语法填空语篇练习.docx

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语法填空语篇练习

语法填空之二：

状语从句2014-9-18

Passage1

Ifyouknowexactlywhatyouwant,thebestroutetoajobistogetspecializedtraining.Arecentsurveyshowsthatcompanieslikegraduatesinsuchfieldsasbusinessandhealthcarewhocangotoworkimmediatelywithverylittleon-the-jobtraining.

That’sespeciallytrueof1_______（boom）fieldsthatarechallengingforworkers.AtCornell’sSchoolofHotelAdministration,forexample,bachelor’sdegreegraduatesgetanaverageoffourorfivejobofferswithsalaries2________（range）fromthehighteenstothelow20sandplentyofchancesforrapidadvancement.Largecompanies,especially,likeabackgroundofformaleducation3_______（couple）withworkexperience.

4________inthelongrun,toomuchspecializationdoesn’tpayoff.Business,whichhasbeenfloodedwithMBAs,nolongerconsidersthedegreeanautomaticstampofapproval.TheMBAmayopendoorsandcommandahighersalaryinitially,buttheimpactofadegreewashesout5_______fiveyears.

Asfurtherevidenceoftheerosion（销蚀）ofcorporate（公司的）faithinspecializeddegrees,MichiganState’sScheetzcitesapatternincorporatehiringpractices.6_______companiestendtotakeonspecialistsasnewhires,theyoftenseekoutgeneralistsformiddleandupper-levelmanagement.“Theywantsomeonewhoisn’tconstrained（限制）”bynutsandboltstolookat“thebigpicture.”saysScheetz.

Thissoundssuspiciouslylikeaformalstatementthatyouapproveoftheliberal-artsgraduate.Timeandagainlabor-marketanalystsmentionaneed7______talentsthatliberal-artsmajorsareassumedtohave:

writingandcommunicationskills,organizationalskills,open-mindednessandadaptability,andtheabilitytoanalyzeandsolveproblems.DavidBirchclaimshedoesnothireanybodywithanMBAoranengineeringdegree.“Ihireonlyliberal-artspeople8______theyhavealess-than-cannedwayofdoingthings,”saysBirch.“Liberal-artsmeansanacademicallythoroughandstrictprogramthatincludesliterature,history,mathematics,economics,science,humanbehavior-plusacomputercourseortwo.Withthatunderyourbelt,youcanfeelfreetospecialize.Aliberal-artsdegreecoupledwithanMBAorsomeothertechnicaltrainingisaverygoodcombinationinthemarketplace,”saysScheetz.

Passage2

Thebiggestsafetythreat1_______（face）airlinestodaymaynotbeaterroristwithagun,2_______themanwiththeportablecomputerinbusinessclass.Inthelast15years,pilotshavereportedwellover100incidentsthatcouldhavebeencausedbyelectromagneticinterference（电磁干扰）.Thesourceofthisinterferenceremainsunconfirmed）butincreasingly,expertsarepointingtheblameatportableelectronicdevices3__________portablecomputers,radioandcassetteplayersandmobiletelephones.

      RTCA,anorganizationwhichadvisestheaviation（航空）industry,hasrecommendedthatallairlinebansuchdevisesfrombeingusedduring"critical"stagesofflights.Someexpertshavegonefurther,4______（call）foratotalbanduringallflight.Currently,rulesonusingthesedevicesareleftuptoindividualairline.And5_______someairlinesprohibitpassengersfromusingsuchequipmentduringtake-offandlanding,mostarereluctanttoplaceatotalban,6_______（give）thatmanypassengerswanttoworkduringflights.

      Thedifficultyispredictinghowelectromagneticfieldsmightaffectanaircraft'scomputers.Expertsknowthatportabledevicesgiveoutradiationwhichaffectsthosewavelengthswhichaircraftusefornavigationandcommunication.But,7______theyhavenotbeenabletoreproducetheseeffectsinalaboratory,theyhavenowayofknowing8_____theinterferencemightbedangerousornot.

      Thefactthataircraftmaybedamagedbyinterferenceraisestheriskthatterroristsmayuseradiosystems9________________damagenavigationequipment.Asworrying,though,isthepassengerwhocan'theartheinstructionstoturnoffhisradiobecausethemusic'stooloud.

Passage3

　Blindimitation（模仿）isself-destruction．Tothosewhodonotrecognizetheiruniqueworth,imitationappearsattractive;tothosewhoknowtheirstrength,imitationisunacceptable．

Intheearlystagesofskillorcharacterdevelopment,imitationishelpful．1______Ifirstlearnedtocook,Iusedrecipes（菜谱）andturnedoutsometastydishes．ButsoonIgrewbored．1_______followsomeoneelse’swayofcookingwhenIcouldcreatemyown?

Imit

atingrolemodelsislikeusingtrainingwheelsonachild’sbicycle;theyhelpyougetgoing,3_______onceyoufindyourownbalance,youflyfasterandfart

herwithoutrelyingonthem．

Indailylife,imitationcanhurtusifwesubconsciously（下意识地）holdpoorrolemodels．If,asachild,youobservedpeoplewhoseliveswerebad,youmayhaveacceptedtheirfearandpainasnormalandgoneontofollowwhattheydid．4_______youdonotmakestrongchoicesforyourself,youwillgettheresultsoftheweakchoicesofothers．

Inthefieldofentertainment,ourcultureglorifiescelebrities．Thosestarslookgreatonscreen．Butwhentheystepoffscreen,theirpersonallivesmaybedisastrous．Ifyouaregoingtofollowsomeone,focusontheirtalent,nottheirbadcharacter5_______unacceptablebehaviors．

6________（bless）isthepersonwillingtoactontheirsuddendesiretocreatesomethingunique．Thinkofthemovies,books,teachers,andfriendsthathaveaffectedyoumostdeeply．Theytouchedyoubecausetheircreationsweremotivatedbyinspiration,notdesperation．Theworldischangednot7________thosewhodowhathasbeendonebeforethem,butbythosewhodowhathasbeendoneinsidethem．Creativepeoplehaveanendlessresourceofideas．Theproblemacreatorfacesisnotrunningoutofmaterial;itiswhattodowiththematerialknockingatthedoorofimagination．

Studyyourrolemodels,acceptthegiftstheyhavegiven,8______leavebehindwhatdoesnotserve．Thenyoucansay,“Istandontheshouldersofmyancestors’tragediesanddeclarevictory,andknowthattheyarecheeringmeon．

Passage4

Withthepossibleexceptionofequalrights,perhapsthemostcontroversialissueacrosstheUnitedStatestodayisthedeathpenalty.Manyarguethatitisaneffectivedeterrent（威慑）tomurder,1_______othersmaintainthereisnoconvincingevidencethatthedeathpenaltyreducesmurders.　　Theprincipalargumentadvancedbythoseopposedtothedeathpenalty,basically,isthatitiscruelandinhumanpunishment,2______isthemarkofabrutalsociety,andfinallythatitisofquestionableeffectivenessasadeterrenttocrimeanyway.　　Inouropinion,thedeathpenaltyisanecessaryevil.Throughoutrecordedhistorytherehavealwaysbeenthoseextremeindividualsineverysocietywhowerecapableofterriblyviolentcrimessuchasmurder.Butsomearemoreextremethanothers.　　Forexample,itisonethingtotakethelifeofanotherinafitofblindrage,3______quiteanothertocoldlyplotandcarryoutthemurderofoneormorepeopleinthestyleofabutcher.Thus,murder,likeallothercrimes,isamatterofrelativedegree.4_______itcouldbearguedwithsomeconvictionthatthecriminalinthefirstinstanceshouldbemerelyisolatedfromsociety,suchshouldnotbethefateofthelattertypemurderer.　　　　Thevalueofthedeathpenaltyasadeterrenttocrimemaybeopentodebate.Butthe5_______（overwhelm）majorityofcitizensbelievethatthedeathpenaltyprotectsthem.Theirbeliefisreinforcedbyevidencewhichshowsthatthedeathpenaltydetersmurder.Forexample,from1954to1963,6________thedeathpenaltywasconsistentlyimposedinCalifornia,themurderrateremainedbetweenthreeandfourmurdersforeach100,000population.7________1964thedeathpenaltyhasbeenimposedonlyonce,andthemurderratehasrisento10.4murdersforeach100,000population.Thesharpclimbinthestate’smurderrate,whichbeganwhenexecutionsstopped,isnocoincidence.Itisconvincingevidencethatthedeathpenaltydoesdetermanymurderers.8_______thebillreestablishingthedeathpenaltyisvetoed,innocentpeoplewillbemurdered—somewhoselivesmayhavebeensavedifthedeathpenaltywereineffect.Thisisliterallyalifeordeathmatter.Thelivesofthousandsofinnocentpeoplemustbeprotected.

Passage5

Childrenwhosemindswandermighthavesharperbrains,researchsuggests.

Astudy_1______（find）thatpeoplewhoappeartobeconstantlydistractedhavemore“workingmemory”,2_______（give）themtheabilitytoholdalotofinformationintheirheadsandmanipulateitmentally.

Childrenatschoolneedthistypeofmemoryonadailybasisforavarietyoftasks,suchas3_______（follow）teachers’instructionsorrememberingdictatedsentences.

Duringthestudy,volunteerswereaskedtoperformoneoftwosimpletasksduring4_________researcherscheckedtoaskiftheparticipants’mindswerewandering.

Attheend,participantsmeasuredtheirworkingmemorycapacitybytheirabilitytorememberaseriesoflettersinterspersedwithsimplemathsquestions.

DanielLevinson,apsychologistattheUniversityofWisconsin-MadisonintheUnitedStates,saidthatthosewithhigherworkingmemorycapacity5_______（report）“moremindwanderingduringthesesimpletasks”,_6_______theirperformancedidnotsuffer.

Theresults,publishedonlineinthejournalPsychologicalScience,appeartoconfirmpreviousresearchthatfoundworkingmemoryallowshumanstojugglemultiplethoughtssimultaneously.

DrJonathanSmallwood,oftheMaxPlanckInstituteforHumanCognitiveandBrainScienceinLeipzig,Germany,said:

“_7______thisstudyseemstosuggestisthat,8_______circumstancesforthetaskaren’tverydifficult,peoplewhohaveadditionalworkingmemoryresourcesdeploythemtothinka