KRFs annual sur
15、vey of worker (18)_. The results indicated a shift(19)_ womens perceptions about work-life balance. In the past, women often found it more difficult to(20)_ balance due to the fierce competition at work and demands at home. 21 (1) ( A) presently ( B) patiently ( C) potentially ( D) privately 22 (2)
16、( A) Therefore ( B) However ( C) Moreover ( D) Likewise 23 (3) ( A) reviews ( B) reactions ( C) receptions ( D) responses 24 (4) ( A) objected ( B) motivated ( C) qualified ( D) restricted 25 (5) ( A) produce ( B) create ( C) raise ( D) boost 26 (6) ( A) although ( B) if ( C) whether ( D) despite 27
17、 (7) ( A) colleagues ( B) acquaintances ( C) competitors ( D) employers 28 (8) ( A) committed ( B) attached ( C) connected ( D) associated 29 (9) ( A) transformed ( B) transmitted ( C) transferred ( D) transported 30 (10) ( A) emphasis ( B) urgency ( C) stress ( D) force 31 (11) ( A) concealed ( B)
18、conducted ( C) confronted ( D) contributed 32 (12) ( A) anticipated ( B) evaluated ( C) calculated ( D) appreciated 33 (13) ( A) cautious ( B) negative ( C) positive ( D) indifferent 34 (14) ( A) impacts ( B) influences ( C) effects ( D) efforts 35 (15) ( A) depended ( B) found ( C) got ( D) based 3
19、6 (16) ( A) representative ( B) cooperative ( C) sensitive ( D) conservative 37 (17) ( A) subjects ( B) objects ( C) projects ( D) rejects 38 (18) ( A) welfares ( B) qualities ( C) opinions ( D) conditions 39 (19) ( A) from ( B) by ( C) to ( D) in 40 (20) ( A) remain ( B) maintain ( C) survive ( D) reserve 专业英语四级(完形填空)模拟试卷 141答案与解析