1、完形填空分类练习八及答案解析(总分：80.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Although there are many skillful Braille readers, thousands of other blind people find it difficult to learn that system. They are thereby (1) from the world of books and newspapers, having to (2) friends to read aloud to them.A young sci
2、entist named Raymond Kurzweil has now designed a computer which is a major (3) in providing aid to the (4) . His machine, Cyclops, has a camera that (5) any page, interprets the print into sounds, and then delivers them orally in a robot-like (6) through a speaker. By pressing the appropriate button
3、s (7) Cyclopss keyboard, a blind person can “read“ any (8) document in the English language.This remarkable invention represents a tremendous (9) forward in the education of the handicapped. At present, Cyclops costs $50,000. (10) , Mr. Kurzweil and his associates are preparing a smaller (11) improv
4、ed version that will sell (12) less than half that price. Within a few years, Kurzweil (13) the price range will be low enough for every school and library to (14) one. Michael Hingson, Director of the National Federation for the Blind, hopes that (15) will be able to buy home (16) of Cyclops for th
5、e price of a good television set.Mr. Hingsons organization purchased five machines and is now testing them in Maryland, Colorado, Iowa, California, and New York. Blind people (17) in those tests, making lots of (18) suggestions to the engineers who helped to produce Cyclops.“This is the first time t
6、hat blind people have ever done individual studies (19) a product was put on the market,“ Hingson said. “Most manufacturers believed that having the blind help the blind was like telling disabled people to teach other disabled people. In that (20) , the manufacturers have been the blind ones./（分数：20
7、.00）A.shut upB.shut downC.shut inD.shut offA.dwell onB.rely onC.press onD.urge onA.executionB.distinctionC.breakthroughD.processA.paralyzedB.uneducatedC.invisibleD.sightlessA.scansB.enlargesC.sketchesD.projectsA.behaviorB.expressionC.movementD.voiceA.onB.atC.inD.fromA.visualB.printedC.virtualD.spoke
8、nA.strideB.trailC.haulD.footprintA.LikewiseB.MoreoverC.HoweverD.ThoughA.butB.thanC.orD.thenA.onB.forC.throughD.toA.estimatesB.considersC.countsD.determinesA.settleB.ownC.investD.retainA.schoolsB.childrenC.familiesD.companiesA.modelsB.modesC.casesD.collectionsA.producingB.researchingC.ascertainingD.a
9、ssistingA.trueB.valuableC.authenticD.pleasantA.afterB.whenC.beforeD.asA.occasionB.momentC.senseD.event二、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：20.00)The human nose is an underrated tool. Humans are often thought to be insensitive smellers compared with animals, (1) this is largely because, (2) animals, we stand upright
10、. This means that our noses are (3) to perceiving those smells which float through the air, (4) the majority of smells which stick to surfaces. In fact, (5) , we are extremely sensitive to smells, (6) we do not generally realize it. Our noses are capable of (7) human smells even when these are (8) t
11、o far below one part in one million.Strangely, some people find that they can smell one type of flower but not another, (9) others are sensitive to the smells of both flowers. This may be because some people do not have the genes necessary to generate (10) smell receptors in the nose. These receptor
12、s are the cells which sense smells and send (11) to the brain. However, it has been found that even people insensitive to a certain smell (12) can suddenly become sensitive to it when (13) to it often enough.The explanation for insensitivity to smell seems to be that brain finds it (14) to keep all
13、smell receptors working all the time but can (15) new receptors if necessary. This may (16) explain why we are not usually sensitive to our own smellswe simply do not need to be. We are not (17) of the usual smell of our own house but we (18) new smells when we visit someone elses. The brain finds i
14、t best to keep smell receptors (19) for unfamiliar and emergency signals (20) the smell of smoke, which might indicate the danger of fire.（分数：20.00）A.althoughB.asC.butD.whileA.aboveB.unlikeC.excludingD.besidesA.limitedB.committedC.dedicatedD.confinedA.catchingB.ignoringC.missingD.trackingA.anywayB.t
15、houghC.insteadD.thereforeA.even ifB.if onlyC.only ifD.as ifA.distinguishingB.discoveringC.determiningD.detectingA.dilutedB.dissolvedC.determiningD.diffusedA.whenB.sinceC.forD.whereasA.unusualB.particularC.uniqueD.typicalA.signsB.stimuliC.messagesD.impulsesA.at firstB.at allC.at largeD.at timesA.subj
16、ectedB.leftC.drawnD.exposedA.ineffectiveB.incompetentC.inefficientD.insufficientA.introduceB.summonC.triggerD.createA.stillB.alsoC.otherwiseD.neverthelessA.sureB.sickC.awareD.tiredA.tolerateB.repelC.neglectD.noticeA.availableB.reliableC.identifiableD.suitableA.similar toB.such asC.along withD.aside
17、from三、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment, has been (1) practiced by humans for some 20,000 years. Together with other activities (2) ritualistic in origin but have come to be designated as artistic (such as music or dance), painting
18、was one of the earliest ways in which man (3) to express his own personality and his (4) understanding of an existence beyond the material world. (5) music and dance, however, examples of early forms of painting have survived to the present day. The modern eye can derive aesthetic as well as antiqua
19、rian satisfaction (6) the 15,000-year-old cave murals of Lascauxsome examples (7) to the considerable powers of draftsmanship of these early artists. And painting, like other arts, exhibits universal qualities that (8) for viewers of all nations and civilizations to understand and appreciate.The maj
20、or (9) examples of early painting anywhere in the world are found in Western Europe and the former Soviet Union. But some 5,000 years ago, the areas in which important paintings were executed (10) to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and neighboring regions. (11) , Western shared a European cultural tra
21、ditionthe Middle East and Mediterranean Basin and, later, the countries of the New World.Western painting is in general distinguished by its concentration on the representation of the human (12) , whether in the heroic context of antiquity or the religious context of the early Christian and medieval
22、 world. The Renaissance (13) this traitor through a (14) examination of the natural world and an investigation of balance, harmony, and perspective in the visible world, linking painting (15) the developing sciences of anatomy and optics. The first real (16) from figurative painting came with the gr
23、owth of landscape painting in the 17th and 18th centuries. The landscape and figurative traditions developed together in the 19th century in an atmosphere that was increasingly (17) “painterly“ qualities of the (18) of light and color and the expressive qualities of paint handling. In the 20th centu
24、ry these interests (19) to the development of a third major tradition in Western painting, abstract painting, which sought to (20) and express the true nature of paint and painting through action and form.（分数：20.00）A.continuouslyB.successivelyC.constantlyD.continuallyA.may have beenB.that may haveC.
25、may haveD.that may have beenA.seekB.soughtC.seek forD.sought forA.emergingB.emergencyC.mergingD.mergerA.AsB.UnlikeC.LikeD.SinceA.fromB.toC.intoD.forA.ratifyB.testifyC.certifyD.gratifyA.make easyB.make it easyC.make hardD.make it hardA.extinctB.extentC.extantD.exteriorA.had shiftedB.have shiftedC.shi
26、ftingD.shiftedA.NeverthelessB.MoreoverC.HoweverD.ThereforeA.figureB.shapeC.shadowD.formA.extractedB.extendedC.extortedD.extrudedA.closingB.closeC.closedD.closureA.onB.forC.inD.toA.breakB.breakageC.breakdownD.breakingA.concerned withB.concerningC.concerning withD.concerned forA.reactionB.actionC.inte
27、ractionD.relationA.distributedB.attributedC.contributedD.construedA.discoverB.uncoverC.recoverD.cover四、Passage 4(总题数：1，分数：20.00)In the United States, the main argument for protection of domestic industry is that foreign competition costs Americans their jobs. When we buy Japanese cars, U.S. cars go
28、(1) . This leads to a (2) in the domestic auto industry. When we buy German steel, steelworkers in the nor them part of America (3) their jobs. It is true that when we buy goods from foreign producers, domestic producers in the U.S. (4) .But there is no reason to believe that the workers thrown out
29、of employment in the contracting sectors will not find jobs in other expanding sectors. Foreign (5) in textiles, for example, has (6) thousands of workers out of work in New England. (7) with the expansion of new industries, the unemployment rate in this area (8) one of the lowest in the country in
30、the mid-1980s. (9) time the United States lost its advantage in textiles (10) countries with larger unskilled labor (11) , but other new industries have (12) in which the United States does have a greater advantage.Of course, it is very difficult for workers to (13) the fact of being jobless. The kn
31、owledge that some other industry, perhaps in some other part of the country may be expanding, is of (14) comfort to the person whose skills become out of date. The (15) and personal problems brought about by unemployment and out of date skills as a result of foreign competition (16) close attention.
32、 These problems can be solved in two ways. We can stop (17) and give up the gains from free trade, claiming that we are (18) to pay more to save domestic jobs in industries that can produce more (19) abroad. Or we can aid the victims of free trade in a more effective way, helping to (20) them for jo
33、bs with a future.（分数：20.00）A.unsoldB.salableC.rareD.fashionableA.sinkB.rejectC.refusalD.declineA.missB.loseC.gainD.dissatisfyA.tolerateB.withstandC.sufferD.abideA.industriesB.gamesC.managersD.competitionA.thrownB.castC.leftD.caughtA.SoB.ButC.AndD.AsA.fell offB.fell inC.fell atD.fell toA.OverB.Within
34、C.AboutD.UnderA.fromB.ofC.toD.inA.assetsB.resourcesC.estatesD.propertiesA.given upB.brought upC.thrown upD.grown upA.acceptB.receiveC.keepD.declineA.absoluteB.littleC.muchD.shortA.familyB.troubledC.privateD.socialA.deservedB.deservingC.deserveD.deservesA.businessB.bargingC.exportsD.importsA.inevitab
35、leB.willingC.forcedD.reluctantA.exactlyB.affectivelyC.efficientlyD.efficaciouslyA.retrainB.maintainC.restrainD.restart完形填空分类练习八答案解析(总分：80.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Although there are many skillful Braille readers, thousands of other blind people find it difficult to learn that system.
36、 They are thereby (1) from the world of books and newspapers, having to (2) friends to read aloud to them.A young scientist named Raymond Kurzweil has now designed a computer which is a major (3) in providing aid to the (4) . His machine, Cyclops, has a camera that (5) any page, interprets the print
37、 into sounds, and then delivers them orally in a robot-like (6) through a speaker. By pressing the appropriate buttons (7) Cyclopss keyboard, a blind person can “read“ any (8) document in the English language.This remarkable invention represents a tremendous (9) forward in the education of the handi
38、capped. At present, Cyclops costs $50,000. (10) , Mr. Kurzweil and his associates are preparing a smaller (11) improved version that will sell (12) less than half that price. Within a few years, Kurzweil (13) the price range will be low enough for every school and library to (14) one. Michael Hingso
39、n, Director of the National Federation for the Blind, hopes that (15) will be able to buy home (16) of Cyclops for the price of a good television set.Mr. Hingsons organization purchased five machines and is now testing them in Maryland, Colorado, Iowa, California, and New York. Blind people (17) in
40、those tests, making lots of (18) suggestions to the engineers who helped to produce Cyclops.“This is the first time that blind people have ever done individual studies (19) a product was put on the market,“ Hingson said. “Most manufacturers believed that having the blind help the blind was like tell
41、ing disabled people to teach other disabled people. In that (20) , the manufacturers have been the blind ones./（分数：20.00）A.shut upB.shut downC.shut inD.shut off 解析：考点 考查固定搭配。文章的第一句提到虽然有许多布莱叶盲文的盲人读者，但仍有许多盲人觉得学习这一语言体系很难。空格所在的第二句即是在说“因此他们被与书本和报纸的世界_”，由此可推断这部分应该指的是“隔离开来”。D 项 shut of 噫为“切断，隔绝”，符合题意。其他三项
42、shut up 意为“关上；闭嘴”，shut down 意为“机器关闭”，shut sb/oneself in 意思是“关进”，均与句意无关。A.dwell onB.rely on C.press onD.urge on解析：考点 考查固定搭配。该句说的是“不懂盲文的盲人被与书本和报纸的世界隔绝，只能_朋友读书念报给他们听”。B 项rely on 意为“依靠”，符合题意。其他三项中 dwell on 意为“细想；详述”，press on 意为“向前推进，加紧”，均不符合题意；urge 与 on 不能构成固定搭配，故排除。A.executionB.distinctionC.breakthroug
43、h D.process解析：考点 考查名词词义辨析。该句意为“年轻的科学家：Raymond Kurzweil 设计的一台电脑在帮助_方面是一个_”。我们常常说某个技术发明是一项新的突破，这一说法用在这里正合适。execution 意为“实行，完成；死刑”；distinction 意为“区分，差别”；breakthrough 意为“突破”；process 意为“过程，方法，步骤”。故选 C。A.paralyzedB.uneducatedC.invisibleD.sightless 解析：考点 考查形容词词义辨析。第一段提到一些盲人由于不会盲文而无法阅读，只能依赖朋友帮他们读，因此我们很容易推测出
44、科学家所设计的电脑正是为了帮助盲人，sightless 意为“眼睛看不见的”，“the+形容词”表示一类人，the sightless 意为“盲人”，与前文的 blind people 是同义替换。其他三项 paralyzed 意为“瘫痪的”；uneducated 意为“未受过教育的”；invisible 意为“看不见的(指无法被人看到、隐形的，而不是人的视力有问题)”，均不符合题意。A.scans B.enlargesC.sketchesD.projects解析：考点 考查动词词义辨析。该句意为“Kurzweil 设计的机器装有一台摄像机，能够_书页，将文字转换成声音”，scan 意为“扫描
45、”，符合题意。其他三项 enlarge 意,为“放大，扩大”，sketch 意为“素描，勾画”，project意为“投射，放映，射出”，均不符合该机器的工作方式。A.behaviorB.expressionC.movementD.voice 解析：考点 考查名词词义辨析。此句意为“Kurzweil 为盲人设计的机器可将书页上的内容扫描，转换成声音，再用类似机器人的_通过扬声器发出来”，根据空格后的 speaker“扬声器”，可知这里指的是机器发声，voice 意为“声音”，符合题意。其他三项 behavior 意为“行为”，expression 意为“表情；声调”，movement 意为“动作
46、”，均不如 voice 贴切。A.on B.atC.inD.from解析：考点 考查固定搭配。该句意为“通过按 Cyclops 的键盘上适当的键，盲人可以读出任何用英语写成的_文件的内容”。表示“在键盘上”应该用介词 on。at 主要指“在某个较小的地点”，例如：at the supermarket(在超市里)，用在 keyboard 前并不正确，故排除；in 表示“在中”，也不正确；from 意为“来自”，也不符题意，故排除。A.visualB.printed C.virtualD.spoken解析：考点 考查形容词词义辨析。空格处应填入一个形容词，修饰其后的名词“文件”，visual 意为
47、“看见的；视觉的”，例如：the visual ans(视觉艺术)；pIhated 意为“印刷的”；virtual 意为“实质上的；内心的”，例如：The boy was in a state 0fvirtual slavery(那个男孩实际上处于被奴役的状态。)；spoken 意为“口头上的，口语的”。比较可知 B 项 printed 比较符合题意要-求，印刷的字体比较规则，适于机器分辨。A.stride B.trailC.haulD.footprint解析：考点 考查固定搭配。该句意为“这项发明代表着残疾人教育方面_”，stride 意为“大步”，a stride forward in即指
48、在某方面的巨大进步，符合题意；其他三项 trail 意为“踪迹，痕迹”，haul 意为“拖，拉”，footpint 意为“足迹，脚印”，均不符合题意。A.LikewiseB.MoreoverC.However D.Though解析：考点 考查逻辑衔接。前句提到 Cyclops 售价 5 万美元，显然是比较昂贵的，空格后指出 Kurzweil 和同事们准备研制出一种更为便宜但是更小、更先进的新款，前后两句之间是转折关系，故应选 C 项 however。其他三项 likewise是副词，意为“同样地，照样地”，表示类比；moreover 意为“此外”，表示递进；though 可作副词，也可作连词，
49、意为“即使，尽管”，表示让步，均不符合题意。A.but B.thanC.orD.then解析：考点 考查逻辑衔接。“更小的”与“更先进的”之间应为转折关系，故用 but；其他三项 than“与比较”、or“或”和then“当时”均为干扰项。A.onB.for C.throughD.to解析：考点 考查固定搭配。此处意为“Kurzweil 和同事们准备研制出一种更小但是更先进的新款，售价仅仅是旧款机器的一半”。sell for 意为“以的价格出售”，符合题意。A 项构成的短语 besold on sb/sth意为“看中某人或某物”，例如：He likes the house but he is not sold on the area(他喜欢那房子，但没看上那块地方。)sell 和 through 不能构成固定搭配；D 项构成的短语 sell sthto sb意为“将某物卖给某人”，例如：He doesnt sell to a stranger(他不卖给陌生人。)A.estimates B.considersC.countsD.determines解析：考点 考查动词词义辨
