大学英语四级综合-完形填空(九)
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Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. You should choo the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
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People of Burlington are being dis- turbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of higher educa- tion are in the bell tower of the church and have made (1) their minds to (2) the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which run day and night (3) the narrow High Street."They not (4) make it difficult to sleep at night, but they are (5) 不列颠哥伦比亚大学damage to our hous and shops of historical (6) heal the world 下载," said John Norris, one of the protesters.
"If we must have the noisy trucks on the roads," said Jean Lacey, a biology student, why don't they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isn't much more than a (7) village. Its streets were never (8) for heavy traffic.
Harry Fields also studying (9) said they wanted to make as much noi as possible to (10) the government officials to realize what everybody was having to (11) ."Most of them don't (12) here anyway," he said, "they come in for meetings and that the Town Hall is soundproof, so they probably don't (13) . It's high time they (14) the problem." The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were (15) on their side, and even if they weren't they soon would be.
I asked if they were (16) that the police might come to (17) them from ringing the bell.
"Not really," she said, "actually we are (18) bell ringers. I mean we are assistant bell ringers for the church. There is no (19) against practising."
I (20) the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.
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(1).A. up B. on
C. over D. to(分数:1.00)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:[解析] 惯用搭配题。makeup one’s mind to do sth.是惯用搭配,意为“下定决心做某事”,故选A。
(2).A. change B. repair
C. ring D. shake(分数:1.00)
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析:[解析] 逻辑衔接题。该句宾语为bell,选项中与之相搭配的谓语只能是ring,故选C。
(3).A. across B. through
C. on D. in(分数:1.00)
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析:[解析] 惯用搭配题。through意为“穿过,通过”,across意为“横过,横穿”,卡车是通过马路而不是横穿马路,所以B正确。
(4).A. well B. once
C. hardly D. only(分数:1.00)
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析:[解析] 惯用搭配题。not only…but(also)…意为“不但…而且…”。故选D。
(5).A. doing B. raising
C. putting D. producing(分数:1.00)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:[解析] 词义辨析题。rai意为“唤起”,put意为“放;提出”,produce意为“提出;制造”,选项中能和damage搭配只有do,do damageto意为“对…造成损害”,故选A。
(6).A. scene B. period
C. interest D. n(分数:1.00)
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析:[解析] 惯用搭配题。a place of historical interest是惯用搭配,意为“名胜古迹”,故选C。
(7).A. pretty B. quiet
C. large D. modem(分数:1.00)
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析:[解析] 逻辑衔接题。本题可用排除法,文章未讲风景优美,排除pretty(美丽的);由于交通噪音大才引起了抗议,排除quiet(安静的);一般不用modern(现代的)来形容村庄;故选C。本句及下句的意思是“伯灵顿和一个大村庄没有什么两样,它的街道本来就不是为这么多车辆的通行设计的”。
(8).A. tested B. meant
C. kept D. thought(分数:1.00)
A.
B. √
C.
D.
ozing
解析:[解析] 惯用搭配题。be meant/intended for sth/to do sth.=be done or made for a particular purpo,故选B。
(9).A. maths B. chemistry
C. English D. biology(分数:1.00)
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析:[解析] 逻辑衔接题。上文提到Jean Lacey,a biology student,此处提到Harry Fields also studying______,注意关键词also,由此可知,D正确。
(10).[A] force [C] make
[B] let [D] beg(分数:1.00)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:[解析] 语法结构题。句中的谓语动词用法为“______sb.todo sth.”,由此可以排除B、C项,因为let和make后接省略to的动词不定式;再结合句意可知,他们连续两周敲钟不是为了beg(乞求)官员,而是force(强迫)官员,故选A。
(11).A. stand B. accept
C. know D. share(分数:1.00)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:[解析] 词义辨析题。stand除意为“站立”外,还有“容忍,忍受”之意,故选A。
·表示容忍的词语有:bear,put up with,tolerate,endure等。
(12).A. shop B. live
C. come D. study(分数:1.00)
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析:[解析] 逻辑衔接题。结合句意“大多数(官员)是不______这儿的,他们进城来是为了参加会议”可知,live(居住)正确。托福雅思哪个好考
(13).A. notify B. mention
C. fear D. notice(分数:1.00)
A.
B.
C.
away D. √
解析:[解析] 词义辨析题。notify意为“通报,通知”,mention意为“提及”,fear意为“害怕”,
notice意为“注意到”,结合上文“官员们不住在城里,来城里开会又呆在有隔音功能的市政厅里”可知,D正确。
·notify,正式用语,指把要注意的事情正式通知他人,含有紧迫的意味,要求及早回答或行动。
·inform,一般用语,指使人知道某事,为某人提供有关的资料或情况。
(14).A. realized B. realize
C. realizing D. realizes(分数:1.00)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:[解析] 语法结构题。在It’s(high)time句型中的从句要用虚拟语气,故选A。
·
虚拟条件句中的动词形式为:
①在表示现在或将来的虚拟条件句中,从句谓语用过去式的形式,主句谓语为“would+动词原形”;
②在表示过去的虚拟条件句中,从句谓语用过去完成时形式,主句谓语为“would have+过去分词”。
(15).A. hardly B. unwillingly
C. mostly D. usually(分数:1.00)
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析:[解析] 词义辨析题。mostly意为“大部分”,结合句意可知,大部分公众站在他们这边,
故选C;hardly意为“几乎不”,unwillingly意为“不情愿地”,usually意为“通常”,均排除。
(16).A. surprid B. afraid
C. plead D. determined(分数:1.00)
A.
B. √
C.
D.美国宣布对俄新制裁
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解析:[解析] 逻辑衔接题。由上下文逻辑关系可知,作者想问他们是否担心被警察阻止,故选B。
·be afraid of后接名词或动名词,be afraid可接动词不定式,均有“怕”或“不敢”之意,be afraid后还可接that从句,意为“恐怕”。例如:I wasn'tafraid of the car.I was afraid of the driver.我不是怕那辆车,而是怕开车的那个人。|| He is afraid to go there.他不敢去那儿。|| I’m afraid I don't understand.我恐怕没有理解。
(17).A. ize B. fight
C. catch D. stop(分数:1.00)
premium是什么意思
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析:[解析] 惯用搭配题。本题可采用排除法。ize,catch均可用于表示“逮捕,抓到某人”,但由于该句话后半部分有from doing sth.,故排除A、C项;fight意为“打斗,搏斗”,不符合句意,排除;故选stop(停止,制止)。
(18).A. proper B. experienced
C. hopeful D. rious(分数:1.00)
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A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:[解析] 词义辨析题。proper意为“适当的;正规的”,experienced意为“有经验的”,hopeful意为“有希望的”,rious意为“严肃的,认真的”;下文提到学生本来就是教堂撞钟人的助手,因而他们是正规的,A正确。
(19).A. point B. cau
C. need D. law(分数:1.00)
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析:[解析] 逻辑衔接题。联系上文可知,学生之所以不担心警察来阻止他们,是因为他们认为没有一条法律规定不准练习敲钟,所以D正确。
(20).A. left B. found
母亲节英文祝福语C. reached D. pasd(分数:1.00)