1、专业英语四级（完形填空）模拟试卷 139（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 most vocal opponents of immigration reform say its not just the fear of(1
2、)_ jobs to foreign workers that(2)_ their cause, but also a genuine concern for the welfare of immigrants who are(3)_ to be exploited by employers who want(4)_ labor to pad their bottom line. Its a concern that pro-immigration advocates say they shareand that a new controversy(5)_ foreign student la
3、bor at McDonalds has(6)_ the spotlight.McDonalds is under(7)_ for allegedly exploiting foreign students whom the company brought to the United States on three-month J-l visas, which are(8)_ to foster cross-cultural exchanges for international youth to(9)_ life in this country. The Wall Street Journa
4、l reports that 15 foreign students brought over on the program filed(10)_ with the State and Labor departments that alleged various worker abuses. The students allege that they were paid less than the (11)_ wage, lived in substandard housing, and were threatened(12)_ termination or deportation(13)_
5、they voiced concerns.Immigration reforms opponents believe such cases are proof(14)_ employers just want more workers they can force to labor under substandard conditions.(15)_ the controversy at McDonalds, foreign student workers under the same J-l program recently(16)_ a Hersheys plant for exploit
6、ation. The(17)_ is a deep concern for labor unions who(18)_ immigration as well. That said, many immigration advocates argue that temporary-worker programs can still be(19)_ but only if theyre(20)_ to adequate government oversight and regulation.1 (1)（A）paying（B） getting（C） losing（D）creating2 (2)（A）
7、exploits（B） declares（C） contributes（D）fuels3 (3)（A）likely（B） probable（C） partial（D）obliged4 (4)（A）educated（B） foreign（C） cheap（D）unskilled5 (5)（A）over（B） among（C） from（D）with6 (6)（A）pushed into（B） converted into（C） transformed into（D）moved into7 (7)（A）argue（B） fire（C） rally（D）fear8 (8)（A）settled（B）
8、inspired（C） determined（D）intended9 (9)（A）expose（B） experience（C） explore（D）notice10 (10)（A）dissatisfaction（B） objections（C） complaints（D）moans11 (11)（A）medium（B） maximum（C） moderate（D）minimum12 (12)（A）with（B） by（C） over（D）from13 (13)（A）before（B） after（C） unless（D）until14 (14)（A）what（B） how（C） that（D
9、）which15 (15)（A）Because of（B） More than（C） Except for（D）In addition to16 (16)（A）protested（B） suggested（C） predicted（D）proved17 (17)（A）accident（B） issue（C） occasion（D）problem18 (18)（A）oppose（B） deny（C） support（D）accept19 (19)（A）troublesome（B） powerful（C） awesome（D）successful20 (20)（A）resistant（B） sub
10、ject（C） immune（D）prone20 The difference between “writer“ and “reporter“ or “journalist“ isnt that the journalist reportsshe (1)_ sources, calls people, takes them out to lunch, and(2)_ acts as an intermediary between her audience and the world of experts. The journalist also writes, of course, but a
11、nybody can write.(3)_ few can get their calls returned by key congressmen, top academics, important CEOs. That is the powerful advantage that the journalist has(4)_ her audience: Shes got sources and they dont.(5)_ the transaction between the journalist and the audience is that the journalist has th
12、e time, talent, and(6)_ to clearly communicate the ideas of newsmakers and experts,(7)_ then is the transaction between the journalist and those newsmakers and experts?(8)_, the journalist, and her institution, are profiting, hopefully handsomely, off their contribution to the enterprise. Its not go
13、ing too(9)_ to say that the whole business would collapse without their(10)_. Journalists without sources are, well,(11)_ writers.(12)_, those sources are giving up something of value. Theyre giving up(13)_, for one thing. Some fine folks have spent countless hours (14)_ me through the details of th
14、e federal budget. Theyre giving up information that, in other (15)_, people pay them forconsider a CEO who gives paid lectures or a life-long academic at a private college. They are(16)_ themselves to considerable professional risk, both by telling the journalist things theyre not supposed to share
15、and simply by making themselves(17)_ to being misinterpreted in public.(18)_ how does the journalist compensate these sources? Well, the(19)_ answer in a market economy would be that the sources to get paid. But, in a brilliant maneuver, journalism as a profession has deemed it(20)_ to pay sources f
16、or information.21 (1)（A）designs（B） fosters（C） develops（D）cultivates22 (2)（A）generally（B） innocently（C） intentionally（D）incidentally23 (3)（A）Similarly（B） Consequently（C） And（D）But24 (4)（A）over（B） behind（C） from（D）by25 (5)（A）What if（B） If（C） Only if（D）Even if26 (6)（A）appeal（B） path（C） access（D）charm27
17、 (7)（A）who（B） how（C） what（D）which28 (8)（A）After all（B） Nevertheless（C） Otherwise（D）However29 (9)（A）far（B） away（C） moderate（D）unusual30 (10)（A）presentation（B） appreciation（C） participation（D）comprehension31 (11)（A）mere（B） true（C） bare（D）simple32 (12)（A）However（B） Moreover（C） Indeed（D）Therefore33 (13)
18、（A）benefit（B） time（C） reputation（D）energy34 (14)（A）walking（B） walk（C） to walk（D）walked35 (15)（A）territories（B） ranges（C） scopes（D）contexts36 (16)（A）exploiting（B） exposing（C） subjecting（D）referring37 (17)（A）vulnerable（B） variable（C） invisible（D）defendable38 (18)（A）In short（B） Yet（C） Indeed（D）So39 (19)（A）principal（B） natural（C） essential（D）specific40 (20)（A）unfaithful（B） unpractical（C） unethical（D）unqualified
