英语四六级试题完形填空连载16.docx

1、英语四六级试题完形填空连载16 reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In 1 a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend 2 can mea

2、n the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are 3 readers. Most of us develop poor reading 4 at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency 5 in the actual stuff of language itself-words. Taken individually, words have 6 meaning until they

3、 are strung together into phrased, sentences and paragraphs. 7 , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to 8 words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over 9 you have just read, is a common bad habit in re

4、ading. Another habit which 10 down the speed of reading is vocalizationsounding each word either orally or mentally as reads.States.It has completely 11 the horse as a 12 of everyday transportation. Americans use their car for 13 90% of all 14 business.Most Americans are able to 15 cars.The average

5、price of a 16 made car was ,050 in 1950, ,470 in 1960 and up to ,750 17 1975.During this period American car manufacturers set about 18 their products and work efficiency.As aresult, the yearly income of the 19 family increased from 1950 to 1975 20 than the price of cars.For this reason1.A.improveme

6、nt B.victory C.failure D.achievement2.A.a B.the C.some D.certain3.A.in B.on C.of D.to4.A.Out of B.Of C.To D.Into5.A.who B.what C.that D.which6.A.ensure B.certain C.sure D.surely7.A.onto B.on C.off D.in8.A.to B.at C.of D.for9.A.near B.on C.by D.at10.A.Have B.Had C.Having D.Had been11.A.being B.been C

7、.are D.is12.A.except B.but C.for D.on13.A.idea B.weakness C.strength D.advantage14.A.make B.take C.do D.give15.A.as B.till C.over D.out16.A.deal B.dealt C.be dealt D.dealing17.A.learnt B.learned C.learning D.learn18.A.around B.to C.from D.beside19.A.to B.onto C.into D.with20.A.intelligence B.work C.

8、attitude D.weakness答案+解说：1.【答案】C【解析】本句的意思是：“成功或失败在很大程度上取决于你是否能扬长避短。”improvement改进；victory胜利；achievement成果，成就。这三个词都不合题意，只有C.failure“失败”最合适。2.【答案】A【解析】to a great extent是固定短语，意思是“很大程度上”，符合题意。类似的说法还有：to a large extent,to some extent, to an extent, to a certain extent, to that extent, to the extent of。th

9、e, some, certain都不能与great extent搭配。3.【答案】B【解析】on与前面的depend构成本句谓语。4.【答案】B【解析】of与名词连用,表示具有某种性质,状态，做表语。置于句首，表示强调。正常语序为：Your attitude is of the utmost importance.5.【答案】A【解析】A person后应当是定语从句,“开始工作的那个人”。6.【答案】C【解析】本句的意思是“如果一个刚刚开始工作的人就深信自己不会喜欢或肯定不适应这项工作，那么阻碍他成功的缺点就暴露出来了。”or后面省略了主语he。ensure保证；certain肯定的(只能用

10、于It做主语的句子里)；surely确实地；sure肯定的。7.【答案】D【解析】in one s belief相信。其它选项都不能与belief搭配。8.【答案】C【解析】capable of doing是固定搭配，意为“能够干什么”。9.【答案】D【解析】attempt用做名词，后接介词at，意为“试图，努力”；如果后面接介词on，表示攻击的意思。其他两项都不能与attempt搭配。10.【答案】C【解析】本句的意思是“具有某一工作的必要技能是一个优势”此处应填句子的主语，故选动名词having。11.【答案】D【解析】本句主语是A book keeper or carpenter。根据主

11、谓一致原则，其谓语应当用单数is，而不是复数are。being, been都是分词，应该排除。12.【答案】D【解析】on与前面的capitalize搭配，表示“利用”。做不定式help的补语。其它选项不能与capitalize搭配。13.【答案】B【解析】本句的意思是“克服缺点”,应选weakness(缺点，弱点)。idea观点；strength优点；advantage优势。14.【答案】B【解析】固定短语take stock of，意为“对估价，对作出判断”。15.【答案】A【解析】本句的意思是：“随着更深入的阅读”，从语法角度，此处应填关联词。四个选项中，只有as能用做关联词。16.【答

12、案】D【解析】选项A, B, C分别是deal(处理，论述，涉及)的原形，过去分词及被动语态。根据语法和语义，此处应填将来进行时，意思是“随着书中内容的进一步深入，我们将详细论述发展和加强学习技能的具体过程。”17.【答案】C【解析】根据上下文，这里应当指“学习技能”。18.【答案】B【解析】固定短语to begin with，意为“首先，第一”，常用做插入语。19.【答案】A【解析】谓语动词pause后，examine又是动词原形，所以这里应当选to，可构成动词不定式，做目的状语。其余选项都是介词，不合题意。20.【答案】C【解析】本句对全文进行总结概括，与文章的开头相呼应，Of the utmost importance is your attitude故选attitude。