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新 四 级 完 形 填 空

一﹑真题示范(2004年1月)

Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked ［A］, ［B］, ［C］ and ［D］. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center

It's an annual back-to-school routine. One morning you wave goodbye, and that 71 evening you're burning the late-night oil in sympathy. In the race to improve educational standards, 72 are throwing the books at kids. 73 elementary school students are complaining of homework 74. What's a well-meaning parent to do?

As hard as 75 may be, sit back and chill, experts advise. Though you've got to get them to do it, 76 helping too much, or even examining 77 too carefully, you may keep them 78 doing it by themselves. “I wouldn't advise a parent to check every 79 assignment,” says psychologist John Rosemond, author of Ending the Tough Homework. “There's a 80 of appreciation for trial and error. Let your children 81 the grade they deserve.”

Many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and ask them to rethink their 82. But “you don't want them to feel it has to be 83,” she says.

That's not to say parents should 84 homework—first, they should monitor how much homework their kids 85. Thirty minutes a day in the early elementary years and an hour in 86 four, five, and six is standard, says Rosemond. For juniorhigh students it should be “ 87 more than an hour and a half,” and two for high-school students. If your child 88 has more homework than this, you may want to check 89 other parents and then talk to the teacher about 90 assignment.

71. ［A］ very ［B］ exact ［C］ right ［D］ usual
72. ［A］ officials ［B］ parents ［C］ experts ［D］ schools
73. ［A］ Also ［B］ Even ［C］ Then ［D］ However
74. ［A］ fatigue ［B］ confusion ［C］ duty ［D］ puzzle
75. ［A］ there ［B］ we ［C］ they ［D］ it
76. ［A］ via ［B］ under ［C］ by ［D］ for
77. ［A］ questions ［B］ answers ［C］ standards ［D］ rules
78. ［A］ off ［B］ without ［C］ beyond ［D］ from
79. ［A］ single ［B］ piece ［C］ page ［D］ other
80. ［A］ drop ［B］ short ［C］ cut ［D］ lack
81. ［A］ acquire ［B］ earn ［C］ gather ［D］ reach
82. ［A］ exercises ［B］ defects ［C］ mistakes ［D］ tests
83. ［A］ perfect ［B］ better ［C］ unusual ［D］ complete
84. ［A］ forget ［B］ refuse ［C］ miss ［D］ ignore
85. ［A］ have ［B］ prepare ［C］ make ［D］ perform
86. ［A］ classes ［B］ groups ［C］ grades ［D］ terms
87. ［A］ about ［B］ no ［C］ much ［D］ few
88. ［A］ previously ［B］ rarely ［C］ merely ［D］consistently
89. ［A］ with ［B］ in ［C］ out ［D］ up
90. ［A］ finishing ［B］ lowering ［C］ reducing ［D］ declining

二﹑模拟题集
(1)
From childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadening our knowledge of ourselves and the world about us. When humans first _1__ , they were like newborn children, unable to use this _2__ tool. Yet once language developed, the possibilities for human kinds future _3__ and cultural growth increased.
　　Many linguists believe that evolution is _4__ for our ability to produce and use language. They _5__ that our highly evolved brain provides us _6__ an innate language ability not found in lower _7__. Proponents of this innateness theory say that our _8__ for language is inborn, but that language itself develops gradually, _9__ a function of the growth of the brain during childhood. Therefore there are critical _10__ times for language development.
　　Current _11__ of innateness theory are mixed, however, evidence supporting the existence of some innate abilities is undeniable. _12__ , more and more schools are discovering that foreign languages are best taught in _13__ grades. Young children often can learn several languages by being _14__ to them, while adults have a much harder time learning another language once the _15__ of their first language have become firmly fixed.
　　_16__ some aspects of language are undeniably innate, language does not develop automatically in a vacuum. Children who have been _17__ from other human beings do not possess language. This demonstrates that _18__ with other human beings is necessary for proper language development. Some linguists believe that this is even more basic to human language _19__ than any innate capacities. These theorists view language as imitative, learned behavior. _20__ , children learn language from their parents by imitating them. Parents gradually shape their child's language skills by positively reinforcing precise imitations and negatively reinforcing imprecise ones.

1. A. generated B. evolved C. born D. originated
2. A. valuable B. appropriate C. convenient D. favorite
3. A. attainments B. feasibility C. entertainments D. evolution
4. A. essential B. available C. reliable D. responsible
5. A. confirm B. inform C. claim D. convince
6. A. for B. from C. of D. with

7. A. organizations B. organisms C. humans D. children
8. A. potential B. performance C. preference D. passion
9. A. as B. just as C. like D. unlike
10. A. ideological B. biological C. social D. psychological
11. A. reviews B. reference C. reaction D. recommendation
12. A. In a word B. In a sense C. Indeed D. In other words
13. A. various B. different C. the higher D. the lower
14. A. revealed B. exposed C. engaged D. involved
15. A. regulations B. formations 　　C. rules D. constitutions
16. A. Although B. Whether C. Since D. When
17. A. distinguished B. different 　 C. protected D. isolated
18. A. exposition B. comparison C. contrast 　　 D. interaction
19. A. acquisition B. appreciation C. requirement 　 D. alternative
20. A. As a result B. After all 　　 C. In other words D. Above all

(2)
As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and _1__ the passengers had fastened their seat belts, they were suddenly _2__ forward. At that moment, the air-hostess _3__. She looked very pale, but was quite _4__. Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she _5__ everyone that the pilot had _6__ and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about machines or at _7__ how to drive a car. After a moment’s _8__, a man got up and followed the hostess into the pilot's cabin. Moving the pilot _9__ , the man took his seat and listened carefully to the _10__ instructions that were being sent by radio from the airport _11__ .The plane was now dangerously close _12__ the ground, but to everyone's _13__ , it soon began to climb. The man had to _14__ the airport several times in group to become _15__ with the controls of the plane. _16__ the danger had not yet passed. The terrible _17__ came when he had to land. Following _18__ , the man guided the plane toward the airfield. It shook violently _19__ it touched the ground and then moved rapidly _20__ the runway and after a long run it stopped safely. 

1. A. although B. while C. therefore D. then
2. A. shifted B. thrown C. put D. moved
3. A. showed B. presented C. exposed D. appeared
4. A. well B. still C. calm D. quiet
5. A. inquired B. insured C. informed D. instructed
6. A. fallen B. failed C. faded D. fainted
7. A. best B. least C. length D. first
8. A. hesitation B. surprise C. doubt D. delay
9. A. back B. aside C. about D. off
10. A. patient B. anxious C. urgent D. nervous
11. A. beneath B. under C. down D. below
12. A. to B. by C. near D. on
13. A. horror B. trust C. pleasure D. relief
14. A. surround B. circle C. observe D. view
15. A. intimate B. familiar C. understood D. close
16. A. Then B. Therefore C. But D. Moreover
17. A. moment B. movement C. idea D. affair
18. A. impression B. information C. inspections D. instructions
19. A. as B. unless C. while D. so
20. A. around B. over C. along D. above

(3)
Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors(流星) but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts _1__ our protective blanket on _2__ .Light gets through, and this is essential _3__ plants to make the food which we _4__ .Heat, _5__ , makes our environments tolerable and some ultraviolet rays(紫外线的) penetrate the _6__ .Cosmic(宇宙的) rays of various kinds come _7__ the air from outer space, but _8__ quantities of radiation from the sun are screened off. _9__ men leave the atmosphere they are _10__ to this radiation; _11__ their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, _12__ prevent a lot of radiation damage. Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in _13__.Doses of radiation are measured in _14__ called “rems(雷目)”.We all _15__ radiation here on earth from the sun, from cosmic rays and from radioactive minerals.The“_16__”dose of radiation that we receive each year is about two millirems; it _17__ according to where you live, and this is a very rough estimate. Scientists have reason to think _18__ a man can _19__ far more radiation _20__ without being damaged; the figure of 60 rems has been agreed. 

1. A. for B. with C. on D. as
2. A. stars B. sun C. earth D. space
3. A. with B. from C. under D. for
4. A. use B. live C. eat D. get
5. A. again B. also C. besides D. too
6. A. environment B. space C. atmosphere D. earth
7. A. across B. to C. from D. through
8. A. valid B. enormous C. various D. proper
9. A. As soon as B. As well as C. As much as D. As possible as
10. A. shown B. exposed C. faced D. covered
11. A. but B. because C. so D. so that
12. A. get B. make C. have D. do
13. A. earth B. atmosphere C. space D. environment
14. A. pieces B. units C. parts D. elements
15. A. receive B. accept C. bring D. catch
16. A. conventional B. common C. general D. normal
17. A. shifts B. converts C. modifies D. varies
18. A. what B. which C. that D. why
19. A. put up with B. keep up with C. come up with D. catch up with
20. A. from B. than C. as D. away
(4)
Children model themselves largely on their parents. They do so mainly through identification. Children identify _1__ a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are _2__ of that parent. The things parents do and say—and the _3 they do and say to them—therefore strongly influence a child's _4__ .However, parents must consistently behave like the type of _5__ they want their child to become. 
  　A parent's actions _6__ affect the self-image that a child forms _7__ identification. Children who see mainly positive qualities in their _8__ will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way. Children who observe chiefly _9__ qualities in their parents will have difficulty _10__ positive qualities in themselves. Children may _11__ their self-image, however, as they become increasingly _12__ by peers before they reach 13.
　　Isolated events, _13__ dramatic ones, do not necessarily have a permanent _14__ on a child's behavior. Children interpret such events according to their established attitudes and previous training. Children who know they are loved can, _15__ , accept the divorce of their parent's or a parent’s early _16__ .But if children feel unloved, they may interpret such events _17__ a sign of rejection or punishment.
　　In the same way, all children are not influenced _18__ by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs. _19__ in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the _20__ of an activity or experience depends on how the child interprets it.

1. A. to B. with C. around D. for
2. A. informed B. characteristic C. conceived D. indicative
3. A. gesture B. expression　　 C. way D. extent
4. A. behavior B. words C. mood D. reactions
5. A. person B. humans C. creatures D. adult
6. A. in turn B. nevertheless　　 C. also D. as a result
7. A. before B. besides C. with D. through
8. A. eyes B. parents C. peers D. behaviors
9. A. negative B. cheerful C. various D. complex

10. A. see B. seeing C. to see D. to seeing
11. A. modify B. copy C. give up D. continue
12. A. mature B. influenced C. unique D. independent
13. A. not B. besides C. even D. finally
14. A. idea B. wonder C. stamp D. effect
15. A. luckily B. for example　 C. at most D. theoretically
16. A. death B. rewards C. advice D. teaching
17. A. as B. being C. of D. for
18. A. even B. at all C. alike D. as a whole
19. A. Oh B. Alas C. Right D. As
20. A. result B. effect C. scale D. cause
(5)
There are more than forty universities in Britain—nearly twice as many as in 1960. During the 1960s eight completely new ones were founded, and ten other new ones were created _1__ converting old colleges of technology into universities. In the same period the _2__ of students more than doubled, from 70,000 to _3__ than 200,000. By 1973 about 10% of men aged from eighteen _4__ twenty-one were in universities and about 5% of women. All the universities are private institutions. Each has its _5__ governing councils, _6__ some local businessmen and local politicians as _7__ a few academics(大学教师). The state began to give grants to them fifty years _8__, and by 1970 each university derived nearly all its _9__ from state grants. Students have to _10__ fees and living costs, but every student may receive from the local authority of the place _11__ he lives a personal grant which is enough to pay his full costs, including lodging and _12__ unless his parents are _13__ .Most _14__ take jobs in the summer _15__ about six weeks, but they do not normally do outside _16__ during the academic year. The Department of Education takes _17__ for the payment which cover the whole expenditure of the _18__, but it does not exercise direct control. It can have an important influence _19__ new developments through its power to distribute funds, but it takes the advice of the University Grants Committee, a body which is mainly _20__ of academics. 

1. A. with B. by C. at D. into
2. A. amount B. quantity C. lot D. number
3. A. more B. much C. less D. fewer
4. A. with B. to C. from D. beyond
5. A. self B. kind C. own D. personal
6. A. making B. consisting C. including D. taking
7. A. good B. long C. li