1、专业英语四级(完形填空)模拟试卷 8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 There are hidden factors which scientists call “ feedback mechanisms “. No
2、one knows quite how they will 【 C1】 _ with the changing climate. Heres one example: plants and animals, 【 C2】 _ to climate change over centuries.【 C3】 _ the current estimate of half a degree centigrade of warming per decade, vegetation may not keep 【 C4】 _. Climatologist James Hansen predicts climat
3、e zones will shift toward the poles【 C5】 _50 to 75 kilometers a yearfaster than trees can naturally migrate. Species that【 C6】 _ themselves in an unfamiliar environment will die. The 1,000-kilometre wide strip of forest running【 C7】_Canada, the USSR and Scandinavia could be cut 【 C8】 _. Millions of
4、dying trees would soon lead to massive forest fires, 【 C9】 _ tons of CO2 and further boosting global warming. There are dozens of other possible “feedback mechanisms“. Higher temperatures will【 C10】 _ condensation and increase cloudiness, which may actually【 C11】 _ down global warming. Others, like
5、the “albedo“ effect, will do the【 C12】 _. The “albedo“ effect is the amount of solar energy reflected by the earths surface. As the northern ice and snow【 C13】_and the darker sea and land pokes through, more heat will be absorbed,【 C14】 _ the temperature increase. Even if we【 C15】 _ to magically sto
6、p all greenhouse-gas【 C16】 _ tomorrow the impact on global climate would continue for decades.【 C17】 _ will simply make the problem worse. In the developed world prosperity has been 【 C18】 _on 150 years of cheap fossil fuels. Material progress has been linked 【 C19】 _ energy consumption. Today 75 pe
7、rcent of all the worlds energy is consumed by a quarter of the worlds population. The average rich world 【 C20】 _adds about 3. 2 tons of CO2 yearly to the atmosphere, more than four times the level added by each Third World citizen. 1 【 C1】 ( A) interact ( B) change ( C) deal ( D) cope 2 【 C2】 ( A)
8、adopt ( B) adore ( C) adapt ( D) advocate 3 【 C3】 ( A) For ( B) At ( C) In ( D) By 4 【 C4】 ( A) off ( B) down ( C) on ( D) up 5 【 C5】 ( A) at ( B) with ( C) on ( D) by 6 【 C6】 ( A) see ( B) observe ( C) find ( D) notice 7 【 C7】 ( A) across ( B) through ( C) cross ( D) over 8 【 C8】 ( A) in half ( B)
9、into halves ( C) by half ( D) by halves 9 【 C9】 ( A) refrain ( B) refresh ( C) relieve ( D) release 10 【 C10】 ( A) fuel ( B) cause ( C) reduce ( D) produce 11 【 C11】 ( A) decline ( B) defuse ( C) defy ( D) damp 12 【 C12】 ( A) same ( B) opposite ( C) opponent ( D) option 13 【 C13】 ( A) dissolves ( B)
10、 fuses ( C) melts ( D) decays 14 【 C14】 ( A) cutting down ( B) leading to ( C) adding to ( D) completing with 15 【 C15】 ( A) shall ( B) are ( C) will ( D) were 16 【 C16】 ( A) abolishment ( B) emissions ( C) deliveries ( D) discharges 17 【 C17】 ( A) Delay ( B) Deceive ( C) Destruction ( D) Deficit 18
11、 【 C18】 ( A) made ( B) depended ( C) put ( D) built 19 【 C19】 ( A) with ( B) by ( C) to ( D) of 20 【 C20】 ( A) people ( B) resident ( C) native ( D) immigrant 20 These days urban lifestyles seem to change very fast. It is【 C1】 _just clothing and hairstyles that are in style one year and out of date
12、the next; its a(n)【 C2】 _way of living. One year people【 C3】 _ sunglasses on top of their heads and wear jeans and boots; they drink white wine and eat sushi at Japanese restaurants; they jog several miles a day.【 C4】 _, the next year everything has changed. Women wear long skirts; people drink expe
13、nsive water from France and eat pasta at Italian restaurants; everyone seems to be【 C5】 _at health clubs. Almost nothing in modern life【 C6】 _the influence of fashion; food, music, exercise, book, movies, furniture, even names go【 C7】 _of fashion. Its almost impossible to write about【 C8】 _ fads bec
14、ause these interests that people【 C9】 _follow can change very quickly. In the United States, even people can be “in“ or “out“. Like people in any country, Americans enjoy following the lives of【 C10】 _ : movie stars, sports heroes, famous artists, politicians, and the【 C11】 _. But Americans also pay
15、 attention to people who have【 C12】 _ special ability. In 1981, for example, an unknown elderly woman appeared in a TV commercial【 C13】_ she looked at a very small hamburger and【 C14】 _ loudly, “Wheres the beef?“ These three words made her famous. Suddenly she appeared【 C15】 _ magazines and newspape
16、rs and on TV shows. She was 【 C16】 _ popular. In 1987, a businessman in Dallas decided that he would be very happy【 C17】 _ he could find more customers for his small business. He put a(n)【 C18】 _ advertisement in a Dallas newspaper. He 【 C19】 _to pay $1,000 to the person who could find the biggest c
17、ockroach. This strange offer made him suddenly famous. There were stories about him nationwidefrom New York to California. However, this kind of【 C20】 _does not last long. 21 【 C1】 ( A) rather than ( B) more than ( C) less than ( D) other than 22 【 C2】 ( A) unique ( B) queer ( C) whole ( D) odd 23 【
18、 C3】 ( A) carry ( B) bring ( C) wear ( D) put 24 【 C4】 ( A) But ( B) Even so ( C) Nevertheless ( D) However 25 【 C5】 ( A) jogging ( B) exercising ( C) dancing ( D) playing 26 【 C6】 ( A) escapes ( B) free ( C) catch ( D) miss 27 【 C7】 ( A) back and forth ( B) in and out ( C) to and fro ( D) here and
19、there 28 【 C8】 ( A) special ( B) detailed ( C) specific ( D) precise 29 【 C9】 ( A) hysterically ( B) enthusiastically ( C) enviously ( D) hideously 30 【 C10】 ( A) champions ( B) cement ( C) celebrities ( D) chiefs 31 【 C11】 ( A) same ( B) like ( C) so on ( D) then 32 【 C12】 ( A) lots of ( B) any ( C
20、) some ( D) no 33 【 C13】 ( A) which ( B) as ( C) where ( D) that 34 【 C14】 ( A) complained ( B) explained ( C) claimed ( D) erupted 35 【 C15】 ( A) on ( B) in ( C) at ( D) through 36 【 C16】 ( A) impossibly ( B) immediately ( C) increasingly ( D) initially 37 【 C17】 ( A) because ( B) since ( C) or ( D) if 38 【 C18】 ( A) unusual ( B) funny ( C) concrete ( D) amusing 39 【 C19】 ( A) provided ( B) attempted ( C) agreed ( D) offered 40 【 C20】 ( A) advertisement ( B) fame ( C) news ( D) fashion 专业英语四级(完形填空)模拟试卷 8答 案与解析