Electricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much taken for granted nowadays 1 ___ we rarely think twice when we switch on the light or turn on the TV t. At night, roads are brightly lit, enabling people and 2 ___ to move freely. Neon lighting ud in advertising has become part of the 3 ___ of every modern city. In the home, many 4 ___ devices are powered by electricity. 5 ___ when we turn off the bedside lamp and are 6 ___ asleep, electricity is working for us, 7 ___ our refrigerators, heating our water, or keeping our rooms air-conditioned. Every day, trains, bus and subways take us to and from work. We rarely 8 ___ to consider why or how they run——9 ___ something goes wrong.
In the summer of 1959, something 10 ___ go wrong with the power-plant that provided New York with electricity. For a great many hours, life came almost to a 11 ___. Trains refud to move and the people in them sat in the dark, 12 ___ to do anything; lifts stopped working, so that 13 ___ you were lucky enough not to be 14. ___ between two floors, you had the unpleasant task of finding your way down 15 ___ of stairs. Famous streets like Broadway and Fifth Avenue in a(n) 16 ___ became as gloomy and uninviting 17 ___ the most remote back streets. People were afraid to leave their hous, ___ 18. although the p
olice had been ordered to 19 ___ in ca of emergency, they were just as confud and 20 ___ as anybody el.
1.A.t柏拉图表hat B. thus C. a丁香属s D. so
2. A.car B. truck C. traffic D. pedestrians
3.A. appearance B. character C. distinction D. surface
4.A. money-saving B. time-saving C. energy-saving D. labour-saving
5.A. Only B. Rarely进四出六 C. Even D. Frequently
6.A. fast B. quite C. cloly D. quickly
7. A. moving B. starting C. repairing D. driving
8.女工委A. trouble B. bother C. hesitate D. remember
9.A. when B. if C. until全生 D. after
10.A. did B. would C. could D. Should
11.A. pau B. terminal C. breakdown D. standstill
12.A. incompetent B. powerless C. hesitant D. helpless
13. A.although B. when C. as D. even if
14. A.trapped B. placed C. positioned D. locked
15.A. steps B. levels C. flights D. floors
16.shutA. time B. instant C. point D. minute
17.A. like B. than C. for D. as
18.A. for B. and 塞下曲卢纶其三C. but D. or
19.A. stand aside B. stand down C. stand by D. stand in
20.A. aimless B. helpless C. unfocud D. undecided
What do you look for in a potential date? Sincerity? Good looks? Character? Conversational ability? Asked to ____1____ such qualities, most people put physical attractiveness near the ____2____ of the list. Of cour. Intelligent people are not greatly concerned ____3____ such superficial qualities as good ____4____; they know that “beauty is only skin ____5____.” At least they know that’s how they ____6____ feel.
游字成语This intuition ____7____ looks matter little may be another example of our ____8____ real influences upon us, for there are many rearch studies ____9____ that appearance greatly determines initial attraction.
Some rearchers have matched students ____10____ blind dates to e what qualities led to liking. Immediately after the dating, and again three months later, the students ____11____ their dates and speculated about ____12____ they felt as they did. Men more than women ____13____ their date’s physical attractiveness was important. But, ____14____ the date’s physical attractiveness actually predicted the women’s attraction ____15____ their dates more than men.
In another study, Elaine Hatfield ____16____ 752 university freshmen for a dance party.
For each person, the rearchers cured a variety of ____17____ and aptitude (能力) test scores, but then actually matched the couples ____18____ . The couples evaluated their dates after the party. How well did the personality and aptitude tests predict attraction? Not well at all.____19____ the rearchers could e, only one thing ____20____ : how physically attractive the person was. The more attractive a woman, the more he liked her and wanted to date her again.
1. A. list B. lect C. rank D. arrange
2.A. top B. middle C. bottom D. front
3.A. to B. at C. in D. with
4.A. look B. looks C. looking D. lookings
5.A. deep B. thick C. shallow D. thin
6.A. have to B. ought to C. must D. should
7.A. as B. what C. which D that
8.A. accepting B. admitting C. refusing D. denying
9.A. indicate B. to indicate C. indicating D. indicated
10. A. to B. on C. at D. in
11. A. evaluated B. predicted C. contacted D. communicated
12. A. what B. how C. why D. that
13. A. believed B. suspected C. confi rmed D. argued
14. A. to the contrary B. in addition C. in spite of that D. similarly
15. A. at B. in C. with D. to
16. A. recruited B. enrolled C. matched D. dated
17. A. personality B. appearance C. achievements D. individuality
18. A. interactively B. randomly C. precily D. systematically
19. A. As long as B. So much so that C. To the extent that D. So far as
20. A. predicted B. mattered C. valued D. determined
该Cloze来自1984年考研英语真题英译汉的一篇短文：
Electricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much taken for granted nowadays that we rarely think twice when we switch on the light or turn on the radio. At night, roads are brightly lit, enabling people and traffic to move freely. Neon lighting ud in advertising has become part of the character of every modern city. In the home, many labor-saving devices are powered by electricity. Even when we turn off the bedside lamp and are fast asleep, electricity is working for us, driving our refrigerators, heating our water, or keeping our rooms air-conditioned. Every day, trains, trolley-bus, and trams take us to and from work. We rarely bother to consider why or how they run---until somet
hing goes wrong.
