英语四级选词填空习题及答案Word格式文档下载.docx

1、5by imports pizza, say, or hot dogs. And some of the countrys most treasured cooking comes from people who arrived here in shackles.Perhaps it should come as no surprise then that food has been a medium for the nations defining struggles, whether at the Boston Tea Party or the sit-ins atsouthern lun

2、ch counters. It is integral to our concepts of health and even moralitywhether one refrains from alcohol for religious reasons or evades meat forpolitical 6But strongopinions have not brought 7 . Americans are ambivalent about what theyput in their mouths. We have become 8 of our foods, especially a

3、s welearn more about what they contain.The 9 infood is still prosperous in the American consciousn ess. Its no coincidence,then, that the first Thanksgiving holds the American imagination in suchbondage（ 束缚）. Its whatwe eat and how we 10 it with friends, family, and strangers that helpdefine America

4、 as a community today.A. answerB. resultC. shareD. guiltyE. constantF. definedG. vanishH. adapted I. creative J. beliefK. suspicious L. certainty M. obsessed N. identify O. ideals【全文翻译】美国人如何看待食物呢 ?我们爱吃，但是过后会觉得内疚。我们说我们只要最好的，但是却热衷于享受垃圾食品 ;我们很重视健康和减肥，但是肥胖却又空前地在蔓延。也许，这种矛盾源于我们的历史。首批来到这个大陆的欧洲人是为了寻找新的香料， 但

5、却一无所获;首种经济作物不是用来吃的， 而是用来吸得。那时，旨在禁止酗酒的禁酒令，实际上却激发了更多新奇的方法来酗酒。移民的经历也与此有内在的关系。 入乡随俗意味着要吃“典型的美国人”的饮食，但是美国的食物已经被诸如比萨或者热狗这样的舶来品所诠释了。美国最珍贵的一些烹饪来自于戴着镣铐而来的人们。无论是在波士顿倾茶事件中，还是在南部午餐柜台前的静坐中，食物都曾被用来作为界定斗争的一种手段，这也许是不足为奇的。无论是出于宗 教原因而戒酒，还是由于政治避难而戒肉，这都与我们的健康甚至是道德的观念相一致。但是，这些坚定的观点并不是确定不变的。美国人对他们所吃的食物的态度是矛盾的。我们怀疑我们的食物，特

6、别是当我们更清楚地了解了它们的成分时。对食物的信仰一直存在于美国人的意识之中。第一个感恩节就把美国人的想象力束缚在食物之中，束缚在我们与朋友对它的分享之中，这并不是 偶然的。答案：1.E）essence2.H）doubles3.A）components4.K）devices5.O）technique 6.F）inspiration7.L）manufacture8.I）solution9.C）standards10.B）advantage1. D feel 是一个系动词，可以判断此处应填入一个形容词，通过上下文意思，以及后面介词 about, 可以确定选项为 D 项 guilty, 短语 fee

7、l guilty about sth.“对感到有愧”。全句的意思为 “我们很爱吃，但是往往在吃完之后又有负罪感 ”。2.M beobsessed with 为固定搭配，原意为 “被 附上/缠住/迷住心窍”，放在本句表示“十分重视”。全句的意思为 “我们很关心健康和减肥，但肥胖却又空前地在蔓延”。3. A 本句缺一个名词作主语，并且根据和介词 to 的搭配，可以推断出正确选项 answer.4. I 本句根据 more 和 ways 可以判断出需要填入一个形容词构成比较级，根据上下文，表示 “旨在禁止酗酒的禁酒令，却激发了更多新奇的方法来酗酒”，可以确定 I 为正确选项。5. F 本题较难。根据

8、 be 和 by 确定应填入一个过去分词。再根据上下文，上文表示 “应该吃典型的美国人吃的食物 ”，下文通过 but 转折，表示实际上“美国的食物已经被诸如比萨和热狗这样的舶来品所诠释了 ”，因此可以确定 F 为正确选项。6.B 政治结果，可根据宗教原因 religious reasons 来推断此处填政治结果。7. L 由于横线后面没有宾语，可以确定不是形成 bring 的短语，这样本句所缺的为一名词，做 bring 的宾语。根据下文解释， “美国人对他们所吃的食物的态度是矛盾的”，可以推出本句意义为 “坚定的观点也不是确定不变的 ”。因此可以确定 L 为正确选项。8. K 系动词 beco

9、me 后应填入一个形容词，和后面介词 of 形成短语 be/become suspicious of “对 感到怀疑”。9. J 本句缺一个名词作主语，并且根据和介词 in 的搭配，可以推断出正确选项 belief，（have）belief in sth.“ 相信” 。10. C 本句是一般现在时，缺一个动词，且和 with 搭配，确定选项为 share, share sth. with sb.,“ 与某人分享某事”。2013 年 12 月英语四级选词填空习题及答案 （2）After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994,

10、earthquake scientists hadgood news to report: The damage and death toll（ 死亡人数） could have been much worse. More than 60 people died in thisearthquake. By comparison, and earthquake of similar 1 that shook Americain 1998 claimed 25,000 victims.Injuries anddeaths were 2 less in Los Angeles because the

11、 quake occurred at 4:31 a.m.On a holiday, when traffic was lighton the citys highway. In addition, 3 made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years havestrengthen ed the citys buildings and highways, making them more 4 toquakes.In the past,making structures quake-resist-ant m

12、eant firm yet 5 materials, such assteel and wood, that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift abuilding off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the buildingand its foundation to 6 the impact of ground vibrations. The most 7 designs give buildings brains as well as concret

13、e and steel supports, calledsmart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to anearthquakes vibrations. When ground shakes and the building tips forward, thecomputer would 8 the building to shift in the opposite direction. The newdesigns should offer even greater 9 to cities where earthquakes ofen takeplace.The new smart structures could be very 10 to build. However, they would save manylives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthqua