1、考研英语二（完形填空）模拟试卷 122（无答案）一、Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D. (10 points) 0 About 3 billion people live within 100 miles (160km) of the sea, a number that could double in the next decade as humans flock t
2、o coastal cities. The oceans produce $3 trillion of goods and services each year and untold【C1】_for the Earths ecology. Life could not exist【C2 】 _these vast water reservesand, if anything, they are becoming even more important to humans than before.Mining is about to begin under the seabed in the h
3、igh seas. New summer shipping lanes are opening【C3 】_the Arctic Ocean. The genetic resources of marine life promise a big【C4】_: the number of patents has been rising at 12% a year.But these developments are【C5】_compared with vaster forces reshaping the Earth, both on land and at sea It has long been
4、 clear that people are damaging the oceans【C6】_the melting of the Arctic ice in summer and the death of marine lives. Now, the【C7 】_of that damage are starting to be felt onshore.Thailand provides a【C8】_example. In the 1990s it cleared coastal plants to set up fish farms. Ocean storm surges in 2011,
5、 no longer【C9】_by the plants, rushed in to【C10 】_the countrys industrial heartland, causing billions of dollars of damage.More【C11】_is the global mismanagement of fish stocks. About 3 billion people get a fifth of their protein from fish, making it a more important protein source than beef.【C12】_a v
6、icious cycle has developed as fish stocks decline and fishermen【C13】_to grab what they can of the remainder.【C14】_the Food and Agriculture Organization, a third of fish stocks in the oceans are over-exploited. People could be eating much better, were fishing stocks【C15 】_managed.The forests are ofte
7、n called the lungs of the Earth, but the description better fits the oceans. They produce half the worlds【C16 】_of oxygen. At the moment, the oceans are moderating the【C17】_of global warming though that may not【C18 】_This cannot be good news,【C19】_scientists are still debating the likely consequence
8、s.【C20】_, the decades of damage imposed on the oceans are now damaging the environment on land.1 【C1 】（A）value（B） secret（C） harm（D）possibility2 【C2 】（A）in（B） without（C） for（D）outside3 【C3 】（A）under（B） across（C） around（D）above4 【C4 】（A）surprise（B） knowledge（C） disaster（D）fortune5 【C5 】（A）minor（B） inc
9、redible（C） major（D）slow6 【C6 】（A）see（B） find（C） witness（D）consider7 【C7 】（A）evaluations（B） causes（C） areas（D）consequences8 【C8 】（A）successful（B） vivid（C） special（D）classic9 【C9 】（A）cushioned（B） isolated（C） protected（D）accelerated10 【C10 】（A）fill（B） cover（C） flood（D）occupy11 【C11 】（A）important（B） spe
10、cific（C） fortunate（D）serious12 【C12 】（A）So（B） But（C） Then（D）Though13 【C13 】（A）fail（B） tend（C） race（D）stop14 【C14 】（A）According to（B） With regard to（C） On account of（D）In connection with15 【C15 】（A）badly（B） directly（C） properly（D）fairly16 【C16 】（A）consumption（B） demand（C） capacity（D）supply17 【C17 】（A
11、）impact（B） prevention（C） temperature（D）procedure18 【C18 】（A）end（B） change（C） last（D）help19 【C19 】（A）because（B） or（C） though（D）thus20 【C20 】（A）In addition（B） For instance（C） Above all（D）In short20 Doctors already know that people who smoke can damage their hearing. The latest study in the journal Tob
12、acco Control,【C1】_more than 3,000 US adults, suggests the same is true of passive smoking.Experts believe tobacco smoke may【C2】_blood flow in the small vessels of the ear. This could starve the organ of oxygen and lead to a build up of【C3】_waste, causing damage. The harm is different【C4】_that caused
13、 by noise exposure or simple ageing.In the study, the researchers from the University of Miami and Florida International University looked at the hearing test results of 3,307 non-smoking volunteers some who were ex-smokers and some who had never smoked in their lifetime. The tests measured【C5】_of h
14、earing over low, mid and high noise frequencies.To【C6】_passive smoke exposure, the volunteers had their blood checked for a byproduct of nicotine, called cotinine, which is made when the body comes into【C7 】_tobacco smoke. This【C8】_that people exposed to second-hand smoke were far more likely to hav
15、e poorer hearing than others, and to a degree where they might struggle to【C9】_a conversation in the【C10】_of background noise. Passive smoking increased their risk of hearing loss across all sound frequencies by about a third.Dr David Fabry, who led the research, said: “We【 C11】_do not know exactly
16、how much smoke you need to be exposed to in order to be at increased risk.【C12 】_we do know that the 【C13 】_for damage is very low. Really, the safe level of exposure is no exposure.“Dr Ralph Holme, head of another research team, said: “We already knew from our own research that regular【C14】_smoking
17、 is a significant risk【C15】_leading to hearing loss and this new study is important as it【C16】_the increased risks posed by passive smoking too. Hearing loss can often be very【C17】_and lead to social isolation, if not quickly【C18】_Before you next【C19】_a cigarette, consider how it could impact not on
18、ly【C20】_your own long-term hearing but your friends and relatives too.“21 【C1 】（A）categorizing（B） discovering（C） involving（D）helping22 【C2 】（A）change（B） disrupt（C） stop（D）accelerate23 【C3 】（A）organic（B） radioactive（C） industrial（D）toxic24 【C4 】（A）in（B） to（C） as（D）with25 【C5 】（A）range（B） type（C） sens
19、e（D）time26 【C6 】（A）reduce（B） avoid（C） assess（D）recognize27 【C7 】（A）contract with（B） contact with（C） conflict with（D）rank with28 【C8 】（A）revealed（B） denied（C） maintained（D）doubted29 【C9 】（A）start（B） end（C） carry（D）follow30 【C10 】（A）manner（B） charge（C） presence（D）absence31 【C11 】（A）probably（B） really（
20、C） mostly（D）even32 【C12 】（A）But（B） And（C） So（D）As33 【C13 】（A）cost（B） possibility（C） frequency（D）threshold34 【C14 】（A）indoor（B） active（C） outdoor（D）passive35 【C15 】（A）investment（B） assessment（C） factor（D）analysis36 【C16 】（A）highlights（B） manages（C） takes（D）increases37 【C17 】（A）impressive（B） frustrating（C） astonishing（D）encouraging38 【C18 】（A）identified（B） found（C） addressed（D）considered39 【C19 】（A）search for（B） put out（C） cut down（D）light up40 【C20 】（A）on（B） for（C） in（D）to
