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1、阳 朔 新 起 点 英 文 书 院 Yangshuo New Start English College TEM-4 Exercise3 Cloze Test Directions: There are 6 passages in this part of the exercise. Each passage has 15 blanks. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE th
2、at best fits into the passage. Passage 1 It is well known that teenage boys tend to do better 1)______ math than girls, that male high school students are more likely than their female counterparts 2)______ advanced math courses like calculus, that virtually all the great mathematicians 3)___
3、 men. Are women born with 4)______ mathematical ability? Or does society's sexism slow their progress? In 1980, two Johns Hopkins University researchers tried 5)______ the eternal nature/nurture debate. Julian Stanley and Camilla Benbow 6)______ 10,000 talented seventh and eighth graders between
4、1972 and 1979. Using the Scholastic Aptitude Test, in which math questions are meant to measure ability rather than knowledge, they discovered 7)______ sex differences. 8)______ the verbal abilities of the males and females 9)______ differed, twice as many boys as girls scored over 500 (on a scale o
5、f 200 to 800) on mathematical ability; at the 700 level, the ratio was 14 to 1. The conclusion: males have 10)______ superior mathematical reasoning ability. Benbow and Stanley's findings, 11)______ were published in "Science", disturbed some men and 12)______ women. Now there is comfort for thos
6、e people in a new study from the University of Chicago that suggests math 13)______ not, after all, a natural male domain. Prof. Zalman Usiskin studied 1,366 tenth graders. They were selected from geometry classes and tested on their ability to solve geometry proofs, a subject requiring 14)______ ab
7、stract reasoning and spatial ability. The conclusion 15)______ by Usiskin: there are no sex differences in math ability. 1. A. at B. to C. of D. about 2. A. in tackling B. tackling C. to tackle D. about tackling 3. A. might be B. have been C. must be D.
8、 had been 4. A. smaller B. less C. fewer D. not more 5. A. to settle B. to set C. settling D. setting 6. A. were tested B. have tested C. were testing D. had tested 7. A. distinct B. instinct C. remote D. vague 8. A. Since B
9、 However C. As D. While 9. A. scarcely not B. virtually C. largely D. hardly 10. A. superficially B. universally C. inherently D. initially 11. A. as B. that C. which D. all 12. A. few B. not a few C. not few D. quite few 13. A. b
10、e B. were C. was D. is 14. A. none of B. neither of C. either D. both 15. A. got B. gained C. reached D. accomplished Passage 2 We all know that a magician does not really depend on "magic" to perform his tricks, but on his ability to act at great spee
11、d. 16)______, this does not prevent us from enjoying watching a magician 17)______rabbits from a hat. 18)______ the greatest magician of all time was Harry Houdini who died in 1926. Houdini mastered the art of 19)______. He could free himself from the tight test knots or the most complicated locks i
12、n seconds. 20)______ no one really knows how he did this, there is no doubt 21)______ he had made a close study of every type of lock ever invented. He liked to carry a small steel needle like tool strapped to his leg and he used this in place of a key. Houdini once asked the Chicago police to lo
13、ck him in prison. They 22)______ him in chains and locked him up, but he freed himself 23)______ an instant. The police 24)______ him of having used a tool and locked him up again . This time he wore no clothes and there were chains round his neck, waist, wrists, and legs; but he again escaped in a
14、few minutes. Houdini had probably hidden his "needle" in a wax like 25)______ and dropped it on the floor in the passage. 26)______ he went past, he stepped on it so that it stuck to the bottom of his foot. His most famous escape, however, was 27)______ astonishing. He was heavily chained up and enc
15、losed in an empty wooden chest, the lid of 28)______ was nailed down. The 29)______ was dropped into the sea in New York harbor. In one minute Houdini had swum to the surface. When the chest was 30)______, it was opened and the chains were found inside. 16. A. Generally B. However C. Possibly
16、 D. Likewise 17. A. to produce B. who produces C. produce D. how to produce 18. A. Out of the question B. Though C. Probably D. Undoubted 19. A. escaping B. locking C. opening D. dropping 20. A. Surprisingly B.
17、Obviously C. Perhaps D. Although 21. A. if B. whether C. as to D. that 22. A. involved B. closed C. connected D. bound 23. A. at B. by C. in D. for 24. A. rid B. charged C. accused D. dep
18、rived 25. A. candle B. mud C. something D. substance 26. A. As B. Usually C. Maybe D. Then 27. A. overall B. all but C. no longer D. altogether 28. A. it B. which C. that D. him 29. A. chest
19、 B. body C. lid D. chain 30. A. brought up B. sunk C. broken apart D. snapped Passage 3 Who won the World cup 1998 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play? 31)______ an event takes place, newspapers are on
20、 the streets giving the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reporters are on the spot to gather the news. Newspapers have one basic 32)______, to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to 33)______ it. Radio, telegraph, television,
21、and 34)______ inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. 35)______, this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly make use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 36)______ and thus the
22、efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are 37)______ and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out into many other fields. Besides keeping readers 38)______ of the latest news, today's newspapers educate and influence readers about politics and other imp
23、ortant and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers' economic choices 39)______ advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very 40)______. Newspapers are sold at a price that 41)______ even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main 42)______ of income for most newsp
24、apers is commercial advertising. The success in selling advertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers. This 43)______ in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends somewhat on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment 4
25、4)______ in a newspaper's pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as source of information 45)______ the community, city, country, state, nation and world and even outer space. 31. A. Just when B. While C. Soon after D. Before 32. A. reason
26、 B. cause C. problem D. purpose 33. A. make B. publish C. know D. write 34. A. another B. other C. one another D. the other 35. A. However B. And C. Therefore D. So 36. A. value B. ratio C. rate D. speed 37. A. spread B. passed C. printed D
27、 completed 38. A. inform B. be informed C. to be informed D. informed 39. A. on B. through C. with D. of 40. A. forms B. existence C. contents D. purpose 41. A. tries to cover B. manages to cover C. fails to cover D. succeeds in 42. A. source B. ori
28、gin C. course D. finance 43. A. measures B. measured C. is measured D. was measured 44. A. offering B. offered C. which offered D. to be offered 45. A. by B. with C. at D. about Passage 4 The United States is well known for its network of major highways d
29、esigned to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 46)______ these wide modern roads are generally 47)______ and well maintained, with 48)______ sharp curves and straight sections, a direct route is not always the most 49)______ one. Large highways often pass 50)__
30、 scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally 51)______ large urban centers, which means that they become crowded with 52)______ traffic during rush hours, 53)______ the "fast, direct" route becomes a very slow route. However, there is almost always anothe
31、r route to take 54)______ you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 55)______ new "superhighways", there are often older, 56)______ heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. 57)______ of these are good two lane roads; others are uneven roads curving through the country. These secondary
32、 routes may go up steep slopes, along high 58)______, or down frightening hillside to towns 59)______ in deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 60)______the air is clean and scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a chance to get a fresh,
33、 clean view of the world. 46. A. Although B. Since C. Because D. Therefore 47. A. stable B. splendid C. smooth D. complicated 48. A. little B. few C. much D. many 49. A. terrible B. possible C. enjoyable D. profitable 50. A. to B. into C. over D
34、 by 51. A. lead B. connect C. collect D. communicate 52. A. large B. fast C. high D. heavy 53. A. when B. for C. but D. that 54. A. unless B. if C. as D. since 55. A. relatively B. regularly C. respectively D. reasonably 56. A. and B. l
35、ess C. more D. or 57. A. All B. Several C. Lots D. Some 58. A. rocks B. cliffs C. roads D. paths 59. A. lying B. laying C. laid D. lied 60. A. there B. when C. which D. where Passage 5 Early Tudor England was to a large extent self-sufficient. Pr
36、actically all the necessities of life -- food, clothing, fuel and housing -- were produced from native resources by native effort, and it was to 61)______ these primary needs that the great mass of the population labored 62)______ its daily tasks. Production was for the most part organized in innume
37、rable small units. In the country the farm, the hamlet and the village lived on 63)______ they could grow or make for themselves, and 64) ______ the sale of any surplus in the local market town, 65)______ in the towns craftsmen applied themselves to their one-man business, making the boots and shoes
38、 the caps and the cloaks, the 66)______ and harness of townsmen and countrymen 67)______. Once a week town and country would meet to make 68)______ at a market which came 69) ______ realizing the medieval idea of direct contact between producer and 70) ______. This was the traditional economy, whic
39、h was hardly altered for some centuries, and which set the 71) ______ of work and the standard of life of perhaps nice out of 72) ______ ten English men and women. The work was long and 73)______, and the standard of life achieved was almost 74)______ low. Most Englishmen lied by a diet which was of
40、ten 75)______ and always monotonous, wore coarse and ill-fitting clothes which harbored dirt undermine, and lived in holes whose squalor would affront the modern slum dweller. 61. A. settle B. answer C. satisfy D. fill 62. A. at B. in C. on D. with 63. A. which B. what C. whether
41、D. where 64. A. with B. by C. on D. for 65. A. although B. while C. nevertheless D. when 66. A. machines B. apparatus C. equipment D. implement 67. A. similar B. skin C. like D. alike 68. A. exchange B. bargain C. dealing D. ride 69. A. close at B. adjacent to
42、 C. near to D. near-by 70. A. consumer B. buyer C. user D. shopper 71. A. model B. form C. pattern D. method 72. A. every B. each C. the D. other 73. A. cruel B. hard C. ruthless D. severe 74. A. unimaginatively B. unimaginably C. imaginarily D. unimaginedly 7
43、5. A. weak B. little C. meager D. sparse Passage 6 Unlike most sports, which evolved over time from street games, basketball was designed by one man to suit a particular purpose. The man was Dr. James Naismith, and his purpose was to invent a vigorous game that could be played indoors in t
44、he winter. In 1891, Naismith was an instructor at a training school, which trained physical education instructors for the YMCAs. That year the school was trying 76)______ up with a physical activity that the men could enjoy 77)______ the football and baseball seasons. None of the standard indoor
45、activities 78)______ their interest for long. Naismith was asked to solve the problem by the school. He first tried to 79)______ some of the popular outdoor sports, but they were all too rough. The men were getting bruised form tackling each other and 80)______ hit with equipment. So, Naismith de
46、cided to invent a game that would incorporate the most common elements of outdoor team sports without having the real physical contact. Most popular sports used a ball, so he chose a soccer ball because it was soft and large enough that it 81)______ no equipment, such as a bat or a racket to hit
47、it. Next he decided 82)______ an elevated goal, so that scoring world depend on skill and accuracy rather than on 83)______ only. His goals were two peach baskets, 84)______ to ten-foot-high balconies at each end of the gym. The basic 85)______ of the game was to throw the ball into the basket. Nai
48、smith worth rules for the game, 86)______ of which, though with some small changes, are still 87)______ effect. Basketball was an immediate success. The students 88)______ it to their friends and the new sport quickly 89)______ on. Today, basketball is one of the most popular games 90)______ the wo
49、rld. 76. A. to have come B. coming C. come D. to come 77. A. between B. during C. when D. for 78. A. roused B. held C. had D. were 79. A. imitate B. adopt C. adapt D. renovate 80. A. being B. to be C. been D. were 81. A. requested B. used C. required
50、 D. took 82. A. on B. to C. of D. with 83. A. power B. strength C. force D. might 84. A. fixed B. fixing C. that fix D. which fixed 85. A. method B. rule C. way D. idea 86. A. few B. much C. many D. little 87. A. with B. in C. on D. for 88. A. de
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