四级新题型选词填空及参考答案.docx

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四级新题型选词填空及参考答案

　　Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceintheblankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

1.

There'snoquestionthattheEarthisgettinghotter.Therealquestionsare:

Howmuchofthewarmingisourfault,andarewe1__________toslowthedevastationbycontrollingourinsatiable2__________forfossilfuels?

　　Globalwarmingcanseemtoo3__________toworryabout,ortoouncertain-somethingprojectedbythesamecomputer4__________thatoftencan'tgetnextweek'sweatherright.Onarawwinterdayyoumightthinkthatafewdegreesofwarmingwouldn'tbesuchabadthinganyway.Andnodoubtaboutit:

Warningsabout5__________changecansoundlikeanenvironmentalistscaretactic,meanttoforceusoutofourcarsandrestrictourlifestyles.

　　Comfortingthoughts,perhaps.Unfortunately,however,theEarthhassomediscomfortingnews.FromAlaskatothesnowypeaksoftheAndestheworldisheatinguprightnow,andfast.Globally,the6__________isup1°Foverthepastcentury,butsomeofthecoldest,mostremotespotshavewarmedmuchmore.Theresultsaren'tpretty.Iceis7__________,riversarerunningdry,andcoastsare8__________,threateningcommunities.

　　The9__________arehappeninglargelyoutofsight.Buttheyshouldn'tbeoutofmind,becausetheyareomensofwhat'sinstoreforthe10__________oftheplanet.

　　[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

2.

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

3.

　Wisebuyingisapositivewayinwhichyoucanmakeyourmoneygofurther.Thewayyougoaboutpurchasinganarticleoraservicecanactually1__________youmoneyorcanaddtothecost.Takethe2__________exampleofahairdryer.Ifyouarebuyingahairdryer,youmightthinkthatyouaremakingthe3__________buyifyouchooseonewhoselookyoulikeandwhichisalsothecheapest4__________price.Butwhenyougetithomeyoumayfindthatittakestwiceaslongasamoreexpensive5__________todryyourhair.Thecostoftheelectricityplusthecostofyourtimecouldwellmakeyourhairdryerthemostexpensiveoneofall.

　　Sowhatprinciplesshouldyou6__________whenyougooutshopping?

Ifyoukeepyourhome,yourcaroranyvaluable7__________inexcellentcondition,you'llbesavingmoneyinthelongrun.Beforeyoubuyanew8__________,talktosomeonewhoownsone.Ifyoucan,useitorborrowittocheckitsuitsyourparticularpurpose.Beforeyoubuyanexpensive9__________,oraservice,docheckthepriceandwhatisonoffer.Ifpossible,choose10__________threeitemsorthreeestimates.

　　［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

4.

　　WhatisitaboutAmericansandfood?

Welovetoeat,butwefeel1__________aboutitafterward.Wesaywewantonlythebest,butwestrangelyenjoyjunkfood.We’re2__________withhealthandweightlossbutfaceanunprecedentedepidemicofobesity（肥胖）.Perhapsthe3__________tothisambivalence（矛盾情结）liesinourhistory.ThefirstEuropeanscametothiscontinentsearchingfornewspicesbutwentinvain.Thefirstcashcrop（经济作物）wasn’teatenbutsmoked.ThentherewasProhibition,intendedtoprohibitdrinkingbutactuallyencouragingmore4__________waysofdoingit.

　　Theimmigrantexperience,too,hasbeenoneofinharmony.DoasRomansdomeanseatingwhat“realAmericans”eat,butournation’sfoodhascometobe5__________byimports—pizza,say,orhotdogs.Andsomeofthecountry’smosttreasuredcookingcomesfrompeoplewhoarrivedhereinshackles.

　　Perhapsitshouldcomeasnosurprisethenthatfoodhasbeenamediumforthenation’sdefiningstruggles,whetherattheBostonTeaPartyorthesit-insatsouthernlunchcounters.Itisintegraltoourconceptsofhealthandevenmoralitywhetheronerefrainsfromalcoholforreligiousreasonsorevadesmeatforpolitical6__________

　　Butstrongopinionshavenotbrought7__________.Americansareambivalentaboutwhattheyputintheirmouths.Wehavebecome8__________ofourfoods,especiallyaswelearnmoreaboutwhattheycontain.

　　The9__________infoodisstillprosperousintheAmericanconsciousness.It’snocoincidence,then,thatthefirstThanksgivingholdstheAmericanimaginationinsuchbondage（束缚）.It’swhatweeat—andhowwe10__________itwithfriends,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

5.

Yearsago,doctorsoftensaidthatpainwasanormalpartoflife.Inparticular,whenolderpatients__47__ofpain,theyweretolditwasanaturalpartofagingandtheywouldhavetolearntolivewithit.

　　Timeshavechanged.Today,wetakepain__48__.Indeed,painisnowconsideredthefifthvitalsign,asimportantasbloodpressure,temperature,breathingrateandpulsein__49__aperson'swell-being.Weknowthatchronic（慢性的）paincandisrupt（扰乱）aperson'slife,causingproblemsthat__50__frommissedworktodepression.

　　That'swhyagrowingnumberofhospitalsnowdependuponphysicianswho__51__inpainmedicine.Notonlydoweevaluatethecauseofthepain,whichcanhelpustreatthepainbetter,butwealsohelpprovidecomprehensivetherapyfordepressionandotherpsychologicalandsocial__52__relatedtochronicpain.Suchcomprehensivetherapyoften__53__theworkofsocialworkers,psychiatrists（心理医生）andpsychologists,aswellasspecialistsinpainmedicine.

　　Thismodern__54__forpainmanagementhasledtoawealthofinnovativetreatmentswhicharemoreeffectiveandwithfewersideeffectsthaneverbefore.Decadesago,therewereonlya__55__numberofdrugsavailable,andmanyofthemcaused__56__sideeffectsinolderpeople,includingdizzinessandfatigue.Thiscreatedadouble-edgedsword:

themedicationshelpedrelievethepainbutcausedotherproblemsthatcouldbeworsethanthepainitself.

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　　A）result

　　B）involves

　　C）significant

　　D）range

　　E）relieved

　　F）issues

　　G）seriously

　　H）magnificent

　　I）determining

　　J）limited

　　K）gravely

　　L）complained

　　M）respect

　　N）prompting

O）specialize

6.

　Withtheworld'spopulationestimatedtogrowfromsixtoninebillionby2050,researchers.businessesandgovernmentsarealreadydealingwiththeimpactthisincreasewillhaveoneverythingfromfoodandwatertoinfrastructure（基础设施）andjobs.Underlingallthis47willbethedemandforenergy,whichisexpectedtodoubleoverthenext40years.

　　Findingtheresourcestomeetthisdemandina48.sustainablewayisthecornerstone（基石）ofournation'senergysecurity,andwillbeoneofthemajor49ofthe21stcentury.Alternativeformsofenergy-bio-fuels,windandsolar,tonameafeware50beingfundedanddeveloped,andwillplayagrowing51intheworld'senergysupply.Butexpertssaythatevenwhen52,alternativeenergysourceswilllikelymeetonlyabout30%oftheworld'senergyneedsby2050.

　　Forexample,evenwith53investments,suchasthe$93millionforwindenergydevelopment54intheAmericanRecoveryandReinvestmentAct,importantalternativeenergysourcessuchaswindandbio-fuels55onlyabout1%ofthemarkettoday.

　　Energyandsustainabilityexpertssaytheanswertoourfutureenergyneedswilllikelycomefromalotof56bothtraditionalandalternative.

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　　A）stableI）exa