大学英语四六级考试_完型填空(cloze)专项训练

完型填空模拟练习

Exercise 1

The man who brings my milk used to knock for his money for the week’s milk while I was eating breakfast on Saturday morning.

1lately he has been arriving before I get up. Staff 2mean that four men are sharing five rounds. So he has to start 3. Delivering milk to people’s homes is scarcely good business, especially when the consumer may have a choice of two or three firms 4 a single road. 5my local difficulties, however, labor troubles are not as acute as a few years ago. There are enough men prepared to make an early morning stake 6an open-air job 7 a fair measure of freedom. 8

they did stop calling, women should find 9hard work to collect all the milk they need 10 self-service stores. Dairies 11that stopping deliveries in the United States resulted in falling sales.

Marketing ideas have included introducing extra lines, 12dairy products, 13 the milkmen can carry to increase turnover. Already they have taken over many rounds given up by bakeries. One dairyman said: “It won’t be long 14the milkman delivers more bread than milk.” Some milkmen deliver potatoes, 15it seems as though diversification will be limited only 16the size of the vans.

So the milkman is likely to remain a familiar 17, and the dairy products he sells 18

change very much in this decade. Flavored milk is popular on the Continent. In Britain those who like it buy plain milk and add their own flavoring.19the returnable bottle continues to be used. As long as it has a reasonable life-----30 to 40 trips are usual-----the cost of collection and cleaning is 20.

1. A) Soon B) Just C) After D) When

2. A) storage B) lack C) short D) shortages

3. A) early B) earliest C) earlier D) more early

4. A) serving B) deserving C) reserving D) preserving

5. A) In spite of B) in case of C) Because of D) With

6. A) for the reason of B) for the sake of C) in order for D) as for

7. A) with B) for C) in D) to

8. A) If B) Though C) As D) Because

9. A) that B) it C) this D) X

10. A) from B) for C) into D) through

11. A) noticed B) are aware C) get to know D) understand

12. A) except for B) for example C) in addition to D) such as

13. A) for which B) in which C) of which D) which

14. A) that B) when C) after D) before

15. A) and B) for C)so D) however

16. A) for B) by C) in D) with

17. A) figure B) number C) staff D) rate

18. A) are unlikely to B) are likely to C) are surely to D) are likely not to

19. A) So B) For C) Even D) As

20. A) worthy B) worthwhile C) worthless D) worth Exercise 2

A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply ——all these were important 1in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. 2they were not enough. Something 3 was needed to start the industrial process. That “something special” was men4individuals who could invent machines, find new5 of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.

The men who6the machines of the Industrial Revolution 7from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were8inventors than scientists. A man who is a 9scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 10. He is not necessarily working 11that his findings can be used.

An inventor of one interested in applied science is 12trying to make something that has a concrete 13. He may try to solve a problem by singing the theories 14science or experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a 15result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of 16 other objectives.

Most of people who 17the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had 18or no training in science might not have made their inventions 19 a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years20.

1. A) cases B) reasons C) factors D) situations

2. A) But B) And C) Besides D) Even

3. A) else B) near C) extra D) similar

4. A) generating B) effective C) motivating D) creative

5. A) origins B) sources C) bases D) discoveries

6. A) employed B) created C) operated D) controlled

7. A) came B) arrived C) stemmed D) appeared

8. A) less B) better C) more D) worse

9. A) genuine B) practical C) pure D) clever

10. A) happily B) occasionally C) reluctantly D) accurately

11. A) now B) and C) all D) so

12. A) seldom B) sometimes C) usually D) never

13. A) plan B) use C) idea D) means

14. A) of B) with C) to D) as

15. A) single B) sole C) specialized D) specific

16. A) few B) those C) many D) all

17. A) proposed B) developed C) supplied D) offered

18. A) little B) much C) some D) any

19. A) as B) if C) because D) while

20. A) ago B) past C) ahead D)before

Exercise 3

The last tunnel across the English channel is reported to have been linked at the end of June, 1991. Thus, the long-expected Eurotunnel will soon be open 1public. Before long, one will be able to travel from London to Paris 2 3.5 hours.

Until recently, the English Channel was3by the British as their last-ditch defence 4 their enemies. It was not until after World War Ⅱ5the British began to 6the importance of an all-weather link 7the outside world. 8there is still a psychological 9that stands between the British public and a bridge 10this particular stretch of water. Some people think that it’s going to have 11disadvantages than advantages. For example, the British have 12to control the spread of rabies （狂犬病）. They are afraid that Eurotunnel will 13back this terrible disease. Some people 14that the opening of the tunnel will 15Britain into a smuggler’s paradise. Others 16that the vast construction of the tunnel will 17the quiet greenery of the Knet countryside.

18all these objections, the desire 19 a closer link with the 20and the entire world is irresistible. Most people believe that the tunnel will be good for Britain.

1. A) for B) into C) to D) towards

2. A) in B) for C) with D) within

3. A) considered B) organized C) served D) turned

4. A) against B) towards C) around D) beyond

5. A) that B) which C) when D) and

6. A) confirm B) realize C) define D) restrict

7. A) over B) through C) in D) with

8. A) Therefore B) Moreover C) Besides D) Yet

9. A) block B) lock C) jam D) tie

10. A) above B) across C) on D) up

11. A) rather B) much C) many D) more

12. A) planned B) developed C) managed D) succeeded

13. A) return B) come C) bring D) get

14. A) afraid B) fear C) frighten D) threaten

15. A) plunge B) put C) turn D) set

16. A) argue B) quarrel C) inquire D) judge

17. A) collapse B) destroy C) impact D) grind

18.A) In addition to B) Despite C) Regardless D) But for

19. A) of B) for C) concerning D) around

20. A) land B) country C) continent D) people

Exercise 4

How did music begin? Scholars differ about the 1of music. Early man probably 2 to use his voice for singing before he discovered how to make musical instruments. Very 3 he sang simple chants to go with his magic rites. (Through magic, primitive man thought he could bring rain, make the sun 4or help his crops grow.) Thus the first melodies were born.

Man soon learned how to make musical instruments out of 5he found around him.

He made rattles out of nuts and gourds. He blew into bones or reeds to make a 6sound. Hollow logs made excellent drums. These instruments heightened the 7man’s singing and marked the rhythm of his dances.

When primitive men sang8groups, it is likely that not all the singers sang the melodies on the same 9. One singer perhaps sang his melody four or five steps higher than 10. If two or three singers 11this, several notes were sounded at the same time. Thus early man probably 12the beginnings of harmony, the sounding of several tones together.

13 a very long time music was not written down. It was sung or 14from memory. One singer might teach a song or others, and they 15would sing it to their friends or teach it to their children. Of course, many changes 16into tunes this way. Man needed to find a way of writing his music down, so that it would be sung or played exactly as he had17 it. The method that man developed for writing music is called notation.

Musical notation, like written language, is a 18of communication. It enables the composer to record his music in written symbols. Musicians can read these symbols and the composer’s id eas to 19in sound, thus 20them to the listener.

1. A) source B) origin C) appearance D) background

2. A) learned B) chose C) trained D) happened

3. A) much B) hard C) likely D) well

4. A) shine B) shining C) shone D) to shine

5. A) samples B) patterns C) products D) things

6. A) charming B) hissing C) whistling D) penetrating

7. A) quality B) effect C) strength D) performance

8. A) from B) by C) with D) in

9. A) tune B) tone C) pitch D) rhythm

10. A) other B) the other C) others D) the others

11. A) did B) sang C) had D) made

12. A) initiated B) experienced C) expected D) volunteered

13. A) Before B) For C) Since D) Until

14. A) played B) presented C) recorded D) recited

15. A) in fact B) in case C) in general D) in turn

16. A) crawled B) stole C) crept D) stamped

17. A) devised B) composed C) imagined D) conceived

18. A) means B) medium C) symbol D) signal

19. A) image B) vision C) life D) reality

20. A) producing B) interpreting C) transplanting D) communicating Exercise 5

In a telephone survey of more than 2,000 adults, 21% said they believed the sun revolved around the earth. An 17% did not know which revolved around2. 3 I have no doubt that all of these people were4in school that the earth revolves around the sun; 5 may even have written it 6 a test. But they never 7their incorrect mental models of planetary8because their everyday observation d idn’t support 9their teachers told them: People see the sun “moving” 10the sky as morning turns to night, and the earth

seems stationary 11that is happening.

Students can learn the right answers 12heart in class, and yet never combined them 13their working models of the world. The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the 14personal understanding of the world can 15side by side, each unaffected by the other.

Outside of class, the student continues to use the 16model because it has always worked well17that circumstance. Unless professors address18errors in students’ personal models of the world, students are not 19to replace them with the 20one.

1. A) excessive B) extra C) additional D) added

2. A) what B) which C) that D) other

3. A) Virtually B) Remarkably C) Ideally D) Preferably

4. A) learned B) suggested C) taught D) advised

5. A) those B) these C) who D) they

6. A) on B) with C) under D) for

7. A) formed B) altered C) believed D) thought

8. A) operation B) position C) motion D) location

9. A) how B) which C) that D) what

10. A) around B) across C) on D) above

11. A) since B) so C) while D) for

12. A) to B) by C) in D) with

13. A) with B) into C) to D) along

14. A) adult’s B) teacher’s C) scientist’s D) stu dent’s

15. A) exist B) occur C) survive D) maintain

16. A) private B) individual C) personal D) own

17. A) in B) with C) on D) for

18. A) general B) natural C) similar D) specific

19. A) obliged B) likely C) probable D) partial

20. A) perfect B) better C) reasonable D) correct

Exercise 6

In Japan most people still feel that a woman’s place is in the home; and most women willingly accept their1role as wife, leaving the business of making a living 2their husbands.

For those who 3want a career of their own, opportunities are limited, and working women usually have to 4for lower wages, fewer promotions, less responsible 5. In American, on the other hand, most women, 6wives and mothers, work most of their lives.

But 7, few have had real careers. As in Japan most fields are 8by men and opportunities for women have been 9, salaries low, chances for advancement 10.

American women work mainly because they 11; in these days of inflation and luxurious living, 12income per family is simply not enough to 13.

So American women actually have two jobs; one nine to five position outside the home,

and 14round-the-clock in-the-home job 15wife, housemaid, cook, and nurse. One of the main goals of the modern women’s liberation movement, which started 16was to eliminate sex discrimination in the work force, and to 17careers for women that were previously 18for men. And though there is still a long way to 19, a lot of progress has been 20.

1. A) conservative B) traditional C) usual D) unhappy

2. A) for B) to C) with D) away with

3. A) very B) truly C) do D) indeed

4. A) settle B) ask C) request D) search

5. A) titles B) assignments C) status D) positions

6. A) concerning B) containing C) including D) involving

7. A) at present B) recently C) until recently D) not until recently

8. A) owned B) led C) kept D) dominated

9. A) restricted B) reduced C) bounded D) prohibited

10. A) small B) rare C) inadequate D) scarce

11. A) should B) like C) ought D) have to

12. A) one B) only C) single D) the one

13. A) live B) feed on C) live on D) support

14. A) another B) other C) one D) the other

15. A) such as B) as B) like D) acting

16. A) in the early 1960s B) early in the 1960

C) in early the 1960s D) in the early 1960

17. A) lead to B) offer C) open up D) set up

18. A) preserved B) concerned C) observed D) reserved

19. A) go B) strive C) travel D) pull through

20. A) made B) covered C) taken D) completed

Exercise 7

A major reason for 1in the animal world is territory. The male animal establishes an area. The size of the area is sufficient to provide food for him, his wife and their 2. Migrating birds, for example, dividing up the best territory 3the order of “ first come, first served.” The late arrivals may acquire 4territories. 5less food is available, or they are too close to the 6of the enemies of the species. If there is really 7food or the danger is very great, the animal will not 8.

In this way, the member of species which are less fit 9have offspring

When there is conflict 10territory, animal will 11use force, or 12of force, to decide which will stay and which will go. It is interesting to note, 13that animals seem to use 14the minimum amount of force 15to drive away the intruder. There is 16killing.

In the 17of those animals which are capable of doing each other great harm, 18 is a system for the losing animal to show his willingness that he wishes to submit. When he shows this, the 19normally stops fighting. Animals ( especially birds), which can easily escape from conflict seem to have 20obstacle against killing, and equally no mechanism

for submission. The losing bird simply flies away.

1. A) fighting B) against C) conflict D) killing

2. A) mates B) friends C) neighbors D) offspring

3. A) in B) for C) about D) with

4. A) smaller B) larger C) better D) worse

5. A) so B) either C) but D) therefore

6. A) caves B) houses C) habitats D) residence

7. A) enough B) insufficient C) delicious D) ordinary

8. A) compete B) eat C) breed D) mate

9. A) may B) must C) will not D) should

10.A) for B) with C) over D) to

11. A) certainly B) commonly C) really D) practically

12. A) a show B) an amount C) an act D) a comparison

13. A) though B) however C) as a result D) as it is

14. A) only B) largely C) mainly D) undoubtedly

15. A) essential B) vital C) necessary D) compulsory

16. A) usually much B) occasionally C) usually no D) inevitable

17. A) case B) event C) manner D) way

18. A) this B) that C) it D) there

19. A) loser B) victor C) successor D) killer

20. A) any B) some C) every D) no

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Exercise 8

In the next 40 years, the percentage of people in the United States over the age of 65 is expected to double. 1the needs of this part of the population is a 2to the ingenuity of America. To a 3degree, a society is judged by 4it cares for those who can no 5care for themselves.

High technology 6the most startling advances in helping the elderly. In 7to the well-known artificial heart implantation, there are efforts underway to 8artificial lungs, livers, and bones. An electric ear is 9seventy-five percent effective. They will 10 better medical care by 11minute doses of drugs into the body continuously.

For the older people, even the simplest tasks can be difficult, 12impossible to perform. American business have responded 13their needs with a 14of inexpensive but useful 15.

Companies have designed extra-efficient can openers that 16people whose hands have become 17weak to open cans easily. There are devices that allow people to pull on a pair of socks 18straining their backs. Combs with long handles and U-shaped back brushes are 19for those who can not reach as far as they could 20they were young.

1. A) Seeing B) Meeting C) Facing D) Matching

2. A) chance B) challenge C) call D) interference

3. A) valuable B) comprehension C) considerate D) considerable

4. A) how B) why C) what D) whom

5. A) doubt B) sooner C) wonder D) longer

6. A) protects B) profits C) proclaims D) promises

7. A) relation B) contrast C) addition D) proportion

8. A) discover B) promote C) assemble D) develop

9. A) thus B) still C) already D) yet

10. A) permit B) persist C) serve D) pursue

11. A) removing B) releasing C) relieving D) replacing

12. A) always B) usually C) eventually D) sometimes

13. A) to B) at C) with D) on

14. A) set B) variety C) series D) group

15. A) production B) produce C) products D) sales

16. A) enable B) make C) cause D) encourage

17. A) so B) very C) too D) rather

18. A) by B) without C) in D) for

19. A) valuable B) ready C) near D) available

20. A) if B) unless C) when D) sin

Exercise 9

Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century.1in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was 2on both sides with many 3 businesses.

Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. 4, some shops offered 5. These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops.

6in the 1950s, a change began to 7. Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street 8too few parking places were 9shoppers.

Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 10the city limits. Open space is what their car driving customers needed. And open space is what they got 11the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centers, or rather malls, 12as a collection of small new stores 13crowded city centers.

14by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from 15areas to outlying malls. And the growing 16of shopping centers led 17to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. 18the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves.

In addition to providing the 19of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, 20benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.

1. A) As early as B) Early C) Early as D) Earlier

2. A) built B) designed C) intended D) lined

3. A) varied B) various C) sorted D) mixed up

4. A) Apart from B) However C) In addition D) As well

5. A) medical care B) food C) cosmetics D) serves

6. A) Suddenly B) Abruptly C) Contrarily D) But

7. A) be taking place B) take place

C) be taken place D) have taken place

8. A) while B) yet C) though D) and then

9. A) available for B) available to C) used by D) ready for

10. A) over B) from C) out of D) outside

11. A) when B) while C) since D) then

12. A) started B) founded C) set up D) organized

13. A) out of B) away from C) next to D) near

14. A) Attracted B) Surprised C) Delighted D) Enjoyed

15. A) inner B) central C) shopping D) downtown

16. A) distinction B) fame C) popularity D) liking

17. A) on B) in turn C) by turns D) further

18. A) By B) During C) In D) Towards

19. A) cheapness B) readiness C) convenience D) handiness

20. A) because of B) and C) with D) provided

Exercise 10

Yes, but what did we 1to do before there was television? How2we hear statements like this! Television hasn’t been with us all 3long, but we are already beginning to forget what the world was4without it. Before we admitted the one-eyed monster （怪物）into our homes, we never 5it difficult to 6our spare time. We used to enjoy civilized pleasures. For instance, we used to have hobbies, we used to 7our friends and be entertained by them, we used to go outside for our amusements to theatres, cinemas, restaurants and sporting 8. We even used to read books and listen to music and broadcast talks occasionally. All that 9to the past. Now all our free time is regulated by the goggle box（电视机）. We rush home or gulp down our meals to be 10for this or that program. We have even 11sitting at table and having a leisurely evening meal, 12 the news of the day. A sandwich and a glass of beer will 13–anything, providing it doesn’t 14with the program. The monster demands and obtains absolute silence and

15 . If any member of the family dares to open his mouth during a program, he is quickly

16.

Whole generations are growing up 17to the TV. Food is left uneaten, homework undone and sleep is lost. The TV is a universal pacifier（抚慰者）. It is now standard 18for mother to keep the children quiet by putting them in the living-room and turning on the set. It doesn’t 19that the children will watch rubbishy commercials or spectacles of violence –20they are quiet.

1. A) used B) use C) do D) have

2. A) much B) likely C) often D) long

3. A) that B) too C) these D) such

4. A) alike B) like C) likely D) likened

5. A) see B) took C) found D) had

6. A) occupy B) take C) cost D) get

7. A) amuse B) relax C) entertain D) treat

8. A) incidents B) events C) games D) programs

9. A) belongs B) is C) goes D) turns

10. A) in time B) on time C) catch time D) timing

11. A) given in B) given off C) given out D) given up

12. A) changing B) exchanging C) communicating D) watching

13. A) do B) function C) work out D) serve

14. A) go B) trouble C) interfere D) annoy

15. A) help B) attention C) success D) knowledge

16. A) silent B) silenced C) silence D) quiet

17. A) relying B) dependent C) addicted D) drawn

18. A) thing B) practice C) matter D) action

19. A) count B) matter C) bother D) hurt

20. A) so long as B) until C) because D) when

Exercise 11

Increased 1increases the need for natural resources and also increases 2produce. Making a new useful product 3 a waste product decreases our need for 4resources. Recycling means using something over 5after it has been use once. This is supposed to be a popular practice within ten years.

Have you ever seen a piece of 6paper? About 7of all the paper products made each year are made from waste paper. For example, recycled paper is usually used to make paper sacks. Recycling paper, 8newspapers,9the number of trees that must be cut each year to make newspapers.

Each person 10 a lot of solid waste every day. In the United States, the 11is eight kilograms of waste per person each day. 12the waste is garbage and trash. Finding places to dispose solid wastes is a 13problem.

In many cities wastes are 14and the trash part is burned in incinerator(焚烧) plants. Air pollution15devices are used to prevent pollution. Heat produced in the burning may be used to 16electricity. Waste that is not combustible（易燃的）is taken to a 17 dump. One kind of dump for the disposal 18solid wastes is a sanitary landfill (废渣填埋池). This method 19 burying the wastes and covering soil over them. Parks, baseball fields, airports, and other 20may be built on completely filled landfills （垃圾掩埋场）.

1. A) populace B) population C) populous D) people

2. A) rubbish B) junk C) waste D) refuse

3. A) out of B) in C) to D) for

4. A) national B) natural C) artificial D) genuine

5. A) once B) repeatedly C) again D) shortly

6. A) recycling B) recycled C) recycle D) renewed

7. A) one third B) one three C) third firsts D) first three

8. A) namely B) such as C) for example D) etc.

9. A) reduces B) drops C) slows D) loosens

10. A) make B) produces C) gives D) turns

11. A) common B) average C) total D) amount

12. A) Mostly B) Almost C) Most of D) Totally

13. A) imperative B) major C) great D) harsh

14. A) turned B) assembled C) collected D) finished

15. A) control B) controlling C) controlled D) management

16. A) give B) generate C) send D) take

17. A) near B) far C) distant D) front

18. A) to B) with C) in D) of

19. A) takes B) evolves C) involves D) revolves

20. A) stories B) theaters C) developments D) schools

Exercise 12

Shyness is the 1of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are excessively 2with their own appearance and 3. Worrisome thoughts are constantly 4in their minds: What kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing 5clothes?

It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must 6people adversely. A person’s self-concept is 7in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people’s reactions. 8, the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives.

Shy people, having 9self-esteem (尊重), are likely to be passive and easily influenced by oth ers. They need reassurance that they are doing “the right thing.” Shy people are very sensitive 10criticism; they feel it 11their inferiority. They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliments (恭维) because they believe they are 12of praise. A shy person may respond to a compliment with a 13like this one: “You’re just saying that to make me feel good. I know it’s not true.” It is clear that, while self-awareness is a healthy quality, 14it is harmful.

Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least 15? Fortunately, people can 16 shyness with determined and patient effort in building self-confidence. Since shyness goes 17 with lack of self-esteem, it is important for people to accept their weaknesses as well as their 18. For example, most people would like to be “A” students in every subject. It is not fair for them to label themselves 19because they have difficulty in some areas. People’s expectations of themselves must be 20. Living on the impossible leads to a sense of inadequacy.

1. A) base B) basis C) cause D) reason

2. A) worried B) concerned C) surprised D) amused

3. A) acts B) actions C) style D) deeds

4. A) taking place B) ringing C) occurring D) striking

5. A) magnificent B) appealing C) fun D) unattractive

6. A) effect B) interfere C) affect D) turn

7. A) reacted B) replied C) reflected D) responded

8. A) In general B) Furthermore C) However D) Nevertheless

9. A) high B) low C) medium D) no

10. A) about B) against C) at D) for

11. A) gives B) makes C) confirms D) generate

12. A) worthy B) unworthy C) deserving D) aware

13. A) word B) sentence C) statement D) announcement

14. A) undertaking B) overdoing C) exercising D) trying

15. A) dropped B) reduced C) abandoned D) abided

16. A) get B) handle C) dispose D) overcome

17. A) hand in hand B) next C) after D) short of

18. A) advantages B) strengths C) flaws D) length

19. A) low B) inferior C) bad D) disabled

20. A) true B) real C) realistic D) genuine

Exercise 1

1. 【分析】答案B

just 表示“只是”，作副词修饰lately。其余三个选择均不能与lately组合成意。2. 【分析】答案D

同义词的辨析。根据句意，首先排除storage (储存)，然后，区别其它三个选择。shortage, short, lack 均有“缺乏”之义，shortage常常用在名词之后，译成“某物的短缺”，又根据本句的谓语动词，shortages正好合适。而short常常用在be short of 这个短语搭配中, lack既可作名词又可作动词，固定搭配为lack of… / lack for… / lack sth.

3. 【分析】答案C

意义判断题。根据上文得知，送奶工的短缺意味着四个人要分担五个人的工作，所以，“我”的送奶工不得不早点出发。这里，根据语法比较级的需要，选择earlier是正确的。

4. 【分析】答案A

形似词的辨析。本句话的意义是：“送奶到户不是什么好差事，特别是一条街上有两三个公司可供用户选择的话”。这里的“公司”当然指服务在这条街上的公司了，就句子的意义而言, 只有serving做定语修饰the firms最合适了。d eserve“值得”，reserve“预定”，preserve“保存、保护”。

5. 【分析】答案A

逻辑关系判断题。根据however后面的意义可以判断出其前后句子之间是让步关系，故只有选择in spite of （尽管）。

6. 【分析】答案B

for the sake of “为了...的缘故”，虽然for the reason of 也含有“为了...的原因”之义，但较for the sake of 显得有些正式，如我们经常说for the reason of national security“为了国家安全的缘故”，这里选择for the sake of 就足够了。in order for是干扰项，as for 在意义上也与原文不符。

7. 【分析】答案A

with是介词短语作job的定语。正确的语感和对原文的理解会帮助我们排除其余非正确的选择。

8. 【分析】答案A

逻辑关系判断题。本句大意是：“假如送奶工停止送奶了，主妇们就将发现要想自己从自助商店里弄到所需要的牛奶是件很难的事情。”应该可以判断出来，前面是条件

状语。

9. 【分析】答案B

it做形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的to collect all the milk they need from self-service store。

10.【分析】答案A

介词的辨析。根据本句的意思，得出正确答案。

11.【分析】答案B

词义判断。Be aware 的意义为“意识到事实的存在”，指内心的活动；符合本句的意思。notice “注意到”，含有用眼看到之义；get to know “开始了解到”；understand“明白”、“理解”，均在意义上与原句有差距。

12.【分析】答案C

本句的含义为：“送奶工除了送牛奶制品来提高销量以外，市场营销的理念还应该包括打开多个销售渠道”，in addition to “除此之外，还有”，正合原意；except for“除了，不包括”及其余两个选项均与原文意义不符。

13.【分析】答案D

which引导非限定性定语从句，修饰前面的dairy products。从意义判断可得出正确答案。

14.【分析】答案D

it won’t be long before“不久就”，是固定搭配，其余选择均为干扰项。

15.【分析】答案A

本句意义为：“一些送奶工还送土豆，看上去好象这种多样化的经营方式仅仅将受到送货车的限制了”，本句因连词and 而建立起了并列的句子关系。

16.【分析】答案B

这是被动语态的用法，by 是动作的施动者，其余选择是干扰项。

17.【分析】答案A

figure“形象、样子”，符合句子的意义，staff “职员”，是集合名词，用在本句语法上行不通；number“数量”和rate“比率”都是为了混淆考生视线的。

18.【分析】答案 A

逻辑判断题。根据本句的意义：“送奶工还是原来的样子，而且，他卖的奶制品也很可能在这十年里不会改变的。”

19.【分析】答案C

逻辑关系判断题。本句的意义为：“甚至把能够回收的奶瓶也都用上。”even与前句的连接合乎逻辑。

20.【分析】答案B

词汇辨析题。Worthwhile “值得的”，是形容词，做表语；worthy “值得的”，做定语和表语，结构一般为be worthy of；worthless“不值得的”，不符合原义；worth“值钱”，短语形式为be worth doing…。

Exercise 2

1.【分析】答案C

文章开头说“英国的国土未受破坏，加上巨大财富、丰富的自然资源和充足的劳动力”，而“所有这些都是促使英国成为工业革命中心的重要因素”。这里需要表示“因素”这个意思的名词，factors符合这个要求。reason意为“理由，原因”时，后面常用for / against doing something，不用in doing something；选项A）cases意为“事实，情况”；

选项D）situations意为“形势，局面，状况”；都与文章的意思不符。

2.【分析】答案A

由于空格后句意与上文的意思构成了转折，所以空格处应填入表示转折关系的连词。选项A）But最为合适；选项B）And（和）；选项C）Besides（此外）；选项D）Even （甚至），都表示同一意思的延续或递进，在本句中显然不能用，况且even不能单独作连词使用。

3.【分析】答案A

本题要求选择合适的后置定语。所给出的四个选项都可以用作后置定语，选项A）else的意思是“其他的，别的”，符合文章的意思，为正确答案。选项B）near（近的）；选项D）similar (相似的) 的意思明显与文章的意思不合；选项C）extra（额外的，份外的，特别的），修饰名词放在名词前，与something, anything等代词连用时后置。文章中的something是与前文中提到的各种因素相对应的，文章中并没有指出或暗示前面提到的因素都是“正常的，份内的”，因此在这里并没有强调“额外的，特别的”的意思，所以extra的意思与文章不符，不能作为正确选项。

4.【分析】答案D

从下文who引导的定语从句的描述“发明机器，发现新能源，建立商业机构”判断这类人（individuals）应该是“有创造性的”，因此D）creative为正确答案。选项A）generating意为“使产生”；选项B）effective意为“有效的”，多用来修饰事物，一般不用来修饰人，表示人“效率高”常用efficient；选项C）motivating意为“使产生动力的”，一般用来修饰事物，修饰人一般用过去分词motivated。

5.【分析】答案B

选项A）origins意为“起源，由来”；选项B）sources意为“来源”。选项C）bases 意为“基础”；选项D) discoveries意为“发现”。选项B）符合文章的意思。

6.【分析】答案B

上文中谈到有创造性的人时提到了发明机器，下文中的Many of them, them指代

的就是who引导的定语从句修饰的The men，下文中说他们是inventors （发明家），所以不难看出B）created（发明创造）为正确答案。选项A）operated意为“操作”；选项C）controlled意为“控制”；选项D）employed

意为“使用，雇佣”；都不符合文章的意思。

7.【分析】答案A

本题的四个选项都能和from搭配表示“来自”的意思。其中come from表示“出身于某地或某种背景”，用来形容人；arrive from意为“从…抵达…”；stem from意为“来自…，起源于…”，只能用来描述事物，不能用来形容人；appear from意为“从…出现”。只有选项A）符合语法和上下文。

8.【分析】答案C

本题涉及固定语法结构“more…than…”,意为“与其…不如…”。选项C）more 符合固定搭配。文章所要表达的意思是：他们中许多人与其说是科学家，倒不如说是发明家。

9.【分析】答案C

从文章的结构和内容分析，空格所在的句子与下文中空格12所在的句子构成对比，下文谈到发明家对应用科学（applied science）感兴趣，作为对比，只有从事纯理论研究的科学家才对准确地进行研究感兴趣，才不一定致力于自己的发现。因此，只有选项C）pure（纯理论的，从事纯理论研究的）才符合文章的意思。选项B）practical意为“实用的，从事应用研究的”，意思刚好领域文章要表达的意思相反。选项A) genuine意为“真

正的”；选项D）clever意为“聪明的”；都可以用来修饰scientist，但不能准确表达文章的意思，尤其是与下文的对比。

10.【分析】答案D

选项A）happily（愉快地）；选项B）occasionally（偶然地）；选项C）reluctantly （勉强地），代入文章后，文章的意思都不通顺也不合情理。只有选项D）accurately (准确地，精确地)才与pure scientist的实际工作情况相吻合。从文章的意思分析，从事纯理论研究的科学家应该是对准确地进行科学研究感兴趣。

11.【分析】答案D

从文章的意思分析，空格处的词与空格后的that共同构成表示目的的连接词，因此选项D）so 为正确选项，so that引导目的状语从句。选项A）now可以与that连用作连词，now that意为“既然…”，相当于since，在这里不合句意。选项D）all不能和that 一起作连接词用，在这里不能把前后两个句子连在一起。

12.【分析】答案C

选择合适的频度副词。根据文章的意思，本句主要解释对应用科学感兴趣的科学家们的惯常行为，因此选项C）usually最为合适。

13.【分析】答案B

根据上下文，实用科学的研究者应该对实际应用感兴趣，所以，很自然地，他们所创造的东西往往具有“具体应用价值”。由此可见，与concrete（具体的）搭配的最佳选择为B）use。

14.【分析】答案A

根据文章的上下文，文章要表达的意思是“科学中的某些理论”，所以空格处应以介词of为最佳选择，of表示所有格。

15.【分析】答案D

与上文的concrete相对照，空格处的形容词应该与concrete的意思相近，所以选项D) specific（特定的，具体的）为正确答案。其他三个选项的意思分别为：A）single（单独的，孤独的）；B) sole （单独的，唯一的）；C) specialized （熟练的，专业化的）；都不符合文章要表达的意思。

16.【分析】答案C

句子对应用科学家的研究成果作了列举，空格所在的片语要表达的意思是“很多其他目标中的一个”，所以选项C）many为正确选项。选项A）few含否定意味；选项B）those表示特指；选项D）all表示全部，也含有特指的意思，都与文章的意思不合，文章要表达的是广泛意义上的工作目标或结果，是泛指，所以C）为正确选项。

17.【分析】答案B

词义辨析。选项A）propose意为“计划，建议”；B）develop意为“开发”；C) supply意为“提供”；D) offer 意为“提供，贡献”。参照上文的create和文章的意思，选项B）为正确答案。

18. 【分析】答案A

句子中的or是并列连词，没有表达对比或转折的意思，因此空格处的词与no一样含有否定的意思，所以正确选项为A）little。其他三个选项没有否定的意思。

19. 【分析】答案B

主句的助动词might显示为虚拟语气，空格处的连词引导的应该是一个条件状语从句，所以选B）if。其他三个选项都不能引导条件状语，选项A）as可以引导时间状语或原因状语；选项C）because引导原因状语；选项D）while引导时间状语。20. 【分析】答案D