1、专业英语四级(完形填空)模拟试卷 88(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 For many years, we have been led to believe that a persons intellectual intell
2、igence is the greatest predictor of success. Society(1)_that people with high IQ will naturally accomplish(2)_ in life. Schools often use IQ test results to (3)_ children for gifted programs and advanced(4) _. Some companies even use the results(5)_ a criterion for hiring employees.In the past 10 ye
3、ars, we have been conditioned to(6)_ intelligence with these numbers. (7)_, researchers have found that this isnt necessarily the case. They have discovered that more than IQ, your(8)_ awareness and abilities to handle feelings will determine your success in all (9)_of life,(10)_ family relationship
4、s.In the early 1990s, Dr. John Mayer and Dr. Peter Salovey(11)_ the term “ emotional intelligence“ in the Journal of Personality Assessment. They used this(12)_ to describe peoples ability to understand their own emotions and emotions of others and to act(13)_based on this understanding. Then in 199
5、5 , psychologist Daniel Goleman(14)_ this term with his book Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ.(15)_ investigated emotional intelligence by measuring related concepts,(16)_ social skills, interpersonal competence, psychological(17)_, long before the term “ emotional intelligence
6、“ came into(18)_. Social scientists are just beginning to (19)_ the relationship of EQ to other phenomenon.(20) _ Goleman, “ Emotional intelligence, the skills that help people harmonize, should become increasingly valued as a workplace asset in the years to come. “1 (1)(A)assumes(B) believes(C) thi
7、nks(D)holds2 (2)(A)some(B) more(C) many(D)less3 (3)(A)choose(B) make(C) allow(D)distinguish4 (4)(A)levels(B) tests(C) courses(D)works5 (5)(A)as(B) for(C) with(D)by6 (6)(A)know(B) judge(C) say(D)determine7 (7)(A)Certainly(B) However(C) Yet(D)Moreover8 (8)(A)mental(B) intellectual(C) emotional(D)affec
8、tional9 (9)(A)fields(B) levels(C) points(D)walks10 (10)(A)including(B) involving(C) consisting(D)taking11 (11)(A)named(B) made(C) called(D)introduced12 (12)(A)term(B) name(C) phrase(D)idiom13 (13)(A)perfectly(B) correctly(C) properly(D)precisely14 (14)(A)invented(B) created(C) publicized(D)populariz
9、ed15 (15)(A)Teachers(B) Doctors(C) Researchers(D)Workers16 (16)(A)for example(B) for instance(C) such as(D)about17 (17)(A)maturity(B) ripeness(C) familiarity(D)mellowness18 (18)(A)effect(B) operation(C) use(D)power19 (19)(A)uncover(B) unsettle(C) unlock(D)undress20 (20)(A)As for(B) As to(C) Accordin
10、g to(D)As regards20 A scientist who wants to predict the way in which consumers will spend their money must study consumer behavior. He must(1)_data both on the resources of consumers and on the motive that (2)_ encourage or discourage money spending.If an economist were asked which of three groups
11、borrow mostpeople with rising incomes,(3)_ incomes, or decreasing incomeshe would probably answer, those with (4)_ incomes.(5) _ the answer was; people with rising incomes. People with decreasing incomes were(6) _ and people with stable incomes borrowed the least. This shows us that traditional(7)_
12、about earning and spending are not always(8)_.Another traditional assumption is that if people who have money expect prices to go up they will(9)_to buy. If they expect prices to go down,they will postpone buying. But research surveys have shown that this is not always(10)_.The expectations of price
13、 increases may not(11)_buying. One typical attitude was expressed(12)_the wife of a mechanic in an (13)_ at a time of rising prices. “ In a few months,“ she said, “well have to pay more for meat and milk; well have less to spend on other things. “ Her family had been planning to buy a new car but th
14、ey postponed this(14)_.Furthermore, the rise in prices that has already taken place may be disliked and buyers(15)_ may be produced. This is shown by the following(16)_ comment; “ I just dont pay these prices; they are too high. “The investigations mentioned above were(17)_ in America; condition mos
15、t helpful to spending appears to be price stability. If prices have been stable and people consider that they are (18)_, they are likely to buy. Thus, it appears that the common business policy of(19)_ stable prices is based on a correct understanding of consumer(20)_.21 (1)(A)achieve(B) obtain(C) p
16、rocess(D)interpret22 (2)(A)tend to(B) prefer to(C) stick to(D)object to23 (3)(A)fixed(B) balanced(C) stable(D)stationary24 (4)(A)increasing(B) decreasing(C) reducing(D)rising25 (5)(A)Actually(B) Eventually(C) Frankly(D)Surprisingly26 (6)(A)latter(B) next(C) neighboring(D)following27 (7)(A)outlooks(B
17、) statements(C) predictions(D)assumptions28 (8)(A)reliable(B) susceptible(C) mistaken(D)trusting29 (9)(A)rush(B) hesitate(C) hasten(D)dash30 (10)(A)reliable(B) true(C) precise(D)real31 (11)(A)stimulate(B) guarantee(C) convince(D)stir32 (12)(A)through(B) by(C) via(D)across33 (13)(A)research(B) questi
18、onnaire(C) interview(D)experiment34 (14)(A)behavior(B) purchase(C) activity(D)consumption35 (15)(A)impulse(B) objection(C) resistance(D)dissatisfaction36 (16)(A)evident(B) typical(C) basic(D)considerate37 (17)(A)designed(B) produced(C) created(D)conducted38 (18)(A)disposable(B) predictable(C) reasonable(D)sensible39 (19)(A)maintaining(B) sustaining(C) retaining(D)keeping40 (20)(A)prediction(B) idea(C) psychology(D)intelligence