1、专业英语四级(完形填空)模拟试卷 87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 To err is human and to forgive divine, according to the old adage. Humans
2、who forgive are(1)_to experience significant physical and (2)_ health benefits from doing so. Now researchers report that these(3)_ health effects appear to(4)_by age, along with the willingness to forgive others and the willingness to forgive (5)_. “Taken together, our findings emphasize that forgi
3、veness is a multidimensional(6)_“ , write study lead author Dr. Loren L. Toussaint of the University of Michigan and his colleagues. “ There are age differences in some(7) _of forgiveness and in their (8)_to health. “ Their conclusions are based on survey(9)_from more than 1 ,100 adults during a 5-m
4、onth study period.(10)_, young adults (18-44 years)reported that they were less(11)_ to forgive others than middle-aged(15-64)and older adults(65 and older). Among survey participants of all ages,(12)_, reports of forgiveness of themselves and others were(13)_with decreased psychological distress, i
5、ncluding feelings of restlessness, hopelessness and nervousness.(14)_, young adults who reported high levels of self-forgiveness were more likely to be satisfied with their lives,(15)_ middle age and older adults who reported high levels of forgiveness of others were more likely to report(16)_life s
6、atisfaction. In other findings, attendance (17)_religious services was associated with(18)_psychological distress,(19)_ among young and middle-aged adults, and increased life satisfaction among young and old adults. Service attendance was also associated with higher (20)_health among all age groups.
7、 1 (1) ( A) thought ( B) said ( C) known ( D) found 2 (2) ( A) spiritual ( B) intellectual ( C) emotional ( D) mental 3 (3) ( A) profitable ( B) beneficial ( C) helpful ( D) useful 4 (4) ( A) change ( B) alter ( C) vary ( D) differ 5 (5) ( A) themselves ( B) herself ( C) itself ( D) oneself 6 (6) (
8、A) phenomenon ( B) thing ( C) fact ( D) event 7 (7) ( A) names ( B) terms ( C) forms ( D) ways 8 (8) ( A) relationship ( B) relation ( C) connection ( D) involvement 9 (9) ( A) reactions ( B) responses ( C) answers ( D) replies 10 (10) ( A) In general ( B) In full ( C) In common ( D) In all 11 (11)
9、( A) liable ( B) apt ( C) prone ( D) likely 12 (12) ( A) still ( B) although ( C) however ( D) but 13 (13) ( A) associated ( B) combined ( C) connected ( D) linked 14 (14) ( A) Likewise ( B) Further ( C) Nevertheless ( D) Actually 15 (15) ( A) if ( B) although ( C) whereas ( D) besides 16 (16) ( A)
10、more ( B) enlarged ( C) improved ( D) increased 17 (17) ( A) on ( B) of ( C) at ( D) in 18 (18) ( A) weakened ( B) reduced ( C) diminished ( D) decreased 19 (19) ( A) particularly ( B) specially ( C) certainly ( D) specifically 20 (20) ( A) self-confident ( B) self-rated ( C) self-esteemed ( D) self
11、-content 20 It is often claimed that nuclear energy is something we cannot do without. We live in a consumer society (1)_ there is an enormous demand for commercial products of all kinds.(2)_, an increase in industrial production is considered to be one solution(3)_ the problem of mass unemployment.
12、 Such an increase(4)_ an abundant and cheap energy supply. Many people believe that nuclear energy provides a(n)(5)_ and economical source of power and that it is therefore(6)_ for an industrially developing society. There are a number of other(7)_ in the use of nuclear energy. Firstly, nuclear powe
13、r, except for accidents, is clean. A further advantage is that a nuclear power station can be run and maintained by(8)_ few technical and administrative staff. The nuclear reactor represents a(n)(9)_ step in our scientific evolution and, whatever the anti-nuclear group says, it is wrong to(10) _ a r
14、eturn to more primitive sources of fuel.(11)_, opponents of nuclear energy point out that nuclear power stations bring a direct(12)_not only to the environment but also to civil liberties. Furthermore, it is questionable whether ultimately nuclear power is a cheap (13)_of energy. The possibility of
15、increases in the (14)_ of uranium(铀 )in addition to the cost of greater safety provisions could price nuclear power out of the market. In the long(15)_, environmentalists argue, nuclear energy wastes valuable resources and(16)_ the ecology to an extent which could bring about the destruction of the
16、human race. Thus if we wish to survive, we cannot(17)_ nuclear energy. In spite of the case against nuclear energy outlined above, nuclear energy programmes are(18)_. Such an expansion assumes a continual growth in industrial production and consumer demands. However, it is (19)_ whether this growth
17、will or can continue. Having weighed up the arguments on both sides, it seems there are good economic and ecological reasons for sources of energy(20)_nuclear power. 21 (1) ( A) where ( B) that ( C) when ( D) which 22 (2) ( A) However ( B) Moreover ( C) Yet ( D) Meanwhile 23 (3) ( A) for ( B) with (
18、 C) to ( D) of 24 (4) ( A) persuades ( B) resumes ( C) consumes ( D) presumes 25 (5) ( A) inexhaustible ( B) useful ( C) limited ( D) incomparable 26 (6) ( A) fundamental ( B) critical ( C) essential ( D) substantial 27 (7) ( A) advantages ( B) disadvantages ( C) weaknesses ( D) interests 28 (8) ( A
19、) totally ( B) perfectly ( C) relatively ( D) partly 29 (9) ( A) enormous ( B) solid ( C) quick ( D) broad 30 (10) ( A) criticize ( B) comment ( C) expect ( D) prospect 31 (11) ( A) In addition ( B) Besides ( C) However ( D) Meanwhile 32 (12) ( A) benefit ( B) threat ( C) advantage ( D) influence 33
20、 (13) ( A) source ( B) resource ( C) type ( D) category 34 (14) ( A) price ( B) product ( C) cost ( D) use 35 (15) ( A) run ( B) aspect ( C) perspective ( D) opinion 36 (16) ( A) interrupts ( B) disturbs ( C) intervenes ( D) devastates 37 (17) ( A) pay ( B) spend ( C) afford ( D) make 38 (18) ( A) decreasing ( B) extending ( C) expanding ( D) falling 39 (19) ( A) believable ( B) unbelievable ( C) doubtful ( D) certain 40 (20) ( A) than ( B) besides ( C) despite ( D) other than 专业英语四级(完形填空)模拟试卷 87答案与解析