完型填空1993-2013.pdf

1993 年 For each numbered blank in the following passage,there are four choices marked A,B,C,and D.Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets.(15 points)Although interior design has existed since the beginning of architecture,its development into a specialized field is really quite recent.Interior designers have become important partly because of the many functions that might be _46_ in a single large building.The importance of interior design becomes _47_ when we realize how much time we _48_ surrounded by four walls.Whenever we need to be indoors,we want our surroundings to be _49_ attractive and comfortable as possible.We also expect _50_ place to be appropriate to its use.You would be _51_ if the inside of your bedroom were suddenly changed to look _52_ the inside of a restaurant.And you wouldnt feel _53_ in a business office that has the appearance of a school.It soon becomes clear that the interior designers most important basic _54_ is the function of the particular _55_.For example,a theater with poor sight lines,poor sound-shaping qualities,and _56_ few entries and exits will not work for _57_ purpose,no matter how beautifully it might be _58_.Nevertheless,for any kind of space,the designer has to make many of the same kind of _59_.He or she must coordinate the shapes,lighting and decoration of everything from ceiling to floor._60_ addition,the designer must usually select furniture or design built-in furniture,according to the functions that need to be served.46.A consisted B contained C composed D comprised 47.A obscure B attractive C appropriate D evident 48.A spend B require C settle D retain 49.A so B as C thus D such 50.A some B any C this D each 51.A amused B interested C shocked D frightened 52.A like B for C at D into 53.A correct B proper C right D suitable 54.A care B concern C attention D intention 55.A circumstance B environment C surroundings D space 56.A too B quite C a D far 57.A their B its C those D that 58.A painted B covered C ornamented D decorated 59.A solutions B conclusions C decisions D determinations 60.A For B In C As D With 1994 For each numbered blank in following passage,there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil.(10 points)The first and smallest unit that can be discussed in relation to language is the word.In speaking,the choice of words is _41_ the utmost importance.Proper selection will eliminate one source of _42_ breakdown in the communication cycle.Too often,careless use of words _43_ a meeting of the minds of the speaker and listener.The words used by the speaker may _44_ unfavorable reactions in the listener _45_ interfere with his comprehension;hence,the transmission-reception system breaks down._46_,inaccurate or indefinite words may make _47_ difficult for the listener to understand the _48_ which is being transmitted to him.The speaker who does not have specific words in his working vocabulary may be _49_ to explain or describe in a _50_ that can be understood by his listeners.41.A of B at C for D on 42.A inaccessible B timely C likely D invalid 43.A encourages B prevents C destroys D offers 44.A pass out B take away C back up D stir up 45.A who B as C which D what 46.A Moreover B However C Preliminarily D Unexpectedly 47.A that B It C so D this 48.A speech B sense C message D meaning 49.A obscure B difficult C impossible D unable 50.A case B means C method D way 1995 年 Section II:Close Test For each numbered blank in following passage,there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil.(10 points)Sleep is divided into periods of so-called REM sleep,characterized by rapid eye movements and dreaming,and longer periods of non-REM sleep._41_ kind of sleep is at all well understood,but REM sleep is _42_ to serve some restorative function of the brain.The purpose of non-REM sleep is even more _43_.The new experiments,such as these _44_ for the first time at a recent meeting of the Society for Sleep Research in Minneapolis,suggest fascinating explanations _45_ of non-REM sleep.For example,it has long been known that total sleep _46_ is 100 percent fatal to rats,yet,_47_ examination of the dead bodies,the animals look completely normal.A researcher has now _48_ the mystery of why the animals die.The rats _49_ bacterial infections of the blood,_50_ their immune systems-the self-protecting mechanism against disease-had crashed.41.A Either B Neither C Each D Any 42.A intended B required C assumed D inferred 43.A subtle B obvious C mysterious D doubtful 44.A maintained B described C settled D afforded 45.A in the light B by virtue C with the exception D for the purpose 46.A reduction B destruction C deprivation D restriction 47.A upon B by C through D with 48.A paid attention to B caught sight of C laid emphasis on D cast light on 49.A develop B produce C stimulate D induce 50.A if B as if C only if D if only 1996 年 Section II:Close Test For each numbered blank in following passage,there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil.(10 points)Vitamins are organic compounds necessary in small amounts in the diet for the normal growth and maintenance of life of animals,including man.They do not provide energy,_41_ do they construct or build any part of the body.They are needed for _42_ foods into energy and body maintenance.There are thirteen or more of them,and if _43_ is missing a deficiency disease becomes _44_.Vitamins are similar because they are made of the same elements-usually carbon,hydrogen,oxygen,and _45_ nitrogen.They are different _46_ their elements are arranged differently,and each vitamin _47_ one or more specific functions in the body._48_ enough vitamins is essential to life,although the body has no nutritional use for _49_ vitamins.Many people,_50_,believe in being on the“safe side”and thus take extra vitamins.However,a well-balanced diet will usually meet all the bodys vitamin needs.41.A either B so C nor D never 42.A shifting B transferring C altering D transforming 43.A any B some C anything D something 44.A serious B apparent C severe D fatal 45.A mostly B partially C sometimes D rarely 46.A in that B so that C such that D except that 47.A undertakes B holds C plays D performs 48.A Supplying B Getting C Providing D Furnishing 49.A exceptional B exceeding C excess D external 50.A nevertheless B therefore C moreover D meanwhile 1997 年 Section II:Cloze Test Directions:For each numbered blank in the following passage,there are four choices marked A,B,C,D.Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets.(10 points)Manpower Inc.,with 560,000 workers,is the worlds largest temporary employment agency.Every morning,its people _41_ into the offices and factories of America,seeking a days work for a days pay.One day at a time._42_ industrial giants like General Motors and IBM struggle to survive _43_ reducing the number of employees,Manpower,based in Milwaukee,Wisconsin,is booming._44_ its economy continues to recover,the US is increasingly becoming a nation of part timers and temporary workers.This _45_ work force is the most important _46_ in American business today,and it is _47_ changing the relationship between people and their jobs.The phenomenon provides a way for companies to remain globally competitive _48_ avoiding market cycles and the growing burdens _49_ by employment rules,healthcare costs and pension plans.For workers it can mean an end to the security,benefits and sense of _50_ that came from being a loyal employee.41.A swarm B stride C separate D slip 42.A For B Because C As D Since 43.A from B in C on D by 44.A Even though B Now that C If only D Provided that 45.A durable B disposable C available D transferable 46.A approach B flow C fashion D trend 47.A instantly B reversely C fundamentally D sufficiently 48.A but B while C and D whereas 49.A imposed B restricted C illustrated D confined 50.A excitement B conviction C enthusiasm D importance 1998 年 Section II:Cloze Test Directions:For each numbered blank in the following passage,there are four choices marked A,B,C,D.Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil.(10 points)Until recently most historians spoke very critically of the Industrial Revolution.They _41_ that in the long run industrialization greatly raised the standard of living for the _42_ man.But they insisted that its _43_ results during the period from 1750 to 1850 were widespread poverty and misery for the _44_ of the English population._45_ contrast,they saw in the preceding hundred years from 1650 to 1750,when England was still a _46_ agricultural country,a period of great abundance and prosperity.This view,_47_,is generally thought to be wrong.Specialists _48_ history and economics,have _49_ two things:that the period from 1650 to 1750 was _50_ by great poverty,and that industrialization certainly did not worsen and may have actually improved the conditions for the majority of the populace.41.A admitted B believed C claimed D predicted 42.A plain B average C mean D normal 43.A momentary B prompt C instant D immediate 44.A bulk B host C gross D magnitude 45.A On B With C For D By 46.A broadly B thoroughly C generally D completely 47.A however B meanwhile C therefore D moreover 48.A at B in C about D for 49.A manifested B approved C shown D speculated 50.A noted B impressed C labeled D marked 1999 年 Section II:Cloze Test Directions:For each numbered blank in following passage,there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil.(10 points)Industrial safety does not just happen.Companies _41_ low accident rates plan their safety programs,work hard to organize them,and continue working to keep them _42_ and active.When the work is well done,a _43_ of accident-free operations is established _44_ time lost due to injuries is kept at a minimum.Successful safety programs may _45_ greatly in the emphasis placed on certain aspects of the program.Some place great emphasis on mechanical guarding.Others stress safe work practices by _46_ rules or regulations._47_ others depend on an emotional appeal to the worker.But,there are certain basic ideas that must be used in every program if maximum results are to be obtained.There can be no question about the value of a safety program.From a financial stand-point alone,safety _48_.The fewer the injury _49_,the better the workmans insurance rate.This may mean the difference between operating at _50_ or at a loss.41.A at B in C on D with 42.A alive B vivid C mobile D diverse 43.A regulation B climate C circumstance D requirement 44.A where B how C what D unless 45.A alter B differ C shift D distinguish 46.A constituting B aggravating C observing D justifying 47.A Some B Many C Even D Still 48.A comes off B turns up C pays off D holds up 49.A claims B reports C declarations D proclamations 50.A an advantage B a benefit C an interest D a profit 2000 年 Section II:Cloze Test Directions:For each numbered blank in following passage,there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil.(10 points)If a farmer wishes to succeed,he must try to keep a wide gap between his consumption and his production.He must store a large quantity of grain _41_ consuming all his grain immediately.He can continue to support himself and his family _42_ he produces a surplus.He must use this surplus in three ways:as seed for sowing,as an insurance _43_ the unpredictable effects of bad weather and as a commodity which he must sell in order to _44_ old agricultural implements and obtain chemical fertilizers to _45_ the soil.He may also need money to construct irrigation _46_ and improve his farm in other ways.If no surplus is available,a farmer cannot be _47_.He must either sell some of his property or _48_ extra funds in the form of loans.Naturally he will try to borrow money at a low _49_ of interest,but loans of this kind are not _50_ obtainable.41.A other than B as well as C instead of D more than 42.A only if B much as C long before D ever since 43.A for B against C supplement D dispose 44.A replace B purchase C supplement D dispose 45.A enhance B mix C feed D raise 46.A vessels B routes C paths D channels 47.A self-confident B self-sufficient C self-satisfied D self-restrained 48.A search B save C offer D seek 49.A proportion B percentage C rate D ratio 50.A genuinely B obviously C presumably D frequently 2001 年 Section II:Cloze Test Directions:For each numbered blank in the following passage,there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil.(10 points)The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up people involved in prominent cases _31_ the trial of Rosemary West.In a significant _32_ of legal controls over the press,Lord Irvine,the Lord Chancellor,will introduce a _33_ bill that will propose making payments to witnesses _34_ and will strictly control the amount of _35_ that can be given to a case _36_ a trial begins.In a letter to Gerald Kaufman,chairman of the House of Commons Media Select Committee,Lord Irvine said he _37_ with a committee report this year which said that self regulation did not _38_ sufficient control._39_ of the letter came two days after Lord Irvine caused a _40_ of media protest when he said the _41_ of privacy controls contained in European legislation would be left to judges _42_ to Parliament.The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill,which _43_ the European Convention on Human Rights legally _44_ in Britain,laid down that everybody was _45_ to privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect themselves and their families.“Press freedoms will be in safe hands _46_ our British judges,”he said.Witness payments became an _47_ after West was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995.Up to 19 witnesses were _48_ to have received payments for telling their stories to newspapers.Concerns were raised _49_ witnesses might be encouraged to exaggerate their stories in court to _50_ guilty verdicts.31.A as to B for instance C in particular D such as 32.A tightening B intensifying C focusing D fastening 33.A sketch B rough C preliminary D draft 34.A illogical B illegal C improbable D improper 35.A publicity B penalty C popula