[外语类试卷]专业英语四级(完形填空)模拟试卷274及答案与解析.doc
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1、专业英语四级(完形填空)模拟试卷 274及答案与解析 一、 PART IV CLOZE Decide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. 0 A. understood B. length C. optimism D. bridal E. happened F. even G. idea H. conversely I. experien
2、ce J. concept K. opportunities L. occurred M. pessimism N. relationship O. require During the traditional wedding ceremony, the【 C1】 _couple promise each other lifelong devotion. Yet, about one out of four American marriages ends in divorce. Since 1940, the divorce rate has more than doubled, and ex
3、perts predict that, of all marriages that【 C2】 _ in the 2000s, about 50% will end in divorce. The U.S. has one of the highest divorce rates in the world, perhaps【 C3】 _ the highest. What goes wrong? The fact that divorce is so common in the United States does not mean that Americans consider marriag
4、e a casual, unimportant【 C4】 _. Just the opposite is true. Americans expect a great deal from marriage. They seek physical, emotional, and intellectual compatibility. They want to be deeply loved and【 C5】_. It is because Americans expect so much from marriage that so many get divorced. They prefer n
5、o marriage at all to a marriage without love and understanding. With typical American【 C6】 _, they end one marriage in the hope that the next will be happier. With no-fault divorce laws in many states, it is easier than before to get a divorce. Some American women, stay in unhappy marriages because
6、they dont have the education or job【 C7】 _to support themselves and their children. But most American women believe that, if necessary, they can make it alone without a husband. When a couple gets divorced, the court may【 C8】 _ the man to pay his former wife a monthly sum of money called alimony. Th
7、e amount of alimony depends on the husbands income, the wifes needs and the【 C9】 _ of the marriage. Occasionally, the court decides that a woman should pay her husband alimony. About 10% of American women out earn their husbands. The court may decide that she must continue to support him after the d
8、ivorce. This is a rather new【 C10】 _ in the United States. 1 【 C1】 2 【 C2】 3 【 C3】 4 【 C4】 5 【 C5】 6 【 C6】 7 【 C7】 8 【 C8】 9 【 C9】 10 【 C10】 10 A. after B. storm C. entitled D. illegal E. exaggerate F. before G. thunder H. interpretation I. agreed J. qualified K. state L. binding M. received N. tigh
9、tening O. translation The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up people involved in prominent cases such as the trial of Rosemary West. In a significant【 C1】 _of legal controls over the press, Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, will introduce a draft bill that will
10、 propose making payments to witnesses【 C2】 _ and will strictly control the amount of publicity that can be given to a case【 C3】 _ a trial begins. In a letter to Gerald Kaufman, chairman of the House of Commons media select committee, Lord Irvine said he【 C4】 _ with a committee report this year which
11、 said that self regulation did not offer sufficient control. Publication of the letter came two days after Lord Irvine caused a【 C5】 _ of media protest when he said the【 C6】 _ of privacy controls contained in European legislation would be left to judges rather than to Parliament. The Lord Chancellor
12、 said introduction of the Human Rights Bill, which makes the European Convention on Human Rights legally【 C7】 _ in Britain, laid down that everybody was【 C8】 _ to privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect themselves and their families. “Press freedoms will be in safe hands with ou
13、r British judges,“ he said. Witness payments became an issue after West was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995. Up to 19 witnesses were said to have【 C9】 _ payments for telling their stories to newspapers. Concerns were raised that witnesses might be encouraged to【 C10】 _ their stories in court
14、to ensure guilty verdicts. 11 【 C1】 12 【 C2】 13 【 C3】 14 【 C4】 15 【 C5】 16 【 C6】 17 【 C7】 18 【 C8】 19 【 C9】 20 【 C10】 20 A. apparent B. increasing C. influenced D. desirable E. speeded up F. into G. widening H. medium I. institutional J. gathered up K. context L. however M. entertainment N. therefor
15、e O. controversial Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. Yet much had happened between. As was discussed before, it was not until the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre- elec
16、tronic【 C1】 _, following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the company of the periodical. It was during the same time that the communications revolution【 C2】 _, beginning with transport, the railway, and leading on through the telegraph, the telephone, radio, and motion pictures【 C3】_
17、the 20th-century world of the motor car and the airplane. Not everyone sees that process in perspective. It is important to do so. It is generally recognized,【 C4】 _, that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century, followed by the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1960s
18、, radically changed the process, although its impact on the media was not immediately【 C5】 _. As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became “personal“ too, as well as 【 C6】 _, with display becoming sharper and storage capacity【 C7】 _. They were thought of, like people,
19、 in terms of generations, with the distance between generations much smaller. It was within the computer age that the term “information society“ began to be widely used to describe the【 C8】 _ within which we now live. The communications revolution has【 C9】 _ both work and leisure and how we think an
20、d feel both about place and time, but there have been 【 C10】 _ views about its economic, political, social and cultural implications. “Benefits“ have been weighed against “harmful“ outcomes. And generalizations have proved difficult. 21 【 C1】 22 【 C2】 23 【 C3】 24 【 C4】 25 【 C5】 26 【 C6】 27 【 C7】 28
21、【 C8】 29 【 C9】 30 【 C10】 30 A. so that B. wise C. barely D. exercise E. group F. describing G. thought H. probably I. capabilities J. assistance K. nutrition L. irresponsibility M. confidence N. responsibilities O. displaying Teachers need to be aware of the emotional, intellectual, and physical cha
22、nges that young adults experience. And they also need to give serious【 C1】 _ to how they can best accommodate such changes. Growing bodies need movement and【 C2】 _, but not just in ways that emphasize competition. Because they are adjusting to their new bodies and a whole host of new intellectual an
23、d emotional challenges, teenagers are especially self-conscious and need the【 C3】 _ that comes from achieving success and knowing that their accomplishments are admired by others. However, the typical teenage lifestyle is already filled with so much competition that it would be 【 C4】_ to plan activi
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