1、专业英语四级（完形填空）模拟试卷 207及答案与解析 一、 PART IV CLOZE Decide 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. 0 AexcessivelyIdegradation BcollectivelyJneutralize CpositiveKpervasive DautomateLadditive EadoptionM
2、baffle FembedNbind GrespectiveOavailable Hpollutants What if clothing was more than just an accessory? The green movement is not new to fashion, and many designers and manufacturers have been actively seeking out ways to ensure their garments have less of an environmental impact. But what if your cl
3、othes were actually able to have a【 C1】 _impact on the environment? This vision is one shared by the two founders of Catalytic Clothing(触媒服装 ): Professor Tony Ryan, a scientist from the University of Sheffield, and Professor Helen Storey, a designer and artist from the London College of Fashion. Tog
4、ether they are working on a project that draws on the growing field of nanotechnology(纳米技术 )to create a fabric【 C2】 _that can break down pollutants in the air. “In a sense, its a recycling of an existing technology that exists in toothpaste and sunscreen,“ Professor Storey explains. The additive con
5、tains nanoparticles of titanium dioxide which act as a catalyst(触媒剂 ;催化剂 ). When light hits these particles, they react with oxygen to make what is essentially a peroxide(过氧化物 )bleach. This in turn reacts with air【 C3】 _such as nitric oxide and breaks them down. While this technology could be used t
6、o create an entirely new fabric, Professor Ryan thinks that it has greater potential as an additive. “ It only needs to be on the surface,“ he says. “ You dont【 C4】 _it in the fibers, and that means that its really easy to upgrade existing fabrics with the technology. We think the best way to do thi
7、s is via the laundry, because everyone washes their clothes. “ Jeans have been a particular focus of Catalytic Clothing, both because they are widely prevalent as well as that the particles【 C5】 _especially well to cotton denim. And while the amount of air pollutants broken down by any one individua
8、l wearing catalyzed jeans is minor, “【 C6】 _, we can have a huge impact on the quality of the air and therefore respiratory health,“ Storey says. According to Ryan, 4 people wearing catalyzed jeans in a day would【 C7】 _the nitric oxide air pollution created by one car. The future might be one in whi
9、ch this pollution-busting fabric additive is so【 C8】_that we no longer give it a second thought, like fluoride(氟化物 )in tap water. Though at the moment its not commercially【 C9】 _, Ryan estimates that it could be within a year or less. Catalytic Clothing is aiming for mass【 C10】 _. The day is near wh
10、en well be able to make our clothes work for us in more ways than one. 1 【 C1】 2 【 C2】 3 【 C3】 4 【 C4】 5 【 C5】 6 【 C6】 7 【 C7】 8 【 C8】 9 【 C9】 10 【 C10】 10 AreserveIcontend BincomparableJadditional CminimizeKexecution DstridesL j plagues EdeliberatelyMdeflect FincompatibleNaccessible GapproximatelyO
11、deadlocked Hbogged Greece, economically, is in the black. With very little to export other than such farm products as tobacco, cotton and fruit, the country earns enough from “invisible earnings“ to pay for its needed, growing imports. From the sending out of things the Greeks earn only $285 million
12、; from tourism, shipping and the remittances of Greeks abroad, the country takes in an【 C1】 _$375 million and this washes out the almost $ 400 million by which imports exceed exports. It has a balanced budget. Although more than one drachma(希腊货币 )out of four goes for defense, the government ended a
13、recent year with a slight surplus $ 66 million. Greece has a decent【 C2】 _of almost a third of a billion dollars in gold and foreign exchange. It has a government not dependent on coalescing【 C3】 _parties to obtain parliamentary majorities. In thus summarizing a few happy highlights, I dont mean to【
14、 C4】 _the vast extent of Greeces problems. It is the poorest country by a wide margin in Free Europe, and poverty is widespread. At best an annual income of $ 60 to $ 70 is the lot of many a peasant, and substantial unemployment【 C5】 _the countryside, cities, and towns of Greece. There are few natur
15、al resources on which to build any substantial industrial base. Some years ago I wrote here: “ Greek statesmanship will have to create an atmosphere in which home and foreign savings will willingly seek investment opportunities in the back ward economy of Greece. So far, most American and other fore
16、ign attempts have【 C6】 _down in the Greek governments red tape and shrewdness about small points. “ Great【 C7】 _have been made. As far back as 1956, expanding tourism seemed a logical way to bring needed foreign currencies and additional jobs to Greece. At that time I talked with the Hilton Hotel pe
17、ople, who had been examining hotel possibilities, and to the Greek government division responsible for this area of the economy. They were hopelessly【 C8】 _in almost total differences of opinion and outlook. Today most of the incredibly varied, beautiful, historical sights of Greece have new, if in
18、many cases modest, tourist facilities. Tourism itself has jumped from【 C9】_$ 31 million to over $ 90 million. There is both a magnificent new Hilton Hotel in Athens and a completely modernized, greatly expanded Grande Bretagne, as well as other first-rate new hotels. And the advent of jets has made
19、Athens as【 C10】 _as Paris or Rome without the sky high prices of traffic-choked streets of either. 11 【 C1】 12 【 C2】 13 【 C3】 14 【 C4】 15 【 C5】 16 【 C6】 17 【 C7】 18 【 C8】 19 【 C9】 20 【 C10】 专业英语四级（完形填空）模拟试卷 207答案与解析 一、 PART IV CLOZE Decide which of the words given in the box below would best complet
20、e the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. 【知识模块】 完形 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据句子结构可知，空格处缺少一个形容词。上文的 many designers and manufacturers havebeen actively seeking out ways to ensure their garments have less of an environmental impact与空格所在句子由 but连接，由此可推知本句的句意应为：但是如
21、果你的服装真的能够给环境带来积极的影响，那又会怎么样 ?故 Cpositive“积极的 ”为答案。 【知识模块】 完形 2 【正确答案】 L 【试题解析】 根据句子结构可知，空格处缺少一个名词。该句句意为：他们正在合作开展一个项目，采用纳米技术的最新成果，研制出一种可以分解空气中污染物的布料 。由此可推测这是一种布料 (纤维 )添加剂，故 Ladditive“添加剂 ”为答案。 【知识模块】 完形 3 【正确答案】 H 【试题解析】 根据句子结构可知，空格处缺少一个名词。由空格后的 such as nitric oxide(一氧化氮 )可知，空格处说的是空气污染物，故 Hpollutants“
22、污染物 ”为答案。 【知识模块】 完形 4 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 根据句子结构可知，该空缺少一个动词。由空格所在句上文提到的“它仅仅需要附着在表面上 ”可推知，本句话的意 思应为：不用把这种添加剂嵌入到布料中，故 Fembed“把 嵌入 ”为答案。 【知识模块】 完形 5 【正确答案】 N 【试题解析】 根据句子结构可知，该空缺少一个动词。 as well as连接的前半部分 they are widely prevalent(它们广泛流行 )是这种添加剂的优点之一，由此可推知后半部分应该也是其优点：这种添加剂颗粒与牛仔裤的棉质布料结合得尤其好，故 Nbind“(使 )结合 ”符合句
23、意，为答案。 【知识模块】 完形 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据句子结构可推断此处缺少一个作插入语的副词。由上文的 while the amount of airpollutants broken down by any one individual wearing catalyzed jeans is minor可推知，本句的句意应为：穿的人多了就可以极大地影响空气质量，故 Bcollectively“共同地，全体地 ”符合句意，为答案。 【知识模块】 完形 7 【正确答案】 J 【试题解析】 根据句子结构可推断此处缺少一个动词，且应为动词原形。 由上文可知，这种布料制成的牛仔裤可
24、以分解空气中的污染物，故本句句意应为：如果四个人穿一天这种含有催化剂的牛仔裤，那么就可以分解一辆汽车所产生的一氧化氮空气污染物。 neutralize“(用化学品 )中和，使成为中性 ”与句意相吻合，故 J为答案。 【知识模块】 完形 8 【正确答案】 K 【试题解析】 根据空格前的 is so和空格后的 that可知，该空缺少一个形容词。由空格所在句下文的 that weno longer give it a second thought， like fluoride in tap water可推知，如同我们如今在自来水中使用氟化物一样，这种分解污染的布料添加剂将变得很普遍，无处不在，故 K
25、pervasive“普遍的，无处不在的 ”为答案。 【知识模块】 完形 9 【正确答案】 O 【试题解析】 根据句子结构可知，该空缺少一个形容词。根据上下文可知，目前该产品还处在研究阶段，还没有被大众消费者接受，也就是还没有进行商业销售，故 Oavailable“可获得的，可用的 ”符合句意，为答案。 【知识模块】 完形 10 【正确答案】 E 【试题 解析】 根据句子结构可知，该空缺少一个名词。结合上文的 like fluoride in tap water可推知，触媒服装正在努力使大众接受并采用这项技术。备选名词中的 adoption“采纳，接受 ”可以与空格前的 mass搭配，表示 “大
26、规模使用，被公众接受 ”，故 E为答案。 【知识模块】 完形 【知识模块】 完形 11 【正确答案】 J 【试题解析】 根据句子结构可知，空格处缺少形容词作定语。结合上文的 From the sending out of things theGreeks earn only $285 million可知，本句中的 $375 million是希腊政府从旅游、运输和外汇等获得的额外收入，备选形容词中只有additional“另外的，额外的 ”与句意吻合，故 J为答案。 【知识模块】 完形 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据空格前的形容词 decent可推断此处缺少名词。下文提到的gold
27、and foreign exchange“黄金和外汇 ”通常是一个国家的储备金，故Areserve“储备金 ”为答案。 【知识模块】 完形 13 【 正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 根据空格后的名词 parties可推断此处缺少形容词作定语。本句句意为：希腊政府不需要依靠政党之间的合作来取得议会的多数席位。要取得议会的多数席位，通常要依靠互相排斥的政党之间的合作， incompatible“互相排斥的，不相容的 ”符合句意，故 F为答案。 【知识模块】 完形 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据句子结构可知，该空缺少动词。结合句意：我并无意通过总结这些令人兴奋的数字来 希腊所面临问题的严重
28、性。 Cminimize“淡化 ”与句意相 吻合，故为答案。 【知识模块】 完形 15 【正确答案】 L 【试题解析】 由句子结构可知，该空缺少动词。结合上文的 It is the poorest country by a wide margin in FreeEurope， and poverty is widespread可知，希腊政府是自由欧洲中最贫穷的国家，与其他国家差距很大，到处都很贫穷。由此可推知，其失业现象应该很严重，备选动词中 plagues“使痛苦，造成麻烦 ”与句意相吻合，故 L为答案。 【知识模块】 完形 16 【正确答案】 H 【试题解析】 根据句子结构可判断，此处缺少
29、动词。由下文提及的 the Greek governments red tape andshrewdness about small points可知，希腊政府的公务程序繁琐而又拖沓，对小事又很精明，由此可推知，外国的投资尝试都会陷入困境。备选动词中的 bogged与空格后的 down搭配，意为 “陷入困境，停滞不前 ”，符合句意，故 H为答案。 【知识模块】 完形 17 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据空格前的 great可推断此处缺少名词作主语。结合下文的 As far back as 1956， expandingtourism seemed a logical way to bri
30、ng needed foreign currencies and additional jobs toGreece可知，希腊政府取得了进步， strides“(快速的 )进展，进步，发展 ”符合句意，故 D为答案。 【知识模块】 完形 18 【正确答案】 O 【试题解析】 根据空格前的 were hopelessly可知，该空应填入一 个动词过去分词，构成被动语态。由下文的 almost total differences of opinion and outlook(意见和观点完全不同 )可推知，本句意为：他们绝望地陷入了僵局之中，短语 be deadlocked in意为 “陷入僵局 ”，故 O为答案。 【知识模块】 完形 19 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 由句子结构可知，该空缺少副词。空格后的数字 $31 million可以用approximately“大约 ”修饰，本句句意为：希腊仅旅游收入就由大约 3， 100万美元增至 9， 000多万美元，故 G为答案。 【知识模块】 完形 20 【正确答案】 N 【试题解析】 由空格前后的 asas 结构可知，该空缺少形容词。句意为：喷气式飞机的出现使雅典和巴黎、罗马一样很容易 。备选形容词中的accessible“易到达的，易进入的 ”符合句意，故 N为答案。 【知识模块】 完形
