英语四六级试题完形填空连载13.docx

1、英语四六级试题完形填空连载13 vocalizationsounding each word either orally or mentally as 1 reads.To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an 2 , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate 3 the reader finds comfort

2、able, in order to “stretch” him.The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, 4 word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization, practically impossible. At first 5 is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, 6 your comprehension will

3、improve. Many people have found 7 reading skill drastically improved after some training. 8 Charlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute 9 the training, now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can 10 a lot mo

4、re reading material in a short period of time. the hard work and worry that go into the collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo. One of the questions that is always asked of me is 11 I became an animal collector in the first 12 .The answer is that I have alw

5、ays been interested in animals and zoos. According to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any 13 was not the conventional “mamma” or “daddy”,14 the word “zoo”, which I would 15 over and over again with a shrill 6 until someone, ins groups to 17 me up, would take me to the zoo. When I 1

6、8 a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great 19 of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time 20 the countryside in search of fresh specimens to my collection 1.A.Just when B.While C.Soon after D.Before2.A.to give B.giving C.given D.being given3.A.gather B.spread C

7、.carry D.bring4.A.reason B.cause C.problem D.purpose5.A.make B.publish C.know D.write6.A.another B.other C.one another D.the other7.A.However B.And C.Therefore D.So8.A.value B.ratio C.rate D.speed9.A.spread B.passed C.printed D.completed10.A.inform B.be informed C.to be informed D.informed11.A.enter

8、tain B.encourage C.educate D.edit12.A.on B.through C.with D.of13.A.forms B.existence C.contents D.purpose14.A.tries to cover B.manages to cover C.fails to cover D.succeeds in15.A.source B.origin C.course D.finance16.A.way B.means C.chance D.success17.A.measures B.measured C.Is measured D.was measure

9、d18.A.somewhat B.little C.much D.something19.A.offering B.offered C.which offered D.to be offered20.A.by B.with C.at D.about答案+解说： 1.【答案】A【解析】just在此为副词，意为“刚刚”，做状语。此句意为“一个事件刚刚发生，街上就有报纸报道详情了。说明报纸对新闻的反应之快。2.【答案】A【解析】to give和giving都合乎语法，但giving强调的是正在发生的动作，而此处重点表达的是“反应快”，不是正在做什么。3.【答案】A【解析】消息，信息要靠收集。4.【答

10、案】D【解析】后面的不定式短语表示目的。5.【答案】C【解析】提供信息的目的是为了让他人知道，所以选C。6.【答案】B【解析】other意为“其他的”。此句意为：无线电，电报，电视，及其它发明，成为报纸的竞争对手。7.【答案】A【解析】根据句中的merely及其后所述内容，应选however，表转折。8.【答案】D【解析】使用更新，更快的通讯工具，目的是提高速度。9.【答案】C【解析】报纸是印出来的，先印后看(读)。10.【答案】D【解析】keep sb.+过去分词是一种复合结构，sb.与过去分词为被动关系，意为保持这种关系的继续。此句的意思是：报纸不断地为读者提供新闻信息。11.【答案】C【

11、解析】关于politics之类的严肃话题,只能选educate。12.【答案】B【解析】此句意为：报纸通过广告影响读者在经济生活中的选择。13.【答案】B【解析】大多数报纸依靠广告收入来维持生存，此现象人人皆知。14.【答案】C【解析】报纸的售价之低，不足以抵付成本的一小部分。符合上下文关于广告收入的说法。15.【答案】A【解析】收入来源应该用source。因为source指河流，泉水的发源地；常指抽象事物的根源或来源以及资料，信息的出处或来源。origin起源，起因。指事物后来发生,发展变化的最初起点,或指人的出身和血统。16.【答案】D【解析】succeed in为固定短语。此句意为：广告业务的成功，取决于报纸在客户(要打广告的人)心中的价值。17.【答案】C【解析】根据上下文，此处应该用一般现在时的被动语态，此句意为：报纸在客户心中的价值，是靠发行量衡量的。18.【答案】C【解析】该句意为：发行量的大小，很大程度上取决于发行部门的工作及报纸所提供的服务功能和娱乐功能。19.【答案】B【解析】offered作services和entertainment的定语。20.【答案】D【解析】information后面接介词about，表示“关于”。