英语四级选词填空理解练习.docx
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英语四级选词填空理解练习
英语四级选词填空专项练习
Passage1
WhatisitaboutAmericansandfood?
Welovetoeat,butwefeel1aboutitafterward.Wesaywewantonlythebest,butwestrangelyenjoyjunkfood.We’re2withhealthandweightlossbutfaceanunprecedentedepidemicofobesity(肥胖).Perhapsthe3tothisambivalence(矛盾情结)liesinourhistory.ThefirstEuropeanscametothiscontinentsearchingfornewspicesbutwentinvain.Thefirstcashcrop(经济作物)wasn’teatenbutsmoked.ThentherewasProhibition,intendedtoprohibitdrinkingbutactuallyencouragingmore4waysofdoingit.
Theimmigrantexperience,too,hasbeenoneofinharmony.DoasRomansdomeanseatingwhat“realAmericans”eat,butournation’sfoodhascometobe5byimports—pizza,say,orhotdogs.Andsomeofthecountry’smosttreasuredcookingcomesfrompeoplewhoarrivedhereinshackles.
Perhapsitshouldcomeasnosurprisethenthatfoodhasbeenamediumforthenation’sdefiningstruggles,whetherattheBostonTeaPartyorthesitinsatsouthernlunchcounters.Itisintegraltoourconceptsofhealthandevenmoralitywhetheronerefrainsfromalcoholforreligiousreasonsorevadesmeatforpolitical6
Butstrongopinionshavenotbrought7.Americansareambivalentaboutwhattheyputintheirmouths.Wehavebecome8ofourfoods,especiallyaswelearnmoreaboutwhattheycontain.
The9infoodisstillprosperousintheAmericanconsciousness.It’snocoincidence,then,thatthefirstThanksgivingholdstheAmericanimaginationinsuchbondage(束缚).It’swhatweeat—andhowwe10itwithfriends,family,andstrangers—thathelpdefineAmericaasacommunitytoday.
A.answer
B.result
C.share
D.guilty
E.constant
F.defined
G.vanish
H.adapted
I.creative
J.belief
K.suspicious
L.certainty
M.obsessed
N.identify
O.ideals
Passage2
AftertheviolentearthquakethatshookLosAngelesin1994,earthquakescientistshadgoodnewstoreport:
Thedamageanddeathtoll(死亡人数)couldhavebeenmuchworse.Morethan60peoplediedinthisearthquake.Bycomparison,andearthquakeofsimilar__1__thatshookAmericain1998claimed25,000victims.
Injuriesanddeathswere__2__lessinLosAngelesbecausethequakeoccurredat4:
31a.m.Onaholiday,whentrafficwaslightonthecity’shighway.Inaddition,__3__madetotheconstructioncodesinLosAngelesduringthelast20yearshavestrengthenedthecity’sbuildingsandhighways,makingthemmore__4__toquakes.
Inthepast,makingstructuresquake-resist-antmeantfirmyet__5__materials,suchassteelandwood,thatbendwithoutbreaking.Later,peopletriedtoliftabuildingoffitsfoundation,andinsertrubberandsteelbetweenthebuildinganditsfoundationto__6__theimpactofgroundvibrations.Themost__7__designsgivebuildingsbrainsaswellasconcreteandsteelsupports,calledsmartbuildings,thestructuresrespondlikelivingorganismstoanearthquake’svibrations.Whengroundshakesandthebuildingtipsforward,thecomputerwould__8__thebuildingtoshiftintheoppositedirection.Thenewdesignsshouldofferevengreater__9__tocitieswhereearthquakesofentakeplace.
Thenewsmartstructurescouldbevery__10__tobuild.However,theywouldsavemanylivesandwouldbelesslikelytobedamagedduringearthquakes.
[A]changes
[B]flexible
[C]decrease
[D]recent
[E]push
[F]reduce
[G]relatively
[H]safety
[I]resistant
[J]expensive
[K]force
[L]accordingly
[M]intensity
[N]security
[O]opposed
Passage3
Wisebuyingisapositivewayinwhichyoucanmakeyourmoneygofurther.Thewayyougoaboutpurchasinganarticleoraservicecanactually 1 youmoneyorcanaddtothecost.Takethe 2 exampleofahairdryer.Ifyouarebuyingahairdryer,youmightthinkthatyouaremakingthe 3buyifyouchooseonewhoselookyoulikeandwhichisalsothecheapest 4price.Butwhenyougetithomeyoumayfindthatittakestwiceaslongasamoreexpensive 5 todryyourhair.Thecostoftheelectricityplusthecostofyourtimecouldwellmakeyourhairdryerthemostexpensiveoneofall.
Sowhatprinciplesshouldyou 6 whenyougooutshopping?
Ifyoukeepyourhome,yourcaroranyvaluable 7inexcellentcondition,you’llbesavingmoneyinthelongrun.Beforeyoubuyanew 8,talktosomeonewhoownsone.Ifyoucan,useitorborrowittocheckitsuitsyourparticularpurpose.Beforeyoubuyanexpensive 9,oraservice,docheckthepriceandwhatisonoffer.Ifpossible,choose10threeitemsorthreeestimates.
[A]possession
[B]save
[C]best
[D]appliance
[E]material
[F]from
[G]simple
[H]with
[I]in
[J]element
[K]model
[L]item
[M]easy
[N]adopt
[O]reasonable
Passage4
There’snoquestionthattheEarthisgettinghotter.Therealquestionsare:
Howmuchofthewarmingisourfault,andarewe1toslowthedevastationbycontrollingourinsatiable2forfossilfuels?
Globalwarmingcanseemtoo3toworryabout,ortoouncertain-somethingprojectedbythesamecomputer4thatoftencan’tgetnextweek’sweatherright.Onarawwinterdayyoumightthinkthatafewdegreesofwarmingwouldn’tbesuchabadthinganyway.Andnodoubtaboutit:
Warningsabout5changecansoundlikeanenvironmentalistscaretactic,meanttoforceusoutofourcarsandrestrictourlifestyles.
Comfortingthoughts,perhaps.Unfortunately,however,theEarthhassomediscomfortingnews.FromAlaskatothesnowypeaksoftheAndestheworldisheatinguprightnow,andfast.Globally,the6isup1°Foverthepastcentury,butsomeofthecoldest,mostremotespotshavewarmedmuchmore.Theresultsaren’tpretty.Iceis7,riversarerunningdry,andcoastsare8,threateningcommunities.
The9arehappeninglargelyoutofsight.Buttheyshouldn’tbeoutofmind,becausetheyareomensofwhat’sinstoreforthe10oftheplanet.
[A]remote
[B]techniques
[C]consisting
[D]rest
[E]willing
[F]climate
[G]skill
[H]appetite
[I]melting
[J]vanishing
[K]eroding
[L]temperature
[M]curiosity
[N]changes
[O]skillful
Passage5
Itseemsyoualwaysforget—yourreadingglasseswhenyouarerushingtowork,yourcoatwhenyouaregoingtothecleaners,yourcreditcardwhenyouareshopping...
Suchabsent-mindednessmaybe1toyou;nowBritishandGermanscientistsaredevelopingmemoryglassesthatrecordeverythingthe2sees.
Theglassescanplaybackmemorieslatertohelpthewearerrememberthingstheyhaveforgottensuchaswheretheylefttheirkeys.Andtheglassesalso3theuserto"label"itemssothatinformationcanbeusedlateron.Thewearercouldwalkaroundanofficeorafactoryidentifyingcertain4bypointingatthem.Objectsindicatedarethengivena5labelonascreeninsidetheglassesthattheuserthenfillsin.
Itcouldbeusedin6plantsbymechanicslookingtoidentifymachinepartsorbyelectricianswiringa7device.
Aspokesmanfortheprojectsaid:
"Acarmechanicfor8couldfindataglancewhereapartonacertaincarmodelissothatitcanbeidentifiedandrepaired.Forthemotoristthesystemcould9accidentblackspotsordangersontheroad."
Inothercasestheglassescouldbewornbypeoplegoingonaguidedtour,10pointsofinterestorbypeoplelookingatpanoramaswhereallthesitescouldbeidentified.
[A]allow
[B]instance
[C]blank
[D]industrial
[E]frustrating
[F]items
[G]indicating
[H]highlight
[I]user
[J]complicated
[K]white
[L]annoying
[M]successful
[N]articles
[O]simple
Passage6
Formanyenvironmentalists,theworldseemstobegettingworse.Theyhavedevelopedahitlistofourmainfears:
naturalresourcesare1out?
thepopulationisevergrowing,leavinglessandlesstoeat?
speciesarebecoming2invastnumbers,andtheplanet’sairandwaterarebecomingevermorepolluted.
Butaquicklookatthefactsshowsadifferentpicture.First,energyandothernaturalresourceshavebecomemore3notlessso,sincethebook‘TheLimitstoGrowth’waspublishedin1972byagroupofscientists.Second,morefoodisnowproducedper4oftheworld’spopulationthanatanytimeinhistory.Fewerpeopleare5.Third,althoughspeciesareindeedbecomingextinct,onlyabout0.7%ofthemareexpectedtodisappearinthenext50years,not25~50%,ashassooftenbeen6.Andfinally,mostformsofenvironmentalpollutioneitherappeartohavebeen7,oraretransient–associatedwiththeearlystagesofindustrializationandthereforebestcurednotbyrestrictingeconomicgrowth,butby8it.Oneformofpollution–thereleaseofgreenhousegasesthatcausesglobalwarming–doesappeartobeaphenomenonthatisgoingtoextendwellintoourfuture,butitstotalimpactisunlikelyto9adevastating(令人心神不安的)problem.Abiggerproblemmaywellturnouttobeaninappropriateresponsetoit.
Yetopinionpollssuggestthatmanypeoplenurturethebeliefthatenvironmentalstandardsaredecliningandsomefactorsseemtocausethisdisjunctionbetween10andreality.
A)pose
B)exaggerated
C)accelerating
D)extinct
E)exist
F)perception
G)wealthy
H)magnified
I)starving
J)head
K)running
L)predicted
M)abundant
N)conception
O)reducing
Passage7
EINInoisnamegiventothemasteriousandoftenunpredictablechangeintheclimateoftheworld.Thisstrange___1_____happenseveryfivetoeightyears.ItstartsinthePAacificOceanandisthoughttobecausedbyafailureinthetradewinds(信风),whichaffectstheoceancurrentsdrivenbythesewinds.Asthetradewindslessenin____2____,theoceancomperaturesrisecausingthePerucurrentflowinginformtheeasttowarmupbyasmuchas5`C.
Thewar
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