英语专四完形填空真题答案及解析及原文出处及cloze练习

英语专四完形填空真题答案及解析及原文出处及cloze练习 In the summer of 1959, something 10 ___ go wrong with the power-plant that provided New York with electricity. For a great many hours, life came almost to a 11 ___. Trains refused to move and the people in them sat in the dark, 12 ___ to do anything; lifts stopped working, so that 13 ___ you were lucky enough not to be 14. ___ between two floors, you had the unpleasant task of finding your way down 15 ___ of stairs. Famous streets like Broadway and Fifth Avenue in a(n) 16 ___ became as gloomy and uninviting 17 ___ the most remote back streets. People were afraid to leave their houses, ___ 18. although the police had been ordered to 19 ___ in case of emergency, they were just as confused and 20 ___ as anybody else. 1. B. thus C. as D. so 2. B. truck C. traffic D. pedestrians

. appearance B. character C. distinction D. surface . money-saving B. time-saving C. energy-saving D. labour-saving

. Only B. Rarely C. Even D. Frequently . fast B. quite C. closely D. quickly 7. A. moving B. starting C. repairing D. driving . trouble B. bother C. hesitate D. remember . when B. if C. until D. after . did B. would C. could D. Should . pause B. terminal C. breakdown D. standstill . incompetent B. powerless C. hesitant D. helpless 13. B. when C. as D. even if 14. B. placed C. positioned D. locked

. steps B. levels C. flights D. floors . time B. instant C. point D. minute . like B. than C. for D. as 英语专四完形填空真题答案及解析及原文出处及cloze练习 . for B. and C. but D. or . stand aside B. stand down C. stand by D. stand in . aimless B. helpless C. unfocused D. undecided

What do you look for in a potential date? Sincerity? Good looks? Character? Conversational ability? Asked to ____1____ such qualities, most people put physical attractiveness near the ____2____ of the list. Of course. Intelligent people are not greatly concerned ____3____ such super ?cial qualities as good ____4____; they know that “beauty is only skin ____5____. 〞 At least they know that ’s how they ____6____ feel.

This intuition ____7____ looks matter little may be another us, for there are many research studies ____9____ that example of our ____8____ real in ?uences upon appearance greatly determines initial attraction.

Some researchers have matched students ____10____ blind dates to see what qualities led to liking. Immediately after the dating, and again three months later, the students ____11____ their dates and speculated about ____12____ they felt as they did. Men more than women ____13____ their date ’s physical attractiveness was important. But, ____14____ the dat e’s physical attractiveness actually predicted the women’s attraction ____15____ their dates more than men.

In another study, Elaine Hatfield ____16____ 752 university freshmen for a dance party. For each person, the researchers secured a variety of ____17____ and aptitude ( 能力 ) test scores, but

then actually matched the couples ____18____ . The couples evaluated their dates after the party. How well did the personality and aptitude tests predict attraction? Not well at the researchers could see, only one thing ____20____ : how physically attractive the person was. The more attractive a woman, the more he liked her and wanted to date her again.

1. A. list B. select C. rank D. arrange . top B. middle C. bottom D. front . to B. at C. in D. with . look B. looks C. looking D. lookings . deep B. thick C. shallow D. thin . have to B. ought to C. must D. should . as B. what C. which D that . accepting B. admitting C. refusing D. denying 英语专四完形填空真题答案及解析及原文出处及cloze练习 . indicate B. to indicate C. indicating D. indicated 10. A. to B. on C. at D. in 11. A. evaluated B. predicted C. contacted D. communicated 12. A. what B. how C. why D. that 13. A. believed B. suspected C. con ? rmed D. argued 14. A. to the contrary B. in addition C. in spite of that D. similarly 15. A. at B. in C. with D. to 16. A. recruited B. enrolled C. matched D. dated 17. A. personality B. appearance C. achievements D. individuality 18. A. interactively B. randomly C. precisely D. systematically 19. A. As long as B. So much so that C. To the extent that D. So far as 20. A. predicted B. mattered C. valued D. determined

该 Cloze 来自 1984 年考研英语真题英译汉的一篇短 文： Electricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much taken for granted nowadays that we rarely think twice when we switch on the light or turn on the radio. At night, roads are brightly lit, enabling people and traffic to move freely. Neon lighting used in advertising has become part of the character of every modern city. In the home, many labor-saving devices are powered by electricity. Even when we turn off the bedside lamp and are fast asleep, electricity is working for us, driving our refrigerators, heating our water, or keeping our rooms air-conditioned. Every day, trains,