英語四級完形填空考前沖刺練習匯總
練習一:
In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words 1 which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we 2 , that is to say, from the 3 of our own family and from our familiar associates, and 4 we should know and use 5 we could not read or write.
They 6 the common things of life, and are the stock in trade of all who 7 the language. Such words may be calledpopular, since they belong to the people 8 and are not the exclusive 9 of a limited class. On the other hand, our language 10 a multitude of words which are comparatively 11 used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little 12 to use them at home or in the market-place.
Our 13 acquaintance with them comes not from our mothers 14 or from the talk of our school-mates, 15 from books that we read, lectures that we 16 , or the more 17 conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular 18 in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual 19 of everyday life. Such words are calledlearned, and the 20 between them and thepopularwords is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.
1.A.at B.with C.by D.through
2.A.study B.imitate C.stimulate D.learn
3.A.mates B.relatives C.members D.fellows
4.A.which B.that C.those D.ones
5.A.even B.despite C.even if D.in spite of
6.A.mind B.concern C.care D.involve
7.A.hire B.apply C.adopt D.use
8.A.in public B.at most C.at large D.at best
9.A.right B.privilege C.share D.possession
10.A.consists B.comprises C.constitutes D.composes
11.A.seldom B.much C.never D.often
12.A.prospect B.way C.reason D.necessity
13.A.primary B.first C.principal D.prior
14.A.tips B.mouth C.lips D.tongue
15.A.besides B.and C.or D.but
16.A.hear of B.attend C.hear from D.listen
17.A.former B.formula C.formal D.formative
18.A.theme B.topic C.idea D.point
19.A.border B.link C.degree D.extent
20.A.diversion B.distinction C.diversity D.similarity
1.【答案】B
【解析】本句中由with which引導的定語從句,修飾先行詞those words。短語become acquainted with sb./sth.意為認識某人,了解某事。
2.【答案】D
【解析】imitate意為模仿,stimulate意為刺激,激發。study和learn都有學習的意思,study著重研究,而learn指一般性的學習,故選D。
3.【答案】C
【解析】mate意為伙伴,同事,可組成復合名詞,如:classmate同學,roommate同房間的人。relative意為親戚,member意為成員,family member意為家庭成員,fellow意為伙伴,家伙。
4.【答案】A
【解析】which引導非限制性定語從句,和前面的定語從句并列,修飾先行詞those words,關系代詞that只能在限制性定語從句中代替which。
5.【答案】C
【解析】even if在這里引導條件狀語從句。Even是副詞,不能引導狀語從句。In spite of和despite表示盡管,為介詞詞組或介詞,也不能引導狀語從句。
6.【答案】B
【解析】本句的意思是它們涉及生活中的一般性事情,是所有使用這種語言的人慣用的語言材料。Concern意為涉及,mind和care表示介意,計較,relate表示講述、敘述。
7.【答案】D
【解析】use意為使用,apply意為運用,hire意為雇用,adopt意為采納。
8.【答案】C
【解析】at large意為普遍的、一般的,in public意為公開地、當眾,at most意為至多、不超過,at best意為充其量、至多。
9.【答案】C
【解析】share意為份額、共享。right和privilege意為權利、特權,在本句不符合題意。possession意為擁有、占有,通常指擁有財物。
10.【答案】B
【解析】comprise包含、包括、由組成。compose常用于被動結構be composed of表示由組成。consist是不及物動詞,必須和of組成短語動詞表示由組成,constitute意為構成。
11.【答案】A
【解析】seldom意為不經常、很少。
12.【答案】D
【解析】prospect意為前景way方式reason理由necessity必要性。本句只有necessity符合句意。
13.【答案】B
【解析】本句意為我們最初既不是從母親嘴里,也不是從同學那里了解這些單詞的first第一、首先primary基本的、原始的prior優先的、在先的principal主要的、首要的。
14.【答案】C
【解析】learn sth from ones lips是固定搭配,表示從某人嘴里得知。
15.【答案】D
【解析】but在這里表示轉折的含義。
16.【答案】B
【解析】attend a lecture參加一個講座。
17.【答案】C
【解析】formal正式的former以前的formula公式、方程formative形成的。
18.【答案】B
【解析】topic話題theme主題point要點。本句指討論的話題,故選topic。
19.【答案】D
【解析】degree和extent均可表示程度,但extent還可表示范圍。本句意為:討論問題的方式超越了日常生活的范圍,所以選extent。Border邊界,link連接。
20.【答案】B
【解析】diversion轉移、轉向distinction差別diversity多樣性、變化similary相似之處。本句意為:學術性詞語和大眾化詞語之間的差別,故選distinction。
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1.【答案】C
【解析】本句意為:汽車取代了馬,成為日常交通工具。replace取代deny否定、否認reproduce復制ridicule嘲笑。故選replace。
2.【答案】A
【解析】句意見上題。means指工具,復數形式作單數理解,其他幾項不符合句意。
3.【答案】B
【解析】nearly接近hardly幾乎不certainly肯定somehow設法。接近90%符合句意。
4.【答案】A
【解析】personal個人的personnel人事的manual手工的artificial人造的。本句意為:美國人使用汽車百分之九十是為了個人的業務。
5.【答案】A
【解析】根據上下文,本句的意思應該是大部分的美國人能夠買車。
6.【答案】B
【解析】根據上下文這里應該是指有規律的生產。
7.【答案】B
【解析】指的是在1975年,與前面的in 1950對應。)
8.【答案】D
【解析】本句的意思是汽車生產商開始改進產品,提高效率,只有improve改進符合句意。Raise提高,make制造, reduce減少。
9.【答案】C
【解析】根據上下文,只能選average平均。Unusual不同尋常的。
10.【答案】C
【解析】本句的意思是家庭收入的增長速度比汽車價格上漲的速度快。
11.【答案】D
【解析】本句缺主語,只有A和D可作主語,但A項的意思不符。purchasing購買,符合句意。
12.【答案】A
【解析】本句指的是家庭收入較小的一部分,不是指具體的數目。
13.【答案】B
【解析】此處需要用副詞,先排除percentage這個名詞,其他選項中只有proportionally相應、成適當比例的符合句意。本句句意是,在不同年代車價與家庭收入按比例增加,其他兩項意思不符。
14.【答案】A
【解析】本句指的是家庭收入,只有income符合句意。
15.【答案】C
【解析】在表示某物花費某人多少錢的意思時,若物為主語,動詞要用cost。
16.【答案】A
【解析】本句指的是4.75個月的收入。
17.【答案】B
【解析】本句意為在1975年出產的汽車在工藝上比前些年出產的各種型號的汽車優越。be superior to比優越be better后面要接than;famous著名的fastest最快的。
18.【答案】C
【解析】本句意為汽車的影響涉及整個經濟。influence影響affect是動詞,不符合語法;running和notice不符合句意。
19.【答案】B
【解析】這里as引導原因狀語從句。
20.【答案】B
【解析】spend doing sth.是固定搭配。
練習三:
Music comes in many forms, most countries have a style of their own. 1 the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent 2 of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was 3 , or by whom. But it began to be 4 in the early 1900s.
Jazz is Americas contribution to 5 music. In contrast to classical music, which 6 formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free form. It bubbles with energy, 7 the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz 8 like America, and 9 it does today. The 10 of this music are as interesting as the music 11 . American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz 12 .They were brought to Southern States 13 slaves.
They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long 14 . When a Negro died his friend and relatives 15 a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the 16 . On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. 17 on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted.Death had removed one of their 18 , but the living were glad to bealive. The band played 19 music, improvising on both the harmony andthe melody of the tunes 20 at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.
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1.A.By B.At C.In D.On
2.A.music B.song C.melody D.style
3.A.discovered B.acted C.invented D.designed
4.A.noticed B.found C.listened D.heard
5.A.classical B.sacred C.popular D.light
6.A.forms B.follows C.approaches D.introduces
7.A.expressing B.explaining C.exposing D.illustrating
8.A.appeared B.felt C.seemed D.sounded
9.A.as B.so C.either D.neither
10.A.origins B.originals C.discoveries D.resources
11.A.concerned B.itself C.available D.oneself
12.A.players B.followers C.fans D.pioneers
13.A.for B.as C.with D.by
14.A.months B.weeks C.hours D.times
15.A.demonstrated B.composed C.hosted D.formed
16.A.demonstration B.procession C.body D.march
17.A.Even B.Therefore C.Furthermore D.But
18.A.number B.members C.body D.relations
19.A.sad B.solemn C.happy D.funeral
20.A.whistled B.sung C.presented D.showed
1.【答案】B
【解析】這里at the turn of the century表示的是在本世紀初這一具體時間,只有at可以用在這里。
2.【答案】D
【解析】根據上文所說的大多數國家都有自己的音樂風格,而美國卻沒有自己突出的,后面也應該是風格,故選style。
3.【答案】C
【解析】本句意為沒有人知道爵士樂是什么時候發明的,由誰發明的。discover意為發現,act意為行動,扮演,invent意為發明,design意為設計。故選invent。
4.【答案】D
【解析】這里是說爵士樂被聽到,所以用heard。Listen的意思是聽,而且句末須接介詞to,A),B)兩項意思不符。
5.【答案】C
【解析】popular music是指流行音樂,與classical music相對。爵士樂是流行音樂的一種,故選popular。
6.【答案】B
【解析】此句意為古典音樂遵循正規的歐洲傳統。form意為形成,follow意為遵循,approach意為接近,靠近,introduce意為引進,介紹。
7.【答案】A
【解析】express意為表達,與后面的賓語moods、interests、以及emotions相搭配。explain意為解釋,說明,expose意為揭露,使暴露,illustrate意為闡明。
8.【答案】D
【解析】本句意為在20世紀20年代,爵士樂聽起來象是美國風格。只有sound有聽起來的意思。其他三個詞都無此意。
9.【答案】A
【解析】本句意為就象爵士樂今天的樣子,as意為正如,就象,后面接一個句子。
10.【答案】A
【解析】origins意為起源,起始,originals意為原作,原物,discoveries意為發現,resources意為資源。此處句意為爵士樂的起源。故選A。
11.【答案】B
【解析】本句意為音樂的起源和音樂本身一樣有趣。故此處應選擇反身代詞itself。
12.【答案】D
【解析】本句意為美國的黑奴是爵士樂的先鋒。players意為演奏者,followers意為追隨者,fans意為迷,pioneers意為先鋒,開拓者。
13.【答案】B
【解析】本句意為他們被作為奴隸帶到南部各州。只有as,意為作為,介詞,符合此意。
14.【答案】C
【解析】本句意為黑奴們被賣給南方種植園主們而且被迫在地里長時間地勞動。long一般不與months和weeks搭配,hours指工作時間,times指次數或倍數,當一段時間講時是不可數名詞,故只可選hours。
15.【答案】D
【解析】demonstrate意為論證,說明,示威,compose后接介詞of,意為組成,host意為款待,作樂,form與procession搭配,意為形成隊列。故選D。
16.【答案】B
【解析】上句提到形成隊列,本句意為這樣的隊列經常伴隨有一支樂隊,故選上文提到的procession。
17.【答案】D
【解析】上句說:在去墓地的路上,樂隊演奏緩慢的、莊重的音樂以便和悲痛的場合相配合。而本句說:在回來的路上,情緒變化了。所以這兩句之間應該是轉折的關系。因此選擇but。
18.【答案】D
【解析】本句意為死神奪去了他們的一個親人,但活著的人高興他們還活著。relations意為親戚。故選D。
19.【答案】C
【解析】這里選擇happy,以便和上句中提到的slow和solemn相對應。
20.【答案】C
【解析】whistled意為吹口哨,sung意為唱,presented意為表演,showed意為展示,只有presented才能和improvising相搭配。