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英语专业四级完形填空汇总练习题附答案
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Directions:
Thereare6passagesinthispartoftheexercise.Eachpassagehas15blanks.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.
Passage1
Itiswellknownthatteenageboystendtodobetter1）______maththangirls,thatmalehighschoolstudentsaremorelikelythantheirfemalecounterparts2）______advancedmathcourseslikecalculus,thatvirtuallyallthegreatmathematicians3）______men.Arewomenbornwith4）______mathematicalability?
Ordoessociety'ssexismslowtheirprogress?
In1980,twoJohnsHopkinsUniversityresearcherstried5）______theeternalnature/nurturedebate.JulianStanleyandCamillaBenbow6）______10,000talentedseventhandeighthgradersbetween1972and1979.UsingtheScholasticAptitudeTest,inwhichmathquestionsaremeanttomeasureabilityratherthanknowledge,theydiscovered7）______sexdifferences.8）______theverbalabilitiesofthemalesandfemales9）______differed,twiceasmanyboysasgirlsscoredover500（onascaleof200to800）onmathematicalability;atthe700level,theratiowas14to1.Theconclusion:
maleshave10）______superiormathematicalreasoningability.
BenbowandStanley'sfindings,11）______werepublishedin"Science",disturbedsomemenand12）______women.NowthereiscomfortforthosepeopleinanewstudyfromtheUniversityofChicagothatsuggestsmath13）______not,afterall,anaturalmaledomain.Prof.ZalmanUsiskinstudied1,366tenthgraders.Theywereselectedfromgeometryclassesandtestedontheirabilitytosolvegeometryproofs,asubjectrequiring14）______abstractreasoningandspatialability.Theconclusion15）______byUsiskin:
therearenosexdifferencesinmathability.
1.
A.at
B.to
C.of
D.about
2.
A.intackling
B.tackling
C.totackle
D.abouttackling
3.
A.mightbe
B.havebeen
C.mustbe
D.hadbeen
4.
A.smaller
B.less
C.fewer
D.notmore
5.
A.tosettle
B.toset
C.settling
D.setting
6.
A.weretested
B.havetested
C.weretesting
D.hadtested
7.
A.distinct
B.instinct
C.remote
D.vague
8.
A.Since
B.However
C.As
D.While
9.
A.scarcelynot
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.notafew
C.notfew
D.quitefew
13.
A.be
B.were
C.was
D.is
14.
A.noneof
B.neitherof
C.either
D.both
15.
A.got
B.gained
C.reached
D.accomplished
Passage2
Weallknowthatamagiciandoesnotreallydependon"magic"toperformhistricks,butonhisabilitytoactatgreatspeed.16）______,thisdoesnotpreventusfromenjoyingwatchingamagician17）______rabbitsfromahat.18）______thegreatestmagicianofalltimewasHarryHoudiniwhodiedin1926.Houdinimasteredtheartof19）______.Hecouldfreehimselffromthetighttestknotsorthemostcomplicatedlocksinseconds.20）______noonereallyknowshowhedidthis,thereisnodoubt21）______hehadmadeaclosestudyofeverytypeoflockeverinvented.Helikedtocarryasmallsteelneedleliketoolstrappedtohislegandheusedthisinplaceofakey.
HoudinionceaskedtheChicagopolicetolockhiminprison.They22）______himinchainsandlockedhimup,buthefreedhimself23）______aninstant.Thepolice24）______himofhavingusedatoolandlockedhimupagain.Thistimeheworenoclothesandtherewerechainsroundhisneck,waist,wrists,andlegs;butheagainescapedinafewminutes.Houdinihadprobablyhiddenhis"needle"inawaxlike25）______anddroppeditonthefloorinthepassage.26）______hewentpast,hesteppedonitsothatitstucktothebottomofhisfoot.Hismostfamousescape,however,was27）______astonishing.Hewasheavilychainedupandenclosedinanemptywoodenchest,thelidof28）______wasnaileddown.The29）______wasdroppedintotheseainNewYorkharbor.InoneminuteHoudinihadswumtothesurface.Whenthechestwas30）______,itwasopenedandthechainswerefoundinside.
16.
A.Generally
B.However
C.Possibly
D.Likewise
17.
A.toproduce
B.whoproduces
C.produce
D.howtoproduce
18.
A.Outofthequestion
B.Though
C.Probably
D.Undoubted
19.
A.escaping
B.locking
C.opening
D.dropping
20.
A.Surprisingly
B.Obviously
C.Perhaps
D.Although
21.
A.if
B.whether
C.asto
D.that
22.
A.involved
B.closed
C.connected
D.bound
23.
A.at
B.by
C.in
D.for
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