1、专业英语四级（完形填空）模拟试卷 115（无答案）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 Although there are many skillful Braille readers, thousands of other blind pe
2、ople find it difficult to learn that system. They are thereby shut(1)_ from the world of books and newspapers, having to(2)_ on friends to read aloud to them.A young scientist named Raymond Kurzweil has now designed a computer which is a major (3)_ in providing aid to the(4)_. His machine, Cyclops,
3、has a camera that(5)_ any page, interprets the print into sounds, and then delivers them orally in a robot-like(6)_ through a speaker. By pressing the appropriate buttons (7)_ Cyclopss keyboard, a blind person can “read“ any(8)_ document in the English language.This remarkable invention represents a
4、 tremendous(9)_ forward in the education of the handicapped. At present, Cyclops costs $50,000. (10)_, Mr. Kurzweil and his associates are preparing a smaller(11)_ improved version that will sell(12)_ less than half that price. Within a few years, Kurzweil(13)_ the price range will be low enough for
5、 every school and library to (14)_ one. Michael Hingson, Director of the National Federation for the Blind, hopes that (15)_ will be able to buy home(16)_ of Cyclops for the price of a good television set.Mr. Hingsons organization purchased five machines and is now testing them in Maryland, Colorado
6、, Iowa, California, and New York. Blind people have been(17)_ in those tests, making lots of(18)_ suggestions to the engineers who helped to produce Cyclops.“This is the first time that blind people have ever done individual studies(19)_ a product was put on the market, Hingson said.“ Most manufactu
7、rers believed that having the blind help the blind was like telling disabled people to teach other disabled people. In that(20)_, the manufacturers have been the blind ones.1 (1)（A）up（B） down（C） in（D）off2 (2)（A）dwell（B） rely（C） press（D）urge3 (3)（A）execution（B） distinction（C） breakthrough（D）process4
8、(4)（A）paralyzed（B） uneducated（C） invisible（D）sightless5 (5)（A）scans（B） enlarges（C） sketches（D）projects6 (6)（A）behavior（B） expression（C） movement（D）voice7 (7)（A）on（B） at（C） in（D）from8 (8)（A）visual（B） printed（C） virtual（D）spoken9 (9)（A）stride（B） trail（C） haul（D）footprint10 (10)（A）likewise（B） Moreover（
9、C） However（D）Though11 (11)（A）but（B） than（C） or（D）then12 (12)（A）on（B） for（C） through（D）to13 (13)（A）estimates（B） considers（C） counts（D）determines14 (14)（A）settle（B） own（C） invest（D）retain15 (15)（A）schools（B） children（C） families（D）companies16 (16)（A）models（B） modes（C） cases（D）collections17 (17)（A）prod
10、ucing（B） researching（C） ascertaining（D）assisting18 (18)（A）true（B） valuable（C） authentic（D）pleasant19 (19)（A）after（B） when（C） before（D）as20 (20)（A）occasion（B） moment（C） sense（D）event20 In 1959, Hawaii became the fiftieth state in the union(1)_ Congress so far away in Washington D. C, how do Hawaiians
11、 get their lawmakers to understand their needs?(2)_ three Asian Americans have looked out for the(3)_ of the people of Hawaii. Differences in miles make differences of opinion. These members of Congress make(4)_ that the government understands the way Hawaiians think about taxes, tariffs, and politi
12、cal(5)_.Representative Patsy Mink was voted into Congress in 1964. She won(6)_ in 1966 with the most(7)_ ever cast in Hawaii(8)_ to that time. She has shown Congress the peaceful Hawaiian way of getting along with people of all (9)_. Since she believes that all people are equal, she has(10)_ many bi
13、lls to help gain human(11)_.Like Representative Mink, Daniel Ken Inouye is (12)_ Japanese descent. He became the first United States(13)_ from Hawaii in 1959. (14)_ then he has worked in Congress to help Asians who are very poor. He has also worked for(15)_ cities and for ecology.In 1959 Senator Hir
14、am L. Fong became the first person of Chinese descent to(16)_ in the United States Congress as a representative of Hawaii. He, too, has worked to help the(17)_ of racial equality.The three lawmakers study at first(18)_ the changing conditions in Hawaii. They sponsor (19)_ to protect Hawaiis tourism,
15、 fishing, shipping, and agriculture.With the help of Asian American lawmakers like these, the Mainland learns to look at things in the(20)_ the Islands see them.21 (1)（A）For（B） With（C） As（D）By22 (2)（A）Suddenly（B） Promptly（C） Recently（D）Immediately23 (3)（A）profits（B） advantages（C） welfares（D）interest
16、s24 (4)（A）sure（B） sense（C） use（D）way25 (5)（A）attitudes（B） matters（C） principles（D）campaigns26 (6)（A）first（B） next（C） again（D）once27 (7)（A）choices（B） candidates（C） voters（D）votes28 (8)（A）up（B） on（C） near（D）down29 (9)（A）people（B） races（C） groups（D）populations30 (10)（A）constituted（B） composed（C） submit
17、ted（D）sponsored31 (11)（A）incomes（B） benefits（C） equalities（D）rights32 (12)（A）of（B） across（C） behind（D）through33 (13)（A）leader（B） representative（C） governor（D）member34 (14)（A）From（B） After（C） Since（D）Till35 (15)（A）civilizing（B） developing（C） improving（D）building36 (16)（A）observe（B） cooperate（C） practice（D）serve37 (17)（A）cause（B） course（C） possibility（D）realization38 (18)（A）chance（B） hand（C） occasion（D）instance39 (19)（A）regulations（B） rules（C） bills（D）laws40 (20)（A）way（B） method（C） view（D）route
