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