1、专业英语四级（完形填空）模拟试卷 247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 A. supplemented B. direct C. expectation D. latter E. predominantly F. outbreak G. later H. sharply
2、 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【 C1】 _ half of the 19th century; most of them were charitable. Both in Europe and in the U.S., the da
3、y nursery movement received great impetus during the First World War, when【 C2】 _ of manpower caused the industrial employment of unprecedented numbers of women. In some European countries nurseries were established even in munitions plants, under 【 C3】 _ government sponsorship. Although the number
4、of nurseries in the U.S. also rose【 C4】 _, 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【 C5】 _ them and b
5、y inspecting and regulating the conditions within the nurseries. The【 C6】 _ of the Second World War was quickly followed by an increase in the number of day nurseries in almost all countries, as women were【 C7】 _ called up on to replace men in the factories. On this occasion the U.S. government imme
6、diately 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【 C8】 _ this Federal aid. By the end of the war, in August, 1945, more than 100,000 children were being cared fo
7、r 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【 C9】 _ in the number of nursery schools in operation. However, the【 C10】 _ that most employed mothers would leave
8、their jobs at the end of the war was only partly fulfilled. 1 【 C1】 2 【 C2】 3 【 C3】 4 【 C4】 5 【 C5】 6 【 C6】 7 【 C7】 8 【 C8】 9 【 C9】 10 【 C10】 10 A. traditionally B. confined C. cooperativeness D. organization E. powerful F. effectively G. combination H. predicted I. advantages J. disclosed K. slight
9、ly 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 motivated and【 C1】_ than male managers? Some research supports the idea that women
10、bring different attitudes and skills to management jobs, such as greater【 C2】 _, 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 【 C3】 _ for companies, because they expand the range of
11、techniques that can be used to help the company manage its workforce【 C4】 _. A study commissioned by the International Womens Forum【 C5】 _ a management style used by some women managers(and also by some men)that differs from the command and control style【 C6】 _ used by male managers. Using this “int
12、eractive leadership“ approach, women encourage participation, share power and information,【 C7】 _ 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【 C8】 _ and important is a win-win situationgood
13、 for the employees and the【 C9】 _. The studys director【 C10】 _ that “interactive leadership may emerge as the management style of choice for many organizations.“ 11 【 C1】 12 【 C2】 13 【 C3】 14 【 C4】 15 【 C5】 16 【 C6】 17 【 C7】 18 【 C8】 19 【 C9】 20 【 C10】 20 A. assisting B. estimates C. shut off D. man
14、ufacturers E. orally F. invisible G. sightless H. sellers I. families J. ascertain K. printed L. confirms 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【 C1】 _ from the
15、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 computer which is a major breakthrough in providing aid to the【 C2】 _. His machine, Cyclops, has a camera that scans any page, interprets the print into sounds,
16、 and then delivers them【 C3】 _ in a robot-like voice through a speaker. By pressing the appropriate buttons on Cyclopss keyboard, a blind person can “read“ any【 C4】 _ document in the English language. This remarkable invention represents a tremendous stride forward in the education of the handicappe
17、d. At present, Cyclops costs $50,000. However, Mr. Kurzweil and his associates are preparing a smaller but【 C5】 _ version that will sell for less than half that price. Within a few years, Kurzweil【 C6】 _ the price range will be low enough for every school and library to own one. Michael Hingson, Dir
18、ector of the National Federation for the Blind, hopes that【 C7】_ will be able to buy home models of Cyclops for the price of a good television set. Mr. Hingsons organization purchased five machines and is now testing them in Maryland, Colorado, Iowa, California, and New York. Blind people have been【
19、 C8】 _ 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【 C9】 _ a product was put on the market,“ Hingson said. Most manufacturers believed that having the blind help the bli
20、nd was like telling disabled people to teach other disabled people. In that sense, the【 C10】 _ have been the blind ones. 21 【 C1】 22 【 C2】 23 【 C3】 24 【 C4】 25 【 C5】 26 【 C6】 27 【 C7】 28 【 C8】 29 【 C9】 30 【 C10】 30 A. serve B. sponsored C. profits D. principles E. developing F. understand G. bills H
21、. 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 far away in Washington D. C, how do Hawaiians get their lawmakers to【 C1】 _ their needs? Recently three Asian Americans have
22、looked out for the【 C2】 _ 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 think about taxes, tariffs, and political【 C3】 _. Representative Patsy Mink was voted into Congress in 1964. She
23、won again in 1966 with the most【 C4】 _ ever cast in Hawaii up to that time. She has shown Congress the peaceful Hawaiian way of getting along with people of all【 C5】 _. Since she believes that all people are equal, she has【 C6】 _ many bills to help gain human equalities. Like Representative Mink, Da
24、niel Ken Inouye is of Japanese descent. He became the first United States【 C7】 _ from Hawaii in 1959. Since then he has worked in Congress to help Asians who are very poor. He has also worked for【 C8】 _ cities and for ecology. In 1959 Senator Hiram L. Fong became the first person of Chinese descent
25、to【 C9】 _ 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【 C10】 _ to 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. 31 【 C1】 32 【 C2】 33 【 C3】 34 【 C4】 35 【 C5】 36 【 C6】 37 【 C7】 38 【 C8】 39 【 C9】 40 【 C10】 专业英语四级（完形填空）模拟试卷 247答案与解析
