四级完形填空 20篇(含答案)

ￋￎￌEnglish Test

I. Cloze (with four choices provided)

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. (400 points)

Passage 1

I have goals for my life, but they are not fame or fortune. But that does not mean I can just sit

(1)____________, doing nothing at all. I want (2)____________, something unusual, exciting and even dangerous sometimes. One dream I have is to be (3)____________ into the harness of a jet and fly at twice the speed of sound. Or, I could go into space and (4)____________ gravity. On an outer space adventure, I could (5)____________ the Earth in a spacecraft. I also would like to jump from an

airplane, (6)____________ in the sky and parachute (跳伞) to the ground. Or m aybe I’ll climb steep mountain (7)____________ in China. It’s also possible for me to (8)____________ tropical jungles in Brazil. No, I’m not (9)____________ for the spotlight. I don’t want to join the (10)____________ of fame. I simply don’t want my life to be (11)____________. I could go on a fantastic (12)____________. I could uncover (13)____________ treasures in the mysterious Bermuda triangle or become a captain on a naval aircraft carrier and (14)____________ the seven seas. Maybe I’ll investigate crimes or be an attorney for the public and (15)____________ large corporations of terrible crimes. I could catch them as they are (16)____________ citizens out of their hard-earned money. Or, I could be a government agent and (17)____________ on foreign countries. I could find out if they are planning a(n) (18)____________ of our mother country.

On second thought, this all seems quite (19)____________. I take back everything that I have said. A(n) (20)____________ life is for me. I think that I will simply sit back in my big comfortable chair with the air-conditioning set at a perfect 24 degrees centigrade and read about someone else doing those dangerous things. This book about mining for gold will do fine.

1. A. calm B. quiet C. peaceful D. still

2. A. accident B. adventure C. risk D. chance

3. A. stuck B. struck C. confronted D. strapped

4. A. defy B. deny C. oppose D. violate

5. A. chase B. surround C. orbit D. twist

6. A. hang B. wonder C. fly D. suspend

7. A. heights B. peaks C. points D. maximums

8. A. explore B. investigate C. research D. search

9. A. disappointed B. horrible C. hopeless D. desperate

10. A. conquest B. dispute C. defeat D. victory

11. A. fascinating B. amazing C. disgusting D. boring

12. A. commission B. mission C. procession D. responsibility

13. A. sunk B. submerged C. emerged D. overwhelmed

14. A. orbit B. circle C. cruise D. float

15. A. accuse B. charge C. blame D. criticize

16. A. compelling B. misleading C. stealing D. cheating

17. A. spy B. investigate C. inspectD. observe

18. A. violation B. corruption C. invasion D. pursuit

19. A. boring B. destructive C. tiresome D. complicated

20. A. worthless B. idle C. empty D. unemployed

Passage 2

Eugene Dubois discovered the first fossils of a larger, bigger brained species of human, in Java in 1891. The (21)________ he found had long, straight legs and was an excellent walker. The size of the