英语四级选词填空理解练习.docx

1、英语四级选词填空理解练习英语四级选词填空专项练习Passage 1What is it about Americans and food? We love to eat, but we feel 1 about it afterward. We say we want only the best, but we strangely enjoy junk food. Were 2 with health and weight loss but face an unprecedented epidemic of obesity(肥胖). Perhaps the 3 to this ambivale

2、nce(矛盾情结) lies in our history. The first Europeans came to this continent searching for new spices but went in vain. The first cash crop(经济作物) wasnt eaten but smoked. Then there was Prohibition, intended to prohibit drinking but actually encouraging more 4 ways of doing it.The immigrant experience,

3、too, has been one of inharmony. Do as Romans do means eating what “real Americans” eat, but our nations food has come to be 5 by importspizza, 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 t

4、hat food has been a medium for the nations defining struggles, whether at the Boston Tea Party or the sit ins at southern lunch counters. It is integral to our concepts of health and even morality whether one refrains from alcohol for religious reasons or evades meat for political 6But strong opinio

5、ns have not brought 7 . Americans are ambivalent about what they put in their mouths. We have become 8 of our foods, especially as we learn more about what they contain.The 9 in food is still prosperous in the American consciousness. Its no coincidence, then, that the first Thanksgiving holds the Am

6、erican imagination in such bondage(束缚). Its what we eatand how we 10 it with friends, family, and strangersthat help define America as a community today.A. answer B. result C. share D. guilty E. constant F. defined G. vanish H. adaptedI. creativeJ. beliefK. suspiciousL. certaintyM. obsessedN. identi

7、fyO. idealsPassage 2After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll(死亡人数) could have been much worse. More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, and earthquake of similar _1_ that shook America in

8、1998 claimed 25,000 victims.Injuries and deaths were _2_ less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. On a holiday, when traffic was light on the citys highway. In addition, _3_ made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the citys building

9、s and highways, making them more _4_ to quakes.In the past, making structures quake-resist-ant meant firm yet _5_ materials, such as steel and wood, that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundat

10、ion to _6_ the impact of ground vibrations. The most _7_ designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports, called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquakes vibrations. When ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would _8_ t

11、he building to shift in the opposite direction. The new designs should offer even greater _9_ to cities where earthquakes ofen take place.The new smart structures could be very _10_ to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.AchangesBflexi

12、bleCdecreaseDrecentEpushFreduceGrelativelyHsafetyIresistantJexpensiveKforceLaccordinglyMintensityNsecurityOopposedPassage 3Wise buying is a positive way in which you can make your money go further. The way you go about purchasing an article or a service can actually 1 you money or can add to the cos

13、t. Take the 2 example of a hairdryer. If you are buying a hairdryer, you might think that you are making the 3 buy if you choose one whose look you like and which is also the cheapest 4 price. But when you get it home you may find that it takes twice as long as a more expensive 5 to dry your hair.Th

14、e cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could well make your hairdryer the most expensive one of all.So what principles should you 6 when you go out shopping? If you keep your home, your car or any valuable 7 in excellent condition, youll be saving money in the long run. Before you buy

15、a new 8 , talk to someone who owns one .If you can, use it or borrow it to check it suits your particular purpose. Before you buy an expensive 9 , or a service, do check the price and what is on offer. If possible, choose 10 three items or three estimates.ApossessionBsaveCbestDapplianceEmaterialFfro

16、mGsimpleHwithIinJelementKmodelLitemMeasyNadoptOreasonablePassage 4Theres no question that the Earth is getting hotter. The real questions are: How much of the warming is our fault, and are we 1 to slow the devastation by controlling our insatiable 2 for fossil fuels?Global warming can seem too 3 to

17、worry about, or too uncertain-something projected by the same computer 4 that often cant get next weeks weather right. On a raw winter day you might think that a few degrees of warming wouldnt be such a bad thing anyway. And no doubt about it: Warnings about 5 change can sound like an environmentali

18、st scare tactic, meant to force us out of our cars and restrict our lifestyles.Comforting thoughts, perhaps. Unfortunately, however, the Earth has some discomforting news. From Alaska to the snowy peaks of the Andes the world is heating up right now, and fast. Globally, the 6 is up 1F over the past

19、century, but some of the coldest, most remote spots have warmed much more. The results arent pretty. Ice is 7 , rivers are running dry, and coasts are 8 , threatening communities.The 9 are happening largely out of sight. But they shouldnt be out of mind, because they are omens of whats in store for

20、the 10 of the planet.AremoteBtechniquesCconsistingDrestEwillingFclimateGskillHappetiteImeltingJvanishingKerodingLtemperatureMcuriosityNchangesOskillfulPassage 5It seems you always forgetyour reading glasses when you are rushing to work, your coat when you are going to the cleaners, your credit card

21、when you are shopping.Such absent-mindedness may be 1 to you; now British and German scientists are developing memory glasses that record everything the 2 sees.The glasses can play back memories later to help the wearer remember things they have forgotten such as where they left their keys. And the

22、glasses also 3 the user to label items so that information can be used later on. The wearer could walk around an office or a factory identifying certain 4 by pointing at them. Objects indicated are then given a 5 label on a screen inside the glasses that the user then fills in.It could be used in 6

23、plants by mechanics looking to identify machine parts or by electricians wiring a 7 device.A spokesman for the project said: A car mechanic for 8 could find at a glance where a part on a certain car model is so that it can be identified and repaired. For the motorist the system could 9 accident blac

24、k spots or dangers on the road.In other cases the glasses could be worn by people going on a guided tour, 10 points of interest or by people looking at panoramas where all the sites could be identified.A allowB instanceC blankD industrialE frustratingF itemsG indicatingH highlight I userJ complicate

25、dK whiteL annoyingM successfulN articlesO simplePassage 6For many environmentalists, the world seems to be getting worse. They have developed a hitlist of our main fears: natural resources are 1 out? the population is ever growing, leaving less and less to eat? species are becoming 2 in vast numbers

26、, and the planets air and water are becoming ever more polluted.But a quick look at the facts shows a different picture. First, energy and other natural resources have become more 3 not less so, since the book The Limits to Growth was published in 1972 by a group of scientists. Second, more food is

27、now produced per 4 of the worlds population than at any time in history. Fewer people are 5 . Third, although species are indeed becoming extinct, only about 0.7% of them are expected to disappear in the next 50 years, not 2550%, as has so often been 6 . And finally, most forms of environmental poll

28、ution either appear to have been 7 , or are transient associated with the early stages of industrialization and therefore best cured not by restricting economic growth, but by 8 it. One form of pollution the release of greenhouse gases that causes global warming does appear to be a phenomenon that i

29、s going to extend well into our future, but its total impact is unlikely to 9 a devastating (令人心神不安的) problem. A bigger problem may well turn out to be an inappropriate response to it.Yet opinion polls suggest that many people nurture the belief that environmental standards are declining and some fa

30、ctors seem to cause this disjunction between 10 and reality.A) pose B) exaggerated C) accelerating D) extinct E) exist F) perception G) wealthy H) magnifiedI) starvingJ) headK) runningL) predictedM) abundantN) conceptionO) reducingPassage 7EI NIno is name given to the masterious and often unpredicta

31、ble change in the climate of the world.This strange _1_happens every five to eight years.It starts in the PAacific Ocean and is thought to be caused by a failure in the trade winds(信风)，which affects the ocean currents driven by these winds. As the trade winds lessen in _2_,the ocean comperatures rise causing the Peru current flowing in form the east to warm up by as much as 5C.The war