1、专业英语四级(完形填空)模拟试卷 122(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 The way that people spend their money, and the objects(1)_ which they spend i
2、t, are the last areas where free choice and individuality can be expressed. The choice reflects personal taste, (2)_ the way people see themselves and the fantasies they(3)_ about their lives, the restrictions on money available(4)_ them, the presence of others in the family with a(5)_ on that money
3、, and the influence of current convention,(6)_, surroundings and locality. Shopping is an important human activity. Yet shoppers are(7)_ with a confusing situation and a(n) (8)_ changing one. The confusion arises from the claims(9)_ advertising, from inadequate information about new products, new ma
4、terials, new places to shopa(10)_ enhanced by rising prices and a(n)(11)_ choice of goods than ever before. The search(12)_ the right purchase is based on ignorance of(13)_ own needs and ignorance of the products(14)_ for those needs. When choosing any particular(15)_, there are several lines of com
5、munication which might provide some guidance.(16)_ none of these is entirely satisfactory.(17)_, you can ask a shop assistant initially.(18)_ you find one, she may quite(19)_ not know the answers. She may be a schoolgirl with a Saturday job, or a housewife(20)_part-time.1 (1)(A)in(B) to(C) at(D)on2
6、(2)(A)in(B) to(C) /(D)on3 (3)(A)imagine(B) possess(C) have(D)own4 (4)(A)to(B) for(C) with(D)of5 (5)(A)right(B) demand(C) request(D)claim6 (6)(A)growth(B) upbringing(C) cultivation(D)expansion7 (7)(A)dealt(B) faced(C) coped(D)greeted8 (8)(A)suddenly(B) instantly(C) rapidly(D)readily9 (9)(A)made by(B)
7、 seen in(C) hinted at(D)set in10 (10)(A)confusion(B) pleasure(C) depression(D)loneliness11 (11)(A)ampler(B) larger(C) broader(D)wider12 (12)(A)from(B) into(C) for(D)with13 (13)(A)their(B) ones(C) his(D)her14 (14)(A)fitness(B) use(C) value(D)worth15 (15)(A)property(B) item(C) merchandise(D)belonging1
8、6 (16)(A)And(B) Still(C) Yet(D)Even17 (17)(A)As a result(B) For example(C) Yet(D)Also18 (18)(A)Even if(B) Although(C) Because(D)While19 (19)(A)generally(B) automatically(C) innocently(D)genuinely20 (20)(A)studying(B) practicing(C) working(D)shopping20 Our ape-men forefathers had no obvious natural w
9、eapons in the struggle(1)_ survival in the open. They had neither the powerful teeth nor the strong claws of the big cats. They could not (2)_ with the bear, whose strength, speed and claws(3)_ an impressive “small-fire“ weaponry. They could not even defend themselves (4)_ running swiftly like the h
10、orses, zebras or small animals. If the ape-men had attempted to compete on those terms(5)_, they would have been(6)_ to failure and extinction. But they were(7)_ with enormous concealed advantages of a kind not possessed by any of their competitors.In the search(8)_ the pickings of the forest, the a
11、pe-men had(9)_ efficient stereoscopic vision and a sense of colour that the animals of the grasslands did not possess. The ability to see clearly at close range permitted the ape-men to study practical problems(10)_ that lay far (11)_ the reach of the original inhabitants of the grassland. Good long
12、-distance sight was(12)_ another matter.Lack of long-distance vision had not been a problem for forest-dwelling apes and monkeys because the higher the viewpoint, the greater the range of sightso(13)_ they had had to do was climb a tree. Out in the open, however, this simple solution was not(14)_. C
13、limbing a hill would have helped, but in many places the ground was(15)_. The ape-men(16)_ the only possible solution. They reared up as high as possible on their hind limbs and began to walk upright.This vital change of physical position brought about considerable(17)_. It was extremely unstable an
14、d it meant that the already slow ape-men became slower still.(18)_, they persevered and their bone structure gradually became(19)_ to the new, unstable position that(20)_ them the name Homo Erectus, upright man.21 (1)(A)of(B) with(C) for(D)at22 (2)(A)match(B) compare(C) rival(D)equal23 (3)(A)became(
15、B) equipped(C) posed(D)provided24 (4)(A)in(B) upon(C) by(D)with25 (5)(A)in the open(B) in open(C) at the open(D)at open26 (6)(A)driven(B) doomed(C) forced(D)led27 (7)(A)bestowed(B) given(C) presented(D)endowed28 (8)(A)for(B) of(C) on(D)at29 (9)(A)progressed(B) generated(C) developed(D)advanced30 (10
16、)(A)in a way(B) in way(C) in the way(D)in this way31 (11)(A)from(B) apart(C) beyond(D)above32 (12)(A)rather(B) quite(C) much(D)really33 (13)(A)anything(B) that(C) everything(D)what34 (14)(A)available(B) enough(C) sufficient(D)convenient35 (15)(A)low(B) flat(C) lowland(D)level36 (16)(A)chose(B) adopted(C) accepted(D)took37 (17)(A)advantage(B) advantages(C) disadvantage(D)disadvantages38 (18)(A)However(B) Therefore(C) Meanwhile(D)Subsequently39 (19)(A)accustomed(B) familiarized(C) adapted(D)suited40 (20)(A)obtained(B) called(C) deserved(D)earned